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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 16 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CINCINNATI BENGALSSUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2013 - PAUL BROWN STADIUM - 12:00 CT - FOX

The Minnesota Vikings (4-9-1) travel to play the AFC North-leading Cincinnati Bengals (9-5) on Sunday, December 22 with kickoff scheduled for noon. The Vikings own a 6-5 series lead over the Bengals. The Vikings put together an impressive offensive attack and snapped the Philadelphia Eagles 5-game winning streak in convincing fashion, 48-30, in

Week 15. QB Matt Cassel threw for a team season-best 382 yards and RB Matt Asiata filled in nicely for injured RBs Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart with 3 rushing TDs.Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier received his 1st opportunity as an NFL Defensive Coordinator with the Bengals from 2003-04. During his tenure in Cincinnati he helped the Bengals go .500 in consecutive season for the 1st time in 12 years, coming off a 2-14 campaign in 2002.

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• WR Greg Jennings, who is scheduled to make his 100th career NFL start against the Bengals, grabbed a career-high 11 passes for 163 yards and 1 TD in Week 15 against Philadelphia. The 163 receiving yards are the most by a Viking since Sidney Rice, had 201 yards on 11/15/09 against the Lions.

• QB Matt Cassel threw for 382 yards vs. the Eagles, the most by a Viking since Brett Favre’s 446 vs. Arizona on11/7/10. Cassel, who has 2 70+ yard TD passes, ties the team record.

• RB Matt Asiata, who rushed for 51 yards and 3 TDs against the Eagles, became the 1st NFL player since Daunte Culpepper (9/3/00) to rush for 3 TDs in his 1st career start.

• In his 1st career start, CB Shaun Prater snagged his 1st career INT against his former team, the Eagles, in Week 15 and will play against his other former team, the Bengals, in Week 16.

• DE Brian Robison and DE Jared Allen each registered 2.0 sacks against Philadelphia bringing both of their season sack totals to 9.0. They can be the 1st Viking duo to each get 10+ sacks since 2004 – Kevin Williams (12) & Lance Johnstone (11)

• The Vikings scored a season-high 48 points against the Eagles. It was the 1st time the Vikings topped 40 points since beating the New York Giants, 44-7, on 1/3/10.

• WR/KR Cordarrelle Patterson recorded a team season-high 141 receiving yards against Baltimore in Week 14, including a team season-long 79-yard TD. The 141 receiving yards are the most by a Vikings rookie since WR Randy Moss (163, at Dallas, 11/26/1998).

• Since 2011, special teams coordinator Mike Priefer’s first year in Minnesota, the Vikings are tied with the Ravens, Broncos and Titans for the most combined kick return TDs with 6 (4 kickoff returns, 2 punt returns). The 4 kickoff return TDs lead the NFL.

• Patterson’s 1,199 kickoff return yards are the most in the NFL in 2013 and ranks 3rd all-time among Vikings. His 109-yard kickoff return TD against Green Bay on 10/27/13 is the longest kickoff return in NFL history. He needs 147 kickoff return yards to break the Vikings single-season record (Buster Rhymes, 1,345 in 1985).

• Peterson rushed for 211 yards on a career-high and team record 35 carries vs. Chicago, marking his 5th career game with 200+ rushing yards. Peterson’s 5 games of 200+ rushing yards are tied for 2nd all-time with Tiki Barber, trailing only trailing O.J. Simpson (6).

2013 VIKINGS SChEdULE (4-9-1)ReGuLAR SeASOn

Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result TV9/8 (Sun.) at Detroit L, 24-349/15 (Sun.) at Chicago L, 30-319/22 (Sun.) CLEVELAND L, 27-31 9/29 (Sun.) PITTSBURGH** W, 34-2710/6 (Sun.) Bye 10/13 (Sun.) CAROLINA L, 10-3510/21 (Mon.) at New York Giants L, 7-2310/27 (Sun.) GREEN BAY L, 31-4411/3 (Sun.) at Dallas L, 23-2711/7 (Thurs.) WASHINGTON W, 34-2711/17 (Sun.) at Seattle L, 20-4111/24 (Sun.) at Green Bay T, 26-26 (OT)12/1 (Sun.) CHICAGO W, 23-20 (OT)12/8 (Sun.) at Baltimore L, 26-2912/15 (Sun.) PHILADELPHIA W, 48-3012/22 (Sun.) at Cincinnati Noon* FOX12/29 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon* FOX*Game time subject to change/flexible scheduling**International Game in LondonAll regular season games will be radio broadcast on KFAN/KTCN (FM 100.3)

WEEKLy MEdIA SChEdULE

STAT Of ThE WEEKThe Vikings 48 offensive points in Week 15 against the Eagles were the most in 32-year history of the Metrodome.

GAME SUMMARy

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hEAd COACh LESLIE fRAzIER The 2009 Vikings used a dynamic front line to continue their tradition of stopping the run and put pressure on opposing QBs. The unit ranked #2 in the NFL against the run after leading the league for the previous 3 seasons. The Vikings tied for the NFL lead by allowing only 5 rushing TDs. The NFL-best 48 sacks posted by the Vikings was the 5th-most in team history and Allen led the way with 14.5. Allen and DT Kevin Williams were both recognized as Associated Press 1st Team All-Pros and were named to the Pro Bowl along with CB Antoine Winfield. Frazier’s 2008 defensive unit ranked #6 overall in the NFL and #1 in the league against the run, making the Vikings the 1st squad since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger to lead the league in rushing defense for 3 straight seasons. The Vikings #6 rank in total defense was the highest since the 1994 season. Of the teams ranked in the top 6 in the NFL, the other 5 had ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in 2007 while the Vikings were #20 in 2007, making a 14-position improvement in 2008. The 2008 Vikings defense featured 4 players earning Pro Bowl berths, including 3 defensive linemen with Allen, DTs Kevin Williams and Pat Williams and rounded out with 10th-year CB Winfield earning his 1st Pro Bowl honors. The Vikings dominant line showed prowess as pass rushers as well as against the run. Allen tied for 5th in the NFL with 14.5 sacks and the team total of 45 ranked 4th in the NFL. The Vikings ranked 3rd in the NFL in 2008 by allowing only a 33.5% conversion rate on 3rd down and were 5th in the NFL by allowing 15.8 offensive points per game. In his debut season with the Vikings in 2007, the team maintained its dominance against the run, posting the #1 rush defense in the NFL and allowed a mere 3.1 yards per carry. The anchors of the Vikings defense, DTs Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, were joined by S Darren Sharper as Pro Bowl honorees, the most defensive Vikings to earn trips to Hawaii since 1992. Frazier’s defense was opportunistic, scoring on 6 interception returns to tie a Vikings record and added a pair of TDs on fumble recoveries. The Vikings’ 6 scores by interception return ranks tied for 5th-most in a season in NFL history. The team scored on 3 interceptions in a key road game against the NY Giants to set a team record against the eventual Super Bowl XLII champions. The Vikings tied for 3rd in the NFL in 2007 by allowing only 7 rushing TDs and were 5th in the NFC in total offensive points allowed, an average of 17.8 points per game. The 2007 Vikings rush defense was the envy of the NFL, allowing 74.1 yards per game on the ground and allowed only 1 opponent RB to break the 100-yard mark. Frazier came to Minnesota after coaching DBs with Indianapolis and serving as Special Assistant to Head Coach Tony Dungy for 2 seasons. The 2006 Colts defense clamped down on opponents throughout the playoff run that brought the franchise its 1st Super Bowl title since 1970. Prior to his tenure with Indianapolis, Frazier served as defensive coordinator with Cincinnati in 2003 and ’04 where he helped the Bengals go .500 in consecutive seasons for the 1st time in 12 seasons. Frazier’s NFL coaching debut came from 1999-2002 with Philadelphia where he worked with the Eagles DBs. Frazier helped CB Troy Vincent earn 4 Pro Bowl berths, S Brian Dawkins went to the game 3 times and Bobby Taylor appear in the all-star game once. The trio all earned Pro Bowl recognition in 2002. Frazier was part of an impressive program-building project in Philadelphia that saw the team improve from a 5-11 record in 1999 to 11-5 in 2000, 11-5 in 2001 and 12-4 in 2002. The team advanced to the playoffs in each of Frazier’s final 3 seasons with the Eagles, including winning the NFC East in 2001 and ’02 and advancing to the NFC Championship game in both seasons. As a player, Frazier was part of the legendary Chicago Bears defense that keyed the Super Bowl XX win over New England. He was a starter at CB on the 1985 Super Bowl team and played for the Bears from 1981-86. He led Chicago in interceptions in 1983, ’84 and ’85 but his career was cut short by a severe knee injury suffered in the Super Bowl. During his career he had 20 INTs in 65 games and returned a pair for TDs. Frazier was an All-America DB and baseball standout at Alcorn State University. In 2007, Frazier was inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame and in 2012 he earned induction into the Alcorn State Hall of Fame. Frazier was born (4/3/59) in Columbus, MS and attended S.D. Lee High. Frazier and wife, Gale, have 3 children- Kieron, Chantel and Corey, who plays DB at Rice. He holds a degree in business administration and was active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes throughout his playing career. Frazier works closely with All-Pro Dad, an organization that stresses fathers taking an active role and putting family first.

nFL Head Coach: 3rd YearOverall nFL experience: 21st YearCoaching experience: 26th YearOverall nFL Record: 20-32-1 (.387)Regular Season: 20-31-1 (.394)Postseason: 0-1 (.000)Record with MIn: 20-32-1 (.387) Leslie Frazier led the Vikings to a 2012 Wild Card playoff berth in his 2nd full season coaching the club and shattered outside expectations for a team that underwent a significant roster overhaul and relied on a talented but young core group with veteran leadership at key

positions. The 2012 team marked Frazier’s 8th team in 14 seasons coaching in the NFL that advanced to the playoffs, 6 of those teams as division winners, and he has suffered only 3 losing seasons. With the unique perspective of a Super Bowl winner as a player and coach, Frazier has a proven track record of success. His 1st title came as a starting CB with the 1985 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX. Since taking over the head coaching duties of the Vikings for the final 6 games of the 2010 season, Frazier has been committed to building a roster with talent and character that places value on playing smart, team-oriented football. The 2012 Vikings set a franchise record by improving by 7 victories over the season before, finishing 10-6 to earn the 6th seed in the NFC playoffs after a 3-13 campaign in 2011. The 2012 team was 1 of 4 participants in the 2012 playoffs that were not in the tournament the season before. The Vikings came together as a team when it mattered most, winning the final 4 games of the regular season, including wins over playoff-bound Houston on the road and against NFC North champion Green Bay at home in the regular season finale. The Vikings counted on several rookies and 2nd-year players making huge contributions. The team started rookies LT Matt Kalil (1st round, #4) and S Harrison Smith (1st round, #29) in all 16 games while rookie kicker Blair Walsh had an NFL record-setting debut season. All 3 newcomers earned All-Rookie honors from the PFWA while 7 players earned Pro Bowl berths- Adrian Peterson, Jerome Felton, Jared Allen, Chad Greenway and Walsh. Peterson and Walsh were 1st-Team All-Pro selections by the Associated Press while Felton and Greenway were 2nd-Team selections. The club started a team-record 5 rookies in the home game vs. Chicago when CB Josh Robinson (3rd round), TE Rhett Ellison (4th round) and WR Jarius Wright (4th round) joined Kalil and Smith in the starting lineup. In his 2 full seasons coaching the Vikings in 2011 and 2012 the team has been witness to some of the top record-setting performances in franchise and NFL history. Adrian Peterson’s remarkable comeback from a severe knee injury at the end of 2011 to post one of the most epic rushing seasons in NFL history was a story that captured the attention of the country. Peterson’s 2,097 yards rushing ranks 2nd in NFL history. His play on the field and humility off it was an inspiration. If not for Peterson’s performance, Walsh’s record-setting debut season would have been the story of the team. He broke the NFL record for 50-yard FGs by going 10-of-10 and booted a game winner in the 1st game of the season and in the final regular season game of the season to seal a playoff berth. Walsh’s 141 points set a Vikings rookie record and ranks 2nd in NFL history by a rookie. Jared Allen had a record-setting 2011 with 22.0 sacks, setting a new team record and falling just shy of the NFL record of 22.5 en route to finishing runner-up in Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors along with notching a sack in a team-record 13 games during the season. Frazier notched a 3-3 record on an interim basis in the final 6 games of 2010, including winning his opening contest at Washington and an upset win over eventual NFC East champion Philadelphia on the road. His steady and consistent personality and coaching style helped the Vikings prepare weekly under unprecedented circumstances in a harrowing three-week span. The team endured the collapse of the roof on their home stadium, forcing the club to play consecutive “home” games at Detroit’s Ford Field against the NY Giants and at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota against the Chicago Bears. Following the chaotic two weeks, the team experienced a two-day weather delay of a Sunday Night Football game at Philadelphia to Tuesday night, turning a routine road trip into a three-night extended stay. The Vikings 2010 defense ended the season ranked #8 in the NFL, the 3rd straight season the Vikings ranked in the top 10 in total defense for the first time since 1992-94. Offensively, the Vikings were stifled by injuries and started 3 QBs and centers during the season. The running game continued to excel as Pro Bowler Adrian Peterson notched 1,298 yards and 12 TDs. team was forced through injuries to turn to rookie QB Joe Webb to start the final 2 games of the season, winning his debut in an upset at Philadelphia. Frazier’s defense led the NFL in 2009 with 48.0 sacks and the team ranks 5th in the NFL with 162.0 sacks from 2007-10. The Vikings defense ranked #6 in the NFL in 2009, the 2nd straight season ranked #6 in total defense. The mark was the 1st time since 1993-94 the team ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in consecutive seasons.

fRAzIER’S COAChING/PLAyING BACKGROUNdCoach2011-Present ............... Minnesota Vikings ...................Head Coach2010* .............................. Minnesota Vikings ................... Interim Head Coach2007-10 ......................... Minnesota Vikings ...................Defensive Coordinator2005-06 ......................... Indianapolis Colts ....................Defensive Backs2003-04 ......................... Cincinnati Bengals ...................Defensive Coordinator1999-02 ......................... Philadelphia Eagles .................Defensive Backs1997-98 ......................... University of Illinois.................Defensive Backs1988-96 ......................... Trinity International Univ. .....Head CoachPlayer1981-86 ......................... Chicago Bears ...........................Cornerback1977-80 ......................... Alcorn State ...............................Defensive Back

* Named Interim Head Coach for final six games.

LESLIE fRAzIER


fROM hEAd COACh LESLIE fRAzIERDeCeMBeR 16, 2013Vikings Head Coach Leslie FrazierIt was a pleasure to go back and look at that tape from yesterday’s ballgame and to see so many guys step up in the absence of some of our starters. Tre-mendous team win for our football team. Credit to our players, our coaches, just doing a great job of preparing for a very good football team and coming away with a win at our home field, at Mall of America Field. So a terrific effort by our guys. So many individuals that stepped up on offense and defense. Can’t say enough Matt Asiata stepping in in the shoes of a Toby [Gerhart] and Adrian [Peterson] and doing the things that he accomplished and then taking a look at what Matt Cassel was able to get done. Chase Ford stepping up. number of guys just doing a great job – Shaun Prater stepping up and starting. It kind of speaks to some of the things that our coaches have done throughout the year in developing our players. I was asked a number of times this morning and even yesterday about how do those guys go out and perform like that when they haven’t had very many snaps in an nFL game other than maybe special teams and part of it goes back to the work that we do post-practice each day with our players. Our coaches staying out afterwards working with our young guys who aren’t necessarily starters but we tell them all the time things can change in a hurry in the national Football League to where you could go from not dressing to all of a sudden having to have to be a starter in a ballgame. So we’ll keep them after practices and the coaches will work with them and that’s one of the ways guys are able to step in and perform the way they performed yesterday. So great job by our players, great job by our coaches as well. We came out pretty good health wise. I don’t think we lost anybody for health reasons. The only guy that missed a little bit of time in the game was Cullen Loeffler. I don’t know if you remember but Jared [Allen] stepped in and long snapped for us and did a very good job in the one occasion where he had to step in but Cullen should be fine going forward. He came back and finished the ballgame, so that was good news on that front health wise.

Q: What do you think of the impact Harrison Smith had coming back from his injury and how that helped you to keep their passing attack under wraps for a while?A: Yeah, I thought Harrison’s presence made a big difference. He’s such a common influence on our entire defense and our secondary in particular. Some of the things he does that doesn’t show up in the stat sheet – just his moving around, being in position and discouraging quarterbacks by just his movement some times where he’s bluffing like he might be coming on a blitz or showing where he might be in the box to discourage a run and all of a sudden he’s back in the half-field position. His presence helps us all, so it was great to have him back.

Q: Did you play him more than you anticipated? A: Yeah, a lot of more than we anticipated. We’d ask him after each series – especially the type of offense they were running – how do you feel, what do you think and he wanted to go back out there and he did good. He did a great job.

Q: Are any of the players that sat out yesterday in jeopardy of not playing at Cincinnati? A: I think most guys will be back. I don’t know if anybody off the top of my head is in jeopardy. I think we should get most guys back for practice on Wednesday. Xavier, we may have to wait and see on him. He’s the one that may not be sure about today.

Q: What happened with Josh Robinson’s injury that caused him to move to Injured Reserve? A: Just hasn’t recovered fast enough. We’re running out of time so we needed to get some other guys up and he’s one of those guys that we didn’t think was going to make it back where initial we were hoping that he would but wasn’t going to work out.

Q: What happened in practice that caused Chris Cook’s knee injury? A: He just was planting on a route and getting ready to drive on a route and felt his knee tweak and ended up going and getting an MRI and had a bone bruise and struggled to get through that. We worked him out before the ballgame, just struggled with the pain so we had to get Shaun up and get him ready to go.

Q: What have you seen from Matt Cassel that has allowed him to be so successful? A: He does a great job of studying for one and understanding what the looks are that you’re going to get and having an idea of what coverages you’re going to get as well. He knows where to go with the football in pre-snap and he gets it out of hands because of it. They ran a zero pressure yesterday that was a great example of it where they’re going to have a free guy, he sees it in pre-snap, he knows exactly where his hot [route] is and where he has to get the football to and just like that he negates the zero pressure free blitzer because he gets the ball out so fast and he doesn’t hesitate. He knows exactly where it has to go and that’s his veteran experience and the confidence he has that he can make those plays.

Q: How much does that preparation allow him to stay in the pocket and not get rattled? A: That’s part of it – the preparation part – but I also think the experience factor. If you were to ask him when he was a 2nd or 3rd-year quarterback how he would have handled those situations it might be a little different but he’s been in those situations a number of times and he knows if he can just buy another second when you’ve got a guy like a Greg Jennings or a Cordarrelle Patterson those guys are going to get open if they’re playing single-high safety and he has enough poise to maintain his composure and makes some plays.

Q: Does that change at all how you can gameplan? The offense looked to be a little more open yesterday. A: To some degree but a lot of it goes with what Adrian’s absence meant to us and also the type of defense we were playing. They were an attacking, freestyling defense that allowed you some things if you could take advantage of it in the secondary and we saw that and our guys were able to take advantage of it. But his communication with the coaches definitely helps in between series, what he thinks is available. His knowledge of the passing offense definitely helps as he’s giving input about some things he’s seeing on the field.

Q: Did Shaun Prater play well enough to maybe start ahead of Chris Cook? A: I don’t know about that for sure but he played well. He did a good job. We’re going to sit back and evaluate his performance and see where Chris is physically as well. We think he’s going to be fine going forward but we’ll get on the field and find out on Wednesday.

Q: Was Chris Cook not playing due to pain tolerance or risk of structural damage? A: There was no structural issues that I was told, more of dealing with the things you have to do as a defensive back – plant, turn without thinking. You can’t be wor-ried about the pain. The fact that he was having trouble planting and driving, getting out of his back pedal, that’s a problem as a defensive back.

Q: How frustrating has it been with all of the injuries throughout his career and how he’s left you hanging quite a few times? A: Well, a big part of what we do is availability. You can have talent but if you’re not available then it kind of negates what you’re trying to get done as a player and it really makes it tough for your teammates as well. I know he’s trying to get out there, he’s trying to do the best he can to help our team and unfortunately he wasn’t able to help us in this last ballgame. Fortunately for us we had guys that stepped up and played well for us.

Q: You guys are closing the season playing 3 potential division leaders (Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Detroit). How is it that when a team is out of playoff contention and gets to wreck the playoff hopes of other teams? Is that an added incentive? A: It isn’t an incentive from my perspective. I’m not even paying attention to where those teams are. We’re taking it one game at a time and you’re approaching that opponent for who they are whether they were in the playoffs, out of the playoffs, I don’t think it would change our approach. I don’t think it changed our approach yesterday with the guys that had to play.

Q: Do you notice that players might like to play the role of spoiler? A: Well we don’t use that word spoiler in our conversation. We’re trying our very best to work as hard as we can to get a win for our team and it’s nothing to do with the impact it would have on any other team, just trying to get a win for our team.


fROM hEAd COACh LESLIE fRAzIERQ: Jerome Simpson said something yesterday one of the officials said something to your players that he thought was uncalled for. Is that something you feel that you need to look into?A: I’ve spoken to Jerome on that and I think we’re pretty clear on what was going on and I think he’s done a good job of moving on from that. I feel better about it after having a chance to talk with him about it.

Q: Do you know what happened there? A: There was a situation where there was a taunting called against him and so some of it traced back to that and I think we’ve got that cleared up. Hopefully we won’t experience that in the next couple of ballgames.

Q: Did you get a feel for what the official was saying to him and even some of his teammates?A: Yeah, after hearing the conversation it’s much more than it needed to be. I don’t think it’ll come to a whole lot. We’ll see.

Q: You talk about Cassel’s success and you talk about preparation and experience but is there something about his personality because some guys that are in that situation can’t handle it with such humility and with such patience? He says he never looks backwards or forwards, he just takes each game. Is there something special about him as a person that has happened with his success? A: I do think he has some strong leadership qualities and some of your better leaders at that position are guys that are able to just focus on the now and not get caught up in the what-ifs and what could have been. He’s one of those guys that can really concentrate on the moment and that’s not easy to do. There are so many things that can enter into your play as quarterback that can create negative thoughts and he’s done a good job of just moving on from some of those moments. Part of it has to do with his experience and part of it is he’s a good leader. He understands the importance of staying focused on the task and having confidence because as a leader those people around you, they’re going to feed off of that confidence and he plays like that.

Q: Is there something about Matt Cassel’s personality that has helped him to this recent success?A: I do think he has some strong leadership qualities. Some of your better leaders at that position are guys that are able to just focus on the now and not get caught up in the what-ifs and what could have been and he’s one of those guys who can really concentrate on the moment and that’s not easy to do. There are so many things that can enter in to your play as a quarterback that can create negative thoughts. He’s done a good job of just moving on from some of those mo-ments and part of it has to do with his experience in this league and part of it is he’s a good leader. He understand the importance of staying focused on the task and having confidence because, as a leader, those people around you, they’re going to feed off of that confidence and he plays off of that.

Q: Yesterday more points were scored than any other week in nFL history. Do you coach any differently knowing that points are going up and up?A: We did think about that week as we approached the Eagles. They are an explosive offense and we did talk about we’re going to need to score a lot of points. But it just seems as you look at the numbers around the league, scoring is up. It was up a season ago and it’s going to be up again this year. That’s the trend in our league. It’s becoming tougher and tougher to hold teams to 10 points or 13 points in a ball game. I just think that you have to be aware that you’re going to need to score some points on offense because the league has trended to more of an offensive league, so you have to find ways to take advantage of that and score.

Q: Are there examples of risks that you take now that you wouldn’t have five years ago?A: I think you see a lot more teams going for it on fourth down situations where as in the past they might not have just because of this trend. People are throwing the ball on third and one a lot more, third and two a lot more than they would have in years past because of how liberal the rules are when it comes to defensive pass interference and some of the other things that have occur and the jamming of receivers. Passing is up, scoring is up and I don’t see that changing for a while.

Q: Have the rules gone too far to where it’s too open?A: The game is so popular and that’s what kind of drives the engine. It’s working in that way and I don’t know if it will change. The popularity of our league really drives what happens for all of us that are involved so I’m not sure it will change anytime soon.

Q: You guys haven’t won an actually road game this year. Do you emphasize that this week?A: You’re right about that. We are going to emphasize it. We want to win this final road game. It’s important. It’s our next game on our schedule and we are going to emphasize it for sure.

Q: Do you have an update on John Carlson?A: He is doing some work today, this afternoon actually. We’ll know more after these tests that he’s taking today.

Q: The eagles said you played more man than what they expected. Was that a product of who was available in the defensive backfield or are you trying to incorporate that more into the broader scheme of what you’re doing defensively?A: Well, it was more strategic. We looked at what they were doing on tape and we felt like if we had any chance of slowing down that offense this is what we needed to do. After watching how they had exposed a number of teams that did some other things a little bit different we said this is what we have to do and we tried to prepare our players to execute and, boy, they did a real good job for the most part throughout the day.

Q: What does it mean to you as a coach seeing the team go out every week and battle even though the season hasn’t gone your way?A: I’ll tell you, when I talked with them after the game when we were in the locker room I told them how proud I am of the way they have continued to compete. They come out here and practice hard every time we get on the field. They don’t get caught up in the what-ifs and what could have been. They work as hard as they can to focus on that opponent. We talked about it on Saturday night. We had a couple of our players stand up, John Sullivan, Phil Loadholt, Matt Cassel, Kevin Williams, Jared Allen, just talked about why we’re going to work as hard as we can on this Sunday, and this was on Saturday night, to win this game and why that game was important to the people in that room. It was a very emotional time and then to see them come out and play the way they did with the odds so stacked against them, it makes you very, very proud of every one of those guys in the locker room. No matter what happens at the end of this season or in the future, they have my respect.

Q: What kind of message were those veteran guys giving Saturday night?A: Each one put their own twist on it, but in general, just how important it is to go out and do the very best that you can every single game because there is no guarantee that there is a game after this. This career can be over so quick and most of the guys in that room know that because one play can lead to the end of a career. So to hear a John Sullivan or a Jared or a Kevin Williams talk about why this game is important to them in Week 14 or 15 when you’re out of the playoffs, that had to mean something to our young guys as well, to hear them talk about the importance of the game late in the season when you’re not a playoff team, competing for a playoff spot. They stressed that part of it. If nothing else, you do it for your family and your friends who are watching this game and pulling for you, so it was encouraging.

Q: What specifically did Shaun Prater do that allowed him to be successful?A: He just played hard and played smart. Even that interception that he had they’re running kind of a deceptive play, sending a guy to the post, he’s a deep-third defender and he doesn’t follow the guy to the post, he knows that Harrison (Smith) is there and I don’t have to chase this receiver. And there is DeSean Jackson coming up the sideline coming up the sideline behind him and rather than following a guy he doesn’t have to cover, he’s smart enough and aware enough to fall off and make a great play. Usually that’s a guy who has been playing a while and has been in that situation a number of times that makes that play, but his awareness and his acute alertness to what needed to happen was impressive to see. He made some other plays too that just shows you that he’ a very aware guy and a very smart football player.

Q: At what point did Matt Cassel enter back into the picture as a guy you would look to as the starter?A: Looking at the guys who had been playing, primarily Christian, just seeing some of the ups and downs of his play and then when the injury occurred, I think it was Chicago he had the injury, Matt got back in and played very well for us down the stretch. Made some big time plays in that fourth quarter and overtime as


fROM hEAd COACh LESLIE fRAzIERwell. He’s done that coming in a relief role and so now you say, ‘Okay, we need to see him in a lead role on a consistent basis and see how he does in that role as well,’ but he’s shown in relief he can be very, very good. He’s been a starter before, I think Chris (Tomasson) asked me last week why hadn’t it worked out in the past for him, but he’s showed and he’s shown us that he can be in that starter role, he can have success. It helps to have some guys around you like Cordarrelle (Patterson), Adrian and eventually Mr. (Kyle) Rudolph as well. He did a good job yesterday and he’s done a good job for us here in Minnesota.

Q: What have you seen from the pass protection that Cassel received?A: I thought our protection overall was pretty good. We had some moments at times where it wasn’t ideal, but overall I thought we did a really good job. The of-fensive line handled some of the stuff that they gave us. They are a multiple front team. They give you a lot of different looks, a lot of movement and for the most part, I thought we handled it well.

Q: Were there parts in the middle of the season where you wanted to see something in particular from Christian Ponder?A: Every time you put him out there you want to see him keep growing and keep getting better and that was a big part of why he was in that starting role. You want to see him just keep growing and do some of the things he did for us in the month of December a year ago. He helped us tremendously to get into the play-offs a year ago, so you want to build on that and watch him just continue to grow. He did some good things, but consistency and what you’re always looking for.

W E E K 1 5 - E A G L E S A T V I K I N G SW E E K 1 5 - E A G L E S A T V I K I N G S

nFL Head Coach: 11th YearOverall nFL experience: 22nd YearCoaching experience: 33rd YearOverall nFL Record: 88-89 (.497)Regular Season: 88-85 (.508)Postseason: 0-4Record with CIn: 88-85 (.508)Record vs. MIn: 1-1College: Idaho State ‘81 Marvin Lewis in 2013 extends his Bengals-record head coaching tenure to 11 seasons. He has led his team to the postseason in three of

the last four years, making the Bengals one of only seven teams to make three or more playoff trips in that span. Lewis opens ’13 with 79 career victories, most in Bengals history by a margin of 15 over Sam Wyche (64). His record is 79-80-1 in the regular season and 79-84-1 including postseason. The Bengals went 10-6 in the 2012 regular season, tying eventual Super Bowl winner Baltimore for the best record in the AFC North Division. Cincinnati was a Wild Card playoff entry for the second straight year. Though the past two seasons have ended with first-round playoff losses at Houston, the team remains on an upward trajectory entering ’13. The ’12 team rocketed into the playoffs with a 7-1 record in the season’s second half, tying the 1981 Super Bowl team for the best second half by a Cincinnati team in a 16-game season. The 2012 Bengals achieved a rare NFL feat, becoming only the ninth of 131 teams since 1990 to rise from a 3-5 start to the playoffs. Cincinnati’s defense ranked sixth in the NFL last season in fewest yards allowed, with a club-record 51 sacks, and though the offense’s overall numbers did not match the defense, further strides are fully expected from a unit whose 11 starters in the playoff game included eight with four or fewer years of NFL experience. The Bengals were widely forecast as a non-contender in 2011, but Lewis fielded a young squad with new stars that posted a 9-7 mark to reach the playoffs. Long regarded among the NFL’s top defensive minds, Lewis in 2011 brought on a new offensive coordinator in Jay Gruden, and over the last two years four Cincinnati offensive players have made one or more Pro Bowls. Gruden returns to the Bengals for 2013 after two years of being among candidates for head coaching jobs elsewhere in the NFL, and the same is true for Mike Zimmer, the defensive coordinator Lewis chose in 2008. Lewis’s 11-season total as Bengals head coach is three more than the second-place total of eight shared by Wyche and Paul Brown. Lewis has risen to second in the NFL in longest current tenure with one team, trailing only Bill Belichick, who is in his 14th-straight season with New England. In the category of most seasons as head coach with any team, Lewis in 2013 ranks seventh among active coaches. Lewis was the consensus choice as NFL Coach of the Year in 2009, when the Bengals won the AFC North title while sweeping all six division games. The Bengals were AFC North champions under Lewis also in 2005. Named the ninth head coach in Bengals history on Jan. 14, 2003, Lewis started quickly. His ’03 club finished 8-8, six games better than the ’02 club, good for the biggest improvement in the NFL. Lewis finished second (behind Belichick of Super Bowl champion New England) in Associated Press Coach of the Year voting. Lewis came to the Bengals with credentials as a record-setting NFL defensive coordinator, having played a huge role in a championship season. His six seasons (1996-2001) as Baltimore Ravens coordinator included a Super Bowl victory in 2000, when his defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game campaign (165). That team clipped 22 points off the previous mark. The 2000 Ravens are always an entry in discussions regarding the best NFL defensive units of all time. In 2002, the season before he joined the Bengals, Lewis led the Washington Redskins to a No. 5 NFL defensive ranking, serving as assistant head coach as well as defensive coordinator. He had his first NFL assignment from 1992-95, as linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He aided the development of four Pro Bowl players — Kevin Greene, Chad Brown, Levon Kirkland and Greg Lloyd. Lewis began his coaching career as linebackers coach at his alma mater, Idaho State, from 1981-84. ISU’s team (also nicknamed the Bengals) finished 12-1 in Lewis’s first season there and won the NCAA Division 1-AA championship. Lewis played LB at Idaho State, earning All-Big Sky Conference honors for three consecutive years (1978-80). He also saw action at quarterback and free safety during his college career. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Idaho State in 1981, and earned his master’s in athletic administration in ’82. He was inducted into Idaho State’s Hall of Fame in 2001. Born Sept. 23, 1958, Lewis attended Fort Cherry High School in McDonald, Pa. (near Pittsburgh), where he was an all-conference quarterback and safety. He also earned high school letters in wrestling and baseball. He and his wife, Peggy, have a daughter, Whitney, and a son, Marcus.

VIKINGS-EAGLES GAME INfORMATION

MARVIN LEWIS

VIKInGS-BenGALS COnneCTIOnS • Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier received his 1st opportunity as an

NFL Defensive Coordinator with the Bengals from 2003-04.• Vikings WR Jerome Simpson was a 2nd round draft choice of the Ben-

gals and spent 2008-11 in Cincinnati.• Bengals strength coach Jeff Friday was a strength coach for the Vikings

from 1996-98.• Bengals DL coach Jay Hayes was the Vikings special teams coach in

2002.• Vikings CB Shaun Prater spent 2013 training camp and preseason with

the Bengals before being released during final cuts. Prater was a 5th-round for the Bengals in the 2012 and spent the entire season on Injured Reserve.

• Bengals C Kyle Cook entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Vikings in 2007.

LOCAL COnneCTIOnS • Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph, who is currently on IR, is a Cincinnati native.

Rudolph attended Cincinnati’s Elder High where he was named 1st Team All-American by USA Today as a senior TE. Rudolph was also a star bas-ketball player being named his conference’s player of the year 3 times as a prep.

COLLeGe COnneCTIOnS • Four players between the two teams played together at Notre Dame.

Vikings S Robert Blanton and S Harrison Smith were teammates with Bengals C Trevor Robinson and TE Tyler eifert.

• Bengals TE Jermaine Gresham was teammates with Vikings T Phil Loadholt at Oklahoma.

• Vikings K Blair Walsh played together with Bengals WR A.J. Green and H-B Orson Charles at Georgia.

• Vikings DT Chase Baker played with Bengals S George Iloka at Boise State.

• Stanford has produced a player on each team - Vikings RB Toby Gerhart and Bengals WR Ryan Whalen.

• Vikings LBs Michael Mauti and Gerald Hodges started on the 2011 Penn State defense along with Bengals DT Devon Still.

• Bengals LB Rey Maualuga was teammates with Vikings DE everson Griffen, FB Rhett ellison and T Matt Kalil during his time at Southern California.

HOMeTOWn COnneCTIOnS • Vikings K Blair Walsh and Bengals RB Giovanni Bernard both hail from

Boca Raton, Fla. Walsh attended Cardinal Gibbons High School and Bernard attended St. Thomas Aquinas, rival high schools that are both members of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.

VIKINGS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS

LEWIS’ COAChING/PLAyING BACKGROUNdCoach2003-Present ............... Cincinnati ...................................Head Coach2002 .........................................Washington ..........................................Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach1996-2001 .................... Baltimore ....................................Defensive Coordinator1992-95 ......................... Pittsburgh ...................................Assistant Coach1990-91 ......................... University of Pittsburgh ........Assistant Coach1987-89 ......................... New Mexico ..............................Assistant Coach1985-86 ......................... Long Beach State .....................Assistant Coach1981-84 .......................................Idaho State ....................................................Assistant Coach

Player1978-80 ......................... Idaho State ..................................Linebacker/Quarterback/Safety

Jared Allen..................................................4 games, 17 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 FFMatt Cassel .................................................2 games, 30-of-53 passing, 273 yards, 1 TD, 2 InTAdrian Peterson .........................................1 game, 26 rushing attempts, 97 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 3 receptions, 40 receiving yardsBrian Robison .............................................1 game, 1 tackle, 1 sack

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VIKINGS PERfORMANCES VS. BENGALS

• DE Jared Allen recorded 3 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble against the Bengals on 10/14/07.

• RB Adrian Peterson combined for 137 total yards (97 rushing, 40 receiving yards) and 2 rushing TDs in his lone career game against the Bengals.

• In his first career start against the Bengals, QB Matt Cassel finished 22-of-37 for for 180 yards, 1 TD and 2 INT.

• The home team has won 10 of the 11 matchups between the two teams, including the last 4 games.

• The last meeting took place on 12/13/09, a Vikings 30-10 win.

• This teams met on Christmas Day in 1989, a Vikings 29-21 victory.

• The Vikings only road win in the series came on 9/27/92.

• Give the Vikings their 7th win in the month of December dating back to 2012. The Vikings currently are tied for 4th in the NFL with a 6-2 record in December in that span.

• Give the Vikings their 3rd win in the past 4 games.

• Give the Vikings back-to-back wins over the Bengals for the second time in the series.

Record vs. Bengals ..........................................................................................Vikings 6-5Last regular season game .......................................Vikings 30, Bengals 10 (2009)Vikings largest winning margin ......................... 35; Vikings 42, Eagles 7 (1992)Bengals largest winning margin .................... 29; Bengals 37, Vikings 8 (2005)Current series streak .........................................................................................Vikings 1Vikings longest win streak ....................................................................... 2, (1989-92)Bengals longest win streak ........................................................................1 (5 times)Most Points, Vikings ............................................................................ 42, (1977, 1992)Most Points, Bengals ........................................................................................ 37 (2005)Most Points, both teams ...................................52; Vikings 42, Bengals 10 (1977)Fewest Points, Vikings .......................................................................................0, (1980)Fewest Points, Bengals .....................................................................................3, (1998)Fewest Points, both teams ................................. 14; Bengals 14, Vikings 0 (1980)

VIKINGS-BENGALS SERIESVIKInGS VS. BenGALS ALL-TIMe

Won 6, Lost 5; Home 6-0, Away 1-5 Year Site Result 1973 ...........................Cincinnati ................................Cincinnati 27-0 1977 ...........................Minnesota ........................... Minnesota 42-10 1980 ...........................Cincinnati ................................Cincinnati 14-0 1983 ...........................Minnesota ........................... Minnesota 20-14 1986 ...........................Cincinnati ............................. Cincinnati 24-20 1989 ...........................Minnesota ........................... Minnesota 29-21 1992 ...........................Cincinnati ...............................Minnesota 42-7 1995 ...........................Cincinnati ............................. Cincinnati 27-24 1998 ...........................Minnesota ..............................Minnesota 24-3 2005 ...........................Cincinnati ................................Cincinnati 37-8 2009 ...........................Minnesota ........................... Minnesota 30-10

VIKINGS BIG dAyS VS. BENGALS

VIKINGS-BENGALS SERIES NOTES

A WIN WOULd

VIKINGS-BENGALS SERIES By ThE NUMBERS

Adrian Peterson leaps into the endzone for one of his 2 TDs agant the Cincinatti Bengals on 12/13/09. The Vikings won the game 30-10.


Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391 5-2-0 3-4-0 4-6-0 2-3-0Detroit 7 6 0 .538 346 321 4-2-0 3-4-0 6-4-0 4-1-0Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362 4-2-1 3-4-0 5-5-1 2-2-1Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425 4-3-0 0-6-1 3-7-1 1-3-1

2013 Minnesota VikingsCategory Player Total nFC Rank nFL RankScoring Walsh .................................117 ..................4 ............................8Passing Yds. Ponder ..........................1,648 ................ 17 ..........................33Passing TDs Cassel .................................... 9 ................ 17 .........................31tPasser Rating Ponder .............................77.9 ................ 16 ..........................27Completion Pct. Ponder .............................63.6 ..................9 ...........................12Rushing Att. Peterson ...........................268 ..................2 ............................2Rushing Yds. Peterson .......................1,221 ..................2 ............................2Rushing TDs Peterson .............................10 .................2t .......................... 3tReceptions Jennings .............................59 ................21t ........................41tReceiving Yds. Simpson ...........................733 ................ 23 ..........................43Receiving TDs Jennings ............................... 4 ................23t ........................47tTackles Greenway.........................121 ..................4 ........................... 7tInterceptions Greenway............................. 3 ................11t ........................22tSacks Allen/Robison .................9.0 .................5t .........................16tFGs Made Walsh ...................................26 ..................4 ..........................11tFG Pct. Walsh ................................86.7 ................ 10 ..........................19net Punting Avg. Locke ................................39.6 ................ 10 ..........................18Punt Ret. Avg. Sherels .............................13.1 ..................2 ............................3KO Ret. Avg. Patterson.........................33.3 ..................1 ............................1

2013 Cincinnati BengalsCategory Player Total nFC Rank nFL RankScoring Nugent ...............................90 ................ 15 ..........................27Passing Yds. Dalton ...........................3,649 ..................5 ............................9Passing TDs Dalton .................................27 ..................3 ............................6Passer Rating Dalton ..............................87.6 ..................6 ...........................17Completion Pct. Dalton ..............................61.5 ..................7 ...........................18Rushing Att. Green-Ellis .......................197 .................7t .........................15tRushing Yds. Green-Ellis .......................666 ................ 11 ..........................22Rushing TDs Green-Ellis ........................... 6 .................5t .........................14tReceptions Green...................................87 ..................4 ............................6Receiving Yds. Green.............................1,268 ..................4 ............................6Receiving TDs Green..................................... 8 .................7t .........................14tTackles Burfict ...............................151 ..................1 ............................1Interceptions Jones ..................................... 3 ................12t ........................22tSacks Gilberry ..............................7.5 ................ 18 .........................33tFGs Made Nugent ...............................16 ................ 16 .........................30tFG Pct. Nugent ............................80.0 ................ 12 ..........................24net Punting Avg. Huber ...............................40.5 ..................2 ............................8Punt Ret. Avg. Tate .....................................9.4 ..................7 ...........................13KO Ret. Avg. Tate ...................................26.8 ..................5 ............................8

Sunday, December 22Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals ................................ 12:00 p.m.Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills .................................................................... 12:00 p.m.New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers ................................................. 12:00 p.m.Denver Broncos at Houston Texans .......................................................... 12:00 p.m.Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars ................................................. 12:00 p.m.Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs ................................................... 12:00 p.m.Cleveland Browns at New York Jets ........................................................... 12:00 p.m.Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams ................................................ 12:00 p.m.Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins ................................................ 12:00 p.m.New York Giants at Detroit Lions ...................................................................3:05 p.m.Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks ........................................................3:05 p.m.New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens ................................................3:25 p.m.Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers ...................................................3:25 p.m.Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers .....................................................3:25 p.m.Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles ..........................................................7:30 p.m.

Monday, December 23Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers ........................................................7:40 p.m.

Team Total Games All-Time Series Titles*Green Bay Packers .............107 ..................... 49-56-2 ................................ 6 Chicago Bears ....................106 ..................... 54-50-2 ................................ 2Detroit Lions ......................104 ..................... 68-34-2 ................................ 0

* Since 2002 division realignment

The following numbers are combined NFC Central and NFC North:

Playoff Appearances division Titles27 ................ Minnesota Vikings 16................. Minnesota Vikings 23 ................... Green Bay Packers 10 ................... Green Bay Packers 15 .......................... Chicago Bears 10 .......................... Chicago Bears 11 ............................Detroit Lions 3 .............................Detroit Lions 6 ............Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 .............Tampa Bay Buccaneers

VIKINGS-EAGLES GAME INfORMATION2013 STATISTICAL SNAPShOT

Vikings Bengals 4-9-1 ..................................................Record ................................................... 9-5 363.......................................Total Points Scored ......................................354 25.9 .........................................Points Per Game ........................................ 25.3 335..................................Offensive Points Scored..................................319 280...............................................First Downs ..............................................285 353.9 ................................ Total Offense Per Game ................................ 362.4 5.4 ....................................... Avg. Yards Per Play ........................................5.3 128.0 ...........................net Rushing Yards Per Game ........................... 111.6 225.9 ............................net Passing Yards Per Game ........................... 250.7 15/290 .....................Had Intercepted/Yards Returned .....................16/314 26 ...........................................Total Giveaways ........................................... 25 37/180 ............................ Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost .............................27/164 28:10 .................................... Possession Average .................................... 31:18 75/194 ................................Third Down efficiency .................................77/198 10/17 ............................... Fourth Down efficiency ................................11/19 61/630 .......................................Penalties/Yards .......................................86/869 425................................. Opp. Total Points Scored .................................274 30.25 ..................................Opp. Points Per Game ................................... 19.6 390...........................Total Offensive Points Allowed ..........................246 330.........................................Opp. First Downs .........................................255 406.5 ...........................Opp. Total Offense Per Game .......................... 318.4 5.7 ................................. Opp. Avg. Yards Per Play ..................................4.8 115.9 ..................... Opp. net Rushing Yards Per Game ...................... 98.7 290.6 ......................Opp. net Passing Yards Per Game ...................... 219.6 88/896 .................................Opp. Penalties/Yards ..................................58/596 12/78 ..............Defensive Interceptions/Yards Returned .............14/132 19 ...........................................Total Takeaways........................................... 24 34/221 ............................... Defensive Sacks/Yards ................................37/242 -7 ............................................ Turnover Ratio .............................................-1 64/39.6 .............................. Punts/net Punting Avg. .............................. 68/40.5

2013 INdIVIdUAL LEAdERS

2013 WEEK SIXTEEN SChEdULE

2013 NfC NORTh STANdINGS

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Offensive Coordinator

Bill Musgrave, entering his 3rd season as the Vikings offensive coordinator, led an offense that tied the franchise record with 2,634 rushing yards. The 2012 season also saw great improvements by QB Christian Ponder in his 1st full season as a starter and 2nd under the tutelage of Musgrave. Ponder made strides during his sophomore

season throwing 1 less interception and improving both his completion percentage (54.3 to 62.1) and his QB rating (70.1 to 81.2). Ponder started all 16 regular season games and was the only player to attempt a pass for the first time since 1979. 2nd year TE Kyle Rudolph also had a career year setting new career highs in catches (53), receiving yards (493) and TDs (9). The 2011 Vikings offense tallied 75 rushes of 10+ yards, keeping defenses off balance through creative personnel packages. WR Percy Harvin’s role in the offense was greatly enhanced as the 3rd-year player set a career-high with 87 receptions, the 6th-most in the NFL for the season and 4th-most among WRs. Harvin set a Vikings record with 52 carries for 345 yards and 2 TDs on the ground, ranking among the NFL’s all-time leaders for rushing by a WR. A former NFL signal-caller himself, Musgrave was a backup to Joe Montana and Steve Young in San Francisco from 1991-94, working under coaches Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and Gary Kubiak. He played from 1995-96 with Denver where he backed up John Elway when Shanahan took over the reins as Broncos head coach. With Atlanta from 2006-10, Musgrave helped mold the Falcons offense, highlighted by an impressive 2010 season, leading the way for a 13-3 regular season mark. Prior to coaching in Atlanta, Musgrave worked with the Redskins QBs in 2005. Musgrave worked with Jacksonville in 2003-04, serving as offensive coordinator/QBs coach. During the 1999 and 2000 campaigns, Musgrave worked with the QBs in Carolina and also served as offensive coordinator in 2000 under George Seifert. A standout QB at Oregon from 1987-90, Musgrave was a 3-year team captain for the Ducks and led the team to consecutive bowl bids in 1989 and 1990. A native of Grand Junction, CO, Musgrave and wife, Neely, have 4 children.

