preseason week one - minnesota vikings vs. oakland...

PRESEASON WEEK ONE - MINNESOTA VIKINGS VS. OAKLAND RAIDERSFRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2014 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - 7:00 p.m. CT - KARE

Head Coach Mike Zimmer will make his debut with the Minnesota Vikings (5-10-1 in 2013) as they open the 2014 NFL preseason against the Oakland Raiders (4-12 in 2013) this Friday, August 8. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. CT. Friday’s game will mark the beginning of Zimmer’s

NFL head coaching career. It will be the fifth time the Vikings have met the Raiders in the preseason. The Vikings are 3-1 in preseason games and 4-10 in regular season play against Oakland. This will also be the first game of the Vikings two-year stay on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Vikings will play the 2014 and 2015 seasons at TCF Bank Stadium while the team’s new stadium is being built downtown at the same site as the Metrodome. Next Saturday the Vikings will host Arizona while Oakland will host Detroit. The Vikings added 40 new faces to the roster since the conclusion of the 2013 season, including 10 players selected in the 2014 NFL Draft. The Vikings selected two players in the 1st round of the draft, LB Anthony Barr (#9 overall) and QB Teddy Bridgewater (#32 overall).

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Home (Series Record; Home Record) Away (Series Record; Away Record)Chicago Bears (54-50-2; 33-21-0) Chicago Bears (54-50-2; 21-29-2)Detroit Lions (69-34-2; 38-13-1) Detroit Lions (69-34-2; 31-21-1)Green Bay Packers (49-56-1; 26-26-0) Green Bay Packers (49-56-2; 23-30-2)Atlanta Falcons (16-11-0; 10-4-0) New Orleans Saints (20-10-0; 8-7-0)Carolina Panthers (6-5-0; 5-3-0) Tampa Bay Bucaneers (31-22-0; 13-13-0) New England Patriots (4-7-0; 2-2-0) Buffalo Bills (8-4-0; 4-3-0)New York Jets (1-8-0; 1-3-0) Miami Dolphins (4-7-0; 1-3-0)Washington Redskins (11-12-0; 5-6-0) St. Louis Rams (24-16-0; 10-13-0)

Bold denotes 2013 playoff team.

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* The Vikings have a combined record of 140-96-3 (.592) in their 239 preseason games. * The team has finished undefeated in the preseason 6 times (1964, ‘65, ‘73, ‘92, ‘98, ‘01).* The Vikings have finished with a .500 record or better 40 times in the team’s 53 preseasons. * In the 40 previous preseasons when the Vikings have finished at .500 or better, the team has

gone on to finish at .500 or better 31 times in the ensuing regular season.* In the 13 preseasons when the Vikings have finished below .500, the team has gone on to

finish below .500 seven times in the ensuing regular season.* The opening preseason game of the 2014 schedule will mark Head Coach Mike Zimmer’s first

preseason game as an NFL head coach.

2014 VIKINGS SChEDULE (0-0)PRESEASON

Date Opponent Time (CT) TV8/8 (Fri.) OAKLAND 7:00 p.m. KARE8/16 (Sat.) ARIZONA 7:30 p.m. KARE8/23 (Sat.) at Kansas City 7:00 p.m. KARE8/28 (Thur.) at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. KARE

REGuLAR SEASONDate Opponent Time (CT) TV9/7 (Sun.) at St. Louis Noon FOX9/14 (Sun.) NEW ENGLAND Noon CBS9/21 (Sun.) at New Orleans Noon FOX9/28 (Sun.) AtLANtA 3:25 p.m. FOX10/2 (Thurs.) at Green Bay 7:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN10/12 (Sun.) DEtROIt Noon* FOX10/19 (Sun.) at Buffalo Noon* FOX10/26 (Sun.) at Tampa Bay Noon* FOX11/2 (Sun.) WASHINGtON Noon* FOX 11/9 (Sun.) BYE WEEK 11/16 (Sun.) at Chicago Noon* FOX 11/23 (Sun.) GREEN BAY Noon* FOX11/30 (Sun.) CAROLINA Noon* FOX12/7 (Sun.) NEW YORK JEtS Noon* CBS12/14 (Sun.) at Detroit Noon* FOX12/21 (Sun.) at Miami Noon* FOX12/28 (Sun.) CHICAGO Noon* FOX

WEEKLY MEDIA SChEDULEMonday, August 410:30 a.m. – Walk-through11:30 a.m. – Mike Zimmer and Mike Priefer press conferences3:00 p.m. – PracticeTuesday, August 510:30 a.m. – Walk-through11:30 a.m. – Norv Turner and George Edwards press conferences3:00 p.m. – PracticeWednesday, August 610:30 a.m. – Walk-through11:30 a.m. – Mike Zimmer press conference3:00 p.m. – PracticeThursday, August 7Travel back to Twin Cities - No Media AccessFriday, August 87:00 p.m. CDT – Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings on KARESaturday, August 9No Media Access Sunday, August 1010:30 a.m. – Walk-through11:30 a.m. – Mike Zimmer and Mike Priefer press conferences3:00 p.m. – Practice*Filming is allowed during walk-through and for a portion of practice

GAME SUMMARY

BROADCAST COVERAGE

VIKINGS IN ThE PRESEASON

VIKINGS 2014 OPPONENTS

P S 1 - R A I D E R S A T V I K I N G S - 2

VIKINGS-RAIDERS GAME INFORMATION

Matt Cassel .................................................7 games, 127-of-231 passing, 1,385 yards, 8 TDDerek Cox ...................................................4 games, 16 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PDChad Greenway ..........................................2 games, 22 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, 1 FRGreg Jennings ............................................2 games, 4 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD

* TE Kyle Rudolph caught his first career touchdown pass on a 1-yard throw from Christian Ponder against Oakland on 11/20/11.

