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SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGSSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONSWEEK 1 • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARSWEEK 2 • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

REGULAR SEASON WEEK TWO - MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARSSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 - SOLDIER FIELD - NOON CT - FOX

The Minnesota Vikings hit the road for the 2nd straight week against a divisional opponent when they meet the Chicago Bears on Sunday, September 15 at Soldier Field. The Vikings are coming off a 24-34 loss at Detroit in Week 1, while the Bears defeated the Bengals, 24-21, at home during the kickoff weekend.

The Week 2 matchup against the Bears is the earliest meeting between the clubs since 2002 when the Vikings opened up the season against the Bears in Champaign. The Vikings and Bears split the season series in 2012 with each squad winning on their home field. Bears 1st year head coach Marc Trestman is a Minnesota native growing up in Minneapolis. Trestman graduated from St. Louis Park HS in 1974 and played QB at the University of Minnesota before transferring to Minnesota State Moorhead as a senior. In 1985, Trestman got his first coaching experience in the NFL in Minnesota, under Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant as the RBs coach for the Vikings, a position he held for two seasons. Trestman rejoined the Vikings in 1990 as QBs coach, working two seasons with QB Rich Gannon.

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TELEVISION: FOX (Channel 9 in the Twin Cities)Play-By-Play: Thom Brennaman Analyst: Brian BillickSideline Reporter: Laura Okmin

LOCAL RADIO: KFAN-FM 100.3/KTCN-AM 1130Play-by-Play: Paul Allen Analyst: Pete BercichSideline Reporter: Greg ColemanPre-Game Show: Mike Mussman – 10:00 a.m. CTKFAN and KTCN serve as the flagship stations for the 72-station, 5-state Vikings Radio Network.

NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN RADIOPlay-by-Play: Sean McDonough Analyst: Herm Edwards Sideline Reporter: Ian Fitzsimmons

• K Blair Walsh tied Ryan Longwell for 1st in team history with 11 career 50+ yard FGs. Walsh is a perfect 11-for-11 from 50+ yards in his 17-game career.

• WR Jerome Simpson’s 140 receiving yards are the most by a Viking in Week 1 since Randy Moss had 150 yards in 2003. The 140 receiving yards are the 2nd most in Simpson’s career.

• Vikings rookie CB Xavier Rhodes started his 1st career game against Detroit in Week 1.• Minnesota has started the same 5 offensive lineman in 18 straight games, including playoffs.• In his 1st start at MLB, Erin Henderson set career highs in tackles (14), solo tackles (11) and

recorded his 1st INT. The 14 tackles were a team high against Detroit.• Peterson is 58 yards shy of becoming the 32nd player in NFL history to have 9,000 rushing yards.• The Vikings had 5 rookies who saw action during Week 1: DT Sharrif Floyd, CB Xavier

Rhodes, WR Cordarrelle Patterson, P Jeff Locke and FB Zach Line.• Peterson moved past Tony Dorsett and into a tie with Ricky Watters for 19th in NFL all-

time career rushing TDs with 78 TDs. • On October 14, 2007, then-rookie Adrian Peterson ran for 224 yards at Chicago, the most

allowed by the Bears all-time. The 224 rushing yards were a franchise record until Peterson ran for an NFL record 296 yards 3 weeks later.

• Peterson rushed for a 78-yard TD on his 1st carry of the season. That is the longest TD run on a player’s first carry of a season since the 1970 merger.

• Vikings WR Greg Jennings and LB Desmond Bishop were both members of the Green Bay Packers squad that beat the Bears in the NFC Championship game on January 23, 2011. Jennings had 130 yards on 8 catches while Bishop recorded 8 tackles.

• DE Jared Allen leads all DE’s in the NFL with 95 consecutive regular season games started.

2013 VIKINGS SCHEdULE (0-1)REGuLAR SEASON

Date Opponent Time (CT) TV9/8 (Sun.) at Detroit L, 24-349/15 (Sun.) at Chicago Noon FOX9/22 (Sun.) CLEVELAND Noon CBS9/29 (Sun.) PITTSBURGH** Noon CBS10/6 (Sun.) Bye 10/13 (Sun.) CAROLINA Noon FOX10/21 (Mon.) at New York Giants 7:40 p.m. ESPN10/27 (Sun.) GREEN BAY 7:30 p.m. NBC11/3 (Sun.) at Dallas Noon FOX 11/7 (Thurs.) WASHINGTON 7:25 p.m. NFL N.11/17 (Sun.) at Seattle 3:25 p.m.* FOX 11/24 (Sun.) at Green Bay Noon* FOX12/1 (Sun.) CHICAGO Noon* FOX12/8 (Sun.) at Baltimore Noon* FOX12/15 (Sun.) PHILADELPHIA Noon* FOX12/22 (Sun.) at Cincinnati Noon* FOX12/29 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon* FOX*Game time subject to change/flexible scheduling**International Game in LondonAll preseason and regular season games will be radio broadcast on KFAN/KTCN (FM 100.3)

WEEKLy MEdIA SCHEdULEMonday, September 912:30 p.m. – Coach Frazier Press Conference2:00 – Open Locker Room (Approximately)Tuesday, September 10No Media Access – Players Day OffWednesday, September 1111:30 a.m. – Coach Frazier/Ponder available in the field house11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Open Locker Room1:00 p.m. – Practice (filming available at beginning of practice)Thursday, September 1211:30 a.m. – Musgrave, Williams, Priefer available in the field house11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Open Locker Room (Allen, Peterson)1:00 p.m. – Practice (filming available at beginning of practice)Friday, September 1311:00 a.m. – Practice (filming available at beginning of practice)12:15 p.m. – Coach Frazier Press Conference12:15 p.m. – Open Locker Room (approximately)Saturday, September 14No Media Access Sunday, September15Noon CT – Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears on FOX*Practice open to media at the beginningReminder - No blogging or tweeting from practice field during practice time

STAT Of THE WEEKRB Adrian Peterson finished Week 1 with 93 rushing yards and has 8,942 yards in his career. That total is the third-most by any player in the first 90 games of a career. Peterson trails only Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson (9,915) and Jim Brown (9,322).

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W E E K 2 - V I K I N G S A T B E A R S

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: 16-24-0 (.400)Regular Season: 16-23-0 (.410)Postseason: 0-1 (.000)Record with MIN: 16-24-0 (.400) 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 fRAzIERMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier

I had a chance to go back and look at that tape with our staff and we’ll get a chance to talk through it a little bit later with our team as well. It was a tough day for our football team. We just didn’t play the way we needed to play on the road to be able to get a win. There are some things that we’ll definitely have to work to correct if we want to have a chance to be successful when we travel. Injury-wise we came out pretty good. The only guy that is a little bit banged up, and should be alright for practice, is John Sullivan. He suffered a left knee contusion, but he should be able to do some work on Wednesday when we come back and start preparation for our next ball game. Kevin Williams, we’re hoping to get some work out of him when we get back as well. We’ll see how he progresses as the week goes on, but other than that, we’re a pretty healthy football team. We know there are some things that we’ll have to get better at. I think we have the right people on our team and the right staff to get it corrected, but we have some work to do, without question.

Q: What are your thoughts on the hit on Sullivan?A: You just hate to see guys get hit below the waist. You just know that can result in some serious injuries so you just hate to see it.

Q: When you looked at your offensive line, was it a physical thing or schematic?A: There were times they physically did better than we did. We had our share of wins at the line of scrimmage, but their defensive line did a real good job. They did a good of handling our front at times. We have to get better in some areas, but as I mentioned we won some battles, but they won a few as well.

Q: Why were they so successful in the screen game?A: We have to do a better job of getting in position for the screen. We were kind of blocked out on a couple where we needed certain guys to fit in certain postions and they didn’t and it resulted in the one big play, the 77 yarder, the others maybe a six yarder or eight yarder, but the 77 yarder was the back breaker. We have to do a better job of fitting it. That play should not end up being a touchdown, a 77-yard touchdown. We have to do a better job of fitting up screens.

Q: Did Ponder have the confidence that you want him to have?A: He made some good plays. You’re really excited to see the throws out to Jerome (Simpson) down the sideline that was a great throw, the shot to Kyle (Rudolph) as well. He did some good things. You just have to develop that consistency all the way throughout. He did play with a lot of confidence at times, but you want it to be consistent throughout the course of four quarters. There were a lot of good things he did and there were some things that obviously we need to improve on and get better at, but he did some positive things as well.

Q: Was Cordarrelle Patterson’s back the reason we didn’t see much of him yesterday?A: No, he’s healthy. We’re going to try to get him a few more snaps, but we have to get a few more first downs so we can stay on the field a little bit longer with our offense. But we want to get him more snaps for sure.

Q: Is he where he needs to be as far as knowing the system?A: Yeah he is. It’s not an issue, just a coach’s decision.

Q: With the defense struggling yesterday, was it a physical thing or were people not where they were supposed to be?A: We didn’t do a good job getting off of blocks against their run game. It wasn’t a fancy run game, but trying to defend the run you have to be able to sometimes, when you’re playing seven-man fronts, like we were yesterday a lot because of coverage, you have to be able to get off of blocks and somebody has to win the one-on-ones and we didn’t do a good job of that enough yesterday. They ended up rushing for a little over 100 yards and we have to do a better job of getting off of blocks and winning in those situations.

Q: Is easing Christian into a game with play calling still part of the process with him?A: Not really. We were aggressive in what we were trying to do down the field. We wanted to take some shots and have some success in the passing game over the top of the defense. We found some ways to do that and some of the other things we did as well had some success. We just had some plays that hurt us at times, but it wasn’t because we didn’t want to be aggressive because of Christian. We wanted to be aggressive in the passing game.

Q: Was Sharrif Floyd a little tentative against the run?A: Not so much tentative, but his technique at times was an issue. You have to be a little bit more technically sound in some of the things he was doing. There were times when they were running the football and you could see that he was trying to pass rush and that makes him a little bit softer and creates problems for us. He made some good plays in there, but there were times when his technique wasn’t what we wanted it to be and we kind of expected that with this being his first start after some time off as well, but we have to get some consistent play out of him at that position with the number of snaps he’s going to be getting over the course of the year.

Q: How much did you miss Kevin Williams?A: Kevin’s a stalwart for our defense and has been for a long time. We missed Kevin. We definitely are a little bit different on defense without him and hopefully we’ll have him back this next week.

Q: When you were looking at Greg Jennings prior to signing him, did you look at him in regards to third downs, being an experienced guy who can help convert? Did that come up at all?A: Yeah, that’s one of the reasons we acquired him, to help move the chains and also for his ability to run after the catch. That was a big factor when we were discussing whether or not to go after him. We’re looking for him to make an impact on third down as well as early downs with intermediate routes where he’s catching the ball and getting positive yards after the catch.

Q: You struggled on third down yesterday, how do you work him in there?A: There are some things we can do to try to uncover him if people want to play him similar to what they did yesterday. Sometimes bracket him, also playing some man, but a lot of zone mixed in with some man, but there are some things that we can do a little bit different and we’ll look at that and try to have a better plan when we line up against Chicago this week.

Q: What do you think about Jerome Simpson’s performance from yesterday? A: He played really good football for us. That catch he made on the stutter-go, that was a spectacular play and that was something we saw a year ago when we got him and had him in training camp and we’ve seen it this offseason as well. He has that bounce, that spring back in his legs and it showed up on Sunday. He made some great plays for us, even created an interference situation for us. So it’s good to have him back at top speed. Those big plays make a difference.


fROM HEAd COACH LESLIE fRAzIERQ: Where there any third-and-longs or third-and-mediums you ended up in that you thought you maybe you’d have a better shot at if you had passed on first down? A: There were times that we did try and throw on first down and we didn’t have a lot of success at times. That interception before the half, that was a first-down pass, so we had our moments where we threw on first downs, we didn’t get our shares at enough second-and-shorts, which made it hard for us on third down, whether we were passing the ball on first down or running the ball on first down. We had too many negative plays on first down.

Q: When you didn’t give the ball to Adrian Peterson on third-and-one and instead rolled out and to pass, was that because you hadn’t been successful running the ball? A: No, just the decision we made. We could have done either-or if we ran it, but we didn’t. We chose to pass.

Q: What does Desmond Bishop have to do to get on the field ? A: I don’t know if there is anything more he needs to do other than just to stay healthy and just continue to work as hard as he can. We do have a plan for him and we’ll see how things go this week, but nothing different that he has to do other than just continue to learn and continue to work as hard as he can.

Q: Do you think that the offensive line has been a little more slow to develop? A: Played a good front yesterday. We think we have a very good offensive line as well. We didn’t play as well on a consistent basis as we need to to win a game like we played yesterday. In order for us to do what we want to do on offense, we count on our offensive line to be a dominant factor for us and we were not yesterday. We didn’t win sometimes in pass situations, we didn’t win enough times in run situations. We’ve got some things that we’ll have to work on that we’ll get better at and our guys know what has to be done for the offense to be successful. But no particular one, there’s not one thing that you could point to and say this is why we didn’t perform as well as we should have yesterday.

Q: Can you pinpoint what Matt Kalil is struggling with right now? A: There are some things that we’ve got to work with him on. We’ve got to go back and look at his technique, just some basic things that he did so well that we’ve got to get him back to doing on a repeated basis. We’re going to have to do some technique and fundamental work to get him back to a good foundation because we need him to play well on every snap.

Q: How big of a play was it when Ponder tripped on the handoff which resulted in a lost fumble? A: Big play. We’re down three with the ball in our hands and we felt like we had a good play call there. It was a big play. It put them on a short field again and you don’t want to keep doing that putting, them on short fields.

Q: If there are more games in the future where turnovers pop up, can you win? A: You know you have to be exceptional to win those games when you finish minus in the turnover ratio. And we haven’t shown that we are exceptional to be able to do that. Even a season ago we didn’t win any games where we were minus in the turnover ratio department. We don’t want to finish minus, we want to be positive, and yesterday was not good. I think that they were plus-2 and we were minus-2. So that’s not the way we want to go into the ball game, feeling like we’ve got to overcome that. We don’t want to turn the ball over. We want to take the ball away, but not turn it over.

Q: Do you think it was a difficult debut for Jeff Locke? A: Difficult? You mean the results? He wants to do better. We all want him to do better. So much of what we do is based on field position. We’ve got to do better, we’ve got to do better.

Q: How do you think Zach Line performed? A: He did an okay job. There were some moments where he did some good things and there were some moments where he’ll have to learn from. But overall he did pretty good.

Q: After Rhett Ellison had that first lead block on Adrian Peterson’s touchdown did you think about him using him more in the backfield? A: No. We felt like we had enough snaps with him along with splitting them with what he did Zach. We even let Rhett line up at tight end as well, so no second guessing on the number of snaps he had at fullback.

Q: With the defensive backs spending as much time in the nickel, would it have been nicer to get a little more pressure on the quarterback to force him to make decisions? A: They didn’t have a lot of drop backs. It was so much checking off to the backs, whether it was (Joique Bell) or (Reggie Bush). Not a lot of drop backs so they were getting the ball out of their hands fast. We knew that would be the case going in. We saw their offensive line and we felt like we had an advantage there, but a lot of quick throws. We did get some hits on him but there were not a lot of drop backs over the course of the game.

Q: How much did it affect you guys that they basically took away your pass rushing, your strength? A: We’ve encountered that before. It’s not the first team to use that strategy. There are some things that we’ve got to do better to help us when teams do that. I would not be surprised if we saw some of that this coming weekend as well. We’ll have to devise a better plans for teams that do that, that don’t let us rush the quarterback.

Q: Was that about as bad as the defensive line has played in some time? A: Our defensive line didn’t play a bad game. Some of the things that Detroit did wasn’t so much because our defensive line wasn’t playing well. We didn’t handle that screen game as we should have and we didn’t get off our blocks as well as we needed to, sometimes at the second level in the run game. But our defensive line, our ends I thought they played a very good football game. Fred Evans did a good job, Letroy was a little bit inconsistent, kind of up and down, Sharrif did about what we’d expect him to do as a rookie but overall our defensive line wasn’t necessarily the reason we didn’t play as well as we needed to play on defense.

Q: How do you think Erin Henderson played at middle linebacker? A: He did okay. He did a good job. He was sound in what he did. The interception was a big play for us and he was where he was supposed to be most of the time, so he played pretty good. Just got to keep giving him more snaps to get better playing the middle linebacker position.


NFL Head Coach: 1st YearOverall NFL Experience: 18th YearCoaching Experience: 29th YearOverall NFL Record: 1-0Regular Season: 1-0Postseason: 0-0Record with CHI: 1-0Record vs. MIN: 0-0College: Minnesota ‘79

Named the 14th head coach in Chicago Bears history on January 16, 2013, Marc

Trestman joins the franchise with a champion head coaching pedigree and keen offensive expertise. Over the previous five seasons as head coach in the Canadian Football League, Trestman led the Montreal Alouettes to back-to-back Grey Cup championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the CFL’s Coach of the Year in 2009. He also helped tutor quarterback Anthony Calvillo to back-to-back CFL MVP’s in 2008 and 2009. During his time in Montreal, Trestman compiled a 59-31 (.656) regular season record, which included four East Division titles and a 5-3 (.625) record in the playoffs. Trestman has 17 years of coaching experience in the NFL. During his time in the NFL, Trestman helped his teams to eight playoff appearances, two conference championship games and a Super Bowl appearance (XXXVII as offensive coordinator of the Raiders). Trestman started his coaching career in 1981 at the University of Miami as a volunteer assistant while attending law school. He was named the school’s quarterbacks coach in 1983 and helped direct the Hurricanes to their first-ever National Championship. Under Trestman’s tutelage Hurricanes quarterback Bernie Kosar was selected in the first round of the NFL Supplemental Draft by the Cleveland Browns. In 1985, Trestman got his first coaching experience in the NFL, under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant as the running backs coach of the Minnesota Vikings, a position he held for two seasons. Trestman moved on to become the quarterbacks coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987 and would work as a quarterbacks coach in 13 of his 17 NFL seasons. In 1988 he was reunited with Kosar in Cleveland, before adding the title of offensive coordinator a year later, helping lead Cleveland to two playoff appearances including the AFC Championship Game in 1989/ Trestman rejoined the Vikings in 1990 as quarterbacks coach, working two seasons with quarterback Rich Gannon. George Seifert named Trestman the 49ers offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 1995 as he guided San Francisco to the No. 1 scoring offense (28.6 points per game) and passing attack (288.0 yards per game) and helped them rank second in total offense (380.4 YPG). A year later, San Francisco had the third best scoring offense (24.9 PPG) and ranked sixth in total offense (344.1 YPG). In 1995 Jerry Rice broke the NFL single-season record for receiving yards with 1,848, a mark that stood for 17 seasons. Trestman spent the 1997 season as quarterbacks coach of the Detroit Lions. Scott Mitchell threw for 3,484 yards that season, which at the time was second most in team history and now stands as the sixth most. In 1998, Trestman left the Lions to become the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals for three seasons. In his first season in Arizona, the Cardinals made the playoffs for the first time since 1982 and won their first playoff game since 1947. Trestman was hired by Jon Gruden in 2001 to serve as a senior assistant on the Oakland Raiders staff before being promoted by new head coach Bill Callahan to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach a year later. The 2002 Raiders led the NFL in total offense with 389.8 yards and 279.7 passing yards per game, finished second in scoring offense averaging 28.1 points per game and advanced to Super Bowl XXXVII, their first NFL title game appearance in 20 years. Quarterback Rich Gannon was named the NFL’s MVP after throwing for 4,689 yards. From 2005-06, Trestman served as offensive coordinator of North Carolina State, helping recruit current Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to the Wolfpack. The 57-year old Trestman has also mentored collegiate quarterbacks, including current Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, as they prepared for the NFL Combine. In 2010, he authored a book entitled, “Perseverance: Life Lessons on Leadership and Teamwork.” Trestman and his wife Cindy have two daughters, Sarahanne and Chloe.

VIKINGS-BEARS CONNECTIONS • Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier (1981-86) and Assistant Head Coach/

LB Coach Mike Singletary (1981-92) both played for the Bears and helped bring Chicago their only Super Bowl title in 1985.

• Vikings LB Coach Fred Pagac played TE for the Bears in 1974.• Vikings GM Rick Spielman served as the Bears Director of Pro Person-

nel from 1997-99. Vikings Assistant General Manager George Paton also served on the Bears staff alongside Spielman.

• Vikings Head Athletic Trainer Eric Sugarman was an assistant athletic trainer for the Bears from 1997-99.

• Vikings T J’Marcus Webb spent his 1st 3 years with the Chicago Bears and started 44 games at T.

LOCAL CONNECTIONS • Isaiah Harris, the Bears Director of Player Development, grew up in

Brooklyn Park, Minn. Prior to joining the Bears, Harris served as the Vi-kings Player Development Assistant (2005-07). He also spent time as an operations intern with the Vikings, over two stints in Minnesota (2000-02; 04-05), surrounding being signed as a free agent linebacker (2003) with the Atlanta Falcons. Harris played at St. Cloud State in Minnesota from 1997-2001.

NFL CONNECTIONS • Bears GM Phil Emery and Vikings Offensive Coordinator Bill Musgrave

worked together in Atlanta from 2006-08. Emery also spent time at the U.S. Naval Academy with Vikings Special Teams Coordinator Mike Prief-er from 1994-96.

• Bears WR Brandon Marshall and LB DJ Williams were both in Denver with Priefer.

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS • Vikings DE Brian Robison played alongside Bears T Jonathan Scott in

2005 and DT Henry Melton from 2005-06 while at Texas.• Vikings DT Sharrif Floyd and Bears LB Jon Bostic were teammates at

the University of Florida from 2010-12.

VIKINGS SET TO SEE fAMILIAR fACE Bears Head Coach Marc Trestman is a Minnesota native growing up in Minneapolis. Trestman graduated from St. Louis Park HS in 1974 and played QB at the University of Minnesota before transferring Minnesota State Moorhead as a senior. Trestman spent two training camps as aplayer with the Vikings following his college career. He later graduated from Minnesota in 1979 with a dergree in political science. In 1985, Trestman got his first coaching experience in the NFL in Minnesota, under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant as the running backs coach for the Vikings, a position he held for two seasons. Trestman rejoined the Vikings in 1990 as quarterbacks coach, working two seasons with quarterback Rich Gannon.

VIKINGS-BEARS GAME INfORMATION

MARC TRESTMAN

VIKINGS-BEARS CONNECTIONS

TRESTMAN COACHING/PLAyING BACKGROUNdCoach2013 ................................ Chicago Bears ...........................Head Coach2008-12 ......................... Montreal Alouettes (CFL) ......Head Coach2005-2006 .................... North Carolina State ...............Offensive Coordinator2004 ................................ Miami Dolphins ........................Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks2002-03 ......................... Oakland Raiders .......................Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2001 ................................ Oakland Raiders .......................Senior Assistant1998-2000 .................... Arizona Cardinals .....................Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1997 ................................ Detroit Lions. .............................Quarterbacks Coach1996 ................................ San Francisco 49ers .................Offensive Coordinator1995 ................................ San Francisco 49ers .................Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1990-91 ......................... Minnesota Vikings ...................Quarterbacks Coach1989 ................................ Cleveland Browns ....................Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1988 ................................ Cleveland Browns ....................Quarterbacks Coach1987 ................................ Tampa Bay Buccaneers ..........Quarterbacks Coach1985-86 ......................... Minnesota Vikings ...................Running Backs Coach1983-84 ......................... University of Miami (FL).........Quarterbacks Coach1981-82 ......................... University of Miami (FL).........Volunteer AssistantPlayer1978 ................................ Minnesota State Moorhead ...Quarterback1975-77 ......................... Minnesota ..................................Quarterback

Jared Allen..................................................10 games, 42 tackles, 13 sacks, 1 INT, 2 FF, 1 FR, 2 PDGreg Jennings ............................................11 games, 47 receptions, 678 yards, 5 TDAdrian Peterson .........................................10 games, 217 rushes, 1,085 rushing yards, 14 TDHarrison Smith ...........................................2 games, 12 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD, 1 PDKevin Williams ............................................20 games, 49 tackles, 21.5 TFL, 8 sacks, 2 FR, 6 PD

• DE Jared Allen recorded 3.5 sacks against the Bears in the 2011 season finale, giving him 22.0 sacks on the season and breaking the previous Vikings single-season sack record of 21.0 held by Hall of Famer DE Chris Doleman.

• In Week 6 of his rookie season in 2007, RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 224 yards against the Bears, the second-highest rushing yardage total of his career. In addition, Peterson rushed for 3 TDs in a Vikings 34-31 win over their Division rivals.

• WR Greg Jennings hauled in 8 receptions for 130 yards helping the Green Bay Packers beat Chicago on 1/23/11 in the NFC Championship Game. LB Desmond Bishop recorded 8 tackles in the game.

• S Harrison Smith intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown vs. Chicago on 12/9/12. The 56-yard return was Smith’s 2nd return of the season, tying a team record for most interceptions returned for a touchdown in a season by a rookie.

• DT Kevin Williams blocked a 39-yard field goal attempt at Chicagon on 11/25/12. The blocked field goal was the 3rd of Williams’ career, moving him into 5th place in franchise history

• The Vikings and Bears have played 104 times overall with Minnesota holding a 53-49-2 series record.

• The last time the Vikings and Bears met was in Week 14 of the 2012 sea-son at Mall of America Field, a Vikings 21-14 victory.

• This will be the fifth regular season meeting between Minnesota and Chicago since Leslie Frazier became head coach of the Vikings. His re-cord is 1-3 against the Bears.

• The Vikings and Bears have played four overtime games in series history, with Minnesota holding a 3-1 advantage in those games.

• The Vikings are currently 21-28-2 when visiting the Bears. The Bears won 28-10 in the last contest between the teams at Soldier Field on 11/25/12.

• Give QB Christian Ponder his first road victory over Chicago as a starter. It would also give Head Coach Leslie Frazier his first win at Chicago.

• Give the Vikings back-to-backs win against Chicago for the first time since the 2008-09 seasons.

• Improve Minnesota’s record to 54-49-2 in the overall series.

• Give the Vikings their first win at Chicago since 10/14/2007.

Record vs. Bears ......................................................................................Vikings 53-49-2Last regular season game ............................................Vikings 21, Bears 14 (2012)Vikings largest winning margin ........................... 31; Vikings 31, Bears 0 (1969)Bears largest winning margin .........................................31, Twice; (1984 & 1989)Current series streak .........................................................................................Vikings 1Vikings longest win streak ....................................................................... 8, (1972-76)Bears longest win streak ....................................6, Twice; (1983-86) (2009-2012)Most Points, Vikings ........................................................................................ 48, (1998)Most Points, Bears ............................................................................................ 52, (1961)Most Points, both teams .........................................89; Bears 48, Vikings 41(2008)Fewest Points, Vikings .......................................................... 0, Twice; (1962 & 1986)Fewest Points, Bears ............................................................. 0, Twice; (1969 & 1974)Fewest Points, both teams ...................................... 13; Bears 13, Vikings 0 (1962)

VIKINGS-BEARS GAME INfORMATION

VIKINGS-BEARS SERIESVIKINGS VS. BEARS ALL-TIME

Won 53, Lost 49, Tie 2; Home 32-21, Away 21-28-2VIKINGS VS. BEARS SINCE 1980

Year Site Result 1980 ........................Chicago ........................Minnesota 34-14 ..................................Minnesota ..................... Minnesota 13-7 1981 ........................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 24-21 ..................................Chicago ............................... Chicago 10-9 1982 ........................Minnesota ..................... Minnesota 35-7 1983 ........................Chicago ........................Minnesota 23-14 ..................................Minnesota ........................Chicago 19-13 1984 ........................Chicago ............................... Chicago 16-7 ..................................Minnesota .......................... Chicago 34-3 1985 ........................Minnesota ........................Chicago 33-24 ..................................Chicago ............................... Chicago 27-9 1986 ........................Chicago ............................... Chicago 23-0 ..................................Minnesota ..................... Minnesota 23-7 1987 ........................Chicago ............................... Chicago 27-7 ..................................Minnesota ........................Chicago 30-24 1988 ........................Chicago .......................... Minnesota 31-7 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 28-27 1989 ........................Chicago ............................... Chicago 38-7 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 27-16 1990 ........................Chicago .............................Chicago 19-16 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 41-13 1991 ........................Chicago ............................... Chicago 10-6 ..................................Minnesota ........................Chicago 34-17 1992 ........................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 21-20 ..................................Chicago ........................Minnesota 38-10 1993 ........................Minnesota ..................... Minnesota 10-7 ..................................Chicago ........................Minnesota 19-12 1994 ........................Chicago ........................Minnesota 42-14 ..................................Minnesota .......... Minnesota 33-27(OT) ..................................*Minnesota ......................Chicago 35-18 1995 ........................Chicago .............................Chicago 31-14 ..................................Minnesota .......................... Chicago 14-6 1996 ........................Chicago ........................Minnesota 20-14 ..................................Minnesota ........................Chicago 15-13 1997 ........................Chicago ........................Minnesota 27-24 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 29-22 1998 ........................Chicago ........................Minnesota 31-28 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 48-22 1999 ........................Minnesota ........................Chicago 24-22 ..................................Chicago .............. Minnesota 27-24 (OT) 2000 ........................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 30-27 ..................................Chicago ........................Minnesota 28-16 2001 ........................Chicago .............................Chicago 17-10 ..................................Minnesota .......................... Chicago 13-6 2002 .......................Chicago .............................Chicago 27-23 ..................................Minnesota ..................... Minnesota 25-7 2003 ........................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 24-13 ..................................Chicago .............................Chicago 13-10 2004 ........................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 27-23 ..................................Chicago .............................Chicago 24-14 2005 ........................Chicago ............................... Chicago 28-3 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 34-10 2006 ........................Minnesota ........................Chicago 19-16 ..................................Chicago .............................Chicago 23-13 2007 ........................Chicago ........................Minnesota 34-31 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 20-13 2008 ........................Chicago .............................Chicago 48-41 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 34-14 2009 ........................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 36-10 ..................................Chicago ................... Chicago 36-30 (OT) 2010 ........................Chicago .............................Chicago 27-13 ..................................#Minnesota ......................Chicago 40-14 2011 ........................Chicago .............................Chicago 39-10 ..................................Minnesota ........................Chicago 17-13 2012 ........................Chicago .............................Chicago 28-10 ..................................Minnesota ...................Minnesota 21-14 *NFC Wild Card Game @ in Champaign, IL-Memorial Stadium # in TCF Bank Stadium- U of M


VIKINGS PERfORMANCES VS. BEARS

VIKINGS BIG dAyS VS. BEARS

VIKINGS-BEARS SERIES NOTES

A WIN WOULd

VIKINGS-BEARS SERIES By THE NUMBERS


Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 24 21 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 34 24 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 28 34 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 34 24 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

(Qualifying players only/2013 regular season NFL rankings)

2013 Minnesota VikingsCategory Player Total NFC Rank NFL RankScoring Peterson .............................18 .................1t .......................... 1tPassing Yds. Ponder ..............................236 ................ 13 ..........................21Passing TDs Ponder .................................. 1 ................13t ........................22tPasser Rating Ponder .............................63.1 ................ 16 ..........................30Completion Pct. Ponder .............................64.3 ................10t ........................15tRushing Att. Peterson .............................18 ..................8 ........................... 9tRushing Yds. Peterson .............................93 ..................2 ............................4Rushing TDs Peterson ............................... 2 .................1t .......................... 1tReceptions Simpson ............................... 7 .................8t .........................16tReceiving Yds. Simpson ...........................140 ..................4 ............................7Receiving TDs Peterson ............................... 1 .................7t .........................14tTackles Henderson ........................11 .................3t .......................... 9tInterceptions Henderson .......................... 1 .................2t .......................... 3tSacks Allen ...................................... 1 .................5t .........................13tFGs Made Walsh ..................................... 1 .................7t .........................12tFG Pct. Walsh .............................100.0 .................1t .......................... 1tNet Punting Avg. Locke ................................34.8 ................ 16 ..........................30Punt Ret. Avg. Sherels ...............................6.0 ..............DNQKO Ret. Avg. Patterson............................27 ..................1 ............................2

2013 Chicago BearsCategory Player Total NFC Rank NFL RankScoring 4 tied ..................................... 6 ................16t ........................30tPassing Yds. Cutler .................................242 ................ 12 ..........................20Passing TDs Cutler ..................................... 2 .................4t .......................... 7tPasser Rating Cutler ................................93.2 ................ 12 ..........................19Completion Pct. Cutler ................................63.7 ................ 12 .........................18tRushing Att. Forte ....................................19 ..................7 ............................8Rushing Yds. Forte ....................................50 ................ 11 ..........................19Rushing TDs Forte ...................................... 1 .................3t .......................... 3tReceptions Marshall ................................ 8 .................3t .......................... 9tReceiving Yds. Marshall ............................104 .................9t .........................15tReceiving TDs Marshall, M. Bennett ........ 1 .................7t .........................14tTackles Jennings ............................... 8 ................19t ........................36tInterceptions Tillman .................................. 2 ..................1 ........................... 1tSacks McClellin .............................. 1 .................5t .........................13tFGs Made Gould .................................... 1 .................7t .........................12tFG Pct. Gould ............................100.0 .................1t .......................... 1tNet Punting Avg. Podlesh ...........................39.8 ................ 11 ..........................20Punt Ret. Avg. Hester ................................... .5 ..................9 ...........................17KO Ret. Avg. Hester ..................................31 ..............DNQ

Thursday, September 12New York Jets at New England Patriots .......................................................7:25 p.m.Sunday, September 15St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons................................................................ 12:00 p.m.San Diego Chargers at Philadelphia Eagles ............................................ 12:00 p.m.Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs ....................................................... 12:00 p.m.Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts ....................................................... 12:00 p.m.Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans ......................................................... 12:00 p.m.Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers ........................................... 12:00 p.m.Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens .................................................... 12:00 p.m.Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills ................................................................ 12:00 p.m.Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears ........................................ 12:00 p.m.New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers ....................................... 3:05 p.m.Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals .................................................................3:05 p.m.Jacksonville Jaguars at Oakland Raiders .....................................................3:25 p.m.Denver Broncos at New York Giants .............................................................3:25 p.m.San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks ....................................................7:30 p.m.Monday, September 16Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals...................................................7:40 p.m.

