Over in 15 of 19 games last season. Coming off a 231 performance in Week 1 against arguably the best secondary in the league vs. the Jets. Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuels were defended by Sauce Gaurdner and DJ Reed and RB Jordan Mason ran for 147 yards against a Jets squad that couldn’t stop the run. With a full week for the team to gain more reps (specially Brandon Aiyuk) this should be a more inviting matchup thru the air vs. the Vikings. Under defensive coordinator Brian Flores exoctic blitz-heavy defense, this is where I expect him to shine. In 2023, Purdy had the highest yards/attempts (9.3) amongst QBs vs blitz including a 277 yard performance vs. them without Deebo Samuels. Continuing the trend, he had 310 yards vs. NYG in a 30-12 win last season (who ranked 2nd most in Blitz%) and 333 yards vs. TB (who ranked 3rd most in Blitz%). Christian McCaffrey’s status is still up in the air but this certainly won’t be a matchup where either him or Jordan Mason can run loose. Last year, MIN permitted the seventh-fewest RB YPC + have since upgraded their front seven with rookie LB Dallas Turner and LB Ivan Pace Jr., who are excellent tacklers in the ground game. Finally, Purdy himself excels in zone coverage over man, where he can carve up defenses and meets a Vikings unit ranked 3rd in zone coverage rate along with PFF giving their secondary a 27th ranked grading in the offseason. #PlayerProps