* QB Matt Cassel completed 18-of-30 passes for 218 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception and a 108.1 passer rating with the Chiefs on 12/14/08.

* CB Derek Cox intercepted a Carson Palmer pass against Oakland on 10/21/12.

* WR Greg Jennings caught an 80-yard touchdown pass on 12/09/2007. He finished the game with 2 receptions for 100 yards.

* LB Chad Greenway recorded a career-best 22 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss against Oakland on 11/20/11.

• The Vikings and Raiders have played four times during the preseason with the Vikings holding a 3-1 series lead.

• The Raiders own the advantage in the regular season series. The teams have met 14 previous times in the regular season with Oakland holding an edge at 10-4-0.

• The last time Minnesota and Oakland met in the preseason was on 8/14/06, a 16-13 Raiders victory.

• The Vikings and Raiders met in Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977. The Raiders came away victorious in the game played in Pasadena, Calif.

• The Vikings and Raiders have played in one overtime game against each other, a Vikings 16-13 victory on November 17, 1996.

• The last time the Raiders and Vikings met in the preseason was in 2006, a Raiders victory. The only current Vikings players that appeared in that game were LB Chad Greenway and LS Cullen Loeffler.

Record vs. Raiders ........................................................................................Raiders 4-10Last regular season game ........................................Raiders 27, Vikings 21 (2011)Vikings largest winning margin .....................11; Vikings 31, Raiders 20 (1987)Raiders largest winning margin ....................26; Raiders 36, Vikings 10 (1981)Current series streak ........................................................................................ Raiders 1Vikings longest win streak ...................................... 1, 3 times (1973, 1987, 2007)Raiders longest win streak ................................................................... 5 (1976-1984)Most Points, Vikings ......................................................................................... 31 (1987)Most Points, Raiders ......................................................................................... 36 (1981)Most Points, both teams ................................................................................. 52 (1990)Fewest Points, Vikings ........................................................................................7 (2012)Fewest Points, Raiders ..................................................................................... 13 (1996)Fewest Points, both teams ...................... 29; Vikings 16, Raiders 13 (OT) (1996)

VIKINGS-RAIDERS CONNECTIONS • Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner was the head coach of the

Raiders from 2004-05. • Raiders defensive backs coach Joe Woods held the same position with

the Vikings from 2006-13. • Raiders WR Andre Holmes was signed as an undrafted free agent by

the Vikings in 2011. He spent training camp and the preseason with the club before being released.

• Raiders T Donald Penn spent time on the Vikings practice squad in 2006 after spending training camp and the preseason with the team.

NFL CONNECTIONS• Vikings linebackers coach Adam Zimmer and Raiders head coach Den-

nis Allen worked together in New Orleans from 2006-09. During the Saints Super Bowl championship season in 2009, Allen served as the defensive backs coach while Zimmer was the assistant defensive backs coach.

• Vikings defensive backs coach Jerry Gray and Raiders assistant defen-sive backs coach Marcus Robertson coached together in Tennessee in 2011. Gray served as the defensive coordinator and Robertson was the secondary coach.

• Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards and Raiders line-backers coach Bob Sanders have a long history of working together. Sanders coached Edwards at Duke from 1986-89. Edwards got his first coaching experience under Sanders at Florida in 1991. Sanders coached outside linebackers when Edwards served as the defensive coordinator in Buffalo from 2010-11.

• Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer and Raiders assistant head coach/offensive line coach Tony Sparano coached together in Dallas from 2004-06.

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS • Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer and Raiders offensive coordinator

Greg Olson coached together at Washington State in 1989. Zimmer was the defensive coordinator while Olson had his first coaching job as a graduate assistant.

• Raiders T Menelik Watson played with Vikings CB Xavier Rhodes and WR Rodney Smith in 2012. The trio capped their final collegiate season with a victory over Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl.

• Vikings G Austin Wentworth blocked for Raiders QB David Carr at Fresno State from 2011-13.

• Raiders DE Shelby Harris was teammates with Vikings WR Ty Walker and LB Mike Zimmer at Illinois State from 2010-12.

• Vikings G David Yankey and Raiders FB Jeremy Stewart were team-mates at Stanford in 2010 while Raiders offensive assistant Nick Holz served as the schools offensive assistant/quarterbacks coach.

VIKINGS-RAIDERS SERIES BY ThE NUMBERS

VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. RAIDERS VIKINGS-RAIDERS SERIES NOTES

VIKINGS-RAIDERS CONNECTIONS

VIKINGS PERFORMANCES VS. RAIDERS

The Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders met in Super Bowl XI following the 1976 season. The Raiders won 32-14 in a game played at the Rose Bowl in Pasa-dena, Calif.