Team Total Games All-Time Series Titles*Green Bay Packers .............105 ......................49-55-1 ................................ 6 Chicago Bears ....................104 ..................... 53-49-2 ................................ 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

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VIKINGS-BEARS GAME INFORMATION2013 STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT

Vikings Bears 0-1 Record 1-0 24 ........................................Total Points Scored ....................................... 24 24.0 .........................................Points Per Game ........................................ 24.0 24 ...................................Offensive Points Scored................................... 24 16 ................................................First Downs ............................................... 17 330.................................. Total Offense Per Game ..................................323 6.2 ....................................... Avg. Yards Per Play ........................................5.3 105.............................Net Rushing Yards Per Game .............................. 81 225..............................Net Passing Yards Per Game .............................242 3/25 ........................Had Intercepted/Yards Returned ....................... 1/12 4 ............................................Total Giveaways ............................................ 1 3/11 ............................... Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost ................................ 0/0 23:41 .................................... Possession Average .................................... 31:30 2/10 ...................................Third Down Efficiency ................................... 6/14 1/2 .................................. Fourth Down Efficiency .................................. 1/1 5-52 ..........................................Penalties/Yards ......................................... 4-59 34 .................................. Opp. Total Points Scored .................................. 21 34.0 ...................................Opp. Points Per Game ................................... 21.0 34 ............................Total Offensive Points Allowed ........................... 21 28 ..........................................Opp. First Downs .......................................... 18 469.............................Opp. Total Offense Per Game ............................340 6.1 ................................. Opp. Avg. Yards Per Play ..................................6.2 117....................... Opp. Net Rushing Yards Per Game ........................ 63 352........................Opp. Net Passing Yards Per Game ........................277 11/88 ..................................Opp. Penalties/Yards .................................... 8-84 1/10 ................Defensive Interceptions/Yards Returned ............... 2/41 2 ............................................Total Takeaways............................................ 3 1/5 ................................... Defensive Sacks/Yards ................................... 1/5 -2 ............................................ Turnover Ratio ............................................+2 5/42.2 ............................... Punts/Net Punting Avg. ............................... 5/39.8

2013 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

2013 WEEK TWO SCHEDULE

2013 NFC NORTH STANDINGS

VIKINGS VS. NFC NORTH

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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 afer 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 is 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 53-49-2

9/22 Cleveland 11-3-0

9/29 Pittsburgh 8-8-0

10/13 Carolina 6-4-0

10/21 at NY Giants 14-11-0

10/27 Green Bay 49-55-1

11/3 at Dallas 14-14-0

11/7 Washington 10-12-0

11/17 at Seattle 5-7-0

11/24 at Green Bay 49-55-1

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.

The Vikings and Bears, who play at Chicago in Week 2, split the season series in 2012 with each squad winning on their respective home fields. In 2012, Chicago and Minnesota played twice in 3 weeks. The Bears won convincingly at Soldier Field in Week 12 with a 28-10 victory. In Week 14, the Vikings returned the favor beating the Bears, 21-14. RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 154 yards and 2 TDs while rookie DBs CB Josh Robinson and S Harrison Smith added INTs. Smith returned his pick 56-yards for a TD, his 2nd INT return TD on the season which tied a Vikings rookie record. The Bears-Vikings series sits in favor of Minnesota at 53-49 all-time. Minnesota set a franchise record by starting 5 different rookies against Chicago (12/9) in 2012, a 21-14 win. Adrian Peterson’s 224 rushing yards as a rookie against the Bears is the most of any opponent all-time against the Bears.

The Vikings will open up their home slate with the Cleveland Browns for the 1st time in club history. The Vikings last played the Browns in the 2009 season opener where RB Adrian Peterson powered the Vikings with a 180-yard 3-TD performance to a 34-20 win. That season the Vikings made a trip to the NFC Championship game. Minnesota owns a 7-1 mark at home and has won 4 straight contests against the Browns. Cleveland’s only win in Minnesota came in 1986.

The Steelers and Vikings will travel to London, England to play in the 7th game of the NFL’s International Series. The Vikings will serve as the host team for the game played September 29, 2013 at Wembley Stadium. In 1983, the Minnesota Vikings and the St. Louis Cardinals played a preseason game at London’s Wembley Stadium in a game called the ‘Global Cup’. The Vikings beat the Cardinals 28-10 in what was the 1st American football game played at Wembley Stadium. The Vikings have also played in preseason games in Sweden (1988), Germany (1993) and Japan (1994). The international meeting marks the 17th contest between the two franchises, including Super Bowl IX in 1975. In their last meeting, Pittsburgh topped Minnesota 27-17 at Heinz Field in Week 7 of the 2009 season.

Following the bye week, the Vikings and Panthers square off for their 11th meeting and the 8th time in Minnesota in Week 6. The last time the two teams met, Week 8 in 2011, a pair of rookie QBs, Christian Ponder and Cam Newton, squared off in a Vikings 24-21 win at Carolina. Ponder won his 1st game as a starter and finished with a QB rating of 102.7. Panthers Head Coach Ron Rivera and Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier were teammates with the Chicago Bears and won Super Bowl XX in 1985.

In a Week 7 Monday Night Football matchup, the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants play for the 1st time since meeting at Ford Field in Detroit after the roof collapse at the Metrodome in 2010 where the Giants defeated the Vikings 21-3. The Vikings will make their 2nd trip to the New Meadowlands but their 1st to play the Giants. The Vikings squared off at MetLife Stadium against the Jets in a Monday Night Football matchup in 2010. The Vikings are 8-6 against the Giants on the road.

The Packers and Vikings will meet for the 106th during Week 8 on Sunday Night Football. The Vikings will host the Packers on Sunday Night Football for the 3rd time in team history. The Vikings last hosted Sunday Night Football in 2008 in a win over the Bears. Both 2012 meetings came in December for the 1st time ever. RB Adrian Peterson, including the NFC Wild Card game, ran for a total of 508 yards in 3 games versus the Packers. QB Christian Ponder had his best outing of the 2012 season vs. the Packers in a Week 17 playoff-clinching win, recording a career best 120.2 QB rating and connecting on a season long 65-yard pass to WR Jarius Wright. The Packers are the Vikings’ most frequent opponent of all time. Adrian Peterson has 1,541 rushing yards and 9 TDs in 13 career games vs. the Packers.

In Week 9 Minnesota will visit Dallas for the 1st time since 2007, when Texas native Adrian Peterson was a rookie. The Vikings hold a 7-5 advantage over the Cowboys in Dallas while the all-time series is locked at 14-14. This is the Vikings 1st visit to Cowboys stadium. Vikings QB Christian Ponder grew up in Colleyville, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.

The Vikings and Redskins will meet for the 4th consecutive season in 2013, the longest streak in series history, in a Thursday Night Football matchup in Week 10. Minnesota had won 3 in row until their 2012 meeting. Leslie Frazier earned his 1st win as a Head Coach against the Redskins in 2010 after taking over on an interim basis for the final 6 games of the regular season. Leslie Frazier, as a head coach, is 2-1 versus Washington. The Redskins won Super Bowl XXVI in the only Super Bowl played in Minnesota against the Buffalo Bills during the 1991 season.

In a Week 11 matchup of familiar non-division opponents, the two youngest playoff teams in 2012 square off at CenturyLink Field for the 2nd consecutive season for the 1st time in series history. Seattle WRs Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin along with Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell and Special Teamer Heath Farwell all spent significant time with the Vikings, including a run to the 2009 NFC Championship game. The Vikings came up short, 20-30, in 2012 at CenturyLink Field.

The Packers and Vikings will meet for the 107th time in Week 12 at Green Bay . Both 2012 meetings came in December for the 1st time ever. RB Adrian Peterson, including the NFC Wild Card game, ran for a total of 508 yards in 3 games versus the Packers. QB Christian Ponder had his best outing of the 2012 season vs. the Packers in a Week 17 playoff-clinching win, recording a career best 120.2 QB rating and connect-ing on a season long 65-yard pass to WR Jarius Wright. The Packers are the Vikings’ most frequent opponent of all time. Adrian Peterson has 1,541 rushing yards and 9 TDs in 13 career games vs. the Packers.

The Vikings and Bears, who play at Minnesota in Week 13, split the season series in 2012 with each squad winning on their respective home fields. In 2012, Chicago and Minnesota played twice in 3 weeks. The Bears won convincingly at Soldier Field in Week 12 with a 28-10 victory. In Week 14, the Vikings returned the favor beating the Bears, 21-14. RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 154 yards and 2 TDs while rookie DBs CB Josh Robinson and S Harrison Smith added INTs. Smith returned his pick 56-yards for a TD, his 2nd INT return TD on the season which tied a Vikings rookie record. The Bears-Vikings series sits in favor of Minnesota at 53-49 all-time. Minnesota set a franchise record by starting 5 different rookies against Chicago (12/9) in 2012, a 21-14 win. Adrian Peterson’s 224 rushing yards as a rookie against the Bears is the most of any opponent all-time against the Bears.

The Vikings will play the defending Super Bowl champs, Baltimore Ravens, for the 1st time since 2009 and the 1st time in Baltimore since 2005. Minnesota is 1-2 at Baltimore against the Ravens. The last time the Vikings met the defending Super Bowl champions was in 2011 when they played the Green Bay Packers and have played the defending Super Bowl champions 4 of the last 5 years (PIT ’09, NO ’10, GB ’11, BAL ’13).

In Week 15 the Eagles are making their 1st trip to Minneapolis since 2008 when they defeated the Vikings, 26-14, in the NFC Wild Card Play-off Game. In their last meeting, the Vikings gutted out a 24-14 win at Philadelphia in a rare Tuesday Night matchup in 2010 after the game had been postponed due to a blizzard. Counting playoffs, Philadelphia has visited the Metrodome 5 times prior to 2013.

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) ... Greg Jennings, Jamarca Sanford, Cullen Loeffer & Jared Allenat Chicago (9/15) ..

Game.......................... Attendanceat Detroit (9/8) ............... 62,461 (Ford Field)at Chicago (9/15) ..........

Game......................... Soundervs. Cleveland (9/22)

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

Player Pos. School Exp.23 Joe Banyard .......................RB ...........................Texas-El Paso ...................................176 Travis Bond .........................G .............................North Carolina ................................R94 Everett Dawkins ...............DT ...........................Florida State ....................................R86 Chase Ford .........................TE ...........................Miami .................................................168 Kevin Murphy ....................T ..............................Harvard..............................................1 79 Tristan Okpalaugo ...........DE ...........................Fresno State .....................................R83 Rodney Smith ...................WR..........................Florida State ....................................R19 Adam Thielen ....................WR..........................Minn. State-Mankato ...................R

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) iKyle Rudolph (‘12) - Drafted in 2nd round (43rd overall) in 20012Kevin 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 164-89 (.648) 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. SchoolDesmond Bishop ..............................LB......................................................... CaliforniaMatt Cassel .........................................QB....................................................................USCGreg Jennings ..................................WR..........................................Westen MichiganJ’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 ROOKIE FREE AGENTSPlayer Pos. School Zach Line .............................................FB....................................Southern Methodist

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

rookie in history to score multiple TDs off of INTs.

11Field 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 11 FGs from 50+ tie Walsh with Ryan Longwell

for most in Vikings history.

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

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

game by a Viking.

36Career 100-yard rushing performances for RB Adrian Peterson.

56.5Career sacks for Kevin Williams - the 2nd most by an NFL defensive tackle

since 2003 and 9th overall in Vikings history.

78Career 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.

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

2012 on his 25th birthday.

95Team sacks for the Vikings since the beginning of the 2011 season are tied

for the 3rd most in the NFL.

109Career high rushing yards for Toby Gerhart in a 33-26 victory over the

Washington Redskins on December 24, 2011.

212Rushing yards Adrian Peterson had against the Rams on Dec. 16, 2012. It

was his 4th career game with 200+ rushing yards.

426All time regular season wins in Vikings history, which is good for 13th 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.

8,942Career rushing yards for RB Adrian Peterson in 6+ seasons, which ranks 1st

in team history. Peterson surpassed Robert Smith’s franchise record Week 1 against the Jaguars (9/9).

Minnesota 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.

Adrian Peterson NFC Offensive Player of the Week vs. Arizona (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

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

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DT Kevin Williams tops the list of most games played as a Viking on the current roster with 156, but several others have logged 60 or more.

Player ..................................GP Kevin Williams ........................... 156 Cullen Loeffler .......................... 140 Chad Greenway ........................ 97 Brian Robison ............................ 96 Adrian Peterson ....................... 90 Jared Allen ................................. 81 Fred Evans .................................. 81 John Sullivan ............................. 76 Phil Loadholt ............................. 64

Oldest Viking Player Kevin Williams 32, 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 Notre Dame, 5 Robert Blanton John Carlson Kyle Rudolph Harrison Smith John Sullivan

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

Largest Viking Phil Loadholt 6-8, 343 lbs

Smallest Vikings Marcus Sherels 5-10, 175 lbs

Former 1st-Round Draft Picks 9 Sharrif Floyd Chad Greenway Matt Kalil Cordarrelle Patterson Adrian Peterson Christian Ponder Xavier Rhodes Harrison Smith Kevin Williams Pro Bowlers 10 Jared Allen Matt Cassel Jerome Felton Chad Greenway Greg Jennings Matt Kalil Adrian Peterson Kyle Rudolph 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 ....................................................................... BA-ka Joe Berger ................................................................... BUR-jurMcLeod Bethel-Thompson .................................. muh-CLOUDAudie 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-els

COACHES .............................................PRONuNCIATIONTom Kanavy .............................................................ka-NAY-veeFred Pagac ................................................................PUG-itchMike Priefer .............................................................PREE-fer

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K Blair WalshNFC Special Teams Player of the Week 1- 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. NFC Special Teams Player of the Week 15- 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) in a game for only the 2nd time this season (Phil Dawson @ BAL 9/27).NFC Special Teams Player of the Week 17- Walsh sent the Vikings into the playoffs with a 29-yard FG as time expired. - He also connected on FGs of 54 and 37 yards in the 37-34 win. This was Walsh’s second game-winning kick of the 2012 season (Week 1 vs. Jacksonville). NFC Special Teams Player of the Month - December 2012- Walsh connected on 11 of 12 field goals (91.7%) and was a perfect 14 of 14

on PATs over the month of December. His field goals included a perfect 5 of 5 on field goals from 50+ yards as he set an NFL single-season record in 2012 with 10 field goals from that range.

- Walsh tied a team-record 56-yard field goal vs. Houston. He also finished tied for 2nd in the NFC with 12 kickoff touchbacks in the month.

RB Adrian Peterson NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Week 7- Ran for a 153 yards and 1 TD on 23 carries against the Cardinals.- Averaged 6.7 yards per carry and caught 2 passes for 6 yards. FedEx Ground Player of the Week - Week 10- Had 171 yards on 27 carries, his 4th consecutive 100+ yard game.- Ran for a 61-yard TD, his 3rd straight game with a 60+ yard run.FedEx Ground Player of the Week - Week 13- Had his 3rd career 200 yard rushing game with a 210-yard performance.- Had an 82-yard TD run, the longest of his career.NFC Offensive Player of the Week & FedEx Ground Player of the Week -

Week 14- 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.NFC Offensive Player of the Month - December 2012- Peterson led the League with 135 carries and had an NFL record for rush-

ing yards in a month with 861. - Peterson was also tied for 3rd with 5 rushing TDs. The 6th year player out of Oklahoma eclipsed the 200-yard mark 2 times while setting a new career long rush of 82 yards on 2 separate occasions.

Vikings Offensive LineMadden Most Valuable Protectors Award - Week 10- As a team, the Vikings rushed for 189 yards on 35 carries (5.4 avg.) and a

61-yard TD.- Marked the 4th straight game the offensive line paved the way for 100+

rushing yards for Adrian Peterson.Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award - Week 14- The Vikings rushed for 171 yards on 38 carries (4.5 avg.) and 2 TDs.- Adrian Peterson ran for his 7th straight 100+ yard game and recorded a

51-yard run, his League-leading 5th of the season.Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award - Week 17- The Vikings rushed for 217 yards on 37 carries (5.9 avg.) and 1 TD.- Adrian Peterson ran for his 191 yards and Christian Ponder was only sacked

once in the playoff-clinching win over Green Bay.

AFC EastTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.New England 1 0 0 1.000 23 21 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0Miami 1 0 0 1.000 23 10 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0New York Jets 1 0 0 1.000 18 17 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 21 23 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

AFC NorthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 21 24 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 9 16 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 27 49 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 23 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0

AFC SouthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 21 17 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Houston 1 0 0 1.000 31 28 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0Tennessee 1 0 0 .000 16 9 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 2 28 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0

AFC WestTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 28 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0Denver 1 0 0 1.000 49 27 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0San Diego 0 1 0 .000 28 31 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 17 21 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0

NFC EastTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 33 27 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 36 31 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0Washington 0 1 0 .000 27 33 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 New York Giants 0 1 0 .000 31 36 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

NFC NorthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 34 24 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 24 21 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 28 34 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 24 34 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

NFC SouthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 23 17 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 17 18 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0Carolina 0 0 0 .000 7 12 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 17 23 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

NFC WestTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 27 24 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 34 28 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 12 7 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0Arizona 1 0 0 .000 24 27 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1

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vikings 2013 team notes

The Vikings are 1 of 4 teams in the 2012 NFL postseason field that were not in the playoffs in 2011. Only Indianapolis, who climbed from 2-14 to 11-5, made a bigger improvement in the NFL than the Vikings jump from 3-13 to 10-6. The Vikings jump of +7 wins is the biggest turnaround in team history, topping the previous mark of +6 wins from 1997 (9-7) to 1998 (15-1).

2012 NEW PLAYOFF TEAMSTEAM ......................................2011 Record ............................. 2012 RecordMinnesota- Wild Card ..................................3-13 ....................................................... 10-6Washington- Division Champ ...................5-11 ....................................................... 10-6Seattle- WIld Card ............................................ 7-9 ....................................................... 11-5Indianapolis- Wild Card ...............................2-14 ....................................................... 11-5

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 9 players on the roster who entered the NFL as 1st-round draft choices, all selected by the Vikings.

VIKINGS 1ST-ROUND TALENTSPLAYER, TEAM ............................................................ SEASON, SELECTIONKevin Williams, Minnesota ................................................................................. 2003, #9Chad Greenway, Minnesota .............................................................................2006, #17Adrian Peterson, Minnesota .............................................................................. 2007, #7Christian 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 374 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 .......................................... 4042) Miami .................................................. 3933) Dallas ................................................... 3904) Denver ................................................ 3815) San Francisco ................................... 3766) Minnesota ...............................374

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 253 regular season and playoff games indoors, notching a 164-89 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 ...............................................239-93-1Denver ................................................... 229-101-4Miami ..................................................... 223-107-1Minnesota ................................ 222-110-1Dallas ......................................................... 222-111Green Bay ............................................. 207-120-5New England ........................................... 207-125San Francisco ...................................... 207-123-3

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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Over the last 7 years the Vikings have led the NFL, rushing for 13,889 yards. The team’s 143.2 yards per game average ranks #1.

Rushing Yards Per Game 2007-2013Team Yards Avg. Per Game1) Minnesota ............ 13,889 ............................ 143.22) Carolina ........................13,225 .....................................136.33) NY Jets ..........................12,513 .....................................129.0

The team’s 4.8-yard average is 1st in the NFL over the past 7 seasons.Highest Yards Per Carry Average 2007-2012Team Attempts Yards Avg.1) Minnesota ...............2,877 ....................13,889 .................. 4.82) Philadelphia .................. 2,572 .......................... 12,045 .......................4.73) Carolina .......................... 2,840 .......................... 13,225 .......................4.7

The Vikings lead the NFL with 406 rushes of 10+ yards since 2007.Rushes of 10+ Yards 2007-2013Team Rushes of 10+ Yards 1) Minnesota .................................................. 4062) Carolina ...................................................................... 3843) Philadelphia .............................................................. 365

Vikings K Blair Walsh made his mark on the record book in his NFL debut with the longest opening-day kick by a rookie in NFL history. 2013 NFL Longest FGsPlayer, Team FGRobbie Gould, Chicago vs. Cincinnati (9/8/13) ..................................58Blair Walsh, Minnesota at Detroit (9/8/13) ............................ 52

2012 NFL 50+ FGsPlayer 50+ FGs*Blair Walsh, Minnesota .....................................................10/10*Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis ........................................................................7/13

NFL Single-Season 50+ FGsPlayer 50+ FGs*Blair Walsh, Minnesota, 2012 ...........................................10/10Jason Hanson, Detroit, 2008 ................................................................... 8/8Morten Andersen, Atlanta, 1995 ........................................................... 8/9

NFL 50+ FGs in a GamePlayer FGsBlair 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)

2012 NFL Longest FGsPlayer FGDavid Akers, San Francisco vs. Green Bay (9/9) ..................................63Jay Feely, Arizona vs. Buffalo (10/14) .....................................................61*Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis vs. Seattle (9/30)...........................................60*Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis vs. Seattle (9/30)...........................................58Connor Barth, Tampa Bay vs. Washington (9/30) ..............................57Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland vs. Kansas City (12/16) ..................57*Justin Tucker, Baltimore vs. Philadelphia (9/16) ..............................56*Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis vs. Chicago (9/23) ........................................56*Blair Walsh, Minnesota at Houston (12/23) ......................... 56*Blair Walsh, Minnesota vs. Jacksonville (9/9) ...................... 55*Blair Walsh, Minnesota at Seattle (11/4) .............................. 55Matt Bryant, Atlanta vs. Oakland (10/14) .............................................55Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland vs. Cincinnati (11/25).....................55Mike Nugent, Cincinnati vs. Oakland (11/25) .....................................55Matt Bryan, Atlanta vs. New Orleans (11/29) ......................................55Connor Barth, Tampa Bay vs. Denver (12/2) .......................................55*Rookie

Since taking over as Special Teams Coordinator for the 2011 season, Mike Priefer’s units have posted some of the NFL’s best performances.

2011-13 NFL Kickoff Return AverageTeam KOR Avg.1) Minnesota ...................................... 26.82) Baltimore ..................................................... 26.33) NY Jets .......................................................... 26.2

2013 NFL Kickoff Returns of 20+ YardsTeam 20+ Returns1) Cleveland ...........................................................42) Tampa Bay .........................................................33t) Minnesota ...........................................23t) Jacksonville .....................................................23t) Oakland ............................................................23t) Pittsburgh ........................................................23t) San Francisco ..................................................23t) St. Louis.............................................................2

2011-13 NFL Kickoff Return TouchdownsTeam KO Returns/TDs1t) Minnesota ............................................................... 99/21t) Tennessee ..................................................................................96/21t) NY Jets .......................................................................................113/21t) Baltimore ..................................................................................102/21t) San Diego...................................................................................83/2

Blair Walsh ranks among the NFL leaders in kickoff touchbacks and is poised to make his mark on the Vikings record book. Most Kickoff Touchbacks in a Game- VikingsPlayer, Game TouchbacksBlair Walsh, @ Washington, 10/14/12 ....................................... 7Blair Walsh, vs. Detroit, 11/11/12 ............................................. 6Blair Walsh, @ St. Louis, 12/16/12 ............................................. 6Blair 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

2013 NFL Touchbacks on KickoffsPlayer, Team TBs1) Matt Prater, Denver ........................................82) Dan Bailey, Dallas ............................................73t) Thomas Morstead, New Orelans ..............63t) Justin Tucker, Baltimore ..............................65t) Blair Walsh, Minnesota ......................55t) Josh Brown, NY Giants ................................55t) Stephen Gostowski, New England..........55t) Robbie Gould, Chicago ...............................55t) Sam Martin, Detroit ......................................55t) Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis ...............................5

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

Most Points a Season by a Rookie- VikingsPlayer, Game PointsBlair Walsh, 2012 ................................................................... 141Randy Moss, 1998 .......................................................................................106

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CHRistian PonDeR notes

Christian Ponder saw his 1st career game action at Chicago (10/16/11) on Sunday Night Football when he relieved Donovan McNabb for the open-ing drive of the 4th quarter. The following week, Ponder started his 1st career game against Green Bay (10/23/11). Ponder notched his 1st career win in his 2nd start at Carolina (10/30/11) in a matchup of rookie QBs when Ponder faced fellow 2011 1st rounder Cam Newton.

Ponder’s Notables First play ... 3-yard handoff to Adrian Peterson, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11)First rush ........................................................ 8 yards, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11)First att/comp .......to Adrian Peterson, 0 yards, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11)First start .................................................................................... vs. Green Bay (10/23/11)First victory ..................................................................at Carolina (10/30/11), W 24-21Longest pass .. to Michael Jenkins, 72 yards, 1st QTR vs. Green Bay (10/23/11)Longest TD pass .......... to Percy Harvin, 52 yards, 3rd QTR vs. Denver (12/4/11)First TD pass ....... to Visanthe Shiancoe, 2 yards, 1st QTR, vs. Green Bay (10/23/11)TD passes .................................3, vs. Denver (12/4/11); 3 vs. Green Bay (12/30/12)2-pt. conversion pass .........................at Washington (10/14/12) to Kyle RudolphRushing Attempts ......................................................... 7, vs. San Francisco (9/23/12)Rushing Yards ........................................................................71, vs. Oakland (11/20/11)Long rush ..................................................28 yards, 1st QTR, vs. Oakland (11/20/11)Long TD rush ..................................23 yards, 2nd QTR, vs. San Francisco (9/23/12)Pass attempts ..................................................................52, at Washington (10/14/12)Pass completions ...........................................................35, at Washington (10/14/12)Completion Percentage .............................77.1 (27-35), at Indianapolis (9/16/12)Passing yards ...........................................................................381, vs. Denver (12/4/11)Highest Passer Rating .............................................. 120.2, vs. Green Bay (12/30/12)Most players catching passes ................................................ 10, vs. Detroit (11/11/12)

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 Peterson*start

Ponder’s Touchdown TargetsKyle Rudolph ....................................................................11Percy Harvin ....................................................................... 8Adrian Peterson ................................................................ 3Michael Jenkins ................................................................. 3Toby Gerhart ...................................................................... 2Jarius Wright ....................................................................... 2Visanthe Shiancoe ............................................................ 2Stephen Burton ................................................................. 1

PoiseD to PeRFoRmPonder has been on top of his game in the red zone early in the 2012 season. 14 of Ponder’s 15 TDs in 2012 were in the red zone.

2012 NFL 3rd Down Passing Completion % (minimum 20 att)QB ...............................................................Attempts/Comp/Pct 1)Alex Smith, San Francisco .................................................... 56/38/67.92) Matt Hasselbeck, Tennessee .............................................. 68/46/67.63) Matt Ryan, Atlanta ............................................................ 160/108/67.54) Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay................................................144/92/63.95) Peyton Manning, Denver ..................................................151/95/62.96) Matt Schaub, Houston .......................................................140/87/62.17) Christian Ponder, Minnesota .............................151/93/61.6

2012 NFL Red Zone Passing Completion % (minimum 20 att)QB .......................................................Attempts/Comp/TDs/Pct 1)Philip Rivers, San Diego ..................................................61/40/18/65.62) Matt Ryan, Atlanta ...........................................................87/55/25/63.23) Drew Brees, New Orleans .............................................96/60/31/62.54) Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay............................................66/41/24/62.15) Robert Griffin III, Washington ......................................39/24/10/61.56) Tom Brady, New England ..............................................81/49/24/60.57) Christian Ponder, Minnesota ......................... 69/41/17/59.4

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, Game Brett Favre, 2009 ........................................................... 10 (9-1)Christian Ponder, 2012 .................................... 8 (7-1)Daunte Culpepper, 2004 ...............................................8 (4-4)Warren Moon, 1995 ........................................................8 (4-4)

Christian Ponder moved into 10th in Vikings history with 27 career starts, notching a 12-15 career record as a starter.

Career Starts by Vikings QBsPlayer Fran Tarkenton .......................................................................171Tommy Kramer ......................................................................110Daunte Culpepper ................................................................. 80Wade Wilson ............................................................................. 48Brad Johnson ........................................................................... 46Joe Kapp .................................................................................... 39Warren Moon ........................................................................... 39Rich Gannon ............................................................................. 35Brett Favre ................................................................................. 29Christian Ponder .....................................................27

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Christian Ponder’s 12 victories as the starting QB ranks 12th in team history. Career Wins by Vikings QBsPlayer Fran Tarkenton ...................................................................91-73Tommy Kramer ..................................................................54-56Daunte Culpepper ...........................................................38-42Brad Johnson .....................................................................28-18Wade Wilson .......................................................................27-21Joe Kapp ..........................................................................23-12-3Warren Moon .....................................................................21-18Rich Gannon .......................................................................19-16Brett Favre ...........................................................................17-12Randall Cunningham ........................................................ 16-7Gary Cuozzo ......................................................................... 16-5Christian Ponder ............................................... 12-15

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Christian Ponder’s 23-yard scoring run vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) was the 1st of his career and ranks as the 5th-longest in team history.

Longest Rushing TDs by a QB in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Game YardsJoe Webb, at Detroit (12/11/11) ........................... 65tFran Tarkenton, @ LA Rams (11/5/61) ............................52tDaunte Culpepper, vs. Detroit (10/14/01) ....................33tDaunte Culpepper, vs. Tampa Bay (10/9/00)................27tChristian Ponder, vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) .... 23t

Christian Ponder continued to grow in his role as the Vikings starter through-out the 2012 season, playing the best game of his career when it mattered most- in the regular season finale against the border-rival Packers vs. Green Bay (12/30) in a must-win game to make the playoffs. The win gave Ponder a 10-6 record in his 1st full season as the starter.

Most Wins by Vikings QBs in First 2 SeasonsPlayer, Seasons RecordBrett Favre, 2009-10 ................................................ 17-12Warren Moon, 1994-95 .......................................... 17-14Randall Cunningham, 1998-99 ..............................14-3Christian Ponder, 2011-12 .........................12-14Joe Kapp, 1967-68 ............................................... 11-11-3

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

Christian Ponder opened all 16 games in 2012, the 6th Vikings QB to start every game in the 16-game era.

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

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Christian 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

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Christian Ponder’s 12 victories as the Vikings starter includes an OT win over Jacksonville in the 2012 season and 3 victories that involved a 4th-quarter comeback.

Ponder’s Record Against the NFL as the StarterNFC NorthChicago .....................................................................................1-2Detroit .......................................................................................2-2Green Bay .................................................................................1-3

NFC Arizona ......................................................................................1-0Atlanta .......................................................................................0-1Carolina .....................................................................................1-0New Orleans ............................................................................0-1St. Louis .....................................................................................1-0San Francisco ..........................................................................1-0Seattle ........................................................................................0-1Tampa Bay ................................................................................0-1Washington .............................................................................1-1

AFC Denver .......................................................................................0-1Houston ....................................................................................1-0Indianapolis .............................................................................0-1Jacksonville ..............................................................................1-0Oakland .....................................................................................0-1Tennessee .................................................................................1-0

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The Vikings offensive line paved the way for Adrian Peterson to set the fran-chise rushing record for a season and nearly break the NFL’s record. The line started all 5 players for all 17 games, including playoffs, and had a pair of their individuals honored in the post-season. LT Matt Kalil earned a Pro Bowl berth as a rookie and C John Sullivan was named an All-Pro by Pro Football Weekly. The 2012 Vikings joined only San Francisco and the NY Jets as teams that started their 5 linemen in all 16 games of the season.

Vikings Games/Starts by Offensive LinemenPlayer 2012 2013 CareerCharlie Johnson, LG ...................................16/16 ...............1/1 .......107/87John Sullivan, C ...........................................16/16 ..............1/1 ......... 78/62Phil Loadholt, RT .........................................16/16 ...............1/1 ......... 64/64Brandon Fusco, RG .....................................16/16 .............. 1/1 ......... 20/17Matt Kalil, LT .................................................16/16 ...............1/1 ......... 17/17

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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 8,942 yards and 78 TDs, both rank as the most in the NFL over the last 7 seasons.

2007-2013 Rushing Yards - NFLPlayer Rushing Yards1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ....................................... 8,9422) Steven Jackson, STL/ATL ................................................ 6,9683) Chris Johnson, TENN........................................................ 6,858

2007-2013 Rushing Touchdowns - NFLPlayer Touchdowns1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .................................. 782) Michael Turner, ATL ...................................................613) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX........................................50

2007-2013 Total Touchdowns - NFLPlayer Touchdowns1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .................................. 832) Michael Turner, ATL ...................................................62

2007-2013 Rushing Yards Per Game - NFLPlayer Yards Per Game1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ............................... 99.42) Chris Johnson, TEN ................................................ 87.0

2007-2013 Scrimmage Yards - NFLPlayer Yards1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ...........................10,4862) Steven Jackson, STL/ATL ...................................9,022

2007-2013 Scrimmage Yards Per Game - NFLPlayer Avg.1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .............................116.52) Chris Johnson, TENN...........................................107.7

Career Rushing Leaders - VikingsPlayer Att. Yds. Avg. TD1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ..1,772 ........... 8,942 ........... 5.0 ........ 782) Robert Smith, 1993-00 .........................1,411 ............... 6,818 ...............4.8 ...........32

Peterson has rushed for 100 yards or more in a half 15 times in his career, 10 times in the 1st half, 5 in the 2nd half.

100 Yards Rushing In A Half - VikingsPlayer Games1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ....... 15 (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 @ 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. His 5.0-yard career average is tied for 3rd among RBs with a minimum of 750 career attempts and his season average of 6.0 yards per carry is 4th among RBs with at least 200 attempts in a season.

NFL All-Time Career Rushing Average Leaders - RBs with minimum 750 att.Player AvgJim Brown (2,539 att / 12,312 yds) .................................. 5.2Mercury Morris (804 att / 4,133 yds) ............................... 5.1Adrian Peterson (1,772 att / 8,942 yds) ................5.0Gale Sayers (991 att / 4,956 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

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Adrian Peterson among the all-time leaders for RBs in their first 6 and 7 NFL seasons (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) Walter Payton, 1975-81 .............................................. 9,6086) Jim Brown, 1957-63 .................................................... 9,3227) Curtis Martin, 1995-2001 .......................................... 9,2678) Edgerrin James, 1999-2005 ...................................... 9,2269) Clinton Portis, 2002-08 .............................................. 9,20210) Jamal Lewis, 2000-07 ............................................... 9,10511) Eddie George, 1996-2002 ....................................... 8,97812) Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 ...........................8,942

Most Rushing Touchdowns in First 7 Seasons - NFLPlayer TDs1) Eric Dickerson, 1983-89 .................................................1152) Emmitt Smith, 1990-96 ..................................................1083) Shaun Alexander, 2000-06 ............................................. 964t) Jim Brown, 1957-63 ......................................................... 824t) Eric Dickerson, 1983-89 ................................................. 826) Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 ..................................78

Most Rushing Yards in Players’ Opening 90 Games - NFLPlayer Yards1) Eric Dickerson ............................................................... 9,9152) Jim Brown ....................................................................... 9,3223) Adrian Peterson .............................................8,9424) Barry Sanders ................................................................ 8,780

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Peterson made his return following knee surgery in the 2012 opener vs. Jack-sonville and notched 2 rushing TDs, extending his team record for 2+ TD days to 18 and he has 5 career games with 3+ total touchdowns.

Most Games with 3+ Combined Touchdowns - VikingsPlayer, Years Games w/3+ TDs1t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ......................... 61t) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ................................................ 62) Randy Moss, 1998-04, ‘10 .................................................. 5

Most Games with 2+ Rushing Touchdowns - VikingsPlayer, Years Games w/2+ Rush TDs (W-L)1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ..............19 (13-6)2) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ...................................14 (13-1)

Peterson already has 19 runs of 50+ yards in his short career, topping the franchise record held by Robert Smith (12) and tied the NFL mark with 7 runs of 50+ in a season.