Special Teams Coordinator

The Vikings special teams units, led by 3rd year coordinator Mike Priefer, had a strong showing in 2012. The Vikings led the NFL in opponent average starting field position on kickoffs and Walsh set the team record for most kickoff touchbacks with 53. Minnesota also had two special teams return TDs in the same game at Detroit (9/30) when WR Percy

Harvin took a kickoff 105 yards and CB Marus Sherels returned a punt 77 yards. P Chris Kluwe also set a new career high with a 39.7 net punting average. Walsh also added 2 game-winning FGs in 2012, Week 1 and Week 17. The 11-year NFL coaching veteran has held the same title with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs in years past. Priefer’s special teams units are known for creating big-play opportunities. Since joinin the Vikings, Priefer’s special teams units have posted some of the NFL’s best performances. Since 2011 the Vikings rank 1st in KOR avg with 26.8, tied for 1st with 2 KOR TDs and 3rd in avg. starting position after kickoffs. The Vikings coverage units also had success ranking 1st in opponent KOR of 20+ yards allowed. During the 2010 season in Denver, Priefer had 3 players rank in the Top 10 in each of their respective categories. Eddie Royal was 6th in the NFL with an 11.9 punt return average. Rookie Eric Decker was 10th in KOR average at 25.3 per return. Kicker Matt Prater was tied for 6th in TBs with 20. Before joining the Broncos, Priefer cordinated Kansas City’s special teams from 2006-08 following stints as an assistant special teams coach with the New york Giants (2003-05) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2002). His coaching career began at his alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy, as a graduate assistant in 1994, and he owns 17 years of coaching experience at the professional and collegiate levels. Priefer entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Jaguars in 2002 as their assistant special teams coach. That season, punter Chris Hanson earned the first Pro Bowl selection of his career. From 1994-2001, Priefer helped coach special teams at the collegiate level, working for Navy (1994-96), Youngstown State University (1997-98), Virginia Military Institute (1999) and Northern Illinois University (2000-01). Priefer was born on Aug. 21, 1966, in Cleveland. He is married to Debbie, and the couple has four children: Samantha, Michael Jr., Wilson and Katie.

2013 VIKINGS COAChING STAff

Defensive Coordinator

Alan Williams, who enters his 2nd year as the Vikings defensive coordinator, led an improved defense in 2012, dropping their opponents points per game average down to 21.7 from 28.1 the previous season. The Vikings held their opponents to under 20 points 6 times. The defense was led by LB Chad Greenway, who set a career high with

191 tackles and led the team in tackles for the 5th straight season and DE Jared Allen, who recorded his 6th straight 10+ sack season and 7th overall. Williams, who just completed his 12th year of coaching, reunited with Leslie Frazier in Minnesota. Williams and Frazier served on the Indianapolis staff in 2005-06, working with the defensive backs. The duo reached the pinnacle following the 2006 season when the Colts won Super Bowl XLI over Chicago. Williams got his first taste of NFL coaching in 2001 with Tampa Bay as part of Tony Dungy’s staff, who he followed to Indianapolis the following season. In Williams’ decade working with the Colts DBs, the club ranked in the top 6 in NFL passing defense 5 times and finished out of the top 15 only once. The Colts’ playoff success was in part due in part to the defense snaring interceptions at record rate. In the 9 straight Colts playoff appearances from 2002-10 the team snared 18 INTs, 2nd in the NFL over that span to only New England’s 22. From 2002-10 the Colts allowed 20+ TD passes only 2 times and had 10+ INTs each year. Williams got his break as an NFL coach in 2001 with Tampa Bay under head coach Tony Dungy where he joined a defensive staff that included Monte Kiffin and Mike Tomlin along with John Lynch, Ronde Barber and Donnie Abraham in the backfield. Williams grew to pursue football as a career during 9 seasons as a player and coach at William & Mary. He was a standout RB from 1988-91, ending his career with over 2,500 yards of total offense and set a school record with 4 TDs in playoff action against Massachusetts. From 1996-2000, the opening 2 seasons as RBs coach and the final 3 as DBs coach from 1998-2000. Williams and wife, Lisa, have 3 sons- Christian, Solomon and Nathan.

2013 ASSISTANT COAChESBRenDAn DALY Defensive Line

JeFF DAVIDSOn Offensive Line

RYAn FICKen Assistant Special Teams

JeFF HOWARD Assistant to the Head Coach

JeFF IMAMuRA Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs

CRAIG JOHnSOn Quarterbacks

JIMMIe JOHnSOn Tight Ends

TOM KAnAVY Strength and Conditioning

KLInT KuBIAK Quality Control - Offense

AAROn MCLAuRIn Assistant Strength and Conditioning

FReD PAGAC Linebackers

DIROn ReYnOLDS Assistant Defensive Line

JAMeS SAXOn Running Backs

RYAn SILVeRFIeLD Assistant Offensive Line

MIKe SInGLeTARY Assistant Head Coach/LBs

KeVIn STeFAnSKI Assistant Quarterbacks

GeORGe STeWART Wide Receivers

MARTIn STReIGHT Assistant Strength and Conditioning

JOe WOODS Defensive Backs

BILL MUSGRAVE

ALAN WILLIAMS

MIKE PRIEfER


2013 SChEdULE NOTESDate Opponent Series notable

9/8 at Detroit 68-34-2

9/15 at Chicago 53-50-2

9/22 Cleveland 11-4-0

9/29 Pittsburgh 9-8-0

10/13 Carolina 6-5-0

10/21 at NY Giants 14-12-0

10/27 Green Bay 49-56-1

11/3 at Dallas 14-15-0

11/7 Washington 11-12-0

11/17 at Seattle 5-8-0

11/24 at Green Bay 49-55-2

12/1 Chicago 53-49-2

12/8 at Baltimore 2-2-0

12/15 Philadelphia 12-12-0

12/22 at Cincinnati 6-5-0

12/29 Detroit 68-33-2

The Detroit Lions handed the Minnesota Vikings a 24-34 loss to open the 2013 season despite a 78-yard TD run by Adrian Peterson and a 140-receiving yard effort from Jerome Simpson. After sweeping the season series in 2012, the Vikings lost their 1st game against the Lions since 2011.

Despite 4 takeaways, a special teams TD and a defensive TD, the Minnesota Vikings dropped their second consecutive game to begin the 2013 season, 31-30. The loss hands the Vikings their 6th straight loss at Chicago. Adrian Peterson ran for his 38th game of 100+ rushing yards.

The Cleveland Browns spoiled the Minnesota Vikings home opener with a 31-27 score. Erin Henderson led the defense recording 8 tackles, 2.0 sacks and an interception with a 9-yard return. QB Christian Ponder rushed for 2 touchdowns in the game that saw him become the 3rd Viking to complete 500 passes in his first three NFL seasons.

The Vikings earned their first win of the 2013 season with a 34-27 victory over the Steelers in the 8th game of the NFL International Series. Matt Cassel earned his first start as the Vikings quarterback filling in for an injured Christian Ponder. Adrian Peterson rushed for 140 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown run. Greg Jennings scored his first touchdown as a member of the Vikings when he caught a 70-yard pass from Matt Cassel. Jennings finished with 3 receptions for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kevin Williams and Everson Griffen helped seal the victory when Griffen forced a fumble that Williams recovered with 11 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter.

Following the bye week, the Vikings and Panthers squared off for their 11th meeting and the 8th time in Minnesota in Week 6. The Panthers got the better of the Vikings in a 35-10 match. Kyle Rudolph recorded a career high in catches with 9 and a career high in yards with 97 while a hauling in a TD in the loss.

In Josh Freeman’s 1st start as Minnesota’s quarterback, the Vikings fell to the New York Giants 23-7 on Monday Night Football. Marcus Sher-els scored the lone touchdown for the Vikings on an 86-yard punt return, the 3rd-longest in franchise history. The touchdown was Sherels’ second of his career, tying him for the franchise record.

The Vikings fell to the Packers 44-31 in their lone Monday Night Football appearance of the 2013 season. Rookie KR Cordarrelle Patterson returned the opening kickoff 109 yards for a touchdown, tying an NFL record for the longest play. RB Toby Gerhart rushed for his 4th career TD when he scored from 13 yards out in the 4th quarter.

In their first visit to AT&T Stadium, the Vikings lost to the Cowboys 27-23. Adrian Peterson led the Vikings with 140 rushing yards and 1 rush-ing TD. Brian Robison became the first Vikings to record sacks on back-to-back plays since Kevin Williams in 2003. A.J. Jefferson recorded his second career INT when he picked off a Tony Romo pass in the 4th quarter. The Vikings earned their 2nd victory of the 2013 when they defeated the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football. John Carlson led the Vikings with 7 receptions for 98 yards and 1 TD, personal bests with the Vikings. Kevin Williams led the defense with 2.5 sacks, his first multi-sack game since 10/18/09. Christian Ponder set a career-best with an 81-percent completion percentage. Ponder finished 17-of-21 for 174 yards, 2 TD and 1 INT.

Despite Jarius Wright’s 2 receiving TDs, the Vikings fell to the Seahawks 41-20. Wright scored the Vikings first TD of the game when he hauled in a 38-yard pass from Christian Ponder. Wright set a single game career high when he caught a Matt Cassel pass from 21 yards out. Brian Robison recorded his 3rd sack in as many games.

The Packers and Vikings tied in their final meeting of the 2013 season. It was the 2nd tie between the two franchises with the last coming on 11/26/78. Adrian Peterson led the Vikings with 146 yards on 32 carries while Toby Gerhart rushed 8 times for 91 yards. Audie Cole earned his first start in place of Erin Henderson and recorded his first career sack on the first play of the game. Cole led all players with 18 tackles. Blair Walsh connected on 4-of-4 FG attempts, including a 35-yard game-tying field goal to extend the overtime period.

The Vikings played in their second consecutive overtime game when they defeated the Bears 23-20. Blair Walsh kicked a 30-yard field goal with 24 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime before ultimately kicking a 34-yard game-winning field goal. Cordarrelle Patterson became the first player in Vikings history to score a touchdown three different ways (rushing, receiving and returning) when he scored on a 33-yard run. Matt Cassel connected with Jerome Simpson for 20 yards on a key 4th-down pass to extend the Vikings drive that ultimately set up Walsh’s game-tying field goal.

The Vikings fell to the defending Super Bowl champs, Baltimore Ravens, 29-26. Cordarrelle Patterson led the Vikings with 141 receiving yards, the most by a Vikings rookie since Randy Moss on 11/26/98. Patterson snagged a team season-long 79-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the game. S Andrew Sendejo recorded his first career INT. With 4 passes defensed, CB Xavier Rhodes broke a rookie franchise record.

The Vikings earned their 4th win of the season and 3rd at Mall of America Field with a 48-30 victory over the Eagles. Matt Asiata became the first NFL player since Daunte Culpepper to have 3 rushing TDs in his first career start. Shaun Prater intercepted his first career pass, one that came against his former team. Jared Allen and Brian Robison each recorded 2.0 sacks, the 3rd-straight week each of them got to the quarterback in the backfield.

The Bengals and Vikings, both playoff teams in 2012, matchup for the 1st time since 2009 and the 1st time in Cincinnati since 2005. The Vikings are 1-5 all-time on the road against Cincinnati. Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier served as the Bengals Defensive Coordinator from 2003-04. Vikings TE and 2013 Pro Bowl MVP Kyle Rudolph hails from Cincinnati and attended Elder High.

The Vikings end the 2013 season hosting Detroit in the final regular season game at Mall of American Field. The Viking swept the season series against the Lions for the 1st time since 2009. The Vikings received one of many notable special teams performances in the Week 4, 20-13, win at Detroit when they notched both a KR TD and PR TD for an NFL record 3rd time in team history. The Vikings have won 7 of the last 10 games with the Lions and own a 68-33-2 record all-time in the series.


Game...................Captainsat Detroit (9/8) ...... G. Jennings, J. Sanford, C. Loeffer & J. Allenat Chicago (9/15) . C. Ponder, A. Peterson, C. Greenway, K. Williamsvs. Cleveland (9/22)..J. Sullivan, P. Loadholt, C. Johnson, B. Robison vs. Pittsburgh (9/29)....G. Jennings, A. Peterson, C. Loeffler, K. Rudolph, K. Williamsvs. Carolina (10/13)...C. Loeffler, J. Allen, P. Loadholt, K. Rudolphat NY Giants (10/21)...A. Peterson, J. Sanford, J. Sullivan, B. Robisonvs. Green Bay (10/27)...C. Ponder, G. Jennings, C. Greenway, B. Robisonat Dallas (11/3)....C. Ponder, A. Peterson, P. Loadholt, C. Johnson, B. Robisonvs. Washington (11/7)....G. Jennings, C. Loeffler, C. Greenway, J. Allenat Seattle (11/17) ................. J. Sanford, P. Loadholt, C. Johnsonat Green Bay (11/24) ...........C. Ponder, G. Jennings, C. Loeffler, C. Greenwayvs. Chicago (12/1) ................ J. Allen, A. Peterson, J. Sanford, K. Williamsat Baltimore (12/8) ..............C. Loeffler, J. Sullivan, P. Loadholt, B. Robisonvs. Philadlephia (12/15) ..... J. Allen, P. Loadholt, C. Johnson, K. Williams

Game.......................... Attendanceat Detroit (9/8) ............... 62,461 (Ford Field)at Chicago (9/15) .......... 62,181(Soldier Field)vs. Cleveland (9/22) ...... 63,672 (Mall of America Field) vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) .... 83,518 (Wembley Stadium)vs. Carolina (10/13) ...... 63,963 (Mall of America Field) at NY Giants (10/21) ..... 79,314 (MetLife Stadium) at Green Bay (10/27) .... 64,314 (Mall of America Field) at Dallas (11/3) ............... 85,360 (AT&T Stadium)vs. Washington (11/7)...64,011 (Mall of America Field)at Seattle (11/17) .......... 68,235 (CenturyLink Field) at Green Bay (11/24) .... 77,871 (Lambeau Field)vs. Chicago (12/1) ......... 64,134 (Mall of America Field)at Baltimore (12/8) ....... 70,921 (M&T Bank Stadium) vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...64,087 (Mall of America Field)

Game......................... Soundervs. Cleveland (9/22) ...... Hubert H. Humphrey IVvs. Pittsburgh (9/29) .... David Hayevs. Carolina (10/13).......... 2013 WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx/Lindsay Whalenvs. Green Bay (10/27) ..... Joey Browner (Ring of Honor Inductee)vs. Washington (11/7) .... Cris Carter (Hall of Fame Inductee)vs. Chicago (12/1) ............ Jerry Reichowvs. Philadelphia (12/15) .... Daunte Culpepper(All-Mall of America Field Team Honoree)

The Vikings had 7 Pro Bowlers in 2012. Overall, the team has 10 Pro Bowl players on the roster. Of those 10 players, six were original draft picks by the Vikings, one was acquired via trade and two were signed as a free agent:

Jared Allen (‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12) - Acquired via trade with Chiefs in 2008 Matt Cassel (‘10) - FA signee in 2013. Jerome Felton (‘12) - FA signee in 2012.Chad Greenway (‘11, ‘12) - Drafted in the 1st round (17th overall) in 2006. Greg Jennings (‘10, ‘11) - FA signee in 2013 Matt Kalil (‘12) - Drafted in the 1st round (4th overall) in 2012Adrian Peterson (‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12) - Drafted in the 1st round (7th overall) Kyle Rudolph (‘12) - Drafted in 2nd round (43rd overall) in 2011Kevin Williams (‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10) - Drafted in 1st round (9th overall) in 2003 Blair Walsh (‘12) - Drafted in 6th round (175th overall) in 2012

The Vikings have had a significant home-field advantage since moving into Mall of America Field in 1982. The team now has a combined record of 166-92 (.643) all-time at Mall of America Field, which includes a 6-4 mark in postsea-son games. The Vikings have gone undefeated 3 times at Mall of America Field (‘89, ‘98, ‘09) and have finished the season undefeated at home 8 total times in team history.

The team has never been shut out at the current stadium and hasn’t been shut out at a home stadium since 10/7/62, when they lost 13-0 to Chicago at Met Stadium.

After 31 seasons indoors, the Vikings will play their final season at Mall of America Field in 2013. The Vikings will be moving to TCF Bank Stadium for 2 seasons while their new stadium is being constructed on the current site of the Metrodome. The Vikings expect to open up the 2016 season at the new state-of-the-art stadium.

FRee AGenTS/WAIVeRSPlayer Pos. SchoolMatt Cassel .........................................QB....................................................................USCJosh Freeman ....................................QB................................................... Kansas StateGreg Jennings ..................................WR..........................................Westen MichiganShaun Prater ...................................... CB...................................................................IowaMike Remmers ..................................... T..................................................Oregon StateJ’Marcus Webb ..................................... T............................................West Texas A&M

DRAFTeD ROOKIeS BY ROunDPlayer Pos. School 1a) Sharrif Floyd ............................... DT.............................................................. Florida1b) Xavier Rhodes ........................... CB................................................... Florida State1c) Cordarrelle Patterson .............WR....................................................... Tennessee4) Gerald Hodges ..............................LB.......................................................Penn State5) Jeff Locke ..........................................P................................................................. UCLA6) Jeff Baca ........................................... G................................................................. UCLA7a) Michael Mauti .............................LB.......................................................Penn State

unDRAFTeD FRee AGenTSPlayer Pos. School Rodney Smith ..................................WR................................................... Florida StateChase Ford ..........................................TE....................................................... Miami (FL)

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The following six players make up the Vikings practice squad in 2013:

Player Pos. School exp.30 Brandan Bishop ................S ..............................North Carolina State .....................R25 Kip Edwards .......................CB ...........................Missouri .............................................R68 Kevin Murphy ....................T ..............................Harvard..............................................138 Bradley Randle..................RB ...........................Nevada-Las Vegas..........................R19 Adam Thielen ....................WR..........................Minn. State-Mankato ...................R92 Justin Trattou ....................DE ...........................Florida ................................................3

2013 VIKINGS PRACTICE SQUAd


2INTs returned for TDs by rookie S Harrison Smith. Smith became the 2nd

rookie in history to score multiple TDs off of INTs.

5Career 200+ rushing yard games by Adrian Peterson, tied for 2nd most in

NFL history (Tiki Barber 5, O.J. Simpson 6)

5Career INTs by Kevin Williams, which ties an NFL record (Dan Wilkinson) for

most INTs by a defensive lineman.

11Team record consecutive games with at least a half sack by DE Jared Allen.

12Field goals from 50+ yards without a miss by K Blair Walsh. In his rookie

season, Walsh set an NFL record for most made field goals (10) from 50+ yards without a miss. The 12 FGs from 50+ push Walsh past Ryan Longwell

for most in Vikings history.

22Tackles for LB Chad Greenway vs. Oakland on 11/20/11, the 2nd most in a

game by a Viking.

42Career 100-yard rushing performances for RB Adrian Peterson.

59.0Career sacks for Kevin Williams - the 2nd most by an NFL defensive tackle

since 2003 and 9th overall in Vikings history.

77Yard punt return for a TD by CB Marcus Sherels against the Lions (9/30/12)

on his 25th birthday.

86Career rushing TDs for RB Adrian Peterson. He is 1st in Vikings history after

surpassing Chuck Foreman (52) in 2011 during week 2 vs. Tampa Bay.

101Games it took Adrian Peterson to reach 10,000 rushing yards, the 3rd fastest

in NFL history behind Eric Dickerson (91) and Jim Brown (98).

109Longest kickoff return in NFL history, set by rookie KR Cordarrelle Patterson

on 10/27/13 vs. Green Bay.

128Team sacks for the Vikings since the beginning of the 2011 season, 4th most

in the NFL during that span.

296Rushing yards Adrian Peterson had against the Chargers on Nov. 4, 2007. It

stands as the highest single-game rushing total in NFL history.

430All time regular season wins in Vikings history, which is tied for 16th in

league history.

1,313Rushing yards for Adrian Peterson in 2012 from Week 7 to Week 15. It is the

most rushing yards in an 8-game span in NFL history in a single season.

VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

VIKINGS By ThE NUMBERSKR Cordarrelle Patterson nFC Special Teams Player of the Month - September - Led the NFL averaging 33.8 yards per kick return in the first month of the

season. - One of two NFL players to return a kickoff for a touchdown during the

month of September.- The 2nd consecutive month a Vikings rookie has earned NFL Special Teams Player of the Month (Blair Walsh, December 2012).- The 2nd Vikings kick returner to earn the award (Percy Harvin, September 2012).

KR Cordarrelle Patterson nFC Special Teams Player of the Week - Week 8 - Set an NFL record for the longest kickoff return when he took the opening

kickoff 109 yards for a TD.- Became the 2nd player in franchise history to have 2 kickoff return TDs in

the same season (Percy Harvin, 2009).- One of five rookies in NFL history to record over 200 return yards and a

45.0+ average in a single game.

RB Adrian PetersonnFC Fedex Ground Player of the Week - Week 4- Rushed for 140 yards and 2 TDs in a Vikings 31-24 victory over Pittsburgh.- Recorded his 12th rush of 60+ yards, an NFL record. The previous record

was 9 set by Jim Brown.

RB Adrian PetersonnFC Fedex Ground Player of the Week - Week 13- Rushed for 211 yards in the Vikings 23-20 overtime victory over Chicago.- His 211 yards put him over 10,000 rushing yards for his career, becoming

the 3rd-fastest to that mark in NFL history.

K Blair WalshnFC Special Teams Player of the Week - Week 12- Was a perfect 4-4 on FGs including a 47-yarder in regulation and a 35-yard-

er in OT. - Registered 5 touchbacks on a cold day in Green Bay. The FGs (4) and touch-

backs (5) were both season highs. - This is Walsh’s 4th POW award, joining Gary Anderson and Mitch Berger for

most in team history in only his 2nd season.

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DT Kevin Williams tops the list of most games played as a Viking on the current roster with 168, but several others have logged 60 or more.

Player ..................................GP (Starts) Kevin Williams ........................... 169 (169) Cullen Loeffler .......................... 153 (0) Chad Greenway ........................ 110 (109) Brian Robison ............................ 108 (52) Adrian Peterson ....................... 102 (95) Jared Allen ................................. 94 (94) Fred Evans .................................. 92 (6) John Sullivan ............................. 91 (75) Phil Loadholt ............................. 76 (76) Jamarca Sanford ...................... 68 (42) Letroy Guion .............................. 67 (30) Erin Henderson ........................ 62 (31) Toby Gerhart ............................. 60 (6)

Oldest Viking Player Kevin Williams 33, born 8/16/80

Youngest Viking Player Sharrif Floyd 22, born 5/28/91

Most Seasons as a Viking Kevin Williams 11

Most nFL Seasons Kevin Williams 11

College with the most Vikings 3 tied, 4 Florida State Notre Dame Southern California

Conference with the most Vikings Pac-12 9 players on roster

Largest Viking Phil Loadholt 6-8, 343 lbs

Smallest Viking Marcus Sherels 5-10, 175 lbs

Former 1st-Round Draft Picks 10 Sharrif Floyd Josh Freeman Chad Greenway Matt Kalil Cordarrelle Patterson Adrian Peterson Christian Ponder Xavier Rhodes Harrison Smith Kevin Williams

Pro Bowlers 9 Jared Allen Matt Cassel Jerome Felton Chad Greenway Greg Jennings Matt Kalil Adrian Peterson Kevin Williams Blair Walsh Coaches who played in the nFL 7 Jeff Davidson Leslie Frazier Jimmie Johnson Bill Musgrave Fred Pagac James Saxon Mike Singletary

PLAYeRS ..............................................PROnunCIATIOnMatt Asiata ................................................................. ah-SEE-ah-taJeff Baca ....................................................................... BAH-ka Joe Berger ................................................................... BUR-jurAudie Cole .................................................................. ODD-eeBrandon Fusco .......................................................... FUSS-coToby Gerhart ............................................................. GARE-heartLetroy Guion ............................................................. LA-troy guy-ONMatt Kalil ..................................................................... kuh-LILCullen Loeffler .......................................................... LEFF-ler Michael Mauti ........................................................... MAW-teeCordarrelle Patterson ............................................ core-DARE-ulMistral Raymond ..................................................... MISS-trailBrian Robison ............................................................ ROB-ah-sinAndrew Sendejo ...................................................... sin-DAY-hoMarcus Sherels ......................................................... SHARE-elsCOACHeS .............................................PROnunCIATIOnTom Kanavy .............................................................ka-NAY-veeFred Pagac ................................................................PUG-itchMike Priefer .............................................................PREE-fer

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AFC eastTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311 7-0-0 3-4-0 7-3-0 3-2-0Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296 4-3-0 4-3-0 7-3-0 2-2-0New York Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367 5-2-0 1-6-0 3-7-0 2-3-0Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354 3-4-0 2-5-0 4-6-0 2-2-0

AFC northTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274 6-0-0 3-5-0 7-4-0 2-3-0Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 271 6-1-0 2-5-0 6-4-0 3-2-0Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332 4-3-0 2-5-0 5-6-0 3-2-0Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362 3-5-0 1-5-0 3-7-0 2-3-0

AFC SouthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319 5-2-0 4-3-0 7-3-0 5-0-0Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355 2-5-0 3-4-0 4-6-0 0-4-0Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399 1-6-0 3-4-0 4-6-0 3-1-0Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375 1-6-0 1-6-0 2-8-0 1-4-0

AFC WestTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372 7-1-0 4-2-0 7-3-0 4-1-0x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255 5-2-0 6-1-0 7-3-0 2-3-0San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311 3-3-0 4-4-0 4-6-0 2-2-0Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393 3-4-0 1-6-0 4-6-0 1-3-0

nFC eastTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349 3-4-0 5-2-0 7-3-0 3-2-0Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385 5-2-0 2-5-0 6-4-0 4-0-0New York 5 9 0 .357 251 357 3-4-0 2-5-0 4-6-0 2-5-0Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434 2-5-0 1-6-0 1-9-0 0-4-0

nFC northTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391 5-2-0 3-4-0 4-6-0 2-3-0Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362 4-2-1 3-4-0 5-5-1 2-2-1Detroit 7 7 0 .500 362 339 4-3-0 3-4-0 6-4-0 4-1-0Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425 4-3-0 0-6-1 3-7-1 1-3-1

nFC SouthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270 7-0-0 3-4-0 8-2-0 4-0-0Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208 6-1-0 4-3-0 7-3-0 3-1-0Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324 3-5-0 1-5-0 2-8-0 1-4-0Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388 3-4-0 1-6-0 3-7-0 1-4-0

nFC WestTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205 6-0-0 6-2-0 9-1-0 3-1-0San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 228 5-2-0 5-2-0 7-3-0 4-1-0Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291 6-1-0 3-4-0 5-5-0 1-3-0St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324 4-3-0 2-5-0 3-7-0 1-4-0

x - clinched playoff spot y - clinched division

2013 NfL STANdINGSMinnesota has 5 current players that have earned 12 NFC Player of the Week honors as members of the Vikings.

Jared Allen - Defensive Player of the Week - vs. CHI (11/30/08)- Season-high 2.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (7 solo).

Chad Greenway - Defensive Player of the Week - at DET (9/20/09)- Finished with 4 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 FR.- Became just the 15th player in team history to notch a 3-takeaway game

and only the 3rd LB to accomplish the feat.

Cordarrelle Patterson NFC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. GB (10/27/13)- Set an NFL record for longest kick return TD when with a 109-yard return.- Finished with 228 return yards, 2nd-most in franchise history.

Adrian Peterson NFC Offensive Player of the Week vs. ARI (10/9/11)- Peterson rushed for 122 yards and 3 TDs in the Vikings win vs Arizona. - All 3 of Peterson’s TDs came in the 1st quarter.

Adrian Peterson - Offensive Player of the Week - vs. DET (9/26/10)- Rushed for 160 yards and two TDs on 23 carries (7.0 avg.).- Also caught five passes for 30 yards.

Adrian Peterson - Offensive Player of the Week - vs. GB (11/9/08)- Rushed for 192 yards and a TD on 30 carries (6.4 avg.). - Also caught 3 passes for 33 yards.

Adrian Peterson - Offensive Player of the Week - vs. SD (11/4/07)- Set an NFL record with 296 rushing yards on the day.- Carried 30 times for 296 (9.9 avg.) and 3 TDs, including a 64-yarder.

Adrian Peterson - Offensive Player of the Week - at CHI (10/14/07)- Rushed 20 times for 224 yards and 3 TDs, including a 73-yarder.- Averaged 11.2 yards per carry and caught 1 pass for 9 yards.

Adrian Peterson - Offensive Player of the Week - vs. ARI (10/21/12)- Had 153 rushing yards and 1 TD on 23 carries.- Averaged 6.7 yards per carry and caught 2 passes for 6 yards.

Adrian Peterson - Offensive Player of the Week - vs. CHI (12/9/12)- Recorded 154 yards on a career high 31 rushing attempts while finding the

endzone twice on a pair of 1-yard runs.- Ran for his 7th consecutvie 100+ yard game and recorded his League-

leading 5th 50+ yard run.

Blair Walsh - Special Teams Player of the Week - vs. JAX (9/9/12)- Went 4/4 on FGs of 20, 42, 55 and 38 yards was was 2-2 on extra points. The

55-yard kick sent the Vikings/Jaguars game to overtime.- Walsh connected on a 38-yard FG in overtime that proved to be the game-winning kick.

Blair Walsh - Special Teams Player of the Week - vs. STL (12/16/12)- Went 5/5 on FGs of 50, 38, 42, 53, 51 yards was was 3/3 on extra points to

give him 18 points against the St. Louis Rams.- Walsh made 3 50+ yard FGs (50, 53, 51) which is tied for the most in NFL history.

Blair Walsh - Special Teams Player of the Week - vs. GB (11/24/13)- Went a perfect 4-for-4 on FGs, including a 47-yarder in regulation and a

35-yarder in OT.- Added 5 kickoff touchbacks, which tied a season high.

Kevin Williams - Defensive Player of the Week - vs. JAX (11/28/04)- Finished with six tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery for a TD.

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VIKINGS 2013 TEAM NOTES

The Vikings have several players and coaches who have been to the NFL’s pinnacle game, including Leslie Frazier who have played in the Super Bowl.

VIKINGS WITH SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCEPARTICIPANT, TEAM ................................................................SUPER BOWLLeslie Frazier, Chicago (player) ....................................................XX vs. New EnglandMike Singletary, Chicago (player) ..............................................XX vs. New EnglandJimmie Johnson, Washington (player, IR) ....................................... XXVI vs. Buffalo Bill Musgrave, San Francisco (player) .........................................XXIX vs. San DiegoFred Pagac, Oakland (coach) .................................................... XXXVII vs. Tampa BayJeff Davidson, New England (coach) .......................................... XXXVI vs. St. Louis, ...................................................................XXXVIII vs. Carolina, XXXIX vs. PhiladelphiaLeslie Frazier, Indianapolis (coach) ..................................................... XLI vs. ChicagoDiron Reynolds, Indianapolis (coach)................................................ XLI vs. ChicagoCharlie Johnson, Indianapolis (player)...XLI vs. Chicago, XLIV vs. New Orleans Marvin Mitchell, New Orleans (player)................................... XLIV vs. IndianapolisAlan Williams, Indianapolis (coach) ........XLI vs. Chicago, XLIV vs. New OrleansGreg Jennings, Green Bay (player) ............................................... XLV vs. PittsburghDesmond Bishop, Green Bay (player) .......................................... XLV vs. Pittsburgh

The Vikings feature 10 players on the roster who entered the NFL as 1st-round draft choices, 9 of which were selected by the Vikings.

VIKINGS 1ST-ROUND TALENTSPLAYER, TEAM ............................................................ SEASON, SELECTIONKevin Williams, Minnesota ................................................................................. 2003, #9Chad Greenway, Minnesota .............................................................................2006, #17Adrian Peterson, Minnesota .............................................................................. 2007, #7Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay ................................................................................2009, #17Christian Ponder, Minnesota ...........................................................................2011, #12Matt Kalil, Minnesota ........................................................................................... 2012, #4Harrison Smith, Minnesota ..............................................................................2012, #29Sharrif Floyd, Minnesota ...................................................................................2013, #23Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota ................................................................................2013, #25Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota ..................................................................2013, #29

The Vikings have 10 players who have earned a combined 25 Pro Bowl honors during their careers.

PRO BOWL BERTHS AMONG VIKINGSPLAYER ........................................................................................... SEASONSKevin Williams, DT, 6 .............................................................. 2004, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10Adrian Peterson, RB, 5 ...................................................................2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12Jared Allen, DE, 5 ............................................................................2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘12Greg Jennings, WR, 2 ............................................................................................2010, ‘11Chad Greenway, LB, 2 ...........................................................................................2011, ‘12Matt Cassel, QB, 1 ......................................................................................................... 2010Jerome Felton, FB, 1 ..................................................................................................... 2012Matt Kalil, T, 1 ................................................................................................................. 2012Kyle Rudolph, TE, 1 ....................................................................................................... 2012Blair Walsh, K, 1 .............................................................................................................. 2012

The Vikings 378 wins since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger rank 6th in the NFL over that span and trail only behind Dallas and San Francisco in the NFC. The Vikings have won 16 Division titles since the 1970 season, the 4th-most among NFL teams, and have made 25 playoff appearances, the 3rd-most in the NFL and 2nd in the NFC behind only Dallas.

Wins by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL mergerTeam Wins1) Pittsburgh .......................................... 4102) Miami .................................................. 4003) Dallas ................................................... 3964) Denver ................................................ 3905) San Francisco ................................... 3846) Minnesota ...............................378

Playoff berths by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL mergerTeam Playoffs1t) Dallas ....................................................261t) Pittsburgh ...........................................263) Minnesota .................................254) San Francisco ......................................235) Miami .....................................................22

Division titles by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL mergerTeam Playoffs1) Pittsburgh .............................................202) San Francisco ......................................193) Dallas ......................................................174) Minnesota .................................165) New England .......................................14

The Vikings have amassed the 5th-most home wins by an NFL team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The club moved from Metropolitan Stadium following the 1981 season, playing at Mall of America Field at HHH Metrodome starting in 1982. The Vikings have played 259 regular season and playoff games indoors, notching a 167-92 record. In 2010 the team endured the loss of the final 2 home games of the season following the collapse of the Dome roof due to heavy snows and blizzard conditions. The Vikings played “host” to the NY Giants at Detroit’s Ford Field and played the regular season home finale at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus when Chicago vis-ited for a Monday Night Football matchup on 12/20/10. Ironically, the game was 29 years to the day since the last outdoor Vikings game in Minnesota, the finale at Met Stadium on 12/20/81 against Kansas City.

Home records of NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL mergerTeam WinsPittsburgh ...............................................243-95-1Denver ................................................... 234-102-4Miami ..................................................... 226-110-1Dallas ......................................................... 225-113Minnesota ................................ 225-113-1New England ........................................... 214-126Green Bay ............................................. 211-121-6San Francisco ...................................... 210-125-3

Vikings best home records- regular seasonTeam Record1989 ..................................................................... 8-01998 ..................................................................... 8-0 ............................... 9-1 w/playoffs2009 ..................................................................... 8-0 ............................... 9-0 w/playoffs1969 ..................................................................... 7-0 ............................... 9-0 w/playoffs1970 ..................................................................... 7-01973 ..................................................................... 7-0 ............................... 9-0 w/playoffs1975 ..................................................................... 7-0

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VIKINGS 2013 TEAM NOTES

Over the last 7 years the Vikings have led the NFL, rushing for 15,576 yards. The team’s 141.6 yards per game average ranks #1.

Rushing Yards Per Game 2007-2013Team Yards Avg. Per Game1) Minnesota ............ 15,576 ............................ 141.62) Carolina ........................14,912 .....................................135.63) NY Jets ..........................14,219 .....................................129.3

The team’s 4.8-yard average is 1st in the NFL over the past 7 seasons.Highest Yards Per Carry Average 2007-2013Team Attempts Yards Avg.1) Minnesota ...............3,241 ....................15,576 .................. 4.82) Philadelphia .................. 2,953 .......................... 13,922 .......................4.73) Carolina .......................... 3,251 .......................... 14,912 .......................4.6

The Vikings lead the NFL with 455 rushes of 10+ yards since 2007.Rushes of 10+ Yards 2007-2013Team Rushes of 10+ Yards 1) Minnesota .................................................. 4552) Carolina ...................................................................... 4273) Philadelphia .............................................................. 415

The Vikings have notched 4 KO Return TDs and 2 PR TDs during the 3 seasons Mike Priefer has coordinated the Vikings special teams units, 3 players- Cor-darrelle Patterson, Marcus Sherels and Percy Harvin have combined for the 6.

2013 NFL Average Starting Field Position After KickoffsTeam Avg. Starting Line1) Minnesota ................................................................ 26.22) Kansas City ...................................................................................26.33) Baltimore ......................................................................................25.0

2011-13 NFL Kickoff Return AverageTeam KOR Avg.1t) Minnesota ............................................................... 26.21t) Baltimore .....................................................................................26.2

2011-13 NFL Kickoff Return TouchdownsTeam KO Returns/TDs1) Minnesota ..............................................................154/42) Baltimore ...................................................................................136/33t) Denver.........................................................................................97/23t) San Diego.................................................................................110/23t) Kansas City ..............................................................................126/23t) Tennessee ................................................................................130/23t) NY Jets .......................................................................................155/2

Blair Walsh’s kickoff ability has earned him a spot in the Vikings record book. Most Kickoff Touchbacks in a Game- VikingsPlayer, Game TouchbacksBlair Walsh, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 .................................... 7Blair Walsh, @ Washington, 10/14/12 ....................................... 7Blair Walsh, vs. Detroit, 11/11/12 ............................................. 6Blair Walsh, @ St. Louis, 12/16/12 ............................................. 6Blair Walsh, @ Green Bay, 11/24/13 .......................................... 5Blair Walsh, vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13 ........................................... 5Blair Walsh, @ Detroit, 9/8/13 ................................................... 5Blair Walsh, vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12 .......................................... 5Blair Walsh, @ Detroit, 9/30/12 ................................................. 5Mitch Berger, vs. Jacksonville, 12/20/98 ..................................................5Mitch Berger, vs. Chicago, 12/6/98 ............................................................5Mitch Berger, vs. Green Bay, 11/22/98 .....................................................5Mitch Berger, vs. Washington, 10/18/98 .................................................5

Most Kickoff Touchbacks in a Season- VikingsPlayer, Game TouchbacksBlair Walsh, 2012 ..................................................................... 53Mitch Berger, 1998 .......................................................................................40

VIKINGS A RUSH

SPECIAL DELIVERIES

HE’S GOT THE MAGIC TOUCHBACK

Cordarrelle Patterson became only the 2nd Vikings player to score multiple KO return TDs in a season or career when he set a team and NFL record for longest KO return with a 109-yarder on the opening kickoff vs. Green Bay. Longest Kickoff Returns- VikingsPlayer, Game YardsCordarrelle Patterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13 .................109tCordarrelle Patterson, at Chicago, 9/15/13 ........................105tPercy Harvin, at Detroit, 9/30/12 ........................................................105tPercy Harvin, at Atlanta, 11/27/11 ........................................................104Aundrae Allison, vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 .................................................104tPercy Harvin, at San Diego, 9/11/11 ..................................................103tPercy Harvin, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09 ..........................................101tLance Rentzel, vs. Baltimore, 11/14/65 .............................................101tEddie Payton, vs. Oakland, 9/14/81 ..................................................... 99tClinton Jones, vs. NY Giants, 11/5/67 .................................................. 96tPercy Harvin, vs. Dallas, 10/17/10 ......................................................... 95t

2013 Longest NFL Kickoff / Punt Return TDsPlayer, Team PlayCordarrelle Patterson, Minn. vs. GB (10/27) .............. 109t KORKnile Davis, KC vs. Denver (12/1) ...............................................108t KORCordarrelle Patterson, Minn. at Chi (9/15) ................. 105t KORTrindon Holliday, Denver vs. Philadelphia (9/29) ................105t KORTavon Austin, St. Louis vs. Indianapolis (11/9) ...........................98t PRJeremy Ross, Detroit vs. Philadelphia (12/8) ........................... 98t KORQuintin Demps, Kansas City vs. Washington (12/8) ............. 95t KORMicah Hyde, GB at Minnesota (10/27) ..........................................93t PRDexter McCluster, KC vs. NYG (9/29) ..............................................89t PRKeshawn Martin, Houston vs. Oak (11/17) ..................................87t PRMarcus Sherels, Minn. at NYG (10/21) ............................. 86t PRDwayne Harris, Dallas vs. Wash. (10/13) .......................................86t PR

2013 NFL KO Return AveragePlayer, Team KR/Yds/Avg/TD1) Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota .............. 36/1,199/33.3/22) Dwayne Harris, Dallas ....................................................26/792/20.5/0

Vikings Kickoff Return Average- SeasonPlayer, Season Percy Harvin, 2012 ............................................................................35.9 ydsCordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .......................................... 33.3 yds

Vikings Kickoff Return Yards- SeasonPlayer, Season Buster Rhymes, 1985 (rookie) ............................................................ 1,345Koren Robinson, 2005 ........................................................................... 1,221Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 (rookie) ................................1,199

Career KO Return TDs- VikingsPlayer KOR TDsPercy Harvin ......................................................................................................5Cordarrelle Patterson ................................................................ 211 others tied with ..........................................................................................1

Single Season KO Return TDs- VikingsPlayer, Season KOR TDsCordarrelle Patterson, 2013 ...................................................... 2Percy Harvin, 2009 ..........................................................................................2

Fastest Scores in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Game, Play Elapsed TimePercy Harvin at Detroit (9/30/12), 105t KOR ....................................0:12Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. Green Bay (10/27/13), 109t KOR .... 0:13Cordarrelle Patterson, at Chicgao (9/15/13), 105t KOR ..... 0:13Napolean Harris, at Jacksonville (11/23/08), 27t FR ......................0:13Travis Taylor, vs. New Orleans (9/25/05), 24t Pass ..........................0:13

Longest Plays in NFL HistoryPlayer, Game PlayCordarrelle Patterson, Minn vs. GB (10/23/07) ...........109t KORAntonio Cromartie, SD at Minn (11/4/07) .....109t missed FG returnJacoby Jones, Balt vs. Dall (10/14/12)...................................... 108t KORRandall Cobb, GB vs. NO (9/8/11) ............................................. 108t KOREllis Hobbs, NE at NY Jets (9/9/07) ............................................ 108t KORDevin Hester, Chi at NY Giants (11/12/06) ....108t missed FG returnNathan Vasher, Chi vs. SF (11/13/05) ..............108t missed FG return

Most Plays of 105+ Yards in NFL HIstoryPlayer, Game Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota- 2 .........105t KOR, 109t KORJacoby Jones, Baltimore, -2 .....................................108t KOR, 105t KOREd Reed, Baltimore, -2 ..................................................108t INT, 106t INT

THE REAL CORDARRELLE DEAL


QUARTERBACK NOTES

Christian Ponder has 4 rushing TDs in 2013, giving him 6 for his career- good for 5th place in a career by a Vikings QB.

Career Rushing TDs by Vikings QBsPlayer Daunte Culpepper ................................................................. 29Fran Tarkenton ......................................................................... 22Wade Wilson ................................................................................9Tommy Kramer ...........................................................................8Christian Ponder ....................................................... 6Joe Kapp .......................................................................................5Tarvaris Jackson .........................................................................4Joe Webb ......................................................................................4

PONDER POWERS IT IN

Ponder’s Touchdowns vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11* ................. 2 pass to V. Shiancoe, 24 pass to M. Jenkinsat Carolina, 10/30/11* .....................................................................19 pass to Petersonvs. Oakland, 11/20/11* ................................. 26 pass to Harvin, 1 pass to Rudolphat Atlanta, 11/27/11* ........................................................................... 39 pass to Harvinvs. Denver, 12/4/11* ....19 pass to Rudolph, 52 pass to Harvin, 48 pass to Harvinat Detroit, 12/11/11* ...............................................7 pass to Shiancoe, 6 pass to Harvinvs. New Orleans, 12/18/11* .............................. 10 pass to Gerhart, 16 pass to Gerhartat Indianapolis, 9/16/12* ...................................7 pass to S. Burton, 6 pass to Rudolphvs. San Francisco, 9/23/12*..................1 pass to Rudolph, 23 run, 2 pass to Rudolphvs. Tennessee, 10/7/12* ......................................10 pass to Harvin, 15 pass to Rudolphat Washington, 10/14/12* .................................... 9 pass to Jenkins, 1 pass to Rudolphvs. Arizona, 10/21/12* ....................................................................................3 pass to Harvinvs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12* ........................................................................... 18 pass to Harvinvs. Detroit, 11/11/12* ............................................ 3 pass to Wright, 20 pass to Rudolphat Chicago, 11/25/12* ................................................................................2 pass to Rudolphat Green Bay, 12/2/12* ...............................................................................7 pass to Rudolphat St. Louis, 12/16/12* ......................................................................................................... 5 runat Houston, 12/23/12* ...............................................................................3 pass to Rudolphvs. Green Bay, 12/30/12* .....8 pass to Wright, 2 pass to Peterson, 3 pass to Jenkinsat Detroit, 9/8/13* ...................................................................................... 4 pass to Petersonat Chicago, 9/15/13*................................................................................ 20 pass to Rudolphvs. Cleveland, 9/22/13* ...........................................................................................6 run, 8 runvs. Green Bay, 10/27/13* ..................................................................................................19 runat Dallas, 11/3/13* ........................................................................6 run, 31 pass to Rudolphvs. Washington, 11/7/13*..................................2 pass to Patterson, 28 pass to Carlsonat Seattle, 11/17/13* ....................................................................................38 pass to Wrightat Green Bay, 11/24/13* ..............................................................................12 pass to Ellison*start

Ponder’s Touchdown TargetsKyle Rudolph ....................................................................13Percy Harvin ....................................................................... 8Adrian Peterson ................................................................ 3Michael Jenkins ................................................................. 3Jarius Wright ....................................................................... 3Toby Gerhart ...................................................................... 2Visanthe Shiancoe ............................................................ 2Stephen Burton ................................................................. 1Cordarrelle Patterson ...................................................... 1John Carlson ....................................................................... 1Rhett Ellison........................................................................ 1

BY LAND OR AIR

Christian Ponder opened all 16 games in 2012, the 6th Vikings QB to start every game in the 16-game era. Ponder’s 10 victories in 2012 ranks high highly among Vikings QBs in team history. His career starting record stands at 14-20-1.

