The Vikings' punchless offense will not have starting quarterback Kyler Murray on Monday night against the Buffalo Bills. But the question is: How much worse can the offense be behind veteran backup Carson Wentz?
Behind Murray, who is week-to-week with a hamstring strain, Minnesota has averaged 279.4 yards and 20.0 points per game. Those rank 29th and 27th in the NFL, respectively.
So there's nowhere to go but up for the Vikings offense. Sportsbooks certainly don't see much of a drop-off to Wentz, the 33-year-old who's in his 11th season in the league. For example, receiver Justin Jefferson's receiving yards total has been set at 75.5 even though he is averaging just 55.8 per game this season.
SportsLine's NFL props expert Alex Selesnick, who is on a 101-84 run on his prop picks, has landed on one side of that total. It is one of five props he has identified for this weekend's NFL action.
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