2013 NFL Leading RushersPlayer ....................................................................... Att/Yards1) Lesean McCoy, Philadelphia ................................................ 31/1842) Terrelle Pryor, Oakland ........................................................... 13/122 3) Shane Vereen, New England ............................................... 14/1014) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota ........................................ 18/93

2013 NFL Longest RunsPlayer .................................................................Yards1) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota at Det. (9/8) ...... 78t2) Steven Jackson, Atlanta at NO (9/8) ........................... 50

Career 50+ Runs - VikingsPlayer ..................................................50+ Yd Rushes1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ........................19 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 ..................................................... 2,0038) Earl Campbell, Houston, 1980 ................................................ 1,9349t) Ahman Green, Green Bay, 2003 ........................................... 1,8839t) Barry Sanders, Detroit, 1994 ................................................. 1,883


Peterson holds the Vikings career record with 37 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* NFL Record, # Playoffs

Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings1) Adrian Peterson ......... 372) Robert Smith ....................293) Chuck Foreman ...............17

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

Single Season Rushing Yards Per Game Average - VikingsPlayer (Yds/Games) Avg. Yds. Per Game1) Adrian Peterson, 2012 (2,097/16) .................................131.02) Adrian Peterson, 2008 (1,760/16) .................................110.03) Adrian Peterson, 2007 (1,341/14) ................................... 95.74) Robert Smith, 2000 (1,521/16) .........................................................95.1

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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) 59 ...................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ............................. W14) 58 ...................vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 .......................... W15) 55 ...................vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07 .............................L

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 ............................................................................................ 10,0832) Adrian Peterson .......................................................................8,9423) Frank Gore .......................................................................................................8,7714) Willis McGahee ..............................................................................................8,0975) Maurice Jones-Drew ....................................................................................7,320

Peterson has a rushing touchdown in 54 career games.

Most Career Games with a Rushing TDPlayer, Years Games w/ TD1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present .........................542) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ........................................................... 42


In each of his opening 6 NFL seasons, Peterson has rushed for at least 10 touchdowns, the first player in Vikings history to notch 6 seasons with 10+ TDs. In 2009, Peterson led the NFL with 18 TDs.

Most Seasons with 10+ Rushing TDs - VikingsPlayer Seasons w/ 10+ Rushing TDs1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ............................................ 62) Chuck Foreman, 1975-76 .........................................................................2

Through 90 career games, Peterson has 78 rushing TDs, the most in team history. He has 80 total TDs, the 3rd-most in Vikings history.

Most Career Rushing TDs - VikingsPlayer TDs1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ................................. 782t) 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 ................................. 834) 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 37 in 90 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 ......... 372) 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 9 of the top 12 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) 210 ....................... Adrian Peterson, at Green Bay, 12/2/125) 200 ..............................Chuck Foreman, at Philadelphia, 10/24/766) 199 ....................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 12/30/127) 192 ....................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/088) 182 ....................... Adrian Peterson, at Seattle, 11/4/129) 180 ....................... Adrian Peterson, at Cleveland, 9/13/0910t) 179 ..........................Robert Smith, at St. Louis, 9/13/9810t) 179 ..........................Ted Brown, at Green Bay, 10/23/8312) 175 ..................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11*NFL Record

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Peterson matched his career-high in the 2013 season opener at Detroit with a 3-TD day (2 rushing, 1 receiving). Through NFL Week 1 he is tied for the league lead with 3 TDs.

2013 Leading Scorers, TDsPlayer TDs1t) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota.........................3 (2 rush, 1 rec)1t) Victor Cruz, NY Giants ................................................................ 3 (3 rec)

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Adrian Peterson’s 78 career rushing TDs is tied for 19th in NFL history and has achieved the feat in only 90 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 .............................................................................................9014) Priest Holmes, 1997-07 .............................................................................................8615) Jim Taylor, 1958-67 .....................................................................................................8316) Corey Dillon, 1997-06 ................................................................................................8217) Ottis Anderson, 1979-92...........................................................................................8118) Edgerrin James, 1999-09 ..........................................................................................8019t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ........................................................ 7819t) Ricky Watters, 1992-01 .............................................................................................7820) Tony Dorsett, 1977-88 ...............................................................................................7721t) 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

Peterson has moved into 2nd in club history for most combined net yards in a career. He currently has 10,910 career yards.

Most Career Combined Net Yards - VikingsPlayer, Years Combined Yards1) Cris Carter, 1990-01 ...................................................12,4102) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ................. 10,910

Game, Date * Playoffs 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 PonderTotals ................................88 (83 regular season; 78 rushing, 5 receiving)

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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 86 of his 96 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) and hauled in 53 career regular season TDs along with 6 more in the playoffs. NFL Receiving TDs 2007-13Player TDs1t) Larry Fitzgerald .......................................................................................551t) Randy Moss ..............................................................................................553) Calvin Johnson .........................................................................................544) Marques Colston ......................................................................................515) Greg Jennings ...................................................................... 50

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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’ 15.5 yards per catch ranks 2nd in the NFL only to Calvin Johnson.

2007-13 NFL Receiving Average - min. 350 receptionsPlayer Avg.1) Calvin Johnson ......................................................................................16.02) Greg Jennings ................................................................... 15.53) Steve Smith .............................................................................................15.2

2007-13 NFL Receptions of 25+ YardsPlayer 25+ Catches1) Calvin Johnson .........................................................................................762) Steve Smith ................................................................................................703) Roddy White ..............................................................................................664t) Larry Fitzgerald .......................................................................................624t) Vincent Jackson ......................................................................................626) Greg Jennings ...................................................................... 607t) Desean Jackson ......................................................................................597t) Brandon Marshall ...................................................................................59

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TE Kyle Rudolph ranked 2nd at his position in the NFL with 9 scores in 2012 and closed in on the VIkings single-season record for TDs by a TE. A favroite target of Christian Ponder, the big TE has caught the most TDs from Ponder (11) of the sig-nal caller’s career. Rudolph tied the Vikings team record for TDs in a game by a TE with 2 against San Francisco (9/23/12). Rudolph caught his 9th scor-ing pass of the season at Houston (12/23/12).

2012 NFL Receiving TDs by TEsPlayer, Team TDsRob Gronkowski, New England .................................10Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota .................................. 9Jimmy Graham, New Orleans ....................................... 9Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta ................................................... 8Heath Miller, Pittsburgh ................................................. 8

Most Receiving TDs in a Season by Vikings TEsPlayer, Season TDsVisanthe Shiancoe, 2009 ..............................................11Kyle Rudolph, 2012............................................ 9Joe Senser, 1981 ................................................................ 8Visanthe Shiancoe, 2008 ................................................ 7Joe Senser, 1980 ................................................................ 7

Most Receiving TDs in a Career by Vikings TEsPlayer, Season TDsSteve Jordan .....................................................................28Visanthe Shiancoe ..........................................................24Stu Voigt ............................................................................17Joe Senser .........................................................................16Gordon Smith ..................................................................13Kyle Rudolph .................................................... 12John Beasley .....................................................................12

Most Receiving TDs in a Game by Vikings TEsPlayer, Game TDsKyle Rudolph, vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) ....... 2Visanthe Shiancoe, vs. Baltimore (10/18/09) .......... 2Visanthe Shiancoe, vs. Atlanta (12/21/08) ............... 2Jermaine Wiggins, @ New Orleans (10/17/04) ....... 2Jim Kleinsasser, vs. Chicago (9/14/03) ....................... 2Andrew Glover, vs. Jacksonville (12/20/98) ............. 2Steve Jordan, vs. New Orleans, (12/21/86) .............. 2Steve Jordan, vs. Green Bay (9/28/86) ....................... 2Bob Bruer, @ Buffalo (9/16/82) ..................................... 2Joe Senser, @ Houston (12/21/80) .............................. 2Stu Voigt, vs. Chicago (10/5/75) .................................. 2Hal Bedsole, vs. Chicago (9/20/64) ............................. 2

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TE Kyle Rudolph earned Pro Bowl MVP honors in January, joining an elite list of Vikings to be selected for the award. Rudolph also became only the 3rd Vikings TE to appear in the game and the 1st in over a decade.

Vikings Pro Bowl TEsPlayer SeasonKyle Rudolph ................................................2012Byron Chamberlain ...................................................2001Joe Senser ....................................................................1981

Vikings Pro Bowl MVPsPlayer SeasonKyle Rudolph, TE ..........................................2012Adrian Peterson, RB ..................................................2007Randy Moss, WR .........................................................1999Ahmad Rashad, WR ...................................................1978Fran Tarkenton, QB ....................................................1964

aLoHa RUDYJerome Simpson had his best day as a Viking and the 2nd-best day of his NFL career with 7 receptions for 140 yards with a long catch of 47 yards at Detroit in the 2013 season opener as he closed in on his career-high 152 yards set at Baltimore on 11/20/11 as a member of the Bengals. Simpson’s 140-yard day ranks as the 5th-best by a Viking on opening day and was the best opening-day performance since Randy Moss went for 150 in 2003 at Green Bay. The game marked Simpson’s 6th career 100-yard game.

Vikings Opening-Day Receiving YardsPlayer YardsAhmad Rashad, vs. Atlanta, 9/7/80 ....................... 160Gene Washington, at NY Giants, 9/21/69 ............ 152Ahmad Rashad, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/79 ........... 152Randy Moss, at Green Bay, 9/7/03 ......................... 150Jerome Simpson, at Detroit, 9/8/13 ............. 140

Simpson Career-Best Receiving DaysPlayer Yards/Recat Baltimore, 11/20/11 ........................................... 152/8at Detroit, 9/8/13 ........................................140/7at Denver, 9/18/11 ................................................... 136/4

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The Vikings have given up a total of 7,780 rushing yards over the past 6 sea-sons, which is the 3rd-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 .............................................................. 6,885 ........................................... 85.02) San Francisco ....................................................... 7,614 ........................................... 94.03) Minnesota .............................................. 7,780 ................................. 96.0

Opponent Rushing TDs - 2008-2013Team TDs1) Pittsburgh .................................................................... 362) Baltimore ..................................................................... 423) San Francisco ............................................................. 464t) Minnesota ...................................................474t) New England ............................................................ 47

Opponent Average Yards Per Rush - 2008-2013Team Avg.1) Pittsburgh ................................................................... 3.62) San Francisco ............................................................ 3.63) Baltimore .................................................................... 3.74) Minnesota ...................................................3.85t) Chicago ...................................................................... 3.95t) Miami.......................................................................... 3.95t) NY Jets ........................................................................ 3.9

Opponent Rushes of 10+ Yards - 2008-2013Team 10+ Yard Rushes1) Pittsburgh ..................................................................1502) San Francisco ...........................................................1693) Baltimore ...................................................................1794t) Minnesota ................................................ 2044t) NY Jets .......................................................................2044t) San Diego.................................................................204

Everson Griffen notched his 1st sack of 2012 and made it one to remember, catching Colts QB An-drew Luck for a 22-yard loss, the 3rd-longest sack in Vikings history. He notched his 1st career INT and TD on the same play at St. Louis, returning an errant Rams pass 29 yards for a TD in the win, the longest return by an NFL defensive lineman in 2012.

Longest INT Return TDs by Linemen in Vikings HistoryTeam INT Ret Yds1) Kevin Williams vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 .................................................... 54t2) Jared Allen at Detroit, 1/2/11 ............................................................ 36t3) Don Hultz at Philadelphia, 12/15/63 .............................................. 35t4) Lance Johnstone vs. Denver, 10/19/03 .......................................... 33t5) Everson Griffen at St. Louis, 12/16/12 ...............................29t

Brian Robison amassed 8.5 sacks in 2012, good for 2nd on the team and has thrown a wrench in op-posing passing games with a career-best 8 passes defensed, which is tied for the 2nd-most by a Vi-kings defensive lineman in a season, trailing only fellow linemate Kevin Williams’ 10 in 2004 when he led the NFL in the category.

Vikings Single-Season Passes Defensed by Defensive LinemenTeam Passes Defensed1) Kevin Williams, 2004 ...............................................................................102t) Kevin Williams, 2005 ................................................................................82t) Brian Robison, 2012 ............................................................. 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 tied for the NFC lead with 95 sacks.

2011-12 NFL SacksTeam Sacks1) Denver ........................................................................ 972) Cincinnati .................................................................. 963t) Minnesota ................................................. 953t) St. Louis..................................................................... 95

Vikings Sacks in a SeasonTeam Sacks1989 .................................................................................. 711992 .................................................................................. 512011 ................................................................ 50 1970 .................................................................................. 491969 .................................................................................. 49

The Vikings ranked among the NFL leaders in 2012 with 3 INT-return TDs, 2 by All-Rookie choice Harrison Smith.

2012 NFL INT Return TDsTeam INTs/TDs1) Chicago .................................................................. 24/82t) Denver................................................................... 16/52t) San Diego............................................................. 14/54t) Indianapolis ........................................................ 12/44t) St. Louis................................................................. 17/44t) New Orleans ....................................................... 15/44t) Tennessee ............................................................ 19/46t) Minnesota ..............................................10/36t) Carolina................................................................. 11/36t) Houston ................................................................ 15/36t) Tampa Bay............................................................ 17/36t) Washington ......................................................... 21/3

2012 NFL Runs of 20+ Yards AllowedTeam 20+ Runs1t) Denver..........................................................................51t) New England .............................................................53t) Minnesota ................................................... 63t) Pittsburgh ...................................................................63t) San Diego....................................................................63t) Tennessee ...................................................................6

The Vikings rank high in the NFL in the past 3 years forcing and recovering fumbles.

2011-13 NFL Forced FumblesTeam FFs1) New England ............................................................ 402) Chicago ...................................................................... 383t) Minnesota ................................................. 323t) Cincinnati ................................................................. 323t) Buffalo ....................................................................... 324t) Cleveland ................................................................. 31

2011-13 NFL Opponent Fumble RecoveriesTeam FRs1) New England ............................................................ 342) Chicago ...................................................................... 323t) Minnesota ................................................. 283t) Cincinnati ................................................................. 285) San Francisco ........................................................... 27

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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 118.0 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 .............................................. 118.02) DeMarcus Ware .................................................... 111.0

NFL Sack Leaders from 2008-present (since Allen joined Vikings)Player Sacks1) DeMarcus Ware, DAL .............................................77.52) Jared Allen, MIN ........................................ 75.0

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

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Jared Allen and Kevin Williams have shown a knack throughout their careers for flustering QBs and making big plays.

Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Career - VikingsPlayer Interceptions1t) Jared Allen ..................................................................... 41t) Kevin Williams ............................................................... 43) Chris Doleman ................................................................................... 3

Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Season - VikingsPlayer Interceptions1t) Jared Allen, 2010 ........................................................... 21t) Kevin Williams, 2007 ..................................................... 21t) Tim Newton, 1985 ........................................................................... 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) Jared Allen, at St. Louis, 10/11/09 .................. 52t

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) Derrick Thomas, 1989-98 ......................................... 119.03) Jared Allen, 2004-13 .....................................118.04) Bruce Smith, 1985-94 ................................................ 116.05) Lawrence Taylor, 1981-90 ........................................ 114.56) Leslie O’Neal, 1986, 1988-96 ................................... 112.57) Richard Dent, 1983-92 .............................................. 112.08) DeMarcus Ware, 2005-12 ......................................... 111.0

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, 2000-12 ........................................... 122.02) Jared Allen, 2004-12 .....................................118.03) Julius Peppers, 2002-12 ............................................ 111.54) DeMarcus Ware, 2005-12 ......................................... 111.05) Dwight Freeney, 2002-12 ......................................... 107.5

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

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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 ...................... 2.0

2008-13 NFL Opponent Fumble RecoveriesPlayer FRs1) Rob Ninkovich .................................................................................112t) Jared Allen ..................................................................... 92t) Kerry Rhodes .................................................................................... 92t) Stephen Tulloch ............................................................................... 95t) Brian Urlacher ................................................................................... 85t) Jay Ratliff ............................................................................................ 85t) LaMarr Woodley .............................................................................. 85t) Bradie James ..................................................................................... 89t) Chad Greenway ............................................................. 79t) Darnell Dockett ................................................................................ 79t) Jonathan Vilma ................................................................................ 79t) James Anderson ............................................................................. 79t) Bernard Pollard ................................................................................ 79t) Ray Lewis ............................................................................................ 79t) Robert Mathis ................................................................................... 79t) Josh Wilson ........................................................................................ 79t) Charles Tillman ................................................................................. 79t) Vince Wilfork ..................................................................................... 79t) Julius Peppers .................................................................................. 79t) DeAngelo Hall .................................................................................. 7

2005-13 NFL Forced FumblesPlayer FFs1) Charles Tillman ................................................................................362) DeMarcus Ware ...............................................................................323) John Abraham .................................................................................314) Robert Mathis ..................................................................................305t) Osi Umenyiora................................................................................285t) James Harrison...............................................................................287t) Jared Allen ...................................................................277t) Dwight Freeney .............................................................................27

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 ..............................................................177t) Jared Allen, 2008-present ..........................................157t) 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 ................................................................................ 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 .................................................................................. 4

Jared Allen currently has 9 fumble recoveries for his Vikings career.

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vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ...........................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0@ Green Bay, 1/5/13..................................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0@ Detroit, 9/8/13 ...................................................Matthew Stafford ...................... 1.0Total .....................................................................118.0 (122.0 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 Washington set in 1994.

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

Vikings 1st-Round DB Draft ChoicesPlayer, YearJoey Browner, S, USC, 1983 ......................................... #19Dewayne Washington, CB, N.C. State, 1994 .......... #18Harrison Smith, S, Notre Dame, 2012 ............ #29Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State, 2013 .......... #25

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

INTs by Vikings Rookies- SeasonPlayer, Year INTsOrlando Thomas, 1995 .................................................9George Rose, 1961 .........................................................6Rip Hawkins, 1961 ..........................................................5Jeff Jordan, 1965 .............................................................4Harrison Smith, 2012 ....................................... 3Darrell Fullington, 1988 ................................................3Dewayne Washington, 1994 .......................................3

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 became just the 15th player in team history to notch a 3-takeaway game and only the 3rd LB (Jack Del Rio and Roy Winston) to accomplish the feat when he intercept-ed 2 passes and recovered a fumble at Detroit in 2009. Greenway has 11 fumble recoveries for his career. Greenway set a career-high with 2.0 sacks vs. San Francisco (9/23/12), which moved his career mark to 11.5.

Most Interceptions in a Single Game by a Linebacker - 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 - 2007-12 - NFL Player FRs1t) Chad Greenway ................................................111t) Bradie James ..................................................................... 111t) Rob Ninkovich .................................................................. 114t) Kerry Rhodes .................................................................... 104t) Brian Urlacher ................................................................... 106t) Jared Allen .......................................................... 96t) Darnell Dockett ...................................................................96t) Jay Ratliff ...............................................................................96t) Antonio Smith .....................................................................96t) Stephen Tulloch ..................................................................96t) Julius Peppers .....................................................................9

Vikings Single-Season Opponent Fumble RecoveriesPlayer Opp. Fumble Recoveries1) Don Hultz, 1963 (NFL Leader) ...................................................... 92) Alan Page, 1970 (NFL Leader)....................................................... 73) Fred McNeill, 1978 ............................................................................ 64t) Chris Doleman, 1989...................................................................... 54t) Joey Browner, 1985 ........................................................................ 54t) Matt Blair, 1976 ................................................................................ 57t) Chad Greenway, 2007 (NFL Leader) ............................. 47t) 10 other players ............................................................................... 4

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) Ben Leber, 2006-10 ............................................... 12.06) Chad Greenway, 2006-present ................ 11.57) Roy Winston, 1962-76 .......................................... 11.0

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

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


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 season. Greenway’s 22 stops ranks as his career-high, breaking his pre-vious mark of 17 and moved him into 2nd-most in Vikings history. The 22-tackle tally marked the 6th time in 2011 that Greenway had 10+ tack-les in a game.

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

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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 156 career games, all starts, with the Vikings.

2003-13 Sacks By Defensive Tackles - NFLPlayer Sacks1) Justin Smith, CINN/SF .......................................... 60.52) Kevin Williams, MIN .................................. 56.53) Richard Seymour, NE/OAK .................................. 49.0

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, 1964-78 ................................................130.02) Jim Marshall, 1961-79 ........................................127.03) John Randle, 1990-00 .........................................114.04) Alan Page, 1967-78 .............................................108.55) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99 .............................. 96.56) Jared Allen, 2008-present ........................ 75.07) Doug Martin, 1980-89 .......................................... 60.58) Kevin Williams, 2003-present .................. 56.59) Henry Thomas, 1987-94 ...................................... 56.010) Keith Millard, 1985-91 ....................................... 53.0

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 ..................... 12


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

Most Career Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman - Vikings1t) Kevin Williams, 2003-present ..... 41t) Jared Allen, 2008-present .......... 43) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, 99 ................3* (had 2 INTs as a LB for 5 total)

Most Single Season INTs By a Defensive Lineman - Vikings1t) Jared Allen, 2010 ................ 21t) Kevin Williams, 2007 .......... 21t) Tim Newton, 1985 ......................2

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.

Vikings Career Starts at DTPlayer Starts1) Alan Page ................................................................... 1572) Kevin Williams ............................................ 1563) John Randle .............................................................. 150

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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 Harrison Smith 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 and marked the 2nd straight season drafted a 1st-round DB when he joined Smith from 2012.

Forced Fumbles by a Vikings DBPlayer, Year FFs1) Jamarca Sanford, 2012 .......................52t) Joey Browner, 1985 .....................................42t) Antoine Winfield, 2008 ...............................4

Vikings 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 ......................................................... 3

leading Vikings entering 2013Harrison Smith, 2012-13 ......................................2Kevin Williams, 2003-13 .......................................2

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Blair Walsh made a huge impact in his debut, kicking a game-tying 55-yard FG as time expired and then a 38-yard game-winner in OT. Walsh went on to have one of the best rookie seasons by a kicker in NFL history and re-write the Vikings and NFL record book along the way.

Walsh tied Ryan Longwell’s Vikings career record with his 11th FG from 50+ yards in the season opener at Detroit.

2012-13 NFL FGs MadePlayer, Team FGs/FGs Att1) Blair Walsh .......................................................................36/392) Matt Bryant ......................................................................................... 34/393) Lawrence Tynes ................................................................................. 33/39 NFL FG Percentage by RookiesPlayer, Season PCTBlair Walsh, Minnesota, 2012 ................................. (35/38) 92.1Richie Cunningham, Dallas, 1997 ........................................ (34/37) 91.9

NFL Points by RookiesPlayer, Season PTSKevin Butler, Chicago, 1985 ....................................................................144Blair Walsh, Minnesota, 2012 ............................................... 141Mason Crosby, Green Bay, 2007 ............................................................141

Longest FGs in Vikings HistoryPlayer, 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. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ................................ 546t) Ryan Longwell at Jacksonville, 11/23/08 .......................................546t) Ryan Longwell vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08............................................546t) Paul Edinger vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 ......................................................546t) Jan Stenerud vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 ....................................................54

Longest Game-Winning Overtime FGs in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Game Distance1) Rick Danmeier vs. Denver, 9/11/78 ...................................................44 2) Benny Ricardo at Tampa Bay, 9/18/83 ..............................................423t) *Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 ................................. 383t) Gary Anderson at Chicago, 11/14/99 .............................................38

50+ FGs in a Season by VikingsPlayer, Season 50+ FGs*Blair Walsh, 2012 .................................................................... 10Ryan Longwell, 2008 ......................................................................................6

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

FGs in a Season by VikingsPlayer, Season FGs*Blair Walsh, 2012 .................................................................... 35Gary Anderson, 1998...................................................................................35

FGs in a Game by VikingsPlayer, Season FGsRich Karlis vs. LA Rams, 11/5/89 ............................................................ 7/7Gary Anderson at Baltimore, 12/13/98 ............................................... 6/6*Blair Walsh at St. Louis, 12/16/12 .........................................5/5Fred Cox at Chicago, 9/23/73 ................................................................. 5/6Jan Stenerud at Detroit, 9/23/84 .......................................................... 5/5Rich Karlis vs. Atlanta, 12/10/89 ............................................................ 5/5Rich Karlis vs. Cincinnati, 12/25/89 ...................................................... 5/6Fuad Reveiz at Tampa Bay, 10/30/94 ................................................... 5/5Fuad Reveiz at Buffalo, 12/11/94 .......................................................... 5/5Gary Anderson vs. Detroit, 9/20/98 ..................................................... 5/5Gary Anderson vs. Chicago, 10/10/99 ................................................. 5/5Ryan Longwell vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 ............................................ 5/6

Vikings Points in a SeasonPlayer, Season PTSGary Anderson, 1998.................................................................................164*Blair Walsh, 2012 .................................................................. 141Ryan Longwell, 2009 .................................................................................132Fuad Reveiz, 1994 .......................................................................................132Chuck Foreman, 1975 ...............................................................................132*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’s strong left leg was evident in preseason action when he notched a gross average of 43.6 yards per punt and a net average of 37.3 and landed 7 of his 17 punts inside the 20 and boomed a long of 61.

Most Games Played by Rookie Punters in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Season Games PlayedChris Kluwe, 2005 .........................................................................................15Neil Clabo, 1975 ............................................................................................14Eddie Johnson, 2003 ...................................................................................14Bobby Walden, 1964....................................................................................14John McCormick, 1962 ...............................................................................13Mike Wood, 1978 .............................................................................................7

Most Punts by a Rookie in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Season PuntsNeil Clabo, 1975 ..........................................................................................73*Bobby Walden, 1964..................................................................................72*Chris Kluwe, 2005 .......................................................................................71*Mike Mercer, 1961 ........................................................................................63* led NFL

Most Punting Yards by a Rookie in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Season PuntsBobby Walden, 1964............................................................................ 3,341*Chris Kluwe, 2005 ................................................................................... 3,130Neil Clabo, 1975 ...................................................................................... 2,997* led NFL

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Marcus Sherels notched his 1st NFL TD in 2012 at Detroit when he returned a punt 77 yards for a TD. He scored the joined KO return man Percy Harvin scoring in the game and tied a club record with the feat. The duo became only the 3rd in Vikings history to score on a PR and KR in the same game.

Sherels is the lone University of Minnesota player on the Vikings 2013 roster and joins only TE John Carlson (Litchfield, MN) as Minnesota high school products that suit up for the Vikings. Sherels was a standout at Rochester John Marshall High.

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

Career Punt Return Average in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Avg.Mewelde Moore .........................................................................................10.4David Palmer .................................................................................................9.9Billy Butler ......................................................................................................9.9Leo Lewis ........................................................................................................9.3Marcus Sherels (66/570) ......................................................... 8.6 Rufus Bess ......................................................................................................7.9

Career Punt Returns in Vikings HistoryPlayer, No.Leo Lewis .......................................................................................................194David Palmer ................................................................................................162Charlie West ..................................................................................................123Eddie Payton ..................................................................................................94Mewelde Moore ............................................................................................74Bobby Bryant .................................................................................................70Marcus Sherels ......................................................................... 66Kevin Miller .....................................................................................................66

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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 2012 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

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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 2012 pre-season radio and TV broadcasts with the team of Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber, a new TV show will debut this 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, presented by Sports Authority, will return for its sixth season as the team’s pregame TV show. Hosted by Paul Allen, Game-Plan 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.

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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): 445-383-9All-Time NFC Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 366-299-9All-Time Home Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 262-150-4All-Time Away Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 183-229-5Home Stadiums: Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) - 97-59-4 HHH Metrodome (1982-present) - 164-89-0Stadium 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 ...............................................0-1 ........................................Totals ...... 140-96-3 (.586) .............. 426-356-9 (.543) ........... 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 ......................................... 39 ............................ 16-23-0 (.410) ..................0-1-0 (.000) ..............16-24-0 (.400)

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The typical Vikings weekly media schedule for a Sunday game during the regular season is below:

MONDAY12:30 p.m. - Frazier press conference2:00 p.m. - Open locker room (approximately)

TUESDAYPlayers day off - No media access

WEDNESDAY 11:30 a.m. - Frazier/Ponder press conferences 11:30 a.m. - Open locker room 1:00 p.m. - Practice*

THURSDAY 11:30 a.m. - Musgrave/Priefer/Williams press conferences 11:30 a.m. - Open locker room (Allen/Peterson) 1:00 p.m. - Practice*

FRIDAY 11:00 a.m - Practice Post-practice - Frazier available 12:15 p.m. - Open locker room (approximately)

SATURDAYNo media access

SUNDAYPost-game - Frazier press conference, QB press conferencePost-game - Open locker room

* Practice is open to media through individual drills. Times are subject to change.

Head Coach Leslie Frazier will be available in the fieldhouse or on the out-door practice field on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the regular season.

COORDINATORSVikings offensive, defensive and special teams coordinators will be available every Thursday during the regular season (with the exception of Thanksgiv-ing). All other interview requests for coordinators should be directed to a member of the PR staff.

ASSISTANT COACHESAll position coach interviews must be scheduled through the PR department a day in advance. Position coaches are available for questions on specific play-ers and the position group but coordinators will always serve as the primary spokesmen in their areas.

Credential requests are honored for accredited media on specific assignments and must be made through the Vikings’ PR department. Credentials will NOT be issued to writers or photographers working on a free-lance basis unless the request is made by a recognized publication or news entity. The Vikings PR staff will evaluate online entities, including blogs, and determine whether or not those entities will be issued credentials.

2013 SEASON PRESS CREDENTIALS* All press credential requests for the full 2013 season must be submitted via

email to Vikings Public Relations Assistant Jon Ekstrom ([email protected]) no later than Tuesday, July 13. Faxes will not be accepted.

* Requests are to be submitted on company letterhead by your editor or station manager. They should include the name of the person(s) that will be using the credential(s) as well as the specific job function (photographer, reporter, etc.).

* Upon review of request, outlets will be notified of acceptance or denial, and credentials will be distributed prior to the first preseason game.

2013 SINGLE-GAME PRESS CREDENTIALS* Media representatives who have not been issued season press credentials

must request single-game credentials no later than Monday of the specific game week.

* Requests must be submitted via email to Jon Ekstrom ([email protected]). Faxes will not be accepted.

* Requests are to be submitted on company letterhead by your editor or station manager. They should include the name of the person(s) that will be using the credential(s) as well as the specific job function (photographer, reporter, etc.).

2013 ROAD GAME PRESS CREDENTIALS* For road games, members of the media must request credentials no later

than Monday of the specific game week. * Requests must be submitted via email to Bob Hagan ([email protected]).

PRESS WILL CALL/PRESS ENTRANCE* The press will call window/press entrance at Mall of America Field is located

below Gate G. Media members who already have credentials may also en-ter below Gate C.

* For main press box passes, entrance below Gate C allows the quickest access to the main press box.

* For auxiliary press box passes, entrance below Gate G allows the quickest access to the auxiliary press box. At either gate, a security representative will check bags before allowing entry into the stadium.

SECURITY* Picture identification is required at the press will call, and all bags will be

searched. Any bag without a security tag is subject to removal by Vikings security.

* A valid credential is required and should be displayed at all times while at Mall of America Field. This credential is not transferable between parties, even among members of the same media outlet. If the name on the credential does not match the name on the Vikings master list, the credential is subject to revocation by Vikings security.

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Jeff AndersonDirector of Corp. Comm.

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Jon EkstromPR Assistant952-828-6511

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MAIN PRESS BOX* The main press box is located in sections 108-110. Upon entering the

concourse below Gate C, walk directly across the concourse (if entering below Gate G, take a right and follow concourse).

* Seating charts are located in the press box and wireless internet is avail-able.

* A pre-game meal will be served in the back of the field entrance tunnel and a halftime meal will be available in the Vikings Lounge directly across the concourse through the glass doors. Meal tickets for the half-time meal will be distributed near the end of the 2nd quarter.

* Vikings PR representatives Bob Hagan and Tom West are located in seats 87 and 88. Visiting team PR representatives are located in seats 55-57.

* The visiting team PR staff is located in seats 55-57 of the main press box.

* Play-by-play account and statistics will be distributed in the press box during and after the game.

* For field access, follow the stairs at the back of the press box down to field level.

AUXILIARY PRESS BOX* The auxiliary press box is located in sections 123-125. Upon entering the

concourse below Gate G, take a right (if entering below Gate C, take a left).

* Seating charts are located in the press box and wireless internet is avail-able.

* A pre-game meal will be served in the back of the field entrance tunnel, and a halftime meal will be served one level below the press box.

* Vikings PR representative Jon Ekstrom is located in seat 58.

* Play-by-play account and statistics will be distributed in the press box during and after the game.

* For field access, follow the stairs at the back of the press box down to field level.

STILL PHOTO/TV CAMERA* The photographers work room is located on the field directly behind the

south goal post (closest to the photo check-in tunnel). Upon entering the concourse from Gate G, take a right and walk to the auxiliary press box (123-125). Follow the stairs at the back of the press box down to field level.

* If entering at Gate C, take a left in the concourse and use the elevator directly across from the main press box (sections 108-110). Take it down to field level and take a left.

* Prior to going on the field, photographers must sign a liability waiver at the top of the field entrance tunnel.

* Vikings PR representative Jeff Anderson is located on the field.

* A pre-game meal and halftime box lunches will be served in the back of the tunnel.

* The video waiting area for television camera operators not on the field during the game is located in the back of the field entrance tunnel be-hind the check-in table. Follow the same procedures as photographers to access the field.

POST GAME LOCKER ROOM ACCESS/PRESS CONFERENCES* Both home and visiting locker rooms will open 10 minutes after the

game.

* The Vikings’ press conference room is directly to the left of the team’s locker room.

* The visiting team’s press conferences are held to the right of the team’s locker room.

* Head Coach Leslie Frazier will address the media following every game along with the starting QB.

* Post-game transcripts will be avail-able in the main press box after the game.

The Minnesota Vikings media-only FTP site is designed to assist media members with their daily coverage needs. Along with access to audio files from press conferences, the site includes team logos, coach and player headshots, press releases, media guides among other media-related items. For more information on the FTP site, media members may contact Vikings Public Relations Assistant Jon Ekstrom at 952-828-6511 or [email protected].

VIKINGS MEDIA-ONLY FTP SITE INSTRUCTIONSFIREFOX/CHROME1) Enter the URL – ftp://vikings.flashspot.tv/2) Enter the following username and password (case sensitive) when prompted:

Username: vPR-ReadPassword: M!nn3apolis-612

INTERNET EXPLORER1) Enter the URL – ftp://vikings.flashspot.tv/ 2) Enter the following username and password (case sensitive) when prompted:

Username: vPR-ReadPassword: M!nn3apolis-612

3) Page will refresh and appear like the example below. Click the ‘Page’ dropdown and select ‘Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.’4) A new pop up window will open. Enter the same username and password as above (may have to enter it twice).5) FTP site will open via Windows Explorer and folders/files can be navigated/downloaded.