Most Wins by Vikings QBs in a SeasonPlayer, Seasons RecordRandall Cunningham, 1998 ....................................13-1Brett Favre, 2009 .........................................................12-4Fran Tarkenton, 1975 .................................................12-2Fran Tarkenton, 1973 .................................................12-2Joe Kapp, 1969 ............................................................12-1Daunte Culpepper, 2000 ..........................................11-5Christian Ponder, 2012 .................................10-6Fran Tarkenton, 1976 .............................................10-2-1Gary Cuozzo, 1970 .....................................................10-2

Vikings QBs Starting all 16 gamesPlayer, Game Christian Ponder, 2012 ....................................... 10-6Brett Favre, 2009 ................................................................. 12-4Daunte Culpepper, 2004 .....................................................8-8Daunte Culpepper, 2002 .................................................. 6-10Daunte Culpepper, 2000 .................................................. 11-5Warren Moon, 1995 ..............................................................8-8Tommy Kramer, 1979 ...........................................................7-9Fran Tarkenton, 1978 ........................................................8-7-1

Career Starts by Vikings QBsPlayer Fran Tarkenton .......................................................................171Tommy Kramer ......................................................................110Daunte Culpepper ................................................................. 80Wade Wilson ............................................................................. 48Brad Johnson ........................................................................... 46Joe Kapp .................................................................................... 39Warren Moon ........................................................................... 39Christian Ponder .....................................................35Rich Gannon ............................................................................. 35Brett Favre ................................................................................. 29

STARTING THE FULL SLATE

COMEBACK KIDChristian Ponder led the team to his 1st career victory at Carolina in his 2nd career start. The Vikings were tied with the Panthers 21-21 in the 4th quarter before Ponder led the club on a 72-yard drive that resulted in a 31-yard game-winning FG. In the 2012 season opener, Ponder led the Vikings to a game-tying FG as time expired in regulation and guided the team down the field to set up a game-winning FG in OT

Final Pre Drive Drive Drive Starting Last Drive Net Time ofDate ......... Opponent ..........Score ...........Score .......... QTR ....... Start .......End ........... Scoring Play............ LOS .......... LOS .......Plays ..........Yds ...........Poss.10/30/11 .... at Carolina..............24-21 .............. 21-21 .............4 ................9:53 ............2:47 .............. Longwell 31 FG .........MV15 ...........CP13 ........... 13 ................ 72 .................. 7:109/9/12 ......... vs. Jacksonville .....26-23 OT ....... 20-23 .............4 ................0:20 ............0:00 .............. Walsh 55 FG ............... MV 31 ........ JAX 37 ...........3 ................. 32 .................. 0:20..................................................................................... 23-23 .............5 ................15:00 .........11:06 ............ Walsh 38 FG ............... MV 25 ........ JAX 30 ...........8 ................. 55 .................. 3:5412/30/12 .... vs. Green Bay ........37-34 .............. 34-34 .............4 ................2:54 ............0:00 .............. Walsh 29 FG ............... MV 28 ......... GB 11 ............8 ................. 61 .................. 2:54^- drive started in 3rd quarter !- playoffst- game ended in tie

Christian Ponder had 8 games during the 2012 season where he did not throw an INT, going 7-1 in those games. Ponder’s 8 games without an INT ranks 2nd in Vikings history behind only Brett Favre in 2009.

Games Without an INT by Vikings QBsPlayer, Season Brett Favre, 2009 ........................................................... 10 (9-1)Christian Ponder, 2012 .................................... 8 (7-1)Daunte Culpepper, 2004 ...............................................8 (4-4)Warren Moon, 1995 ........................................................8 (4-4)

TAKING CARE OF THE BALL

QUARTERBACK NOTES

DO CALL IT A COMEBACKMatt Cassel has led 10 career comeback wins in the 4th quarter or OT, including 4 in OT. Cassel entered the game vs. Chicago after an injury to starter Christian Ponder and led a comeback from a 20-10 deficit in the 4th quarter. Cassel led the Vikings to 13 unanswered points in the final 7:41 of the 4th quarter and OT to get the win in the Vikings 2nd straight OT game.

Final Pre Drive Drive Drive Starting Last Drive Net Time ofDate ......... Opponent ..........Score ...........Score .......... QTR ....... Start .......End .......Scoring Play ................ LOS .......... LOS .......Plays ..........Yds ...........Poss.10/26/08 .... vs. St. Louis ............23-16 .............. 16-16 .............4 ................6:57 ............3:13 ........15 pass to Faulk ..............NE 47 ...........SL 15 .............7 ................. 53 .................. 3:4412/7/08 ....... @ Seattle.................24-21 .............. 16-21 .............4 ................8:47 ............2:44 ........1 run by Morris ................NE 29 .......... SEA 1 ........... 14 ................ 71 .................. 6:0310/18/09 .... @ Washington ......14-6 ................ 6-6 ..................4 ................5:55 ............3:36 ........46 FG by Succop ...........WAS 36 ...... WAS 27 ...........6 ................. 9 .................... 2:19 11/22/09 .... vs. Pittsburgh ........27-24 OT ....... 24-24 .............5 ................10:00 .........8:28 ........22 FG by Succop .............KC 20 ........... PIT 4 .............5 ................. 76 .................. 1:32..................................................................................... 17-24 .............4 ................8:35 ............4:54 ........2 pass to Charles.............. KC 9 ............ PIT 2 .............8 ................. 91 .................. 3:419/19/10 ....... @ Cleveland ..........16-14 .............. 13-14 .............4 ................14:12 .........7:41 ........23 FG by Succop .............KC 27 ......... CLEV 5 ......... 14 ................ 68 .................. 6:3110/31/10 .... vs. Buffalo ...............13-10 .............. 10-10 .............4 ................1:13 ............0:00 ........35 FG by Succop .............KC 31 ........BUFF 16 ..........8 ................. 53 .................. 1:1310/9/11 ....... @ Indianapolis ......28-24 .............. 21-24 .............4 ................9:54 ............5:15 ........11 pass to Breaston .......KC 46 ......... IND 11 ...........9 ................. 54 .................. 4:3910/31/11 .... vs. San Diego ........23-20 OT ....... 20-20 .............5 ................12:44 .........5:16 ........30 FG by Succop .............KC 19 .......... SD 12 .......... 14 ................ 74 .................. 7:289/23/12 ....... @ New Orleans .....27-24 OT ....... 24-24 .............5 ................11:46 .........6:27 ........31 FG by Succop .............KC 47 ..........NO 13 .......... 12 ................ 40 .................. 5:19..................................................................................... 21-24 .............4 ................5:33 ............0:03 ........43 FG by Succop .............KC 38 ..........NO 25 .......... 13 ................ 37 .................. 5:3012/1/13 ....... vs. Chicago ............23-20 OT ....... 20-20 .............5 ................4:07 ............1:43 ........34 FG by Walsh .............. MIN 37 ....... CHI 16 ............7 ................. 47 .................. 2:24..................................................................................... 17-20 .............4 ................2:40 ............0:20 ........30 FG by Walsh ................MIN 9 ......... CHI 12 .......... 12 ................ 79 .................. 2:20

CASSEL’S TOUCHDOWNSGAMEvs. Miami, 1/1/06 ............................... 9 pass to T. Dwight, 9 pass to B. Watsonvs. Washington, 10/28/07 ........................................................................ 15 runvs. Kansas City, 9/7/08 ........................................................10 pass to R. Mossvs. Miami, 9/21/08 ..............................................................5 pass to J. Gaffney@ San Francisco, 10/5/08 .................................................... 66 pass to R. Mossvs. Denver, 10/20/08 .........13 pass to Moss, 27 pass to Moss, 6 pass to Welkervs. St. Louis, 10/26/08 ......................................................... 15 pass to K. Faulkvs. Buffalo, 11/9/08 .................................................................................. 13 runvs. NY Jets, 11/13/08 ..... 19 pass to Gaffney, 10 pass to Watson, 16 pass to Moss@ Miami, 11/23/08 ... 8 run, 25 pass to Moss, 8 pass to Moss, 29 pass to Moss@ Seattle, 12/7/08 ..............................................................2 pass to B. Watson@ Oakland, 12/14/08 .... 7 pass to Faulk, 20 pass to Moss, 13 pass to Welker, 9 pass to Moss vs. Arizona, 12/21/08 ....... 15 pass to Faulk, 11 pass to Welker, 76 pass to Mossvs. Oakland, 9/20/09 .......................................................... 29 pass to D. Bowe@ Philadelphia, 9/27/09 .................... 13 pass to M. Bradley, 9 pass to B. Wadevs. NY Giants, 10/4/09 ............................. 1 pass to S. Ryan, 2 pass to B. Wadevs. Dallas, 10/11/09 ............................... 1 pass to M. Vrabel, 16 pass to D. Bowevs. San Diego, 10/25/09 .........................................................7 pass to D. Bowe@ Jacksonville, 11/8/09 ............ 54 pass to C. Chambers, 5 pass to C. Chambersvs. Pittsburgh, 11/22/09 ........................ 21 pass to L. Pope, 2 pass to J. Charles@ San Diego, 11/29/09 .....................................................7 pass to C. Chambersvs. Cleveland, 12/20/09 ...............9 pass to C. Chambers, 12 pass to M. Bradley@ Cincinnati, 12/27/09 ..................................................... 20 pass to T. Castillevs. San Diego, 9/13/10 .........................................................2 pass to T. Moeaki vs. San Francisco, 9/26/10 ... 31 pass to McCluster, 45 pass to Bowe, 18 pass to Moeaki@ Houston, 10/17/10 .......... 2 pass to Vrabel, 17 pass to Bowe, 42 pass to Bowevs. Jacksonville, 10/24/10 .......................... 53 pass to D. Bowe, 6 pass to Bowevs. Buffalo, 10/31/10 ...............................................................1 pass to D. Bowe@ Oakland, 11/7/10 ............................. 11 pass to V. Tucker, 20 pass to D. Bowe@ Denver, 11/14/10 .......5 pass to Charles, 15 pass to Bowe, 11 pass to Bowe, 22 pass to Bowevs. Arizona, 11/21/10 ...............................1 pass to D. Bowe, 38 pass to D. Bowe@ Seattle, 11/28/10 .... 7 pass to Bowe, 36 pass to Bowe, 9 pass to Bowe, 6 pass to Moeakivs. Denver, 12/5/10 ................................................................. 2 pass to L. Pope@ St. Louis, 12/19/10 .............................................................. 2 pass to L. Popevs. Tennessee, 12/26/10 .....14 pass to Charles, 5 pass to Charles, 75 pass to Bowevs. Buffalo, 9/11/11................................................................6 pass to J. Charles@ San Diego, 9/25/11 .................................4 pass to D. Bowe, 1 pass to L. Popevs. Minnesota, 10/2/11 ......................................................... 52 pass to D. Bowe@ Indianapolis, 10/9/11........ 41 pass to Bowe, 16 pass to Breaston, 5 pass to Bowe, 11 pass to Bowevs. San Diego, 10/31/11 ......................................................39 pass to J. Baldwinvs. Denver, 11/13/11 ............................................................. 1 pass to L. McClainvs. Atlanta, 9/9/12 ......................................................22 pass to K. Boss, 5 run@ Buffalo, 9/16/12 ................................. 33 pass to D. Bowe, 2 pass to D. Bowevs. San Diego, 9/30/12 ........................ 13 pass to J. Charles, 29 pass to D. Bowevs. Oakland, 10/28/12 ....................................................10 pass to D. McClustervs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 ............... 70 pass to G. Jennings, 16 pass to G. Jenningsvs. Carolina, 10/13/13 .......................................................23 pass to K. Rudolph@ Seattle, 11/17/13 ............................................................... 21 pass to J. Wrightvs. Chicago, 12/1/13 ........................................................... 8 pass to G. Jennings@ Baltimore, 12/8/13 ...................8 pass to J. Simpson, 79 pass to C. Pattersonvs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 .........57 pass to Jennings, 6 run, 5 pass to PattersonTotal .................................................................................................. 96 (91 passing, 5 rushing)

CASSEL CASHES IN


The Vikings turned to backup QB Matt Cassel to start the International Series game at Wembley Stadium against Pittsburgh (9/29) and he responded with one of the best debuts in club history for a QB. Cassel came into the Wash-ington game on the final drive of the 3rd quarter and engineered a pair of FG drives in the 4th quarter to seal the 34-27 victory. His performance against Philadelphia in the 48-30 upset win marked the most offensive points scored by the Vikings in Metrodome history. The victory raised Cassel’s career record to 31-35 as a starter. His 79-yard TD pass to Cordarrelle Pat-terson marks the longest pass of Cassel’s career.

Passing TDs of 70+ in a Season by Vikings QBsPlayer, Season 70+ TDs Matt Cassel, 2013 ....................................................................... 2Gus Frerotte, 2008 ...........................................................................................2Todd Bouman, 2001 .......................................................................................2Warren Moon, 1995 ........................................................................................2Fran Tarkenton, 1972 ......................................................................................2Fran Tarkenton, 1962 ......................................................................................2

Passing Yards in 1st Game Played by a Vikings QBPlayer, Game Yards Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago (9/17/61).................................................250Matt Cassel, vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13) ................................... 248Tony Adams, vs. Green Bay (10/4/87) ..................................................234

Passer Rating in 1st Game Started by a Vikings QBPlayer, Game Rating Gus Frerotte, vs. San Francisco (9/28/03) ....................................... 157.2Todd Bouman, vs. Tennessee (12/9/01) .......................................... 131.5Matt Cassel, vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13) ................................123.4

CASSEL COMES THROUGH

The Vikings have QBs on the roster that have posted 2 of the top 9 single-season TD/INT ratios in NFL history. Vikings QBs Matt Cassel and Josh Freeman both enjoyed career-best seasons in 2010 with Kansas City and Tampa Bay respectively.

Top Single Season TD/INT Ratios in NFL History (Min. 25 TDs)Player, Team, Season Ratio Tom Brady, NE, 2010 .......................................................... 36/4Tom Brady, NE, 2007 .......................................................... 50/8Peyton Manning, IND, 2004 ..........................................49/10Brett Favre, MINN, 2009 .................................................... 33/7Aaron Rodgers, GB, 2009 ................................................. 30/7Josh Freeman, TB, 2010 ...................................... 25/6Vinny Testaverde, NYJ, 1998 ............................................ 29/7Donovan McNabb, PHI, 2004 ......................................... 31/8Matt Cassel, KC, 2010 ......................................... 27/7Drew Brees, SD, 2004 ......................................................... 27/7

A RATIO TO RAVE ABOUT


Adrian Peterson burst into 2013 with a 3-TD day at Detroit in the season opener, highlighted by a 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st offensive snap. The play marked the longest run by an NFL player on their 1st play of the season since the 1970 NFL merger. Since entering the league in 2007, Peterson has rushed for 10,070 yards and 86 TDs, both rank as the most in the NFL over the last 7 seasons.

2007-2013 Rushing Yards - NFLPlayer Rushing Yards1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ..................................... 10,0702) Chris Johnson, TENN........................................................ 7,7483) Frank Gore, SF .................................................................... 7,553

2007-2013 Rushing Touchdowns - NFLPlayer Touchdowns1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .................................. 862) Michael Turner, ATL ...................................................613) Marshawn Lynch, SEA/BUFF ..................................574) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX........................................55

2007-2013 Total Touchdowns - NFLPlayer Touchdowns1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .................................. 912) Calvin Johnson, DET .................................................67

2007-2013 Rushing Yards Per Game - NFLPlayer Yards Per Game1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ............................... 98.72) Arian Foster, HOU .................................................. 85.8

2007-2013 Scrimmage Yards - NFLPlayer Yards1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ...........................11,7652) Chris Johnson, TENN...........................................9,734

2007-2013 Scrimmage Yards Per Game - NFLPlayer Avg.1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .............................115.3 2) Chris Johnson, TENN...........................................104.7

Career Rushing Leaders - VikingsPlayer Att. Yds. Avg. TD1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ..2,022 ......... 10,070 ........... 5.0 ........ 862) Robert Smith, 1993-00 .........................1,411 ............... 6,818 ...............4.8 ...........32

Peterson has rushed for 100 yards or more in a half 16 times in his career, 10 times in the 1st half, 6 in the 2nd half.

100 Yards Rushing In A Half - VikingsPlayer Games1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ....... 16 (10 in 1st)2) Robert Smith, 1993-00 ........................................................2

Vikings Rushing Yards in a HalfPlayer Adrian Peterson vs. San Diego (11/4/07) ........... 253 (2nd half)Adrian Peterson @ Cleveland (9/13/09) ............. 155 (2nd half)Chuck Foreman @ Philadelphia (10/24/76)..................145 (2nd half )Adrian Peterson @ Seattle (11/4/12) ....................144 (1st half)Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago (12/1/13) ............... 139 (2nd half)Adrian Peterson @ Green Bay (12/2/12) .................126 (1t half)Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago (12/9/12) .................125 (1st half)Robert Smith @ St. Louis (9/13/98) ...................................121 (1st half )Adrian Peterson @ St. Louis (12/16/12) ................119 (1st half)Adrian Peterson @ Chicago (10/14/07) .............. 119 (2nd half)Adrian Peterson vs. Indianapolis (9/14/08) .........118 (1st half)

Adrian Peterson has moved among the NFL’s all-time greats in rushing aver-age in his 7 seasons. Peterson’s 98.7 yards per game ranks 3rd in NFL history among players with a minimum of 100 career games played.

NFL All-Time Rushing Yards Per Game - minimum 100 gamesPlayer (Yards/Games) YPGJim Brown (12,312/118) ................................................. 104.3Barry Sanders (15,269/153) ..............................................99.8Adrian Peterson (10,070/102) ............................98.7

NFL All-Time Career Rushing Average Leaders - RBs with minimum 1,000 att.Player AvgJim Brown (2,539 att / 12,312 yds) .................................. 5.2Adrian Peterson (2,022 att / 10,070 yds) .............5.0Barry Sanders (3,062 att / 15,261 yds) ............................ 5.0

NFL Single-Season Rushing Average Leaders - minimum 200 attemptsPlayer Avg.Jim Brown, 1963 (291 att / 1,863 yds) ............................ 6.4Jamaal Charles, 2010 (230 att / 1,467 yds) .................... 6.4Barry Sanders, 1997 (334 att / 2,053 yds) ...................... 6.1Adrian Peterson, 2012 (348 att / 2,097 yds) ........6.0O.J. Simpson, 1973 (332 att / 2,003 yds) ........................ 6.0

ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES

Adrian Peterson among the all-time leaders for RBs in their first 7 NFL sea-sons (charts courtesy of Stats, Inc.). Peterson can become only the 5th player in NFL history to amass 10,000+ yards rushing in their first 7 seasons.

Most Rushing Yards in First 7 Seasons - NFLPlayer, Years Rushing Yards1) Eric Dickerson, 1983-89 ...........................................11,2262) LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-07 .............................10,6503) Barry Sanders, 1989-95 ............................................10,1724) Emmitt Smith, 1990-96 ............................................10,1605) Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 .......................... 10,0706) Walter Payton, 1975-81 .............................................. 9,6087) Jim Brown, 1957-63 .................................................... 9,322

Most Rushing Touchdowns in First 7 Seasons - NFLPlayer TDs1) Eric Dickerson, 1983-89 .................................................1152) Emmitt Smith, 1990-96 ..................................................1083) Shaun Alexander, 2000-06 ............................................. 964) Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 ..................................865t) Jim Brown, 1957-63 ......................................................... 825t) Eric Dickerson, 1983-89 ................................................. 82

Career Touchdowns by Active PlayersPlayer TDs (rush/rec.)1) Tony Gonzalez ................................................... 110 (0/110)2) Adrian Peterson ....................................... 91 (86/5)3) Larry Fitzgerald ...................................................... 87 (0/87)4) Antonio Gates ........................................................ 86 (0/86)

GLASS HALF FULL

RUSHING TO THE TOP ABOVE THE AVERAGE

“ALL DAY” AND GREATEST STARTS

With his 2,097 yards in 2012, Peterson now owns 5 of the top 7 single season rushing totals in Vikings history.

Single Season Rushing Leaders - VikingsPlayer Yards1) Adrian Peterson, 2012 ............................2,0972) Adrian Peterson, 2008 ............................1,7603) Robert Smith, 2000 .............................................1,5214) Adrian Peterson, 2009 ............................1,3835) Adrian Peterson, 2007 ............................1,3416) Adrian Peterson, 2010 ............................1,2987) Michael Bennett, 2002 .......................................1,296

PETERSON’S RECORD PACE


Peterson already has 21 runs of 50+ yards in his short career, topping the team record held by Robert Smith (12) and tied the NFL mark with 7 in 2012.

2013 NFL Leading RushersPlayer ....................................................................... Att/Yards1) Lesean McCoy, Philadelphia .......................................... 269/1,3432) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota ................................. 268/1,2213) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City ........................................... 258/1,200

2013 NFL Longest RunsPlayer ................................................................................... Yards1) Terrelle Pryor (QB), Oakland vs. Pitt. (10/27) ................................. 93t2t) Andre Ellington (RB), Arizona vs. Atl. (10/27) ............................. 80t2t) Rashad Jennings (RB), Oakland at Hou. (11/17) ........................ 80t 2t) Bobby Rainey (RB), Tampa Bay vs. Buff. (12/8) ........................... 80t5) Adrian Peterson (RB), Minnesota at Det. (9/8) ....................... 78t6) C.J. Spiller (RB), Buffalo vs. Atlanta (12/1) ........................................777) Chris Ivory (RB), NY Jets at Buff. (11/17) ...........................................698) Randall Cobb (WR), Green Bay vs. Det. (10/6) ...............................679) Tavon Austin (WR), St. Louis vs. Chi. (11/24) ................................. 65t10) Marcel Reece (RB), Oakland vs. NY Jets (10/8) .......................... 63t11t) Michael Vick (QB), Philadelphia vs. KC (9/19) .............................6111t) C.J. Spiller (RB), Buffalo vs. KC (11/3) .............................................6112t) Adrian Peterson (RB), Minnesota vs. Pitt. (9/29).......................60t12t) Ben Tate (RB), Houston vs. Tenn. (9/15) ........................................6012t) Eddie Lacy (RB), Green Bay at Dallas (12/15) .............................60

Career 50+ Runs - VikingsPlayer ..................................................50+ Yd Rushes1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ........................21 2) Robert Smith, 1993-00 .................................................... 12

Career 70+ Runs - VikingsPlayer ..................................................70+ Yd Rushes1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present .......................... 62) Robert Smith, 1993-00 .......................................................5

NFL 50+ Runs in a SeasonPlayer ..................................................50+ Yd Rushes1t) Adrian Peterson, 2012 ....................................... 7 1t) Barry Sanders, 1997 ...........................................................7

NFL 150+ Yard Games in a SeasonPlayer ................................................ 150+ Yd Games1t) Adrian Peterson, 2012 ....................................... 7 1t) Earl Campbell, 1980 ..........................................................7

Top Rushing Games in NFL HistoryPlayer ..............................................................................Yards1) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. San Diego (11/4/07) ....2962) Jamal Lewis, Baltimore vs. Cleveland (9/14/03) ...................2953) Jerome Harrison, Cleveland vs. Kansas City (12/20/09) ....286

Top Rushing Seasons in NFL HistoryPlayer ..............................................................................Yards1) Eric Dickerson, LA Rams, 1984 ............................................... 2,1052) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, 2012 ...........................2,0973) Jamal Lewis, Baltimore, 2003.................................................. 2,0664) Barry Sanders, Detroit, 1997 ................................................... 2,0535) Terrell Davis, Denver, 1998 ...................................................... 2,0086) Chris Johnson, Tennessee, 2009 ............................................ 2,0067) O.J. Simpson, Buffalo, 1973 ..................................................... 2,003


Peterson holds the Vikings career record with 42 regular season games of 100+ yards rushing. The following is a list of those performances:

Peterson’s Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performancesvs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 .................................................103at Kansas City, 9/23/07 .......................................102vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07 ........................................112at Chicago, 10/14/07 ...........................................224vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 ......................................296*vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 ..............................................116at Green Bay, 9/8/08 ............................................103vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 ....................................160vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 ............................................111at Chicago, 10/19/08 ...........................................121vs. Houston, 11/2/08 ...........................................139vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 ........................................192vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ..........................................131at Detroit, 12/7/08 ................................................105at Arizona, 12/14/08 ............................................165vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28/08 .....................................103at Cleveland, 9/13/09 ..........................................180vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 .......................................143vs. Detroit, 11/15/09 ............................................133at New Orleans, 1/24/10 ................................. 122#vs. Miami, 9/19/10 ................................................145vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 ..............................................160at Green Bay, 10/24/10 .......................................131vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10...............................................107at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 ..................................118vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 .......................................120vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 .............................................122vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 ......................................175@ Detroit, 9/30/12 ................................................102vs. Arizona, 10/21/12 ...........................................153vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12 .....................................123@ Seattle, 11/4/12 ................................................182vs. Detroit, 11/11/12 ............................................171@ Chicago, 11/25/12 ...........................................108@ Green Bay, 12/2/12 ..........................................210vs. Chicago, 12/9/12 ............................................154@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 ...........................................212vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ......................................199@ Chicago, 9/15/13 ..............................................100vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 ........................................140@ Dallas, 10/3/13 ..................................................140@ Green Bay, 11/24/13 ........................................146vs. Chicago, 12/1/13 ............................................211* NFL Record, # Playoffs

Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings1) Adrian Peterson ......... 422) Robert Smith ....................29

REACHING 100

50-YARD DASH

Peterson matched his career-high in the 2013 season opener at Detroit with a 3-TD day. Peterson has 10+ rushing TDs in each of his opening 7 NFL seasons. NFL 2013 Rushing TD LeadersPlayer Rushing TDs1t) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota.............................................. 101t) Marshawn Lynch, Seattle ....................................................................101t) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City................................................................101t) Knowshon Moreno, Denver ...............................................................10

NFL 2013 Leading Scorers, TDsPlayer TDs1) Jimmy Graham, New Orleans .............................................. 14 (14 rec)2) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City ...................................13 (10 rush, 3 rec)3t) Calvin Johnson, Detroit ....................................................... 12 (12 rec)3t) Marshawn Lynch, Seattle ......................................12 (10 rush, 2 rec)3t) Knowshon Moreno, Denver .................................12 (10 rush, 2 rec)6t) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota.................... 11 (10 rush, 1 rec)6t) Vernon Davis, San Francisco ............................................... 11 (11 rec)6t) Julius Thomas, Denver ......................................................... 11 (11 rec)6t) Demaryius Thomas, Denver .............................................. 11 (11 rec)

IN THE (END) ZONE

Peterson broke the 200-yard plateau for the 5th time in his career, extending his own team record and closing in on the NFL mark. His 211 against Chicago also put him over 10,000 yards rushing for his career. Career Games with 200+ Rushing YardsPlayer, Years 200+ Games1) O.J. Simpson, 1969-79 ........................................................ 62t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ......................... 52t) Tiki Barber, 1997-2006 ...................................................... 5

Fewest Games to 10,000 Yards Rushing- NFLPlayer GamesEric Dickerson ..........................................................................91Jim Brown ..................................................................................98Adrian Peterson ................................................... 101Barry Sanders ........................................................................ 103

200+ DAY BREAKS 10K


Peterson owns 3 of the 7 longest runs in Vikings history and is the only Viking with a pair of 80-yard runs in a single season.

Longest Runs in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Game Run1) Chester Taylor, at Seattle, 10/22/06 .......................................95t2) Michael Bennett, at Tampa Bay, 11/3/02 .............................85t3) Chester Taylor, at San Francisco, 12/9/07 ............................84t4t) Adrian Peterson, at Green Bay, 12/2/12 ................. 82t4t) Adrian Peterson, at St. Louis, 12/16/12 .................. 82t6t) Adrian Peterson, vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 ..................... 80t6t) Clinton Jones, vs. Chicago, 11/2/69 .....................................80t

Longest Runs in Mall of America Field/MetrodomePlayer, Game Run1) Tony Dorsett, Dallas at Minnesota, 1/3/83 ..........................99t2) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 .... 80t

The following is a look at Peterson’s longest career runs: Yards Game W/L1t) 82t...................at St. Louis, 12/16/12 .............................. W1t) 82t...................at Green Bay, 12/2/12 ...............................L3) 80t ....................vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 ................................. W4) 78t ....................at Detroit, 9/8/13 .......................................L5) 74 ......................at Seattle, 11/4/12 .....................................L6) 73t ....................at Chicago, 10/14/07 .............................. W7t) 67t...................vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28/08 ........................ W 7t) 67t...................at Chicago, 10/14/07 .............................. W9t) 64t...................vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12 ..........................L9t) 64t...................vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 ........................... W9t) 64t...................at Cleveland, 9/13/09 ............................. W12) 61t ..................vs. Detroit, 11/11/12 ............................... W13) 60t ..................vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13* ......................... W14) 59 ...................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ............................. W15) 58 ...................vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 .......................... W*International Series game in London

Longest Runs in a Season Opener- VikingsPlayer, Game Run1t) Adrian Peterson, at Detroit, 2013 ........................... 78t1t) Robert Smith, at Buffalo, 1997...............................................78t3) Dave Osborn, vs. San Francisco, 1967 ................................... 73

Career Rushing Yards by Active NFL PlayersPlayer Yards1)Steven Jackson ............................................................................................ 10,5862) Adrian Peterson .................................................................... 10,0703) Frank Gore .......................................................................................................9,856

Peterson has scored a touchdown in 60 career games, closing in on 2nd place in team history.

Most Career Games with a TDPlayer, Years Games w/ TD Vikings Gms1) Cris Carter, 1990-2001 ...................................................... 79 ..............................1882) Randy Moss, 1998-2004, ‘10 ........................................... 62 ..............................1133) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present .........................60 ....................... 101


In each of his opening 7 NFL seasons, Peterson has rushed for at least 10 touchdowns, the 1st player in Vikings history to notch 7 seasons with 10+ TD and trails only 2 players in NFL history for the most seasons with 10+ rushing TDs. Tomlinson is the only other player to open his career with 7 straight seasons of 10+ TDs. Most Seasons with 10+ Rushing TDs - NFLPlayer Seasons w/ 10+ Rushing TDs1) LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-09 ..............................................................92) Emmitt Smith, 1990-92, ‘94-96, ‘98-99 .................................................8 3) Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 ..................................................... 7

Through 102 career games, Peterson has 86 rushing TDs, the most in team history. He has 91 total TDs, the 3rd-most in Vikings history.

Most Career Rushing TDs - VikingsPlayer TDs1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ................................. 862t) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ......................................................... 522t) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ..................................................................... 52

Most Career Overall TDs - VikingsPlayer, Years TDs1) Cris Carter, 1990-01 ....................................................................1102) Randy Moss, 1998-04, ‘10 ........................................................... 933) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ................................. 914) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ...................................................................... 765) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ........................................................... 756) Anthony Carter, 1985-93 ............................................................ 547) Ted Brown, 1979-86 ..................................................................... 538) Sammy White, 1976-85 ............................................................... 50

Peterson holds the Vikings mark for career 100-yard rushing performances with 42 in 102 career games and has added 1 in playoff action. Peterson had a streak of 8 consecutive 100-yard rushing games, a team record. Peterson led the NFL with 10 games over 100 yards during the 2012 season.

Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings1) Adrian Peterson ......... 422) Robert Smith ....................29

Single Season 100-Yard Rushing Games - Vikings1t) Adrian Peterson, 2012 .........................101t) Adrian Peterson, 2008 .........................103) Robert Smith, 2000 ............................................. 84t) Adrian Peterson, 2007 ........................... 64t) Robert Smith, 1997 ............................................ 6

Vikings Consecutive 100-yard Rushing Games 1) Adrian Peterson, 2012 (11/4-12/16) ....... 82) Robert Smith, 2000 (11/6-11/30) ................... 5

Peterson owns 10 of the top 13 Vikings single-game rushing totals.Most Single-Game Rushing Yards - VikingsYards Player, Game1) 296 *..................... Adrian Peterson, vs. San Diego, 11/4/072) 224 ....................... Adrian Peterson, at Chicago, 10/14/073) 212 ....................... Adrian Peterson, at St. Louis, 12/16/124) 211 ....................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Chicago, 12/1/135) 210 ....................... Adrian Peterson, at Green Bay, 12/2/126) 200 ..............................Chuck Foreman, at Philadelphia, 10/24/767) 199 ....................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 12/30/128) 192 ....................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/089) 182 ....................... Adrian Peterson, at Seattle, 11/4/1210) 180 ..................... Adrian Peterson, at Cleveland, 9/13/0911t) 179 ..........................Robert Smith, at St. Louis, 9/13/9811t) 179 ..........................Ted Brown, at Green Bay, 10/23/8313) 175 ..................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11*NFL Record

ADRIAN PETERSON’S LONG RUNS TOPS IN TDS

CENTURY MARK

SINGLE-GAME RUSHING HIGHS

60 GAMES IN THE END ZONE

10 RUSHING TD PLATEAU

Peterson has moved into 2nd in club history for most combined net yards in a career. He currently has 11,934 career yards.

Most Career Combined Net Yards - VikingsPlayer, Years Combined Yards1) Cris Carter, 1990-01 ...................................................12,4102) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ................. 11,934

TOTAL NET YARDAGE LEADERS



Adrian Peterson’s 86 career rushing TDs is tied for 14th in NFL history and has achieved the feat in only 101 career games, the fewest games among the players in the NFL’s all-time top 25 in rushing TDs.

NFL Career Rushing TDsPlayer, Years TDs1) Emmitt Smith, 1990-04 ............................................................................................. 1642) LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-11 .............................................................................. 1453) Marcus Allen, 1982-97 .............................................................................................. 1234) Walter Payton, 1975-87 ............................................................................................. 1105) Jim Brown, 1957-65 ................................................................................................... 1066) John Riggins, 1971-85 ............................................................................................... 1047t) Shaun Alexander, 2000-08 ..................................................................................... 1007t) Marshall Faulk, 1994-05 .......................................................................................... 1009) Barry Sanders, 1989-98 ................................................................................................9910t) Jerome Bettis, 1993-05 ............................................................................................9110t) Franco Harris, 1972-84 .............................................................................................9112t) Eric Dickerson, 1983-93 ...........................................................................................9012t) Curtis Martin, 1995-05 .............................................................................................9014t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ........................................................ 8614t) Priest Holmes, 1997-07 ............................................................................................8616) Jim Taylor, 1958-67 .....................................................................................................8317) Corey Dillon, 1997-06 ................................................................................................8218) Ottis Anderson, 1979-92...........................................................................................8119) Edgerrin James, 1999-09 ..........................................................................................8020) Ricky Watters, 1992-01 ..............................................................................................7821) Tony Dorsett, 1977-88 ...............................................................................................7722) Pete Johnson, 1977-84 ..............................................................................................76

Peterson’s 18 rushing TDs in 2009 broke his career high and the Vikings re-cord for the most rushing TDs in a single season.

Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Single Season - VikingsPlayer, Year TDs1) Adrian Peterson, 2009 ....................................... 182t) Terry Allen, 1992 ...............................................................132t) Chuck Foreman, 1976 .....................................................132t) Chuck Foreman, 1975 .....................................................135t) Adrian Peterson, 2012 ..................................... 125t) Adrian Peterson, 2011 ..................................... 125t) Adrian Peterson, 2010 ..................................... 125t) Adrian Peterson, 2007 ..................................... 12

Most Combined Touchdowns in a Single Season - VikingsPlayer, Year TDs (Rush/Rec.)1) Chuck Foreman, 1975 .........................................22 (13/9)2) Adrian Peterson, 2009 ............................ 18 (18/0)3t) Randy Moss, 2003 ...............................................17 (0/17)3t) Randy Moss, 1998 ...............................................17 (0/17)3t) Cris Carter, 1995 ...................................................17 (0/17)

Peterson’s 3 rushing TDs in the 1st quarter vs. Arizona (10/9/11) tied an NFL record for most rushing TDs in a quarter and he became only the 3rd player to rush for 3 TDs in the 1st quarter of a game.

Most Rushing TDs in a Quarter in NFL HistoryPlayer, Game TDsAdrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (1st) ...................3Priest Holmes, Kansas City vs. Atlanta, 10/24/04 (2nd) ................................ 3LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego vs. Denver, 12/1/02 (2nd) ...................... 3Shaun Alexander, Seattle vs. Minnesota, 9/29/02 (2nd) .............................. 3Priest Holmes, Kansas City vs. Cleveland, 9/8/02 (4th)................................. 3James Stewart, Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia, 10/12/97 (1st) .................... 3Eric Dickerson, Indianapolis vs. Denver, 10/31/88 (1st) ............................... 3Leroy Kelly, Cleveland vs. NY Giants, 12/1/68 (3rd) ....................................... 3Abner Hayes, Kansas City vs. Oakland, 11/26/61 (3rd) ................................. 3

Game, Date * Playoffs @International Series Game at London Playvs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 ..................................................................... 60 pass from T. Jacksonat Kansas City, 9/23/07 .............................................................................................11 runat Chicago, 10/14/07 (3) .............................................................67 run, 73 run, 35 runat Dallas, 10/21/07 .....................................................................................................20 runvs. San Diego, 11/4/07 (3) ............................................................ 1 run, 64 run, 46 runvs. Detroit, 12/2/07 (2) ...............................................................................16 run, 13 runvs. Chicago, 12/17/07 (2) ................................................................................1 run, 8 runat Green Bay, 9/8/08 .................................................................................................... 3 runat Tennessee, 9/28/08 (2) ............................................................................ 28 run, 3 runat Chicago, 10/19/08 (2) .............................................................................. 1 run, 54 runvs. Houston, 11/2/08 ................................................................................................... 1 runvs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 ..............................................................................................29 runat Jacksonville, 11/23/08 ..........................................................................................16 runvs. Chicago, 11/30/08 .................................................................................................. 1 runvs. N.Y. Giants, 12/30/08 ...........................................................................................67 runvs. Philadelphia, 1/4/09 * (2) ...................................................................... 40 run, 3 runat Cleveland, 9/13/09 (3) .................................................................1 run, 1 run, 64 runat Detroit, 9/20/09 ......................................................................................................27 runvs. Green Bay, 10/5/09 ................................................................................................ 1 runat St. Louis, 10/11/09 (2) .................................................................................5 run, 7 runat Pittsburgh, 10/25/09 .............................................................................................. 2 runat Green Bay, 11/1/09 .................................................................................................. 1 runvs. Detroit, 11/15/09 (2) ............................................................................... 22 run, 1 runvs. Chicago, 11/29/09 .................................................................................................. 5 runvs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09 (2) ............................................................................1 run, 3 runat Carolina, 12/20/09 ................................................................................................... 4 runat Chicago, 12/28/09 (2) .................................................................................1 run, 1 runvs. N.Y. Giants, 1/3/10 .................................................................................................. 1 runat New Orleans, 1/24/10 * (3) ........................................................19 run, 1 run, 2 runvs. Miami, 9/19/10 ....................................................................................................... 1 runvs. Detroit, 9/26/10 (2) ................................................................................. 6 run, 80 runvs. Dallas, 10/17/10 ...................................................................................................... 1 runat Green Bay, 10/24/10 ............................................................................................... 1 runat New England, 10/31/10 ......................................................................................... 1 runvs. Arizona, 11/7/10 (2) ........................................................ 12 pass from Favre, 4 runat Washington, 11/28/10 ........................................................................................... 5 runvs. Buffalo, 12/5/10 (3) .....................................................................2 run, 3 run, 43 runat Philadelphia, 12/28/10 ......................................................................................... 1 runvs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 (2) .............................................................................1 run, 9 runvs. Detroit, 9/25/11 ...................................................................................................... 6 runvs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (3) ................................................................. 4 run, 24 run, 14 runat Chicago, 10/16/11 .................................................................................................. 4 runvs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 .............................................................................................. 1 runat Carolina, 10/30/11 (2) .................................................. 19 pass from Ponder, 9 runat Green Bay, 11/14/11 ............................................................................................... 3 runvs. Oakland, 11/20/11 ...............................................................................................12 runat Washington, 12/24/11 ........................................................................................... 1 runvs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 (2) .............................................................................3 run, 2 runvs. Arizona, 10/21/12 .................................................................................................13 runvs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12 ...........................................................................................64 runat Seattle, 11/4/12 (2) ......................................................................................1 run, 4 runvs. Detroit, 11/11/12 ..................................................................................................61 runat Green Bay, 12/2/12 ................................................................................................82 runvs. Chicago, 12/9/12 (2) ..................................................................................1 run, 1 runat St. Louis, 12/16/12 .................................................................................................82 runvs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 (2) ................................................7 run, 2 pass from Ponderat Detroit, 9/8/13 (3) .............................................78 run, 4 run, 4 pass from Pondervs. Cleveland, 9/22/13 ................................................................................................. 2 runvs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 (2) @ ...................................................................... 60 run, 7 runvs. Green Bay, 10/27/13 .............................................................................................. 8 runat Dallas, 11/3/13 ........................................................................................................11 runvs. Washington, 11/7/13 (2) ....................................................................... 18 run, 1 runat Green Bay, 11/24/13 ............................................................................................... 1 runTotals ................................96 (91 regular season; 86 rushing, 5 receiving)

PETERSON’S CAREER TDSPETERSON CLIMBING CAREER TD

RUSHING TDS IN A SEASON

PETERSON AT THE QUARTER POLE


Greg Jennings joined the Vikings as a free agent following a 7-year career with border rival Green Bay. During his tenure with the Packers, Jennings started 99 of his109 games in the regular season and 8 of 10 in the playoffs. His career highlight came in Super Bowl XLV against Pittsburgh when he caught 4 passes, 2 for TDs, en route to the Packers win.

A Pro Bowl honoree in 2010 and 2011, Jennings had a career-best 12 TDs in 2007 and in 2010. He amassed 26 career 100-yard receiving games (23 regular season, 3 playoffs).NFL Receiving TDs 2007-13Player TDs1) Calvin Johnson .........................................................................................662) Larry Fitzgerald .........................................................................................633t) Randy Moss (retired) .............................................................................553t) Marques Colston ....................................................................................555) Greg Jennings ...................................................................... 546) Brandon Marshall ....................................................................................537) Antonio Gates ...........................................................................................52

JENNINGS, ASIATA, CARLSON, PATTERSON NOTES

Greg Jennings ability to make the most of yards after catch has given him one of the best receiving averages in the NFL over his career. Among players with at least 350 receptions since 2007, Jennings’ 15.1 yards per catch ranks 3rd.

2007-13 NFL Receiving Average - min. 350 receptionsPlayer Avg.1) Vincent Jackson .....................................................................................17.62) Calvin Johnson ......................................................................................16.33) Greg Jennings ................................................................... 15.1

2007-13 NFL Receptions of 25+ YardsPlayer 25+ Catches1) Calvin Johnson .........................................................................................852) Desean Jackson ........................................................................................753) Steve Smith ................................................................................................714) Vincent Jackson ........................................................................................705) Roddy White ..............................................................................................676t) Larry Fitzgerald .......................................................................................666t) Andre Johnson ........................................................................................666t) Brandon Marshall ...................................................................................669) Greg Jennings ...................................................................... 65

JENNINGS JUMPS IN

ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE

RB Matt Asiata made an impressive 1st career start when he got the call against Philadelphia, rushing for 3 TDs to tie a Vikings record and he became the 1st NFL player to score 3 rushing TDs in their 1st start since the 2000 sea-son opener when Daunte Culpepper achieved the same feat.

Rushing TDs in a Game by VikingsPlayer, Game TDsMatt Asiata, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 ......... 3*Adrian Peterson, vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 ....................... 3Adrian Peterson, vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10 ........................ 3Adrian Peterson, at Cleveland, 9/13/09 .................... 3Chester Taylor, vs. Oakland, 11/18/07 ....................... 3Adrian Peterson, vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 .................. 3Adrian Peterson, at Chicago, 10/14/07 ..................... 3Artose Pinner, at Detroit, 12/10/06 ............................ 3Onterrio Smith, vs. Kansas City, 12/20/03 ................ 3Daunte Culpepper, vs. Chicago, 9/3/00 .................. 3*Herschel Walker, at Phoenix, 10/27/91 ..................... 3D.J. Dozier, vs. Denver, 10/26/87 ................................. 3Chuck Foreman, vs. San Diego, 11/23/75 ................ 3Chuck Foreman, at Green Bay, 9/15/74 .................... 3Clinton Jones, vs. Detroit, 11/15/70 ........................... 3Tommy Mason, at San Francisco, 10/24/65 ............. 3*1st career start

DEBUT OF THE DECADEJohn Carlson has taken advantage of his opportunity for more playing time from 11/7 to 12/8 to rank among the NFL’s leading TEs in receiving yards (283, #5). Carlson rose to the occasion after injuries depleted the Vi-kings TE group and responded vs. Washington (11/7) with a 7-catch, 98-yard day and scored his 1st TD as a Viking.

