NFL 2015: Ranking the 32 offenses

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16. Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are an intriguing group. Minnesota went through a bunch of bad quarterbacks last year in Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder before finally allowing the training wheels to come off of Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater was solid in his rookie year, throwing 14 touchdowns and having a pair of 300-yard passing games in December.

This season, Bridgewater will have some help. All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson missed the final 15 games of last year because of legal trouble, but he is returning for the full slate. Peterson is fresh and it stands to reason ready for a monster campaign. With Peterson providing a major threat to defenses, Bridgewater will see plenty of man coverage on the outside.

The Vikings also added speedster Mike Wallace on the outside. While Wallace does not run the full route tree, he is one of the elite receivers when it comes to getting open down the field. If Bridgewater is willing to air it out, the Vikings should be able to hit on some big plays. The main question here is the offensive line. Matt Kalil must be much-improved at left tackle.

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