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VIKINGS VITALS• Offensive and Defensive Statistics

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• How The Vikings Were Built• Roster Moves

• Game-By-Game Statistics• The Last Time

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vikings 2013 REgULAR sEAsOn stAtisticsWon 0, Lost 19/8 L 24-34 at Detroit 62,461

Minnesota Opponent Total First Downs 16 28Rushing 3 10Passing 11 16Penalty 2 23rd Down: Made/Att 2/10 5/133rd Down Pct. 20.0% 38.4%4th Down: Made/Att 1/2 0/14th Down Pct. 50.0% 0.0%Possession Avg. 23:41 36:19Total Net Yards 330 469Avg. Per Game 330.0 469.0Total Plays 53 77Avg. Per Play 6.2 6.1Net Yards Rushing 105 117Avg. Per Game 105.0 117.0Total Rushes 22 33Net Yards Passing 225 352Avg. Per Game 225.0 352.0Sacked/Yards Lost 3/11 1/5Gross Yards 236 357Attempts/Completions 28/18 43/28Completion Pct. 64.2% 65.1%Had Intercepted 3 1Punts/Average 5/42.2 4/38.0Net Punting Avg. 34.8 36.5Penalties/Yards 5/52 11/88Fumbles/Ball Lost 1/1 3/1Touchdowns 3 4Rushing 2 2Passing 1 2Returns 0 0

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team 7 7 10 0 0 24Opponents 3 10 14 7 0 34 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts A. Peterson 3 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 18B. Walsh 0 0 0 0 3/3 1/1 0 6Team 3 2 1 0 3/3 1/1 0 24Opponents 4 2 2 0 4/4 2/2 0 34

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/0, Opponents: 0/0Sacks : J. Allen 1.0Team: 1.0, Opponents: 3.0

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TDA. Peterson 18 93 5.2 78t 2C. Ponder 4 12 3.0 11 0Team 22 105 4.8 78t 2Opponents 33 117 3.5 12 2 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDJ. Simpson 7 140 20.0 47 0A. Peterson 4 18 4.5 9 1G. Jennings 3 33 11.0 20 0K. Rudolph 2 27 13.5 21 0C. Patterson 1 10 10.0 10 0Z. Line 1 8 8.0 8 0Team 18 236 13.1 47 1Opponents 28 357 12.8 77t 2

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD E. Henderson 1 10 10.0 10 0Team 1 10 10.0 10 0Opponents 3 24 8.0 15 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg BJ. Locke 5 211 42.2 34.8 0 1 54 0Team 5 211 42.2 34.8 0 1 54 0Opponents 4 152 38.0 36.5 0 1 55 0

PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDM. Sherels 1 0 6 6.0 6 0Team 1 0 6 6.0 6 0Opponents 5 0 37 7.4 11 0

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TDC. Patterson 2 54 27.0 30 0Team 2 54 27.0 30 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+B.Walsh 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1Team 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1Opponents 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0

Fumbles Lost: C. Ponder 1 Total: 1

Walsh: (52G)Opponent: (33G, 42G)

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack RatingC. Ponder 28 18 236 64.3% 8.4 1 3.6% 3 10.7% 47 3/11 63.1Team 28 18 236 64.3% 8.4 1 3.6% 3 10.7% 47 3/11 63.1Opponents 43 28 357 65.1% 8.3 2 4.7% 1 2.3% 77t 1/5 96.8


vikings 2013 REgULAR sEAsOn stAtistics TKL AST COMB SACK TFL QBH INT PD FF FRE. Henderson 11 3 14 0.0 1.0 0 1 1 0 0H. Smith 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1J. Sanford 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0C. Greenway 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0J. Allen 4 0 4 1.0 1.0 3 0 2 0 0F. Evans 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0J. Robinson 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0B. Robison 3 1 4 0.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0C. Cook 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0L. Guion 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0X. Rhodes 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0M. Mitchell 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0S. Floyd 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0E. Griffen 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0TOTALS 48 19 67 1.0 3.0 8 1 8 1 1

SOLO AST TOT FF FR BLR. Blanton 1 1 2 0 0 0H. Smith 0 2 2 0 0 0A. Cole 1 0 1 0 0 0C. Loeffler 1 0 1 0 0 0J. Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0A. Jefferson 0 1 1 0 0 0R. Ellison 0 1 1 0 0 0M. Mitchell 0 1 1 0 0 0TOTALS 4 6 10 0 0 0

SACKS YDSJ. Allen 1.0 5TOTALS 1.0 5

TFLJ. Allen 1.0E. Henderson 1.0B. Robison 1.0TOTALS 3.0

QBHJ. Allen 3B. Robison 3E. Griffen 1J. Robinson 1TOTALS 8

PDJ. Allen 2C. Cook 2F. Evans 1S. Floyd 1E. Henderson 1H. Smith 1TOTALS 8

sPEciAL tEAMs

sAcks

tAckLEs FOR LOss

QUARtERBAck HURRiEs

QUARtERBAck HURRiEsPAssEs DEFEnsED

*Stats are from coach film review


UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 9, 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) ‘08

44 ASIATA, MATT RB 6-0 234 26 7/24/87 2 UTAH SAnTA AnA, CA FA ‘11

60 BACA, JEFF G 6-3 302 23 1/10/90 R UCLA MISSIOn VIEJO, CA D6 ‘13

91 BAKER, CHASE DT 6-2 300 25 5/21/88 1 BOISE STATE ROCKLIn, CA UDFA ‘12

61 BERGER, JOE C 6-5 305 31 5/25/82 9 MICHIGAn TECH nEWAYGO, MI FA ‘11

4 BETHEL-THOMPSOn, MCLEOD QB 6-3 230 25 7/3/88 2 SACRAMEnTO STATE SAn FRAnCISCO, CA FA ‘12

59 BISHOP, DESMOnD LB 6-2 244 29 7/24/84 7 CALIFORnIA FAIRFIELD, CA UFA ‘13

36 BLAnTOn, ROBERT S 6-1 200 24 9/7/89 2 nOTRE DAME MATTHEWS, n.C. D5 ‘12

89 CARLSOn, JOHn TE 6-5 248 29 5/12/84 6 nOTRE DAME LITCHFIELD, Mn UFA ‘12

16 CASSEL, MATT QB 6-4 228 31 5/17/82 9 SOUTHERn CALIFORnIA CHATSWORTH, CA FA ‘13

57 COLE, AUDIE LB 6-5 239 24 6/1/89 2 nC STATE MOnROE, MI D7A ‘12

20 COOK, CHRIS CB 6-2 212 26 2/15/87 4 VIRGInIA LYnCHBURG, VA D2A ‘10

51 DEAn, LARRY LB 6-0 226 25 8/7/88 3 VALDOSTA STATE TIFTOn, GA FA ‘11

40 ELLISOn, RHETT FB 6-5 250 24 10/3/88 2 SOUTHERn CALIFORnIA PORTOLA VALLEY, CA D4B ‘12

90 EVAnS, FRED DT 6-4 305 29 11/6/83 7 TEXAS STATE MORGAn PARK, IL FA ‘07

95 FLOYD, SHARRIF DT 6-3 305 22 5/28/91 R FLORIDA PHILADELPHIA, PA D1A ‘13

63 FUSCO, BRAnDOn G 6-4 306 25 7/26/88 3 SLIPPERY ROCK CRAnBERRY TWP, PA D6C ‘11

32 GERHART, TOBY RB 6-0 231 26 3/28/87 4 STAnFORD nORCO, CA D2B ‘10

52 GREEnWAY, CHAD LB 6-2 242 30 1/12/83 8 IOWA MT. VERnOn, SD D1 ‘06

97 GRIFFEn, EVERSOn DE 6-3 273 25 12/22/87 4 SOUTHERn CALIFORnIA AVOnDALE, AZ D4 ‘10

98 GUIOn, LETROY DT 6-4 303 26 6/21/87 6 FLORIDA STATE STARKE, FL D5B ‘08

50 HEnDERSOn, ERIn LB 6-3 244 27 7/1/86 6 MARYLAnD ABERDEEn, MD FA ‘08

54 HODGES, GERALD LB 6-2 243 22 1/17/91 R PEnn STATE PAULSBORO, n.J. D4 ‘13

24 JEFFERSOn, A.J. CB 6-1 190 25 4/4/88 4 FRESnO STATE BAKERSFIELD, CA T (AZ) ‘12

15 JEnnInGS, GREG WR 6-0 195 29 9/21/83 8 WESTERn MICHIGAn KALAMAZOO, MI UFA ‘13

74 JOHnSOn, CHARLIE G 6-4 305 29 5/2/84 8 OKLAHOMA STATE SHERMAn, TX UFA ‘11

92 JOHnSOn, GEORGE DE 6-4 270 25 12/11/87 3 RUTGERS GLASSBORO, nJ PS ‘12

75 KALIL, MATT T 6-7 308 24 7/6/89 2 SOUTHERn CALIFORnIA COROnA, CA D1A ‘12

48 LInE, ZACH FB 6-1 233 23 4/26/90 R SMU OXFORD, MI UDFA ‘13

71 LOADHOLT, PHIL T 6-8 343 27 1/21/86 5 OKLAHOMA FOUnTAIn, CO D2 ‘09

12 LOCKE, JEFF P 6-0 203 23 9/27/89 R UCLA GLEnDALE, AZ D5 ‘13

46 LOEFFLER, CULLEn LS 6-5 241 32 1/27/81 10 TEXAS InGRAM, TX FA ‘04

56 MAUTI, MICHAEL LB 6-2 243 23 1/19/90 R PEnn STATE MAnDEVILLE, LA D7A ‘13

55 MITCHELL, MARVIn LB 6-3 249 28 10/21/84 7 TEnnESSEE nORFOLK, VA UFA ‘13

84 PATTERSOn, CORDARRELLE WR 6-2 220 22 3/17/91 R TEnnESSEE ROCKHILL, S.C. D1C ‘13

28 PETERSOn, ADRIAn RB 6-1 217 28 3/21/85 7 OKLAHOMA PALESTInE, TX D1 ‘07

7 POnDER, CHRISTIAn QB 6-2 229 25 2/25/88 3 FLORIDA STATE COLLEYVILLE, TX D1 ‘11

41 RAYMOnD, MISTRAL S 6-1 202 26 9/7/87 3 SOUTH FLORIDA PALMETTO, FL D6B ‘11

29 RHODES, XAVIER CB 6-1 210 23 6/19/90 R FLORIDA STATE MIAMI, FL D1B ‘13

21 ROBInSOn, JOSH CB 5-10 199 22 1/8/91 2 CEnTRAL FLORIDA SUnRISE, FL D3 ‘12

96 ROBISOn, BRIAn DE 6-3 259 30 4/27/83 7 TEXAS SPLEnDORA, TX D4 ‘07

82 RUDOLPH, KYLE TE 6-6 259 23 11/9/89 3 nOTRE DAME CInCInnATI, OH D2 ‘11

33 SAnFORD, JAMARCA S 5-10 200 28 8/27/85 5 MISSISSIPPI BATESVILLE, MS D7 ‘09

34 SEnDEJO, AnDREW S 6-1 200 26 9/9/87 3 RICE SAn AnTOnIO, TX FA ‘11

35 SHERELS, MARCUS CB 5-10 175 25 9/30/87 3 MInnESOTA ROCHESTER, Mn FA ‘10

81 SIMPSOn, JEROME WR 6-2 190 27 2/4/86 6 COASTAL CAROLInA REIDSVILLE, nC UFA ‘12

22 SMITH, HARRISOn S 6-2 214 24 2/2/89 2 nOTRE DAME KnOXVILLE, Tn D1B ‘12

65 SULLIVAn, JOHn C 6-4 301 28 8/8/85 6 nOTRE DAME OLD GREEnWICH, CT D6A ‘08

3 WALSH, BLAIR K 5-10 192 23 1/8/90 2 GEORGIA BOCA RATOn, FL D6 ‘12

73 WEBB, J’MARCUS T 6-7 333 25 8/8/88 4 WEST TEXAS A&M FORT WORTH, TX W (CHI) ‘13

14 WEBB, JOE WR 6-4 220 26 11/14/86 4 ALABAMA-BIRMInGHAM BIRMInGHAM, AL D6 ‘10

93 WILLIAMS, KEVIn DT 6-5 311 33 8/16/80 11 OKLAHOMA STATE FORDYCE, AR D1 ‘03

17 WRIGHT, JARIUS WR 5-10 180 23 11/25/89 2 ARKAnSAS WARREn, AR D4A ‘12

2013 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFFHead 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 ALPHABEticAL ROstER


UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 9, 2013NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE BIRTHDATE ExP COLLEGE HS HOMETOWN ACQUIRED 3 BLAIR WALSH K 5-10 192 23 1/8/90 2 GEORGIA BOCA RATOn, FL D6 ‘12

4 MCLEOD BETHEL-THOMPSOn QB 6-3 230 25 7/3/88 2 SACRAMEnTO STATE SAn FRAnCISCO, CA FA ‘12

7 CHRISTIAn POnDER QB 6-2 229 25 2/25/88 3 FLORIDA STATE COLLEYVILLE, TX D1 ‘11

12 JEFF LOCKE P 6-0 203 23 9/27/89 R UCLA GLEnDALE, AZ D5 ‘13

14 JOE WEBB WR 6-4 220 26 11/14/86 4 ALABAMA-BIRMInGHAM BIRMInGHAM, AL D6 ‘10

15 GREG JEnnInGS WR 6-0 195 29 9/21/83 8 WESTERn MICHIGAn KALAMAZOO, MI UFA ‘13

16 MATT CASSEL QB 6-4 228 31 5/17/82 9 SOUTHERn CALIFORnIA CHATSWORTH, CA FA ‘13

17 JARIUS WRIGHT WR 5-10 180 23 11/25/89 2 ARKAnSAS WARREn, AR D4A ‘12

20 CHRIS COOK CB 6-2 212 26 2/15/87 4 VIRGInIA LYnCHBURG, VA D2A ‘10

21 JOSH ROBInSOn CB 5-10 199 22 1/8/91 2 CEnTRAL FLORIDA SUnRISE, FL D3 ‘12

22 HARRISOn SMITH S 6-2 214 24 2/2/89 2 nOTRE DAME KnOXVILLE, Tn D1B ‘12

24 A.J. JEFFERSOn CB 6-1 190 25 4/4/88 4 FRESnO STATE BAKERSFIELD, CA T (AZ) ‘12

28 ADRIAn PETERSOn RB 6-1 217 28 3/21/85 7 OKLAHOMA PALESTInE, TX D1 ‘07

29 XAVIER RHODES CB 6-1 210 23 6/19/90 R FLORIDA STATE MIAMI, FL D1B ‘13

32 TOBY GERHART RB 6-0 231 26 3/28/87 4 STAnFORD nORCO, CA D2B ‘10

33 JAMARCA SAnFORD S 5-10 200 28 8/27/85 5 MISSISSIPPI BATESVILLE, MS D7 ‘09

34 AnDREW SEnDEJO S 6-1 200 26 9/9/87 3 RICE SAn AnTOnIO, TX FA ‘11

35 MARCUS SHERELS CB 5-10 175 25 9/30/87 3 MInnESOTA ROCHESTER, Mn FA ‘10

36 ROBERT BLAnTOn S 6-1 200 24 9/7/89 2 nOTRE DAME MATTHEWS, n.C. D5 ‘12

40 RHETT ELLISOn FB 6-5 250 24 10/3/88 2 SOUTHERn CALIFORnIA PORTOLA VALLEY, CA D4B ‘12

41 MISTRAL RAYMOnD S 6-1 202 26 9/7/87 3 SOUTH FLORIDA PALMETTO, FL D6B ‘11

44 MATT ASIATA RB 6-0 234 26 7/24/87 2 UTAH SAnTA AnA, CA FA ‘11

46 CULLEn LOEFFLER LS 6-5 241 32 1/27/81 10 TEXAS InGRAM, TX FA ‘04

48 ZACH LInE FB 6-1 233 23 4/26/90 R SMU OXFORD, MI UDFA ‘13

50 ERIn HEnDERSOn LB 6-3 244 27 7/1/86 6 MARYLAnD ABERDEEn, MD FA ‘08

51 LARRY DEAn LB 6-0 226 25 8/7/88 3 VALDOSTA STATE TIFTOn, GA FA ‘11

52 CHAD GREEnWAY LB 6-2 242 30 1/12/83 8 IOWA MT. VERnOn, SD D1 ‘06

54 GERALD HODGES LB 6-2 243 22 1/17/91 R PEnn STATE PAULSBORO, n.J. D4 ‘13

55 MARVIn MITCHELL LB 6-3 249 28 10/21/84 7 TEnnESSEE nORFOLK, VA UFA ‘13

56 MICHAEL MAUTI LB 6-2 243 23 1/19/90 R PEnn STATE MAnDEVILLE, LA D7A ‘13

57 AUDIE COLE LB 6-5 239 24 6/1/89 2 nC STATE MOnROE, MI D7A ‘12

59 DESMOnD BISHOP LB 6-2 244 29 7/24/84 7 CALIFORnIA FAIRFIELD, CA UFA ‘13

60 JEFF BACA G 6-3 302 23 1/10/90 R UCLA MISSIOn VIEJO, CA D6 ‘13

61 JOE BERGER C 6-5 305 31 5/25/82 9 MICHIGAn TECH nEWAYGO, MI FA ‘11

63 BRAnDOn FUSCO G 6-4 306 25 7/26/88 3 SLIPPERY ROCK CRAnBERRY TWP, PA D6C ‘11

65 JOHn SULLIVAn C 6-4 301 28 8/8/85 6 nOTRE DAME OLD GREEnWICH, CT D6A ‘08

69 JARED ALLEn DE 6-6 270 31 4/3/82 10 IDAHO STATE LOS GATOS, CA T (KC) ‘08

71 PHIL LOADHOLT T 6-8 343 27 1/21/86 5 OKLAHOMA FOUnTAIn, CO D2 ‘09

73 J’MARCUS WEBB T 6-7 333 25 8/8/88 4 WEST TEXAS A&M FORT WORTH, TX W (CHI) ‘13

74 CHARLIE JOHnSOn G 6-4 305 29 5/2/84 8 OKLAHOMA STATE SHERMAn, TX UFA ‘11

75 MATT KALIL T 6-7 308 24 7/6/89 2 SOUTHERn CALIFORnIA COROnA, CA D1A ‘12

81 JEROME SIMPSOn WR 6-2 190 27 2/4/86 6 COASTAL CAROLInA REIDSVILLE, nC UFA ‘12

82 KYLE RUDOLPH TE 6-6 259 23 11/9/89 3 nOTRE DAME CInCInnATI, OH D2 ‘11

84 CORDARRELLE PATTERSOn WR 6-2 220 22 3/17/91 R TEnnESSEE ROCKHILL, S.C. D1C ‘13

89 JOHn CARLSOn TE 6-5 248 29 5/12/84 6 nOTRE DAME LITCHFIELD, Mn UFA ‘12

90 FRED EVAnS DT 6-4 305 29 11/6/83 7 TEXAS STATE MORGAn PARK, IL FA ‘07

91 CHASE BAKER DT 6-2 300 25 5/21/88 1 BOISE STATE ROCKLIn, CA UDFA ‘12

92 GEORGE JOHnSOn DE 6-4 270 25 12/11/87 3 RUTGERS GLASSBORO, nJ PS ‘12

93 KEVIn WILLIAMS DT 6-5 311 33 8/16/80 11 OKLAHOMA STATE FORDYCE, AR D1 ‘03

95 SHARRIF FLOYD DT 6-3 305 22 5/28/91 R FLORIDA PHILADELPHIA, PA D1A ‘13

96 BRIAn ROBISOn DE 6-3 259 30 4/27/83 7 TEXAS SPLEnDORA, TX D4 ‘07

97 EVERSOn GRIFFEn DE 6-3 273 25 12/22/87 4 SOUTHERn CALIFORnIA AVOnDALE, AZ D4 ‘10

98 LETROY GUIOn DT 6-4 303 26 6/21/87 6 FLORIDA STATE STARKE, FL D5B ‘08

2013 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFFHead 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 ROstER


vikings 2013 ROstER-By-POsitiOnUPDATED: SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 OFFENSE (23) : Bill Musgrave Quarterbacks (3): Craig Johnson/Kevin Stefanski no. name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 4 Bethel-Thompson, McLeod QB 6-3 230 25 7/3/88 2 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA ‘1216 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 228 31 5/17/82 9 Southern California Chatsworth, CA FA ‘137 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 ‘1140 Ellison, Rhett FB 6-5 250 24 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 ‘1048 Line, Zach FB 6-1 233 23 4/26/90 R SMU Oxford, MI UDFA ‘1328 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 28 3/21/85 7 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 ‘07

Wide Receivers (5): George Stewart/Klint Kubiak no. name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 15 Jennings, Greg WR 6-0 195 29 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 ‘1214 Webb, Joe WR 6-4 220 26 11/14/86 4 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 ‘1017 Wright, Jarius WR 5-10 180 23 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 ‘1282 Rudolph, Kyle TE 6-6 259 23 11/9/89 3 notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 ‘11 Offensive Line (8): 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 ‘0965 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 (27) : Alan Williams Defensive Line (9): 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 29 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 ‘0892 Johnson, George DE 6-4 270 25 12/11/87 3 Rutgers Glassboro, nJ PS ‘1296 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 (8): Fred Pagac/Mike Singletary no. name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 59 Bishop, Desmond LB 6-2 244 29 7/24/84 7 California Fairfield, CA UFA ‘1357 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 28 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 ‘1024 Jefferson, A.J. CB 6-1 190 25 4/4/88 4 Fresno State Bakersfield, CA T (AZ) ‘1241 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 ‘1321 Robinson, Josh CB 5-10 199 22 1/8/91 2 Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 ‘1233 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 25 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 ‘12

SPECIAL TEAMS (3) : Mike Priefer Specialists (3): Mike Priefer/Ryan Ficken no. name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 12 Locke, Jeff P 6-0 203 23 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


UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 11TH YEAR (1) 6TH YEAR (5) 3RD YEAR (8) 1ST YEAR (1)Kevin Williams John Carlson Larry Dean Chase Baker Letroy Guion Brandon Fusco 10TH YEAR (2) Erin Henderson George Johnson ROOKIES (8)Jared Allen Jerome Simpson Christian Ponder Jeff BacaCullen Loeffler John Sullivan Mistral Raymond Sharrif Floyd Kyle Rudolph Gerald Hodges9th YEAR (2) 5TH YEAR (2) Andrew Sendejo Zach LineJoe Berger Phil Loadholt Marcus Sherels Jeff LockeMatt Cassel Jamarca Sanford Michael Mauti 2ND YEAR (10) Cordarrelle Patterson8th YEAR (3) 4TH YEAR (6) Matt Asiata Xavier RhodesChad Greenway Chris Cook McLeod Bethel-Thompson Greg Jennings Toby Gerhart Robert Blanton Active Roster Total - 53Charlie Johnson Everson Griffen Audie Cole A.J. Jefferson Rhett Ellison 7th YEAR (5) J’Marcus Webb Matt Kalil Desmond Bishop Joe Webb Josh Robinson Fred Evans Harrison Smith Marvin Mitchell Blair Walsh Adrian Peterson Jarius Wright Brian Robison

[Overall Selection In Brackets] 1ST ROUND (9) [4] Matt Kalil (12), [7] Adrian Peterson (07), [9] Kevin Williams (03), [12] Christian Ponder (11), [17] Chad Greenway (06), [25] Sharrif Floyd (13), [27] Xavier Rhodes (13), [29] Harrison Smith (12), [29] Cordarrelle Patterson (13).

2ND ROUND (7) [34] Chris Cook (10), [38] John Carlson (08-SEA), [43] Kyle Rudolph (11), [46] Jerome Simpson (08-CIn), [51] Toby Gerhart (10), [52] Greg Jennings (06-GB), [54] Phil Loadholt (09).

3RD ROUND (1) [66] Josh Robinson (12).

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), [135]. 5TH ROUND (3) [139] Robert Blanton (12), [152] Letroy Guion (08), [155] Jeff Locke (13).

6TH ROUND (9) [170] Mistral Raymond (11), [172] Brandon Fusco (11), [175] Blair Walsh (12), [187] John Sullivan (08), [192] Desmond Bishop (07-GB), [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), A.J. Jefferson (10-ARI), George Johnson (10-TB), Andrew Sendejo (10-DAL), Marcus Sherels (10), Matt Asiata (11), McLeod Bethel-Thompson (11-SF), Larry Dean (11), Chase Baker (12), Zach Line (13).

vikings 2013 ROstER By EXPERiEncE

vikings 2013 ROstER By DRAFt ROUnD


WR: 81 Jerome Simpson 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 14 Joe WebbLT: 75 Matt Kalil LG: 74 Charlie Johnson 60 Jeff Baca C: 65 John Sullivan 61 Joe Berger RG: 63 Brandon Fusco RT: 71 Phil Loadholt 73 J’Marcus Webb TE: 82 Kyle Rudolph 89 John Carlson 40 Rhett EllisonWR: 15 Greg Jennings 17 Jarius Wright QB: 7 Christian Ponder 16 Matt Cassel 4 McLeod Bethel-ThompsonFB: 48 Zach Line 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 92 George JohnsonSLB: 52 Chad Greenway 51 Larry Dean MLB: 50 Erin Henderson 57 Audie Cole 56 Michael MautiWLB: 55 Marvin Mitchell 59 Desmond Bishop 54 Gerald HodgesLCB: 21 Josh Robinson 29 Xavier Rhodes 35 Marcus SherelsRCB: 20 Chris Cook 24 A.J. Jefferson SS: 33 Jamarca Sanford 41 Mistral Raymond 36 Robert BlantonFS: 22 Harrison Smith 34 Andrew Sendejo

P: 12 Jeff Locke K: 3 Blair Walsh LS: 46 Cullen Loeffler H: 12 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-jurMcLeod Bethel-Thompson ........................................................................ muh-CLOUDAudie 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-ulMistral 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

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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* TE Kyle Rudolph (2) C Joe Berger** DB Mistral Raymond (6b) LB Larry Dean* OL Brandon Fusco (6c) T Charlie Johnson** S Andrew Sendejo** 2012 OT Matt Kalil (1a) CB A.J. Jefferson (Ari.) QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson** S Harrison Smith (1b) DT Chase Baker* CB Josh Robinson (3) TE John Carlson** WR Jarius Wright (4a) FB Jerome Felton** FB Rhett Ellison (4b) DE George Johnson** S Robert Blanton (5) LB Marvin Mitchell** K Blair Walsh (6) WR Jerome Simpson** LB Audie Cole (7a) 2013 DT Sharrif Floyd (1a) LB Desmond Bishop** CB Xavier Rhodes (1b) QB Matt Cassel** WR Cordarrelle Patterson (1c) WR Greg Jennings** LB Gerald Hodges (4) FB Zach Line* P Jeff Locke (5) T J’Marcus Webb** G Jeff Baca (6) LB Michael Mauti (7a)

* 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

September 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 WaivedAugust 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 Signed

May 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 AgentMay 3 LB WILLIAMS, nathan Signed as Undrafted Free AgentApril 30 CB TAYLOR, nick WaivedApril 29 P COnLEY, T.J. WaivedApril 29 DE JACKSOn, Lawrence Signed as Free AgentApril 29 DB LACEY, Jacob Signed as Free AgentMarch 28 LB MITCHELL, Marvin Signed as Free AgentMarch 19 G OLSEn, Seth Signed as Free AgentMarch 18 FB FELTOn, Jerome Re-signedMarch 15 WR JEnnInGS, Greg Signed as Free AgentMarch 15 QB CASSEL, Matt Signed as Free AgentMarch 14 OL BERGER, Joe Re-signedMarch 14 S SAnFORD, Jamarca Re-signedMarch 13 LB HEnDERSOn, Erin Re-signedMarch 13 WR SIMPSOn, Jerome Re-signedMarch 12 CB WInFIELD, Antoine ReleasedMarch 12 WR HARVIn, Percy Traded to SeattleMarch 12 T LOADHOLT, Phil Re-signedMarch 5 WR JEnKInS, Michael ReleasedFebruary 11 CB WILLIAMS, Roderick Signed as Free AgentJanuary 9 CB McCOY, Greg Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 9 P COnLEY, T.J. Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 7 DT BAKER, Chase Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 7 RB BAnYARD, Joe Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 7 WR BROWn, LaMark Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 7 DB FELDER, Bobby Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 7 TE FORD, Chase Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 7 G HOLMES, Tyler Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 7 T MURPHY, Kevin Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 7 WR SUMMERS, Chris Signed as Reserve/Future FA


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 GSAllen, Jared S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 142 136Asiata, Matt P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 17 0Baca, Jeff I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0Baker, Chase P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0Ballard, Christian RE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32 2Berger, Joe P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 72 27Bethel-Thompson, McLeod I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0Bishop, Desmond DnP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 69 26Blanton, Robert P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 14 0Bond, Travis PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Carlson, John P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 62 44Cassel, Matt DnP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 78 62Childs, Greg PUP-R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Cole, Audie P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 6 0Cook, Chris S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 23 19Dawkins, Everett PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Dean, Larry P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 33 0Ellison, Rhett S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 17 9Evans, Fred S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 82 4Felder, Bobby IR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Felton, Jerome SUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72 26Floyd, Sharrif P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0Ford, Chase PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Fusco, Brandon S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 20 17Gerhart, Toby P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 48 6Greenway, Chad S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 97 96Griffen, Everson P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 44 1Guion, Letroy S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 56 19Henderson, Erin S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 51 22Hodges, Gerald I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0Jefferson, A.J. P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 34 14Jennings, Greg S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 97 87Johnson, Charlie S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 106 87Johnson, George I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 11 0Kalil, Matt S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 17 17Line, Zach P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0Loadholt, Phil S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 64 64Locke, Jeff P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0Loeffler, Cullen P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 140 0Love, DeMarcus SUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Mauti, Michael I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0Mitchell, Marvin P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 83 4Murphy, Kevin PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Okpalaugo, Tristan PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Olsen, Seth IR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 5Patterson, Cordarrelle P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0Peterson, Adrian S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 90 83Ponder, Christian S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 28 27Randle, Bradley PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Raymond, Mistral I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 20 8Reed, D’Aundre IR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 0Rhodes, Xavier S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1Robinson, Josh S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 17 7Robison, Brian S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 95 39Rudolph, Kyle S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 32 25Sanford, Jamarca S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 57 31Sendejo, Andrew P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 19 0Sherels, Marcus P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 34 3Simpson, Jerome S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 42 29Smith, Harrison S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 17 17Smith, Rodney PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Sullivan, John S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 78 62Thielen, Adam PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Walsh, Blair P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 17 0Webb, J’Marcus DnP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 46 44Webb, Joe P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 17 3Williams, Kevin I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 156 156Wright, Jarius P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 8 1

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 Exemption; PUP-A - Ac-tive/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 - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - -

at NYG - 10/21 - -vs. GB - 10/27 - -at DAL - 11/3 - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - -at SEA - 11/17 - -

at GB - 11/24 - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - -at BAL - 12/8 - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - -at CIN - 12/22 - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - -Third down EfficiEncy: 2/10, 20.0%

at DET - 9/8 5/13 38.4%at CHI - 9/15 - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - -

at NYG - 10/21 - -vs. GB - 10/27 - -at DAL - 11/3 - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - -at SEA - 11/17 - -

at GB - 11/24 - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - -at BAL - 12/8 - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - -at CIN - 12/22 - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - -Third down EfficiEncy: 5/13, 38.4%

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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at GB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ToTALS 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 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at GB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ToTALS 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 0

OPPONENTS 1ST 2nd 3rd 4Th oT ToTAL oPP. fGAT DET 3 10 14 7 0 34 33, 42AT CHI - - - - - - -vS. CLE - - - - - - -vS. PIT - - - - - - -vS. CAR - - - - - - -AT NYG - - - - - - -vS. GB - - - - - - -AT DAL - - - - - - -vS. WAS - - - - - - -AT SEA - - - - - - -AT GB - - - - - - -vS. CHI - - - - - - -AT BAL - - - - - - -vS. PHI - - - - - - -AT CIN - - - - - - -vS. DET - - - - - - -ToTALS 3 10 14 7 0 34

VIKINGS 1ST 2nd 3rd 4Th oT ToTAL Minn. fGAT DET 7 7 10 0 0 24 52AT CHI - - - - - - -vS. CLE - - - - - - -vS. PIT - - - - - - -vS. CAR - - - - - - -AT NYG - - - - - - -vS. GB - - - - - - -AT DAL - - - - - - -vS. WAS - - - - - - -AT SEA - - - - - - -AT GB - - - - - - -vS. CHI - - - - - - -AT BAL - - - - - - -vS. PHI - - - - - - -AT CIN - - - - - - -vS. DET - - - - - - -ToTALS 7 7 10 0 0 24

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OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 18 93 5.2 78t 2 at DET - 9/8 4 12 3.0 11 0 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0

at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -

vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -

vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -

at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -

vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -

at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -

vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -

at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -

at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - -

vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -

at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -

vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -

at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -

2013 TOTALS 18 93 5.2 78t 2 2013 TOTALS 4 12 3.0 11 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0CAREER 1772 8942 5.0 82t 78 CAREER 92 484 5.3 29 2 CAREER 240 1022 4.3 67 2

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0

at CHI - 9/15 at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -




vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -




at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - -






2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0CAREER 42 136 3.2 10 0 CAREER 3 9 3.0 5 0 CAREER 0 0 #### 0 0

SUSPENDEDSUSPENDEDSUSPENDED

32 · TOBY GERHART · RB

48 · ZACH LINE · FB

28 · ADRIAN PETERSON · RB 7 · CHRISTIAN PONDER · QB

42 · JEROME FELTON · FB 44 · MATT ASIATA · RB

gAME-By-gAME RUsHing stAtistics


OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Ratingat DET - 9/8 28 18 236 64.3% 1 3 47 3 11 63.1

at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -

at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -

at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -

at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -

at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -

at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -

2013 TOTALS 28 18 236 64.3% 1 3 47 3 11 63.1CAREER 802 476 5,024 59.4% 32 28 72 65 359 76.4

OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Ratingat DET - 9/8at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -

at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -

at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -

at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -

at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -

at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -

2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 0 0.0CAREER 2,044 1,203 13,495 58.9% 82 57 76t 160 881 80.4

7 · CHRISTIAN PONDER · QB

16 · MATT CASSEL · QB

DID NOT PLAY

gAME-By-gAME PAssing stAtistics


OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0.0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 3 33 11.0 20 0 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0.0 0 0






vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -




at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - -






2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0 2013 TOTALS 3 33 11.0 20 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0CAREER 1 9 9.0 9 0 CAREER 428 6570 15.4 86t 53 CAREER 22 310 14.1 65 2







vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -




at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - -






2013 TOTALS 4 18 4.5 9 1 2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0CAREER 181 1544 8.5 63 5 CAREER 64 512 8.0 42 3 CAREER 7 65 9.3 29 0