VIKINGS-RAIDERS GAME INFORMATION

2013 Minnesota VikingsQualifying Players Only/2013 Regular Season NFL Rankings

Category Player Total NFC Rank NFL RankScoring Walsh .................................121 ..................7 ...........................15Passing Yds. Cassel ............................1,807 ................ 16 ..........................31Passing TDs Cassel ..................................11 ................ 17 .........................29tPasser Rating Cassel ...............................81.6 ................ 16 ..........................25Completion Pct. Ponder .............................63.6 ..................7 ...........................10Rushing Att. Peterson ...........................279 ..................5 ........................... 6tRushing Yds. Peterson .......................1,266 ..................4 ............................5Rushing TDs Peterson .............................10 ..................3 ........................... 4tReceptions Jennings .............................68 ................ 21 ..........................39Receiving Yds. Jennings ...........................804 ................ 24 ..........................41Receiving TDs Jennings/Patterson# ....... 4 ................32t ........................57tTackles Greenway.........................134 ..................5 ............................9Interceptions Greenway............................. 3 ................18t ........................32tSacks Allen .................................11.5 .................5t .......................... 7tFGs Made Walsh ...................................26 .................6t .........................13tFG Pct. Walsh ................................86.7 ................ 10 ..........................19Net Punting Avg. Locke# ..............................39.2 ..................9 ...........................18Punt Ret. Avg. Sherels .......................... 15.2* ..................1 ............................2KO Ret. Avg. Patterson# ................... 32.4* ..................1 ............................1#Rookie*Franchise Record

2013 Oakland RaidersCategory Player Total AFC Rank NFL RankScoring Janikowski .......................100 ................ 15 .........................27tPassing Yds. Pryor ..............................1,798 ................ 16 ..........................32Passing TDs McGloin ................................ 8 ................18t ........................35tPasser Rating McGloin ...........................76.1 ..............DNQCompletion Pct. Pryor .................................57.4 ................ 14 ..........................33Rushing Att. Jennings ...........................163 ................ 18 ..........................31Rushing Yds. Jennings ...........................733 ................ 14 ..........................25Rushing TDs Jennings ............................... 6 .................8t .........................19tReceptions Streater ...............................60 ................23t ........................49tReceiving Yds. Streater .............................888 ................ 16 ..........................33Receiving TDs Moore.................................... 5 ................20t ........................38tInterceptions Porter/Jenkins .................... 2 ................31t ........................67tFumble Rec. Woodson.............................. 2 .................2t .......................... 6tSacks Houston ............................6.0 ................16t ........................53tFGs Made Janikowski .........................21 ................14t ........................28tFG Pct. Janikowski ......................70.0 ................ 16 ..........................32Punting Avg. King...................................48.9 ..................1 ............................1Punt Ret. Avg. Ford .....................................8.6 ..............DNQ

Thursday, August 7Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets ..............................................................6:00 p.m.San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Ravens ....................................................6:30 p.m.New England Patriots at Washington Redskins ........................................6:30 p.m.Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs ....................................................7:00 p.m.Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos ...........................................................8:00 p.m.Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers.......................................................9:00 p.m.Friday, August 8Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons ...........................................................6:00 p.m.Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers ...................................................................6:30 p.m.Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars ........................................6:30 p.m.Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears ..........................................................7:00 p.m.Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings .......................................7:00 p.m.New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams ..........................................................7:00 p.m.Saturday, August 9Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions ................................................................6:30 p.m.Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants .......................................................6:30 p.m.Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans........................................................7:00 p.m.Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals .............................................................7:30 pm

*All times are Central Time (CT)

2013 Regular Season NFL Rankings Vikings Raiders 5-10-1 Record 4-12 391.......................................Total Points Scored ......................................322 24.4 .........................................Points Per Game ........................................ 20.1 363..................................Offensive Points Scored..................................294 309...............................................First Downs ..............................................275 344.3 ................................ Total Offense Per Game ................................ 333.8 5.4 ....................................... Avg. Yards Per Play ........................................5.3 130.1 ...........................Net Rushing Yards Per Game ........................... 125.0 214.2 ............................Net Passing Yards Per Game ........................... 208.8 19/370 .....................Had Intercepted/Yards Returned .....................20/375 32 ...........................................Total Giveaways ........................................... 31 44/218 ............................ Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost .............................44/289 27:39 .................................... Possession Average .................................... 29:54 78/214 ................................Third Down Efficiency .................................78/223 10/19 ............................... Fourth Down Efficiency ................................. 7/12 70/695 .......................................Penalties/Yards ..................................... 116/912 480................................. Opp. Total Points Scored .................................453 30.0 ...................................Opp. Points Per Game ................................... 28.3 438...........................Total Offensive Points Allowed ..........................425 368.........................................Opp. First Downs .........................................330 397.6 ...........................Opp. Total Offense Per Game .......................... 367.7 5.6 ................................. Opp. Avg. Yards Per Play ..................................5.7 110.4 ..................... Opp. Net Rushing Yards Per Game ..................... 107.9 287.2 ......................Opp. Net Passing Yards Per Game ...................... 255.8 100/1003 ...............................Opp. Penalties/Yards ..................................87/686 12/78 ..............Defensive Interceptions/Yards Returned ............... 9/83 20 ...........................................Total Takeaways........................................... 22 41/274 ............................... Defensive Sacks/Yards ................................38/260 -12 ........................................... Turnover Ratio .............................................-9 75/39.2 .............................. Punts/Net Punting Avg. .............................. 84/40.1

Team Total Games All-Time Series Titles*Green Bay Packers .............107 ..................... 49-56-2 ................................ 7Chicago Bears ....................106 ..................... 54-50-2 ................................ 2Detroit Lions ......................105 ..................... 69-34-2 ................................ 0

* Since 2002 division realignment

The following numbers are combined NFC Central and NFC North:

Playoff Appearances Division Titles27 ................ Minnesota Vikings 16................. Minnesota Vikings 24 ................... Green Bay Packers 11.................... Green Bay Packers 15 .......................... Chicago Bears 10 .......................... Chicago Bears 11 ............................Detroit Lions 3 .............................Detroit Lions

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf.y-Green Bay 8 7 1 .531 417 428 4-3-1 4-4-0 6-5-1 3-2-1Chicago 8 8 0 .500 445 478 5-3-0 3-5-0 4-8-0 2-4-0Detroit 7 9 0 .438 395 376 4-4-0 3-5-0 6-6-0 4-2-0Minnesota 5 10 1 .344 391 480 5-3-0 0-7-1 4-7-1 2-3-1y-clinched Division