Receiving Yards by NFL TEs - 11/7/13-12/8/13Player YardsCharles Clay, Miami ..................................................... 315Rob Gronkowski, New England .............................. 308Jimmy Graham, New Orleans .................................. 300Garrett Graham, Houston ......................................... 295John Carlson, Minnesota ............................... 283 Carlson’s Career-Best GamesPlayer Rec/Yds/TDsat Dallas, 11/27/08 .............................................. 6/105/0vs. Washington, 11/7/13 ........................... 7/98/1vs. St. Louis, 9/13/09 ..............................................6/95/2vs. Tampa Bay, 12/20/09 .......................................7/86/1vs. San Francisco, 9/14/08....................................6/78/0at St. Louis, 12/14/08 .............................................5/76/0at Seattle, 11/17/13 .................................. 5/69/0vs. New England, 12/7/08 ....................................8/69/1

CARLSON COMES ON STRONG

Cordarrelle Patterson notched his season-best day at Baltimore (12/8) with a 141-yard receiving performance against the Ravens, including a 79-yard TD with :45 seconds left in the game. He is poised to break the Vikings kickoff return yardage and average record.

2013 NFL Total Net YardagePlayer, Game YardsLeSean McCoy, Philadelpia .............................................. 1,850 (1343 rush, 507 rec)Jamaal Charles, Kansas City ............................................. 1,836 (1181 rush, 655 rec)Matt Forte, Chicago ............................................................ 1,722 (1200 rush, 522 rec)Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota ....... 1,679 (50 rush, 430 rec, 1199 KR)

2013 NFL Rookie Receiving Yards in a GamePlayer, Game YardsTerrance Williams, Dallas vs. Denver ..................... 151Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota at Balt. ... 141

Total Net Yardage in a Season by a Vikings RookiePlayer, Season YardsPercy Harvin, 2009 ...................................................2,081Adrian Peterson, 2007.............................................2,021Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .......................1,679

Receiving Yards in a Game by a Vikings RookiePlayer, Game YardsSammy White, vs. Detroit, 1976 .............................. 210Randy Moss, at Green Bay, 1998 ............................ 190Paul Flatley, vs. Detroit, 1963 ................................... 174Randy Moss, at Dallas, 1998 ..................................... 163Paul Flatley, vs. Baltimore, 1963 ............................. 156Randy Moss, vs. Green Bay, 1998 ........................... 153James Brim, vs. Green Bay, 1987 ............................ 144Cordarrelle Patterson, at Baltimore, 2013 ... 141

Receiving Yards in a Season by a Vikings RookiePlayer, Season YardsRandy Moss, 1998 .....................................................1,313Sammy White, 1976 .................................................... 906Paul Flatley, 1963 ......................................................... 867Percy Harvin, 2009 ...................................................... 790Hassan Jones, 1986 ..................................................... 570Nate Burleson, 2003 ................................................... 455Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .......................... 430

Receptions in a Season by a Vikings RookiePlayer, Season ReceptionsRandy Moss, 1998 ...........................................................69Percy Harvin, 2009 .........................................................60Sammy White, 1976 .......................................................51Paul Flatley, 1963 ............................................................51Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 ............................ 40

PATTERSON PILES UP YARDS


VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

The Vikings have given up a total of 9,286 rushing yards over the past 6 sea-sons, which is the 4th-fewest in the NFL during that time. The Vikings became the first team since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to rank #1 against the run in 3 consecutive seasons (2006-2008), and finished #2 in 2009.

Opponent Rushing Yards - 2008-2013Team Yards Allowed Yards Per Game1) Pittsburgh .............................................................. 8,392 ........................................... 89.32) San Francisco ....................................................... 8,942 ........................................... 95.13) Baltimore ............................................................... 9,178 ........................................... 97.64) Minnesota .............................................. 9,286 ................................. 98.8

Opponent Rushing TDs - 2008-2013Team TDs1) Baltimore ..................................................................... 462) Pittsburgh .................................................................... 503) San Francisco ............................................................. 554) New England .............................................................. 565) Minnesota ....................................................58

Opponent Average Yards Per Rush - 2008-2013Team Avg.1t) San Francisco ........................................................... 3.71t) Pittsburgh ................................................................. 3.71t) Baltimore ................................................................... 3.74) NY Jets ......................................................................... 3.85) Minnesota ...................................................3.9

Opponent Rushes of 10+ Yards - 2008-2013Team 10+ Yard Rushes1) Pittsburgh ..................................................................1792) San Francisco ...........................................................2023) Baltimore ...................................................................2124) NY Jets ........................................................................2275) Cincinnati ..................................................................2396) San Diego ..................................................................2427) Miami ..........................................................................2468) Minnesota ................................................. 248

Brian Robison notched sacks on consecutive plays at Dallas (11/3/13), the 1st player to do so since linemate Kevin Williams in 2003. Robison has posted 8 sacks in the past 7 games, dating back to the game at Dallas, and has 6 sacks in the past 5 games, notching a sack in the past 5 con-secutive games. Robison is tied for the Vikings team lead with 9.0 sacks in 2013, setting a new career-high. If Robison and Jared Allen each notch 10+ sacks on the season they will be the 1st Vikings tandem to do so since 2004 when

Kevin Williams (12.0) and Lance Johnstone (11.0) achieved the feat.

Consecutive Plays with a Sack- VikingsPlayer, Game PlaysGary Larsen, vs. Detroit, 10/6/68 .........................................3Brian Robison, at Dallas, 11/3/13 ........................... 2Kevin Williams, vs. San Francisco, 9/28/03............. 2several other players with....................................... 2

Longest Fumble Recovery Returns by a Vikings LinemanPlayer, Game Return1) Kevin Williams, vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04 ..... 77t2) Alan Page, at Chicago, 10/11/70 ................................63t3) Brian Robison, at Chicago, 9/15/13 ................ 61t4) Jared Allen, at St. Louis, 10/11/09 .................. 52t

Vikings Single-Season Passes Defensed by Defensive LinemenTeam Passes Defensed1) Kevin Williams, 2004 ...............................................................................102t) Brian Robison, 2012 ............................................................. 82t) Kevin Williams, 2005 ................................................................................8

The Vikings had 50.0 sacks in 2011, led by Jared Allen’s 22.0. The 50 sacks ranks 3rd in Vikings history and is the most since 1992. Over the 2011-13 seasons, the Vikings are 4th with 128 sacks.

2011-13 NFL SacksTeam Sacks1t) Cincinnati ...............................................................1331t) St. Louis...................................................................1333) Denver ......................................................................1294) Minnesota ................................................ 1285) Miami ........................................................................124

The Vikings hard-hitting defense and special teams has helped the club rank among the NFL leaders in forcing and recovering fumbles in recent seasons. The VIkings have 40 forced fumbles and 34 fumble recoveries over the past 3 seasons. 2011-13 NFL Forced FumblesTeam FFs1) Chicago ...................................................................... 512) New England ............................................................ 483) Cincinnati .................................................................. 444) Denver ........................................................................ 415t) Minnesota ................................................. 405t) Jacksonville ............................................................. 405t) San Francisco .......................................................... 405t) Baltimore .................................................................. 409) Tennessee .................................................................. 39

2011-13 NFL Opponent Fumble RecoveriesTeam FRs1) New England ............................................................ 422) Chicago ...................................................................... 393) Cincinnati .................................................................. 384) San Francisco ........................................................... 365t) Minnesota ................................................. 345t) NY Giants.................................................................. 347) Seattle ......................................................................... 338) Carolina ...................................................................... 32

NOWHERE TO RUN

ROBISON RAMBLES WITH RETURN

PLAYING TAKEAWAY

SACKS COMING FAST

In his 1st career start at Green Bay (11/24/13) LB Audie Cole had a game-high and Vikings season-high with 18 tackles and posted a sack on the 1st play of the game when he corralled Packers QB Scott Tolzien. Cole, originally a 7th-round draft pick (#210 overall), had been a regular contributor on special teams during his rookie season in 2012 and during 2013 up until the Green Bay game when he replaced regular starter Erin Henderson. Cole posted a game-high 18 tackles and added his 1st career sack along withpressuring Packers QBs throughout the game. The Vikings held Green Bay to 3-of-16 con-versions on 3rd down (19%), the lowest allowed by the club in 2013.

Vikings Single-Game Tackles - 2013Player, Game TacklesAudie Cole, at Green Bay (11/24) ....................18Erin Henderson, vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) .................... 17Erin Henderson, vs. Green Bay (10/27) ................... 17Andrew Sendejo, vs. Washington (11/7) ............... 17

EVERSON’S IMPACTEVERSON’S IMPACTAUDIE-DACIOUS DEBUT

Vikings MLB Erin Henderson leads the team in tackles and showcased his big play ability with a 2.0-sack day and added an INT vs. Cleveland.

Sacks in a Game by LBs in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Game SacksLonnie Warwick, vs. Green Bay, 12/3/67 ..............................................3.0Broderick Thomas, vs. Tampa Bay, 12/3/95 ........................................2.5Erin Henderson, vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13 .............................. 2.0*Chad Greenway, vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 .......................... 2.0Ed McDaniel, vs. San Francisco, 10/24/99 ...........................................2.0Ed McDaniel, at Green Bay, 10/22/95 ...................................................2.0Carlos Jenkins, vs. San Francisco, 12/13/92 ........................................2.0Mike Merriweather, at Detroit, 10/22/89...........................................2.0*Fred McNeill, at Green Bay, 9/27/81 ......................................................2.0Fred McNeill, at Chicago, 9/9/79 ............................................................2.0*also had INT in game

EVERSON’S IMPACTEVERSON’S IMPACTHENDERSON HIGHLIGHTS


DE Jared Allen set a new Vikings record for sin-gle-season sacks with 22.0 in 2011, breaking Chris Doleman’s mark of 21.0 in 1989. He entered the final game of the season with 18.5 sacks and notched a season-best 3.5 vs. Chicago. Allen is the 1st Viking since John Randle from 1996-2000 to lead the club in sacks 5 straight seasons. Since entering the league in 2004, Allen has 126.0 career sacks, leading the NFL in that span. Allen’s 22.0 sacks in 2011 paced the Vikings as they tied for the

NFL lead with 50.0 sacks, the 3rd-highest total in team history. Allen led the NFL in sacks in 2007 and 2011, giving him the chance to be the 1st NFL player to lead the League in sacks 3 times in a career.

NFL Sack Leaders from 2004-presentPlayer Sacks1) Jared Allen .............................................. 126.02) DeMarcus Ware .................................................... 117.0

NFL Sack Leaders from 2008-present (since Allen joined Vikings)Player Sacks1) DeMarcus Ware .......................................................83.52) Jared Allen ................................................ 83.03t) John Abraham ........................................................66.03t) Robert Mathis .........................................................66.0

Most Sacks in a Single Game - VikingsPlayer Sacks1) Randy Holloway, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 ...............................................5.02) Jared Allen, vs. Green Bay, 10/6/09 ....................................4.53t) Kevin Williams, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 (last time) ..............4.0

Most Consecutive Games with a Sack- VikingsPlayer, Year Cons. Games 1) Jared Allen, 2010-11 ............................................................ 112t) Jim Marshall, 1969 ....................................................................................82t) Carl Eller, 1975-76 .....................................................................................8

Games in a Season with a Sack- VikingsPlayer, Year Games w/Sack 1) Jared Allen, 2011 ................................................................. 132) Alan Page, 1976 ........................................................................................11

JARED ALLEN NOTES

Allen’s remarkable, record-setting 22.0 sack performance in 2011 was high-lighted by his season-high 3.5 sacks in the final game of the season vs. Chica-go as he came within grasp of the NFL’s single-season record. Prior to Allen’s arrival, the last Viking to top 14.5 sacks was DT John Randle, who amassed 15.5 in 1997.

Vikings Top Single-Season Sack TotalsPlayer, Year Sacks1) Jared Allen, 2011 ............................................22.02) Chris Doleman, 1989 ....................................................21.03t) Keith Millard, 1989 .......................................................18.03t) Alan Page, 1976 ............................................................18.05) John Randle, 1997 .........................................................15.56t) Carl Eller, 1977 ...............................................................15.06t) Carl Eller, 1969 ...............................................................15.08t) Jared Allen, 2009 ...........................................14.58t) Jared Allen, 2008 ...........................................14.58t) Chris Doleman, 1992...................................................14.5

Most Sacks in First 10 NFL Seasons Player, Years Sacks1) Reggie White, 1985-94 .............................................. 145.02) Jared Allen, 2004-13 .....................................126.03) Derrick Thomas, 1989-98 ......................................... 119.04) Bruce Smith, 1985-94 ................................................ 116.05) DeMarcus Ware, 2005-13 ......................................... 117.06) Lawrence Taylor, 1981-90 ........................................ 114.57) Leslie O’Neal, 1986, 1988-96 ................................... 112.58) Richard Dent, 1983-92 .............................................. 112.0

Single-Season Sacks - NFL (since 1982)Player, Year Sacks1) Michael Strahan, 2001 .................................................22.52t) Jared Allen, 2011 ...........................................22.02t) Mark Gastineau, 1984 .................................................22.04t) Chris Doleman, 1989...................................................21.04t) Reggie White, 1987......................................................21.06t) Lawrence Taylor, 1986 ................................................20.56t) J.J. Watt, 2012 ................................................................20.5

Career Sacks by Active PlayersPlayer, Year Sacks1) John Abraham, 2000-13 ........................................... 133.52) Jared Allen, 2004-13 .....................................126.03) Julius Peppers, 2002-13 ............................................ 118.04) DeMarcus Ware, 2005-13 ......................................... 117.05t) Dwight Freeney, 2002-13 ....................................... 108.05t) Robert Mathis, 2003-13 .......................................... 108.0

Jared Allen has chased QBs and has a knack for notching safeties, posting his NFL-record matching 4th of his career vs. Denver (12/4/11). Most Career Safeties - NFLPlayer Safeties1t) Jared Allen, 2004-present .................................. 41t) Ted Hendricks, 1969-83 .....................................................41t) Doug English, 1975-85 ......................................................4

Most Career Safeties - VikingsPlayer Safeties1) Jared Allen, 2008-present .................................... 42t) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99 ...........................................22t) Carl Eller, 1964-78 ...............................................................22t) Alan Page, 1967-78 .............................................................2

Most Single Season Safeties - NFLPlayer Safeties1t) Jared Allen, MIN, 2008 ........................................ 21t) Alan Page, MIN, 1971 ......................................................... 21t) 13 other players tied .......................................................... 2

SACKS FOR THE MEMORIESSTACKS OF SACKS

SAFETY DANCE

Jared Allen has made a habit of producing splash plays throughout his NFL career. He is tied for the NFL record with 4 career safeties, has scored 4 TDs- 2 on offense- and snared 5 career INTs.

Allen’s SafetiesGame Playvs. Detroit, 10/12/08 .......... sacked Orlovsky in end zonevs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 ....... sacked Rodgers in end zonevs. Green Bay, 10/5/09 ....... sacked Rodgers in end zonevs. Denver, 12/4/11 ...........tackles McGahee in end zone

Allen’s InterceptionsGame INT QB vs. Seattle, 10/29/06 .............. 1 (3) .............Seneca Wallacevs. Chicago, 11/19/09 ...........1 (-4) ........................Jay Cutler@ Green Bay, 10/24/10 .......... 1 (4) ............. Aaron Rodgers@ Detroit, 1/2/11 ................. 1 (36t) .......................Shaun Hill@ San Diego, 9/11/11 ..........1 (14) ...................Philip Rivers

Allen’s TouchdownsGame Playvs. San Diego, 12/2/07 ........................... 2 pass from Huard@ Detroit, 12/23/07 ................................. 1 pass from Huard@ St. Louis, 10/11/09 ............................... 52t fumble return@ Detroit, 1/2/11 ...............................................36t INT return

BIG PLAY J.A.


JARED ALLEN NOTES

Jared Allen’s Career Sacks (*-playoffs)Game................................................................................ QB ............. Sacksvs. Houston, 9/26/04 .........................................................David Carr ...................... 1.0@ Jacksonville, 10/17/04 .........................................Byron Leftwich ...................... 1.0vs. Atlanta, 10/24/04 ......................................................Michael Vick ...................... 2.0vs. New England, 11/22/04 ............................................ Tom Brady ...................... 1.0vs. Oakland, 12/5/04 ......................................................Kerry Collins ...................... 2.0@ Tennessee, 12/13/04 ......................................................Billy Volek ...................... 1.0vs. Oakland, 12/25/04 ...................................................Kerry Collins ...................... 1.0vs. NY Jets, 9/11/05 ..............................................Chad Pennington ...................... 1.0vs. Philadelphia, 10/2/05 .................................. Donovan McNabb ...................... 1.0vs. Washington, 10/16/05 ........................................... Mark Brunell ...................... 3.0@ Buffalo, 11/13/05 ................... Kelly Holcomb, 1.0; J.P. Losman ...................... 1.0vs. New England, 11/27/05 ............................................ Tom Brady ...................... 1.0@ Dallas, 12/11/05 ....................................................... Drew Bledsoe ...................... 2.0vs. San Diego, 12/24/05 .................................................. Drew Brees ...................... 1.0vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/06 ..............................................Carson Palmer ...................... 1.0@ Arizona, 10/8/06 ......................................................... Matt Leinart ...................... 1.0@ San Diego, 10/22/06 ................................................ Phillip Rivers ...................... 1.0@ St. Louis, 11/5/06 .........................................................Marc Bulger ...................... 2.0@ Miami, 11/12/06 ................................................. Joey Harrington ...................... 1.0vs. Denver, 11/23/06 ...................................................Jake Plummer ...................... 0.5@ Oakland, 12/23/06 ..................................................Andew Walter ...................... 1.0vs. Minnesota, 9/23/07 .............................................Kelly Holcomb ...................... 2.0vs. Jacksonville, 10/7/07 ............................................David Garrard ...................... 1.5vs. Cincinnati, 10/14/07 ............................................Carson Palmer ...................... 2.5@ Oakland, 10/21/07 .........................................Daunte Culpepper ...................... 2.0vs. Green Bay, 11/4/07 ..................................................... Brett Favre ...................... 0.5vs. Denver, 11/11/07 ........................................................... Jay Cutler ...................... 1.0vs. San Diego, 12/2/07 ................................................. Phillip Rivers ...................... 2.0@ Detroit, 12/23/07 .............................................................. Jon Kitna ...................... 2.0@ NY Jets, 12/30/07 .................................................Kellen Clemens ...................... 2.0vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 ......................................Peyton Manning ...................... 1.0vs. Carolina, 9/21/08 .............................................. Jake Delhomme ...................... 1.0vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 ....................................................Dan Orlovsky ...................... 1.0@ Chicago, 10/19/08 ........................................................ Kyle Orton ...................... 2.0vs. Houston, 11/2/08 ............ Matt Schaub, 1.0; Sage Rosenfels ...................... 1.0vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 .............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ....................................................... Kyle Orton ...................... 2.5@ Detroit, 12/7/08 ..............................................Daunte Culpepper ...................... 2.0@ Arizona, 12/14/08 .......................................................Kurt Warner ...................... 2.0vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/09* .................................. Donovan McNabb ...................... 2.0@ Detroit, 9/20/09 ................................................Matthew Stafford ...................... 1.0vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09................................................ Shaun Hill ...................... 1.0vs. Green Bay, 10/5/09 .............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 4.5vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 ..................................................... Joe Flacco ...................... 1.0@ Green Bay, 11/1/09 ...............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 3.0vs. Chicago, 11/29/09 ......................................................... Jay Cutler ...................... 2.0@ Carolina, 12/20/09 ............................................. Jake Delhomme ...................... 1.0vs. NY Giants, 1/3/10 .......................................................Eli Manning ...................... 1.0vs. Dallas, 1/17/10* ........................................................... Tony Romo ...................... 1.0vs. Miami, 9/19/10 ..........................................................Chad Henne ...................... 1.0vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 ............................................... Derek Anderson ...................... 2.5@ Chicago, 11/14/10 .......................................................... Jay Cutler ...................... 2.0vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10 ...........................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0@ Washington, 11/28/10 .................................. Donovan McNabb ...................... 1.0vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10..................................................Ryan Fitzpatrick ...................... 1.0vs. NY Giants, 12/13/10 ..................................................Eli Manning ...................... 1.0@ Philadelphia, 12/28/10 .............................................Michael Vick ...................... 1.0@ Detroit, 1/2/11 ................................................................. Shaun Hill ...................... 0.5@ San Diego, 9/11/11 .................................................... Philip Rivers ...................... 0.5vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 .............................................. Josh Freeman ...................... 1.0vs. Detroit, 9/25/11 ..............................................Matthew Stafford ...................... 3.0@ Kansas City, 10/2/11 ....................................................Matt Cassel ...................... 2.0vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 .......................................................... Kevin Kolb ...................... 2.0@ Chicago, 10/16/11 .......................................................... Jay Cutler ...................... 1.0vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 ...........................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 2.0@ Carolina, 10/30/11 ....................................................Cam Newton ...................... 1.0@ Green Bay, 11/14/11 .............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0vs. Denver, 12/4/11 ...........................................................Tim Tebow ...................... 1.0@ Detroit, 12/11/11 ..............................................Matthew Stafford ...................... 3.0@ Washington, 12/24/11 .......................................... Rex Grossman ...................... 1.0vs. Chicago, 1/1/12 ...................................................... Josh McCown ...................... 3.5vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12............................................... Alex Smith ...................... 1.0@ Detroit, 9/30/12 ................................................Matthew Stafford ...................... 1.0vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12 ..........................................Matt Hasselbeck ...................... 1.0@ Washington, 10/14/12 .......................................Robert Griffin III ...................... 1.0vs. Arizona, 10/21/12 ....................................................John Skelton ...................... 2.0vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12 ............................................ Josh Freeman ...................... 1.0@ Green Bay, 12/2/12 ...............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 2.0@ Houston, 12/23/12 ................................................... Matt Schaub ...................... 2.0vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ...........................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0@ Green Bay, 1/5/13..................................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0

2008-13 NFL Opponent Fumble RecoveriesPlayer FRs1) Rob Ninkovich .................................................................................122t) Jared Allen ..................................................................... 92t) Kerry Rhodes .................................................................................... 92t) Stephen Tulloch ............................................................................... 92t) LaMarr Woodley .............................................................................. 96t) Brian Urlacher ................................................................................... 86t) Jay Ratliff ............................................................................................ 86t) Bradie James ..................................................................................... 86t) James Anderson ............................................................................. 86t) Julius Peppers .................................................................................. 86t) Josh Wilson ........................................................................................ 812t) Chad Greenway ........................................................... 712t) Darnell Dockett ............................................................................. 712t) Jonathan Vilma .............................................................................. 712t) Bernard Pollard .............................................................................. 712t) Ray Lewis ......................................................................................... 712t) Robert Mathis ................................................................................ 712t) Charles Tillman .............................................................................. 712t) Vince Wilfork ................................................................................... 712t) DeAngelo Hall ................................................................................ 712t) Jason Hunter .................................................................................. 712t) Quintin Mikell ................................................................................ 712t) Quentin Jammer ........................................................................... 712t) Jonathan Babineaux .................................................................... 7

2005-13 NFL Forced FumblesPlayer FFs1) Charles Tillman ................................................................................392) Robert Mathis ..................................................................................363) John Abraham .................................................................................354) DeMarcus Ware ...............................................................................325) Osi Umenyiora .................................................................................316) Jared Allen ....................................................................297t) James Harrison...............................................................................287t) Tamba Hali .......................................................................................28

Vikings Career Forced FumblesPlayer FFs1) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99 .......................................................332) Alan Page, 1967-78 ........................................................................283) John Randle, 1990-2000 ...............................................................244) Matt Blair, 1974-85 .........................................................................195) Joey Browner, 1983-91 .................................................................186) Ed McDaniel, 1992-2001 ..............................................................177) Jared Allen, 2008-present ............................................168) Carl Eller, 1964-78 ...........................................................................159t) Jeff Siemon, 1972-82 ...................................................................149t) Cedric Griffin, 2006-11 ................................................................14

Vikings Fumble Recoveries in a SeasonPlayer FRs1) Don Hultz, 1963................................................................................. 92) Alan Page, 1970 ................................................................................. 73) Fred McNeil, 1978 ............................................................................. 64t) Chris Doleman, 1989...................................................................... 54t) Joey Browner, 1985 ........................................................................ 54t) Matt Blair, 1976 ................................................................................ 54t) Jamarca Sanford, 2012 .................................................................. 57t) Jared Allen, 2011 ........................................................... 47t) Chad Greenway, 2007 .................................................................... 47t) Duane Clemons, 1999 ................................................................... 47t) Jack Del Rio, 1995 ........................................................................... 47t) Orlando Thomas, 1995 .................................................................. 47t) Fred Strickland, 1993 ..................................................................... 47t) Mike Merriweather, 1990 ............................................................. 47t) Joey Browner, 1986 ........................................................................ 47t) Scott Studwell, 1986 ...................................................................... 4 7t) Carl Eller, 1966 .................................................................................. 47t) Carl Eller, 1964 .................................................................................. 4Jared Allen currently has 9 fumble recoveries for his Vikings career.

ALLEN BRINGS BACK SACK MEMORIES

FORCING THE ISSUE

@ Chicago, 9/15/13 ............................................................. Jay Cutler ...................... 1.0vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 .................................... Ben Roethlisberger ...................... 2.5@ NY Giants, 10/21/13 ...................................................Eli Manning ...................... 1.0vs. Washington, 11/7/13........................................Robert Griffin III ...................... 0.5vs. Chicago, 12/1/13 ................................................... Josh McCown ...................... 1.0@ Baltimore, 12/8/13 ......................................................... Joe Flacco ...................... 1.0vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 ................................................Nick Foles ...................... 2.0Total .....................................................................126.0 (130.0 w/playoffs)


Rookie Harrison Smith opened all 16 games in 2012 and set a new team mark for starts by a rookie safety. Smith matched a Vikings record with his 2nd INT-return TD of his rookie season vs. Chicago (12/9), a mark Dewayne Wash-ington set in 1994. Smith was placed on injured reserve-recall after suffering a toe injury vs. Carolina (10/13).

Most Starts by a Rookie Safety - VikingsPlayer, Year Starts1) Harrison Smith, 2012 .......................162) Chuck Lamson, 1962 ................................. 143) Karl Kassulke, 1963 ..................................... 124) Orlando Thomas, 1995.............................. 11

INT Return TDs by Vikings - SeasonPlayer, Year TDsJimmy Hitchcock, 1998 ................................................3*Harrison Smith, 2012 ..................................... 2Kevin Williams, 2007 ....................................... 2Darren Sharper, 2005 ....................................................2*Dewayne Washington, 1994 .....................................2Anthony Parker, 1994 ....................................................2Audray McMillian, 1992 ................................................2Carl Lee, 1988 ...................................................................2Rip Hawkins, 1964 ..........................................................2

INT Return Yards by Vikings Rookies- SeasonPlayer, Year Return YdsDewayne Washington, 1994 ..................................134Orlando Thomas, 1995 ............................................108Harrison Smith, 2012 ..................................... 87

NFL INT Return TDs- 2012Player, Year TDsCharles Tillman, Chi, CB ................................................3*Janoris Jenkins, St. L, CB .............................................3*Harrison Smith, Minn, S ................................. 2Lance Briggs, Chi, LB......................................................2Demorrio Williams, SD, LB ...........................................2Captain Munnerlyn, Car, CB ........................................2Chris Harris, Den, CB ......................................................2Darius Butler, Ind, CB .....................................................2*rookie

Vikings LB Chad Greenway joined elite company against Dallas when he became only the 7th player in Vikings history to notch 1,000+ career tackles and only the 5th LB in club history to reach the mark. Greenway is among the 2013 NFL leaders for INTs by a LB with 3 on the season. He joins only 2 other LBs in the NFL this season with 3+ INTs and 3+ sacks. The Vikings record for INTs by a LB in a season is 5, set by Rip Hawkins in 1961.

2013 LBs with 3+ sacks and 3+ INTsPlayer, Team Sacks/INTsLaVonte David, Tampa Bay .................................................6/5Karlos Dansby, Arizona .................................................... 6.5/3Chad Greenway, Minnesota ..................................3/3

Vikings Career Defensive Tackles (not including special teams)Player, Games TacklesScott Studwell, LB, 202 ................................................... 1,928Matt Blair, LB, 160 ............................................................. 1,404Jeff Siemon, LB, 156 ......................................................... 1,375Alan Page, DT, 160 ............................................................ 1,118Chad Greenway, LB, 110 ....................................1,071Tommy Hannon, S, 117................................................... 1,056Ed McDaniel, LB, 125 ....................................................... 1,020

Most Interceptions in a Single Game by a LB - VikingsPlayer, Game INTs1t) Jack Del Rio, at Detroit, 12/5/93.....................................31t) Roy Winston, at San Francisco, 10/25/64 ....................33t) Chad Greenway, at Detroit, 9/20/09 .................. 2

Most Opponent Fumble Recoveries - 2007-13 - NFL Player FRs1) Rob Ninkovich ................................................................... 122t) Chad Greenway ................................................112t) Bradie James ..................................................................... 114t) Kerry Rhodes .................................................................... 104t) Brian Urlacher ................................................................... 104t) Julius Peppers .................................................................. 107t) Jared Allen .......................................................... 97t) Darnell Dockett ...................................................................97t) Jay Ratliff ...............................................................................97t) Antonio Smith .....................................................................97t) Stephen Tulloch ..................................................................97t) LaMarr Woodley .................................................................97t) Quentin Jammer ................................................................9

Vikings Single-Season Sacks - LinebackersPlayer Sacks1) Ed McDaniel, 1998 ....................................................7.02t) Broderick Thomas, 1995 .......................................6.02t) Matt Blair, 1981 ........................................................6.04) Chad Greenway, 2008 ................................ 5.55t) Ben Leber, 2007 .......................................................5.05t) Dwayne Rudd, 1997 ...............................................5.05t) Matt Blair, 1978, 1983 ............................................5.0

Vikings Career Sacks - LinebackersPlayer Sacks1) Matt Blair, 1974-85 ................................................ 23.02) Ed McDaniel, 1992-2001 ..................................... 20.53) Fred McNeill, 1974-85 .......................................... 16.54) E.J. Henderson, 2003-11 ...................................... 15.55) Chad Greenway, 2006-present ................ 14.56) Ben Leber, 2006-10 ............................................... 12.0

Vikings Career Interceptions by LinebackersPlayer INTs1) Matt Blair ......................................................................162t) Lonnie Warwick ........................................................122t) Roy Winston ...............................................................122t) Rip Hawkins ...............................................................125t) Scott Studwell ...........................................................115t) Jeff Siemon .................................................................117) Jack Del Rio ..................................................................108) Chad Greenway .............................................. 9


According to coaches’ film review, LB Chad Greenway led the Vikings with 22 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11) and passed the 100-tackle plateau for the sea-son. Greenway’s 22 stops ranks as his career-high, breaking his previous mark of 17 and moved him into 2nd-most in Vikings history.

Consecutive Seasons Leading Vikings in TacklesPlayer Seasons1) Scott Studwell, 1980-85 ............................................ 62) Chad Greenway, 2008-12 .............................. 5

SIngle-Game Tackles by Vikings Player, Game Tackles1) Scott Studwell, at Detroit (11/17/85) ..................242) Chad Greenway, vs. Oakland (11/20/11).... 223t) Scott Studwell, at Pittsburgh (9/24/89) ............213t) Ed McDaniel, at Green Bay (9/4/94) ...................215t) Scott Studwell, vs. Dallas (10/2/83) ...................205t) Matt Blair, vs. Green Bay (11/13/83) ...................205t) Scott Studwell, at San Francisco (12/8/84)......205t) Joey Browner, at Chicago (10/27/85) ................20

Vikings Single-Season TacklesPlayer Tackles1) Scott Studwell, 1981 .............................................. 2302) Scott Studwell, 1978 .............................................. 2293) Matt Blair, 1981 ........................................................ 2204) Scott Studwell, 1983 .............................................. 2155) Scott Studwelll, 1984 ............................................. 2136) Scott Studwell, 1980 .............................................. 2057) Scott Studwelll, 1985 ............................................. 2048) Chad Greenway, 2012 ............................... 191

MILLENIUM MAN CAN’T GET AWAY FROM GREENWAY

SAFETY FIRST


DT Kevin Williams was named to the Pro Bowl for the 6th time in 2010 and has earned a spot in the Vikings career top-10 for sacks. A member of the 50 Greatest Vikings squad, Williams is the longest-ten-ured Viking on the roster, playing in his 11th season with the club in 2013. Drafted #9 in the 2003 Draft, Willliams has seen action in 169 career games, all starts, with the Vikings. Williams’ 59.0 career sacks ranks #11 in NFL history by a DT, with 2.0 more

sacks, he can crack the NFL’s top 10 and tie Michael Dean Perry.

2003-13 Sacks By Defensive Tackles - NFLPlayer Sacks1) Justin Smith, CINN/SF .......................................... 66.02) Kevin Williams, MIN .................................. 59.03) Cullen Jenkins, GB/PHI/NYG .............................. 42.5

Most Sacks In A Single Game - Vikings1) Randy Holloway, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 ...........................5.02) Jared Allen, vs. Green Bay, 10/5/09 ....................4.53t) Kevin Williams, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 ................4.03t) 8 other players ....................................................................4.0

Most Career Quarterback Sacks - Vikings1) Carl Eller, DE, 1964-78 ........................................130.02) Jim Marshall, DE, 1961-79 .................................127.03) John Randle, DT, 1990-00 .................................114.04) Alan Page, DT, 1967-78 ......................................108.55) Chris Doleman, DE, 1985-93, ‘99 ...................... 96.56) Jared Allen, DE, 2008-present ................. 79.07) Doug Martin, DE, 1980-89 .................................. 60.58) Kevin Williams, DT, 2003-present ............ 59.09) Henry Thomas, DT, 1987-94 ............................... 56.010) Keith Millard, DT, 1985-91 ................................ 53.0

Most Career Passes Defensed by Defensive Linemen - Vikings1) Kevin Williams, 2003-present ..................... 642) Carl Eller, 1964-78 ......................................................363) Jim Marshall, 1961-79 ..............................................31

Most Career Fumble Recoveries by Defensive Linemen - Vikings1) Jim Marshall, 1961-79 ..............................................292) Carl Eller, 1964-78 ......................................................233) Alan Page, 1967-78 ...................................................184) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99 ..................................165) Kevin Williams, 2003-present ..................... 13


DT Kevin Williams has 4 career defensive TDs, which is tied for the most de-fensive TDs (INTs and FRs) in Vikings history and he is the only non-DB on the list. Williams needs 1 more to take over sole possession of the career record.

Williams’ NFL TDsvs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04 ....................................77-yard fumble returnat Seattle, 10/22/06 ................................................0-yard fumble returnvs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 ...................................................54-yard INT returnat San Francisco, 12/9/07 .....................................18-yard INT return

Most Career Defensive Touchdowns (INT-FR) - Vikings1t) Kevin Williams, 2003-present (2-2) ..............41t) Antoine Winfield, 2004-12 (2-2) .............................41t) Orlando Thomas, 1995-01 (2-2) .............................41t) Dewayne Washington, 1994-97 (3-1)...................41t) Joey Browner, 1983-91 (3-1) ....................................41t) Bobby Bryant, 1968-80 (3-1) ...................................41t) Paul Krause, 1968-79 (2-2) .......................................41t) Ed Sharockman, 1962-72 (3-1) ...............................4

Kevin Williams’ durability on the interior of the Vikings defensive front ranks among the all-time leaders at his position in Vikings history, joining only a pair of Pro Football Hall of Famers for most career starts at DT by a Viking.

Career Starts by Vikings DTsPlayer Starts1) Kevin Williams ............................................ 1692) Alan Page ................................................................... 1573) John Randle .............................................................. 150

Career Starts by Vikings Defensive LinemenPlayer Starts1) Jim Marshall, DE ...................................................... 2702) Carl Eller, DE .............................................................. 2013) Kevin Williams, DT ..................................... 1694) Alan Page, DT ........................................................... 157

WILLIAMS ON TRACK STEADY AS SHE GOES

WILLIAMS WRITES HISTORY

Jared Allen and Kevin Williams have shown a knack throughout their careers for flustering QBs and making big plays. Williams put his name in the NFL re-cord book when he tied For the most INTs by a DT in NFL history.

NFL Career Interceptions By a Defensive Tackle Player Interceptions1t) Kevin Williams ............................................................... 51t) Dan Wilkinson .................................................................................. 53t) Darnell Dockett ................................................................................ 43t) Dave Hanner ..................................................................................... 43t) Alex Karras ......................................................................................... 43t) Chester McGlockton ...................................................................... 43t) Warren Sapp...................................................................................... 43t) Randy Starks ..................................................................................... 43t) Henry Thomas .................................................................................. 4

Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Career - VikingsPlayer Interceptions1) Kevin Williams ................................................................. 52) Jared Allen ...................................................................... 43) Chris Doleman ................................................................................... 3

Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Season - VikingsPlayer Interceptions1t) Jared Allen, 2010 ........................................................... 21t) Kevin Williams, 2007 ..................................................... 21t) Tim Newton, 1985 ........................................................................... 2

TICKET CAN PICK IT WITH THE BEST

The Vikings defensive backfield has underwent a wholesale change in person-nel over the past 2 seasons and has solidified a hard-hitting starting lineup between Jamarca Sanford and Andrew Sendejo at safety and Chris Cook, Josh Robinson and Xavier Rhodes at CB. Rhodes became just the 4th Vikings DB to be drafted in the 1st round in team history.

Forced Fumbles by a Vikings DBPlayer, Year FFs1) Jamarca Sanford, 2012 .......................52t) Joey Browner, 1985 .....................................42t) Antoine Winfield, 2008 ...............................4Vikings Career INT Return TDsPlayer, Season TDsDarren Sharper, 2005-08 ................................................... 3Jimmy Hitchcock, 1998-99 ............................................... 3Dewayne Washington, 1994-97 ..................................... 3Audray McMillian, 1989-93 .............................................. 3Joey Browner, 1983-91 ...................................................... 3Bobby Bryant, 1968-80 ...................................................... 3Ed Sharockman, 1961-72 .................................................. 3Rip Hawkins, 1961-65 ......................................................... 3leading Vikings entering 2013Harrison Smith, 2012-13 ......................................2Kevin Williams, 2003-13 .......................................2

SECONDARY A PRIMARY FOCUS


VIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Blair Walsh earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his game at Green Bay (11/24) when he was 4-of-4 on FGs including an OT kick that tied the game and had 5 touchbacks. A week later, Walsh was in another OT game and came through with the game-tying and game-winning kicks on a 30-yard and 34-yard FG respectively, helping the Vikings erase a 10-point 4th-quarter deficit to get the win. The Bears game marked the 2nd time in Walsh’s career he hit the game-tying kick and game-winner both.

Walsh’s Game-Winning FGsPlayer Kick Time Final 9/9/12 vs. Jacksonville ..............38 FG ...................11:06 OT ...........26-2312/30/12 vs. Green Bay .............29 FG ............................0:00 ...........37-3412/1/13 vs. Chicago ...................34 FG .....................1:43 OT ...........23-20

2012-13 NFL FGs MadePlayer, Team FGs/FGs AttJustin Tucker ............................................................................................ 59/64Blair Walsh ...........................................................................61/68Stephen Gostkowski............................................................................. 61/70 2012-13 NFL FGs of 50+ MadePlayer, Team 50+ FGs Blair Walsh ................................................................................ 12Phil Dawson ....................................................................................................10Justin Tucker ...................................................................................................102013 NFL Longest FGsPlayer, Team FGMatt Prater, Denver vs. Tennessee (12/8) .............................................64Justin Tucker, Baltimore at Detroit (12/16) ..........................................61Robbie Gould, Chicago vs. Cincinnati (9/8) .........................................58Mason Crosby, Green Bay vs. NY Giants (11/17) ................................57Dan Carpenter, Buffalo vs. Carolina (9/15) ...........................................55Garrett Hartley, New Orleans vs. NY Jets (11/3) .................................55Graham Gano, Carolina vs. Atlanta (11/3) ............................................55Phil Dawson, San Francisco vs. New Orleans (11/17) ......................55Blair Walsh, Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) ........................ 546 others tied with FG of ........................................................... 54Longest FGs in Vikings History Player, Game Distance1t) *Blair Walsh at Houston, 12/23/12 .................................... 561t) Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/05 .............................................563t) *Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 ................................. 553t) *Blair Walsh at Seattle, 11/4/12 ........................................ 553t) Ryan Longwell at Chicago, 10/14/07 ..............................................556t) Blair Walsh vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 ................................... 546t) *Blair Walsh vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ................................ 546t) 4 others tied at .......................................................................................5450+ FGs in a Season by VikingsPlayer, Season 50+ FGs*Blair Walsh, 2012 .................................................................... 10Ryan Longwell, 2008 ......................................................................................6

50+ FGs in a Career by VikingsPlayer 50+ FGsBlair Walsh, 2012-present ....................................................... 12Ryan Longwell, 2006-11 .............................................................................11

NFL Consecutive 50+ FGsPlayer 50+ FGsBlair Walsh, 2012-13 ................................................................ 12Robbie Gould, 2010-13 ...............................................................................11Tony Zendejas, 1988-93 .............................................................................11NFL Single-Season 50+ FGsPlayer 50+ FGs*Blair Walsh, Minnesota, 2012 ...........................................10/10Jason Hanson, Detroit, 2008 ................................................................... 8/8Morten Andersen, Atlanta, 1995 ........................................................... 8/9FGs in a Season by VikingsPlayer, Season FGs*Blair Walsh, 2012 .................................................................... 35Gary Anderson, 1998...................................................................................35

NFL 50+ FGs in a GamePlayer FGs*Blair Walsh, Minnesota at St. Louis (12/16/12) ...3 (50, 53, 51)Phil Dawson, Cleveland vs. Baltimore (9/27/12) ............3 (51, 50, 52)Josh Scobee, Jacksonville vs. Baltimore (10/24/11) .....3 (54, 54, 51)Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland vs. Houston (10/9/11) ...3 (55, 54, 50)Connor Barth, Tampa Bay vs. Miami (11/15/09) ............3 (51, 50, 54)Kris Brown, Houston vs. Miami (10/7/07) .........................3 (54, 54, 57)Neil Rackers, Arizona vs. Seattle (10/24/04) ....................3 (55, 55, 50)Morten Andersen, Atlanta vs. New Orleans (12/10/95) .... 3 (51, 55, 55)*rookie

THE BLAIR WALSH PROJECTJeff Locke is the highest-drafted punter in Vikings history, drafted in the 5th round (#155 overall) and is only the 6th punter drafted by the team. Locke handled kickoff chores when Blair Walsh was hampered by an injury vs. Carolina and at NY Giants in consecutive games. He booted 1 touchback and had a 49.8 gross average on 4 punts on the day against Carolina.

Vikings Rookie Gross Punting Average in a SeasonPlayer, Season Gross Avg.Bobby Walden, 1964.................................................................................46.4Jeff Locke, 2013 .................................................................... 44.8

LEFTY LOCKE POUNDS PUNTS

Marcus Sherels joined rare company in Vikings history when he returned his 2nd career TD on a punt return at NY Giants in 2013- joining only David Palmer and Mewelde Moore to achieve the feat in club history. HIs 119 return yards set a Vikings record for a single game.

Vikings KO and PR TDs in a GamePlayers GameMarcus Sherels (77t PR), Percy Harvin (105t KR) ........at Detroit, 9/30/12Mewelde Moore (71t PR), Koren Robinson (86t KR) ..... at NY Giants, 11/13/05Randy Moss (64t PR), Robert Tate (76t KR) ................... at Kansas City, 12/12/99

2013 NFL Punt Return AveragePlayer, Avg.Tandon Doss, Baltimore ..........................................................................15.6Micah Hyde, Green Bay ...........................................................................13.3Marcus Sherels, Minnesota .................................................. 13.1

Single Season Punt Return Average in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Season Avg.David Palmer, 1995 .................................................................13.2 (26/342)David Palmer, 1997 .................................................................13.1 (34/444)Marcus Sherels, 2013* (1.25 PR/game to qualify) ..... 13.1 (18/236)

Career Punt Return Average in Vikings HistoryPlayer Avg.Mewelde Moore .........................................................................................10.4David Palmer .................................................................................................9.9Billy Butler ......................................................................................................9.9Marcus Sherels (83/800) ......................................................... 9.6

Punt Return TDs in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Game YardsMarcus Sherels, at NY Giants (10/21/13) ..............................86tMarcus Sherels, at Detroit (9/30/12) .....................................77tBernard Berrian, at Arizona (12/14/08) ............................................... 82tMewelde Moore, vs. New England (10/30/06) ................................. 71tMewelde Moore, at NY Giants (11/13/05) ......................................... 71tNate Burleson, at Indianapolis (11/8/04) ........................................... 91tRandy Moss, at Kansas City (12/12/99) ............................................... 64tDavid Palmer, at NY Giants (9/29/96) .................................................. 69tDavid Palmer, at Detroit (11/23/95) ..................................................... 74tLeo Lewis, vs. Atlanta (11/22/87) .......................................................... 78tCharlie West, vs. Washington (11/3/68) .............................................. 98tBilly Butler, vs. San Francisco (9/29/63) ............................................... 60tHugh McElhenny, at Chicago (12/17/61) ........................................... 81t

Longest Punt Returns in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Game YardsCharlie West, vs. Washington (11/3/68) .............................................. 98tNate Burleson, at Indianapolis (11/8/04) ........................................... 91tMarcus Sherels, at NY Giants (10/21/13) ..............................86tBernard Berrian, at Arizona (12/14/08) ............................................... 82tBob Grim, vs. NY Giants (11/5/67) ..........................................................81Hugh McElhenny, at Chicago (12/17/61) ........................................... 81tLeo Lewis, vs. Atlanta (11/22/87) .......................................................... 78tMarcus Sherels, at Detroit (9/30/12) .....................................77t

SHIFTY SHERELS

Cullen Loeffler is the 2nd-longest tenured player on the Vikings roster and moved past Mike Morris for the most games played by a Vikings long snapper with 145 games at New York on Monday Night. His steady work has been key to some of the longest FGs and game winners in team history. Longest FGs in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Game Distance Snapper1t) Blair Walsh at Houston, 12/23/12 ............................ 56 ............Loeffler1t) Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/05 ...................... 56 ............Loeffler3t) Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12.......................... 55 ............Loeffler3t) Blair Walsh at Seattle, 11/4/12 ................................. 55 ............Loeffler3t) Ryan Longwell at Chicago, 10/14/07 ....................... 55 ............Loeffler

IT’S A SNAP FOR LOEFFLER

KFAN-FM radio mid-day personality Paul Allen finished his 11th season as the Vikings radio play-by-play voice in 2012. Joining him in the booth for the 6th year was former Vikings LB and coach Pete Bercich, while former Vikings punter Greg Coleman served as the sideline reporter. Joining the crew for the 2013 preseason simulcast is former Vikings LB Ben Leber.