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0.0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 1 8 8.0 8 0

at CHI - 9/15 at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -




vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -




at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - -






2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0 2013 TOTALS 1 8 8.0 8 0CAREER 37 315 8.5 27 0 CAREER 1 2 2.0 2 0 CAREER 1 8 8.0 8 0

40 · RHETT ELLISON · TE32 · TOBY GERHART · RB

14 · JOE WEBB · WR

42 · JEROME FELTON · FB

15 · GREG JENNINGS · WR

28 · ADRIAN PETERSON · RB

17 · JARIUS WRIGHT · WR

44 · MATT ASIATA · RB

SUSPENDEDSUSPENDEDSUSPENDED

48 · ZACH LINE · FB

gAME-By-gAME REcEiving stAtistics








vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -




at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - -






2013 TOTALS 7 140 20.0 47 0 2013 TOTALS 2 27 13.5 21 0 2013 TOTALS 1 10 10.0 10 0CAREER 104 1418 13.6 84 7 CAREER 81 769 9.5 41 12 CAREER 1 10 10.0 10 0

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 - - - - -

at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -

vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -

vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -

at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -

vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -

at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -

vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -

at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -

at GB - 11/24 - - - - -

vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -

at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -

vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -

at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -

2013 TOTALS 0 0 #### 0 0CAREER 145 1562 10.8 42 13

84 · CORDARRELLE PATERSON · WR

89 · JOHN CARLSON · TE

81 · JEROME SIMPSON · WR 82 · KYLE RUDOLPH · TE

gAME-By-gAME REcEiving stAtistics


OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TDat DET - 9/8 2 54 27.0 0 30 0

at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -

vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -

vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -

at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -

vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -

at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -

vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -

at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -

vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -

at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -

vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -

at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -

2013 TOTALS 2 54 27.0 0 30 0CAREER 2 54 27.0 0 30 0

84 · CORDARRELLE PATTERSON · WROPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TDat DET - 9/8 1 6 6.0 0 6 0

at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -

vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -

vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -

at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -

vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -

at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -

vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -

at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -

vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -

at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -

vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -

at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -

2013 TOTALS 1 6 6.0 0 6 0CAREER 66 570 8.6 47 77t 1

35 · MARCUS SHERELS · CB

gAME-By-gAME sPEciAL tEAMs stAtisticskick REtURns PUnt REtURns


OPPONENT No Yds Avg Ret. Ret. Yds. Net Yds. Net Avg. TB I20 LG BLat DET - 9/8 5 211 42.2 5 37 174 34.8 0 1 54 0

at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - -

at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - -

at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - -

at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - -

at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - -

at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - -

2013 TOTALS 5 211 42.2 5 37 174 34.8 0 1 54 0CAREER 5 211 42.2 5 37 174 34.8 0 1 54 0

12 · JEFF LOCKE · P

FGOPPONENT M A M A M A M A M A M A Pct M A

at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 3 3at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 3 3CAREER 0 0 10 10 8 9 7 9 11 11 36 39 92.3% 39 39

PATs3 · BLAIR WALSH · K

1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FGs

gAME-By-gAME sPEciAL tEAMs stAtisticsPUnts

kicking


OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 at DET - 9/8 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 2013 TOTALS 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1CAREER 66 16 82 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 CAREER 54 11 65 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 CAREER 86 53 139 2 1 5 1 2 3 14



OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 at DET - 9/8 11 3 14 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 11 3 14 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1 2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 32 30 62 0 0 2 0 1 1 7 CAREER 143 79 222 19 4.5 4 4 1 1 6 CAREER 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 · HARRISON SMITH · S

35 · MARCUS SHERELS · CB

33 · JAMARCA SANFORD · S

20 · CHRIS COOK · CB

29 · XAVIER RHODES · CB

21 · JOSH ROBINSON · CB

34 · ANDREW SENDEJO · S

24 · A.J. JEFFERSON · CB

36 · ROBERT BLANTON · S

50 · ERIN HENDERSON · LB 51 · LARRY DEAN · LB41 · MISTRAL RAYMOND · S

INACTIVE

gAME-By-gAME DEFEnsivE stAtistics


OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 at DET - 9/8 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 610 320 930 45 11.5 33 9 11 6 34 CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 56 30 86 2 2 5 4 2 1 5

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 at DET - 9/8at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 224 86 310 - 9 - 7 1 1 13

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 4 0 4 1.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 at DET - 9/8 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 4 0 4 1.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 2013 TOTALS 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 486 152 638 - 118 356 30 16 5 46 CAREER 67 30 97 14 3 39 0 0 0 3 CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 at DET - 9/8 at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1CAREER 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 423 229 652 71 56.5 294 12 12 4 61 CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

INACTIVE

93 · KEVIN WILLIAMS · DT

91 · CHASE BAKER · DT

95 · SHARRIF FLOYD · DT

52 · CHAD GREENWAY · LB

69 · JARED ALLEN · DE

56 · MICHAEL MAUTI · LB

92 · GEORGE JOHNSON · DE

90 · FRED EVANS · DT

54 · GERALD HODGES · LB

57 · AUDIE COLE · LB

55 · MARVIN MITCHELL · LB

INACTIVE

INACTIVE

DID NOT PLAY

INACTIVE

59 · DESMOND BISHOP · LB




96 · BRIAN ROBISON · DE 97 · EVERSON GRIFFEN · DE 98 · LETROY GUION · DT



OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKat DET - 9/8 1 0 1 C 0 0 at DET - 9/8 0 2 2 0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 1 0 1 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 2 2 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 0 0

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKat DET - 9/8 1 1 2 0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 0 1 1 0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 1 0 1 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 1 1 2 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 0 1 1 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 0 0

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKat DET - 9/8 0 1 1 0 0 0 at DET - 9/8 1 0 1 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 1 1 0 0 0 2013 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 0 0

22 · HARRISON SMITH · S 24 · A.J. JEFFERSON · CB21 · JOSH ROBINSON · CB

40 · RHETT ELLISON · LB 46 · CULLEN LOEFFLER · LS36 · ROBERT BLANTON · S

57 · AUDIE COLE · LB55 · MARVIN MITCHELL · LB

gAME-By-gAME sPEciAL tEAMs stAtistics


BY THE VIKINGS CATEGORY BY AN OPPONENT 444 yards, vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 400 Yards Total Offense 469 yards, at Detroit, 9/8/13 475 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 507 yards, vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 500 Yards Total Offense 573 yards, vs. new Orleans, 12/18/11Has never happened 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Christian Ponder, 352 yards, at Washington, 10/14/12 300 Yards Passing In A Game Matthew Stafford, 357 yards, at Detroit, 9/8/13Brett Favre, 310 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Player Donovan McNabb, 300 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/08 Brett Favre, 446 yards, vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 400 Yards Passing In A Game Drew Brees, 412 yards, vs. new Orleans, 12/18/11Jeff George, 424 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 By A Player Has never happened Brett Favre, vs. new York Giants, 1/3/10 4 TD Passes In A Game Aaron Rodgers, vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12Brett Favre, vs Dallas, 1/17/10 By A Player Kerry Collins (5), at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Adrian Peterson, 199 yards, vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 100 Yards Rushing In A Game Marshawn Lynch, 124 yards, at Seattle, 11/4/12Adrian Peterson, 122 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Player Terry Kirby, 120 yards, at San Francisco, 1/3/98 Adrian Peterson, 212 yards, at St. Louis, 12/16/12 200 Yards Rushing In A Game Walter Payton, 275 yards, at Chicago, 11/20/77Has never happened By A Player Has never happened Adrian Peterson, vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 3 TDs Rushing In A Game Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06Adrian Peterson, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Player Has never happened Jerome Simpson, 140 yards, at Detroit, 9/8/13 100 Yards Receiving In A Game Reggie Bush, 101 yards, at Detroit, 9/8/13Bernard Berrian, 102 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Player Ike Hilliard, 155 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Sidney Rice, 201 yards, vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 200 Yards Receiving In A Game Calvin Johnson, 207 yards, vs. Detroit, 11/11/12Anthony Carter, 227 yards, at S.F., 1/9/88 By A Player Has never happened Marcus Robinson (15, 15, 2), vs. Cleveland, 11/27/05 3 TD Catches In A Game Greg Jennings, vs Green Bay, 11/21/10Sidney Rice, (47, 16, 45), vs. Dallas, 1/17/10 By A Player Has never happened Adrian Peterson, at Detroit, 9/8/13 (2 rushing, 1 receiving) 3 TD In A Game By A Player Mike Tolbert, at San Diego, 9/11/11 (2 receiving, 1 rushing) Adrian Peterson, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 (3 rushing) Mario Bates, vs. Arizona, 1/10/99 (3 rushing) Ahmad Rashad, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/79 (4 receiving) 4 TD In A Game By A Player Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06 (3 rushing, 1 rec.)Has never happened Has never happened Darren Sharper, at n.Y. Giants, 11/13/05 3 INTs In A Game By A Player Deltha O’neal, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05Has never happened Has never happened Marcus Sherels, 77 yards, at Detroit, 9/30/12 Punt Returned For A TD Randall Cobb, 80 yards, at Green Bay, 11/14/11Anthony Carter, 84 yards, at New Orleans, 1/3/88 Golden Richards, 63 yards, at Dallas, 12/30/73 Percy Harvin, 105 yards, at Detroit, 9/30/12 Kickoff Returned For A TD Devin Hester, 98 yards, at Chicago, 10/16/11Has never happened Tony Horne, 95 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 Everson Griffen, 29 yards, at St. Louis, 12/16/12 INT Returned For A TD Madieu Williams, 24 yards, at Washington, 10/14/12Reggie Rutland, 27 yards, at San Francisco, 1/9/88 Asante Samuel, 44 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/08 Antoine Winfield, 45 yards, at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Fumble Returned For A TD Stephen Tulloch, Recovered in End Zone, at Detroit, 12/11/11Nate Wright, 20 yards, vs. St. Louis, 12/21/74 Kevin Miniefield, 48 yards, vs. Chicago, 1/1/95 Jim Kleinsasser, vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 Punt Blocked Craig Steltz, at Chicago, 10/19/08Scott Studwell, at L.A. Rams, 12/31/78 Spencer Tillman, at San Francisco, 1/6/90 Issiac Holt, recovered in end zone, vs. San Francisco, 10/12/86 Punt Blocked For TD Garrett Wolfe, 17 yds, at Chicago, 10/19/08(Blocked by Gerald Robinson) (Blocked by Craig Steltz)Terry Brown, recovered in end zone, Doug Rogers recovered blocked kick in end zone, vs. Pittsburgh 1/12/75 (Blocked by Matt Blair) vs. Atlanta, 1/9/83 (Blocked by Paul Davis) Mike Merriweather, vs. L.A. Rams, 11/5/89 Punt Blocked For Safety Kevin Miniefield, vs. Chicago, 10/28/96Has never happened Has never happened Willis McGahee tackled in end zone by Jared Allen Safety Recorded Donovan Mcnabb Sacked in End Zone by Stephen Paea vs. Denver, 12/4/11 at Chicago, 10/16/11Ron Jaworski tackled in end zone Fran Tarkenton tackled in end zone, by Doug Martin and Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/12/75 Kevin Williams, at Chicago, 11/25/12 Field Goal Blocked Julius Peppers, at Chicago, 11/25/12Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 at Green Bay, 1/9/05

Antoine Winfield, 59 yards, at new Orleans, 10/6/08 Blocked FG Returned For A TD nate Clements, 59 yards, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09Bobby Bryant, 90 yards, vs. L.A. Rams, 12/26/76 Has never happened Ryan Longwell, at Washington, 12/24/10 PAT Missed (1 pt.) Jason Hanson (kick aborted), at Detroit, 12/19/04Chuck Nelson, at San Francisco, 1/1/89 Mike Cofer, at San Francisco, 1/6/90 Kevin Williams, at Seattle, 11/4/12 PAT Blocked Remi Ayodele, at new Orleans, 9/9/10Carl Eller, at Dallas, 1/1/78 Has never happened Minnesota 50, Jacksonville 10, 12/20/98 50 Points Scored In A Game San Francisco 51, Minnesota 7, 12/8/84Has never happened Has never happened Minnesota 44, new York Giants 7, vs. new York, 1/3/10 40 Points Scored In A Game new Orleans 42, Minnesota 20, vs. new Orleans, 12/18/11Minnesota 41, Arizona 21, 1/10/99 N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01 Minnesota 13, Detroit 0, 12/5/93 Shutout Scored Green Bay 34, Minnesota 0, 11/11/07Has never happened N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01 Minnesota 26, Jacksonville 23, 9/9/12 Overtime Victory Detroit 26, Minnesota 23, 9/25/11Has never happened New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, 1/24/10 Adrian Peterson Rush, vs. Detroit, 11/11/12 Two-Point Conversion Sam Bradford Pass to Danny Amendola, at St. Louis, 12/16/12Leroy Hoard run, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 Has never happened

tHE LAst tiME...(playoff games in italics)

MISCELLANEOUS STATS• First Downs and Fourth Down Effi ciency

• Red Zone Effi ciency• Takeaways And Turnovers

• Scoring Drives• Individual and Team Single-Game Bests

• Week-by-Week Leaders and Week-by-Week Starters• Vikings Record When

• Long Plays• Gameday Inactives• Game Summaries


Total First Downs (First Downs on Third or Fourth Downs)One awarded to passer and receiver on passing plays

PLAYER RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING TOTALChristian Ponder 1 - 11 (3) 12 (3) Jerome Simpson - 6 (2) - 6 (2)Adrian Peterson 2 2 (1) - 4 (1) Greg Jennings - 1 - 1 Cordarrelle Patterson - 1 - 1Kyle Rudolph - 1 - 1

Penalty - - - 2TOTAL 3 11 (3) 11 (3) 27 (6)

FIRST DOWNS EARNED - 2013 REGULAR SEASON


Game Att. Quarter Play/Result/Drive Result at Detroit (9/8) 1/2 4 A. Peterson 8 yd. pass from A. Peterson/1st Down/Interception 4 C. Ponder pass intercepted by G. Quin TOTAL 1/2

# Date Opponent Quarter Time on Clock LOS Original Play Challenged by Result Play Result 1 9/8/13 at Detroit 3rd 3:39 MIN-38 47 yard Simpson catch for 1st down DET Upheld MIN 1st down

Regular SeasonVikings: 0/0Opponents: 0/1

2013 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY AND CHALLENGE SUMMARYFOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

2013 CHALLENGES


AT DETROIT (9/8/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 14DEFENSE 2 2 1 1 0 6 3 2 27

AT CHICAGO (9/15/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

VS CLEVELAND (9/22/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

VS PITTSBURGH (9/29/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

VS CAROLINA (10/13/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

AT NY GIANTS (10/21/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

VS GREEN BAY (10/27/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

AT DALLAS (11/3/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

SEASON TOTALS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 14DEFENSE 2 2 1 1 0 6 3 2 27

VS WASHINGTON (11/7/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

AT SEATTLE (11/17/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

AT GREEN BAY (11/24/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

VS CHICAGO (12/1/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

AT BALTIMORE (12/8/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

VS PHILADELPHIA (12/15/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

AT CINCINNATI (12/22/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

VS DETROIT (12/29/13) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - - -

2013 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY


2 Takeaways (1 INT, 1 FR) 1 resulted in 7 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20

2 First Half Takeaways (1 INT, 1 FR) 1 resulted in 7 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20

0 1st Quarter Takeaways (0 INT, 0 FR) 0 resulted in 0 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20

2 2nd Quarter Takeaways (1 INT, 1 FR) 1 resulted in 7 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20

0 Second Half Takeaway (0 INT, 0 FR) 0 resulted in 0 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20

0 3rd Quarter Takeaway (0 INT, 0 FR) 0 resulted in 0 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20 0 4th Quarter Takeaways (0 INT, 0 FR) 0 resulted in 0 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20

First Half 2 Takeaways First Quarter 0 Takeaways Second Quarter 2 Takeaways Second Half 0 Takeaways Third Quarter 0 Takeaways Fourth Quarter 0 Takeaways Overtime 0 Takeaways

Totals 2 Takeaways

4 Turnovers (3 INT, 1 FL) 2 resulted in 14 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20

2 First Half Turnovers (2 INT, 0 FL) 1 resulted in 7 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20

0 1st Quarter Turnover (0 INT, 0 FL) 0 resulted in 0 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20

2 2nd Quarter Turnovers (2 INT, 0 FL) 1 resulted in 7 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20

2 Second Half Turnovers (1 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 7 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20

1 3rd Quarter Turnovers (0 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 7 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20

1 4th Quarter Turnovers (1 INT, 0 FL) 0 resulted in 0 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20

First Half 2 Turnovers First Quarter 0 Turnovers Second Quarter 2 TurnoversSecond Half 2Turnovers Third Quarter 1 Turnovers Fourth Quarter 1 Turnovers Overtime 0 Turnovers

Totals 4 Turnovers

-2Turnover Ratio

KEYINT = InterceptionFR = Fumbles RecoveredFL = Fumbles Lost

2013 TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERSTURNOVERSTAKEAWAYS

PLUS/MINUS TURNOVER RATIO


2013 TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS BREAKDOWN

DATE OPPONENT TAKEAWAY QTR. YD-LINE RESULT9/8/12 at Detroit Interception by Erin Henderson 2 DET-25 Touchdown9/8/12 at Detroit Fumble recovery by Harrison Smith 2 DET-30 Turnover

DATE OPPONENT TURNOVER QTR. YD-LINE RESULT9/8/12 at Detroit Interception by DeAndre Levy 2 MIN-33 Turnover9/8/12 at Detroit Interception by Stephen Tulloch 2 DET-30 Touchdown9/8/12 at Detroit Fumble Recovery by Nick Fairley 3 MIN-39 Touchdown9/8/12 at Detroit Interception by Glover Quin 4 DET-30 Time Expired

FUMBLE BREAKDOWNPLAYER FUMBLES LOSTChristian Ponder 1 1

TOTAL 1 1

TAKEAWAYS - FUMBLE RECOVERS & INTERCEPTIONS

TURNOVERS - FUMBLES LOST & HAD INTERCEPTED

FUMBLE BREAKDOWN


Poss. Net HowOpponent Plays Time Quarter Yards Acquired (yd. line) Scoring Play 9/8 at Detroit 1 0:13 1 78 Turnover - MIN 22 Peterson 78 yd. Run 9/8 at Detroit 4 1:36 2 65 INT - MIN 35 Peterson 4 yd. Run9/8 at Detroit 7 3:37 3 46 Kickoff Walsh 52 yd. FG 9/8 at Detroit 8 4:08 3 78 Kickoff Peterson 4 yd. Pass from Ponder

2013 SCORING DRIVES


2013 VIKINGS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME BESTS

Interceptions 1 Erin Henderson at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Interception Return 10 Erin Henderson at Detroit (9/8/13)Fumble recoveries 1 Harrison Smith at Detroit (9/8/13)Forced Fumbles 1 Josh Robinson at Detroit (9/8/13)QB Sacks 1.0 Jared Allen at Detroit (9/8/13)Solo Tackles 11 Erin Henderson at Detroit (9/8/13)Assisted Tackles 4 Chad Greenway at Detroit (9/8/13)Combined Tackles 11 Erin Henderson at Detroit (9/8/13)TFLs 1 Jared Allen at Detroit (9/8/13) Erin Henderson at Detroit (9/8/13) Brian Robison at Detroit (9/8/13)QB Hurries 3 Jared Allen at Detroit (9/8/13) Brian Robison at Detroit (9/8/13)Passes Defended 2 Jared Allen at Detroit (9/8/13) Chris Cook at Detroit (9/8/13)

RUSHING Yards Rushing 93 Adrian Peterson at Detroit (9/8/13)Rushing Attempts 18 Adrian Peterson at Detroit (9/8/13)TDs Rushing 2 Adrian Peterson at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Rush 78t Adrian Peterson at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest TD Rush 78t Adrian Peterson at Detroit (9/8/13)

PASSINGYards Passing 236 Christian Ponder at Detroit (9/8/13)Passing Attempts 28 Christian Ponder at Detroit (9/8/13)Passes Completed 18 Christian Ponder at Detroit (9/8/13)TDs Passing 1 Christian Ponder at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Pass 47 Christian Ponder at Detroit (9/8/13) Longest TD Pass 4t Christian Ponder at Detroit (9/8/13) RECEIVINGYards Receiving 140 Jerome Simpson at Detroit (9/8/13) Receptions 7 Jerome Simpson at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Reception 47 Jerome Simpson at Detroit (9/8/13)TDs Receiving 1 Adrian Peterson at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest TD Reception 4t Adrian Peterson at Detroit (9/8/13)

Field Goals Made 1 Blair Walsh at Detroit (9/8/13)Field Goals Attempted 1 Blair Walsh at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Field Goal 52 Blair Walsh at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Punt 54 Jeff Locke at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Punt Return 6 Marcus Sherels at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Kickoff Return 30 Cordarrelle Patterson at Detroit (9/8/13)Tackles 2 Robert Blanton at Detroit (9/8/13) Harrison Smith at Detroit (9/8/13)

VIKINGS OFFENSE

VIKINGS DEFENSE

VIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS


2013 OPPONENTS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME BESTS

Interceptions 1 DeAndre Levy, at Detroit (9/8/13) Glover Quin, at Detroit (9/8/13) Stephen Tulloch, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Interception Return 15 Glover Quin, at Detroit (9/8/13)Fumble recoveries 1 Nick Fairley, at Detroit (9/8/13)QB Sacks 1.5 Nick Fairley, at Detroit (9/8/13)Solo Tackles 4 Chris Houston, at Detroit (9/8/13) DeAndre Levy, at Detroit (9/8/13) Darius Slay, at Detroit (9/8/13)Assisted Tackles 3 DeAndre Levy, at Detroit (9/8/13)Combined Tackles 7 DeAndre Levy, at Detroit (9/8/13)TFLs 1 7 players tied, at Detroit (9/8/13)QB Hurries 2 Nick Fairley, at Detroit (9/8/13)Passes Defended 1 8 players tied, at Detroit (9/8/13)

RUSHING Yards Rushing 90 Reggie Bush, at Detroit (9/8/13)Rushing Attempts 21 Reggie Bush, at Detroit (9/8/13)TDs Rushing 2 Joique Bell, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Rush 12 Reggie Bush, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest TD Rush 2t Joique Bell, at Detroit (9/8/13) PASSINGYards Passing 357 Matthew Stafford, at Detroit (9/8/13)Passing Attempts 43 Matthew Stafford, at Detroit (9/8/13)Passes Completed 28 Matthew Stafford, at Detroit (9/8/13)TDs Passing 3 Matthew Stafford, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Pass 77t Matthew Stafford, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest TD Pass 77t Matthew Stafford, at Detroit (9/8/13) RECEIVINGYards Receiving 101 Reggie Bush, at Detroit (9/8/13) Receptions 6 Nate Burleson, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Reception 77 Reggie Bush, at Detroit (9/8/13)TDs Receiving 1 Reggie Bush, at Detroit (9/8/13) Joseph Fauria, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest TD Reception 77t Reggie Bush, at Detroit (9/8/13)

Field Goals Made 2 David Akers, at Detroit (9/8/13)Field Goals Attempted 2 David Akers, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Field Goal 42 David Akers, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Punt 55 Sam Martin, at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Punt Return 11 Micheal Spurlock, at Detroit (9/8/13)Tackles 1 Bill Bentley, at Detroit (9/8/13) Don Carey, at Detroit (9/8/13)

OPPONENTS OFFENSE

OPPONENTS DEFENSE

OPPONENTS SPECIAL TEAMS


Points 24 at Detroit (9/8/13)First Downs 16 at Detroit (9/8/13)Total Offense 330 at Detroit (9/8/13)Net Yards Rushing 105 at Detroit (9/8/13)Net Yards Passing 225 at Detroit (9/8/13)Rushing Attempts 22 at Detroit (9/8/13)Passing Attempts 28 at Detroit (9/8/13)Passes Completed 18 at Detroit (9/8/13)

Points 34 at Detroit (9/8/13)First Downs 28 at Detroit (9/8/13)Total Offense 469 at Detroit (9/8/13)Net Yards Rushing 117 at Detroit (9/8/13)Net Yards Passing 352 at Detroit (9/8/13)Rushing Attempts 33 at Detroit (9/8/13)Passing Attempts 43 at Detroit (9/8/13)Passes Completed 28 at Detroit (9/8/13)

2013 VIKINGS & OPPONENTS TEAM SINGLE GAME BEST

Interceptions 1 at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Interception Return 10 at Detroit (9/8/13)QB Sacks 1 at Detroit (9/8/13)QB Hurries 8 at Detroit (9/8/13)Tackles for Loss 3 at Detroit (9/8/13)Forced Fumbles 1 at Detroit (9/8/13)Passes Defensed 7 at Detroit (9/8/13)Solo Tackles 48 at Detroit (9/8/13)Combined Tackles 67 at Detroit (9/8/13)

Interceptions 3 at Detroit (9/8/13)Longest Interception Return 15 at Detroit (9/8/13)QB Sacks 3 at Detroit (9/8/13)QB Hurries 6 at Detroit (9/8/13)Tackles for Loss 7 at Detroit (9/8/13)Passes Defensed 8 at Detroit (9/8/13)Solo Tackles 31 at Detroit (9/8/13)Combined Tackles 47 at Detroit (9/8/13)

VIKINGS OFFENSE

VIKINGS DEFENSE

OPPONENTS OFFENSE

OPPONENTS DEFENSE


OPPONENT RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPT. REC. YDS SACKS TACKLES9/8 at Detroit Peterson, 18 Peterson, 93 Simpson, 7 Simpson, 140 Allen, 1 Henderson, 14

2013 WEEK-BY-WEEK LEADERS


Date/Opp. WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB

at Detroit Simpson Kalil Johnson Sullivan Fusco Loadholt Rudolph Jennings Ponder Peterson Ellison

2013 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

Date/Opp. LE LDT RDT RE SLB MLB 3rd CB LCB RCB FS SS9/9at Detroit Robison Evans Guion Allen Greenway Henderson Rhodes Robinson Cook Smith Sanford

VIKINGS DEFENSE

VIKINGS OFFENSE


RUSHES OF 15+ YARDS78t Adrian Peterson at Detroit (9/8/13)

2013 LONG PLAYS

PASSES OF 20+ YARDS47 Christian Ponder to Jerome Simpson vs. Detroit (9/8/13)44 Christian Ponder to Jerome Simpson vs. Detroit (9/8/13)21 Christian Ponder to Kyle Rudolph vs. Detrpot (9/8/13)20 Christian Ponder to Greg Jennings vs. Detroit (9/8/13)

52 Blair Walsh at Detroit (9/8/13)

78t Adrian Peterson rush at Detroit (9/8/13)

PASSES OF 20+ YARDSRUSHES OF 15+ YARDS

LONG TOUCHDOWNS OF 15+ YARDS

LONG FIELD GOALS OF 40+ YARDS

INTERCEPTION RETURNS OF 10+ YARDS10 Erin Henderson at Detroit (9/8/13)


AT DETROIT (9/8/13)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, 93 DT K. Williams

2013 GAMEDAY INACTIVES


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 – J. Allen 1.0Lions – 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

• Jared Allen becomes the first Vikings player to reach 75 sacks in first six seasons.1) 75.0 Jared Allen, 2008-13 2) 58.5 John Randle, 1990-953) 54.5 Chris Doleman, 1985-904) 54.0 Alan Page, 1967-725) 53.0 Keith Millard, 1985-90

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


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

UPDATED PLAYER BIOS• Includes Updated Career Statistics

2013 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS

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#69 Jared allen • de 6th Year Vikings/10th Year NFL • Idaho State

2013 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

9/8 at Det: Captain versus Detroit...Started at RE and was credited with 4 solo tack-les, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 3 QB hurries and 2 passes defensed...Was Allen’s 75th sack as a Viking...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Set new Vikings record and career-best with 22.0 sacks in 2011, nearly matching the NFL record of 22.5.

• Leads NFL since his rookie year in 2004 with 118.0 sacks. Has 4 sacks in 5 playoff games.

• Became the 1st Vikings player to reach 75 sacks in their first 6 seasons. Allen (75), Randle (58.5), Doleman (54.5), Page (54), Millard (53).

• Moved into 2nd place in NFL history for most sacks in first 9 seasons...Reggie White (137), Jared Allen (117) and Derrick Thomas (107.5).

• Earned 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 2011.

• Selected to his 5th Pro Bowl after the 2012 season. Allen led the Vikings with 12 sacks on the season. Allen has led the Vikings in all 5 years he has played here. 6th consecutive season with double-digit sacks.

• Was runner-up in 2011 AP Defensive Player of the Year voting...Earned 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro honors and Pro Bowl berths from 2007-09.

• Led Vikings and ranked 2nd in the NFL with 14.5 sacks in 2009.

• Matched NFL career record and set Vikings record with 4 career safeties.

• Had career-best 2 INTs during 2010.

• Scored 4 career TDs, 2 on defense with a 36-yard INT return at Detroit (1/2/11) • and returned a fumble 52 yards for a score at St. Louis (10/11/09)...Scored 2 TDs on receptions in goal-line situations while with Kansas City.

• Posted 4.5 sacks vs. Green Bay (10/5/09), the 2nd-most in a game in Vikings history.Has 20 career multi-sack games, including playoffs.

• Scored a pair of TDs on goal-line receptions in 2007, hauling in a 2-yard pass vs. San Diego (12/2/07) and a 1-yarder at Detroit (12/23/07).

• His 15.5 sacks in 2007 is the 2nd-best single-season performance in Kansas City history behind Derrick Thomas’ 20.0 in 1990...Ranks 6th in Chiefs history with 43.0 career sacks...Set Chiefs record and led NFL with 6 fumble recoveries in 2006.

• Entered the NFL as a 4th-round pick (#126) by Chiefs in 2004...Was the 12th DE drafted in 2004.

• Acquired by the Vikings via trade with Kansas City on 4/23/08, sending the Vikings 1st-round pick (#17) and both 3rd-round picks (#73, #82) along with swapping 6th-round picks (#182 for #187) with the Chiefs.

Jared allen Continued:

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/1 142/136 (61/55-KC; 81/81-MIN) 5/5 (1/1-KC; 4/4-MIN)

Allen’s 2013 Season HighsTackles..................4 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Sacks .................1.0 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13INTs ......................1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13TFL ....................1.0 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13QB Pressures .......3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Passes Defensed .2 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Allen’s Career HighsTackles................10 ..........at Denver, 9/26/05; vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09Sacks .................4.5 ..........vs Green Bay, 10/5/09INTs ......................1 ..........vs Seattle, 10/29/06; vs. Chi, 11/29/09; at GB, 10/24/10; at Det., 1/2/11Forced Fumbles....2 ..........vs. Washington, 10/16/05Fum Recoveries ...2 ..........vs. Washington, 10/16/05; at Oakland, 12/23/06; at St. Louis, 10/11/09Blocked FG ...........1 ..........at Indianapolis, 11/18/07QB Pressures .....10 ..........at Chicago, 11/14/10Safety ...................1 ..........vs Detroit, 10/12/08; vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08

JARED ALLEN’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 4 0 4 1.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 4 0 4 1.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2CAREER 486 152 638 73.0* 118 356 30 16 5 46

*TFL totals with Minnesota - Kansas City did not record TFLs

2011 TOTALS 23 4 27 2.0 8.5 16 1 1 1 2 *888826 13 5 40



#48 Matt asiata • rB2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Utah


9/8 at Det: Saw action on special teams...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Spent part of opening week of 2011 on Vikings practice squad before his

release on 9/7/11.• Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent for training camp and preseason.

• Appeared in all 16 games during the 2012 season.

• Returned 2 kicks for 40 yards against Jacksonville (9/9/12) in the Week 1 win. Also caught 1 pass for 2 yards - his 1st NFL reception.

• Received his 1st 2 NFL carries on 10/7/12 vs. Tennessee. Picked up 8 yards on the 2 carries and added his 1st Special Teams tackle in the win.

• Made his NFL playoff debut on 1/5/13 at Green Bay. Did not record any stats in his apperance.

• 2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 17/0 1/0

Asiata’s Career HighsReceptions............1 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Receiving Yards ....2 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Reception ....2 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Rushes .................2 ..........vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12Rushing Yards ......8 ..........vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12Long Rush ............5 ..........vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12ST Tackles ............2 ..........at Houston, 12/23/12

ASIATA’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

RUSHING

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0.0 - 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 - 0CAREER 3 9 3.0 5 0

#60 Jeff BaCa • GRookie • UCLA


9/8 at Det: Inactive...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Drafted by the Vikings in the 6th round (#196) in the 2013 NFL Draft.

• Teammates with fellow 2013 Vikings draft selection, P Jeff Locke. They played together for 4 seasons.

• Started 45 games at 2 different positions during his collegiate career, 25 at G and 20 at T.




#91 Chase Baker • dt1st Year Vikings/1st Year NFL • Boise State


9/8 at Det: Appeared on special teams...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Spent the 2012 season on the Vikings practice squad.

• Joined the Vikings as an Undrafted Free Agent heading into the 2012 season.

• Made his NFL debut on 9/8/13 at Detroit and appeared on special teams.


BAKER’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

#61 Joe BerGer • C 3rd Year Vikings/9th Year NFL • Michigan Tech



CAREER NOTES• Joined the NFL as a 6th round (#183) draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in 2005.

• Signed by the Vikings on 9/12/11. 9th year veteran has spent time with Carolina, Dallas and Miami.

• Appeared in all 16 games in 2012 with the Vikings. It was just the 2nd time in Berger’s career (2009-Miami) where he appeared in all 16 games.