2013 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 2013 STATISTICAL SNAPShOT

2013 NFC NORTh STANDINGS

VIKINGS VS. NFC NORTh

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2014 PRESEASON WEEK ONE SChEDULE


HEAD cOAcH MIKE ZIMMER

NFL Head Coach: 1st YearOverall NFL Experience: 21st YearCoaching Experience: 36th YearOverall NFL Record: 0-0Regular Season: 0-0Postseason: 0-0Record with MIN: 0-0

Mike Zimmer was hired as the 9th Head Coach in Vikings history on January 15, 2014. A veteran defensive coordinator, Zimmer enters his 21st season on an NFL sideline, the past 14 working as defensive coordinator for Cincinnati (2008-13), Atlanta (2007) and Dallas (2000-06).

Zimmer has been a part of 11 playoff teams in his NFL tenure and teams that have won 7 Division titles. He coached the Cowboys DBs when the team won Super Bowl XXX over Pittsburgh after the 1995 season. Since 2009, Zimmer’s Bengals defenses ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in total defense 4 times, climbing to #3 in 2013. Since 2011, the Bengals ranked #2 in the NFL with 139 sacks (46.3 per season) and have allowed 18.8 points per game, ranking #4 in the NFL in points allowed. The 2013 Bengals posted 20 INTs, the 5th-best mark in the NFL.

Zimmer’s arrival in Cincinnati for the 2008 season signaled a franchise turn-around on the defensive side of the ball. The Bengals notched top-10 defensive rankings in 2009, ’11, ’12 and ’13 after only cracking the NFL’s top 10 once in 18 seasons prior to Zimmer joining the team. During his tenure, Zimmer coached Geno Atkins as he became one of the top DTs in the NFL, earning consensus All-Pro honors in 2012 and Pro Bowl berths in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, LB Von-taze Burfict continued his rise from an undrafted rookie free agent in 2012 to a Pro Bowler in 2013. Atkins became the 1st Bengals defensive lineman since Tim Krumrie in 1988 to earn a Pro Bowl trip and Burfict was the 1st Bengals LB to be honored since Jim LeClair in 1976. Over the 2012 and 2013 seasons, the Bengals had 4 different players earn AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors- Michael Johnson, Carlos Dunlap, Atkins and Burfict.

Zimmer led top-10 defenses for Dallas in both a 4-3 and 3-4 scheme. The 2003 Cowboys defense ranked #1 in the NFL with only 253.3 yards per game al-lowed. During Zimmer’s tenure in Dallas as DBs coach (1994-99) and Defensive Coordinator (2000-06) the team ranked in the top 5 of NFL scoring defense a total of 6 times. The 1995 Cowboys hoisted the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl XXX with a win over Pittsburgh and one of Zimmer’s pupils, CB Larry Brown, won the Super Bowl MVP award with a pair of INTs in the game. Brown is 1 of only 3 DBs to earn Super Bowl MVP honors in the history of the game.

Before moving to the NFL ranks, Zimmer spent 15 seasons coaching at the collegiate level. He spent his final 5 seasons in the college ranks as defensive coordinator at Washington State from 1989-93. Zimmer was at Weber State from 1981-88, serving as defensive coordinator from ’83-88. He entered the

coaching profession at Missouri where he served as an assistant from 1979-80. Zimmer played QB and later LB at Illinois State, earning a degree in physical

education. He has 3 children, son Adam and daughters Corri and Marki. Adam is coaching the Vikings LBs after having spent time with Kansas City, New Or-leans and Cincinnati as an assistant LBs and DBs coach. The father-son duo has both earned Super Bowl titles with Adam’s coming following the 2009 season when the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV over Indianapolis. Coaching is a fam-ily tradition with the Zimmers as Mike’s father, Bill, earned Illinois Hall of Fame honors as a prep football and wrestling coach. Zimmer played football, base-ball and wrestled at Lockport Township High School in suburban Chicago. Both Bill and Mike Zimmer have been inducted into the Lockport Hall of Fame and Bill is also in the Bradley University (Peoria, IL) Hall of Fame.

Vikki Zimmer, Mike’s wife of 27 years, passed away in Cincinnati on October 8, 2009. The Pro Football Writers of America recognized Zimmer overcoming the tragedy and the Bengals #4 ranked defense playing a key role in winning then AFC North title by voting him the winner of the Halas Award for the sea-son, an annual award presented to the individual in the NFL that overcame the most adversity to succeed.

