The NFL Wild Card Round wraps up on Monday night when the Minnesota Vikings take on the Los Angeles Rams at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
Our NFL experts are all over this NFC Wild Card game with Vikings vs. Rams player props — all three picks are overs on Rams players, including Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua and Kyren Williams.
Continue below for our Vikings vs. Rams player props for Monday night.
Vikings vs. Rams Player Props
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By Grant Neiffer
I’ve been betting on quarterbacks against the Vikings all season long, and I’m not stopping now.
The Vikings have a massive pass-funnel defense and have forced opponents to pass at the third-highest rate in the league. The Rams offense has struggled recently but will likely have to put up a decent amount of points with a good Vikings offense on the other side.
The Rams will likely have a hard time trying to get things going on the ground, and with the Vikings’ blitz-heavy defense, Matthew Stafford will likely have to get the ball out quickly.
Stafford has a healthy complement of weapons to work with; I have him projected for 2.5 passes over this number of 32.5 pass attempts.
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By Chris Prince
I’m paying some juice for this Kyren Williams prop, but I definitely think it’s worth the squeeze in this spot against the Vikings.
The Vikings have been very good against the run this season and create a ton of pressure, so the Rams must find ways to get the ball in the hands of their best playmakers through in the passing game.
We saw this play out in the first meeting between these teams this season, with Williams catching a season-high five passes.
He has multiple receptions in three of his last four games and nine times overall this season. The Vikings allowed 4.24 receptions per game to running backs in the regular season; Williams rarely leaves the field, putting him in a great spot to rack up some receptions.
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By Chris Prince
Big number here, but this is an absolute smash spot for Nacua and the Rams’ passing attack against this pass-funnel Vikings defense.
Nacua, who has become the main target in the Rams’ passing game, has at least eight targets in eight straight games, and he has cleared this number in seven of his last 10 games. These teams met in Week 8 and after a lengthy layoff, Nacua dropped 106 receiving yards.
The Vikings allowed the second-most receiving yards to wide receivers in the regular season, and I’m expecting Nacua to be a huge part of this Rams attack and go over 88.5 receiving yards.