• Made his NFL playoff debut on 1/5/13 in Green Bay for the Wild Card matchup.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 72/17 (8/0-Dal; 34/20-Mia; 30/7 MIN) 1/0-MIN



#4 MCleod Bethel-thoMpson • QB2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Sacramento State



CAREER NOTES• Signed by Vikings on 1/13/12.• Inactive for all 16 games for the Vikings in 2012 as a free agent. • Was active for the Vikings/Packers Wild Card Playoff game on 1/5/13 but did

not see the field. • Spent time in Arena Football League, NFL and United Football League during a

hectic 2011 affected by the NFL lockout.• Began pro career with Arena League’s San Jose SaberCats in spring 2011.• Played with UFL’s Sacramento Mountian Lions following release by 49ers.• Ended 2011 season on Dolphins’ practice squad.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 0/0 0/0

BETHEL-THOMPSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

PASSING

OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Ratingat DET - 9/8 INACTIVEat CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0CAREER 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

#59 desMond Bishop • lB1st Year Vikings/7th Year NFL • California


9/8 at Det: Did not play...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Signed by Vikings on 6/27/13 after 6 seasons in Green Bay. • Starter on Packers Super Bowl XLV championship team. Recorded 9 tackles

and a FF in the victory over Pittsburgh. • Missed the 2012 season due to a hamstring injury. • Led the Packers defense and set a personal best of 142 tackles and 5 sacks

in 2011. • Posted a career-best 20 tackles (10/16/11) vs. St. Louis. • Took over a starting role in 2010 and ranked 2nd on the team with 121 tackles. • His lone INT came against former teammate Brett Favre (10/24/10) and

returned it 32 yards for a TD in Green Bay. • Led Green Bay with 22 special teams tackles in 2009. • Earned 1st career start vs. Houston (12/7/08) and responded with 12 tackles,

1 sack and 2 FF.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 69/26 (69/26 GB; 0/0 MIN) 7/5 (GB)

Bishop’s Career HighsTackles................20 ..........vs. St. Louis, 10/16/11Solo Tackles .......15 ..........vs. St. Louis, 10/16/11Sack...................1.0 ..........9 times, last vs. Minnesota, 11/14/11INTs ......................1 ..........vs. Minnesota, 10/24/10Long INT Return 32t ..........vs. Minnesota, 10/24/10Forced Fumbles....2 ..........vs. Houston, 12/7/08Passes Defensed .2 ..........@ NY Jets, 10/31/10; vs. Chicago, 1/2/11ST Tackles ............4 ..........@ St. Louis, 12/16/07; vs. Dallas, 11/15/09

BISHOP’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 DID NOT PLAYat CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 224 86 310 0.0* 9 0^ 7 1 1 13

*TFL totals with Minnesota - Green Bay did not record TFLs ^ QB Hurries with Minnesota - Green Bay did not record QBHs



#36 roBert Blanton • s2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Notre Dame


9/8 at Det: Led the team with 2 special teams tackles...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Finished 5th on the team with 10 special teams tackles in 2012. Appeared in 13 games as a rookie. 1st NFL game on 9/9/12 vs. Jacksonville.

• Saw his first action on defense against Tennessee on 10/7/12 after a Harrison Smith ejection and finished the contest with 5 tackles (4 solo), 1 TFL and 1 PBU.

• Made his NFL playoff debut on 1/5/13 at Green Bay and recorded 1 special teams tackle.

• Selected #139 overall in the 2012 draft out of Notre Dame.

• Joins former college teammate Harrison Smith in the Vikings 2012 draft class, the 1st Notre Dame pair to be drafted by the Vikings in the same year in team history.

• Former college teammate of Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph.


Blanton’s Career HighsTackles..................5 ..........vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12Tackles For Loss...1 ..........vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12Passes Defensed .1 ..........vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12ST Tackles ............2 ..........at Chicago, 11/25/12, at StL, 12/16/12, at Detroit, 9/8/13

BLANTON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

SPECIAL TEAMS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKat DET - 9/8 1 1 2 - - -at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 1 1 2 0 0 0

DEFENSE

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

#89 John Carlson • te 2nd Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Notre Dame


9/8 at Det: Saw action on offense and was targerted on 1 throw...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Joined the Vikings as a free agent after 4 seasons with Seattle.• Is one of 2 members on the Vikings (Marcus Sherels) from Minnesota on the

Vikings active roster. • Appeared in 14 games in 2012 for the Vikings, making 6 starts. • Enjoyed record-setting seasons with Seahawks, establishing top 2 seasons for

catches by a TE with 55 as a rookie and 51 in 2009.• Set Seahawks record for TDs in a season by a TE with 7 in 2009 and the top

2 single-season yardage marks by a TE with 627 as a rookie and 574 in 2009.• Earned All-Rookie honors in 2008.• Led Seattle in catches, yards and TDs as a rookie, only the 4th time a rookie TE

led his team in all 3 areas, joining Mike Ditka (1961), Bob Trumpy (1968) and Keith Jackson (1988).

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 62/44 (47/38 - Sea, 15/6 - Min) 3/0 (2/0 - Sea., 1/0 - Min.)

Carlson’s 2013 Season Highs

Carlson’s Career HighsReceptions............8 ..........vs. New England, 12/7/08Receiving Yards 105 ..........at Dallas, 11/27/08Long Catch .........42 ..........vs. Arizona, 10/18/09Receiving TDs ......2 ..........vs. St. Louis, 9/13/09

CARLSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0.0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 145 1562 10.8 42 13



#16 Matt Cassel • QB 1st Year Vikings/9th Year NFL • Southern California



CAREER NOTES• Joined Minnesota as a free agent in the 2013 offseason. Spent 4 seasons (05-

08) in New England and Kansas City (09-12). • Earned Pro Bowl honors in 2010 with the Chiefs. Set a career-high with 27 TD

passes on the way to winning the AFC West, KC’s first division title since ‘03. • Has led 9 career comeback wins when tied or trailing in the 4th quarter of games• Started 62 of his 78 career regular season games. • Thrown for 300+ yards in 7 games and 400+ in 3 games. • Replaced Tom Brady in 2008 after a Week 1 knee injury. Cassel led the Patriots

to a 10-5 mark as the starting QB. • Part of the 2007 Patriots squad that went undefeated in regular season play and

advanced to Super Bowl XLII against the New York Giants.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 78/62 (48/47 - KC, 30/15 - NE) 1/1 (KC)

Cassel’s Career HighsAttempts .............53 ..........at Denver, 11/14/10Completions........33 ..........at Denver, 11/14/10Passing Yards ...469 ..........at Denver, 11/14/10Long Pass..........76t ..........vs. Arizona, 12/21/08QB Rating ......138.9 ..........at Indianapolis, 10/9/11Passing TDs .........4 ..........4 times, last at Indianapolis, 10/9/11Interceptions .........4 ..........vs. Buffalo, 12/13/09Rushing Attempts .9 ..........vs. Buffalo, 11/9/08; vs. Miami, 11/6/11Rushing Yards ....62 ..........vs. NY Jets, 11/13/08Long Rush ..........23 ..........at Seattle, 11/28/10Rushing TDs .........1 ..........4 times, last vs. Arizona, 9/9/12

CASSEL’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

PASSING

OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Ratingat DET - 9/8 DID NOT PLAYat CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0CAREER 2,044 1,203 13,495 58.9% 82 57 76t 160 881 80.4

#57 audie Cole • lB2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL• NC State


9/8 at Det: Appeared on special teams and notched 1 tackle...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Made his NFL debut on 9/23/12 vs. San Francisco.

• Appeared in his first playoff game vs. Green Bay on 1/5/13.

• Selected #210 overall in 2012 by the Vikings.

• Becomes the 8th LB chosen in the 7th round by the Vikings all-time.

• First North Carolina State LB ever drafted by the Vikings.

• Returned 2 INTs for TD against Buffalo (8/17/12) during Week 2 of the preseason.


Cole’s Career HighsST Tackles ............1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

COLE’S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKat DET - 9/8 1 0 1 - - -at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 0 0



#20 Chris Cook • CB 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Virginia


9/8 at Det: Started and registered 3 solo tackles and 2 passes defensed...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES

• Set career-highs in both games started (10) and games played (10) in 2012.

• Tallied his 1st career sack on 9/9/12 vs. Jacksonville against Blaine Gabbert. Add-ed 3 PBUs in the same game which is a career-high.

• Led the 2012 Vikings with 14 passes defended while only playing in 10 games.

• Made his NFL Playoff debut against Green Bay on 1/5/13 and notched 2 tackles.

• Was the highest CB drafted by the Vikings at 34th overall since Dewayne Washing-ton was taken with the 18th overall pick in 1994.

• Becomes the first ever player selected out of the University of Virginia by the Vi- kings.

• Was selected with a pick the Vikings acquired following a Day 1 draft trade with Detroit, giving the Lions the #30 overall pick for the Lions’ 2nd round pick (#34), the Lions’ 4th-round pick (#100).


Cook’s 2013 Season HighsTackles..................3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles .........3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Passes Defensed .2 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Cook’s Career HighsTackles..................6 ..........vs Det., 9/26/10, at Chi., 11/14/10, vs. AZ, 10/9/11, at Ind. 9/16/12Solo Tackles .........5 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Pass breakups.......3..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs Tennessee, 10/7/12ST Tkls .................2 ..........at San Diego, 9/11/11TFL .......................1 ..........vs. Detroit, 9/25/11, vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

COOK’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13- - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2CAREER 66 16 82 2 1 0 0 0 0 26

#51 larry dean • lB 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL• Valdosta State



CAREER NOTES• Has not missed a game in 2 NFL seasons playing in all 32 contests.

• Was 2nd on the Vikings in special teams tackles with 15 in 2012. Had 5 contests where he recorded 2 tackles.

• Has been nominated by Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer as the Vikings Pro Bowl specialist in 2011 and 2012.

• Made his NFL playoff debut on 1/5/13 in Green Bay. Talled 1 tackle in the Wild Card contest.

• Appeared in his first NFL game at San Diego on 9/11/11 making 3 special teams tackles which is a career-high.

• Played in all 16 games and ranked 4th in special teams tackles for Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2011.

• Helped the Vikings finish with a 26.9 kick return average, a team record and ranked 2nd in the NFL in 2011.

• Broke the Valdosta State career tackles record held by former Blazer star and NFL standout Jessie Tuggle.

• Joins teammate Brandon Fusco and J’Marcus Webb as Division II players on the Vikings roster.


Dean’s 2013 Season Highs

Dean’s Career HighsDef. Tackles ..........1 ..........at Chicago, 10/16/11, at Chicago, 11/25/12ST Tackles ............3 ..........at San Diego, 9/11/11

DEAN’S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKat DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0



#40 rhett ellison • te/fB2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Southern California


9/8 at Det: Started at FB and helped spring Adrian Peterson on his 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st play from scrimmage in 2013...Recorded 1 special teams tackle...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Appeared in all 16 games in 2012, making 7 starts. Played a major role in the

Vikings run game and pass protection. • Finished the season with 13 special teams tackles which ranked 3rd. • Recorded 7 receptions for 65 yards during the 2012 season.

• Made his NFL playoff debut on 1/5/13 at Green Bay. • Joins former USC teammate Matt Kalil in 2012 Vikings draft class.• Kalil and Ellison were 2 of the 3 USC players drafted in 2012.• Selected with club’s 2nd of 3 picks in the 4th round (#128 overall).• Following his father, Riki, as an NFL player. Riki was a 2-time Super Bowl win-

ner and a 10-year veteran LB with San Francisco and LA Raiders.


Ellison’s 2013 Season HighsST Tackles ............1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Ellison’s Career HighsST Tackles ............2 ..........5 times; most recently, vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Forced Fumble .....1 ..........vs Arizona, 10/21/12Receptions............2 ..........vs Tennessee, 10/7/12Receiving Yards ..35 ..........vs Tennessee, 10/7/12Long Reception ..29 ..........vs Tennessee, 10/7/12

ELLISON’S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS


RECEIVING

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 - - - - -at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 7 65 9.3 29 0

#90 fred evans • dt 7th Year Vikings/8th Year NFL • Texas State

2013 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 9/8 at Det: Started at DT in the absence of K. Williams and recorded 4 tackles (3 solo) and 1 pass defensed...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Posted career-best 2.0 sacks, 6.0 TFLs and 2 PBUs in 2012. Appeared in all 16 games and made 1 start.

• Appeared in his 4th career playoff game and notched 5 tackles and 1 TFL in the Wild Card contest in Green Bay.

• Had career-high 35 tackles in 2011.

• Played in all 16 games for the Vikings top-ranked rush defense in 2009.

• Excelled in 2009 playoff action for the Vikings, notching 10 tackles, 6 QB hurries, 2 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in 3 career playoff games.

• Replaced injured DT Pat Williams in 2008 for the final 2 regular season games and Wild Card playoff game...Notched 1st career sack at NY Giants (11/25/07) when he caught eventual Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/1 82/4 (81/4-MIN; 1/0-MIA) 4/1 (4/1-MIN)

Evans’ 2013 Season HighsTackles..................4 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles .........3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Passes Defensed .1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Evans’ Career HighsTackles..................6 ..........at Chicago, 10/16/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11Solo Tackles .........5 ..........vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11Sacks .................1.0 ..........at N.Y. Giants, 11/25/07, at Chicago, 11/25/12, at Houston, 12/23/12Tackle For Loss ....3 ..........at Chicago, 11/25/12QB Pressures .......5 ..........vs. Houston, 11/2/08Passes Defensed .2 ..........at Detroit, 9/30/12; vs. Chicago, 12/9/12

EVANS’ SEASON AND CAREER STATS

DEFENSE




#42 JeroMe felton • fB2nd Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Furman


9/8 at Det: Suspended...9/15 at Chi: Suspended...9/22 vs. Cleveland: Suspend-ed...

CAREER NOTES• Named 2nd Team All-Pro following the 2012 season with Minnesota.

• Earned 1st trip to Pro Bowl, named the starting FB. Only 3rd Vikings FB to make Pro Bowl roster (T. Richardson, B. Brown). Scored a receiving TD in the Pro Bowl.

• Helped RB Adrian Peterson earn MVP honors and rush for the 2nd highest total in NFL history with 2,097 yards. Felton appeared in all 16 games, making 7 starts. Peterson eclipsed the 100+ yard rushing mark 10 times in ‘12, matching his own team record.

• Made his playoff debut on 1/5/13 at Green Bay.

• Served as regular FB for Detroit from 2008-10 and played with Carolina and Indianapolis in 2011.

• Originally joined the NFL as a 5th-round (#146) draft pick by Detroit in 2008.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 72/26 (42/16-Det, 9/1-Car, 5/2-Ind, 16/7-Min) 1/1 (1/1 MIN)

Felton’s 2013 Season Highs

Felton’s Career HighsRushes .................6 ..........vs. Green Bay, 12/12/10Rushing Yards ....15 ..........vs. Green Bay, 12/12/10Long Rush ..........10 ..........at Chicago, 10/4/09Receptions............3 ..........at Chicago, 10/4/09, vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09Receiving Yards ..37 ..........vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09Long Reception ..27 ..........vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09

FELTON’S SEASON AND CAREER RECEIVING STATS

RECEIVING

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 SUSPENDED at CHI - 9/15 SUSPENDED vs. CLE - 9/22 SUSPENDED vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 37 315 8.5 27 0

#95 sharrif floyd • dt Rookie • Florida


9/8 at Det: Rotated along the defensive line and tallied 1 pass defensed...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES

• Made his NFL debut on 9/8/13 at Detroit. • Selected #23 overall, the 3rd DT selected overall.• Is the 1st DT selected by the Vikings in the 1st round since 2003 when the club

drafted Kevin Williams 9th overall.• Was 1 of 8 Gators selected in the 2013 NFL Draft.• The 1st of 3 players drafted by the Vikings in the 1st round, marking only the

second time in team history the team had 3 picks in the 1st round and the 1st time for an NFL team since St. Louis did it in 2001.


Floyd’s Season/Career HighsPasses Defensed .1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

FLOYD’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

DEFENSE




#63 Brandon fusCo • G 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Slippery Rock


9/8 at Det: Started at RG and helped spring Adrian Peterson on his 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st play from scrimmage in 2013...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Part of Vikings o-line in 2012 that started all 16 games as a unit, paving the way

for Adrian Peterson to earn NFL MVP honors and rush for 2,097 yards, the 2nd-best performance in NFL history.

• Became the 5th overall player and the highest-drafted player selected from Slippery Rock at #172 overall.

• Was the 1st SRU player to earn an invite to the Senior Bowl and to the annual Scouting Combine.


#32 toBy Gerhart • rB 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Stanford


9/8 at Det: Appeared late in the game, did not record any stats...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Notched 1st career 100-yard game at Washington (12/24/11), going for 109

yards on the day, 105 in the 2nd half

• Tied Vikings record for a RB with 2 TD receptions vs. New Orleans (12/18/11).

• Scored 1st career TD at Washington (11/28/10) in Interim Head Coach Leslie Frazier’s debut with the club.


Gerhart’s 2013 Season Highs

Gerhart’s Career HighsRushing Attempts 22 ..........at Washington, 11/28/10Rushing Yards ..109 ..........at Washington, 12/24/11Long Rush ..........67 ..........at Washington, 12/24/11Receptions............8 ..........vs Denver, 12/4/11Receiving Yards ..67 ..........at New England, 10/31/10Long Reception ..42 ..........vs Tampa Bay, 9/18/11Rushing TDs........1..............at Washington, 11/28/10, at Atlanta, 11/27/11, at Houston, 12/23/12Receiving TDs ......2 ..........vs New Orleans, 12/18/11

GERHART’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

RUSHING

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD at DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0 at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - 2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 240 1022 4.3 67 2

RECEIVING

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 64 512 8.0 42 3



#52 Chad Greenway • lB 8th Year Vikings/8th Year NFL • Iowa


9/8 at Det: Started and recorded 9 tackles (5 solo)...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Earned Pro Bowl honors in 2011 and 2012. Named 2nd Team All-Pro in 2012. • Led Vikings in tackles in 2008-2012 and ranked 2nd in 2007. Joins only Scott

Studwell (6) as the only players in Vikings history to lead the team in tackles 5+ straight seasons.

• Set career-high with 22 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11), the 2nd-most in Vi-kings history behind Studwell’s 24 at Detroit in 1985.


Greenway’s 2013 Season HighsTackles..................9 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles .........5 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Greenway’s Career HighsTackles................22 ..........vs Oakland, 11/20/11Solo Tackles .......15 ..........at Tampa Bay, 11/16/08Sacks ....................2 ..........vs San Francisco, 9/23/12QB Hurries ............3 ..........at Arizona, 12/14/08Passes Defensed .3 ..........at Arizona, 12/14/08; at Cleveland, 9/13/09Interceptions .........2 ..........at Detroit, 9/20/09Long INT Return 37t ..........at N.Y. Giants, 11/25/07Forced Fumbles....2 ..........vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07Fumble Recovery .1 ..........9 times, last at Chicago, 11/25/12Tackles for Loss .3.0 ..........at Green Bay, 10/24/10

GREENWAY’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 610 320 930 45 11.5 33 9 11 6 34

#97 everson Griffen • de 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Southern California


9/8 at Det: Rotated along the defensive line and notched 1 QB pressure...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Ranked 3rd on the team in 2012 with 8.0 sacks and scored 1st career TD on

INT return at St. Louis.• Attended the same high school, Agua Fria in Avondale, AZ, as Vikings Hall of

Famer Randall McDaniel.


Griffen’s 2013 Season HighsQB Pressure .........1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Griffen’s Career HighsTackles..................5 ..........vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10, at Green Bay, 12/2/12Solo Tackles .........4 ..........at Green Bay, 12/2/12QB Pressure .........4 ..........vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Sacks ....................3 ..........vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Tackles For Loss...3 ..........at Detroit, 9/30/12, vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Interception ...........1 ..........at St. Louis, 12/16/12 (39-yard TD)Special Teams Tkls 3 ..........at Kansas City, 10/2/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11Fumble Recovery .1 ..........3 times; last at Houston, 12/23/12

GRIFFEN’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS




#98 letroy Guion • dt 6th Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Florida State


9/8 at Det: Started and finished the contest with 3 assisted tackles...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Notched a career high 2.0 sacks at Detroit (9/30/12).• Started a career-best 15 regular season games and 1st career playoff game

in 2012.• Guion is only the 4th DT in team history to have 2 career blocked FGs joining

Alan Page (8), Jim Prestel (3) and Kevin Williams (2).


Guion’s 2013 Season HighsTackles..................3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Guion’s Career HighsTackles..................6 ..........at San Diego,9/11/11Solo Tackles ........4 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12QB Hurries ............2 ..........5 times; last at Detroit, 9/30/12Tackles for Loss....2............ at Atlanta, 11/27/11Forced Fumble .....1 ..........at Washington, 11/28/10Sacks ....................2 ..........at Detroit, 9/30/12Passes Defensed .1 ..........at St. Louis, 12/16/12Blocked FG ...........1 ..........vs Oakland, 11/20/11, vs San Francisco, 9/24/12

GUION’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS


#50 erin henderson • lB 6th Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Maryland


9/8 at Det: Started his 1st game at MLB and led the defense with 14 tackles (11 solo), 1 TFL and his 1st career INT...Both his solo tackles and total tackles are ca-reer-highs...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Regular starter at WLB in 2011 and 2012, set career-high with 112 tackles in

2012.• Made the transition to MLB during the 2013 offseason. Made his first career

start on 9/8/13 at Detroit and registered a career-high 14 tackles and 1st INT. • Started 1st career game in 2011 opener at San Diego (9/11/11), starting along-

side older brother, EJ, for the 1st time in their football careers. 2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/1 51/22 2/1

Henderson’s 2013 Season HighsTackles................14 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles ....... 11 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Tackle For Loss .1.0 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Interception ...........1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Henderson’s Career HighsTackles................14 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles ....... 11 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, at Detroit, 9/8/13Tackles For Loss...3 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Sack...................1.0 ..........4 times; most recently, at St. Louis, 12/16/12Forced Fumble .....1 ..........at Tennessee, 9/28/08, at Chicago, 10/16/11Fumble Recovery..1.............vs Miami, 9/19/10Interception ...........1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13ST Tkls .................4 ..........at Jacksonville, 11/23/08

HENDERSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 11 3 14 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 11 3 14 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1CAREER 143 79 222 19 4.5 4 4 1 1 6



#54 Gerald hodGes • lB Rookie • Penn State



CAREER NOTES• Selected in the 4th round (#120 overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft.• The highest drafted LB by the Vikings since Chad Greenway in 2006, the #17

pick overall.• Led Penn State in tackles as a junior and senior, posting over 100 stops each

season. 2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 0/0 0/0

Hodges’ 2013 Season/Career Highs

HODGES’ SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 INACTIVEat CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#24 a.J. Jefferson • CB 2nd Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Fresno State


9/8 at Det: Appeared on special teams, making 1 tackle...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Started 7 games with the Vikings in his 1st season with the club in 2012.• Acquired in trade from Arizona as teams made final roster cuts to 53-man

roster on 9/1/12.• Snared 1st career INT off Michael Vick at Philadelphia (11/13/11).• Originally joined Arizona as a rookie free agent in 2010

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 34/14 (18/7-Ari., 16/7-Min.) 1/1

Jefferson’s 2013 Season Highs ST Tackles ............1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Jefferson’s Career HighsTackles..................8 ..........at Seattle, 9/25/11, at Minnesota, 10/9/11Solo Tackles .........7 ..........at Seattle, 9/25/11, at Minnesota, 10/9/11Interception ...........1 ..........at Philadelphia, 11/13/11Fumble Recovery .1 ..........at Houston, 12/23/12Passes Defended .3 ..........at Washington, 9/18/11Kickoff Returns .....4 ..........at Cincinnati, 12/24/11Long KO Return..51 ..........at Seattle, 9/25/11

JEFFERSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS


JEFFERSON’S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS




#15 GreG JenninGs • wr 1st Year Vikings/8th Year NFL • Western Michigan


9/8 at Det: Started at WR while making his Vikings debut along with being a team captain...Added 3 receptions for 33 yards with a long catch of 20 yards...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Priority free agent signing by the Vikings after facing the crafty WR for 7 sea-

sons as a Packer. Joins former Packer LB Desmond Bishop in Minnesota. • Recorded 3 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons in 2008-2010 and has twice

caught 12 TDs in a season in 2007 and 2010. • 2-time Pro Bowl recipient in 2010 and 2011. • Has posted 23 career games with 100+ yards receiving and 6 career games

with multiple receiving TDs. • Is the NFL’s active leader with 4 receiving TDs over 80 yards. • Helped lead Green Bay to the Super Bowl XLV crown, catching 2 TDs in the

title game against Pittsburgh.• Was the 4th WR selected in the 2006 NFL Draft behind Santonio Holmes (1-

25-Pitt), Chad Jackson (2-36-NE) and Sinorice Moss (2-44-NYG).

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/1 97/87 (1/1-Min., 96/86-GB) 10/8 (0/0-Min., 10/8-GB)

Jennings’ 2013 Season Highs Receptions............3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Receiving Yards ..33 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Reception ..20 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Jennings’ Career HighsReceptions............9 ..........at Chicago, 9/25/11Receiving Yards 167 ..........at Detroit, 9/14/08Long Reception .86t ..........vs. Miami, 10/17/10Receiving TDs ......3 ..........at Minnesota, 11/21/10

JENNINGS’ SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 3 33 11.0 20 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 3 33 11.0 20 0CAREER 428 6570 15.4 86t 53

#74 Charlie Johnson • G3rd Year Vikings/8th Year NFL • Oklahoma State


9/8 at Det: Started at LG and helped spring Adrian Peterson on his 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st play from scrimmage in 2013...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Starter at LT for the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV and saw action as a reserve as

in Super Bowl XLI at RT• Has been a full-time starter blocking for the NFL MVP in 3 of the past 5 sea-

sons, paving the way for Adrian Peterson in 2012 after blocking for Peyton Manning in 2008 and 2009.

• Played in 11th career playoff game for Vikings in Wild Card game at Green Bay.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/1 106/87 (73/55-Ind., 33/33-Min.) 11/6 (10/5-Ind., 1/1-Min.)



#92 GeorGe Johnson • de2nd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Rutgers

2013 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS9/8 at Det: Inactive...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Acquired by Vikings as a practice squad player on 11/9/12 and promoted to

53-man roster on 12/22/12.• Entered NFL as a rookie free agent with Tampa Bay in 2010.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 11/0 (9/0-Min., 2/0-TB) 0/0

Johnson’s Career HighsTackles..................2 ..........vs. Houston, 11/13/11Solo Tackles .........2 ..........vs. Houston, 11/13/11

JOHNSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 INACTIVEat CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#75 Matt kalil • t2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Southern California

2013 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS9/8 at Det: Started at LT and helped spring Adrian Peterson on his 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st play from scrimmage in 2013...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• The 2nd-highest drafted offensive lineman in Vikings history behind Hall of

Famer and fellow USC OT Ron Yary, the #1 overall pick in 1968.• Joined Todd Steussie in 1994 as the OTs to start all 16 games of their rookie

campaigns in team history.• Brother, Ryan is a Pro Bowl C for Carolina and father, Frank, was signed by

Buffalo as a C before playing in the USFL.




#71 phil loadholt • t 5th Year Vikings/5th Year NFL • Oklahoma

2013 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS9/8 at Det: Started at LT and helped spring Adrian Peterson on his 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st play from scrimmage in 2013...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Has started all 64 games he has played with the Vikings.• Named to All-Rookie team after stepping into starting RT job in 2009 and start-

ing all but 1 game.• Part of Vikings line that started all 16 games and playoff contest as a unit in

2012.


#48 ZaCh line • fB Rookie • SMU


9/8 at Det: Appeared on offense and special teams in his NFL debut, the only non-drafted rookie from 2013 to appear in the game for the Vikings...Caught 1 pass for 8 yards...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Totaled 4,185 rushing yards, which is 2nd in school history behind Erik Dick-

erson, and 47 rushing TDs, whichi is tied for the most in school history with Dickerson, in 50 career games, including 41 starts at SMU.

• Only player in SMU history to have 3 seasons with 1,200+ rushing yards.• Made the Vikings 2013 53-man roster after signing with the team as an UDFA.


Line’s Season/Career HighsReceptions............1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Receiving Yards ....8 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Reception ....8 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

LINE’S SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 1 8 8.0 8 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 1 8 8.0 8 0CAREER 1 8 8.0 8 0



#12 Jeff loCke • p Rookie • UCLA


9/8 at Det: Punted 5 times with a 42.2 avg. and a 34.8 net...landed 1 punt inside the 20 and had a long punt of 54 yards...Held on 3 extra points and a 52-yard FG that all were successful...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Made his Vikings and NFL debut on 9/8/13 at Detroit. • Is the highest drafted P in Vikings history (155th overall) and the 6th P chosen

in team history.• Was born in Germany while his father was stationed there with the US Air

Force.


Locke’s 2013 Season/Career HighsPunts ....................5 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Punt ...........54 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Punting Net ......34.8 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Punting Average 42.2 .........at Detroit, 9/8/13Inside the 20 .........1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

LOCKE’S PUNTING STATS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Ret. Ret. Yds. Net Yds. Net Avg. TB I20 LG BLat DET - 9/8 5 211 42.2 5 37 174 34.8 0 1 54 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 5 211 42.2 5 37 174 34.8 0 1 54 0CAREER 5 211 42.2 5 37 174 34.8 0 1 54 0

#46 Cullen loeffler • ls 10th Year Vikings/10th Year NFL • Texas


9/8 at Det: Appeared on special teams and recorded 1 tackle, was also a team captain...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Snapped on 5 of the 6 longest FGs in Vikings history.• Has 33 special teams tackles in his 9 seasons.• Was recognized by USA Football on its All-Fundamentals Team in 2011.• Missed 1st time of his NFL career, going on injured reserve for the final 5

games.• Ranks 2nd in Vikings history for career games by a long snapper.• Won the long-snapping position in 2004 training camp.• Originally signed by the Vikings on 5/3/04.

Most Games Played by a Vikings Long Snapper

1. Mike Morris - 144 2.CullenLoeffler-140


LOEFFLER’S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS

OPPONENT U A T FF FR at DET - 9/8 1 0 1 0 0 at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - at GB - 11/24 - - - - - vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 0



#56 MiChael Mauti • lBRookie • Penn State

2013 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS9/8 at Det: Inactive...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Named the Big Ten’s Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year winner in 2012.• Father, Rich, played with New Orleans and Washington as a WR and played at

Penn State from 1975-76. His brother, Patrick, was a teammate of his at PSU.• Was drafted in the 7th round (213th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, joining

his college teammate Gerald Hodges (4th round) as Vikings draft selections.


Mauti’s Season/Career Highs

MAUTI’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS


#55 Marvin MitChell • lB2nd Year Vikings/7th Year NFL • Tennessee


9/8 at Det: Appeared on defense and special teams and recorded 1 tackle in both phases of the game...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Started 2 games in 2012 for Vikings WLB.• Played on New Orleans’ Super Bowl XLIV champion squad, starting the title

game when Saints opened in 3-4 alignment.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 83/4 (55/2-NO, 16/0-Mia., 12/2-Min.) 5/2 (4/2-NO, 1/0-Min.)

Mitchell’s 2013 Season HighsTackles......................1 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13ST Tackles ................1 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13

Mitchell’s Career HighsTackles......................5 .......vs NY Jets, 1/1/12; at Baltimore, 12/19/10Solos.........................5 .......at Baltimore, 12/19/10Sacks .....................1.0 .......at Baltimore, 12/19/10; at San Diego, 12/2/11Interception ...............2 .......vs NY Jets, 1/1/12Long INT Return .....55 .......vs NY Jets, 1/1/12

MITCHELL’S DEFENSIVE STATS


SPECIAL TEAMS STATS




#84 Cordarrelle patterson • wr Rookie • Tennessee


9/8 at Det: Returned 2 kicks for 54 yards with a long of 30...Caught 1 pass and took it 10 yards for a first down...9/15 at Chi:

COLLEGE NOTES• Made his NFL and Vikings debut on 9/8/13 at Detroit.

• Earned All-SEC honors in his lone season of Division I football.

• Set UT record with 1,858 all-purpose yards, breaking record set by Reggie Cobb in 1987.

• Became 1st player in NCAA to score a TD 4 different ways in a season since 2008 (receiving, rushing, punt return, kickoff return).

• Joins only Carl Pickens in UT history by scoring a TD 4 different ways in their Vol-unteer uniform and is the only UT player to do it in a single season.

• Became only 2nd UT player with a PR and a KOR score in the same season, join-ing Bobby Gordon in 1957 and joins only Gordon, Stanley Morgan and Willie Gault to accomplish the feat in a career

• Ranked 2nd in SEC history for single-season KOR avg. at 28.0 (24/671) and set UT record.

• Notched his career-best 275 all-purpose yards vs. Troy, the 2nd-best total in UT history.


Patterson’s Season/Career HighsKick Returns .............2 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Kick Return ....30 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Receptions................1 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Reception ......10 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13

PATTERSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

RECEIVING


KICK RETURNS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TDat DET - 9/8 2 54 27.0 0 30 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 2 54 27.0 0 30 0CAREER 2 54 27.0 0 30 0

#28 adrian peterson • rB 7th Year Vikings/7th Year NFL • Oklahoma


9/8 at Det: Turned his 1st carry of the 2013 NFL season into a 78-yard TD...The 78-yard TD tied a Week 1 Vikings record (Robert Smith - ‘97 @ Buffalo) for longest rush in the opening game...It is also the longest run on a player’s 1st carry since the NFL merger in 1970...Finished the game with 2 rushing TDs (78, 4) and 1 receiving TD (4)...Totaled 93 rushing yards on the day to go with 18 receiving yards...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• In 6 seasons with the Vikings he has posted 5 of the top 6 single-season rushing yardage marks in club history - #1, #2, #4, #5 and #6.

• Peterson had 67 rush TDs, 4th most, in first 80 NFL games. Trails Emmitt Smith (78), Jim Brown (76) and LaDanian Tomlinson (73).

• Had the 3rd most rushing yards in NFL history after 90 career games: Eric Dicker-son (9,915), Jim Brown (9,322) and Adrian Peterson (8,942).

• Peterson moves into 7th place all-time in scoring for the Vikings with 502 points.

• Holds Vikings career record with 78 rushing TDs along with most carries in team history with 1,772. Ranks 1st in Vikings history for career rushing yards with 8,942

• 1st in team history with 37 career 100-yard rushing games.

• 1st in Vikings history with 19 runs of 50+ yards. R. Smith 2nd with 12. Also holds team record with 6 runs of 70+ yards, R. Smith has 5.

• Has 86 games in which he has been the Vikings leading rusher. Chuck Foreman is 2nd with 77.

• Averaged 6.0 YPC in 2012 a Vikings record and 3rd best in NFL history. Averaged 99.4 YPG during career which is also 3rd best in NFL history.

• Set Vikings record with 18 rushing TDs in 2009 and ranks 2nd in team history for total TDs in a season, trailing Chuck Foreman’s 22 in 1975.

• Set Vikings single-season rushing record with 2,097 yards in 2012. 2nd best in NFL history falling 9 yards short of the record held by Eric Dickerson. 7th player to top 2K yards.

• Named Associated Press MVP for 2012 along with AP Offensive Player of the Year, FedEx Ground Player of the Year, Fantasy Football Player of the Year by NFL.com.

• Set a Pro Bowl record for career rushing TDs with 4 over his 5 selections.

• Became the 1st Viking to lead the NFL in rushing twice in 2008 and 2012.

• Re-wrote the Vikings rookie record book with one of the biggest debut seasons in NFL history en route to the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year awards.

• Set NFL single-game rushing mark with 296 yards vs. San Diego (11/4/07).

• Came to the Vikings as the 10th RB selected by the team in the 1st round...The only Vikings RBs selected as high or higher were Tommy Mason (#1, 1961), Clinton Jones (#2, 1967) and Darrin Nelson (#7, 1982).

• Named to 50 Greatest Vikings team as part of 50th season celebration in 2010.

• 2008, 2009, 2012 Associated Press All-Pro 1st Team.

• NFC Offensive Player of the Week at Chicago (10/14/07), vs. San Diego (11/4/07), vs. Green Bay (11/9/08), vs. Detroit (9/26/09), vs. Arizona (10/9/11), vs. Arizona (10/21/12)...FedEx Ground Player of the Week at Chicago (10/14/07), vs. San Di-ego (11/4/07), vs. Arizona (10/9/11), vs. Detroit (11/11/12).