ZIMMER’S COAChING BACKGROUNDYear .......................Team ............................Position .......................... W-L-T...............Result .......................................................................... NFL Ranking Yds/Off Pts allowed1979 .............................Missouri ..............................Assistant Coach ................... 7-5 ....................... Hall of Fame Bowl (W) ....................................................................................................1980 .............................Missouri ..............................Assistant Coach ................... 8-4 ....................... Liberty Bowl (L).................................................................................................................1981 .............................Weber State .......................Assistant Coach ................... 7-4 ........................................................................................................................................................................1982 .............................Weber State .......................Assistant Coach ................... 4-7 ........................................................................................................................................................................1983 .............................Weber State .......................Def. Coordinator ................. 6-5 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1984 .............................Weber State .......................Def. Coordinator ................. 5-6 ........................................................................................................................................................................1985 .............................Weber State .......................Def. Coordinator ................. 6-5 ........................................................................................................................................................................1986 .............................Weber State .......................Def. Coordinator ................. 3-8 ........................................................................................................................................................................1987 .............................Weber State .......................Def. Coordinator ................. 10-3 ..................... FCS Playoffs – 2nd Round .............................................................................................1988 .............................Weber State .......................Def. Coordinator ................. 5-6 ........................................................................................................................................................................1989 .............................Washington State ............Def. Coordinator ................. 6-5 ........................................................................................................................................................................1990 .............................Washington State ............Def. Coordinator ................. 3-8 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1991 .............................Washington State ............Def. Coordinator ................. 4-7 ........................................................................................................................................................................1992 .............................Washington State ............Def. Coordinator ................. 9-3 ....................... Copper Bowl (W)..............................................................................................................1993 .............................Washington State ............Def. Coordinator ................. 5-6 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1994 .............................Dallas ...................................DBs ........................................... 12-4 ..................... NFC East Champs, NFC Championship Game .......................................................1995 .............................Dallas ...................................DBs ........................................... 12-4 ..................... NFC East Champs, Super Bowl XXX Champions ...................................................1996 .............................Dallas ...................................DBs ........................................... 10-6 ..................... NFC East Champs, Divisional .......................................................................................1997 .............................Dallas ...................................DBs ........................................... 6-10 ......................................................................................................................................................................1998 .............................Dallas ...................................DBs ........................................... 10-6 ..................... NFC East Champs, Wild Card........................................................................................1999 .............................Dallas ...................................DBs ........................................... 8-8 ....................... Wild Card ............................................................................................................................ 2000 .............................Dallas ...................................Def. Coordinator ................. 5-11 ................................................................................................................................................................19/212001 .............................Dallas ...................................Def. Coordinator ................. 5-11 .................................................................................................................................................................4/192002 .............................Dallas ...................................Def. Coordinator ................. 5-11 ................................................................................................................................................................18/122003 .............................Dallas ...................................Def. Coordinator ................. 10-6 ..................... NFC East Champs, Wild Card.................................................................................... 1/42004 .............................Dallas ...................................Def. Coordinator ................. 6-10 ................................................................................................................................................................16/272005 .............................Dallas ...................................Def. Coordinator ................. 9-7 ..................................................................................................................................................................10/112006 .............................Dallas ...................................Def. Coordinator ................. 9-7 ....................... Wild Card .....................................................................................................................13/21t2007 .............................Atlanta .................................Def. Coordinator ................. 4-12 ...............................................................................................................................................................29/25t2008 .............................Cincinnati ...........................Def. Coordinator ................. 4-11-1 .............................................................................................................................................................12/12009 .............................Cincinnati ...........................Def. Coordinator ................. 10-6 ..................... AFC North Champs, Wild Card ............................................................................... 4/8t2010 .............................Cincinnati ...........................Def. Coordinator ................. 4-12 ................................................................................................................................................................15/192011 .............................Cincinnati ...........................Def. Coordinator ................. 9-7 ....................... Wild Card ........................................................................................................................ 7/92012 .............................Cincinnati ...........................Def. Coordinator ................. 10-6 ..................... Wild Card ........................................................................................................................ 6/62013 .............................Cincinnati ...........................Def. Coordinator ................. 11-5 ..................... AFC North Champs, Wild Card ................................................................................ 3/4

MIKE ZIMMER

Zimmer’s BackgroundPlayer1974-76 .............. Illinois State (QB/LB)Coach1979 .................... Missouri (Assistant Coach)1981-82 .............. Weber State (Assistant Coach1983-88 .............. Weber State (Defensive Coordinator)1989-93 .............. Washington State (Defensive Coordinator)1994-1999 ......... Dallas Cowboys (Assistant Coach)2000-06 .............. Dallas Cowboys (Defensive Coordinator)2007 .................... Atlanta Falcons (Defensive Coordinator)2008-13 .............. Cincinnati Bengals (Defensive Coordinator)2014- ................... Minnesota Vikings (Head Coach)


MONDAY, AuGuST 4, 2014Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer

I thought that we had a very good practice Friday night. The crowd was great, the enthusiasm in the stadium was fantastic and now it is back to work. Obviously, we had a little walk-through today. The offense and defense met and watched more of the tape, caught up on that and then the special teams came out and did a little walk-through. It’s back to work and back to the grind.

Q: What has been holding Brandon Watts back?A: He has a strained hamstring. He should be going today, I would guess.

Q: Teddy Bridgewater mentioned Norv is wanting to him to speed up a little bit, what is meant by that?A: Some of the periods, he is going to have to get the ball out a little bit quicker. That has kind of been, with all of the quarterbacks, right from the get-go, that is one of the big things that Norv [Turner] does. We have got to get the ball out, you have got to get back quicker, you have to get set up, you have to get the ball out. In some of the blitz periods, we have guys running by him, which is not going to happen in the game, I do not think. It is just all part of the process, really.

Q: Is it pretty natural for a rookie to make some tweaks here and there?A: Oh yeah, that part is just concentrating and understanding when you are feeling extra pressure, you have to get the ball out. The quarterback comes up and he sees a three-man line and he probably says, “Hey, I have a little bit more time,” so it is just all part of the process.

Q: You have Andrew Sendejo back. Do you need to give him a day to get him back into the rhythm of things?A: We are going to watch him as he goes and be careful with him. I need to see him.

Q: Is it getting to that point where you needed to see him sooner than later?A: Yeah, I need to see him.

Q: Will you have Andrew Sendejo in team or individual drills?A: We will see how it goes. If he does fine on individual drills, we will get him in some team stuff, yes.

Q: What do you think is the most difficult part in your defense to learn for a guy in Andrew Sendejo’s position, coming in late?A: I don’t think it is complicated, but there are some things to be precise in your alignments. We ask them to be pretty disciplined in their movements, when they’re going places, where the checks are, especially when you get a lot of movement from the offense, it makes it a little bit more difficult. Some of the pressure pack-ages, you have to be pretty good at.