KFAN-FM (100.3) and KTCN (1130 AM) serve as the flagship stations for the Minnesota Vikings Radio Network, which includes outlets in six states:

MINNESOTA IOWAMarket Station Freq. Market Station Freq.Twin Cities KFAN-FM 100.3 Ames KASI-AM 1430Twin Cities KTCN-AM 1130 Cedar Rapids KMJM-AM 1360Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3 Mason City KGLO-AM 1300Alexandria KIKV-FM 100.7 Sioux City KMNS-AM 620Austin KNFX-AM 970 Spencer KICD-AM 1240Bemidji KBUN-AM 1450Bemidji KBHP-FM 101.1 MONTANABenson KSCR-FM 93.5 Miles City KKRY-FM 92.5Blue Earth KBEW-FM 98.1Brainerd KBLB-FM 93.3 NORTH DAKOTACrookston KROX-AM 1260 Bismarck KXMR-AM 710Dassel KARP-FM 106.9 Carrington KDAK-AM 1600Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340 Devils Lake KDLR-AM 1240Detroit Lakes KRCQ-FM 102.3 Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460Duluth WEBC-AM 560 Fargo KFGO-AM 790Ely WELY-AM 1450Ely WELY-FM 94.5 Grand Forks KKXL-AM 1440Fergus Falls KBRF-AM 1250 Jamestown KQDJ-AM 1400Grand Rapids KMFY-FM 96.9 Minot KRRZ-AM 1390Hibbing WMNT-AM 650 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220Hutchinson KARP-FM 106.9 Valley City KOVC-AM 1490Intl. Falls KSDM-FM 104.1 Williston KEYZ-AM 600Jackson KRAQ-FM 105.7Mankato KHRS-FM 105.9 Mankato KXLP-FM 93.1 SOUTH DAKOTAMankato KYSM-AM 1230 Aberdeen KSDN-AM 930Marshall KARL-FM 105.1 Milbank KMSD-AM 1510Morris KKOK-FM 95.7 Mobridge KMLO-FM 100.7New Ulm KNUJ-FM 107.3 Pierre KPLO-FM 94.5Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870 Sioux Falls KXQL-FM 107.9Pine City WCMP-FM 100.9 Sisseton KBWS-FM 102.9Rochester KRCH-FM 101.7 Watertown KWAT-AM 950Rochester KWEB-AM 1270 Yankton KVTK-AM 1570Roseau KCAJ-FM 102.1St. Cloud WJON-AM 1240 WISCONSINSpring Grove KQYB-FM 98.3 Amery WLMX-FM 104.9Staples KSKK-FM 94.7 Balsam Lake WLMX-FM 104.9Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230 Eau Claire WMEQ-AM 880Wadena KSKK-FM 94.7 Hayward WHSM-FM 101.0Walker KQKK-FM 101.9 LaCrosse KYOB-FM 98.3Waseca KOWZ-AM 1170 Menomonie WMEQ-AM 880Winona KWNO-FM 99.3 Rice Lake WKFX-FM 99.1

VIKINGS EXTRA POINTS

The Minnesota Vikings official website, which can be viewed at http://www.vikings.com, provides Vikings fans with everything they need to follow their favorite team. Vikings.com is one of the league’s most trafficked sites and is the only place on the web that provides complete video and audio of all Vikings press conferences. Additionally, the website provides unique and exclusive written and video content that can only be found on Vikings.com.

Vikings media members can find stats, press releases, weekly game releases and updated rosters under the press tab.

In addition to a groundbreaking approach to simulcasting Vikings pre-season radio and TV broadcasts with the team of Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber, a new TV show will debuted last season. “Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron” will feature a documentary-style format and will focus on the rare inside access that a team network can provide. Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron will be co-produced by VEN and Elite Edge Productions and will air Saturdays on KARE 11 and Sundays on FSN.

Vikings GamePlan will return for its seventh season as the team’s pregame TV show. Hosted by Paul Allen, GamePlan features interviews with current players, game film review with Head Coach Leslie Frazier, expert analysis and more. Vikings GamePlan is co-produced by VEN and FSN and airs Sundays on KARE 11 and FSN.

VOICES OF THE VIKINGS ALL THINGS VIKINGS

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Franchise Founded: January 28, 1960First Head Coach: Norm Van BrocklinFirst Regular Season Game: 9/17/61 - Vikings 37, Chicago Bears 13First Playoff Game: 12/22/68 - Vikings 14, Baltimore Colts 24First Super Bowl: Super Bowl IV (1/11/70) Vikings 7, Chiefs 23Playoff Appearances/Games: 27/46Super Bowl Appearances: 4 - Super Bowl IV, VIII, IX, and XIAll-Time Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 449-391-10All-Time NFC Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 369-305-10All-Time Home Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 266-153-4All-Time Away Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 183-234-6Home Stadiums: Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) - 97-59-4 HHH Metrodome (1982-present) - 167-92-0Stadium Info: Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Capacity: 63,731 Address: 500 11th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55415 Playing Surface: Sportexe Momentum 51Training Facilities: Winter Park Address: 9520 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344Training Camp: Minnesota State University-Mankato Address: 700 Ellis Avenue, Mankato, MN 56002Owner/Chairman: Zygi Wilf Owner/President: Mark Wilf

Year Preseason Regular Season Playoffs1961 ..................................0-5-0 ........................................ 3-11-0 ..................................0-01962 ..................................2-3-0 ........................................ 2-11-1 ..................................0-01963 ..................................4-1-0 ...........................................5-8-1 ..................................0-01964 ..................................5-0-0 ...........................................8-5-1 ..................................0-01965 ..................................5-0-0 ...........................................7-7-0 ..................................0-01966 ..................................3-1-1 ...........................................4-9-1 ..................................0-01967 ..................................2-3-0 ...........................................3-8-3 ..................................0-01968 ..................................3-2-0 ...........................................8-6-0 ..................................0-11969 ..................................5-1-0 ........................................ 12-2-0 ................ 2-1 (SB loss)1970 ..................................4-2-0 ........................................ 12-2-0 ..................................0-11971 ..................................4-2-0 ........................................ 11-3-0 ..................................0-11972 ..................................3-2-0 ...........................................7-7-0 ..................................0-01973 ..................................5-0-0 ........................................ 12-2-0 ................ 2-1 (SB loss)1974 ..................................3-2-0 ........................................ 10-4-0 ................ 2-1 (SB loss)1975 ..................................2-3-1 ........................................ 12-2-0 ..................................0-11976 ..................................3-3-0 ........................................ 11-2-1 ................ 2-1 (SB loss)1977 ..................................4-2-0 ...........................................9-5-0 ..................................1-11978 ..................................2-2-0 ...........................................8-7-1 ..................................0-11979 ..................................0-4-0 ...........................................7-9-0 ..................................0-01980 ..................................3-1-0 ...........................................9-7-0 ..................................0-11981 ..................................1-3-0 ...........................................7-9-0 ..................................0-01982 ..................................3-2-0 ...........................................5-4-0 ..................................1-11983 ..................................3-1-0 ...........................................8-8-0 ..................................0-01984 ..................................1-3-0 ........................................ 3-13-0 ..................................0-01985 ..................................3-1-0 ...........................................7-9-0 ..................................0-01986 ..................................3-1-0 ...........................................9-7-0 ..................................0-01987 ..................................2-2-0 ...........................................8-7-0 ..................................2-11988 ..................................3-1-0 ........................................ 11-5-0 ..................................1-11989 ..................................3-1-0 ........................................ 10-6-0 ..................................0-11990 ..................................3-1-0 ........................................ 6-10-0 ..................................0-01991 ..................................2-2-0 ...........................................8-8-0 ..................................0-01992 ..................................4-0-0 ........................................ 11-5-0 ..................................0-11993 ..................................4-1-0 ...........................................9-7-0 ..................................0-11994 ..................................3-2-0 ........................................ 10-6-0 ..................................0-11995 ..................................2-2-0 ...........................................8-8-0 ..................................0-01996 ..................................1-3-0 ...........................................9-7-0 ..................................0-11997 ..................................3-2-0 ...........................................9-7-0 ..................................1-11998 ..................................4-0-0 ........................................ 15-1-0 ..................................1-11999 ..................................2-2-0 ........................................ 10-6-0 ..................................1-12000 ..................................1-3-0 ........................................ 11-5-0 ..................................1-12001 ..................................4-0-0 ........................................ 5-11-0 ..................................0-02002 ..................................2-2-0 ........................................ 6-10-0 ..................................0-02003 ..................................1-3-0 ...........................................9-7-0 ..................................0-02004 ..................................2-2-0 ...........................................8-8-0 ..................................1-12005 ..................................3-1-0 ...........................................9-7-0 ..................................0-02006 ..................................2-1-1 ........................................ 6-10-0 ..................................0-02007 ..................................2-2-0 ...........................................8-8-0 ..................................0-02008 ..................................1-3-0 ........................................ 10-6-0 ..................................0-12009 ..................................3-1-0 ........................................ 12-4-0 ..................................1-12010 ..................................3-1-0 ........................................ 6-10-0 ..................................0-02011 ..................................2-2-0 ........................................ 3-13-0 ..................................0-02012 ..................................1-3-0 ............................................ 10-6 ..................................0-12013 ..................................1-3-0 ...........................................4-9-1 ........................................Totals ...... 140-96-3 (.586) ............ 430-364-10 (.540) ........... 19-27 (.413)

Years Head Coach Total Games Regular Season (%) Playoffs (%) Overall (%)1961-66 ..............................................Norm Van Brocklin ............................................84 ...................................... 29-51-4 (.369) ........................0-0-0 (.000) .................... 29-51-4 (.369)1967-83, 1985 ..................................Bud Grant .......................................................... 281 ....................................158-96-5 (.618) ...................10-12-0 (.454) ............... 168-108-5 (.607)1984 ....................................................Les Steckel ...........................................................16 .........................................3-13-0 (.188) ........................0-0-0 (.000) .......................3-13-0 (.188)1986-91 ..............................................Jerry Burns ........................................................ 101 ...................................... 52-43-0 (.547) ........................3-3-0 (.500) .................... 55-46-0 (.544)1992-2001 .........................................Dennis Green ................................................... 171 ...................................... 97-62-0 (.610) ........................4-8-0 (.333) ..................101-70-0 (.591)2002-05 ..............................................Mike Tice ...............................................................67 ...................................... 32-33-0 (.492) ........................1-1-0 (.500) .................... 33-34-0 (.493)2006-2010 .........................................Brad Childress .....................................................76 ...................................... 39-35-0 (.527) ........................1-2-0 (.333) .................... 40-37-0 (.519)2010-Present .......................... Leslie Frazier ......................................... 53 ............................ 20-31-1 (.394) ..................0-1-0 (.000) ..............20-32-1 (.386)

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VIKINGS 2013 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICSWon 4, Lost 9, Tied 19/8 L, 24-34 at Detroit 62,4619/15 L, 30-31 at Chicago 62,1819/22 L, 27-31 vs. Cleveland 63,6729/27 W, 34-27 vs. Pittsburgh(London) 83,51810/13 L, 10-35 vs. Carolina 63,96310/21 L, 7-23 at New York Giants 79,31410/27 L, 31-44 vs. Green Bay 64,13411/3 L, 23-27 at Dallas 85,36011/7 W, 34-27 vs. Washington 64,01111/17 L, 20-41 at Seattle 68,23511/24 T, 26-26(OT) at Green Bay 77,87112/1 W, 23-20(OT) vs. Chicago 64,13412/8 L, 26-29 at Baltimore 70,92112/15 W, 48-30 vs. Philadelphia 64,087

Minnesota Opponent Total First Downs 280 330Rushing 95 93Passing 157 218Penalty 28 193rd Down: Made/Att 75/194 89/2023rd Down Pct. 38.7% 44.1%4th Down: Made/Att 10/17 10/164th Down Pct. 58.8% 62.5%Possession Avg. 28:10 31:50Total Net Yards 4954 5691Avg. Per Game 353.9 406.5Total Plays 909 995Avg. Per Play 5.4 5.7Net Yards Rushing 1792 1623Avg. Per Game 128 115.9Total Rushes 386 384Net Yards Passing 3162 4068Avg. Per Game 225.9 290.6Sacked/Yards Lost 37/180 34/221Gross Yards 3342 4289Attempts/Completions 486/292 577/370Completion Pct. 60.1% 64.1%Had Intercepted 15 12Punts/Average 64/44.9 66/42.6Net Punting Avg. 39.6 38.1Penalties/Yards 61/630 88/896Fumbles/Ball Lost 21/11 15/7Touchdowns 41 50Rushing 21 13Passing 16 32Returns 4 5

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Vikings 68 108 78 103 6 363Opponents 91 111 93 127 3 425

Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts B.Walsh 0 0 0 0 39/40 26/30 0 117A.Peterson 11 10 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 66C.Patterson 6 1 3 2 0/0 0/0 0 36C.Ponder 4 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 24G.Jennings 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24K.Rudolph 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18M.Asiata 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18J.Wright 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12T.Gerhart 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12M.Sherels 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6M.Cassel 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6R.Ellison 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6B.Robison 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Carlson 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Simpson 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Team 41 21 16 4 39/40 26/30 0 363Opponents 50 13 32 5 46/46 25/27 2 425

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/1, Opponents: 2/4 Sacks: B.Robison 9.0, J.Allen 9.0, E.Griffen 3.0, E.Henderson 3.0, C.Greenway 3.0, K.Williams 2.5, S.Floyd 2.5, A.Cole 1.0, L.Guion 1.0 Team: 34.0, Opponents: 37.0

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TDA.Peterson 268 1221 4.6 78t 10T.Gerhart 36 283 7.9 41t 2C.Ponder 34 151 4.4 19t 4M.Asiata 30 51 1.7 10 3C.Patterson 7 50 7.1 33t 1M.Cassel 11 36 3.3 12 1Team 386 1792 4.6 78t 21Opponents 384 1623 4.2 41 13

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDG.Jennings 59 733 12.4 70t 4J.Simpson 44 689 15.7 51 1C.Patterson 40 430 10.8 79t 3J.Carlson 32 344 10.8 30 1K.Rudolph 30 313 10.4 31t 3A.Peterson 28 169 6.0 22 1J.Wright 23 367 16.0 42 2T.Gerhart 13 88 6.8 13 0C.Ford 6 90 15.0 37 0J.Felton 6 37 6.2 11 0J.Webb 5 33 6.6 15 0M.Asiata 3 15 5.0 8 0R.Ellison 2 26 13 14 1Z.Line 1 8 8.0 8 0Team 292 3342 11.4 79t 16Opponents 370 4289 11.6 80t 32

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD C.Greenway 3 23 7.7 23 0E.Henderson 2 19 9.5 10 0H.Smith 2 4 2.0 4 0S.Prater 1 30 30 30 0A.Sendejo 1 1 1.0 1 0A.Jefferson 1 1 1.0 1 0M.Sherels 1 0 0.0 0 0K.Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 12 78 6.5 30 0Opponents 15 290 19.3 49 2

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg BJ.Locke 64 2875 44.9 39.6 3 18 65 0Team 64 2875 44.9 39.6 3 18 65 0Opponents 66 2810 42.6 38.1 3 24 69 0

PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDM.Sherels 18 24 236 13.1 86t 1C.Patterson 0 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 18 25 236 13.1 86t 1Opponents 32 14 283 8.8 93t 1

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TDC.Patterson 36 1199 33.3 109t 2T.Gerhart 7 106 15.1 20 0M.Asiata 2 28 14.0 20 0C.Ford 2 17 8.5 15 0J.Carlson 2 13 6.5 12 0S.Floyd 2 9 4.5 9 0A.Jefferson 1 21 21.0 21 0J.Felton 1 13 13.0 13 0J.Webb 1 9 9.0 9 0J.Wright 1 9 9.0 9 0R.Ellison 1 7 7.0 7 0J.Banyard 1 6 6.0 6 0Team 57 1437 25.2 109t 2Opponents 39 1090 27.9 80 1

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+B.Walsh 0/0 7/7 12/12 5/6 2/5Team 0/0 7/7 12/12 5/6 2/5Opponents 0/0 9/9 8/8 6/7 2/3

Walsh: (52G)(28G,28G,22G)(43G,30G)(54G,37G,44WL)(22G)(53SH)(36G)(23G)(39G,40G) (32G,45G) (36G,47G,29G,35G)(32G,30G,57WL,34G)(39G,40G)(55WL,21G,38G)Opponent: (33G, 42G)(20G)(38G)(26G,28G)()(35G,23G,36G)(30G,20G,45G)(41G,44G)(20G,40G)(50G,26G)(27G,20G)(30G,40G,66SH,47WR)(35G,51G,33G)

Fumbles Lost: C.Ponder 4, A.Peterson 3, J.Carlson 1, M.Sherels 1, T.Gerhart 1, S.Floyd 1 Total: 11 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: K.Williams 1, C.Loeffler 1, B.Robison 1, M.Mitchell 1, L.Guion 1, L.Dean 1, H.Smith 1 Total: 7

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingC.Ponder 239 152 1648 63.6% 6.9 7 2.9% 9 3.8% 47 27/119 77.9M.Cassel 194 120 1504 61.9% 7.8 9 4.6% 5 2.6% 79t 9/47 90.7J.Freeman 53 20 190 37.7% 3.6 0 0.0% 1 1.9% 22 1/14 40.6Team 486 292 3342 60.1% 6.9 16 3.3% 15 3.1% 79t 37/180 78.9Opponents 577 370 4289 64.1% 7.4 32 5.5% 12 2.1% 80t 34/221 96.3


VIKINGS 2013 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS TKL AST COMB SACK TFL QBH INT PD FF FRC. Greenway 104 46 150 3.0 9.0 11 3 7 0 0E. Henderson 83 44 127 3.0 13.0 5 2 3 0 0A. Sendejo 63 34 97 0.0 4.0 1 1 4 0 0J. Sanford 53 17 70 0.0 0.0 1 0 3 1 0X. Rhodes 48 13 61 0.0 2.0 0 0 23 1 0J. Robinson 41 11 52 0.0 5.0 3 0 7 1 0H. Smith 36 14 50 0.0 1.0 0 2 3 1 1A. Cole 33 16 49 1.0 3.0 6 0 3 1 0J. Allen 33 15 48 9.0 13.0 34 0 4 2 0R. Blanton 27 15 42 0.0 0.0 0 0 5 0 0B. Robison 29 10 39 9.0 13.0 38 0 3 0 1M. Mitchell 20 19 39 0.0 2.0 0 0 2 0 1M. Sherels 32 6 38 0.0 2.0 0 1 12 0 0C. Cook 31 4 35 0.0 1.0 0 0 7 0 0K. Williams 17 11 28 2.5 3.5 18 1 5 0 1S. Floyd 15 10 25 2.5 6.5 7 0 3 0 0E. Griffen 13 10 23 3.0 5.0 23 0 1 1 0L. Guion 9 12 21 1.0 3.0 2 0 1 1 1F. Evans 12 7 19 0.0 2.0 4 0 4 1 0M. Raymond 11 7 18 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0D. Bishop 6 2 8 0.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0C. Baker 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0A. Jefferson 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0M. Mauti 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0L. Dean 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0S. Prater 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 2 0 0TOTALS 726 326 1052 34 91 153 12 105 10 5

SOLO AST TOT FF FR BLR. Blanton 9 9 18 0 0 0L. Dean 13 4 17 1 1 0M. Mauti 9 4 13 0 0 0A. Sendejo 6 6 12 0 0 0G. Hodges 5 3 8 0 0 0M. Sherels 6 1 7 1 0 0A. Jefferson 5 1 6 0 0 0M. Mitchell 2 4 6 0 0 0C. Loeffler 4 1 5 0 1 0M. Asiata 3 2 5 0 0 0J. Robinson 4 0 4 0 0 0A. Cole 2 2 4 0 0 0H. Smith 0 4 4 0 0 0S. Prater 3 0 3 0 0 0M. Raymond 1 2 3 0 0 0R. Ellison 1 2 3 0 0 0R. Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0J. Sanford 0 2 2 0 0 0E. Griffen 0 2 2 0 0 0J. Webb 1 0 1 0 0 0B. Walsh 1 0 1 0 0 0D. Bishop 0 1 1 0 0 0X. Rhodes 0 1 1 0 0 0TOTALS 77 51 128 2 2 0

SACKSJ. Allen 9.0B. Robison 9.0C. Greenway 3.0E. Henderson 3.0E. Griffen 3.0K. Williams 2.5S. Floyd 2.5A. Cole 1.0L. Guion 1.0TOTALS 34

TFLJ. Allen 13.0B. Robison 13.0E. Henderson 13.0C. Greenway 9.0S. Floyd 6.5E. Griffen 5.0J. Robinson 5.0A. Sendejo 4.0K. Williams 3.5A. Cole 3.0L. Guion 3.0D. Bishop 3.0X. Rhodes 2.0M. Mitchell 2.0M. Sherels 2.0F. Evans 2.0H. Smith 1.0C. Cook 1.0TOTALS 91

QBHB. Robison 38J. Allen 34E. Griffen 23K. Williams 18C. Greenway 11S. Floyd 7A. Cole 6E. Henderson 5F. Evans 4J. Robinson 3L. Guion 2A. Sendejo 1J. Sanford 1TOTALS 153

PDX. Rhodes 23M. Sherels 12C. Greenway 7J. Robinson 7C. Cook 7K. Williams 5R. Blanton 5J. Allen 4F. Evans 4A. Sendejo 4B. Robison 3S. Floyd 3A. Cole 3E. Henderson 3J. Sanford 3H. Smith 3M. Mitchell 2M. Raymond 2S. Prater 2E. Griffen 1L. Guion 1A. Jefferson 1TOTALS 105

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VIKINGS 2013 ALPHABETICAL ROSTERUpdated: December 16, 2013 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College HS Hometown Acquired69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 31 4/3/82 10 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) ‘0844 Asiata, Matt RB 6-0 234 26 7/24/87 2 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA ‘1160 Baca, Jeff G 6-3 302 23 1/10/90 R UCLA Mission Viejo, CA D6 ‘1391 Baker, Chase DT 6-2 300 25 5/21/88 1 Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA ‘1261 Berger, Joe C 6-5 305 31 5/25/82 9 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA ‘1136 Blanton, Robert S 6-1 200 24 9/7/89 2 Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 ‘1289 Carlson, John TE 6-5 248 29 5/12/84 6 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA ‘1216 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 228 31 5/17/82 9 Southern California Chatsworth, CA FA ‘1357 Cole, Audie LB 6-5 239 24 6/1/89 2 NC State Monroe, MI D7a ‘1220 Cook, Chris CB 6-2 212 26 2/15/87 4 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a ‘1051 Dean, Larry LB 6-0 226 25 8/7/88 3 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA ‘1140 Ellison, Rhett FB 6-5 250 25 10/3/88 2 Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b ‘1290 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 30 11/6/83 7 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA ‘0742 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 248 27 7/3/86 6 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA ‘1295 Floyd, Sharrif DT 6-3 305 22 5/28/91 R Florida Philadelphia, PA D1a ‘1386 Ford, Chase TE 6-6 255 23 7/19/90 1 Miami Corrigan, TX PS ‘1212 Freeman, Josh QB 6-6 248 25 1/13/88 5 Kansas State Kansas City, MO FA ‘1363 Fusco, Brandon G 6-4 306 25 7/26/88 3 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c ‘1132 Gerhart, Toby RB 6-0 231 26 3/28/87 4 Stanford Norco, CA D2b ‘1052 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 30 1/12/83 8 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 ‘0697 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 25 12/22/87 4 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 ‘1098 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 26 6/21/87 6 Florida State Starke, FL D5b ‘0850 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 27 7/1/86 6 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA ‘0854 Hodges, Gerald LB 6-2 243 22 1/17/91 R Penn State Paulsboro, N.J. D4 ‘1315 Jennings, Greg WR 6-0 195 30 9/21/83 8 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI UFA ‘1374 Johnson, Charlie G 6-4 305 29 5/2/84 8 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA ‘1175 Kalil, Matt T 6-7 308 24 7/6/89 2 Southern California Corona, CA D1a ‘1271 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 27 1/21/86 5 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 ‘0918 Locke, Jeff P 6-0 203 24 9/27/89 R UCLA Glendale, AZ D5 ‘1346 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 32 1/27/81 10 Texas Ingram, TX FA ‘0456 Mauti, Michael LB 6-2 243 23 1/19/90 R Penn State Mandeville, LA D7a ‘1355 Mitchell, Marvin LB 6-3 249 29 10/21/84 7 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA ‘1384 Patterson, Cordarrelle WR 6-2 220 22 3/17/91 R Tennessee Rockhill, S.C. D1c ‘1328 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 28 3/21/85 7 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 ‘077 Ponder, Christian QB 6-2 229 25 2/25/88 3 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 ‘1127 Prater, Shaun CB 5-10 190 24 10/27/89 2 Iowa Omaha, NE W (Phi.) ‘1341 Raymond, Mistral S 6-1 202 26 9/7/87 3 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b ‘1167 Remmers, Mike T 6-5 300 24 4/11/89 1 Oregon State Portland, OR W (SD) ‘1329 Rhodes, Xavier CB 6-1 210 23 6/19/90 R Florida State Miami, FL D1b ‘1396 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 30 4/27/83 7 Texas Splendora, TX D4 ‘0733 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 28 8/27/85 5 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 ‘0934 Sendejo, Andrew S 6-1 200 26 9/9/87 3 Rice San Antonio, TX FA ‘1135 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-10 175 26 9/30/87 3 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA ‘1081 Simpson, Jerome WR 6-2 190 27 2/4/86 6 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA ‘1222 Smith, Harrison S 6-2 214 24 2/2/89 2 Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b ‘1283 Smith, Rodney WR 6-5 220 23 3/11/90 R Florida State Miami, FL UDFA ‘1326 Steeples, Robert CB 6-1 195 24 11/27/89 R Memphis St. Louis, MO PS ‘1365 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 28 8/8/85 6 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a ‘083 Walsh, Blair K 5-10 192 23 1/8/90 2 Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 ‘1273 Webb, J’Marcus T 6-7 333 25 8/8/88 4 West Texas A&M Fort Worth, TX W (Chi) ‘1314 Webb, Joe WR 6-4 220 27 11/14/86 4 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 ‘1093 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 33 8/16/80 11 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 ‘0317 Wright, Jarius WR 5-10 180 24 11/25/89 2 Arkansas Warren, AR D4a ‘12 Active Roster - 53PRACTICE SQUAD 30 Bishop, Brandan S 6-1 208 22 1/23/91 R NC State Boca Raton, FL UDFA ‘1325 Edwards, Kip CB 6-1 195 23 12/4/89 R Missouri Arlington, TX PS ‘1368 Murphy, Kevin T 6-7 305 23 2/16/90 1 Harvard San Clemente, CA FA ‘1238 Randle, Bradley RB 5-7 193 22 9/17/90 R UNLV Murrieta, CA UDFA ‘1319 Thielen, Adam WR 6-2 195 23 8/22/90 R Minn. State-Mankato Detroit Lakes, MN UDFA ‘1392 Trattou, Justin DE 6-4 250 25 8/28/88 3 Florida Ramsey, NJ W (NYG) ‘13INJURED RESERVE 59 Bishop, Desmond LB 6-2 244 29 7/24/84 7 California Fairfield, CA UFA ‘1348 Line, Zach FB 6-1 233 23 4/26/90 R SMU Oxford, MI UDFA ‘1321 Robinson, Josh CB 5-10 199 22 1/8/91 2 Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 ‘1282 Rudolph, Kyle TE 6-6 259 24 11/9/89 3 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 ‘11RESERVE/PUP LIST 85 Childs, Greg WR 6-3 217 23 3/10/90 1 Arkansas Warren, AR D4c ‘12RESERVE/LEFT SQUAD 99 Ballard, Christian DT 6-4 283 23 1/3/89 3 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 ‘11

2013 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Leslie Frazier Coordinators: Bill Musgrave (Offensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Alan Williams (Defensive Coordinator) Assistants: Brendan Daly (Defensive Line), Jeff Davidson (Offensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Special Teams), Jeff Howard (Assistant to the Head Coach), Jeff Imamura (Defensive Assistant/Secondary), Craig Johnson (Quarterbacks), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning), Klint Kubiak (Quality Control - Offense), Aaron McLaurin (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Fred Pagac (Line-backers), Diron Reynolds (Assistant Defensive Line), James Saxon (Running Backs), Ryan Silverfield (Assistant Offensive Line), Mike Singletary (Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant Quarterbacks), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs).


VIKINGS 2013 NUMERICAL ROSTERUpdated: December 16, 2013 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College HS Hometown Acquired3 Blair Walsh K 5-10 192 23 1/8/90 2 Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 ‘127 Christian Ponder QB 6-2 229 25 2/25/88 3 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 ‘1112 Josh Freeman QB 6-6 248 25 1/13/88 5 Kansas State Kansas City, MO FA ‘1314 Joe Webb WR 6-4 220 27 11/14/86 4 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 ‘1015 Greg Jennings WR 6-0 195 30 9/21/83 8 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI UFA ‘1316 Matt Cassel QB 6-4 228 31 5/17/82 9 Southern California Chatsworth, CA FA ‘1317 Jarius Wright WR 5-10 180 24 11/25/89 2 Arkansas Warren, AR D4a ‘1218 Jeff Locke P 6-0 203 24 9/27/89 R UCLA Glendale, AZ D5 ‘1320 Chris Cook CB 6-2 212 26 2/15/87 4 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a ‘1022 Harrison Smith S 6-2 214 24 2/2/89 2 Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b ‘1226 Robert Steeples CB 6-1 195 24 11/27/89 R Memphis St. Louis, MO PS ‘1327 Shaun Prater CB 5-10 190 24 10/27/89 2 Iowa Omaha, NE W (Phi.) ‘1328 Adrian Peterson RB 6-1 217 28 3/21/85 7 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 ‘0729 Xavier Rhodes CB 6-1 210 23 6/19/90 R Florida State Miami, FL D1b ‘1332 Toby Gerhart RB 6-0 231 26 3/28/87 4 Stanford Norco, CA D2b ‘1033 Jamarca Sanford S 5-10 200 28 8/27/85 5 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 ‘0934 Andrew Sendejo S 6-1 200 26 9/9/87 3 Rice San Antonio, TX FA ‘1135 Marcus Sherels CB 5-10 175 26 9/30/87 3 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA ‘1036 Robert Blanton S 6-1 200 24 9/7/89 2 Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 ‘1240 Rhett Ellison FB 6-5 250 25 10/3/88 2 Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b ‘1241 Mistral Raymond S 6-1 202 26 9/7/87 3 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b ‘1142 Jerome Felton FB 6-0 248 27 7/3/86 6 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA ‘1244 Matt Asiata RB 6-0 234 26 7/24/87 2 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA ‘1146 Cullen Loeffler LS 6-5 241 32 1/27/81 10 Texas Ingram, TX FA ‘0450 Erin Henderson LB 6-3 244 27 7/1/86 6 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA ‘0851 Larry Dean LB 6-0 226 25 8/7/88 3 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA ‘1152 Chad Greenway LB 6-2 242 30 1/12/83 8 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 ‘0654 Gerald Hodges LB 6-2 243 22 1/17/91 R Penn State Paulsboro, N.J. D4 ‘1355 Marvin Mitchell LB 6-3 249 29 10/21/84 7 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA ‘1356 Michael Mauti LB 6-2 243 23 1/19/90 R Penn State Mandeville, LA D7a ‘1357 Audie Cole LB 6-5 239 24 6/1/89 2 NC State Monroe, MI D7a ‘1260 Jeff Baca G 6-3 302 23 1/10/90 R UCLA Mission Viejo, CA D6 ‘1361 Joe Berger C 6-5 305 31 5/25/82 9 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA ‘1163 Brandon Fusco G 6-4 306 25 7/26/88 3 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c ‘1165 John Sullivan C 6-4 301 28 8/8/85 6 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a ‘0867 Mike Remmers T 6-5 300 24 4/11/89 1 Oregon State Portland, OR W (SD) ‘1369 Jared Allen DE 6-6 270 31 4/3/82 10 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) ‘0871 Phil Loadholt T 6-8 343 27 1/21/86 5 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 ‘0973 J’Marcus Webb T 6-7 333 25 8/8/88 4 West Texas A&M Fort Worth, TX W (Chi) ‘1374 Charlie Johnson G 6-4 305 29 5/2/84 8 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA ‘1175 Matt Kalil T 6-7 308 24 7/6/89 2 Southern California Corona, CA D1a ‘1281 Jerome Simpson WR 6-2 190 27 2/4/86 6 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA ‘1283 Rodney Smith WR 6-5 220 23 3/11/90 R Florida State Miami, FL UDFA ‘1384 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 6-2 220 22 3/17/91 R Tennessee Rockhill, S.C. D1c ‘1386 Chase Ford TE 6-6 255 23 7/19/90 1 Miami Corrigan, TX PS ‘1289 John Carlson TE 6-5 248 29 5/12/84 6 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA ‘1290 Fred Evans DT 6-4 305 30 11/6/83 7 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA ‘0791 Chase Baker DT 6-2 300 25 5/21/88 1 Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA ‘1293 Kevin Williams DT 6-5 311 33 8/16/80 11 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 ‘0395 Sharrif Floyd DT 6-3 305 22 5/28/91 R Florida Philadelphia, PA D1a ‘1396 Brian Robison DE 6-3 259 30 4/27/83 7 Texas Splendora, TX D4 ‘0797 Everson Griffen DE 6-3 273 25 12/22/87 4 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 ‘1098 Letroy Guion DT 6-4 303 26 6/21/87 6 Florida State Starke, FL D5b ‘08 Active Roster - 53PRACTICE SQUAD 19 Adam Thielen WR 6-2 195 23 8/22/90 R Minn. State-Mankato Detroit Lakes, MN UDFA ‘1325 Kip Edwards CB 6-1 195 23 12/4/89 R Missouri Arlington, TX PS ‘1330 Brandan Bishop S 6-1 208 22 1/23/91 R NC State Boca Raton, FL UDFA ‘1338 Bradley Randle RB 5-7 193 22 9/17/90 R UNLV Murrieta, CA UDFA ‘1368 Kevin Murphy T 6-7 305 23 2/16/90 1 Harvard San Clemente, CA FA ‘1292 Justin Trattou DE 6-4 250 25 8/28/88 3 Florida Ramsey, NJ W (NYG) ‘13INJURED RESERVE 21 Josh Robinson CB 5-10 199 22 1/8/91 2 Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 ‘1248 Zach Line FB 6-1 233 23 4/26/90 R SMU Oxford, MI UDFA ‘1359 Desmond Bishop LB 6-2 244 29 7/24/84 7 California Fairfield, CA UFA ‘1382 Kyle Rudolph TE 6-6 259 24 11/9/89 3 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 ‘11RESERVE/PUP LIST 85 Greg Childs WR 6-3 217 23 3/10/90 1 Arkansas Warren, AR D4c ‘12RESERVE/LEFT SQUAD 99 Christian Ballard DT 6-4 283 23 1/3/89 3 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 ‘11

2013 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Leslie Frazier Coordinators: Bill Musgrave (Offensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Alan Williams (Defensive Coordinator) Assistants: Brendan Daly (Defensive Line), Jeff Davidson (Offensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Special Teams), Jeff Howard (Assistant to the Head Coach), Jeff Imamura (Defensive Assistant/Secondary), Craig Johnson (Quarterbacks), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning), Klint Kubiak (Quality Control - Offense), Aaron McLaurin (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Fred Pagac (Line-backers), Diron Reynolds (Assistant Defensive Line), James Saxon (Running Backs), Ryan Silverfield (Assistant Offensive Line), Mike Singletary (Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant Quarterbacks), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs).


VIKINGS 2013 ROSTER-BY-POSITIONUpdated: December 16, 2013 OFFENSE (25) : Bill Musgrave Quarterbacks (3): Craig Johnson/Kevin Stefanski No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 16 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 228 31 5/17/82 9 Southern California Chatsworth, CA FA ‘1312 Freeman, Josh QB 6-6 248 25 1/13/88 5 Kansas State Kansas City, MO FA ‘13 7 Ponder, Christian QB 6-2 229 25 2/25/88 3 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 ‘11

Running Backs (5): James Saxon No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 44 Asiata, Matt RB 6-0 234 26 7/24/87 2 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA ‘1142 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 248 27 7/3/86 6 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA ‘1240 Ellison, Rhett FB 6-5 250 25 10/3/88 2 Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b ‘1232 Gerhart, Toby RB 6-0 231 26 3/28/87 4 Stanford Norco, CA D2b ‘1028 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 28 3/21/85 7 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 ‘07

Wide Receivers (6): George Stewart/Klint Kubiak No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 15 Jennings, Greg WR 6-0 195 30 9/21/83 8 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI UFA ‘1384 Patterson, Cordarrelle WR 6-2 220 22 3/17/91 R Tennessee Rockhill, S.C. D1c ‘1381 Simpson, Jerome WR 6-2 190 27 2/4/86 6 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA ‘1283 Smith, Rodney WR 6-5 220 23 3/11/90 R Florida State Miami, FL UDFA ‘1314 Webb, Joe WR 6-4 220 27 11/14/86 4 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 ‘1017 Wright, Jarius WR 5-10 180 24 11/25/89 2 Arkansas Warren, AR D4a ‘12

Tight Ends (2): Jimmie Johnson No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 89 Carlson, John TE 6-5 248 29 5/12/84 6 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA ‘1286 Ford, Chase TE 6-6 255 23 7/19/90 1 Miami Corrigan, TX PS ‘12 Offensive Line (9): Jeff Davidson/Ryan Silverfield No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq61 Berger, Joe C 6-5 305 31 5/25/82 9 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA ‘1160 Baca, Jeff G 6-3 302 23 1/10/90 R UCLA Mission Viejo, CA D6 ‘1363 Fusco, Brandon G 6-4 306 25 7/26/88 3 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c ‘1174 Johnson, Charlie G 6-4 305 29 5/2/84 8 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA (Ind) ‘1175 Kalil, Matt T 6-7 308 24 7/6/89 2 Southern California Corona, CA D1a ‘1271 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 27 1/21/86 5 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 ‘0967 Remmers, Mike T 6-5 300 24 4/11/89 1 Oregon State Portland, OR W (SD) ‘1365 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 28 8/8/85 6 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a ‘0873 Webb, J’Marcus T 6-7 333 25 8/8/88 4 West Texas A&M Fort Worth, TX W (Chi) ‘13 DEFENSE (25) : Alan Williams Defensive Line (8): Brendan Daly/Diron Reynolds No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 31 4/3/82 10 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) ‘0891 Baker, Chase DT 6-2 300 25 5/21/88 1 Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA ‘1290 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 30 11/6/83 7 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA ‘0795 Floyd, Sharrif DT 6-3 305 22 5/28/91 R Florida Philadelphia, PA D1a ‘1397 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 25 12/22/87 4 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 ‘1098 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 26 6/21/87 6 Florida State Starke, FL D5b ‘0896 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 30 4/27/83 7 Texas Splendora, TX D4 ‘0793 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 33 8/16/80 11 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 ‘03

Linebackers (7): Fred Pagac/Mike Singletary No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 57 Cole, Audie LB 6-5 239 24 6/1/89 2 NC State Monroe, MI D7a ‘1251 Dean, Larry LB 6-0 226 25 8/7/88 3 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA ‘1152 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 30 1/12/83 8 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 ‘0654 Hodges, Gerald LB 6-2 243 22 1/17/91 R Penn State Paulsboro, N.J. D4 ‘1350 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 27 7/1/86 6 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA ‘0856 Mauti, Michael LB 6-2 243 23 1/19/90 R Penn State Mandeville, LA D7a ‘1355 Mitchell, Marvin LB 6-3 249 29 10/21/84 7 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA ‘13

Defensive Backs (10): Joe Woods/Jeff Imamura No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 36 Blanton, Robert S 6-1 200 24 9/7/89 2 Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 ‘1220 Cook, Chris CB 6-2 212 26 2/15/87 4 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a ‘1027 Prater, Shaun CB 5-10 190 23 10/27/89 2 Iowa Omaha, NE W (Phi.) ‘1341 Raymond, Mistral S 6-1 202 26 9/7/87 3 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b ‘1129 Rhodes, Xavier CB 6-1 210 23 6/19/90 R Florida State Miami, FL D1b ‘1333 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 28 8/27/85 5 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 ‘0934 Sendejo, Andrew S 6-1 200 26 9/9/87 3 Rice San Antonio, TX FA ‘1135 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-10 175 26 9/30/87 3 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA ‘1022 Smith, Harrison S 6-2 214 24 2/2/89 2 Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b ‘1226 Steeples, Robert CB 6-1 195 24 11/27/89 R Memphis St. Louis, MO PS ‘13

SPECIAL TEAMS (3) : Mike Priefer Specialists (3): Mike Priefer/Ryan Ficken No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 18 Locke, Jeff P 6-0 203 24 9/27/89 R UCLA Glendale, AZ D5 ‘1346 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 32 1/27/81 10 Texas Ingram, TX FA ‘043 Walsh, Blair K 5-10 192 23 1/8/90 2 Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 ‘12


[Overall Selection In Brackets] 1ST ROUND (10) [4] Matt Kalil (12), [7] Adrian Peterson (07), [9] Kevin Williams (03), [12] Christian Ponder (11), [17] Chad Greenway (06), [17] Josh Freeman (09-TB), [25] Sharrif Floyd (13), [27] Xavier Rhodes (13), [29] Harrison Smith (12), [29] Cordarrelle Patterson (13). 2ND ROUND (6) [34] Chris Cook (10), [38] John Carlson (08-SEA), [46] Jerome Simpson (08-CIN), [51] Toby Gerhart (10), [52] Greg Jennings (06-GB), [54] Phil Loadholt (09). 3RD ROUND (0) 4TH ROUND (6) [100] Everson Griffen (10), [102] Brian Robinson (07), [118] Jarius Wright (12), [120] Gerald Hodges (13), [126] Jared Allen (04-KC), [128] Rhett Ellison (12). 5TH ROUND (5) [139] Robert Blanton (12), [146] Jerome Felton (08-DET), [152] Letroy Guion (08), [155] Jeff Locke (13), [156] Shaun Prater (12-CIN). 6TH ROUND (8) [170] Mistral Raymond (11), [172] Brandon Fusco (11), [175] Blair Walsh (12), [187] John Sullivan (08), [196] Jeff Baca (13), [199] Charlie Johnson (06-IND), [199] Joe Webb (10), [207] Joe Berger (05-CAR).

7TH ROUND (7) [207] Fred Evans (06-MIA), [210] Audie Cole (12), [213] Michael Mauti (13), [218] J’Marcus Webb (10-CHI), [220] Marvin Mitchell (07-NO), [230] Matt Cassel (05-NE), [231] Jamarca Sanford (09).