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Peterson’s 2013 Season HighsRushes ...................18 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Rushing Yards ........93 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Rush .............78t .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Rushing TDs .............2 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Receptions................4 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Reception ........9 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Receiving TDs ..........1 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13

Peterson’s Career HighsRushing Attempts ...34 .......vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Rushing Yards ......296 .......vs. San Diego, 11/4/07Long Rush .............82t .......at Green Bay, 12/2/12, at St. Louis, 12/16/12Rushing TDs .............3 .......5 times, most recently, vs Arizona, 10/9/11Receptions................6 .......at Arizona, 12/6/09Receiving Yards ......73 .......at Carolina, 12/20/09Long Reception ......63 .......at Carolina, 12/20/09Kickoff Returns .........4 .......at Chicago, 10/14/07Kickoff Return Yards 128 ....at Chicago, 10/14/07Long Kickoff Return 53 .......at Chicago, 10/14/07

PETERSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

RUSHING

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 18 93 5.2 78t 2at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 18 93 5.2 78t 2CAREER 1772 8942 5.0 82t 78

RECEIVING


#7 Christian ponder • QB3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Florida State


9/8 at Det: Made his 2nd ever Week 1 start...Was 18-28 for 236 yards with 1 TD and 3 INTs...Rushed for 12 yards on 4 carries and lost 1 fumble...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Started final 10 games of season, matching Fran Tarkenton for team record for starts by a rookie QB and tied Tarkenton’s team record with 2 wins as a rookie.

• Started all 16 games in 2012, the sixth Vikings QB to do so.

• Set Vikings record for passing yards in a game with 381 vs. Denver (12/4), breaking Tarkenton’s 51-year-old record by over 100 yards.

• Had a pair of games with a 100+ passer rating...Set team records for attempts, completions and completion % by a rookie QB for a season and single-game rookie records passing attempts, completions and longest pass play.

• Ranks 2nd among Vikings rookie QBs for passing TDs in a season and passing yards in a season.

• Improved his completion percentage (62.1) and QB rating in 2012 after appearing in 10 more games than his rookie season. Led the Vikings to a 4-0 December to clinch their first playoff berth since 2009.

• Started 1st career game vs. Green Bay (10/23) and set Vikings record on 1st play from scrimmage with a 72-yard pass to Michael Jenkins, the longest pass play by a Vikings rookie QB.

• Saw 1st game action of career at Chicago (10/16) on Sunday Night Football.

• Earned 1st career win at Carolina (10/30) in 2nd career start, taking team on a 7-minute drive in the 4th quarter for a game-winning FG in the 24-21 win.

• Became the 3rd QB drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings, joining Tommy Kramer (#27, 1977) and Daunte Culpepper (#11, 1999).

• Was the 4th QB selected in the 2011 Draft following Cam Newton, Jake Locker and Blaine Gabbert.


Ponder’s 2013 Season HighsAttempts .................28 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Completions............18 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Passing TDs .............1 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Interceptions .............3 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Completion Pct. ...64.2 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Passing Yards .......236 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Pass...............47 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13 (J. Simpson)Rushing Att. ..............4 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Rushing Yards ........12 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Rush ..............11 .......at Detroit, 9/8/13

Ponder’s Career HighsAttempts .................52 .......at Washington, 10/14/12Completions............39 .......vs Denver, 12/4/11Completion Pct. ...77.1 .......at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Passing Yards .......381 .......vs Denver, 12/4/11Long Pass...............72 .......vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 (M. Jenkins)Highest QB Rating 120.2 ....vs Green Bay, 12/30/12 Passing TDs .............3 .......vs Denver, 12/4/11, vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Interceptions .............3 .......vs Oakland, 11/20/11, at Detroit, 12/11/11Rushing Attempts .....7 .......vs San Francisco, 9/23/12, at Houston, 12/23/12Rushing Yards ........48 .......at Houston, 12/23/12Rushing TDs .............1 .......vs San Francisco, 9/23/12, at St. Louis, 12/16/12Long Rush ..............28 .......vs Oakland, 11/20/11



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PONDER’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

PASSING

OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Ratingat DET - 9/8 28 18 236 64.3% 1 3 47 3 11 63.1at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13- - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29- - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 28 18 236 64.3% 1 3 47 3 11 63.1CAREER 802 476 5,024 59.4% 32 28 72 65 359 76.4

RUSHING

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 4 12 3.0 11 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13- - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 4 12 3.0 11 0CAREER 92 484 5.3 29 2

#41 Mistral rayMond • s 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • South Florida



CAREER NOTES• Selected in the 6th round with the 170th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

• Is the 1st USF player drafted by the Vikings in club history.

• Started final 5 games and played in the final 10 during his rookie campaign in ‘11.

• Snared lone career INT at Washington (12/24/11) when he grabbed a Rex Gross-man pass and returned it 31 yards.

• Started 1st game vs. Denver (12/4/11)...Played in 1st game vs. Green Bay (10/23/11), seeing action on special teams.

• Posted career-best 7 tackles in consecutive weeks vs. New Orleans (12/18) and at Washington (12/24/11)...Recorded 1st career defensive stats with 3 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11).

• Saw 1st career playoff action at Green Bay (1/4/13) in Wild Card round.


Raymond’s 2013 Season Highs

Raymond’s Career HighsTackles......................7 .......vs Denver, 12/4/11Special Teams Tkls ...1 .......at Carolina, 10/30/11, vs Oakland, 11/20/11QB Pressures ...........1 .......vs Oakland, 11/20/11Fumble Recovery 1 (26) .....vs New Orleans, 12/18/11Interception ...............1 .......at Washington, 12/24/11Passes Defended .....2 .......vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

RAYMOND’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS




#29 Xavier rhodes • CB Rookie • Florida State

2013 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS9/8 at Det: Made his NFL and Vikings debut and started, posted 2 tackles on the day...9/15 at Chi:

COLLEGE NOTES• Appeared in 43 games at Florida State, making 38 starts.

• Was part of teams that went 38-16 during his FSU career.

• Won the ACC Championship following the 2012 season on their way to an Orange Bowl victory over Northern Illinois.

• Was the only ACC player to to be named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.

• Earned 1st-Team All-ACC honors following his junior season.

• Led the Seminole defense with 10 passes defensed and 3 interceptions in 2012.

• Was twice selected (2011-12) as the Mr. Dependable Skill Award winner at Florida State annual team banquet.


Rhodes’ 2013 Season/Career HighsTackles..................2 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles .........2 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

RHODES’ SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13- - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#21 Josh roBinson • CB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Central Florida


9/8 at Det: Started and recorded 4 tackles (3 solo) to go with 1 QB pressure and his 1st forced fumble which Harrison Smith recovered, added 1 special teams tack-le...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• The 2nd DB selected by the Vikings with their top 3 choices in the 2012 Draft and 1 of 3 DBs drafted in the Vikings 10 choices. 3rd Round, 66th overall.

• Recorded his 1st career interception against San Francisco (9/23/12) and Alex Smith. Robinson had 3 tackles, 1 INT and 1 PBU. He added a TD saving tackle on special teams when tracking down Kyle Williams.

• Helped shut down the Lions offense and only allow 1 TD on the day (9/30/12). Rob-inson set a career high with 8 tackles (7 solo) to go with 2 passes defended (career high). Earned his 1st NFL start on 9/30/12.

• Shined in the win over Chicago (12/9/12). Picked off Cutler and returned it 44 yards to set up an Adrian Peterson TD. Added 5 solo tackles and 1 special teams tackle.

• Posted the fastest 40-yard dash time at the 2012 combine at 4.33. Was the 1st player selected from a Florida college in the 2012 Draft.

• Is the 1st UCF player drafted by the Vikings since Daunte Culpepper in the 1st round of 1999.


Robinson’s 2013 Season HighsTackles..................4 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles .........3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Forced Fumbles....1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13QB Pressures .......1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13ST Tackle ..............1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Robinson’s Career HighsTackles..................8 ..........at Detroit, 9/30/12Solo Tackles .........7 ..........at Detroit, 9/30/12, vs Tennessee, 10/7/12ST Tackles ............2 ..........at Green Bay, 12/2/12Interceptions .........1 ..........vs San Francisco, 9/23/12, vs Chicago, 12/9/12Forced Fumbles....1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Long INT Return .44 ..........vs Chicago, 12/9/12Passed Defended .2 ..........at Detroit, 9/30/12, vs Tennessee, 10/7/12

ROBINSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0CAREER 54 11 65 0 0 1 1 0 2 9



#96 Brian roBison • de 7th Year Vikings/7th Year NFL • Texas


9/8 at Det: Started and amassed 4 tackles (3 solo), 1 TFL and 3 QB pressures...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Notched career-best 8.5 sacks and 8 passes defensed in 2012.

• Made his 2nd start on Opening Day season for the Vikings in as many years in the 2012 season.

• Had a record day against the Cardinals. Recorded 3.5 sacks (career high), 11 tackles (career high), 3 TFLs (career high), 6 QB hurries (season high) and 1 FF.

• Set a career high in passes defended with 3 against Tampa Bay. Added 4 tackles and 1 QB pressure.

• Signed contract extension in 2011 off-season.

• Was the last Viking to sack Packers QB Brett Favre.

• Exceptional UT athlete was a full-time starter his final 3 seasons in football and was NCAA runner-up in the shot put.


Robison’s 2013 Season HighsTackles..................4 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles .........3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Tackle For Loss ....1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13QB Hurries ............3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Robison’s Career HighsTackles................ 11 ..........vs Arizona, 10/21/12Sacks .................3.5 ..........vs Arizona, 10/21/12Forced Fumble .....1 ..........8 times; last vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Fumble Recoveries 2..........at Buffalo, 12/5/10QB Hurries...................6.............vs Tampa Bay, 9/18/11, vs Arizona, 10/21/12Tackle for Loss......3 ..........vs Arizona, 10/21/12Pass Defensed .....3 ..........vs Tampa Bay, 10/25/12

ROBISON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 3 1 4 1.0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 3 1 4 1.0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0CAREER 113 72 185 32 30 125 8 5 0 11

#82 kyle rudolph • te 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Notre Dame


9/8 at Det: Started and hauled in 2 passes for 27 yards with a long reception of 21 yards...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Had 9 TDs in 2012, 2nd most in Vikings history (Shiancoe, 11) and 2nd in the NFL by TEs in the 2012 season. 12 career TDs has him tied for 6th in Vikings history for career TDs by a TE.

• Selected to 2012 Pro Bowl and earned MVP honors with 5 rec., 122 yds. and 1 TD

• Tied for 2nd in Vikings history for a rookie TE with 8 starts.

• Scored all 3 of his TDs in the final 7 games of his rookie year.

• Tied the Vikings TE record with 2 TDs in a game. The 12 TE to accomplish the feat.

• Set career highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (64) in the win over Detroit. Added a 20-yard TD.

• Rudolph earned the start in Week 1 of the 2012 season vs. Jacksonville. Posted career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (67) with a long catch of 29-yards in the exciting win over Jacksonville.

• Was the 1st TE selected in the 2011 NFL Draft...Selected #43 overall, he is the 2nd-highest drafted TE in Vikings history behind Hal Bedsole (#19 overall) in 1964.

• Earned All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly and National Football Post.


Rudolph’s 2013 Season HighsReceptions............2 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Receiving Yards ..27 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Reception ..21 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Rudolph’s Career HighsReceptions............7 ..........vs Detroit, 11/11/12Receiving Yards ..67 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Reception ..41 ..........at Kansas City, 10/2/11Touchdowns..........2 ..........vs San Francisco, 9/23/12

RUDOLPH’S SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 2 27 13.5 21 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 2 27 13.5 21 0CAREER 81 769 9.5 41 12



#33 JaMarCa sanford • s5th Year Vikings/5th Year NFL • Mississippi


9/8 at Det: Started at SS and tallied 9 tackles (7 solo), also a team captain for the game...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Led 2012 Vikings with 4 FFs. Has started 27 of the last 32 games at SS.

• Posted a 2012 season-high 12 tackles (10 solo) in the loss to Tampa (10/25/12). Added 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure.

• Finished a 2012 contest against Seattle (11/4/12) with 9 tackles (5 solo). His 50th career game.

• Became the 1st Vikings rookie to start at safety (vs. Cin, ‘09) since Willie Offord on 11/2/02 against the N.Y. Giants.

• Ranked 3rd on the Vikings with 19 special teams tackles and a FF in 2009.

• Led team with 2 INTs and posted longest INT return of the season with a 52-yarder vs. Arizona.


Sanford’s 2013 Season HighsTackles..................9 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles .........7 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Sanford’s Career HighsTackles................16 ..........vs New Orleans, 12/18/11Solo Tackles ....... 11 ..........vs New Orleans, 12/18/11Special Teams Tkls 3 ..........vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09; vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09Forced Fumbles....1 ..........6 times; most recently vs Detroit, 11/11/12Fumble Recoveries 1..........4 times; most recently, at Detroit, 9/30/12Tackles for Loss ....2 ..........vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11Interceptions .........2 ..........vs. Arizona, 10/9/11Interception yards 52 ..........vs. Arizona, 10/9/11Passes Defended .3 ..........vs. Arizona, 10/9/11Sacks .................1.0 ..........at Philadelphia, 12/28/10

SANFORD’S SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 161 77 238 4 1 9 7 5 2 13

#34 andrew sendeJo • s3rd Year Vikings/3rdYear NFL • Rice



CAREER NOTES

• Saw action in career-high 13 games for the Vikings in 2012.

• Recorded a special teams tackle in 7 straight games in 2012.

• Played 2 games as a rookie in 2010 for Dallas. 3 games with the Vikings in 2011.

• Began pro career with UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions in 2010.

• Was a teammate with Coach Frazier’s son, Corey, at Rice in 2009. Sendejo and Corey were both safeties.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 19/0 (2/0-Dal, 17/0-Min) 1/0 (1/0-Min)

Sendejo’s 2013 Season Highs

Sendejo’s Career HighsSpecial Teams Tkls ...3 .......vs. Chicago, 12/9/12

SENDEJO’S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS




#35 MarCus sherels • CB 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Minnesota


9/8 at Det: Appeared on special teams and returned 1 punt for 6 yards...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Was an undrafted rookie out of Minnesota. Spent 15 weeks of the 2010 season on the practice squad before making his NFL debut at Detroit on 1/1/11.

• Earned his 1st start in the NFL against the Arizona Cardinals (10/9/11).

• Recorded his first NFL sack on Aaron Rodgers and finished the game with 5 solo tackles (10/23/11).

• Put up 3 tackles on defense in the win at Carolina but provided a 78-yard kick return to begin the game. It was the first return of Sherels’ career and the longest in team history against Carolina.

• Finished the 2011 season with 6 special teams tackles (4 solo, 2 assisted).

• Recorded his 1st NFL TD on a 77-yard punt return on 9/30/12 at Detroit. Was also his 25th birthday. Joined P. Harvin who had a 105 KR TD vs. Det. 3rd time Vikings have recorded both PR/KR TDs in same game, an NFL record.

• Finished 7th in the NFC in punt return average (9.0) in 2012.


Sherels’ 2013 Season HighsPunt Returns.........1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Return Yards .........6 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Return ..........6 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Sherels’ Career HighsPunt Returns.........6 ..........at Houston, 12/23/12Return Yards .......90 ..........vs Detroit, 9/25/11Long Return .......77t ..........at Detroit, 9/30/12Kick Returns .........5 ..........vs Denver, 12/4/11Long Kick Return 78 ..........at Carolina, 10/30/11ST Tackles ............2 ..........vs Detroit, 9/25/11, at Houston, 12/23/12Defensive Tackles .6 ..........vs New Orleans, 12/18/11QB Pressures .......2 ..........at St. Louis, 12/16/12Sacks ....................1 ..........vs Green Bay, 10/23/11Solo Tackles .........5 ..........vs Green Bay, 10/23/11

SHERELS’ SEASON AND CAREER STATS - DEFENSEOPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 22 7 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 5

PUNT RETURNSOPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TDat DET - 9/8 1 6 6.0 0 6 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 1 6 6.0 0 6 0CAREER 66 570 8.6 47 77t 1

#81 JeroMe siMpson • wr 2nd Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Coastal Carolina


9/8 at Det: Started at WR and had his best game as a Viking with 7 catches for 140 yards with a long catch of 47 yards...6 of his 7 receptions went for 1st downs...His 140 yards ranks 7th in the NFL after Week 1...9/15 at Chi:

•CAREER NOTES• Had breakout season with Cincinnati in 2011 with career-best 50 catches, 725 yards and 4 TDs...Ranked 2nd on Bengals squad in receiving yards and TDs and 3rd in receptions.

• Has notched 6 career 100+ receiving yardage days.

• Caught 1st 2 career TDs vs. San Diego (12/26/10).

• Originally drafted by Cincinnati in 2nd round (#46 overall) in 2008.

• Saw time in all 16 regular season games with 14 starts and opened AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Houston...Played in 1st career post-season game in Wild Card.

• Had a highlight for the ages vs. Arizona (12/24) when he somersaulted over LB Daryl Washington at the goal line and stuck the landing in the end zone for a 19-yard TD in the Bengals win. The play was nominated for an ESPY Award.

• Converted 34 of his 50 receptions into 1st downs in 2011.

• Started in his Vikings debut at Detroit on 9/30/12 and finished the contest with 4 receptions for 50 yards including a long reception of 27 yards.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/1 42/29 (29/18-Cin, 13/11-Min) 2/2 (1/1-Cin., 1/1 Min.)

Simpson’s 2013 Season HighsReceptions............7 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Receiving Yards 140 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Long Reception ..47 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13First Downs ...........6 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Simpson’s Career HighsReceptions..........12 ..........at Baltimore, 1/2/11Receiving Yards 152 ..........at Baltimore, 1/2/11Long Reception ..84 ..........at Denver, 9/18/11TD Receptions ......2 ..........vs San Diego, 12/26/10

SIMPSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 7 140 20.0 47 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 7 140 20.0 47 0CAREER 104 1418 13.6 84 7



#22 harrison sMith • s 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Notre Dame


9/8 at Det: Started at FS and led the secondary with 10 tackles (7 solo)...Added 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass defensed...Tied for team lead with 2 special teams tackles...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Becomes the 2nd rookie in team history (Dwayne Washington) with 2 INTs for TDs.

• Named to 2012 All-Rookie Team. 2nd in team in tackles (129), tied 1st in INTs (3). Added 9 ST tackles.

• Has 16 starts as a rookie safety breaking the team record of C.Lamson (14, 1962).

• Intercepted John Skelton and returned it 31 yards for a TD in the Vikings 21-14 win. Was Smith’s first career INT and first career NFL TD. Added 9 tackles, 5 solo.

• Recorded double digit tackles in back-to-back games twice during the 2012 sea-son.


Smith’s 2013 Season HighsTackles................10 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Solo Tackles .........7 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Fumble Recovery .1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Passes Defensed .1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Smith’s Career HighsTackles................12 ..........at Green Bay, 12/2/12, at St. Louis, 12/16/12Solo Tackles .......10 ..........vs Tampa Bay, 10/25/12Tackle For Loss ....1 ..........at Chicago, 11/25/12, at Houston, 12/23/12Sack......................1 ..........at Houston, 12/23/12Passes Defended .3 ..........at Detroit, 9/30/12Forced Fumble .....1 ..........at Houston, 12/23/12Fumble Recovevry 1 ..........vs Tennessee, 10/7/12Interception ...........1 ..........vs Arizona, 10/21/12, at Green Bay, 12/2/12, vs Chicago, 12/9/12INT TDs ................1 ..........vs Arizona, 10/21/12, vs Chicago, 12/9/12Long INT Return 56t ..........vs Chicago, 12/9/12Special Teams Tkls 2 ..........vs Chicago, 12/9/12

SMITH’S SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1CAREER 86 53 139 2 1 5 1 2 3 14

SPECIAL TEAMS


#65 John sullivan • C 6th Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Notre Dame


9/8 at Det: Started at C and helped spring Adrian Peterson on his 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st play from scrimmage in 2013...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Signed a 5-year extension with the Vikings on 12/17/11.

• Named All-Pro by PFWA. Was 3rd in the AP All-Pro voting in 2012.

• One of five Vikings offensive linemen to start all 16 games in 2012. • Has helped RB Adrian Peterson rush for 1,000+ yards and 12+ TDs in 2009, 2010 and 2012, including team-record 18 TDs in 2009.

• Held down middle of the Vikings line in 2009, his 1st season as a starter, opening all 16 games and both playoff contests.

• Was the 4th C drafted in 2008 and became the 1st Notre Dame C drafted since 2003 when Jeff Faine was taken by Cleveland in the 1st round.




#3 Blair walsh • k2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Georgia


9/8 at Det: Connected on all 3 extra points and was 1/1 on FGs when drilling a 52-yard attempt, his 11th consecutive made FG from 50+...Did not allow a Lions kick return with his 5 touchbacks...9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Walsh’s 55-yard FG was the longest FG made in NFL history by a rookie on the opening week of the season (9/9/12).

• Connected on 3 50+ yard FGs (50,51,53) in St. Louis on 12/16 which set a Vikings single-game record and tied an NFL record for most 50+ yard FGs in a game.

• Walsh was 10-10 on 50+ yard FGs during the 2012 season, a NFL record.

• Has the most touchbacks (53) in a season in Vikings history. M. Berger was the previous leader with 40 in a season. His 7 touchbacks at Wash. is a team record.

• Broke Randy Moss’ rookie scoring record (106, ‘98) in St. Louis on 12/16/12. Had 141 points on the season.

• Earned Pro Bowl honors for the NFC. 2-2 on FGs (48, 26) and 8-8 on XPs. Named 1st Team AP All-Pro along with being on the All-Rookie team following the 2012 yr.

• Has 35 FGs on the season, tying the franchise record (G. Anderson, ‘98).

• Tied a team record for hitting 2 50+ FGs in back-to-back games with Fuad Reveiz (50, 52 in ‘92).

• Has 11 career FGs of 50+ yards which ties Ryan Longwell for the most in franchise history.


Walsh’s 2013 Season HighsField Goals Made .1 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13FGAttempted .........1...........at Detroit, 9/8/13Touchbacks...........5 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Extra Points ..........3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Extra Points Att .....3 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13Long FG..............52 ..........at Detroit, 9/8/13

Walsh’s Career HighsField Goals Made .5 ..........at St. Louis, 12/16/12Field Goals Attempted .......5 at St. Louis, 12/16/12Touchbacks...........7 ..........at Washington, 10/14/12Extra Points ..........3 ..........5 times; most recently, at St. Louis, 12/16/12Extra Points Att .....3 ..........5 times; most recently, at St. Louis, 12/16/12Long FG..............56 ..........at Houston, 12/23/1250 Yd FGs in 1 game .........3 at St. Louis, 12/16/12

#73 J’MarCus weBB • t1st Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • West Texas A&M



CAREER NOTES

• Has started at both T positions during his NFL career.

• Started at LT for all 16 games each of the past two season for the Chicago Bears.

• Started 14 games at RT for the Chicago Bears in 2010.

• In 2011, helped the Bears eclipse the 2,000-yard rushing mark for the 2nd time in 21 years.

• Was awarded the Brian Piccolo Award in 2010, given to the Chicago Bears rookie who best exemplifies courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication and sense of humor of the late Brian Piccolo.

2013 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 46/44 (46/44-Chi., 0/0-Min.) 2/2 (2/2-Chi.)

1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FGs FG PATs OPPONENT M A M A M A M A M A M A Pct M Aat DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 3 3at CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 3 3CAREER 0 0 10 10 8 9 7 9 11 11 36 39 92.3% 39 39



#14 Joe weBB • wr4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • UAB


9/8 at Det: Played on offense and special teams but did not record any stats..9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES

• Converted to WR prior to the 2013 season.

• Webb set a team record for most rushing yards in a game by a QB with 109 at Detroit on 12/11/11.

• Webb’s 65-yard TD scramble (1/2/11, at Det) was the longest rush by a QB in the Vikings history. It was also the 6th longest QB run in NFL history. Kordell Stewart holds the record with an 80-yard TD run in 1996.

• Earned his first start as a WR on 12/4/11 when playing the Broncos. Webb rushed once for 4 yards and threw once for 8 yards.

• Came into game in relief of starter Christian Ponder when he suffered a concussion at Washington (12/24/11) and helped team to the victory with a pair of passing TDs and 1 rushing TD.

• Webb earned his first NFL victory over Mike Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles as the Vikings won 24-14 on Sunday (Tuesday) Night Football (12/28/10). Webb finished the game 17-26 for 195 yards with a long pass of 46. He added 31 yards rushing plus a TD.

• Webb is the first rookie QB to have rushing TDs in consecutive weeks since Fran Tarkenton did so on 11/5/61 - 11/12/61.

• With his win over Philly, Webb is the first rookie QB to win a game since Joe Kapp defeated Pittsburgh on 11/26/67.

• He is only the second rookie QB in Vikings history to win his first ever start. Ron Vanderkelen also won his first start in Philly on 12/15/63.

• Webb, making his NFL debut, became the first QB in Vikings history to return a KO.


Webb’s 2013 Season Highs

Webb’s Career HighsRushing Attempts ... 7 ........at Detroit, 12/11/11Rushing Yards ...... 109 ......at Detroit, 12/11/11Long Rush .............65t ......at Detroit, 12/11/11Rushing TDs ........... 1 ........vs. Chi, 12/20/10, at Philly, 12/28/10, at Det, 12/11/11, at Wash, 12/24/11Receptions.............. 1 ........at Green Bay, 11/14/11Receiving Yards ...... 9 ........at Carolina, 11/14/11Long Reception ...... 9 ........at Carolina, 11/14/11Kickoff Returns ....... 1 ........at Chicago, 12/5/10Kickoff Return Yards 30 ......at Chicago, 12/5/10Long Kickoff Return 30 .......at Chicago, 12/5/10Attempts ................ 32 .......at Detroit, 1/2/11, vs. Chicago 1/1/12Completions........... 20 .......at Detroit, 1/2/11Passing Yards ....... 200 ......vs. Chicago, 1/1/12Longest pass ......... 46 .......at Philadelphia, 12/28/10Highest QB Ratiing 87.8 .....at Philadelphia, 12/28/10

WEBB’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS - RECEIVINGOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 1 9 9.0 9 0

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#93 kevin williaMs • dt 11th Year Vikings/11th Year NFL • Oklahoma State


9/8 at Det: Inactive..9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Williams becomes the 10th Vikings player to reach 50+ career sacks. Ranks 8th in Vikings history with 56.5 career sacks, good for 4th in team history among DTs.

• One of only 3 DTs in Vikings history to start 150 games. A. Page (157), K. Williams (156), J. Randle (150).

• Has been selected to 6 Pro Bowls, 5 times All-Pro. His 6 Pro Bowls rank behind only Alan Page (9) and ties John Randle (6) by Vikings DTs.

• Tied with Jared Allen for the Vikings record for career INTs by a defensive lineman with 4, including 2 for TDs in 2007.

• Named to 50 Greatest Vikings team as a part of the 50th season celebration in 2010.

• Selected to Pro Bowl in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

• Named a 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2004 seasons.


Kevin Williams’ 2013 Season Highs

Kevin Williams’ Career HighsTackles................ 11 ..........at Green Bay, 9/8/08Sacks .................4.0 ..........vs. Detroit, 10/12/08QB Hurries ............9 ..........at Washington, 10/28/10Forced Fumbles....1 ..........12 times, last at Atlanta, 11/27/11Interception ...........1 ..........4 times, last at San Francisco, 12/9/07Long INT Return 54t ..........vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07Fumble Recoveries 1..........12 times, last vs Arizona, 10/21/12Long Fumble Return ..........77t vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04Passes Defended .3 ..........at N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05; at Green Bay, 11/1/09Tackles for Loss .3.0 ..........at Buffalo, 10/1/06, vs New York Giants, 12/13/10Blocked FG ...........1 ..........at Green Bay, 9/8/08; at New Orleans, 10/6/08, at Chicago, 11/25/12Blocked Extra Point 1 .........at Seattle, 11/4/12

KEVIN WILLIAMS SEASON AND CAREER DEFENSIVE STATSOPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat DET - 9/8 INACTIVEat CHI - 9/15 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - - - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - - - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - - - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - - - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - - - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - - - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - - - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - - - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - - - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 423 229 652 71 56.5 294 12 12 4 61



#17 Jarius wriGht • wr 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Arkansas


9/8 at Det: Appeared on offense and was targerted 2 times but did not have any receptions..9/15 at Chi:

CAREER NOTES• Wright’s 1st reception is the 2nd longest in team history (54) by a rookie on their 1st NFL reception. The longest is held by Adrian Peterson (60t) against Atlanta in 2007.

• Wright becomes the 8th rookie to have a receiving TD in his 1st game played. His 65 yards was the 4th most by a Vikings rookie in his 1st game played.

• Joins former college and high school teammate Greg Childs in the Vikings 2012 draft class, the 2nd Arkansas pair to be drafted by the Vikings in the same year in team history.

• Made his Vikings and NFL debut count on 11/11/12 against the Detroit Lions. Wright’s first catch was a 54-yard bomb from Christian Ponder. Wright would score later in the drive on a 3-yard TD reception. Finished the day with 3 receptions for 65 yards and 1 rush for 3 yards.

• Selected #134 overall in 2012 by the Vikings.


Wright’s 2013 Season Highs

Wright’s Season and Career HighsReceptions............7 ..........at Chicago, 11/25/12Receiving Yards ..90 ..........vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Long Reception ..65 ..........vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Touchdowns..........1 ..........vs Detroit, 11/11/12, vs Green Bay, 12/30/12Rush Attempts ......1 ..........vs Detroit, 11/11/12Rushing Yards ......3 ..........vs Detroit, 11/11/12Long Rush ............3 ..........vs Detroit, 11/11/12

WRIGHT’S SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDat DET - 9/8 0 0 0 0 0at CHI - 9/15 - - - - -vs. CLE - 9/22 - - - - -vs. PIT - 9/29 - - - - -vs. CAR - 10/13 - - - - -at NYG - 10/21 - - - - -vs. GB - 10/27 - - - - -at DAL - 11/3 - - - - -vs. WAS - 11/7 - - - - -at SEA - 11/17 - - - - -at GB - 11/24 - - - - -vs. CHI - 12/1 - - - - -at BAL - 12/8 - - - - -vs. PHI - 12/15 - - - - -at CIN - 12/22 - - - - -vs. DET - 12/29 - - - - -2013 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 22 310 14.1 65 2

LAST WEEK’S PLAY-BY-PLAY

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)








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



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

Minnesota Vikings Detroit LionsRUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

A.Peterson 93 5.2 218 78 R.Bush 90 4.3 021 12

C.Ponder 12 3.0 04 11 J.Bell 25 4.2 26 10

M.Stafford 2 0.4 05 5

S.Martin 0 0.0 01 0

22 105 4.8 78 2Total 33 117 3.5 12 2Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

C.Ponder 236 128 18 3/11 3 63.1 M.Stafford 357 243 28 1/5 1 96.87747

43 357 228 1/5 1 96.818 236 128 3/11 3 63.1Total Total 7747

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

J.Simpson 140 20.0 078 N.Burleson 78 13.0 066 2747

A.Peterson 18 4.5 144 J.Bell 67 13.4 056 299

G.Jennings 33 11.0 037 R.Bush 101 25.3 148 7720

K.Rudolph 27 13.5 024 C.Johnson 37 9.3 049 1321

C.Patterson 10 10.0 011 P.Edwards 30 10.0 033 1110

Z.Line 8 8.0 011 J.Fauria 27 9.0 133 228

J.Wright 0 0.0 002 B.Pettigrew 6 3.0 024 50

J.Carlson 0 0.0 001 K.Durham 11 11.0 012 110

T.Scheffler 0 0.0 001 0

18 236 13.1 47 1Total 28 28 357 12.8 77 2Total 42

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG

E.Henderson 10 10.0 01 G.Quin 15 15.0 01 1510

D.Levy 9 9.0 01 9

S.Tulloch 0 0.0 01 0

Total 10 10.0 10 01 Total 24 8.0 15 03

PUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NETPUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NET

J.Locke 211 545 42.2 0 134.8 S.Martin 152 554 38.0 0 136.5

Total 211 545 42.2 0 134.8 Total 152 554 38.0 0 136.5

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

M.Sherels 6 6.0 01 M.Spurlock 37 7.4 05 00 116

[DOWNED] 0 0.0 01 0 0

[OUT OF BOUNDS] 0 0.0 02 0 0

Total 6 6.0 6 01 Total 37 7.4 11 05 00

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

C.Patterson 54 27.0 02 [TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 05 00 030

[TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 05 0 0

Total 54 27.0 30 02 Total 0 0.0 0 00 00

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Minnesota Vikings

LOST

C.Ponder 0 001 0 00 0 01

J.Robinson 0 000 0 00 1 00

H.Smith 0 000 0 00 0 10

Total 0 001 0 00 1 11

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Detroit Lions

LOST

M.Stafford -1 001 0 01 0 00

S.Martin -9 001 0 01 0 00

B.Pettigrew 0 001 0 00 0 01

N.Fairley 0 000 0 00 0 10

Total -10 003 0 02 0 11

Final Individual Statistics

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

9/8/2013 at Ford Field



Final Team StatisticsHomeVisitor

Vikings Lions

16 28TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

3 10By Rushing

11 16By Passing

2 2By Penalty

2-10-20% 5-13-38%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

1-2-50% 0-1-0%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

330 469TOTAL NET YARDS

53 77Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)

6.2 6.1Average gain per offensive play

105 117NET YARDS RUSHING

22 33Total Rushing Plays

4.8 3.5Average gain per rushing play

5-15 0-0Tackles for a loss-number and yards

225 352NET YARDS PASSING

3-11 1-5Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass

236 357Gross yards passing

28-18-3 43-28-1PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED

7.3 8.0Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)

5-5-5 7-7-5KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks

5-42.2 4-38.0PUNTS Number and Average

0 0Had Blocked

0-0 0-0FGs - PATs Had Blocked

34.8 36.5Net Punting Average

16 61TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)