Q: You like to carry defensive backs, do you want flexibility in this roster?A: We do, but honestly, we’ve kept 11 defensive backs, we’ve kept 10, I think one year we kept nine and some on the practice squad. Honestly, it’s also about the other positions on the football team. Do you keep 10 defensive linemen or do you keep seven linebackers? It’s all a combination of what works out best.

Q: Does it make sense to keep more safeties because of their flexibility?A: I like to keep more corners, honestly. It seems like those guys are always getting nicked a little bit, as you’ve been seeing here in this camp, so we try to keep quite a few of them if we can.

Q: Does it make it easier when you have a couple of safeties that have experience at cornerback, like Robert Blanton and Antone Exum?A: It helps a little bit. They’re probably playing safety because they can’t play corner.

Q: Will you talk about Saturday night’s practice compared to other practices?A: It was much better. I thought our energy was very, very good. I thought that we came out with a purpose and a focus. Obviously, we had a lot of situational drills, like the red zone, the two-minute, no huddle, teamwork and blitz. Our guys busted their rear ends out there at practice, and we did not make a ton of mistakes. I thought that it was one of the better practices that we have had this year.

Q: What did you think of Xavier Rhodes’ interception and his athleticism?A: It was a great interception. It was poor, poor position on the receiver, but he made a great play. We have to get him to be in the right position and then make the play easy and then he does not have to make great plays.

Q: What do you think of Anthony Barr?A: He’s doing well. He’s doing well. He’s a good kid. He miss aligned a couple times again. The thing, kind of like what I was talking about with Xavier, he makes the play and it’s a great play but he doesn’t have to make it a great play, he can make it an easy play. So that’s kind of where we’re at with him right now. We’ve got to be more precise in our alignments and where we’re at to make things easier on us. The reason why offenses move in motion and do all that is to get the defense misaligned and obviously to try to disguise the play that they’re going to run.

Q: During the preseason, how much time daily do you and Rick Spielman have to evaluate rosters of other teams and compare them to your own roster?A: We’ve got guys assigned to all of those guys, our scouts assigned to all of those games, they’ll watch and they’ll come up with a list of guys, potential cuts that may be made, or potential trades or whatever, And then we’ll sit down and start watching it more.

Q: Has any decision been made on Mike Priefer’s replacement during his suspension? Do you want to make that decision by Friday’s game?A: No, not yet. It will probably be after the game. I think we’ll probably let you know.

Q: What is the thinking as to why the decision is taking so long?A: We just felt like this was the best time to do it. We could have done it earlier. The plan the whole time was to probably wait until after this ball game.

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Q: How does Captian Munnerlyn make up for what he lacks in size?A: Well, he’s smart number one, he’s tough, he’s a competitive kid. So those qualities help him to overcome some of the size factors. He’s a little pit bull.

Q: Do you find it easier to give more exclusive roles to the cornerbacks?A: It all depends on the player, really. We’ve got Jabari Price playing inside. We’ve got Captain Munnerlyn playing inside. Shaun Prater is playing inside. It really, a little bit depends on the player. Playing the inside in the nickel is a little bit different than playing outside. I’ve had safeties do it. Darren Woodsen, when we first started in Dallas, he did it all the time. He was excellent at it. Leon Hall who we had last year in Cincinnati, until he got hurt is one of the better ones and he was obviously a corner and he is actually a great nickel-back. It just depends on the guy.

Q: You mentioned how you and Rick Spielman go over game day situations; do you do the same thing with Norv Turner as far as exposing each other’s tendencies?A: We’ve talked already about some of those things, some of the things I had on him and some of the things he had on me. We’ve talked about that a long time ago. Rick and I went through some more scenarios today. We’ll finish up tomorrow with it.

Q: How have those talks with Norv Turner helped develop your game plan now with the players that you have?A: In some ways it has but also in the same token, the teams that I had that I was playing him with and vice versa the teams that he had when he was playing me, are different teams than these guys here. We still have to do what these guys can do. Take advantage of our strengths and then still be able to help in those areas.

Q: Where do you see Derek Cox progressing in the preseason?A: He’s doing a good job. He’s still got a lot of technique to work on but he’s a smart guy and a tough guy. All of these preseason games will be big for him and really for all of these corners.

Q: Do you think the techniques here are a lot different than what he’s been taught previously?A: I don’t know. You’d have to ask him. We do what we do.

Q: Is all of your play calling going to be done on the field?A: No, Norv (Turner) is going to be in the box.

Q: With Anthony Barr relying on his physical abilities for most of his football career, how do you get him to kind of tone back on being an athlete and think more about what he’s doing?A: Well, actually we try to do the opposite. We try not to be less of an athlete and we try to not get him to think more. With all of our players, we try to give them keys and reads and then let it flow. In your fundamentals, if your keys take care of what you’re supposed to do then you can play fast. I don’t want players out there thinking about what step I have to take or I’m complaining a lot right now about alignments but I don’t want them to have to worry about that stuff dur-ing the ball game. That’s why we coach everything so hard out here on the practice field, is that we want the game to be easier when they go out there and play than having to listen to me or George (Edwards) or Norv (Turner) getting after these guys. That’s kind of been our whole approach right from the start. One of the players told one of our coaches, “Man, that head coach is hard to please.” And he’s right. I want to be hard to please. I want my expectation level higher than everybody else. If we’re not doing things perfectly then I’m not going to be pleased. But when we go out to the game I want them to be able to free flow, have fun, play fast, and play physical.