UNDRAFTED (11) Cullen Loeffler (04), Erin Henderson (08), Andrew Sendejo (10-DAL), Marcus Sherels (10), Matt Asiata (11), Larry Dean (11), Chase Ford (12-PHI), Chase Baker (12), Rodney Smith (13), Mike Remmers (13-SD), Robert Steeples (13-STL). Active Roster Total - 53

VIKINGS 2013 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE

VIKINGS 2013 ROSTER BY DRAFT ROUND

11TH YEAR (1)Kevin Williams

10TH YEAR (2)Jared AllenCullen Loeffler

9th YEAR (2)Joe BergerMatt Cassel

8th YEAR (3)Chad GreenwayGreg JenningsCharlie Johnson

7th YEAR (4)Fred EvansMarvin MitchellAdrian PetersonBrian Robison

6TH YEAR (6)John CarlsonJerome FeltonLetroy GuionErin HendersonJerome SimpsonJohn Sullivan

5TH YEAR (3)Josh FreemanPhil LoadholtJamarca Sanford

4TH YEAR (5)Chris CookToby GerhartEverson GriffenJ’Marcus WebbJoe Webb

3RD YEAR (7)Larry DeanBrandon FuscoChristian PonderMistral RaymondAndrew SendejoMarcus Sherels

2ND YEAR (10)Matt AsiataRobert BlantonAudie ColeRhett EllisonMatt KalilShaun PraterMike RemmersHarrison SmithBlair WalshJarius Wright

1ST YEAR (2)Chase BakerChare Ford

ROOKIES (9)Jeff BacaSharrif FloydGerald HodgesJeff LockeMichael MautiCordarrelle PattersonXavier RhodesRodney SmithRobert Steeples

Active Roster Total - 53


WR: 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 81 Jerome Simpson 14 Joe WebbLT: 75 Matt Kalil 67 Mike Remmers LG: 74 Charlie Johnson 60 Jeff Baca C: 65 John Sullivan 61 Joe Berger RG 63 Brandon Fusco 61 Joe Berger RT: 71 Phil Loadholt 73 J’Marcus Webb TE: 89 John Carlson 40 Rhett Ellison 86 Chase FordWR: 15 Greg Jennings 17 Jarius Wright 83 Rodney SmithQB: 16 Matt Cassel 7 Christian Ponder 12 Josh FreemanFB: 42 Jerome Felton HB: 28 Adrian Peterson 32 Toby Gerhart 44 Matt Asiata

LE: 96 Brian Robison 97 Everson Griffen NT: 98 Letroy Guion 90 Fred Evans 91 Chase BakerUT: 93 Kevin Williams 95 Sharrif Floyd RE: 69 Jared Allen 97 Everson Griffen SLB: 52 Chad Greenway 51 Larry Dean MLB: 57 Audie Cole 56 Michael Mauti WLB: 50 Erin Henderson 55 Marvin Mitchell 54 Gerald HodgesLCB: 29 Xavier Rhodes 27 Shaun Prater RCB: 20 Chris Cook 35 Marcus Sherels 26 Robert SteeplesSS: 33 Jamarca Sanford 41 Mistral Raymond FS: 22 Harrison Smith 34 Andrew Sendejo 36 Robert Blanton

P: 18 Jeff Locke K: 3 Blair Walsh LS: 46 Cullen Loeffler H: 18 Jeff Locke KR: 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 35 Marcus SherelsPR: 35 Marcus Sherels 17 Jarius Wright

PLAYERSMatt Asiata ...................................................................................................... ah-SEE-ah-taJeff Baca .........................................................................................................................BA-kaJoe Berger ..................................................................................................................BUR-jurAudie Cole .................................................................................................................ODD-eeBrandon Fusco ........................................................................................................ FUSS-coToby Gerhart .................................................................................................... GARE-heartLetroy Guion .............................................................................................la-TROY guy-ONMatt Kalil .....................................................................................................................kuh-LILCullen Loeffler .........................................................................................................LEFF-lerMichael Mauti ....................................................................................................... MAW-teeCordarrelle Patterson ................................................................................core-DARE-ulShaun Prater ............................................................................................................PRAY-terMistral Raymond .................................................................................................MISS-trailBrian Robison .................................................................................................... ROB-ah-sinAndrew Sendejo ...............................................................................................sin-DAY-hoMarcus Sherels ................................................................................................... SHARE-els

COACHESTom Kanavy ....................................................................................................... ka-NAY-veeKlint Kubiak ......................................................................................................koo-BEE-ackFred Pagac ................................................................................................................PUG-itchMike Priefer ..............................................................................................................PREE-fer

VIKINGS 2013 UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIALISTS


HOW THE 2013 VIKINGS WERE BUILTYEAR DRAFT TRADES FREE AGENCY/WAIVERS2003 DT Kevin Williams (1) 2004 LS Cullen Loeffler* 2006 LB Chad Greenway (1) 2007 RB Adrian Peterson (1) DT Fred Evans** DE Brian Robison (4) 2008 DT Letroy Guion (5b) DE Jared Allen (KC) LB Erin Henderson * C John Sullivan (6a) 2009 T Phil Loadholt (2) S Jamarca Sanford (7) 2010 CB Chris Cook (2a) CB Marcus Sherels* RB Toby Gerhart (2b) DE Everson Griffen (4) QB Joe Webb (6) 2011 QB Christian Ponder (1) RB Matt Asiata* DB Mistral Raymond (6b) C Joe Berger** OL Brandon Fusco (6c) LB Larry Dean* T Charlie Johnson** S Andrew Sendejo** 2012 OT Matt Kalil (1a) DT Chase Baker* S Harrison Smith (1b) TE John Carlson** WR Jarius Wright (4a) FB Jerome Felton** FB Rhett Ellison (4b) TE Chase Ford** S Robert Blanton (5) LB Marvin Mitchell** K Blair Walsh (6) WR Jerome Simpson** LB Audie Cole (7a) 2013 DT Sharrif Floyd (1a) QB Matt Cassel** CB Xavier Rhodes (1b) QB Josh Freeman** WR Cordarrelle Patterson (1c) WR Greg Jennings** LB Gerald Hodges (4) CB Shaun Prater** P Jeff Locke (5) T Mike Remmers** G Jeff Baca (6) WR Rodney Smith* LB Michael Mauti (7a) CB Robert Steeples** T J’Marcus Webb**

* Rookie free agent prior to joining Vikings** NFL veteran or had been in other NFL camps prior to joining Vikings # Player was drafted by the Vikings and returned via trade, waivers or free agency


DATE POS PLAYER TRANSACTION DATE POS PLAYER TRANSACTION

VIKINGS 2013 ROSTER MOVES

December 16 T REMMERS, Mike SignedDecember 16 RB BANYARD, Joe WaivedDecember 14 RB BANYARD, Joe Signed to Active Roster from Practice Squad

December 14 CB STEEPLES, Robert Signed to Active Roster from Practice Squad

December 14 CB ROBINSON, Josh Placed on Injured ReserveDecember 14 T REMMERS, Mike WaivedDecember 14 S SMITH, Harrison Activated to 53-Man RosterDecember 11 RB RANDLE, Bradley Signed to Practice SquadDecember 10 DE NEALY, Spencer Released from Practice SquadDecember 9 TE RUDOLPH, Kyle Placed on Injured ReserveNovember 25 T REMMERS, Mike Claimed Via Waivers (SD) November 25 CB JEFFERSON, AJ WaivedNovember 13 T JOHNSON-WEBB, Jamaal Signed to Practice SquadNovember 13 G BOND, Travis Claimed by Carolina PanthersNovember 12 DE NEALY, Spencer Signed to Practice SquadNovember 11 T MURPHY, Kevin Signed to Practice SquadNovember 9 T MURPHY, Kevin WaivedNovember 9 LB COLE, Audie SignedNovember 7 T MURPHY, Kevin Signed to Active Roster from Practice Squad

November 7 LB COLE, Audie WaivedNovember 6 DT DAWKINS, Everett Claimed by Dallas Cowboys November 4 DE TRATTOU, Justin Signed to Practice SquadNovember 2 DE TRATTOU, Justin WaivedNovember 2 TE FORD, Chase Signed to Active Roster from Practice Squad

October 31 TE FORD, Chase Signed to Practice SquadOctober 29 DE TRATTOU, Justin SignedOctober 29 TE FORD, Chase WaivedOctober 28 CB FELDER, Bobby WaivedOctober 26 TE FORD, Chase Signed to Active Roster from Practice Squad

October 26 DE TRATTOU, Justin WaivedOctober 22 CB LACEY, Jacob Contract Termination - Vested VeteranOctober 22 CB PRATER, Shaun Claimed Via Waivers (Phi.)October 18 CB LACEY, Jacob SignedOctober 18 S SMITH, Harrison Placed on IR - Designated for ReturnOctober 17 WR SMITH, Rodney Signed to Active RosterOctober 17 DB BISHOP, Brandan Signed to Practice SquadOctober 17 LB BISHOP, Desmond Placed on Injured ReserveOctober 9 DE TRATTOU, Justin SignedOctober 9 DE JOHNSON, George WaivedOctober 8 QB FREEMAN, Josh SignedOctober 8 QB BETHEL-THOMPSON, McLeod WaivedOctober 1 T LOVE, DeMarcus WaivedSeptember 23 FB LINE, Zach Placed on Injured ReserveSeptember 23 FB FELTON, Jerome Activated from Suspended ListSeptember 11 DB STEEPLES, Robert Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 10 RB BANYARD, Joe Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 10 DE OKPALAUGO, Tristan Released from Practice SquadSeptember 10 RB RANDLE, Bradley Released from Practice SquadSeptember 9 DE REED, D’Aundre WaivedSeptember 9 G OLSEN, Seth WaivedSeptember 4 RB RANDLE, Bradley Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 RB BANYARD, Joe Released from Practice SquadSeptember 2 DE OKPALAUGO, Tristan Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 1 OL WEBB, J’Marcus Claimed Via Waivers (Chi.)September 1 OL KROPOG, Troy Contract Termination - Vested Veteran

September 1 WR THIELEN, Adam Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 1 WR SMITH, Rodney Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 1 T MURPHY, Kevin Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 1 TE FORD, Chase Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 1 DT DAWKINS, Everett Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 1 G BOND, Travis Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 1 RB BANYARD, Joe Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 1 DE REED, D’Aundre Placed on Injured ReserveSeptember 1 CB FELDER, Bobby Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 31 TE ANDERSON, Colin WaivedAugust 31 RB BANYARD, Joe WaivedAugust 31 S BISHOP, Brandan WaivedAugust 31 G BOND, Travis WaivedAugust 31 CB BURTON, Brandon WaivedAugust 31 WR BURTON, Stephen Waived

August 31 DT DAWKINS, Everett WaivedAugust 31 S EUBANKS, Darius WaivedAugust 31 CB FELDER, Bobby WaivedAugust 31 TE FORD, Chase WaivedAugust 31 T KEITH, Brandon WaivedAugust 31 DT McCLOUD, Anthony WaivedAugust 31 LB McKENZIE, Tyrone WaivedAugust 31 T MURPHY, Kevin WaivedAugust 31 DT NEALY, Spencer WaivedAugust 31 DE REED, D’Aundre WaivedAugust 31 WR SMITH, Rodney WaivedAugust 31 WR THIELEN, Adam WaivedAugust 31 DE UKWU, Collins WaivedAugust 31 G OLSEN, Seth Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 31 FB FELTON, Jerome SuspendedAugust 31 T LOVE, DeMarcus SuspendedAugust 31 DT BALLARD, Christian Placed on Reserve/Left SquadAugust 27 WR CHILDS, Greg Placed on Reserve/PUP ListAugust 26 WR BROWN, LaMark WaivedAugust 26 WR HIGHSMITH, Erik WaivedAugust 26 G HOLMES, Tyler WaivedAugust 26 DE JACKSON, Marquis WaivedAugust 26 LB KEGLAR, Stanford WaivedAugust 26 CB McCOY, Greg WaivedAugust 26 RB RANDLE, Bradley WaivedAugust 26 WR SUMMERS, Chris WaivedAugust 26 QB VANDENBERG, James WaivedAugust 26 C WENTZ, Camden WaivedAugust 26 RB WILLIAMS, Jerodis WaivedAugust 26 CB WILLIAMS, Roderick WaivedAugust 26 DE JACKSON, Lawrence ReleasedAugust 20 DT NEALY, Spencer SignedAugust 19 CB LACEY, Jacob ReleasedAugust 18 DT BALLARD, Christian Placed on Active/Left SquadAugust 6 LB KEGLAR, Stanford SignedAugust 6 LB WILLIAMS, Nathan WaivedJuly 26 LB WILLIAMS, Nathan Placed on PUP ListJuly 26 WR CHILDS, Greg Placed on PUP ListJuly 25 CB RHODES, Xavier SignedJuly 25 WR PATTERSON, Cordarrelle SignedJuly 25 DT FLOYD, Sharrif SignedJune 27 LB BISHOP, Desmond Signed as Free AgentJune 27 LB KEGLAR, Stanford WaivedMay 29 LB KEGLAR, Stanford Signed as Free AgentMay 22 T JACKSON, Mark WaivedMay 15 P LOCKE, Jeff SignedMay 15 G BOND, Travis SignedMay 15 G BACA, Jeff SignedMay 14 LB HODGES, Gerald SignedMay 14 LB MAUTI, Michael SignedMay 14 DT DAWKINS, Everett SignedMay 6 T KEITH, Brandon Signed as Free AgentMay 6 WR THIELEN, Adam Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 6 P KLUWE, Chris WaivedMay 6 WR EDWARDS, Nicholas WaivedMay 3 TE ANDERSON, Colin Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 DB BISHOP, Brandan Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 WR EDWARDS, Nicholas Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 DB EUBANKS, Darius Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 WR HIGHSMITH, Erik Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 T JACKSON, Mark Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 DE JACKSON, Marquis Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 RB LINE, Zach Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 DT McCLOUD, Anthony Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 RB RANDLE, Bradley Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 WR SMITH, Rodney Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 DE UKWU, Collins Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 QB VANDENBERG, James Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 CB WENTZ, Camden Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 3 RB WILLIAMS, Jerodis Signed as Undrafted Free Agent


Date 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/13 10/21 10/27 11/3 11/7 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 12/29 2013 Season Career Opponent @ DET @ CHI CLE PIT CAR @ NYG GB @ DAL WAS @ SEA @ GB CHI @ BAL PHI @ CIN DET GP GS DNP IA GP GS Allen, Jared S S S S S S S S S S S S S S - - 14 14 155 149Asiata, Matt P P P P P P I I I I P P P S - - 10 1 4 26 1Baca, Jeff I I I I I I I I P I I I I P - - 2 12 2 0Baker, Chase P I I I I I I P P P I I I DNP - - 4 1 9 4 0Ballard, Christian RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE - - 32 2Banyard, Joe N PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P - - 1 1 0Berger, Joe P P P P P P PS P S P P P P S - - 14 2 85 29Bethel-Thompson, McLeod I I I DNP N N N N N N N N N N - - 1 3 0 0Bishop, Brandan N N N N N PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS - - Bishop, Desmond DNP P P P S IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR - - 4 1 1 73 27Blanton, Robert P P P P P P P P P P P P S S - - 14 2 27 2Bond, Travis PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N N N N N - - 0 0Carlson, John P P S P P S P S S S S S S I - - 13 8 1 74 52Cassel, Matt DNP DNP DNP S S I DNP DNP P P DNP P S S - - 7 4 6 1 85 66Childs, Greg PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R - - 0 0Cole, Audie P P P P I P P P N P S S S S - - 12 4 1 17 4Cook, Chris S S S I S S S I I S S S S I - - 10 10 4 32 28Dawkins, Everett PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N N N N N N - - 0 0Dean, Larry P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - - 14 46 0Edwards, Kip N N N N N N N N N N N PS PS PS - - 0 0Ellison, Rhett S P I I P S I I DNP P S S P S - - 9 5 1 4 25 13Evans, Fred S P P P P P P I I S P P P P - - 12 2 2 93 5Felder, Bobby IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N N N N N N N - - 0 0Felton, Jerome SUS SUS SUS S S P S P S S S P S S - - 11 8 83 34Floyd, Sharrif P P P P P P P P S P P P P P - - 14 1 14 1Ford, Chase PS PS PS PS PS PS DNP P P P P P P P - - 7 1 7 0Freeman, Josh N N N N I S I I DNP I I I DNP I - - 1 1 2 7 61 60Fusco, Brandon S S S S S S S S S S S S S I - - 13 13 1 32 29Gerhart, Toby P P P P P P P P P P P P P I - - 13 1 60 6Greenway, Chad S S S S S S S S S S S S S S - - 14 14 110 109Griffen, Everson P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - - 14 57 1Guion, Letroy S S S S S S S S DNP I S S S S - - 12 12 1 1 67 30Henderson, Erin S S S S S S S S S S I DNP P P - - 12 10 1 1 62 31Hodges, Gerald I I I P I I P P P P P P P P - - 9 5 9 0Jefferson, A.J. P P P P P I P P P P P N N N - - 10 1 43 14Jennings, Greg S S S S S S S S S I S S S S - - 13 13 1 109 99Johnson, Charlie S S S S S S S S I S S S S S - - 13 13 1 118 99Johnson, George I I I I N N N N N N N N N N - - 4 11 0Johnson-Webb, Jamaal N N N N N N N N N PS PS N N N - - 0 0Kalil, Matt S S S S S S S S S S S S S S - - 14 14 30 30Lacey, Jacob N N N N N DNP N N N N N N N N - - 1 54 36Line, Zach P P S IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR - - 3 1 3 1Loadholt, Phil S S S S S S S S I S S S S S - - 13 13 1 76 76Locke, Jeff P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - - 14 14 0Loeffler, Cullen P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - - 14 153 0Love, DeMarcus SUS SUS SUS SUS N N N N N N N N N N - - 0 0Mauti, Michael I I P P P P P P P P P P P P - - 12 2 12 0Mitchell, Marvin P S S S P S S S S S S S P P - - 14 10 96 14Murphy, Kevin PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS DNP PS PS PS PS PS - - 1 0 0Nealy, Spencer N N N N N N N N N PS PS PS PS N - - 0 0Okpalaugo, Tristan PS N N N N N N N N N N N N N - - 0 0Olsen, Seth IR N N N N N N N N N N N N N - - 14 5Patterson, Cordarrelle P P P P P P P P P S P S S S - - 14 4 14 4Peterson, Adrian S S S S S S S S S S S S S I - - 13 13 1 102 95Ponder, Christian S S S I DNP DNP S S S S S S I DNP - - 9 9 3 2 36 35Prater, Shaun N N N N N N I P P I P P P S - - 6 1 2 7 1Randle, Bradley PS N N N N N N N N N N N N PS - - 0 0Raymond, Mistral I I I P I P P S S P P P P P - - 10 2 4 30 10Reed, D’Aundre IR N N N N N N N N N N N N N - - 6 0Remmers, Mike N N N N N N N N N N N I I N - - 2 1 0Rhodes, Xavier S P P P P P P S S P S S S I - - 13 6 1 13 6Robinson, Josh S S S S S S S S S S I I I IR - - 10 10 3 26 16Robison, Brian S S S S S S S S S S S S S S - - 14 14 108 52Rudolph, Kyle S S S S S S S S I I I I I IR - - 8 8 5 39 32Sanford, Jamarca S S S I S S S I I S S S S S - - 11 11 3 67 41Sendejo, Andrew P P P S P S S S S S S S S S - - 14 10 32 10Sherels, Marcus P P P S P P P P P P P P P S - - 14 2 47 5Simpson, Jerome S S P S S P S S S P P P P P - - 14 7 55 35Smith, Harrison S S S S S IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P - - 6 5 22 21Smith, Rodney PS PS PS PS PS I I P P P I I I P - - 4 5 4 0Steeples, Robert N PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P - - 1 1 0Sullivan, John S S S S S S S S S S S S S S - - 14 14 91 75Thielen, Adam PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS - - 0 0Trattou, Justin N N N N I I N N PS PS PS PS PS PS - - 2 11 0Walsh, Blair P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - - 14 30 0Webb, J’Marcus DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P P P S P DNP DNP P P - - 7 1 7 53 45Webb, Joe P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - - 14 30 3Williams, Kevin I S S S S S S S S S S S S S - - 13 13 1 169 169Wright, Jarius P S P P P P P P P S P P P P - - 14 2 21 3

P-played; S-started; DNP-did not play; IR-injured reserve; N-not with club; I-inactive; NFI-non-football illness; PS-Practice Squad; SUS-Reserve/Suspended; RE-Roster Exemp-tion; PUP-A - Active/Physically Unable to Perform; PUP-R - Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform

VIKINGS 2013 REGULAR SEASON PARTICIPATION


at DET - 9/8 2/10 20.0%at CHI - 9/15 7/16 43.7%vs. CLE - 9/22 8/17 47.0%vs. PIT - 9/29 4/11 36.3%vs. CAR - 10/13 6/14 42.8%

at NYG - 10/21 7/18 38.8%vs. GB - 10/27 2/8 25.0%at DAL - 11/3 5/13 38.4%vs. WAS - 11/7 6/10 60.0%at SEA - 11/17 5/14 35.7%

at GB - 11/24 6/16 37.5%vs. CHI - 12/1 4/17 23.5%at BAL - 12/8 5/17 29.4%vs. PHI - 12/15 8/13 61.5%at CIN - 12/22 - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - -THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: 75/194, 38.7%

at DET - 9/8 5/13 38.4%at CHI - 9/15 7/12 58.3%vs. CLE - 9/22 6/15 40.0%vs. PIT - 9/29 8/15 53.3%vs. CAR - 10/13 7/12 58.3%

at NYG - 10/21 7/19 36.8%vs. GB - 10/27 13/18 72.2%at DAL - 11/3 5/14 35.7%vs. WAS - 11/7 9/16 56.2%at SEA - 11/17 4/11 36.3%

at GB - 11/24 3/16 18.7%vs. CHI - 12/1 2/11 18.1%at BAL - 12/8 6/16 37.5%vs. PHI - 12/15 7/14 50.0%at CIN - 12/22 - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - -THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: 89/202, 44.1%

VIKINGS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

1st Downs Total Offense INTs By Minn. Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Pen Fum Scoring T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg. N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG Sat DET 16 3 11 2 330 105 22 225 3/11 28 18 3 1 10 10 0 5/42.2 1 6 0 6 0 2 54 30 0 5/52 1/1 2 1 0 3/3 1/1 0at CHI 19 8 9 2 350 123 33 227 1/0 30 16 1 2 0 0 0 3/56.7 0 0 2 0 0 4 150 105t 1 3/25 2/2 0 1 2 3/3 3/3 0vs. CLE 21 9 11 1 329 134 31 195 6/33 42 25 1 3 36 23 0 7/46.4 2 2 3 2 0 3 78 30 0 4/35 3/2 3 0 0 3/3 2/2 0vs. PIT 16 7 7 2 393 145 25 248 1/0 25 16 0 1 0 0 0 4/41.8 1 0 2 0 0 5 144 42 0 5/89 1/0 2 2 0 4/4 2/3 0vs. CAR 17 2 14 1 290 75 13 215 3/26 44 32 2 0 0 0 0 4/49.8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/55 1/0 0 1 0 1/1 1/1 0at NYG 13 1 10 2 206 30 14 176 1/14 53 20 1 0 0 0 0 7/44.6 4 119 2 86t 1 3 90 69 0 3/38 2/2 0 0 1 1/1 0/1 0vs. GB 15 5 7 3 243 111 19 132 3/13 21 14 0 0 0 0 0 4/46.5 0 0 0 0 0 6 247 109t 1 7/46 0/0 3 0 1 4/4 1/1 0at DAL 22 8 13 1 393 169 29 224 2/12 37 25 1 1 1 1 0 3/37.7 2 35 3 26 0 6 124 45 0 4/35 2/1 2 1 0 2/3 1/1 0vs. WAS 22 6 14 2 307 91 24 216 1/5 27 21 1 0 0 0 0 1/50.0 2 34 0 20 0 6 98 23 0 1/7 1/0 2 2 0 4/4 2/2 0at SEA 19 6 10 3 336 132 33 204 2/3 35 18 3 0 0 0 0 3/42.3 0 0 0 0 0 5 117 35 0 4/20 2/1 0 2 0 2/2 2/2 0at GB 28 13 13 2 447 232 43 214 6/18 30 21 0 0 0 0 0 6/41.5 2 0 3 0 0 5 143 57 0 5/53 2/1 1 1 0 2/2 4/4 0vs. CHI 28 13 13 2 496 246 40 250 5/33 41 23 1 0 0 0 0 6/44.0 2 13 2 13 0 2 15 8 0 6/60 1/0 1 1 0 2/2 3/4 0at BAL 15 3 11 1 379 114 25 265 0/0 38 17 0 3 1 1 0 9/44.1 1 14 0 14 0 5 131 42 0 6/90 3/1 1 2 0 2/2 2/2 0vs. PHI 29 11 14 4 455 85 35 370 3/12 35 26 1 1 30 30 0 2/48.5 1 13 3 13 0 5 45 15 0 3/25 0/0 4 2 0 6/6 2/3 0at CIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTALS 280 95 157 28 4954 1792 386 3161 37/180 486 292 15 12 78 30 0 64/44.9 18 236 22 86t 1 57 1436 109t 2 61/630 21/11 21 16 4 39/40 26/30 0

1st Downs Total Offense INTs By Minn. Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Pen Fum Scoring T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg. N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG Sat DET 28 10 16 2 469 117 33 352 1/5 43 28 1 3 24 15 0 4/38.0 5 37 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 11/88 3/1 2 2 0 4/4 2/2 0at CHI 24 8 15 1 411 129 26 282 1/8 39 28 2 1 44 44 1 3/37.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 249 49.8 0 4/35 2/2 0 3 1 4/4 2/2 0vs. CLE 23 4 18 1 409 103 17 306 3/26 55 31 3 1 13 13 0 5/46.8 3 20 4 28 0 1 26 26 0 5/47 1/1 0 4 0 4/4 1/1 0vs. PIT 29 5 21 3 434 77 21 357 5/26 51 36 1 0 0 0 0 4/35.8 1 3 3 3 0 4 92 33 0 4/50 1/1 2 1 0 3/3 2/2 0vs. CAR 22 9 11 2 367 131 39 236 1/6 26 20 0 2 62 38 0 3/33.0 3 22 0 11 0 2 31 16 0 6/40 0/0 2 3 0 5/5 0/0 0at NYG 17 2 14 1 257 64 32 193 2/7 39 23 0 1 25 25 0 9/48.7 3 25 0 13 0 2 25 14 0 5/72 3/1 1 1 0 2/2 3/3 0vs. GB 26 11 13 2 464 182 42 282 2/3 29 24 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 2 93 0 93t 1 2 34 18 0 6/120 0/0 2 2 1 5/5 3/3 0at DAL 20 3 16 1 350 36 9 337 3/23 51 34 1 1 0 0 0 5/44.4 1 5 2 5 0 2 60 31 0 5/45 0/0 0 2 1 3/3 2/2 0vs. WAS 27 9 17 1 433 191 36 242 4/39 37 24 0 1 30 30 0 3/135 1 0 0 0 0 3 74 25 0 8/63 1/0 0 3 0 3/3 2/2 0at SEA 16 7 9 0 323 93 28 236 1/6 21 14 0 3 41 29t 1 5/41.6 3 17 0 11 0 5 100 58 0 7/96 1/0 2 2 1 5/5 2/2 0at GB 30 11 16 3 494 196 34 298 2/18 53 28 0 0 0 0 0 8/40.8 3 8 3 8 0 3 63 22 0 7/50 0/0 2 1 0 2/2 2/2 0vs. CHI 20 17 3 0 480 135 25 345 4/10 36 23 0 1 49 49 0 7/35.6 2 8 2 8 0 3 87 57 0 6/51 2/1 0 2 0 2/2 2/4 0at BAL 23 4 17 2 325 97 27 228 2/17 50 28 3 0 0 0 0 6/54.7 4 44 0 22 0 4 152 77t 1 5/45 1/0 0 3 1 3/3 0/0 0vs. PHI 25 3 22 0 475 79 13 396 4/32 48 30 1 1 2 2 0 4/41.3 1 1 0 1 0 2 83 41.5 0 9/94 0/0 0 3 - 1/1 3/3 0at CIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTALS 330 103 208 19 5691 1630 382 4090 34/221 578 371 12 15 290 49 2 66/42.6 32 283 14 93t 1 38 1076 80 1 88/896 15/7 13 32 5 46/46 25/27 0

OPPONENTS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL OPP. FGAT DET 3 10 14 7 0 34 33, 42AT CHI 14 10 0 7 0 31 20VS. CLE 7 17 0 7 0 31 38VS. PIT 7 3 7 10 0 27 26,28VS. CAR 7 7 14 7 0 35 -AT NYG 3 7 7 6 0 23 35,23,36VS. GB 7 17 7 13 0 44 30,20,45AT DAL 3 3 14 7 0 27 41,44VS. WAS 10 14 3 0 0 27 20,40AT SEA 10 14 0 17 0 41 50,26AT GB 7 0 0 16 3 26 27,20VS. CHI 3 3 14 0 0 20 30,40,66SH,47WRAT BAL 7 0 0 22 0 29 -VS. PHI 3 6 13 8 0 30 35,51,33AT CIN - - - - - - -VS. DET - - - - - - -TOTALS 91 111 93 127 3 425

VIKINGS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL MINN. FGAT DET 7 7 10 0 0 24 52AT CHI 7 14 3 6 0 30 28,28,22VS. CLE 7 10 7 3 0 27 43,30VS. PIT 10 10 14 0 0 34 54,37,44WLVS. CAR 0 3 0 7 0 10 22AT NYG 7 0 0 0 0 7 53SHVS. GB 7 10 0 14 0 31 36AT DAL 3 7 7 6 0 23 23VS. WAS 7 7 14 6 0 34 39,40AT SEA 3 10 0 7 0 20 32,45AT GB 3 10 7 3 3 26 36,47,29,35VS. CHI 0 7 3 10 3 23 32,30,57WL,34AT BAL 0 3 3 20 0 26 39,40VS. PHI 7 10 10 21 0 48 55WL,21,38AT CIN - - - - - - -VS. DET - - - - - - -TOTALS 68 108 78 103 6 363

VIKINGS

OPPONENTS

SCORING SUMMARY

W E E K 1 6 - V I K I N G S A T B E N G A L S

LIONS VIKINGSFirst Downs 28 16Rushes/Yards 33/117 22/105Passing Yards 352 225Punt Return/Yards 5/37 1/6KO Return/Yards 0 2/54Passes (A-C-I) 43-28-1 28-18-3Times Sacked/Yards 1/5 3/11Punts 4 5Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1Penalties/Yards 11/88 5/52Possession Time 36:19 23:41

PASSINGVikings – C. Ponder 18-28-236, 64.3%, 1 TD, 3 INT – 63.1Lions – M. Stafford 28-43-357, 65.1%, 2 TD, 1 INT – 96.8

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 18-93-2 TD, C. Ponder 4-12Lions – R. Bush 21-90, J. Bell 6-25-2 TD, M. Stafford 5-2, S. Martin 1-0

RECEIVINGVikings – J. Simpson 7-140, A. Peterson 4-18-1, G. Jennings 3-33, K. Rudolph 2-27, C. Patterson 1-10, Z. Line 1-8Lions – N. Burleson 6-78, J. Bell 5-67, R. Bush 4-101-1 TD, C. Johnson 4-33, P. Edwards 3-30, J. Fauria 3-27-1 TD, B. Pettigrew 2-6, K. Durham 1-11

SACKSVikings – N/ALions – N. Fairley 1.5, S. Tulloch 1.0, E. Ansah 0.5

TACKLESVikings – E. Henderson 11-3-14, H. Smith 7-3-10, C. Greenway 5-4-9, J. San-ford 7-2-9, J. Allen 4-0-4, F. Evans 3-1-4, J. Robinson 4-0-4, B. Robison 3-1-4, C. Cook 3-0-3, L. Guion 0-3-3, X. Rhodes 2-0-2, M. Mitchell 0-1-1Lions – D. Levy 4-3-7, R. Mathis 3-2-5, N. Fairley 2-3-5, D. Slay 4-0-4, C. Hous-ton 4-0-4, S. Tulloch 2-1-3, E. Ansah 1-2-3, W. Young 1-2-3, L. Delmas 1-2-3, G. Quin 2-0-2, Tr. Lewis 2-0-2, C. Mosley 2-0-2, I. Idonije 2-0-2, D. Bentley 1-1-2

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – E. Henderson 1-10Lions – D. Levy 1-9, G. Quin 1-15, S. Tulloch 1-0

GAME NOTES• The Vikings are 68-34-2 overall and 31-21-1 on the road vs. Detroit.

• The Vikings are now 29-23-1 in season openers

• The Vikings have now played the Lions five times in the season opener.1) 24-34 @ Detroit, Loss in 20132) 17-13 vs. Detroit, Win in 19963) 34-19 vs. Detroit, Win in 19874) 10-13 vs. Detroit, Loss in 19865) 16-13 @ Detroit, Win in 1971

• Adrian Peterson set a team record for most career rushing attempts vs. the Lions. 1) 235 Adrian Peterson vs. Detroit, 2007-132) 218 Chuck Foreman vs. Detroit, 1973-79

• Adrian Peterson becomes only the seventh player in team history to reach 500 points.1) 1,365 Fred Cox, 1963-772) 670 Cris Carter, 1990-013) 633 Ryan Longwell, 2006-114) 598 Fuad Reveiz, 1990-955) 564 Randy Moss, 1998-04, ‘106) 542 Gary Anderson, 1998-027) 502 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13

• Blair Walsh tied a team record for most FG’s made 50+ yards in a career.1) 11 Blair Walsh, 2012-132) 11 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11 3) 8 Fuad Reviz, 1990-95

• Adrian Peterson set a team record with his 6th career run of 70+ yard runs in a career.1) 6 Adrian Peterson, 2007-132) 5 Robert Smith, 1993-00

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 1LIONS 34, VIKINGS 24At Ford Field, September 8, 2013Attendance – 62,461

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Start Time: 1:02 PM EDT

at Ford Field, Detroit

Played Indoors on Turf: Field Turf

Game Weather: Controlled Climate Temp: 68° F (20.0° C) Humidity: 70%,

Outdoor Weather: 70 deg F, Winds NE at 15 mph, Humidity 56%,

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Parry, John (132)

Hill, Adrian (29)

Bowers, Derick (74)

Edwards, Scott (3)

Ferrell, Dan (64)

Larrew, Joe (73)

Paganelli, Perry (46)

Lineups

VISITOR: Minnesota Vikings 7 7 10 0 0 24

HOME: Detroit Lions 3 10 14 7 0 34

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: McGrath, Bob

Game Day Weather

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Date: Sunday, 9/8/2013

Detroit LionsMinnesota Vikings

Offense Defense Offense Defense

WR 81 J.Simpson LE 96 B.Robison WR 13 N.Burleson DE 79 W.Young

LT 75 M.Kalil NT 90 F.Evans LT 71 R.Reiff DT 98 N.Fairley

LG 74 C.Johnson NT 98 L.Guion LG 67 R.Sims DT 90 N.Suh

C 65 J.Sullivan RE 69 J.Allen C 51 D.Raiola DE 91 J.Jones

RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway RG 75 L.Warford OLB 58 A.Palmer

RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 50 E.Henderson RT 70 J.Fox MLB 55 S.Tulloch

TE 82 K.Rudolph CB 29 X.Rhodes TE 87 B.Pettigrew OLB 54 D.Levy

WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson WR 83 P.Edwards RCB 30 D.Slay

QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 20 C.Cook WR 81 C.Johnson LCB 23 C.Houston

FB 40 R.Ellison SS 33 J.Sanford QB 9 M.Stafford SS 27 G.Quin

HB 28 A.Peterson FS 22 H.Smith RB 21 R.Bush FS 26 L.Delmas

Substitutions Substitutions

K 3 B.Walsh, P 12 J.Locke, WR 14 Joe Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, CB 24A.Jefferson, RB 32 T.Gerhart, S 34 A.Sendejo, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36R.Blanton, RB 44 M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler, FB 48 Z.Line, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 55M.Mitchell, LB 57 A.Cole, C 61 J.Berger, WR 84 C.Patterson, TE 89 J.Carlson,DT 91 C.Baker, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen

K 2 D.Akers, P 6 S.Martin, WR 15 M.Spurlock, WR 18 K.Durham, S 24D.Gomes, CB 28 D.Bentley, S 29 J.Wendling, CB 31 R.Mathis, S 32 D.Carey, RB35 J.Bell, RB 41 T.Riddick, LS 48 D.Muhlbach, LB 50 Tr.Lewis, LB 52R.McIntosh, LB 59 T.Whitehead, G 65 D.Gandy, DE 77 I.Idonije, T 78C.Hilliard, TE 80 J.Fauria, TE 85 T.Scheffler, DE 94 E.Ansah, DT 97 J.Bannan,DT 99 C.Mosley

Did Not Play Did Not Play

QB 16 M.Cassel, LB 59 D.Bishop, T 73 JM.Webb QB 14 S.Hill

Not Active Not Active

QB 4 M.Bethel-Thompson, S 41 M.Raymond, LB 54 G.Hodges, LB 56 M.Mauti,G 60 J.Baca, DE 92 G.Johnson, DT 93 Kev.Williams

QB 17 K.Moore, RB 25 M.Leshoure, CB 36 J.Green, G 64 L.Harris, T 66L.Waddle, WR 84 R.Broyles, DE 92 D.Taylor

B.Walsh (52) D.Akers (33) (42)

Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)Team Qtr Time Visitor Home

Vikings A.Peterson 78 yd. run (B.Walsh kick) (1-78, 0:13) 7 01 10:39

Lions D.Akers 33 yd. Field Goal (10-65, 5:44) 7 31 4:55

Lions D.Akers 42 yd. Field Goal (7-25, 3:08) 7 62 14:47


Lions J.Bell 2 yd. run (D.Akers kick) (8-70, 2:04) 14 132 0:10

Lions J.Bell 1 yd. run (D.Akers kick) (7-50, 2:44) 14 203 10:19

Vikings B.Walsh 52 yd. Field Goal (7-46, 3:37) 17 203 6:42

Lions R.Bush 77 yd. pass from M.Stafford (D.Akers kick) (3-80, 0:57) 17 273 5:45

Vikings A.Peterson 4 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (8-78, 4:08) 24 273 1:37

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Paid Attendance: 62,461 Time: 3:21

Lions J.Fauria 1 yd. pass from M.Stafford (D.Akers kick) (8-39, 4:36) 24 344 6:47


BEARS VIKINGSFirst Downs 24 19Rushes/Yards 26/129 33/123Passing Yards 290 227Punt Return/Yards 0/0 0/0KO Return/Yards 6/263 4/150Passes (A-C-I) 39-28-2 30-16-1Times Sacked/Yards 1-8 1-0Punts 3 3Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2Penalties/Yards 4/35 3/25Possession Time 30:34 29:26

PASSINGVikings – C. Ponder 16-30-227, 53.3%, 1 TD, 1 INT – 75.3Bears – J. Cutler 28-39-290, 71.8%, 3 TD, 2 INT – 97.2

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 26-100, C. Ponder 6-18, Toby Gerhart 1-5Bears – M. Forte 19-90, A. Jeffery 2-30, J. Cutler 3-9, M. Bush 2-0

RECEIVINGVikings – G. Jennings 5-84, K. Rudolph 3-42-1 TD, J. Simpson 2-49, C. Pat-terson 2-14, J. Wright 1-21, A. Peterson 1-7, J. Carlson 1-7, T. Gerhart 1-3Bears – M. Forte 11-71, B. Marshall 7-113-1 TD, M. Bennett 7-76-2 TD, E. Ben-nett 2-19, A. Jeffery 1-11

SACKSVikings – J. Allen 1.0Bears – C. Wootton 1.0

TACKLESVikings – C. Greenway 11-1-12, E. Henderson 5-6-11, H. Smith 8-3-11, J. Sanford 8-0-8, J. Allen 5-0-5, C. Cook 3-1-4, E. Griffen 1-3-4, M. Mitchell 3-0-3, X. Rhodes 1-2-3, B. Robison 3-0-3, S. Floyd 1-1-2, K. Williams 1-1-2, D. Bishop 0-1-1, F. Evans 0-1-1, L. Guion 0-1-1, J. Robinson 1-0-1Bears – L. Briggs 8-2-10, Ja. Anderson 8-1-9, M. Wright 7-2-9, T. Jennings 4-0-4, C. Conte 3-0-3, I. Frey 3-0-3, C. Tillman 3-0-3, N. Collins 2-1-3, D. Williams 2-1-3, H. Melton 1-1-2, S. Paea 1-1-2, C. Wootton 1-0-1, J. Peppers 1-0-1, S. McClellin 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – H. Smith 1-0, K. Williams 1-0Bears – T. Jennings 1-44-TD

GAME NOTES• Cordarrelle Patterson scored his first NFL touchdown. He tied a team record for longest kickoff return. 1t) 105t Percy Harvin @ Detroit, 9/30/2012 1t) 105t Cordarrelle Patterson @ Chicago, 9/15/2013

• Patterson set a team record for longest kickoff return by a rookie in team history.1) 105t Cordarrelle Patterson @ Chicago, 9/15/20132) 104t Aundrae Allison vs. Detroit, 12/2/2007

• Patterson set a team record for longest kickoff return and becomes the first to score a TD this method vs. Chicago. 1) 105t Cordarrelle Patterson @ Chicago, 9/15/20132) 64 Herschel Walker, 11/25/1990

• Cordarrelle Patterson set a team record for longest kickoff return by a rookie vs. Chicago. 1) 105t Cordarrelle Patterson, 9/15/20132) 55 Buster Rhymes, 9/19/1985

• Patterson set a team record for highest kickoff return average in a game. 1) 49.0 Cordarrelle Patterson vs. Chicago, 9/15/13 2) 47.7 Aundrae Allison vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 3) 45.0 Percy Harvin vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09

• Kevin Williams tied an NFL record with his fifth career interception by a defensive lineman.1) 5 Kevin Williams, 2003-131t) 5 Dan Wilkinson, 1994-2006• Adrian Peterson set a team record for most career rushing attempts vs. the Bears. 1) 243 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 2) 239 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 3) 202 Dave Osborn, 1965-75

• Peterson becomes the 32nd player since 1970 to reach 9,000 career rushing yards.

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 2BEARS 31, VIKINGS 30At Soldier Field, September 15, 2013Attendance – 62,181

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Start Time: 12:03 PM CDT

at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

Played Outdoor on Turf: Grass

Game Weather: Rain Temp: 60° F (15.6° C) Humidity: 76%, Wind: ESE 6 mph

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Hochuli, Ed (85)

Hussey, John (35)

Hittner, Mark (28)

Wrolstad, Craig (4)

Hall, Richard (49)

Washington, Keith (7)

Carey, Don (126)

Lineups


HOME: Chicago Bears 14 10 0 7 0 31

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Sifferman, Tom

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays


Chicago BearsMinnesota Vikings


WR 81 J.Simpson LE 96 B.Robison WR 15 B.Marshall LE 99 S.McClellin

LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion LT 74 J.Bushrod DT 69 H.Melton

LG 74 C.Johnson NT 93 K.Williams LG 68 M.Slauson NT 92 S.Paea

C 65 J.Sullivan RE 69 J.Allen C 63 R.Garza RE 90 J.Peppers

RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway RG 75 K.Long WLB 55 L.Briggs

RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 50 E.Henderson RT 67 J.Mills MLB 58 D.Williams

TE 82 K.Rudolph WLB 55 M.Mitchell TE 83 M.Bennett SLB 50 Ja.Anderson

WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson WR 17 A.Jeffery LCB 26 T.Jennings

QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 20 C.Cook QB 6 J.Cutler RCB 33 C.Tillman

HB 28 A.Peterson SS 33 J.Sanford RB 22 M.Forte SS 21 M.Wright

WR 17 J.Wright FS 22 H.Smith FB 43 T.Fiammetta FS 47 C.Conte


K 3 B.Walsh, P 12 J.Locke, WR 14 Jo.Webb, CB 24 A.Jefferson, CB 29X.Rhodes, RB 32 T.Gerhart, S 34 A.Sendejo, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36 R.Blanton,FB 40 R.Ellison, RB 44 M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler, FB 48 Z.Line, LB 51 L.Dean,LB 57 A.Cole, LB 59 D.Bishop, C 61 J.Berger, WR 84 C.Patterson, TE 89J.Carlson, DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen

P 8 A.Podlesh, K 9 R.Gould, WR/KR 14 E.Weems, WR 19 Jo.Anderson, S 20C.Steltz, KR/PR 23 D.Hester, CB 27 S.McManis, RB 29 M.Bush, CB 31 I.Frey, S37 A.Walters, CB 38 Z.Bowman, LB 52 B.Costanzo, LB 57 J.Bostic, LB 59K.Greene, LS 65 P.Mannelly, WR 80 E.Bennett, TE 87 S.Maneri, TE 88D.Rosario, DT 93 N.Collins, DE 98 C.Wootton


QB 16 M.Cassel, T 73 JM.Webb QB 12 J.McCown, G/C 60 T.Boggs, G/T 62 E.Britton, DE 94 C.Washington


QB 4 M.Bethel-Thompson, S 41 M.Raymond, LB 54 G.Hodges, LB 56 M.Mauti,G 60 J.Baca, DT 91 C.Baker, DE 92 G.Johnson

WR 10 M.Wilson, CB 25 C.Wilson, RB 32 M.Ford, T/G 78 J.Brown, T 79 J.Scott,DE 91 D.Bass, DT 96 Z.Minter

B.Walsh (28) (28) (22) R.Gould (20)


Vikings C.Patterson 105 yd. kickoff return (B.Walsh kick) (0-0, 0:13) 7 01 14:47

Bears M.Bennett 1 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (5-32, 2:35) 7 71 12:12

Bears B.Marshall 34 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (3-86, 1:06) 7 141 1:04

Vikings B.Robison 61 yd. fumble return (B.Walsh kick) 14 142 7:34

Bears T.Jennings 44 yd. interception return (R.Gould kick) 14 212 2:51

Vikings K.Rudolph 20 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (6-75, 1:40) 21 212 1:11

Bears R.Gould 20 yd. Field Goal (9-78, 1:11) 21 242 0:00







Bears M.Bennett 16 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (10-66, 3:05) 30 314 0:10


BROWNS VIKINGSFirst Downs 23 21Rushes/Yards 17/103 31/134Passing Yards 306 195Punt Return/Yards 3/20 2/2KO Return/Yards 6/263 4/150Passes (A-C-I) 55-31-3 42-25-1Times Sacked/Yards 3/26 6/33Punts 5 7Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2Penalties/Yards 5/47 4/35Possession Time 28:52 31:08

PASSINGVikings – C. Ponder 25-42-228, 59.5%, 1 INT – 64.4Browns – B. Hoyer 30-54-321, 55.6%, 3 TD, 3 INT – 68.5, S. Lanning 1-1-11, 100%, 1 TD, 152.1

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 25-88-1 TD, C. Ponder 5-46-2 TD, C. Patterson 1-0Browns – J. Aubrey 1-34, C. Ogbonnaya 2-23, J. Gordon 1-22, B. Rainey 4-17, W. McGahee 8-9, B. Hoyer 1- -2

RECEIVINGVikings – A. Peterson 6-27, K. Rudolph 5-28, G. Jennings 3-43, J. Wright 3-35, J. Simpson 3-29, C. Patterson 2-49, T. Gerhart 2-14, J. Carlson 1-3Browns – J. Gordon 10-146-1 TD, D. Bess 7-67, J. Cameron 6-66-3 TD, C. Ogbonnaya 4-30, G. Little 3-19, B. Rainey 1-4

SACKSVikings – E. Henderson 2.0, B. Robison 1.0Browns – D. Bryant 1.0, J. Hughes 1.0, B. Mingo 1.0, J. Sheard 1.0, P. Taylor 1.0, B. Winn 1.0

TACKLESVikings – M. Sherels 8-0-8, E. Henderson 6-2-8, J. Robinson 6-0-6, C. Green-way 5-1-6, H. Smith 5-0-5, B. Robison 3-0-3, D. Bishop 2-1-3, A. Sendejo 2-0-2, M. Mitchell 2-0-2, X. Rhodes 2-0-2, E. Griffen 1-1-2, S. Floyd 1-0-1, L. Guion 0-1-1Browns – D. Jackson 7-3-10, T. Ward 6-2-8, J. Haden 6-2-8, B. Skrine 4-0-4, T. Gipson 3-1-4, B. Mingo 2-2-4, C. Robertson 2-2-4, P. Kruger 1-3-4, D. Bryant 2-1-3, J. Hughes 2-1-3, J. Sheard 2-1-3, C. Owens 2-0-2, P. Taylor 1-1-2, B. Winn 1-1-2, A. Rubin 1-1-2, I. Kitchen 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – C. Greenway 1-23, E. Henderson 1-9, H. Smith 1-4Browns – T. Ward 1-13

GAME NOTES• Kevin Williams set a team record for most starts in a career by a DT.1) 158 Kevin Williams, 2003-132) 157 Alan Page, 1967-783) 150 John Randle, 1990-2000

• Christian Ponder scored his fourth career rushing touch-down and ranks tied for second for most in a game by a QB. 1) 3 Daunte Culpepper vs. Chicago, 9/3/20002t) 2 Christian Ponder vs. Cleveland, 9/22/20132t) 2 Tarvaris Jackson vs. Washington, 12/23/20072t) 2 Daunte Culpepper @ Detroit, 9/21/20032t) 2 Daunte Culpepper @ New Orleans, 12/15/20022t) 2 Daunte Culpepper vs. Detroit, 10/14/20012t) 2 Joe Kapp @ San Francisco, 12/8/19682t) 2 Fran Tarkenton vs. San Francisco, 10/30/1966

• Chad Greenway intercepted his seventh (7th) career pass which moves him into ninth (9th) place among linebackers.