1-6 5-37No. and Yards Punt Returns

2-54 0-0No. and Yards Kickoff Returns

1-10 3-24No. and Yards Interception Returns

5-52 11-88PENALTIES Number and Yards

1-1 3-1FUMBLES Number and Lost

3 4TOUCHDOWNS

2 2Rushing

1 2Passing

3-3 4-4EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts

3-3 4-4Kicking Made-Attempts

1-1 2-2FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts

2-2-100% 3-6-50%RED ZONE EFFICIENCY

2-2-100% 3-3-100%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY

0 0SAFETIES

24 34FINAL SCORE

23:41 36:19TIME OF POSSESSION

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

2:13

12:47

6:49 9:42 4:57 23:41

8:11 5:18 10:03 36:19

Vikings: 7 - MIN 20 Lions: 5 - DET 20

(305) Average MIN 22

(514) Average DET 37

Minnesota Vikings

Detroit Lions

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Minnesota Vikings

1 10:52 0:1310:39 Downs MIN 22 1 78 0 78 1 MIN 22 Touchdown

2 4:55 2:002:55 Kickoff MIN 20 3 1 0 1 0 MIN 21 Punt

3 14:47 0:4614:01 Kickoff MIN 20 2 9 0 9 0 MIN 29 Interception

4 13:53 1:3612:17 Interception MIN 35 4 65 0 65 3 DET 4* Touchdown

5 10:44 1:339:11 Punt MIN 39 3 5 0 5 0 MIN 44 Punt

6 6:17 2:084:09 Punt MIN 18 3 5 0 5 0 MIN 23 Punt

7 2:50 0:362:14 Fumble MIN 30 2 12 20 32 3 DET 38 Interception

8 0:10 0:100:00 Kickoff MIN 20 1 -1 0 -1 0 MIN 20 End of Half

9 15:00 1:5713:03 Kickoff MIN 20 3 -6 5 -1 0 MIN 19 Punt

10 10:19 3:376:42 Kickoff MIN 20 7 41 5 46 2 DET 34 Field Goal

11 5:45 4:081:37 Kickoff MIN 22 8 73 5 78 4 DET 4* Touchdown

12 12:48 1:2511:23 Punt MIN 22 3 16 0 16 1 MIN 38 Fumble

13 6:47 0:356:12 Kickoff MIN 16 3 0 0 0 0 MIN 16 Punt

14 4:17 2:571:20 Punt MIN 1 11 32 0 32 2 MIN 33 Interception

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Detroit Lions

1 15:00 4:0810:52 Kickoff DET 20 10 58 0 58 3 MIN 13* Downs

2 10:39 5:444:55 Kickoff DET 20 10 60 5 65 4 MIN 15* Field Goal

3 2:55 3:0814:47 Punt MIN 49 7 35 -10 25 2 MIN 24* Field Goal

4 14:01 0:0813:53 Interception MIN 39 1 0 0 0 0 MIN 39 Interception

5 12:17 1:3310:44 Kickoff DET 20 3 8 0 8 0 DET 28 Punt

6 9:11 2:546:17 Punt DET 7 5 16 0 16 1 DET 23 Punt

7 4:09 1:192:50 Punt MIN 45 3 7 -5 2 0 MIN 44 Fumble

8 2:14 2:040:10 Interception DET 30 8 75 -5 70 6 MIN 2* Touchdown

9 13:03 2:4410:19 Punt 50 7 50 0 50 4 MIN 1* Touchdown

10 6:42 0:575:45 Kickoff DET 20 3 80 0 80 1 DET 23 Touchdown

11 1:37 3:4912:48 Kickoff DET 20 7 29 0 29 2 DET 49 Punt

12 11:23 4:366:47 Fumble MIN 39 8 22 17 39 4 MIN 1* Touchdown

13 6:12 1:554:17 Punt DET 41 5 23 0 23 1 MIN 36 Punt

14 1:20 1:200:00 Interception MIN 42 2 -4 0 -4 0 MIN 44 End of Game

Ball Possession And Drive Chart



TKL = Tackle AST = Assist COMB = Combined QH=QB Hit IN = Interception PD = Pass Defense FF = Forced Fumble FR = Fumble Recovery

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscMinnesota Vikings

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

7 4 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Henderson 00

7 3 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Smith 00

7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Sanford 00

5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Greenway 00

5 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.Evans 01

5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Cook 01

4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Robinson 00

2 2 4 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Allen 31

2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Robison 10

3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0X.Rhodes 00

0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Guion 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Floyd 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Blanton 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Loeffler 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Cole 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Jefferson 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0G.Jennings 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0A.Peterson 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0J.Wright 00

Total 47 19 66 1 5 1 7 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 043

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscDetroit Lions Regular Defensive Plays

4 3 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Levy 11

3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Mathis 01

2 3 5 1.5 9.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Fairley 21

4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Slay 00

4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Houston 01

2 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Tulloch 00

1 2 3 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Ansah 10

1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W.Young 11

1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Delmas 00

2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0G.Quin 01

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Palmer 01

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Mosley 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0I.Idonije 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Bentley 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Suh 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Carey 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Durham 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Whitehead 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0B.Pettigrew 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0N.Burleson 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1S.Martin 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1M.Stafford 00

Total 31 16 47 3 11 3 8 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 267

Final Defensive Statistics



Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscMinnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions


TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES

7 7 = 14

3 10 = 13

9:02

20:58

Vikings

Lions

Vikings

Lions







7 16TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

2 - 3 - 2 5 - 11 - 0First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty

0-3-0% 1-7-14%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

174 269TOTAL NET YARDS

19 45Total Offensive Plays

71 68NET YARDS RUSHING

103 201NET YARDS PASSING

103 201Gross Yards Passing

0-0 0-0Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass

9 - 6 - 2 28 - 18 - 1Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted

3 - 39.3 2 - 44Punts-Number and Average

3 - 25 7 - 63Penalties-Number and Yards

0 - 0 3 - 1Fumbles-Number and Lost

1-1-100% 1-4-25%Red Zone Efficiency

MIN 26 DET 33Average Drive Start

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

A.Peterson 70 8.8 28 78 R.Bush 51 4.3 012 12

C.Ponder 1 0.5 02 2 J.Bell 12 6.0 12 10

M.Stafford 5 2.5 02 5

S.Martin 0 0.0 01 0

10 71 7.1 78 2Total 17 68 4.0 12 1Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

C.Ponder 103 09 6 0/0 2 65.7 M.Stafford 201 028 18 0/0 1 70.72944

28 201 018 0/0 1 70.76 103 09 0/0 2 65.7Total Total 2944

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

J.Simpson 65 21.7 034 J.Bell 61 15.3 045 2944

K.Rudolph 21 21.0 011 N.Burleson 42 10.5 044 2721

G.Jennings 9 9.0 012 C.Johnson 29 9.7 037 139

Z.Line 8 8.0 011 J.Fauria 26 13.0 022 228

J.Wright 0 0.0 001 R.Bush 22 11.0 024 130

K.Durham 11 11.0 012 11

P.Edwards 9 9.0 011 9

B.Pettigrew 1 1.0 012 1

T.Scheffler 0 0.0 001 0

6 103 17.2 44 0Total 9 18 201 11.2 29 0Total 28

First Half Summary



First Half Summary



IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Greenway 00

4 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.Evans 01

4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Sanford 00

3 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Henderson 00

Total 15 6 21 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscDetroit Lions Regular Defensive Plays

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Houston 01

2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Levy 01

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Palmer 01

2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Slay 00

Total 8 0 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 003

First QuarterPlay By Play 9/8/2013

DET wins toss, elects to Receive, and MIN elects to defend the East goal.

B.Walsh kicks 74 yards from MIN 35 to DET -9. M.Spurlock, Touchback.

Detroit Lions at 15:00

(15:00) M.Stafford pass incomplete short right to C.Johnson.1-10-DET 20

(14:56) R.Bush left tackle to DET 32 for 12 yards (C.Greenway).2-10-DET 20 R1

(14:15) M.Stafford pass short right to J.Fauria to DET 36 for 4 yards (J.Robinson).1-10-DET 32

(13:37) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short left to R.Bush (J.Allen).2-6-DET 36

(13:33) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to R.Bush to DET 49 for 13 yards (J.Sanford).3-6-DET 36 P2

(12:53) M.Stafford pass short right to J.Bell to MIN 22 for 29 yards (H.Smith).1-10-DET 49 P3

(12:14) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to C.Johnson to MIN 13 for 9 yards (E.Henderson; C.Greenway).1-10-MIN 22

(11:32) (Shotgun) R.Bush up the middle to MIN 13 for no gain (F.Evans; B.Robison).2-1-MIN 13

(11:02) M.Stafford pass incomplete short right to R.Bush.3-1-MIN 13

(10:57) (Field Goal formation) S.Martin FUMBLES (Aborted) at MIN 21, and recovers at MIN 22. S.Martin to MIN 22 for no gain (C.Cook).4-1-MIN 13

Minnesota Vikings at 10:52

(10:52) A.Peterson up the middle for 78 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-10-MIN 22 R1

B.Walsh extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-J.Locke.

MIN 7 DET 0, 1 plays, 78 yards, 0:13 drive, 4:21 elapsed

B.Walsh kicks 65 yards from MIN 35 to end zone, Touchback.


(10:39) R.Bush right end to DET 27 for 7 yards (E.Henderson).1-10-DET 20

(10:03) M.Stafford pass short right to P.Edwards to DET 36 for 9 yards (J.Sanford).2-3-DET 27 P4

(9:25) R.Bush left tackle to DET 37 for 1 yard (F.Evans).1-10-DET 36

(8:48) (Shotgun) PENALTY on MIN-F.Evans, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at DET 37 - No Play.2-9-DET 37

(8:26) (Shotgun) M.Stafford scrambles left tackle to DET 47 for 5 yards (J.Allen).2-4-DET 42 R5

(7:49) R.Bush right tackle to MIN 42 for 11 yards (J.Allen; J.Sanford).1-10-DET 47 R6

(7:05) M.Stafford pass short right to J.Fauria to MIN 20 for 22 yards (C.Greenway).1-10-MIN 42 P7

(6:20) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass deep middle to C.Johnson for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.The Replay Assistant challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED.(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete deep middle to C.Johnson.

1-10-MIN 20

(6:17) (Shotgun) R.Bush up the middle to MIN 19 for 1 yard (F.Evans).2-10-MIN 20

(5:40) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to N.Burleson to MIN 15 for 4 yards (J.Robinson).3-9-MIN 19

(5:00) D.Akers 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin.4-5-MIN 15

MIN 7 DET 3, 10 plays, 65 yards, 1 penalty, 5:44 drive, 10:05 elapsed

S.Martin kicks 65 yards from DET 35 to end zone, Touchback.


(4:55) (Shotgun) A.Peterson right tackle to MIN 22 for 2 yards (N.Fairley; W.Young).1-10-MIN 20

(4:22) A.Peterson right end to MIN 19 for -3 yards (A.Palmer).2-8-MIN 22

(3:41) (Shotgun) C.Ponder scrambles up the middle to MIN 21 for 2 yards (N.Fairley).3-11-MIN 19

(3:06) J.Locke punts 36 yards to DET 43, Center-C.Loeffler. M.Spurlock to MIN 49 for 8 yards (R.Blanton).4-9-MIN 21


(2:55) R.Bush right tackle pushed ob at MIN 46 for 3 yards (J.Sanford).1-10-MIN 49

(2:10) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to C.Johnson to MIN 33 for 13 yards (H.Smith).2-7-MIN 46 P8

(1:24) J.Bell right tackle to MIN 23 for 10 yards (J.Sanford, B.Robison).1-10-MIN 33 R9

Timeout #1 by DET at 00:45.

(:45) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short left to T.Scheffler.1-10-MIN 23

(:41) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete deep right to C.Johnson.2-10-MIN 23

(:37) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to J.Bell to MIN 14 for 9 yards (C.Cook) [J.Allen].3-10-MIN 23

END OF QUARTER

Minnesota Vikings 7 2:13 1 0 0 1 0/1 0/0

Detroit Lions 3 12:47 4 5 0 9 1/4 0/1

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions at Ford Field

Second QuarterPlay By Play 9/8/2013

Detroit Lions continued.

(15:00) J.Bell up the middle to MIN 12 for 2 yards (E.Henderson).4-1-MIN 14

PENALTY on DET-B.Pettigrew, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 14 - No Play.

(14:52) D.Akers 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin.4-11-MIN 24



Minnesota Vikings at 14:47, (1st play from scrimmage 14:45)

(14:45) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to G.Jennings to MIN 29 for 9 yards (D.Slay).1-10-MIN 20

(14:09) C.Ponder pass short left intended for J.Simpson INTERCEPTED by D.Levy (D.Slay) at MIN 33. D.Levy for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWNNULLIFIED by Penalty.

2-1-MIN 29

PENALTY on DET-N.Suh, Low Block, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 24.


(14:01) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right intended for C.Johnson INTERCEPTED by E.Henderson (F.Evans) at MIN 25. E.Henderson toMIN 35 for 10 yards (B.Pettigrew).

1-10-MIN 39


(13:53) C.Ponder pass short right to K.Rudolph pushed ob at DET 44 for 21 yards (A.Palmer).1-10-MIN 35 P2

(13:24) A.Peterson right tackle to DET 48 for -4 yards (G.Quin).1-10-DET 44

(12:45) C.Ponder pass deep right to J.Simpson to DET 4 for 44 yards (C.Houston).2-14-DET 48 P3

Penalty on DET-C.Houston, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.

(12:22) A.Peterson up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-4-DET 4 R4





(12:17) M.Stafford FUMBLES (Aborted) at DET 19, and recovers at DET 19. M.Stafford to DET 19 for no gain (F.Evans).1-10-DET 20

(11:44) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to R.Bush to DET 28 for 9 yards (F.Evans).2-11-DET 19

(10:58) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short right to K.Durham (C.Cook).3-2-DET 28

(10:51) S.Martin punts 33 yards to MIN 39, Center-D.Muhlbach, out of bounds.4-2-DET 28


(10:44) A.Peterson left end to MIN 36 for -3 yards (D.Levy).1-10-MIN 39

(10:06) C.Ponder pass short middle to Z.Line to MIN 44 for 8 yards (D.Levy).2-13-MIN 36

(9:26) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short right to J.Wright (D.Bentley).3-5-MIN 44

(9:21) J.Locke punts 40 yards to DET 16, Center-C.Loeffler. M.Spurlock to DET 15 for -1 yards (J.Robinson).4-5-MIN 44

PENALTY on DET-T.Whitehead, Offensive Holding, 8 yards, enforced at DET 15.


(9:11) R.Bush left end to DET 12 for 5 yards (C.Greenway).1-10-DET 7

(8:37) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to N.Burleson to DET 18 for 6 yards (C.Greenway).2-5-DET 12 P10

(7:58) R.Bush right tackle to DET 21 for 3 yards (H.Smith; L.Guion).1-10-DET 18

(7:19) R.Bush up the middle to DET 23 for 2 yards (E.Henderson).2-7-DET 21

(6:34) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short middle to J.Bell (S.Floyd).3-5-DET 23

(6:27) S.Martin punts 55 yards to MIN 22, Center-D.Muhlbach. M.Sherels to MIN 33 for 11 yards (D.Bentley).4-5-DET 23

PENALTY on MIN-X.Rhodes, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 28.


(6:17) A.Peterson left end pushed ob at MIN 14 for -4 yards (C.Houston).1-10-MIN 18

(5:41) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 14 for no gain (E.Ansah).2-14-MIN 14

(5:00) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to J.Simpson to MIN 23 for 9 yards (L.Delmas; S.Tulloch).3-14-MIN 14

(4:20) J.Locke punts 42 yards to DET 35, Center-C.Loeffler. M.Spurlock to DET 45 for 10 yards (C.Loeffler).4-5-MIN 23

PENALTY on MIN-M.Mitchell, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at DET 45.


(4:09) (Shotgun) R.Bush up the middle to MIN 39 for 6 yards (C.Greenway; J.Allen).1-10-MIN 45

(3:25) PENALTY on DET-L.Warford, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 39 - No Play.2-4-MIN 39

(3:05) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short middle to B.Pettigrew (H.Smith).2-9-MIN 44


(2:59) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to B.Pettigrew to MIN 43 for 1 yard (J.Robinson). FUMBLES (J.Robinson), RECOVERED by MIN-H.Smith at MIN 30. H.Smith to MIN 30 for no gain (N.Burleson).

3-9-MIN 44


(2:50) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short left to J.Simpson.1-10-MIN 30

PENALTY on DET-D.Slay, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 30 - No Play. X5

(2:46) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to J.Simpson pushed ob at MIN 47 for 12 yards (D.Slay) [W.Young].1-10-MIN 35 P6

PENALTY on DET-L.Delmas, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 47. X7

(2:22) C.Ponder pass short left intended for G.Jennings INTERCEPTED by S.Tulloch (N.Suh) at DET 30. S.Tulloch pushed ob at DET 30 for nogain (G.Jennings).

1-10-DET 38


(2:14) M.Stafford pass short right to C.Johnson to DET 37 for 7 yards (X.Rhodes).1-10-DET 30

Two-Minute Warning

(2:00) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to N.Burleson to DET 42 for 5 yards (J.Robinson).2-3-DET 37 P11

(1:40) (No Huddle, Shotgun) R.Bush right tackle to DET 42 for no gain (B.Robison).1-10-DET 42

(1:14) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on DET-R.Reiff, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 42 - No Play.2-10-DET 42

(1:12) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass deep middle to N.Burleson to MIN 36 for 27 yards (E.Henderson) [J.Allen].2-15-DET 37 P12


(1:06) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to J.Bell pushed ob at MIN 25 for 11 yards (X.Rhodes).1-10-MIN 36 P13

(:58) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to J.Bell to MIN 13 for 12 yards (E.Henderson; H.Smith).1-10-MIN 25 P14

(:33) (No Huddle, Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to K.Durham to MIN 2 for 11 yards (C.Cook).1-10-MIN 13 P15

(:12) (No Huddle) J.Bell left tackle to MIN 1 for 1 yard (J.Sanford). FUMBLES (J.Sanford), RECOVERED by MIN-J.Robinson at MIN3. J.Robinson to MIN 5 for 2 yards (N.Burleson).The Replay Assistant challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED.(No Huddle) J.Bell left tackle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

1-2-MIN 2 R16

D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-S.Martin.




(:10) C.Ponder kneels to MIN 19 for -1 yards.1-10-MIN 20

END OF QUARTER


Detroit Lions 13 8:11 1 6 0 7 0/3 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Third QuarterPlay By Play 9/8/2013

MIN elects to Receive, and DET elects to defend the East goal.



(15:00) C.Ponder sacked ob at MIN 20 for 0 yards (S.Tulloch).1-10-MIN 20

(14:34) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 22 for 2 yards (D.Levy; L.Delmas).2-10-MIN 20

(13:57) (Shotgun) C.Ponder sacked at MIN 14 for -8 yards (N.Fairley).3-8-MIN 22

(13:22) J.Locke punts 42 yards to DET 44, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by M.Spurlock.4-16-MIN 14

PENALTY on DET-R.McIntosh, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 14 - No Play.

(13:15) J.Locke punts 39 yards to DET 42, Center-C.Loeffler. M.Spurlock to 50 for 8 yards (A.Cole).4-11-MIN 19


(13:03) M.Stafford pass short right to N.Burleson to MIN 29 for 21 yards (H.Smith).1-10-50 P17

(12:21) R.Bush left tackle ran ob at MIN 19 for 10 yards (H.Smith).1-10-MIN 29 R18

(11:47) (Shotgun) R.Bush left end to MIN 16 for 3 yards (E.Henderson).1-10-MIN 19

(11:05) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete deep left to C.Johnson.2-7-MIN 16


(10:59) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to N.Burleson pushed ob at MIN 1 for 15 yards (C.Cook).3-7-MIN 16 P19

(10:44) R.Bush left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.The Replay Assistant challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED.R.Bush left end to MIN 1 for no gain (J.Sanford).

1-1-MIN 1

(10:23) J.Bell left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.2-1-MIN 1 R20





(10:19) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 21 for 1 yard (G.Quin).1-10-MIN 20

(9:41) C.Ponder pass deep right to G.Jennings to MIN 41 for 20 yards (C.Houston).2-9-MIN 21 P8

(9:04) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DET-N.Fairley, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 41 - No Play.1-10-MIN 41

(8:46) (Shotgun) C.Ponder scrambles left end pushed ob at DET 43 for 11 yards (S.Tulloch).1-5-MIN 46 R9

(8:18) A.Peterson left tackle to DET 36 for 7 yards (C.Mosley).1-10-DET 43

(7:40) A.Peterson left tackle to DET 34 for 2 yards (C.Mosley).2-3-DET 36

(6:52) C.Ponder pass incomplete short left to J.Carlson (L.Delmas) [D.Levy].3-1-DET 34

(6:47) B.Walsh 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-J.Locke.4-1-DET 34


B.Walsh kicks 73 yards from MIN 35 to DET -8. M.Spurlock, Touchback.


(6:42) R.Bush right tackle to DET 23 for 3 yards (F.Evans).1-10-DET 20

(6:03) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short middle to B.Pettigrew [B.Robison].2-7-DET 23

(5:58) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to R.Bush for 77 yards, TOUCHDOWN.3-7-DET 23 P21



S.Martin kicks 73 yards from DET 35 to MIN -8. C.Patterson to MIN 22 for 30 yards (D.Carey).


(5:40) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 21 for -1 yards (W.Young).1-10-MIN 22

(5:07) A.Peterson left end to MIN 26 for 5 yards (D.Slay).2-11-MIN 21

(4:20) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to J.Simpson pushed ob at MIN 33 for 7 yards (D.Slay).3-6-MIN 26 P10

(3:55) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete deep left to G.Jennings.1-10-MIN 33

(3:50) (Shotgun) C.Ponder sacked at MIN 26 for -7 yards (E.Ansah). FUMBLES (E.Ansah), RECOVERED by DET-N.Suh at MIN 22.2-10-MIN 33

PENALTY on DET-E.Ansah, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 33 - No Play.

(3:39) C.Ponder pass deep middle to J.Simpson to DET 15 for 47 yards (L.Delmas).Detroit challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was Upheld. (Timeout #2.)

2-5-MIN 38 P11

(3:00) C.Ponder pass short left to C.Patterson to DET 5 for 10 yards (D.Levy).1-10-DET 15 P12

(2:21) A.Peterson left end to DET 4 for 1 yard (R.Mathis; W.Young).1-5-DET 5


(1:44) C.Ponder pass short left to A.Peterson for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.2-4-DET 4 P13





(1:37) M.Stafford pass short left to P.Edwards to DET 31 for 11 yards (C.Cook).1-10-DET 20 P22

(1:06) J.Bell left tackle to DET 35 for 4 yards (E.Henderson; J.Sanford).1-10-DET 31

(:28) M.Stafford pass short right to B.Pettigrew to DET 40 for 5 yards (E.Henderson).2-6-DET 35

END OF QUARTER


Detroit Lions 27 5:18 2 4 0 6 2/2 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Fourth QuarterPlay By Play 9/8/2013

Detroit Lions continued.

(15:00) M.Stafford up the middle to DET 41 for 1 yard (E.Henderson).3-1-DET 40 R23

(14:18) J.Bell up the middle to DET 43 for 2 yards (H.Smith; L.Guion).1-10-DET 41

(13:35) M.Stafford pass incomplete deep right. Ball thrown away.2-8-DET 43

(13:29) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to J.Bell to DET 49 for 6 yards (H.Smith).3-8-DET 43

(12:56) S.Martin punts 29 yards to MIN 22, Center-D.Muhlbach, out of bounds.4-2-DET 49


(12:48) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short middle to J.Simpson to MIN 37 for 15 yards (R.Mathis).1-10-MIN 22 P14

(12:15) A.Peterson right tackle to MIN 38 for 1 yard (I.Idonije).1-10-MIN 37

(11:36) C.Ponder FUMBLES (Aborted) at MIN 36, RECOVERED by DET-N.Fairley at MIN 39. N.Fairley to MIN 39 for no gain (A.Peterson).2-9-MIN 38


(11:23) (Shotgun) R.Bush right end to MIN 34 for 5 yards (E.Griffen; L.Guion).1-10-MIN 39

PENALTY on DET-N.Burleson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 39 - No Play.

(10:53) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short left to R.Bush (J.Allen).1-20-MIN 49

(10:48) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to R.Bush to MIN 47 for 2 yards (H.Smith).2-20-MIN 49

(10:04) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short middle to J.Fauria.3-18-MIN 47

PENALTY on MIN-L.Guion, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 47 - No Play. X24

(9:58) (Shotgun) M.Stafford sacked at MIN 37 for -5 yards (J.Allen).1-10-MIN 32

(9:22) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to P.Edwards to MIN 27 for 10 yards (H.Smith).2-15-MIN 37

(8:38) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short right to C.Johnson.3-5-MIN 27

PENALTY on MIN-X.Rhodes, Defensive Pass Interference, 12 yards, enforced at MIN 27 - No Play. X25

(8:33) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to C.Johnson to MIN 7 for 8 yards (X.Rhodes).1-10-MIN 15

(7:49) (Shotgun) R.Bush left tackle to MIN 7 for no gain (C.Greenway; E.Henderson).2-2-MIN 7

(7:08) (Shotgun) R.Bush right tackle for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.The Replay Assistant challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED.(Shotgun) R.Bush right tackle to MIN 1 for 6 yards (J.Sanford).

3-2-MIN 7 R26

(6:51) M.Stafford pass short right to J.Fauria for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.1-1-MIN 1 P27


MIN 24 DET 34, 8 plays, 39 yards, 2 penalties, 4:36 drive, 8:13 elapsed

S.Martin kicks 73 yards from DET 35 to MIN -8. C.Patterson to MIN 16 for 24 yards (K.Durham; T.Whitehead).


(6:40) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short right to G.Jennings.1-10-MIN 16

(6:36) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete deep right to K.Rudolph.2-10-MIN 16

(6:31) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete deep left to G.Jennings [N.Suh].3-10-MIN 16

(6:22) J.Locke punts 54 yards to DET 30, Center-C.Loeffler. M.Spurlock to DET 41 for 11 yards (A.Jefferson).4-10-MIN 16


(6:12) R.Bush right tackle to DET 47 for 6 yards (E.Henderson).1-10-DET 41

(5:31) R.Bush up the middle to MIN 42 for 11 yards (J.Sanford).2-4-DET 47 R28

(4:45) R.Bush right tackle to MIN 42 for no gain (B.Robison).1-10-MIN 42

Timeout #1 by MIN at 04:37.

(4:37) J.Bell left tackle to MIN 36 for 6 yards (C.Greenway).2-10-MIN 42

Timeout #2 by MIN at 04:31.

(4:31) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete deep right to R.Bush.3-4-MIN 36

(4:25) S.Martin punts 35 yards to MIN 1, Center-D.Muhlbach, downed by DET-M.Spurlock.4-4-MIN 36


(4:17) (Shotgun) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 4 for 3 yards (I.Idonije).1-10-MIN 1

(3:58) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to K.Rudolph ran ob at MIN 10 for 6 yards (C.Houston).2-7-MIN 4

(3:54) (Shotgun) C.Ponder sacked at MIN 7 for -3 yards (sack split by E.Ansah and N.Fairley).3-1-MIN 10


(3:19) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to A.Peterson to MIN 15 for 8 yards (D.Bentley, D.Levy).4-4-MIN 7 P15

(2:57) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete deep right to J.Wright (C.Houston).1-10-MIN 15


(2:53) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to A.Peterson to MIN 24 for 9 yards (R.Mathis).2-10-MIN 15

(2:27) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to J.Simpson pushed ob at MIN 30 for 6 yards (D.Bentley; R.Mathis).3-1-MIN 24 P16

(2:24) (Shotgun) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 32 for 2 yards (D.Levy; N.Fairley).1-10-MIN 30

(2:02) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to A.Peterson to MIN 29 for -3 yards (R.Mathis).2-8-MIN 32

Two-Minute Warning

(1:56) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to G.Jennings to MIN 33 for 4 yards (D.Levy, E.Ansah).3-11-MIN 29

(1:30) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass deep right intended for K.Rudolph INTERCEPTED by G.Quin at DET 43. G.Quin to MIN 42 for 15yards (J.Wright).

4-7-MIN 33


(1:20) M.Stafford kneels to MIN 44 for -2 yards.1-10-MIN 42

(:40) M.Stafford kneels to MIN 46 for -2 yards.2-12-MIN 44

END OF QUARTER


Detroit Lions 34 10:03 3 1 2 6 2/4 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down




Miscellaneous Statistics Report

Ten Longest Plays for Minnesota Vikings

Ten Longest Plays for Detroit Lions

VISITOR Minnesota Vikings 3 0 0

HOME Detroit Lions 4 0 0

Offense Defense Special TeamsTouchdown Scoring Information

Player Scoring Information

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

1-10-MIN 22 (10:52) A.Peterson up the middle for 78 yards, TOUCHDOWN.178

2-5-MIN 38 (3:39) C.Ponder pass deep middle to J.Simpson to DET 15 for 47 yards (L.Delmas).Detroit challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was Upheld. (Timeout #2.)

347

2-14-DET 48 (12:45) C.Ponder pass deep right to J.Simpson to DET 4 for 44 yards (C.Houston).Penalty on DET-C.Houston, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.

244

1-10-MIN 35 (2:46) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to J.Simpson pushed ob at MIN 47 for 12 yards (D.Slay) [W.Young].PENALTY on DET-L.Delmas, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 47.

227

1-10-MIN 35 (13:53) C.Ponder pass short right to K.Rudolph pushed ob at DET 44 for 21 yards (A.Palmer).221

2-9-MIN 21 (9:41) C.Ponder pass deep right to G.Jennings to MIN 41 for 20 yards (C.Houston).320

1-10-MIN 22 (12:48) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short middle to J.Simpson to MIN 37 for 15 yards (R.Mathis).415

1-5-MIN 46 (8:46) (Shotgun) C.Ponder scrambles left end pushed ob at DET 43 for 11 yards (S.Tulloch).311

1-10-DET 15 (3:00) C.Ponder pass short left to C.Patterson to DET 5 for 10 yards (D.Levy).310

1-10-MIN 20 (14:45) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to G.Jennings to MIN 29 for 9 yards (D.Slay).29

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

3-7-DET 23 (5:58) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to R.Bush for 77 yards, TOUCHDOWN.377

1-10-DET 49 (12:53) M.Stafford pass short right to J.Bell to MIN 22 for 29 yards (H.Smith).129

2-15-DET 37 (1:12) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass deep middle to N.Burleson to MIN 36 for 27 yards (E.Henderson) [J.Allen].227

1-10-MIN 42 (7:05) M.Stafford pass short right to J.Fauria to MIN 20 for 22 yards (C.Greenway).122

1-10-50 (13:03) M.Stafford pass short right to N.Burleson to MIN 29 for 21 yards (H.Smith).321

3-7-MIN 16 (10:59) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to N.Burleson pushed ob at MIN 1 for 15 yards (C.Cook).315

3-6-DET 36 (13:33) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to R.Bush to DET 49 for 13 yards (J.Sanford).113

2-7-MIN 46 (2:10) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to C.Johnson to MIN 33 for 13 yards (H.Smith).113

2-10-DET 20 (14:56) R.Bush left tackle to DET 32 for 12 yards (C.Greenway).112

1-10-MIN 25 (:58) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to J.Bell to MIN 13 for 12 yards (E.Henderson; H.Smith).212

Club Player TD RushTD

RecTD

KO TD PuntTD

Int TD FumTD

MiscTD

FG XP 2PtRush

2PtRec

PointsSfty

MIN A.Peterson 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180

MIN B.Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 60

DET J.Bell 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120

DET D.Akers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 100

DET J.Fauria 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

DET R.Bush 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

Possession Detail First Half Second Half Game

Largest Lead

Largest Deficit

Drives Leading

Drives Trailing

Time of Possession Leading

Time of Possession Trailing

Times Score Tied Up

Lead Changes

Visitor Home Visitor Home Visitor Home

8

8

9:02

0

0

0:00

0

0

0:00

-8

7

16:50

0

1

1:57

-10

5

12:42

10

5

12:37

0

1

2:44

8

9

10:59

-10

5

12:42

10

5

12:37

-8

8

19:34

0

2

0

1

0

1

Playtime Percentage


Percent of playtime per player on offense, defense and special teams

Offense Defense Special Teams

R Sims 100%80 7 21%G

R Reiff 100%80 7 21%T

L Warford 100%80 7 21%G

D Raiola 100%80 6 18%C

C Johnson 100%80WR

M Stafford 100%80QB

B Pettigrew 95%76 7 21%TE

C Hilliard 82%66 7 21%T

P Edwards 70%56WR

R Bush 69%55RB

N Burleson 65%52WR

J Bell 35%28 8 24%RB

K Durham 28%22 2 6%WR

T Scheffler 21%17 7 21%TE

J Fox 19%15 1 3%T

J Fauria 14%11TE

D Gandy 2%2 12 36%G

S Tulloch 55 100% 4 12%LB

D Levy 55 100% 4 12%LB

G Quin 55 100%SS

L Delmas 55 100%FS

C Houston 55 100%CB

N Suh 48 87% 4 12%DT

N Fairley 41 75% 3 9%DT

A Palmer 33 60% 14 42%LB

D Slay 31 56% 10 30%DB

W Young 29 53% 10 30%DE

J Jones 29 53%DE

I Idonije 26 47% 9 27%DE

E Ansah 26 47%DE

D Bentley 22 40% 21 64%CB

R Mathis 20 36% 1 3%CB

C Mosley 16 29% 1 3%DT

J Bannan 5 9%DT

R McIntosh 4 7% 22 67%LB

J Wendling 26 79%FS

D Gomes 23 70%FS

T Lewis 23 70%LB

T Whitehead 22 67%LB

D Carey 20 61%CB

M Spurlock 20 61%WR

T Riddick 19 58%RB

S Martin 18 55%P

D Muhlbach 11 33%LS

Offense Defense Special Teams

C Johnson 100%55 4 12%G

P Loadholt 100%55 4 12%T

B Fusco 100%55 4 12%G

M Kalil 100%55 4 12%T

C Ponder 100%55QB

J Sullivan 100%55C

K Rudolph 98%54TE

A Peterson 91%50RB

G Jennings 85%47WR

J Simpson 76%42WR

J Wright 49%27WR

Z Line 29%16 11 33%RB

J Carlson 24%13 6 18%TE

R Ellison 18%10 26 79%TE

J Webb 11%6 13 39%WR

C Patterson 9%5 7 21%WR

T Gerhart 9%5RB

J Robinson 80 100% 14 42%CB

H Smith 80 100% 13 39%FS

J Sanford 80 100% 12 36%FS

C Cook 80 100% 11 33%CB

C Greenway 80 100% 7 21%LB

E Henderson 79 99% 7 21%LB

J Allen 75 94% 7 21%DE

X Rhodes 70 88% 2 6%DB

B Robison 60 75% 7 21%DE

L Guion 49 61% 6 18%DT

E Griffen 47 59% 2 6%DE

F Evans 42 52% 10 30%DT

S Floyd 42 52% 1 3%DT

M Mitchell 15 19% 18 55%LB

A Jefferson 1 1% 6 18%CB

A Sendejo 22 67%FS

L Dean 22 67%LB

R Blanton 22 67%SS

A Cole 18 55%LB

M Sherels 16 48%CB

M Asiata 15 45%RB

C Loeffler 10 30%LS

J Berger 10 30%C

J Locke 10 30%P

B Walsh 9 27%K

C Baker 7 21%DT

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