Q: Is there any chance Robert Blanton will be ready for Friday?A: I doubt it.

Q: A.C. Leonard, what’s going on with him?A: He’s got a test today and another test tomorrow. We’ll kind of see where it’s at. We’ll see. We have to put him through all these tests. He seems fine, but, you know.

Q: It sounds like a concussion?A: He’s going through some of the tests, but from what I understand, it wasn’t. I don’t know. He’s had headaches. It was basically just the one day

Q: Is there a possibility of Everson Griffen switching to the linebacker position just in certain occasions to keep that flexibility?A: We’re not to that point yet. Actually, we’ll keep all of the options open. We’re going to do that with some of the guys but I don’t know if it’ll be Everson yet. We’re not that far in our installs yet to where we’re getting to that. I think we’re going to start a little bit of it today, today or tomorrow, I can’t remember, where we’re starting to do a little bit of that stuff, but not yet.

Q: What do you think of Jerick McKinnon and how he has adjusted with not coming from a non-BCS school?A: He’s doing very well. He’s very intuitive. He’s very shifty, got great acceleration. We’re obviously working very hard on him in pass protection because in some of the situations they’re going to try to get big guys on him. He’s going to have to muscle up and be good in protection. But he catches the ball very well, he’s explosive. We’re going to look at him some in the return game and we’ll see. The more things you can do, the better opportunities you have.

Q: How is Linval Joseph coming along for you?A: Good, Linval is doing well. We’re still working on his pad level. He’s a big man so sometimes he gets a little bit up in his pads. I’ve talked to him quite a bit about when he comes off the ball, coming off with a little bit more power and a few other techniques. But I’m very pleased with how smart he is, how he wants to fit in, how important football is to him. He’s been a good addition for us.

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2014 cOAcHING STAFFNORV TuRNEROffensive Coordinator

Norv Turner enters his 30th season of NFL coaching in 2014 and his 1st as Offensive Coordinator of the Vikings. A veteran head coach and coordinator, Turner has 15 seasons as an NFL head coach under his belt and as an offensive coordinator for Dallas he helped the Cowboys win Super Bowl XXVII (vs. Buffalo, 1992) and XXVIII (vs. Buffalo, 1993). Turner most recently served as Offensive Coordinator in

Cleveland for the 2013 season and has 8 total seasons as a coordinator- Dallas (1991-93), San Diego (2001), Miami (2002-03), San Francisco (2006) and Cleveland (2013). His 3 stints as a head coach came with Washington (1994-2000), Oakland (2004-05) and San Diego (2007-12). Since 2007, Turner’s teams have ranked in the NFL’s top 5 in offensive points 3 times and the 2010 Chargers notched the #1 offense in the league with a 395.6 yard per game output. Turner’s system has produced the NFL’s leading rusher on 5 different occasions- Emmitt Smith (1991-93), Ricky Williams (2002) and LaDainian Tomlinson (2007). With Cleveland in 2013, Browns WR Josh Gordon led the NFL with 1,646 yards and 9 TDs on 87 catches in only 14 games, doubling his yardage output from the season before. Gordon joined Michael Irvin as WRs under Turner who led the NFL in receiving. Turner honed his coaching skills at USC from 1976-84 under John Robinson, who had been on the Oregon staff when Turner was a QB from 1971-74. His first taste of coaching came as a graduate assistant in 1975 at Oregon before joining Robinson at USC. Turner joined Robinson’s LA Rams staff (1985-90) and was part of a successful program, winning the NFC West in 1985, earning 4 trips to the playoffs in 6 seasons with the club and working closely with pioneering Rams offensive coordinator Ernie Zampese. In 1991, Turner began a 3-season stint as offensive coordinator for Dallas, helping future Hall of Famer Troy Aikman develop into one of the NFL’s greats. In Turner’s 1st season, Smith led the NFL in rushing and Michael Irvin led the NFL in receiving, the 1st time since the 1970 merger that teammates led the league in each category, a feat only achieved one time since (Indianapolis, 1999). Smith led the NFL in rushing each season and in 1993 earned NFL MVP honors, the only Dallas player to win the award. The foundation Turner laid in Dallas helped him earn the head coaching job in Washington from 1994-2000, posting 4 winning seasons, claiming the NFC East in 1999 and advancing to the NFC Divisional Playoffs. Turner went on to serve as head coach in Oakland (2004-05) and most recently San Diego (2007-12) where he won 3 straight AFC West titles (2007-09) and finished 2nd in the Division the other 3 seasons, advancing to face New England in the 2007 AFC Championship game and posting a 56-40 record in regular season action. Turner was honored as USA Today NFL Coach of the Year in 2009. Turner was raised in the Bay Area suburb of Martinez, CA and attended Alhambra High. As a standout QB and DB, Turner earned a scholarship to Oregon where he was a 3-year letterman for the Ducks (1972-74). Turner’s brother, Ron, was an NFL coach with Chicago, Indianapolis and Tampa Bay and currently is head coach at Florida International University, returning to the college ranks where he had been a head coach twice. Turner and wife, Nancy, have 3 children. The eldest, Scott, serves on the Vikings coaching staff working with the QBs after working as an assistant coach with

Carolina (2011-12) and Cleveland (2013). GEORGE EDWARDSDefensive Coordinator

George Edwards makes his Vikings debut in 2014 as the Defensive Coordinator. This will be Edwards’ 3rd stint as an NFL Defensive Coordinator after working in Washington (2003) and Buffalo (2010-2011) in the same capacity. The 2014 season will be Edwards’ 17th season in the NFL and 24th

season as a coach, all spent on the defensive side of the ball. Edwards returned to Miami for his second stint as LBs coach for the 2012 and 2013

seasons. In both seasons, Edwards saw 2 starting LBs with at least 100+ tackles. In 2013, newcomers Philip Wheeler (118) and Dannell Ellerbe (101) finished 1st and 3rd on the team in tackles, respectively.