• Erin Henderson had his first game with two (2) sacks. His career total is now 6.5.

• Adrian Peterson moved into second place for most starts by a Vikings RB. 1) 111 Bill Brown, 1962-742) 85 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 3) 84 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79

• Adrian Peterson becomes the first Vikimg player to sur-pass 1,800 rushing attempts in a career.1) 1,823 Adrian Peterson, 2007-132) 1,627 Bill Brown, 1962-743) 1,529 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 • Christian Ponder becomes only the third (3rd) QB to reach 500 completions in first three seasons.1) 882 Warren Moon, 1994-962) 532 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-013) 517 Christian Ponder, 2011-13

• Christian Ponder becomes only the third (3rd) QB to reach 100 rushing attempts in first three seasons.1) 163 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-012) 125 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-633) 103 Christian Ponder, 2011-13

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 3BROWNS 31, VIKINGS 27At Mall of America Field, September 22, 2013Attendance – 63, 672

Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 12:05 PM CDT

at Mall of America Field at HHH Metrodome, Mpls, Mn

Played on Turf: UBU Speed Series S5M

Temp: 67° F (19.4° C)

Outdoor Weather: 61,

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Leavy, Bill (127)

Perlman, Mark (9)

McGrath, John (5)

Buchanan, Jimmy (86)

Fowler, Ruben (71)

Parham, Keith (87)

Ferguson, Keith (61)

Lineups

VISITOR: Cleveland Browns 7 17 0 7 0 31

HOME: Minnesota Vikings 7 10 7 3 0 27

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Nemmers, Larry

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays

Time: 3:17


Minnesota VikingsCleveland Browns


WR 12 J.Gordon RE 92 D.Bryant LT 75 M.Kalil LDE 96 B.Robison

LT 73 J.Thomas NT 98 P.Taylor LG 74 C.Johnson NT 98 L.Guion

LG 77 J.Greco LE 71 A.Rubin C 65 J.Sullivan UT 93 K.Williams

C 55 A.Mack OLB 97 J.Sheard RG 63 B.Fusco RDE 69 J.Allen

RG 75 O.Cousins ILB 53 C.Robertson RT 71 P.Loadholt SLB 52 C.Greenway

RT 72 M.Schwartz ILB 52 D.Jackson TE 82 K.Rudolph MLB 50 E.Henderson

TE 84 J.Cameron OLB 99 P.Kruger TE 89 J.Carlson WLB 55 M.Mitchell

WR 15 D.Bess LCB 23 J.Haden WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson

QB 6 B.Hoyer RCB 22 B.Skrine QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 20 C.Cook

TE 82 G.Barnidge FS 39 T.Gipson FB 48 Z.Line SS 33 J.Sanford

RB 25 C.Ogbonnaya SS 43 T.Ward HB 28 A.Peterson FS 22 H.Smith


P 5 S.Lanning, K 8 B.Cundiff, WR 18 G.Little, DB 21 C.Owens, DB 24J.Bademosi, RB 26 W.McGahee, DB 29 L.McFadden, RB 34 B.Rainey, DB 37J.Aubrey, TE 47 M.Gray, LB 51 B.Mingo, LB 56 E.Martin, LS 57 C.Yount, LB 58B.Magee, LB 59 T.Carder, DL 67 I.Kitchen, OL 79 R.Butler, WR 80 T.Benjamin,DL 90 B.Winn, DL 93 J.Hughes, DE 96 P.Hazel

K 3 B.Walsh, P 12 J.Locke, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, CB 24A.Jefferson, CB 29 X.Rhodes, RB 32 T.Gerhart, S 34 A.Sendejo, CB 35M.Sherels, S 36 R.Blanton, RB 44 M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean, LB56 M.Mauti, LB 57 A.Cole, LB 59 D.Bishop, C 61 J.Berger, WR 81 J.Simpson,WR 84 C.Patterson, DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen


QB 17 J.Campbell, OL 65 G.Gilkey, WR 88 J.Cooper QB 16 M.Cassel, T 73 JM.Webb


QB 3 B.Weeden, LB 54 Q.Groves, OL 60 P.Lewis, OL 64 M.Wallace, OL 66S.Lauvao, TE 83 K.Milton, DL 95 A.Bryant

QB 4 M.Bethel-Thompson, FB 40 R.Ellison, S 41 M.Raymond, LB 54 G.Hodges,G 60 J.Baca, DT 91 C.Baker, DE 92 G.Johnson

B.Cundiff (38) B.Walsh (43) (30)



Browns J.Gordon 47 yd. pass from B.Hoyer (B.Cundiff kick) (6-68, 2:13) 7 71 4:42

Browns J.Cameron 19 yd. pass from B.Hoyer (B.Cundiff kick) (7-82, 3:26) 14 72 14:55

Vikings C.Ponder 6 yd. run (B.Walsh kick) (9-80, 4:43) 14 142 10:12

Browns B.Cundiff 38 yd. Field Goal (9-60, 4:05) 17 142 6:07

Browns J.Cameron 11 yd. pass from S.Lanning (B.Cundiff kick) (6-38, 1:33) 24 142 3:39




Browns J.Cameron 7 yd. pass from B.Hoyer (S.Lanning kick) (11-55, 2:30) 31 274 0:51



Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 6:07 PM BST

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Played Outdoors on Turf: Grass

Game Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 54° F (12.2° C) Humidity: 86%, Wind: East 11 mph

Outdoor Weather: Partly Cloudy,

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Blakeman, Clete (34)

Marinucci, Ron (107)

Veteri, Tony (36)

Meslow, David (118)

DeFelice, Garth (53)

Meyer, Greg (78)

Miles, Terrence (111)

Lineups

VISITOR: Pittsburgh Steelers 7 3 7 10 0 27


1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Creed, Dick

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays


Minnesota VikingsPittsburgh Steelers


WR 11 M.Wheaton DE 96 E.Hood WR 81 J.Simpson LDE 96 B.Robison

LT 76 M.Adams NT 90 S.McLendon LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion

LG 73 R.Foster DE 99 B.Keisel LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams

C 61 F.Velasco LOLB 56 L.Woodley C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen

RG 66 D.DeCastro LILB 98 V.Williams RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway

RT 77 M.Gilbert RILB 94 L.Timmons RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 50 E.Henderson

TE 83 H.Miller ROLB 95 J.Jones TE 82 K.Rudolph WLB 55 M.Mitchell

WR 85 D.Johnson LCB 28 C.Allen WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson

QB 7 B.Roethlisberger FS 25 R.Clark QB 16 M.Cassel RCB 35 M.Sherels

FB 46 W.Johnson SS 43 T.Polamalu FB 42 J.Felton SS 34 A.Sendejo

RB 26 L.Bell RCB 24 I.Taylor HB 28 A.Peterson FS 22 H.Smith


QB 3 L.Jones, P 4 Z.Mesko, K 6 S.Suisham, WR 14 D.Moye, S 21 R.Golden, CB22 W.Gay, RB 23 F.Jones, RB 27 J.Dwyer, S 29 S.Thomas, CB 31 C.Brown, RB33 I.Redman, CB 39 I.Green, CB 41 A.Blake, S 42 D.Cromartie-Smith, LB 54C.Carter, LB 55 K.Wilson, LB 57 T.Garvin, LS 60 G.Warren, DE 65 A.Woods, G68 K.Beachum, G 72 C.Wallace, OT 78 G.Whimper, TE 81 D.Paulson, TE 82M.Palmer, WR 84 A.Brown, WR 88 E.Sanders, WR 89 J.Cotchery, DT 92H.Fangupo, LB 93 J.Worilds, DE 97 C.Heyward

K 3 B.Walsh, P 12 J.Locke, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, CB 24A.Jefferson, CB 29 X.Rhodes, RB 32 T.Gerhart, S 36 R.Blanton, S 41M.Raymond, RB 44 M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 54 G.Hodges,LB 56 M.Mauti, LB 57 A.Cole, LB 59 D.Bishop, C 61 J.Berger, WR 84C.Patterson, TE 89 J.Carlson, DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen


QB 5 B.Gradkowski QB 4 M.Bethel-Thompson, T 73 JM.Webb


QB 7 C.Ponder, CB 20 C.Cook, S 33 J.Sanford, FB 40 R.Ellison, G 60 J.Baca, DT91 C.Baker, DE 92 G.Johnson

S.Suisham (26) (28) B.Walsh (54) (37) 44WL



Vikings G.Jennings 70 yd. pass from M.Cassel (B.Walsh kick) (3-76, 0:56) 0 101 8:06

Steelers L.Bell 8 yd. run (S.Suisham kick) (8-75, 4:04) 7 101 4:02


Steelers S.Suisham 26 yd. Field Goal (15-78, 9:03) 10 172 3:39


Steelers L.Bell 1 yd. run (S.Suisham kick) (6-80, 3:32) 17 203 11:28


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Steelers J.Cotchery 15 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (S.Suisham kick) (9-77, 3:13) 24 344 12:42

Steelers S.Suisham 28 yd. Field Goal (9-54, 3:12) 27 344 3:37

STEELERS VIKINGSFirst Downs 29 16Rushes/Yards 21/77 25/145Passing Yards 357 248Punt Return/Yards 1/3 1/0KO Return/Yards 4/92 5/144Passes (A-C-I) 51-36-1 25-16-0Times Sacked/Yards 5/26 1/0Punts 4 4Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0Penalties/Yards 4/50 5/89Possession Time 36:27 23:33

PASSINGVikings – M. Cassel 16-25-248, 64%, 2 TD - 123.4Steelers – B. Roethlisberger 36-51-383, 70.6%, 1 TD, 1 INT - 90.6

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 23-140-2 TD, M. Cassel 2-5Steelers – L. Bell 16-57-2 TD, A. Brown 1-10, J. Dwyer 2-7, F. Jones 2-3

RECEIVINGVikings – J. Simpson 7-124, G. Jennings 3-92-2 TD, K. Rudolph 2-6, C. Pat-terson 1-9, T. Gerhart 1-7, J. Wright 1-6, J. Carlson 1-4Steelers – A. Brown 12-88, H. Miller 6-70, J. Cotchery 5-103-1 TD, E. Sanders 4-57, L. Bell 4-27, M. Wheaton 3-26, D. Johnson 1-8, F. Jones 1-4

SACKSVikings – J. Allen 2.5, C. Greenway 1.0, E. Griffen 1.0, S. Floyd 0.5Steelers – L. Woodley 1.0

TACKLESVikings – E. Henderson 12-5-17, C. Greenway 12-1-13, J. Robinson 8-4-12, H. Smith 6-2-8, M. Raymond 4-3-7, A. Sendejo 4-2-6, J. Allen 3-2-5, X. Rhodes 4-0-4, D. Bishop 2-1-3, F. Evans 2-1-3, E. Griffen 2-0-2, K. Williams 1-1-2, S. Floyd 0-1-1, M. Mitchell 0-1-1, B. Robison 0-1-1 Steelers – L. Timmons 6-0-6. R. Clark 5-1-6, V. Williams 5-0-5, I. Taylor 3-2-5, S. McLendon 4-0-4, L. Woodley 3-0-3, C. Allen 2-1-3, E. Hood 2-0-2, T. Polamalu 2-0-2, W. Gay 1-1-2, A. Woods 1-0-1, B. Keisel 1-0-1, J. Jones 1-0-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – C. Greenway 1-0Steelers – N/A

GAME NOTES

• Adrian Peterson moves within one run of 60 yards or more for tying Barry Sanders’ record. 1) 14 Barry Sanders, 1989-98 2) 13 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 3) 10 Fred Taylor, 1998-10 4t) 9 Jim Brown, 1957-65 4t) 9 Ahman Green, 1998-09

• Peterson tied an NFL record for most career runs from scrimmage measuring 60 to 69 yards. 1t) 7 Barry Sanders, 1989-98 1t) 7 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13

• Matt Cassell’s passing yards rank second-most in a QB’s first game played as Viking. 1) 250 Fran Tarkenton vs. Chicago, 9/17/1961 ® 2) 248 Matt Cassell vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/2013 3) 234 Tony Adams vs. Green Bay, 10/4/1987 4) 218 Spergon Wynn vs. Jacksonville, 12/23/2001

• Matt Cassel’s passer rating is third-highest for a player’s first game started as Vikings QB. 1) 157.2 Gus Frerotte vs. San Francisco, 9/28/2003 2) 131.5 Todd Bouman vs. Tennessee, 12/9/2001 3) 123.4 Matt Cassell vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/2013

• Blair Walsh set an NFL record for most consecutive field goals made from 50 yards or more. 1t) 12 Blair Walsh, Minnesota, 2012 - 2013 1t) 11 Robbie Gould, Chicago, 2010 - 2013 1t) 11 Tony Zendejas, Houston/L.A. Rams, 1988 - 1993 4t) 10 Ryan Longwell, Minnesota, 2008 - 2011 4t) 10 Jason Hanson, Detroit, 2007 – 2009

• Jared Allen’s 2.5 sacks move him into second place for most sacks in an NFL player’s first 10 seasons. 1) 145.0 Reggie White, 1985-94 2) 120.5 Jared Allen, 2004-13 3) 119.5 Derrick Thomas, 1989-98 4) 119.0 Simeon Rice, 1996-2005

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 4VIKINGS 34, STEELERS 27At Wembley Stadium, September 29, 2013Attendance – 83,518


Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 12:05 PM CDT

at Mall of America Field at HHH Metrodome, Mpls., Mn


Temp: 64° F (17.8° C)


Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

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Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Winter, Ron (14)

Arthur, Gary (108)

Howey, Jim (37)

Steenson, Scott (88)

Paganelli, Carl (124)

Hill, Tom (97)

Steed, Gregory (12)

Lineups

VISITOR: Carolina Panthers 7 7 14 7 0 35


1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Lapentina, Jim

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays



Minnesota VikingsCarolina Panthers


WR 89 S.Smith LDE 95 C.Johnson WR 81 J.Simpson LDE 96 B.Robison

LT 69 J.Gross LDT 91 C.Cole LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion

LG 70 T.Wharton RDT 98 S.Lotulelei LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams

C 67 R.Kalil RDE 76 G.Hardy C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen

RG 75 C.Scott SLB 58 T.Davis RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway

RT 77 B.Bell MLB 59 L.Kuechly RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 50 E.Henderson

TE 88 G.Olsen WLB 93 C.Blackburn TE 82 K.Rudolph WLB 59 D.Bishop

WR 11 B.LaFell LCB 22 J.Thomas WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson

QB 1 C.Newton RCB 41 C.Munnerlyn QB 16 M.Cassel RCB 20 C.Cook

FB 35 M.Tolbert SS 27 Q.Mikell FB 42 J.Felton SS 33 J.Sanford

RB 34 De.Williams FS 21 M.Mitchell HB 28 A.Peterson FS 22 H.Smith


QB 3 D.Anderson, P 8 B.Nortman, K 9 G.Gano, WR 19 T.Ginn, CB 23 M.White,CB 29 D.Florence, CB 31 J.Dockery, RB 36 A.Smith, S 42 C.Jones, LS 44J.Jansen, TE/FB 47 R.Brockel, LB 56 A.Klein, LB 57 J.Senn, G/C 62 J.Byers, C64 B.Folkerts, T 78 N.Chandler, TE 84 B.Hartsock, TE 86 B.Williams, WR 87D.Hixon, DE 90 F.Alexander, DT 94 S.Fua, DE 96 W.Horton, DE 97 M.Addison,DT 99 K.Short

K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke, CB 24A.Jefferson, CB 29 X.Rhodes, RB 32 T.Gerhart, S 34 A.Sendejo, CB 35M.Sherels, S 36 R.Blanton, FB 40 R.Ellison, RB 44 M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler,LB 51 L.Dean, LB 55 M.Mitchell, LB 56 M.Mauti, C 61 J.Berger, WR 84C.Patterson, TE 89 J.Carlson, DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen


QB 7 C.Ponder, T 73 JM.Webb


WR 15 M.McNutt, CB 20 D.Moore, CB 24 J.Norman, RB 25 K.Barner, S 38R.Lester, G 66 A.Silatolu, DT 92 D.Edwards

QB 12 J.Freeman, S 41 M.Raymond, LB 54 G.Hodges, LB 57 A.Cole, G 60J.Baca, DT 91 C.Baker, DE 92 J.Trattou

B.Walsh (22)


Panthers S.Smith 2 yd. pass from C.Newton (G.Gano kick) (15-62, 9:29) 7 01 2:03

Panthers M.Tolbert 10 yd. pass from C.Newton (G.Gano kick) (14-82, 6:34) 14 02 3:43


Panthers B.LaFell 79 yd. pass from C.Newton (G.Gano kick) (3-86, 1:04) 21 33 13:56

Panthers C.Newton 7 yd. run (G.Gano kick) (10-53, 5:50) 28 33 6:10

Panthers M.Tolbert 1 yd. run (G.Gano kick) (5-21, 3:02) 35 34 7:40

Vikings K.Rudolph 23 yd. pass from M.Cassel (B.Walsh kick) (11-89, 2:38) 35 104 1:00


PANTHERS VIKINGSFirst Downs 22 17Rushes/Yards 39/131 13/75Passing Yards 242 241Punt Return/Yards 3/22 0/0KO Return/Yards 2/31 0/0Passes (A-C-I) 26-20-0 44-32-2Times Sacked/Yards 1/6 3/26Punts 3 4Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/55Possession Time 36:27 23:33

PASSINGVikings – M. Cassel 32-44-241, 72.7%, 1 TD, 2 INT - 74.1Panthers – C. Newton 20-26-242, 76.9, 3 TD - 143.4

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 10-62, M. Cassel 2-7, T. Gerhart 1-6Panthers – De. Williams 17-64, C. Newton 9-30-1 TD, M. Tolbert 8-27-1 TD, B. LaFell 1-9, A. Smith 1-5, D. Anderson 2- -1, T. Gin 1- -3

RECEIVINGVikings – K. Rudolph 9-97-1 TD, G. Jennings 6-34, J. Simpson 4-30, Jo. Webb 3-24, A. Peterson 3-21, J. Carlson 2-12, J. Wright 2-10, C. Patterson 2-3, T. Gerhart 1-10Panthers – De. Williams 5-53, S. Smith 5-21, B. LaFell 4-107, T. Ginn 2-22, M. Tolbert 2-20, G. Olsen 2-19

SACKSVikings – S. Floyd 1.0Panthers – T. Davis 2.0, M. Mitchell 1.0

TACKLESVikings – E. Henderson 7-8-15, C. Greenway 9-4-13, J. Sanford 9-1-10, H. Smith 3-3-6, A. Sendejo 3-2-5, C. Cook 3-1-4, J. Allen 2-1-3, S. Floyd 2-1-3, B. Robison 3-0-3, F. Evans 1-1-2, L. Guion 1-1-2, X. Rhodes 2-0-2, M. Sherels 2-0-2, K. Williams 1-1-2, D. Bishop 1-0-1, E. Griffen 1-0-1, M. Mitchell 1-0-1Panthers – T. Davis 8-1-9, M. Mitchell 6-1-7, L. Kuechly 3-4-7, Q. Mikell 5-0-5, D. Florence 3-0-3, C. Munnerlyn 3-0-3, A. Klein 3-0-3, C. Blackburn 2-1-3, J. Thomas 2-1-3, G. Hardy 1-2-3, M. White 2-0-2, C. Cole 1-0-1, J. Dockery 1-0-1, W. Horton 1-0-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – N/APanthers – M. Mitchell 2-62

GAME NOTES

• Kyle Rudolph’s nine receptions is a record vs. Carolina in the series. 1) 9 Kyle Rudolph, 10/13/2013 2) 8 Cris Carter, 11/19/2000

• Rudolph’s 97 receiving yards rank fourth most vs. Carolina. 1) 138 Cris Carter, 11/19/2000 2) 106 Randy Moss, 11/19/2000 3) 102 Troy Williamson, 9/17/2006 4) 97 Kyle Rudolph, 10/13/2013

• Rudolph set a career high with nine receptions. His total ranks fifth-most by a tight end. 1) 11 Joe Senser vs. Green Bay, 11/29/1981 2t) 10 Joe Senser vs. N.Y. Jets, 12/26/1982 2t) 10 Jim Kleinsasser @ St. Louis, 11/30/2003 2t) 10 Jermaine Wiggins @ Chicago, 10/16/2005 5t) 9 Kyle Rudolph vs. Carolina, 10/13/2013 5t) 9 Andrew Glover vs. New Orleans, 11/8/1998

• Cullen Loeffler tied a team record for most games played as long snapper. 1t) 144 Cullen Loeffler, 2004-13 1t) 144 Mike Morris, 1991-99

• Cassel’s 32 passing completions is a record vs. Carolina. 1) 32 Matt Cassell, 10/13/2013 2t) 22 Daunte Culpepper, 9/9/2001 2t) 22 Daunte Culpepper, 11/19/2000

• Cassel’s 241 passing yards rank third-most vs. Carolina. 1) 357 Daunte Culpepper, 11/19/2000 2) 243 Brad Johnson, 9/17/2006 3) 241 Matt Cassell, 10/13/2013

• Adrian Peterson moves into sixth place for most rushing yards in first seven seasons. 1) 11,226 Eric Dickerson, 1983-89 2) 10,650 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-07 3) 10,172 Barry Sanders, 1989-95 4) 10,160 Emmitt Smith, 1990-96 5) 9,608 Walter Payton, 1975-81 6) 9,332 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 5PANTHERS 35, VIKINGS 10At Mall of America Field, October 13, 2013Attendance – 63,963


Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants Start Time: 8:40 PM EST

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Played on Turf: UBU Speed Series-S5-M

Game Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 57° F (13.9° C) Humidity: 63%, Wind: S 4 mph

Officials

Referee:

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Head Linesman:

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Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Corrente, Tony (99)

Lewis, Darryll (130)

Hayward, George (54)

Cavaletto, Gary (60)

Bryan, Fred (11)

Torbert, Ronald (62)

Wilson, Gregory (119)

Lineups


HOME: New York Giants 3 7 7 6 0 23

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Slavin, Howard

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays


Date: Monday, 10/21/2013

New York GiantsMinnesota Vikings


TE 89 J.Carlson LDE 96 B.Robison WR 88 H.Nicks LDE 91 J.Tuck

LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion LT 65 W.Beatty LDT 97 L.Joseph

LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams LG 77 K.Boothe RDT 99 C.Jenkins

C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen C 64 D.Baas RDE 94 M.Kiwanuka

RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway RG 66 D.Diehl SLB 55 K.Rivers

RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 50 E.Henderson RT 72 J.Pugh MLB 52 J.Beason

TE 82 K.Rudolph WLB 55 M.Mitchell TE 83 B.Myers WLB 54 S.Paysinger

WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson WR 80 V.Cruz LCB 38 T.McBride

QB 12 J.Freeman SS 33 J.Sanford QB 10 E.Manning SS 26 A.Rolle

HB 28 A.Peterson FS 34 A.Sendejo FB 39 J.Conner FS 21 R.Mundy

TE 40 R.Ellison RCB 20 C.Cook RB 44 P.Hillis RCB 20 P.Amukamara


K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke, CB 29 X.Rhodes,RB 32 T.Gerhart, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36 R.Blanton, S 41 M.Raymond, FB 42J.Felton, RB 44 M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 56 M.Mauti, LB 57A.Cole, C 61 J.Berger, T 73 JM.Webb, WR 81 J.Simpson, WR 84 C.Patterson,DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen

K 3 J.Brown, P 5 S.Weatherford, WR 12 J.Jernigan, WR 18 L.Murphy, CB 23C.Webster, CB 24 T.Thomas, S 25 W.Hill, RB 29 M.Cox, CB 37 C.James, LS 51Z.DeOssie, LB 57 J.Williams, LB 58 M.Herzlich, LB 59 A.Bradford, C 63J.Cordle, G 67 B.Mosley, T 73 J.Brewer, WR 82 R.Randle, TE 84 L.Donnell, TE86 B.Pascoe, DE 90 J.Pierre-Paul, DT 93 M.Patterson, DT 95 S.Rogers, DE 98D.Moore


QB 7 C.Ponder, CB 27 J.Lacey QB 17 C.Painter


QB 16 M.Cassel, CB 24 A.Jefferson, LB 54 G.Hodges, G 60 J.Baca, WR 83R.Smith, DT 91 C.Baker, DE 92 J.Trattou

QB 9 R.Nassib, RB 22 D.Wilson, CB 28 J.Hosley, S 30 C.Taylor, RB 34B.Jacobs, TE 81 A.Robinson, DT 96 J.Hankins

B.Walsh 53SH J.Brown (35) (23) (36)


Giants J.Brown 35 yd. Field Goal (17-68, 9:36) 0 31 5:24

Vikings M.Sherels 86 yd. punt return (B.Walsh kick) 7 31 0:23

Giants R.Randle 24 yd. pass from E.Manning (J.Brown kick) (7-82, 3:34) 7 102 9:33

Giants P.Hillis 1 yd. run (J.Brown kick) (2-3, 0:41) 7 173 8:37




GIANTS VIKINGSFirst Downs 17 13Rushes/Yards 32/64 14/30Passing Yards 200 190Punt Return/Yards 3/25 4/119KO Return/Yards 2/25 3/90Passes (A-C-I) 39-23-0 53-20-1Times Sacked/Yards 2/7 1/14Punts 9 7 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2Penalties/Yards 5/72 3/38Possession Time 36:22 23:38

PASSINGVikings – J. Freeman 20-53-190, 37.7 - 40.6Giants – E. Manning 23-39-200, 59.0, 1 TD - 81.1

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 13-28, C. Patterson 1-2Giants – P. Hillis 18-36-1 TD, M. Cox 11-23, E. Manning 3-5

RECEIVINGVikings – G. Jennings 4-41, J. Simpson 3-32, K. Rudolph 3-27, C. Patterson 3-22, A. Peterson 2-28, T. Gerhart 2-17, J. Wright 1-13, J. Carlson 1-9, J. Felton 1-1Giants – V. Cruz 5-50, P. Hillis 5-45, R. Randle 3-40-1 TD, J. Conner 3-17, H. Nicks 2-28, B. Myers 2-15, M. Cox 2-1, B. Pascoe 1-4

SACKSVikings – J. Allen 1.0, E. Henderson 1.0 Giants – J. Tuck 1.0

TACKLESVikings – E. Henderson 12-2-14, J. Sanford 10-2-12, C. Greenway 6-4-10, J. Robinson 4-2-6, M. Mitchell 3-3-6, A. Sendejo 2-3-5, X. Rhodes 4-0-4, J. Allen 3-1-4, F. Evans 3-0-3, L. Guion 3-0-3, K. Williams 1-2-3, C. Cook 2-0-2, E. Griffen 1-1-2, M. Raymond 1-1-2, B. Robison 0-2-2, M. Sherels 0-1-1Giants – J. Beason 5-4-9, J. Williams 5-0-5, P. Amukamara 5-0-5, A. Rolle 4-1-5, R. Mundy 3-2-5, W. Hill 4-0-4, J. Tuck 2-2-4, T. McBride 2-0-2, S. Paysinger 2-0-2, J. Pierre-Paul 1-1-2, M. Kiwanuka 1-0-1, M. Patterson 1-0-1, S. Rogers 0-1-1, L. Joseph 0-1-1, C. Jenkins 0-1-1, K. Rivers 0-1-1, T. Thomas 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – N/AGiants – A. Rolle 1-25

GAME NOTES

• Cullen Loeffler set a team record for most games played as long snapper.1) 145 Cullen Loeffler, 2004-132) 144 Mike Morris, 1991-99

• Brian Robison becomes only the seventh DE in team his-tory to play in 100 games.1) 270 Jim Marshall, 1961-792) 209 Carl Eller, 1964-783) 154 Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘994) 151 Mark Mullaney, 1975-875) 115 Doug Martin, 1980-896) 103 Randy Holloway, 1978-847) 100 Brian Robison, 2007-13

• Marcus Sherels set a team record and becomes only the third player in team history to gain 100 punt return yards. 1) 119 Marcus Sherels @ N.Y. Giants, 10/21/132) 107 Charlie West vs. Washington, 11/3/683) 101 Leo Lewis vs. Tampa Bay, 10/1/89

• Sherels tied a team record for most punt return touch-downs in a career.1t) 2 Marcus Sherels, 2010-13 1t) 2 Mewelde Moore, 2004-061t) 2 David Palmer, 1994-00

• Sherels punt return of 86 yards ranks as third longest in team history.1) 98t Charlie West vs. Washington, 11/3/68 2) 91t Nate Burleson @ Indianapolis, 11/8/043) 86t Marcus Sherels @ N.Y. Giants, 10/21/134) 82t Bernard Berrian @ Arizona, 12/14/08 5) 81t Hugh McElhenny @ Chicago, 12/17/61

• Sherels punt return of 86 yards is a team record vs. the Giants.1) 86t Marcus Sherels, 10/21/132) 81 Bob Grim, 11/5/67

• Josh Freeman set a team record for most passing at-tempts in first start.1) 53 Josh Freeman @ N.Y. Giants, 10/21/132) 37 Warren Moon @ Green Bay, 9/4/943) 36 Rich Gannon vs. Tampa Bay, 9/30/90

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 6GIANTS 23, VIKINGS 7At MetLife Stadium, October 21, 2013Attendance – 79,314


Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 7:30 PM CDT



Temp: 65° F (18.3° C)


Officials

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Umpire:

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Back Judge:

Green, Scott (19)

Spanier, Michael (90)

Stabile, Tom (24)

Cheek, Boris (41)

Stritesky, Bruce (102)

Rose, Larry (128)

Helverson, Scott (93)

Lineups

VISITOR: Green Bay Packers 7 17 7 13 0 44


1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Burns, Mark

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays


Minnesota VikingsGreen Bay Packers


WR 87 J.Nelson LDE 90 B.Raji WR 81 J.Simpson LDE 96 B.Robison

LT 69 D.Bakhtiari NT 79 R.Pickett LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion

LG 71 J.Sitton RDE 97 J.Jolly LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams

C 62 E.Dietrich-Smith LOLB 96 M.Neal C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen

RG 70 T.Lang BLB 50 A.Hawk RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway

RT 67 D.Barclay MLB 57 J.Lattimore RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 50 E.Henderson

TE 81 A.Quarless ROLB 51 N.Palmer TE 82 K.Rudolph WLB 55 M.Mitchell

WR 11 J.Boykin LCB 38 T.Williams WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson

QB 12 A.Rodgers RCB 37 S.Shields QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 20 C.Cook

RB 27 E.Lacy SS 42 M.Burnett FB 42 J.Felton SS 33 J.Sanford

FB 30 J.Kuhn FS 43 M.Jennings HB 28 A.Peterson FS 34 A.Sendejo


K 2 M.Crosby, P 8 T.Masthay, WR 10 C.Harper, WR 19 M.White, S 22J.McMillian, RB 23 J.Franklin, CB 24 J.Bush, CB 29 C.Hayward, CB 31 D.House,S 32 C.Banjo, CB 33 M.Hyde, RB 44 J.Starks, LB 55 A.Mulumba, LB 58S.Barrington, LS 61 B.Goode, G 65 L.Taylor, T 74 M.Newhouse, DE 76M.Daniels, TE 85 J.Stoneburner, TE 86 B.Bostick, DE 95 D.Jones, DE 98C.Wilson

K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke, CB 24A.Jefferson, CB 29 X.Rhodes, RB 32 T.Gerhart, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36R.Blanton, S 41 M.Raymond, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 54 G.Hodges,LB 56 M.Mauti, LB 57 A.Cole, C 61 J.Berger, T 73 JM.Webb, WR 84C.Patterson, TE 89 J.Carlson, DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen


QB 9 S.Wallace, DE 93 J.Boyd QB 16 M.Cassel, TE 86 C.Ford


CB 25 J.Nixon, LB 52 C.Matthews, LB 53 N.Perry, LB 59 B.Jones, TE 82R.Taylor, TE 88 J.Finley, WR 89 J.Jones

QB 12 J.Freeman, DB 27 S.Prater, FB 40 R.Ellison, RB 44 M.Asiata, G 60J.Baca, WR 83 R.Smith, DT 91 C.Baker

M.Crosby (30) (20) (45) B.Walsh (36)


Vikings C.Patterson 109 yd. kickoff return (B.Walsh kick) (0-0, 0:13) 0 71 14:47

Packers J.Nelson 11 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (14-90, 7:24) 7 71 7:23

Packers M.Crosby 30 yd. Field Goal (17-70, 8:24) 10 72 10:29


Packers J.Nelson 76 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (3-80, 1:31) 17 102 3:38

Packers M.Hyde 93 yd. punt return (M.Crosby kick) 24 102 1:30


Packers E.Lacy 1 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (15-80, 8:10) 31 173 6:50

Packers J.Starks 25 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (9-74, 5:32) 38 174 14:16





Vikings T.Gerhart 13 yd. run (B.Walsh kick) (5-58, 1:28) 41 244 4:42



PACKERS VIKINGSFirst Downs 26 15Rushes/Yards 42/182 19/111Passing Yards 285 145Punt Return/Yards 2/93 N/AKO Return/Yards 2/34 6/247Passes (A-C-I) 29-24-0 21-14-0Times Sacked/Yards 2/3 3/13Punts 0 4 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0 Penalties/Yards 6/120 7/46Possession Time 40:54 19:06

PASSINGVikings – C. Ponder 14-21-145, 66.7 - 86.4Packers – A. Rodgers 24-29-285, 2 TD, 82.8 - 130.6

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 13-60-1 TD, C. Ponder 3-38-1 TD, T. Gerhart 1-13-1 TDPackers – E. Lacy 29-94-1 TD, J. Starks 7-57-1 TD, A. Rodgers 6-31

RECEIVINGVikings – K. Rudolph 4-51, A. Peterson 3-23, C. Patterson 2-26, T. Gerhart 2-15, J. Simpson 1-18, G. Jennings1-9, J. Carlson 1-3Packers – J. Nelson 7-123-2 TD, J. Boykin 5-89, M. White 5-35, E. Lacy 4-18, A. Quarless 2-13, J. Kuhn 1-7

SACKSVikings – C. Greenway 1.0, L. Guion 1.0Packers – M. Daniels 2.0, J. Lattimore 1.0

TACKLESVikings – E. Henderson 7-7-14, X. Rhodes 7-0-7, C. Greenway 6-1-7, J. Robin-son 5-2-7, L. Guion 3-3-6, A. Sendejo 3-3-6, M. Mitchell 2-3-5, C. Cook 4-0-4, B. Robison 2-2-4, M. Raymond 2-1-3, K. Williams 1-2-3, A. Jefferson 2-0-2, J. Sanford 1-1-2, F. Evans 1-1-0, E. Griffen 0-1-1, R. Blanton 0-1-1Packers – M. Burnett 5-3-8, M. Hyde 3-2-5, A. Hawk 2-3-5, M. Daniels 3-0-3, J. Lattimore 2-1-3, S. Shields 2-1-3, M. Neal 2-0-2, M. Jennings 2-0-2, T. Wil-liams 1-1-2, R. Pickett 1-1-2, A. Mulumba 1-0-1, B. Raji 1-0-1, J. Jolly 0-1-0, C. Hayward 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – N/APackers – N/A

GAME NOTES

• Cordarrelle Patterson set a NFL record for longest kickoff return in NFL history.1) 109t Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota vs. Green Bay, 10/27/2013 2t) 108t Jacoby Jones, Baltimore vs. Dallas, 10/14/20122t) 108t Randall Cobb, Green Bay vs. New Orleans, 9/8/2011 2t) 108t Ellis Hobbs, New England vs. N.Y. Jets, 9/9/20075) 107t Joe McKnight, N.Y. Jets vs. Baltimore, 10/2/2011

• Patterson tied a NFL record for longest play in NFL his-tory. Both plays occurred in the Metrodome.1t) 109t Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota vs. Green Bay, 10/27/2013 (kickoff return)1t) 109t Antonio Cromartie, San Diego @ Minnesota, 11/4/2007 (field goal return)3t) 108t Jacoby Jones, Baltimore vs. Dallas, 10/14/2012 (kickoff return)3t) 108t Randall Cobb, Green Bay vs. New Orleans, 9/8/2011 (kickoff return)3t) 108t Ellis Hobbs, New England @ N.Y. Jets, 9/9/2007 (kickoff return)3t) 108t Devin Hester, Chicago @ N.Y. Giants, 11/12/2006 (field goal return)3t) 108t Nathan Vasher, Chicago vs. San Francisco, 11/13/2005 (field goal return)

• Patterson tied a NFL record for most plays of 105+ yards in a career. 1t) 109t Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota vs. Green Bay, 10/27/2013 and 105t vs. Chicago, 9/15/2013 (kickoff)1t) 108t Jacoby Jones, Baltimore vs. Dallas, 10/14/2012 and 105t vs. Oakland, 11/11/2012 (kickoff)1t) 108t Ed Reed, Baltimore vs. Philadelphia, 11/23/2008 and 106t vs. Cleveland, 11/7/2004 (interceptions)

• Patterson tied a NFL record for most kickoff returns of 105+ yards in a career. 1t) 2 Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota, 20131t) 2 Jacoby Jones, Baltimore, 2007-13

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 7PACKERS 44, VIKINGS 31At Mall of America Field, October 27, 2013Attendance – 64,134


Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys Start Time: 12:03 PM CST

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Played Indoor on Turf: Artificial

Temp: 61° F (16.1° C) Humidity: 40%, Wind: Southeast 6 mph

Officials

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Triplette, Jeff (42)

Bergman, Jeff (32)

McKinnely, Phil (110)

Anderson, Barry (20)

Hannah, Butch (40)

Wyant, David (16)

Freeman, Steve (133)

Lineups


HOME: Dallas Cowboys 3 3 14 7 0 27

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Hynes, Al

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays



Dallas CowboysMinnesota Vikings


WR 81 J.Simpson LDE 96 B.Robison WR 88 D.Bryant LDE 99 G.Selvie

LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion TE 84 J.Hanna DT 96 N.Hayden

LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams LT 77 T.Smith DT 97 J.Hatcher

C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen LG 65 R.Leary RDE 92 J.Wynn

RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway C 72 T.Frederick SLB 52 J.Durant

RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 50 E.Henderson RG 73 M.Bernadeau MLB 50 S.Lee

TE 82 K.Rudolph WLB 55 M.Mitchell RT 68 D.Free WLB 59 E.Sims

WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson TE 82 J.Witten LCB 39 B.Carr

QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 29 X.Rhodes WR 83 T.Williams RCB 32 O.Scandrick

TE 89 J.Carlson SS 41 M.Raymond QB 9 T.Romo FS 42 B.Church

HB 28 A.Peterson FS 34 A.Sendejo RB 29 D.Murray SS 38 J.Heath


K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke, CB 24A.Jefferson, RB 32 T.Gerhart, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36 R.Blanton, FB 42 J.Felton,LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 54 G.Hodges, LB 56 M.Mauti, LB 57 A.Cole,C 61 J.Berger, T 73 JM.Webb, WR 84 C.Patterson, TE 86 C.Ford, DT 91C.Baker, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen

K 5 D.Bailey, P 6 C.Jones, WR 11 C.Beasley, WR 17 D.Harris, CB 20 B.Webb,RB 21 J.Randle, RB 25 L.Dunbar, CB 31 M.Pellerin, RB 34 P.Tanner, S 40D.McCray, DE 51 K.Wilber, LB 53 C.Lawrence, LB 54 B.Carter, LB 58K.Bosworth, DT 70 D.Nevis, DE 71 E.Brown, T 78 J.Parnell, TE 89 G.Escobar,LS 91 L.Ladouceur, DE 95 C.Rayford


QB 16 M.Cassel, DB 27 S.Prater, WR 83 R.Smith QB 18 K.Orton, S 23 J.Hamilton, C 67 P.Costa, DT 90 Ma.Austin


QB 12 J.Freeman, CB 20 C.Cook, S 33 J.Sanford, FB 40 R.Ellison, RB 44M.Asiata, G 60 J.Baca, DT 90 F.Evans

WR 19 M.Austin, CB 24 M.Claiborne, S 27 J.Wilcox, LB 57 D.Holloman, T 75D.Weems, TE 87 A.Smith, DE 94 D.Ware

B.Walsh (23) D.Bailey (41) (44)


Cowboys D.Bailey 41 yd. Field Goal (9-56, 4:15) 0 31 6:51


Cowboys D.Bailey 44 yd. Field Goal (12-58, 6:56) 3 62 6:35


Cowboys J.Witten 26 yd. pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick) (6-74, 3:22) 10 133 11:38

Cowboys N.Hayden fumble recovery in end zone (D.Bailey kick) 10 203 11:28

Vikings K.Rudolph 31 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (6-77, 3:17) 17 203 8:11

Vikings A.Peterson 11 yd. run (kick failed, wr) (8-87, 4:52) 23 204 5:40

Cowboys D.Harris 7 yd. pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick) (9-90, 2:09) 23 274 0:35


COWBOYS VIKINGSFirst Downs 20 22Rushes/Yards 9/36 29/169Passing Yards 314 224Punt Return/Yards 1/5 2/35KO Return/Yards 2/60 6/124Passes (A-C-I) 51-34-1 37-25-1Times Sacked/Yards 3/23 2/12Punts 5 3 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1Penalties/Yards 5/45 4/35Possession Time 28:33 31:27

PASSINGVikings – C. Ponder 25-37-236, 1 TD, 1 INT, 67.6 - 82.7Cowboys – T. Romo 34-51-337, 2 TD, 66.7 - 90.1

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 25-140-1 TD, C. Ponder 4-29-1 TDCowboys – D. Murray 4-31, T. Romo 1-8, J. Randle 1-3, L. Dunbar 3- -6

RECEIVINGVikings – G. Jennings 6-56, J. Carlson 4-23, A. Peterson 3-37, J. Wright 3-31, C. Patterson 3-13, K. Rudolph 2-35-1 TD, J. Simpson 2-24, J. Felton 1-11, T. Gerhart 1-6Cowboys – J. Witten 8-102-1 TD, C. Beasley 6-68, D. Bryant 6-64, D. Murray 6-19, L. Dunbar 3-17, T. Williams 2-33, D. Harris 2-13-1 TD, J. Hanna 1-1

SACKSVikings – B. Robison 2.0, E. Griffen 1.0Cowboys – E. Brown 1.0, G. Selvie 1.0

TACKLESVikings – M. Sherels 7-1-8, X. Rhodes 6-0-6, A. Sendejo 4-0-4, C. Greenway 4-0-4, J. Robinson 3-1-4, E. Henderson 3-1-4, M. Raymond 3-0-3, R. Blanton 3-0-3, B. Robison 2-0-2, E. Griffen 2-0-2, L. Guion 1-0-1, K. Williams 1-0-1, J. Allen 1-0-1, M. Mauti 0-1-1, M. Mitcehll 0-1-1Cowboys – S. Lee 4-5-9, B. Carr 8-0-8, B. Carter 5-1-6, N. Hayden 4-2-6, O. Scandrick 5-0-5, J. Durant 4-1-5, B. Church 4-1-5, G. Selvie 2-1-3, E. Sims 2-1-3, J. Hatcher 2-1-3, E. Brown 2-0-2, B. Webb 2-0-2, J. Heath 2-0-2, C. Rayford 1-0-1, K. Wilber 1-0-1, J. Wynn 1-0-1, D. Nevis 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – A. Jefferson 1-1Cowboys – O. Scandrick 1-0

GAME NOTES

• Christian Ponder set a team record for most pass comple-tions vs. Dallas.1) 25 Christian Ponder, 11/3/20132) 22 Warren Moon, 9/17/1995

• Chad Greenway became only the fifth LB to reach 1,000 career total tackles joining Scott Studwell, Matt Blair, Jeff Siemon, and Ed McDaniel.

• Adrian Peterson moves into third place for most career games with a touchdown.1) 79 Cris Carter, 1990-012) 62 Randy Moss, 1998-04, 20103t) 58 Adrian Peterson, 2007-133t) 58 Bill Brown, 1962-74

• Adrian Peterson achieved his 40th 100 yard game rushing in his career. He becomes the 18th NFL player to accom-plish this feat.

• Adrian Peterson moved into 4th place for most rushing touchdowns in first seven NFL seasons.1) 115 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-072) 108 Emmitt Smith, 1990-963) 96 Shaun Alexander, 2000-064) 83 Adrian Peterson, 2007-135t) 82 Jim Brown, 1957-635t) 82 Eric Dickerson, 1983-89

• Brian Robison becomes the first player in 10 years to have two consecutive plays with a sack. Kevin Williams vs. San Francisco on 9/28/2003 was the last occurrence. 1) 3 Gary Larsen vs. Detroit, 10/6/682t) 2 Many times, most recent, Brian Robison @ Dallas, 11/3/2013

• Cordarrelle Patterson kickoff return yards after 8 games ranks second most in team history. 1) 860 Percy Harvin, 2009 2) 808 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 8COWBOYS 27, VIKINGS 23At AT&T Stadium, November 3, 2013Attendance – 85,360








REDSKINS VIKINGSFirst Downs 27 22Rushes/Yards 36/191 24/91Passing Yards 242 216Punt Return/Yards 1/0 2/34KO Return/Yards 3/74 6/98Passes (A-C-I) 37-23-0 27-21-1Times Sacked/Yards 4/39 1/5Punts 3 1 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0 Penalties/Yards 8/63 1/7Possession Time 36:01 23:59

PASSINGVikings – C. Ponder 17-21-174, 2 TD, 1 INT 81.0 - 113.1, M. Cassel 4-6-47, 66.7 - 90.3Redskins – R. Griffin III 24-37-281, 3 TD, 64.9 - 114.8

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 20-75-2 TD, C. Ponder 2-13, T. Gerhart 1-4, M. Cassel 1- -1Redskins – A. Morris 26-139, R. Griffin 7-44, R. Helu 2-8, D. Young 1-0

RECEIVINGVikings – J. Carlson 7-98-1 TD, J. Simpson 4-45, G. Jennings 3-18, J. Wright 2-34, C. Patterson 2-22, A. Peterson 2-2, C. Ford 1-2Redskins – P. Garcon 7-119-1 TD, J. Reed 6-62-1 TD, L. Hankerson 5-61, R. Helu 3-23, L. Paulsen 2-3-1 TD, S. Moss 1-13

SACKSVikings – K. Williams 2.5, E. Griffen 1.0, J. Allen 0.5Redskins – B. Orakpo 1.0

TACKLESVikings – A. Sendejo 16-1-17, E. Henderson 11-4-15, C. Greenway 10-4-14, R. Blanton 3-7-10, X. Rhodes 7-0-7, K. Williams 5-2-7, S. Floyd 1-2-3, M. Mitchell 1-2-3, M. Raymond 1-2-3, J. Allen 1-1-2, C. Baker 0-2-2, M. Sherels 2-0-2Redskins – D. Hall 7-4-11, R. Doughty 5-5-10, B. Meriweather 3-2-5, R. Ker-rigan 3-1-4, J. Wilson 2-2-4, B. Orakpo 2-1-3, P. Riley 1-2-3, J. Jenkins 1-1-2, L. Fletcher 1-1-2, E. Biggers 1-1-2, B. Rambo 1-0-1, S. Bowen 1-0-1, C. Baker 0-1-1, N. Barnett 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – N/ARedskins – B. Meriweather 1-30

GAME NOTES

• Christian Ponder set a career high completion percentage in a game and the 5th-highest in Vikings history.1) 88.0 Brett Favre vs. Seattle, 11/22/09 (22/25) 2) 85.2 Brett Favre @ Detroit, 9/20/09 (23/27) 3) 84.0 Randall Cunningham @ Tampa Bay, 11/1/98 (21/25)4) 83.9 Fran Tarkenton vs. Seattle, 11/14/76 (26/31) 5) 81.0 Christian Ponder vs. Washington, 11/7/2013 (17/21) • Kevin Williams had his first multi-sack game since Balti-more, 10/18/2009.

• Adrian Peterson moves into 5th place for most rushing yards in first seven NFL seasons. 1) 11,226 Eric Dickerson, 1983-892) 10,650 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-073) 10,172 Barry Sanders, 1989-954) 10,160 Emmitt Smith, 1990-965) 9,635 Adrian Peterson, 2007-136) 9,608 Walter Payton, 1975-81

• Adrian Peterson becomes the fourth player to reach 85 rushing touchdowns in first seven NFL seasons.1) 115 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-072) 108 Emmitt Smith, 1990-963) 96 Shaun Alexander, 2000-064) 85 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13

• Chase Ford caught his first career NFL pass.

• Cordarrelle Patterson caught his first career NFL touch-down pass.

• John Carlson caught his first career touchdown as a Vi-king and the 14th of his career. He had 13 with Seattle.

• John Carlson’s 98 receiving yards is his Viking high, and ranks second to his career high of 105 vs. Dallas in 2008.

• John Carlson’s 7 receptions is his Vikings high and ranks second to his career high of 8 vs. New England in 2008.

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 9VIKINGS 34, REDSKINS 27At Mall of America Field, November 7, 2013Attendance – 64,011

Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 7:35 PM CST


Played on Turf: UBU Speed Series

Game Weather: 64


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Hochuli, Ed (85)

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Date: Thursday, 11/7/2013

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WR 88 P.Garcon LDE 99 J.Jenkins WR 81 J.Simpson LDE 96 B.Robison

LT 71 T.Williams NT 96 B.Cofield LT 75 M.Kalil NT 95 S.Floyd

LG 78 K.Lichtensteiger RDE 72 S.Bowen LG 61 J.Berger UT 93 K.Williams

C 63 W.Montgomery LOLB 91 R.Kerrigan C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen

RG 66 C.Chester MLB 59 L.Fletcher RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway

RT 74 T.Polumbus JLB 56 P.Riley RT 73 JM.Webb MLB 50 E.Henderson

TE 82 L.Paulsen ROLB 98 B.Orakpo TE 89 J.Carlson WLB 55 M.Mitchell

WR 85 L.Hankerson LCB 23 D.Hall WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 21 J.Robinson

QB 10 R.Griffin RCB 26 J.Wilson QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 29 X.Rhodes

TE 86 J.Reed SS 37 R.Doughty FB 42 J.Felton SS 41 M.Raymond

RB 46 A.Morris FS 31 B.Meriweather HB 28 A.Peterson FS 34 A.Sendejo


K 2 K.Forbath, P 6 S.Rocca, WR 11 A.Robinson, WR 15 J.Morgan, RB 22E.Royster, S 24 B.Rambo, RB 29 R.Helu, CB 30 E.Biggers, S 34 T.Robinson, FB36 D.Young, CB 39 D.Amerson, LS 40 K.Nelson, CB 45 J.Murphy, LB 50R.Jackson, LB 55 N.Barnett, LB 58 J.Hull, DL 64 K.Golston, T 68 T.Compton, G73 A.Gettis, TE 84 N.Paul, WR 89 S.Moss, DL 92 C.Baker

K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, QB 16 M.Cassel, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke,CB 24 A.Jefferson, DB 27 S.Prater, RB 32 T.Gerhart, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36R.Blanton, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 54 G.Hodges, LB 56 M.Mauti, G60 J.Baca, WR 83 R.Smith, WR 84 C.Patterson, TE 86 C.Ford, DT 91 C.Baker,DE 97 E.Griffen


QB 12 K.Cousins, LB 54 D.Tapp QB 12 J.Freeman, FB 40 R.Ellison, T 68 K.Murphy, DT 98 L.Guion


QB 8 R.Grossman, RB 25 C.Thompson, S 48 J.Gumbs, LB 51 B.Jenkins, G 67J.LeRibeus, TE 83 F.Davis, NT 95 C.Neild

CB 20 C.Cook, S 33 J.Sanford, RB 44 M.Asiata, T 71 P.Loadholt, G 74C.Johnson, TE 82 K.Rudolph, DT 90 F.Evans

K.Forbath (20) (40) B.Walsh (39) (40)


Redskins K.Forbath 20 yd. Field Goal (11-50, 4:53) 3 01 8:16


Redskins P.Garcon 8 yd. pass from R.Griffin (K.Forbath kick) (7-78, 3:53) 10 71 1:17

Vikings C.Patterson 2 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (8-73, 3:18) 10 142 12:59

Redskins J.Reed 11 yd. pass from R.Griffin (K.Forbath kick) (13-80, 7:57) 17 142 5:02

Redskins L.Paulsen 1 yd. pass from R.Griffin (K.Forbath kick) (11-77, 3:57) 24 142 0:10

Redskins K.Forbath 40 yd. Field Goal (12-59, 5:38) 27 143 9:22

Vikings J.Carlson 28 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (9-74, 4:50) 27 213 4:32








SEAHAWKS VIKINGSFirst Downs 16 19Rushes/Yards 28/93 33/132Passing Yards 236 207Punt Return/Yards 3/17 0/0KO Return/Yards 5/100 5/117Passes (A-C-I) 21-14-0 35-18-3Times Sacked/Yards 1/6 2/3Punts 5/208 3/127 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1 Penalties/Yards 7/96 4/20Possession Time 34:09 25:51

PASSINGVikings – C. Ponder 13-22-129, 1 TD, 2 INT 59.1 - 53.0, M. Cassel 5-13-78, 1 TD, 1 INT 38.5 - 52.7Seahawks – R. Wilson 13--18-130, 2 TD 72.2 - 151.4, T. Jackson 1-3-6, 33.3, 42..4

RUSHINGVikings – T. Gerhart 7-67, A. Peterson 21-65, C. Ponder 5-0Seahawks – M. Lynch 17-54-2 TD, R. Turbin 7-17, R. Wilson 2-14, C. Michael 1-9, T. Jackson 1- -1

RECEIVINGVikings – J. Carlson 5-69, J. Wright 3-69-2 TD, C. Patterson 3-28, J. Felton 2-13, Jo. Webb 2-9, C. Ford 1-11, T. Gerhart 1-7, J. Simpson 1-1Seahawks – Z. Miller 4-69, D. Baldwin 2-63, M. Lynch 2-9, R. Lockette 1-27, G. Tate 1-26, P. Harvin 1-17, R. Turbin 1-12, L. WIlson 1-7, M. Robinson 1-6

SACKSVikings – B. Robison 1.0Seahawks – C. Avril 1.0, B. Wagner 1.0

TACKLESVikings – A. Sendejo 6-6-12, C. Greenway 5-4-9, J. Sanford 4-3-7, J. Allen 2-3-5, Henderson 1-4-5, M. Mitchell 2-2-4, C. Baker 3-0-3, S. Floyd 1-1-2, M. Mauti 1-1-2, X. Rhodes 1-1-2, B. Robison 1-1-2, K. Williams 1-1-2, R. Blanton 1-0-1, A. Cole 1-0-1, C. Cook 1-0-1, F. Evans 1-0-1, E. Griffen 0-1-1, J. Robinson 1-0-1, M. Sherels 1-0-1Seahawks – B. Wagner 6-3-9, K. Wright 4-5-9, K. Chancellor 4-4-8, T. McDaniel 2-5-7, E. Thomas 4-1-5, R. Bryant 2-1-3, C. McDonald 2-1-3, W. Thurmond 2-1-3, B. Max-well 2-1-3, B. Irvin 2-1-3, H. Farwell 1-2-3, J. Johnson 2-0-2, C. Avril 1-1-0, M. Smith 1-1-2, C. Maragos 1-0-1, B. Mebane 0-1-1, C. Clemons 0-1-1, M. Bennett 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – N/ASeahawks – B. Wagner 1-9, W. Thurmond 1-29-1 TD, C. McDonald 1-3

Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks Start Time: 1:26 PM PST

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA

Played Outdoor on Turf: FieldTurf

Game Weather: Sunny Temp: 50° F (10.0° C) Humidity: 81%, Wind: S 14 mph

Outdoor Weather: Sunny, Wind Chill: 45

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Boger, Jerome (23)

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Camp, Ed (134)

Prioleau, Dyrol (109)

Michalek, Tony (115)

Baynes, Allen (56)

Steratore,Tony (112)

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WR 84 C.Patterson LE 96 B.Robison WR 89 D.Baldwin LDE 79 R.Bryant

LT 75 M.Kalil NT 90 F.Evans LT 76 R.Okung LDT 99 T.McDaniel

LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams LG 67 P.McQuistan RDT 92 B.Mebane

C 65 J.Sullivan RE 69 J.Allen C 60 M.Unger RDE 91 C.Clemons

RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway RG 64 J.Sweezy OLB 51 B.Irvin

RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 50 E.Henderson RT 68 B.Giacomini MLB 54 B.Wagner

TE 89 J.Carlson WLB 55 M.Mitchell TE 86 Z.Miller OLB 50 K.Wright

WR 17 J.Wright LCB 21 J.Robinson WR 81 G.Tate LCB 25 R.Sherman

QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 20 C.Cook QB 3 R.Wilson RCB 28 W.Thurmond

FB 42 J.Felton SS 33 J.Sanford FB 26 M.Robinson SS 31 K.Chancellor

HB 28 A.Peterson FS 34 A.Sendejo RB 24 M.Lynch FS 29 E.Thomas


K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, QB 16 M.Cassel, P 18 J.Locke, CB 24A.Jefferson, CB 29 X.Rhodes, RB 32 T.Gerhart, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36R.Blanton, FB 40 R.Ellison, S 41 M.Raymond, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean,LB 54 G.Hodges, LB 56 M.Mauti, LB 57 A.Cole, C 61 J.Berger, T 73 JM.Webb,WR 81 J.Simpson, WR 83 R.Smith, TE 86 C.Ford, DT 91 C.Baker, DT 95S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen

K 4 S.Hauschka, QB 7 T.Jackson, P 9 J.Ryan, WR 11 P.Harvin, WR 15 J.Kearse,CB 20 J.Lane, RB 22 R.Turbin, SS 32 J.Johnson, RB 33 C.Michael, CB 41B.Maxwell, FS 42 C.Maragos, LS 49 C.Gresham, LB 53 M.Smith, LB 55H.Farwell, DE 56 C.Avril, LB 57 M.Morgan, C 61 L.Jeanpierre, DT 69C.McDonald, DE 72 M.Bennett, G 77 J.Carpenter, T 78 A.Bailey, TE 82L.Willson, WR 83 R.Lockette, TE 87 K.Davis



QB 12 J.Freeman, WR 15 G.Jennings, CB 27 S.Prater, RB 44 M.Asiata, G 60J.Baca, TE 82 K.Rudolph, DT 98 L.Guion

CB 39 B.Browner, FB 40 D.Coleman, T 73 M.Bowie, T 74 C.Hauptmann, DE 93O.Schofield, DE 95 B.Mayowa, DT 97 J.Hill

B.Walsh (32) (45) S.Hauschka (50) (26)


Seahawks S.Hauschka 50 yd. Field Goal (5-1, 2:04) 0 31 11:25


Seahawks M.Lynch 4 yd. run (S.Hauschka kick) (4-78, 2:10) 3 101 0:00

Vikings J.Wright 38 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (6-80, 3:32) 10 102 11:28

Seahawks M.Lynch 1 yd. run (S.Hauschka kick) (9-79, 5:02) 10 172 6:26


Seahawks D.Baldwin 19 yd. pass from R.Wilson (S.Hauschka kick) (5-46, 0:38) 13 242 0:10

Seahawks M.Lynch 6 yd. pass from R.Wilson (S.Hauschka kick) (2-18, 0:39) 13 314 13:14

Seahawks W.Thurmond 29 yd. interception return (S.Hauschka kick) 13 384 12:30




Seahawks S.Hauschka 26 yd. Field Goal (4-7, 1:28) 13 414 10:12

Vikings J.Wright 21 yd. pass from M.Cassel (B.Walsh kick) (7-60, 2:53) 20 414 2:18

GAME NOTES

• Patterson set a team record for most kickoff yards after 10 games from start of any season. 1) 962 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 2) 924 Percy Harvin, 2009

• Jarius Wright tied a team record for most receiving touch-downs vs. the Seahawks.1t) 2 Jarius Wright, 11/17/131t) 2 Sidney Rice, 11/22/091t) 2 Randy Moss, 12/7/031t) 2 Jake Reed, 11/10/96

• Adrian Peterson 65 yards rushing gives him a season total of 1,014 combined net yards. He moves into second place for most 1,000 combined net yard seasons. 1) 8 Cris Carter, 1993-00 2) 7 Adrian Peterson, 2007-133t) 6 Randy Moss, 1998-03, 20103t) 6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78

• Cordarrelle Patterson moves into third place for most kickoff return yards by a rookie.1) 1,345 Buster Rhymes, 1985 2) 1,156 Percy Harvin, 20093) 962 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 4) 902 Qadry Ismail, 1993 • Patterson moves into eighth place for most combined net yards by a rookie.1) 2,081 Percy Harvin, 20092) 2,021 Adrian Peterson, 2007 3) 1,514 Alfred Anderson, 1984 4) 1,469 Buster Rhymes, 1985 5) 1,317 Randy Moss, 1998 6) 1,296 Onterrio Smith, 20037) 1,163 Chuck Foreman, 19738) 1,160 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 10SEAHAWKS 41, VIKINGS 20At CenturyLink Field, November 17, 2013Attendance – 68,235


PACKERS VIKINGSFirst Downs 30 28Rushes/Yards 34/196 43/232Passing Yards 316 233Punt Return/Yards 3/8 2/0KO Return/Yards 3/63 5/143Passes (A-C-I) 53-28-0 30-21-0Times Sacked/Yards 2/16 6/18Punts 8 6 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1 Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/153Possession Time 34:27 40:33

PASSINGVikings – C. Ponder 21-30-233, 1 TD, 70.0 - 103.9Packers – M. Flynn 21-36-218, 1 TD, 58.3 - 85.2, S. Tolzien 7-17-98, 41.2 - 60.4

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 32-146-1 TD, T. Gerhart 8-91, C. Ponder 3- -5Packers – E. Lacy 25-110-1 TD, J. Starks 3-37, S. Tolzien 2-25-1 TD, M. Flynn 4-24

RECEIVINGVikings – C. Patterson 8-54, J. Carlson 3-36, J. Simpson 2-54, G. Jennings 2-29, R. Ellison 2-26-1 TD, C. Ford 1-20, J. Felton 1-7, T. Gerhart 1-5, A. Peterson 1-2Packers – J. Jones 7-80, E. Lacy 6-48, J. Boykin 5-60-1 TD, J. Nelson 4-58, J. Kuhn 2-29, A. Quarless 2-22, B. Bostick 1-24, J. Starks 1- -5

SACKSVikings – B. Robison 1.0, A. Cole 1.0Packers – C. Matthews 2.0, M. Daniels 1.0, A.J. Hawk 1.0, B. Jones 1.0, M. Neal 1.0

TACKLESVikings – A. Cole 13-5-18, C. Greenway 9-3-12, X. Rhodes 4-5-9, C. Cook 8-0-8, B. Robison 5-2-7, A. Sendejo 4-3-7, J. Allen 2-4-6, R. Blanton 3-3-6, J. Sanford 2-4-6, M. Mitchell 2-2-4, M. Sherels 3-1-4, S. Floyd 2-0-2, E. Griffen 0-2-2, K. Williams 0-2-2Packers – M. Burnett 8-4-12, A.J. Hawk 9-2-11, B. Jones 6-4-10, M. Jennings 6-1-7, M. Neal 4-2-6, T. Williams 4-1-5, M. Hyde 4-0-4, C. Matthews 3-1-4, D. House 3-1-4, C. Wilson 3-0-3, M. Daniels 2-1-3, A. Mulumba 1-2-3, R. Pickett 1-2-3, D. Jones 2-0-2, J. Bush 1-0-1, B.J. Raji 1-0-1, C. Banjo 1-0-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – N/APackers – N/A

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers Start Time: 12:02 PM CST

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI

Played Outdoor on Turf: DD Grassmaster

Game Weather: Mostly cloudy Temp: 19° F (-7.2° C) Humidity: 52%, Wind: SW 10 mph

Wind Chill: 7

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TE 40 R.Ellison LE 96 B.Robison WR 87 J.Nelson LDE 90 B.Raji

LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion TE 82 R.Taylor NT 79 R.Pickett

LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams LT 69 D.Bakhtiari RDE 76 M.Daniels

C 65 J.Sullivan RE 69 J.Allen LG 71 J.Sitton LOLB 96 M.Neal

RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway C 62 E.Dietrich-Smith BLB 50 A.Hawk

RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 57 A.Cole RG 70 T.Lang MLB 59 B.Jones

TE 89 J.Carlson WLB 55 M.Mitchell RT 74 M.Newhouse ROLB 52 C.Matthews

WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 29 X.Rhodes TE 81 A.Quarless LCB 38 T.Williams

QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 20 C.Cook WR 89 J.Jones RCB 31 D.House

FB 42 J.Felton SS 33 J.Sanford QB 16 S.Tolzien SS 42 M.Burnett

HB 28 A.Peterson FS 34 A.Sendejo RB 27 E.Lacy FS 43 M.Jennings


K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke, CB 24A.Jefferson, CB 27 S.Prater, RB 32 T.Gerhart, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36 R.Blanton,S 41 M.Raymond, RB 44 M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 54G.Hodges, LB 56 M.Mauti, C 61 J.Berger, WR 81 J.Simpson, WR 84C.Patterson, TE 86 C.Ford, DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen

K 2 M.Crosby, P 8 T.Masthay, QB 10 M.Flynn, WR 11 J.Boykin, WR 19M.White, S 22 J.McMillian, RB 23 J.Franklin, CB 24 J.Bush, S 28 S.Richardson,FB 30 J.Kuhn, S 32 C.Banjo, CB 33 M.Hyde, RB 44 J.Starks, LB 55 A.Mulumba,LB 57 J.Lattimore, LS 61 B.Goode, G 65 L.Taylor, T 78 D.Sherrod, TE 85J.Stoneburner, TE 86 B.Bostick, DE 93 J.Boyd, DE 95 D.Jones, DE 98 C.Wilson,DE 99 J.Worthy


QB 16 M.Cassel, T 73 JM.Webb


QB 12 J.Freeman, CB 21 J.Robinson, LB 50 E.Henderson, G 60 J.Baca, TE 82K.Rudolph, WR 83 R.Smith, DT 91 C.Baker

QB 12 A.Rodgers, WR 13 C.Harper, CB 37 S.Shields, LB 51 N.Palmer, LB 53N.Perry, T/G 67 D.Barclay, DT 97 J.Jolly

B.Walsh (36) (47) (29) (35) M.Crosby (27) (20)


Packers S.Tolzien 6 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (11-87, 5:59) 0 71 4:59




Vikings R.Ellison 12 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (6-59, 3:28) 20 73 8:22


Packers E.Lacy 3 yd. run (pass failed) (9-80, 2:40) 23 134 11:42

Packers J.Boykin 6 yd. pass from M.Flynn (M.Crosby kick) (12-76, 5:10) 23 204 3:30







GAME NOTES

• Audie Cole, in his first career start, had his first career QB sack on the first play of the game.

• Adrian Peterson played in his 100th career game. He be-comes only the seventh Vikings RB to accomplish this feat.1) 180 Bill Brown, 1962-742) 135 Dave Osborn, 1965-753) 129 Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, 1991-924) 117 Moe Williams, 1996-00, 2002-055) 108 Alfred Anderson, 1984-916) 104 Ted Brown, 1979-867) 100 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13

• Peterson’s rushing yard totals in first 100 games played rank third most in NFL history.1) 10,818 Eric Dickerson, 1983-892) 10,403 Jim Brown, 1957-643) 9,846 Adrian Peterson, 2007-134) 9,766 Barry Sanders, 1989-955) 9,505 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-07

• Peterson’s rushing touchdown totals in first 100 games played rank fifth most in NFL history.1) 103 Emmitt Smith, 1990-962) 102 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-073) 91 Shaun Alexander, 2000-4) 88 Jim Brown, 1957-645) 86 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13

• Peterson’s career 100 yard games rushing in first 100 games played rank seventh most in NFL history.1) 56 Eric Dickerson, 1983-892t) 49 Jim Brown, 1957-642t) 49 Edgerrin James, 1999-064t) 44 Walter Payton, 1975-814t) 44 Emmitt Smith, 1990-966) 43 Clinton Portis, 2002-087) 41 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 11VIKINGS 26, PACKERS 26 (OT)At Lambeau Field, November 24, 2013Attendance – 77,871


BEARS VIKINGSFirst Downs 20 28Rushes/Yards 25/135 40/246Passing Yards 345 250Punt Return/Yards 2/8 2/13KO Return/Yards 3/87 2/15Passes (A-C-I) 36-23-0 41-23-1Times Sacked/Yards 4/10 5/33Punts 7 6 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0 Penalties/Yards 6/51 6/60Possession Time 34:08 39:09

PASSINGVikings – M. Cassel 20-33-243, 1 TD, 1 INT, 60.6 - 80.7, C. Ponder 3-8-40, 37.5 - 54.2Bears – J. McCown 23-36-355-2 TD, 63.9 - 114.9

RUSHINGVikings – A. Peterson 35-211, C. Patterson 2-27-1 TD, T. Gerhart 2-8, M. Cassel 1-0Bears – M. Forte 23-120, M. Bush 1-15, A. Jeffery 1-0

RECEIVINGVikings – G. Jennings 7-78-1 TD, J. Carlson 4-61, J. Simpson 3-76, J. Wright 3-53, A. Peterson 2-0, J. Felton 1-5, C. Patterson 1-4, T. Gerhart 1-4, C. Ford 1-2Bears – A. Jeffery 12-249, B. Marshall 4-45, M. Forte 2-32, E. Bennett 2-17, M. Ben-net 2-14, K. Long 1- -1

SACKSVikings – J. Allen 1.0, S. Floyd 1.0, C. Greenway 1.0, B. Robison 1.0Bears – J. Peppers 2.5, I. Frey 0.5, S. Paea 0.5, C. Wootton 0.5

TACKLESVikings – A. Sendejo 9-5-14, A. Cole 7-5-12, C. Greenway 12-0-12, X. Rhodes 7-1-8, R. Blanton 4-1-5, M. Mitchell 2-2-4, B. Robison 3-1-4, J. Sanford 2-2-4, J. Allen 2-1-3, C. Cook 2-1-3, S. Floyd 2-1-3, F. Evans 1-1-2, E. Griffen 1-1-2, L. Guion 0-2-2, L. Dean 0-1-1, K. Williams 1-0-1, M. Sherels 1-0-1Bears – C. Steltz 9-3-12, C. Conte 8-1-9, J. Bostic 5-4-9, J. Peppers 5-3-8, Ja. An-derson 3-5-8, Z. Bowman 6-1-7, K. Greene 3-2-5, T. Jennings 4-0-4, I. Frey 2-1-3, C. Wootton 1-2-3, D. Bass 1-1-2, C. Tupou 1-1-2, S. McClellin 0-2-2, S. McManis 1-0-1, L. Cohen 1-0-1, S. Paea 0-1-1, J. Ratliff 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – N/ABears – K. Greene 1-50

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 12:05 PM CST



Temp: 66° F (18.9° C)


Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Cheffers, Carl (51)

Symonette, Thomas (100)

Payne, Kent (79)

Lamberth, Jeff (21)

Wash, Undrey (96)

Hayes, Laird (125)

Prukop, Todd (30)

Lineups

VISITOR: Chicago Bears 3 3 14 0 0 20


1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Stewart, Charles ()

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays



Minnesota VikingsChicago Bears


WR 15 B.Marshall LE 99 S.McClellin WR 81 J.Simpson LDE 96 B.Robison

LT 74 J.Bushrod DT 98 C.Wootton LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion

LG 68 M.Slauson NT 92 S.Paea LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams

C 63 R.Garza RE 90 J.Peppers C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen

RG 75 K.Long WLB 59 K.Greene RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway

RT 67 J.Mills MLB 57 J.Bostic RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 57 A.Cole

TE 83 M.Bennett SLB 50 Ja.Anderson TE 89 J.Carlson WLB 55 M.Mitchell

WR 17 A.Jeffery LCB 26 T.Jennings WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 29 X.Rhodes

QB 12 J.McCown RCB 38 Z.Bowman QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 20 C.Cook

RB 22 M.Forte SS 20 C.Steltz FB 42 J.Felton SS 33 J.Sanford

FB 43 T.Fiammetta FS 47 C.Conte HB 28 A.Peterson FS 34 A.Sendejo


P 8 A.Podlesh, K 9 R.Gould, WR 10 M.Wilson, WR/KR 14 E.Weems, KR/PR 23D.Hester, CB 27 S.McManis, RB 29 M.Bush, CB 31 I.Frey, RB 32 M.Ford, S 36S.Cattouse, CB 39 D.Martin, LB 52 B.Costanzo, LB 53 J.Franklin, G/T 62E.Britton, DT 64 C.Tupou, LS 65 P.Mannelly, WR 80 E.Bennett, TE 88D.Rosario, DE 91 D.Bass, DE 95 C.Ozougwu, DT 96 J.Ratliff, DT 97 L.Cohen

K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, QB 16 M.Cassel, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke,CB 27 S.Prater, RB 32 T.Gerhart, CB 35 M.Sherels, S 36 R.Blanton, FB 40R.Ellison, S 41 M.Raymond, RB 44 M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 51 L.Dean, LB54 G.Hodges, LB 56 M.Mauti, C 61 J.Berger, WR 84 C.Patterson, TE 86 C.Ford,DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen


QB 2 J.Palmer, G/C 60 T.Boggs LB 50 E.Henderson, T 73 JM.Webb


QB 6 J.Cutler, S 21 M.Wright, S 37 A.Walters, LB 55 L.Briggs, T/G 78 J.Brown,T 79 J.Scott, DE 94 C.Washington

QB 12 J.Freeman, CB 21 J.Robinson, G 60 J.Baca, T 67 M.Remmers, TE 82K.Rudolph, WR 83 R.Smith, DT 91 C.Baker

R.Gould (30) (40) 66SH 47WR B.Walsh (32) (30) 57WL (34)



Vikings C.Patterson 33 yd. run (B.Walsh kick) (5-90, 2:33) 3 72 7:27


Bears A.Jeffery 80 yd. pass from J.McCown (R.Gould kick) (2-80, 0:52) 13 73 14:08


Bears A.Jeffery 46 yd. pass from J.McCown (R.Gould kick) (4-83, 1:53) 20 103 5:15





GAME NOTES

• Adrian Peterson set a team record for most rushing attempts in a game. 1) 35 Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago, 12/1/132) 34 Adrian Peterson vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12

• Peterson becomes the 36th player in NFL history to reach 2,000 rushing attempts. He now has 2,011.

• Peterson becomes the 28th player in NFL history to reach 10,000 rushing yards. He now has 10,027.

• Peterson becomes only the fifth player to reach 10,000 rush-ing yards in first seven NFL seasons. 1) 11,226 Eric Dickerson, 1983-892) 10,650 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-073) 10,172 Barry Sanders, 1989-954) 10,160 Emmitt Smith, 1990-965) 10,027 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13

• Peterson reached 10,000 career rushing yards third fastest in NFL history in 101 games.1) 91 Eric Dickerson, 1983-892) 98 Jim Brown, 1957-643) 101 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 4) 103 Barry Sanders, 1989-955t) 106 Emmitt Smith, 1990-965t) 106 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-07

• Peterson moved into second place tie in NFL history for most career 200 yard games rushing. 1) 6 O.J. Simpson, 1969-79 2t) 5 Tiki Barber, 1997-06 2t) 5 Adrian Peterson, 2007-12 4t) 4 LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-11 4t) 4 Jim Brown, 1957-65 4t) 4 Earl Campbell, 1978-85 4t) 4 Barry Sanders, 1989-98

• This is the third time in 53 seasons that the Vikings have consecutive overtime games • 2013 vs. Green Bay 11/24 (Tied 26-26), vs. Chicago 12/1 (Won 23-20)• 1995 vs. Houston 10/8 (Won 23-17), vs. Tampa Bay 10/15 (Lost 17-20)• 1994 vs. Tampa Bay 11/27 (Lost (17-20), vs. Chicago 12/1/ (Won 33-27)

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 12VIKINGS 23, BEARS 20 (OT)At Mall of America Field, December 1, 2013Attendance – 64,134


RAVENS VIKINGSFirst Downs 23 15Rushes/Yards 27/97 25/114Passing Yards 228 265Punt Return/Yards 4/44 1/14KO Return/Yards 4/152 5/131Passes (A-C-I) 50-28-3 38-17-0Times Sacked/Yards 2/17 0/0Punts 6 9 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1 Penalties/Yards 5/45 6/90Possession Time 27:48 32:12

PASSINGVikings – M. Cassel 17-38-265, 2 TD, 44.7 - 86.0Ravens – J. Flacco 28-50-245, 3 TD, 3 INT, 56.0 - 64.2

RUSHINGVikings – T. Gerhart 15-89-1 TD, A. Peterson 7-13, M. Cassel 2-6, C. Patterson 1-6Ravens – R. Rice 17-67, J. Flacco 1-22, B. Pierce 7-12, V. Leach 1-0, J. Jones 1- -4

RECEIVINGVikings – C. Patterson 5-141-1 TD, G. Jennings 5-53, J. Simpson 4-48-1 TD, J. Carl-son 2-19, A. Peterson 1-4Ravens – M. Brown 7-92-1 TD, D. Pitta 6-48-1 TD, R. Rice 5-42, J. Jones 4-37, E. Dick-son 2-8-1 TD, T. Smith 1-11, B. Pierce 1-5, B. Stokley 1-2, V. Leach 1-0

SACKSVikings – J. Allen 1.0, B. Robison 1.0Ravens – N/A

TACKLESVikings – C. Greenway 8-5-13, A. Cole 6-6-12, C. Cook 7-0-0, R. Blanton 4-1-5, J. Allen 3-1-4, S. Floyd 3-1-4, X. Rhodes 2-2-4, B. Robison 2-2-4, M. Sherels 3-0-3, F. Evans 1-0-1, L. Guion 0-1-1, E. Henderson 1-0-1 Ravens – J. Ihedigbo 7-5-12, D. Smith 1-6-7, T. Suggs 5-1-6, L. Webb 5-0-5, A. Jones 1-4-5, M. Elam 2-1-3, A. Brown 2-0-2, C. Graham 1-1-2, J. McClain 1-1-2, T. Cody 1-1-2, T. Cody 1-1-3, C. Canty 0-2-2, J. Smith 1-0-1, C. Upshaw 1-0-1, P. McPhee 0-1-1, J. Bynes 0-1-1, H. Ngata 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – A. Sendejo 1-1, C. Greenway 1-0, M. Sherels 1-0 Ravens – N/A

Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens Start Time: 1:03 PM EST

at M&T Stadium, Baltimore, Md.

Played Outdoor on Turf: Sportexe Momentum

Game Weather: Light Snow Temp: 33° F (0.6° C) Humidity: 67%, Wind: NE 7 mph

Outdoor Weather: Light Snow, Wind Chill: 28

Officials

Referee:

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Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Morelli, Peter (135)

Johnson, Carl (101)

McKenzie, Dana (8)

Lucivansky, Jon (89)

Bryan, Fred (11)

Vernatchi, Rob (75)

Shaw, Dale (104)

Lineups


HOME: Baltimore Ravens 7 0 0 22 0 29

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Moore, Tommy ()

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays



Baltimore RavensMinnesota Vikings


WR 84 C.Patterson LDE 96 B.Robison WR 82 T.Smith DT 97 A.Jones

LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion WR 12 J.Jones NT 92 H.Ngata

LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams LT 60 E.Monroe DE 99 C.Canty

C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen LG 68 A.Shipley RUSH 55 T.Suggs

RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway C 66 G.Gradkowski WILL 53 J.McClain

RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 57 A.Cole RG 73 M.Yanda MIKE 51 D.Smith

TE 89 J.Carlson LCB 29 X.Rhodes RT 74 M.Oher SAM 91 C.Upshaw

WR 15 G.Jennings RCB 20 C.Cook WR 14 M.Brown LCB 21 L.Webb

QB 16 M.Cassel FS 33 J.Sanford TE 84 E.Dickson SS 32 J.Ihedigbo

FB 42 J.Felton FS 34 A.Sendejo QB 5 J.Flacco FS 26 M.Elam

HB 28 A.Peterson DB 36 R.Blanton RB 27 R.Rice RCB 22 J.Smith


K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke, CB 27 S.Prater,RB 32 T.Gerhart, CB 35 M.Sherels, FB 40 R.Ellison, S 41 M.Raymond, RB 44M.Asiata, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 50 E.Henderson, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 54 G.Hodges,LB 55 M.Mitchell, LB 56 M.Mauti, C 61 J.Berger, T 73 JM.Webb, WR 81J.Simpson, TE 86 C.Ford, DT 90 F.Evans, DT 95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen

P 4 S.Koch, K 9 J.Tucker, WR 17 T.Doss, CB 23 Ch.Brown, CB 24 C.Graham,CB 25 A.Jackson, RB 30 B.Pierce, S 36 J.Miles, FB 40 K.Juszczyk, S 41A.Levine, FB 44 V.Leach, LS 46 M.Cox, ILB 50 A.McClellan, ILB 56 J.Bynes, ILB59 A.Brown, NT 62 T.Cody, G/T 71 R.Wagner, G/T 76 J.Reid, WR 80 B.Stokley,TE 88 D.Pitta, OLB 90 P.McPhee, DE 93 D.Tyson, OLB 94 J.Simon


QB 12 J.Freeman QB 2 T.Taylor


QB 7 C.Ponder, CB 21 J.Robinson, G 60 J.Baca, T 67 M.Remmers, TE 82K.Rudolph, WR 83 R.Smith, DT 91 C.Baker

S 28 B.Trawick, S 31 O.Brown, OLB 58 E.Dumervil, C 77 R.Jensen, WR 83D.Thompson, TE 87 D.Clark, DT 98 B.Williams

B.Walsh (39) (40)


Ravens E.Dickson 1 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (4-25, 2:15) 0 71 4:14



Vikings J.Simpson 8 yd. pass from M.Cassel (pass failed) (5-33, 1:40) 12 74 14:22

Ravens D.Pitta 1 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Flacco-T.Smith pass) (9-64, 4:27) 12 154 2:05


Ravens J.Jones 77 yd. kickoff return (J.Tucker kick) (0-0, 0:11) 19 224 1:16

Vikings C.Patterson 79 yd. pass from M.Cassel (B.Walsh kick) (3-79, 0:31) 26 224 0:45

Ravens M.Brown 9 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (5-80, 0:41) 26 294 0:04


GAME NOTES

• Cordarrelle Patterson’s 258 combined net yards moves him into third place for most in a season by a rookie.1) 2,081 Percy Harvin, 20092) 2,021 Adrian Peterson, 20073) 1,598 Cordarrelle Patterson, 20134) 1,514 Alfred Anderson, 1984

• Patterson had his first 100 yard game receiving. His 141 yards ranks second most vs. the Ravens.1) 176 Sidney Rice, 10/18/092) 141 Cordarrelle Patterson, 12/8/13

• Xavier Rhodes set a Vikings rookie record for passes de-fensed in a season1) 23 Xavier Rhodes, 20132) 19 Orlando Thomas, 1995

• Jared Allen’s registered his 124th career sack which moves him into 14th place in NFL history.1) 200.0 Bruce Smith, 1985-032) 198.0 Reggie White, 1985-003) 160.0 Kevin Greene, 1985-994) 150.5 Chris Doleman, 1985-995) 141.5 Michael Strahan, 1993-07 6) 139.5 Jason Taylor, 1997-117t) 137.5 Richard Dent, 1983-977t) 137.5 John Randle, 1990-039t) 132.5 Leslie O’Neal, 1986-999t) 132.5 Lawrence Taylor, 1982-9311t) 130.0 John Abraham, 2000-13 11t) 128.0 Rickey Jackson, 1982-95 13) 126.5 Derrick Thomas, 1989-99 14) 124.0 Jared Allen, 2004-13

• Toby Gerhart’s 41 yard touchdown was his career longest scoring run.

• Gerhart becomes the first Vikings player to score a rushing TD vs. the Ravens in the series.

• Andrew Sendejo and Marcus Sherels intercepted their first NFL pass.

• Chad Greenway intercepted his 9th career pass moving him

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 13RAVENS 29, VIKINGS 26At M&T Bank Stadium, December 8, 2013Attendance – 70,921


EAGLES VIKINGSFirst Downs 25 29Rushes/Yards 13/79 35/85Passing Yards 396 370Punt Return/Yards 1/1 1/13KO Return/Yards 2/83 5/45Passes (A-C-I) 48-30-1 35-26-1Times Sacked/Yards 4/32 3/12Punts 4 2 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0 Penalties/Yards 9/94 3/25Possession Time 23:34 36:26

PASSINGVikings – M. Cassel 26-35-382, 2 TD, 1 INT 74.3 - 116.6Eagles – N. Foles 30-48-428, 3 TD, 1 INT 62.5 - 103.5

RUSHINGVikings – 30-51-3 TD, M. Cassel 3-19-1 TD, C. Patterson 2-15Eagles – N. Foles 5-41, L. McCoy 8-38

RECEIVINGVikings – G. Jennings 11-163-1 TD, C. Patterson 5-35-1 TD, J. Wright 4-95, M. Asiata 3-15, C. Ford 2-55, J. Simpson 1-19Eagles – D. Jackson 10-195-1 TD, Z. Ertz 6-57-1 TD, L. McCoy 5-68, R. Cooper 4-29, J. Avant 3-40-1 TD, B. Celek 1-25, B. Smith 1-14

SACKSVikings – J. Allen 2.0, B. Robison 2.0Eagles – C. Barwin 1.0, M. Kendrick 1.0, D. Ryans 1.0

TACKLESVikings – R. Blanton 8-1-9, H. Smith 6-6-9, A. Cole 6-0-6, C. Greenway 3-3-6, J. Allen 4-0-4, A. Sendejo 4-0-4, M. Sherels 4-0-4, J. Sanford 2-1-3, B. Robison 2-0-2, L. Guion 1-0-1, E. Henderson 1-0-1, S. Prater 1-0-1Eagles – M. Kendricks 5-3-8, F. Cox 4-4-8, T. Cole 5-2-7, B. Fletcher 6-0-6, P. Chung 5-1-6, D. Ryans 4-2-6, C. Barwin 4-0-4, N. Allen 2-2-4, B. Boykin 3-0-3, B. Logan 1-2-3, C. Thornton 1-2-3, K. Coleman 2-0-2, C. Williams 1-1-2, R. Carmichael 1-1-2, V. Curry 1-1-2, B. Graham 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONSVikings – S. Prater 1-30Eagles – M. Kendricks 1-2

GAME NOTES

• Asiata scored his first career rushing touchdown and tied a team record for most rushing touchdowns in a game.1t) 3 Matt Asiata, 12/15/20131t) 3 12 others, 12/15/2013

• Matt Cassel set a team record for most passing yards in a game vs. the Eagles.1) 382 Matt Cassel, 12/15/20132) 343 Daunte Culpepper, 9/20/2004

• Cassel’s 382 yards passing rank third highest in team history in the month of December.1) 456 Tommy Kramer vs. Cleveland, 12/14/1980 2) 404 Daunte Culpepper @ Detroit, 12/19/2004 3) 382 Matt Cassel vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/2013

• Greg Jennings set a team record for most pass receptions vs. the Eagles. The 11 receptions are a career high.1) 11 Greg Jennings, 12/15/20132) 10 Ted Brown, 10/18/1981 • Shaun Prater had his first career NFL interception.

• Blair Walsh tied his own team record with seven kickoff touchbacks in a game. 1t) 7 Blair Walsh vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/2013 1t) 7 Blair Walsh @ Washington, 10/14/2012 • Brian Robison had his fifth consecutive game with a sack. This is the first game Jared Allen and Robison each had a two sack game since 10/21/12 vs. Arizona. Each player are tied for the team lead with nine each.

• Cordarrelle Patterson becomes only the seventh rookie to gain 400 yards receiving in a season.1) 1,313 Randy Moss, 1998 2) 906 Sammy White, 1976 3) 867 Paul Flatley, 19634) 790 Percy Harvin, 2009 5) 570 Hassan Jones, 19866) 455 Nate Burleson, 20037) 430 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013

2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 14



Vikings M.Asiata 1 yd. run (B.Walsh kick) (6-54, 2:14) 22 344 13:01

Vikings C.Patterson 5 yd. pass from M.Cassel (B.Walsh kick) (3-36, 1:01) 22 414 6:54

Eagles J.Avant 16 yd. pass from N.Foles (N.Foles-R.Cooper pass) (7-80, 2:28) 30 414 4:26


Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 12:02 PM CST



Temp: 66° F (18.9° C)

Outdoor Weather: 3,

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Anderson, Walt (66)

Boston, Byron (18)

Stelljes, Steve (22)

Horton, Buddy (82)

Rice, Jeff (44)

Banks, Michael (72)

Smith, Billy (2)

Lineups

VISITOR: Philadelphia Eagles 3 6 13 8 0 30


1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Wimmer, Mike ()

Game Day Weather


Scoring Plays


Minnesota VikingsPhiladelphia Eagles


WR 14 R.Cooper LDE 72 C.Thornton WR 84 C.Patterson LDE 96 B.Robison

LT 71 J.Peters NT 96 B.Logan LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion

LG 69 E.Mathis RDE 91 F.Cox LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams

C 62 J.Kelce LOLB 98 C.Barwin C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen

RG 79 T.Herremans ILB 59 D.Ryans RG 61 J.Berger SLB 52 C.Greenway

RT 65 L.Johnson ILB 95 M.Kendricks RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 57 A.Cole

TE 87 B.Celek ROLB 58 T.Cole TE 40 R.Ellison RCB 27 S.Prater

WR 81 J.Avant LCB 24 B.Fletcher WR 15 G.Jennings LCB 35 M.Sherels

WR 10 D.Jackson RCB 26 C.Williams QB 16 M.Cassel SS 33 J.Sanford

QB 9 N.Foles SS 29 N.Allen FB 42 J.Felton FS 34 A.Sendejo

RB 25 L.McCoy FS 23 P.Chung HB 44 M.Asiata DB 36 R.Blanton


K 6 A.Henery, P 8 D.Jones, WR 13 D.Johnson, WR 16 B.Smith, CB 21R.Carmichael, CB 22 B.Boykin, S 30 C.Anderson, RB 32 C.Polk, S 42K.Coleman, LS 46 J.Dorenbos, LB 50 C.Matthews, LB 51 E.Acho, LB 54 J.Knott,LB 55 B.Graham, C/G 61 J.Vandervelde, DE 75 V.Curry, G/T 76 A.Barbre, DE77 D.Square, TE 85 J.Casey, TE 86 Z.Ertz, WR 88 J.Maehl, DE 90 C.Geathers

K 3 B.Walsh, WR 14 Jo.Webb, WR 17 J.Wright, P 18 J.Locke, S 22 H.Smith, RB23 J.Banyard, S 41 M.Raymond, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 50 E.Henderson, LB 51L.Dean, LB 54 G.Hodges, LB 55 M.Mitchell, LB 56 M.Mauti, G 60 J.Baca, T 73JM.Webb, WR 81 J.Simpson, WR 83 R.Smith, TE 86 C.Ford, DT 90 F.Evans, DT95 S.Floyd, DE 97 E.Griffen


QB 7 M.Vick, RB 34 B.Brown QB 7 C.Ponder, CB 26 R.Steeples, DT 91 C.Baker


QB 2 M.Barkley, S 28 E.Wolff, CB 31 C.Marsh, RB 39 M.Tucker, LB 53N.Goode, T 64 M.Tobin, T 67 D.Kelly

QB 12 J.Freeman, CB 20 C.Cook, RB 28 A.Peterson, CB 29 X.Rhodes, RB 32T.Gerhart, G 63 B.Fusco, TE 89 J.Carlson

A.Henery (35) (51) (33) B.Walsh 55WL (21) (38)



Eagles A.Henery 35 yd. Field Goal (9-63, 3:43) 3 71 2:35





Vikings M.Cassel 6 yd. run (B.Walsh kick) (4-52, 1:38) 9 243 12:03


Eagles D.Jackson 30 yd. pass from N.Foles (A.Henery kick) (6-70, 1:29) 16 273 3:14

Eagles Z.Ertz 3 yd. pass from N.Foles (pass failed) (3-45, 1:03) 22 273 0:15


VIKINGS 48, Eagles 30At Mall of America Field, December 15, 2013Attendance – 64,087

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