Edwards served as Defensive Coordinator with the Buffalo Bills in 2010 and 2011. While with the Bills, Edwards led a base 3-4 defense, however the unit was flexible and played out of multiple fronts throughout his tenure. During his time with the Bills, de-fensive tackle Kyle Williams emerged as a defensive presence and was named to his first Pro Bowl and produced career numbers in sacks (5.5) and fumble recoveries (2) in 2010. Also under Edwards’ watch in 2010, the Bills’ pass defense allowed an average of 192.0 passing yards per game to rank 3rd in the AFC, while producing 9 fumble recov-eries to tie for 4th in the AFC and forcing 12 fumbles to tie for 5th in the AFC.

From 2005-2009, Edwards was the LBs coach for the Miami Dolphins. His first 3 years with Miami were spent tutoring the linebackers before focusing on the inside linebackers in 2008. Under Edwards, Zach Thomas was selected to the Pro Bowl fol-lowing both the 2005 and ’06 seasons and was named as the NFL Alumni Linebacker of the Year for the 2006 season.

Edwards spent the 2004 season as the Cleveland Browns Linebackers coach. Before that, Edwards was with the Washington Redskins for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2003, Edwards was named the Defensive Coordinator for the 1st time in his career. Fol-lowing the ’03 season, linebacker LaVar Arrington and cornerback Champ Bailey were selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad. In 2002, Edwards served as the Redskins’ assistant defensive coordinator/LBs coach, as Arrington accounted for the most productive sea-son of his NFL career with 107 tackles and 11 sacks and earned his 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl berth.

Edwards entered the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and remained there from 1998-2001. Serving as the LBs coach, Edwards worked under Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer who led the Cowboys’ defensive attack. Under Edwards’ guidance, Dexter Coakley, a 3rd-round draft choice in 1997, was selected to the Pro Bowl twice over the 4-year span (1999, 2001), as he was Dallas’ 2nd-leading tackler all 4 years.

Before making the leap to the NFL ranks, Edwards held collegiate assistant posts at Florida (1991), Appalachian State (1992-95), Duke (1996) and Georgia (1997).

A 4-year letterman at Duke University, Edwards was twice named the special teams captain and an honorable mention All-ACC selection at linebacker in 1989.

A native of Siler City, N.C., Edwards and his wife, Jami, have a son, B.J.

MIKE PRIEFERSpecial Teams Coordinator

Mike Priefer enters his 4th year with the Vikings organization as the Special Teams Coordinator. The 13-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 entering the League, Priefer has seen his units account for 18 scores (9 KOR, 6 PR, 1 blocked punt,

1 botched FG and 1 safety). He has also seen his squads block 19 kicks (7 punts, 8 FGs, 4 PATs) since 2002. Since joining the NFL, Priefer has helped David Tyree (ST), Chris Hanson (P), Blair Walsh (K) and Cordarrelle Patterson (RS) earn Pro Bowl nods. Both Walsh and Patterson were named 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro as rookies, 2 of only 3 Vikings rookies to earn 1st-Team honors in team history. Priefer went to the playoffs with the Giants in 2005 (NFC East Champions), 2006 with Kansas City (Wild Card) and 2012 with the Vikings (Wild Card). In 2012, Priefer was named Special Teams Coach of the Year as voted on by his NFL counterparts and his units ranked #1 in the NFL by the acclaimed Dallas Morning News’ special teams rankings. In 2013, the Vikings showcased the #1 KR man in the NFL, Cordarrelle Patterson, and the #2 PR man in Marcus Sherels. Patterson was named 1st-Team All-Pro and selected to the Pro Bowl after his record-breaking season. Patterson was also named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September and NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 8 performance vs. Green Bay. The rookie broke the Vikings’ single-season kick return record with 1,393 kick return yards, on 43 returns, and a 32.4 return average with 2 KR TDs, leading the NFL in all categories. The 32.4 KR average is 4th-highest in the NFL since the 1970 merger and highest since 1985. Patterson tied the single-season team-record with 2 KR TDs (105t, 109t), also leading the NFL. Patterson’s 109-yard KR TD (10/27/13 vs. GB) was the longest kick return in NFL history. The Vikings average starting position was the 27.2 yard line in 2013. That is the best starting position in the NFL since the NFL moved kickoffs to the 35-yard line in 2010. Not to be outdone, PR Marcus Sherels set the team-record with a 15.2 PR average, good for 2nd in the NFL in 2013. The 2012 season saw the Vikings’ special teams units reach new heights. Priefer’s KOR unit ranked 2nd in the NFL with a 24.6 average start following kickoffs. Rookie kicker Blair Walsh made NFL history going 10-10 on FGs of 50+ yards while being selected to his first Pro Bowl along with being named 1st-Team All-Pro by the AP. Priefer could not have asked for a better start to the 2011 season, his 1st in Minnesota. Harvin took the opening kickoff, Week 1 at San Diego, 103 yards for a TD. Harvin later made NFL history in Week 12 at Atlanta when he returned a kickoff 104 yards before being stopped at the 3-yard line. It was the longest non-scoring play in League history. Prior to joining the Vikings in 2011, Priefer had served as an NFL special teams coach for 9 seasons – Jacksonville (2002), New York Giants (2003-05), Kansas City (2006-08) and Denver (2009-10). From 1994-2001, Priefer coached special teams at the collegiate level, working for Navy (1994-96), Youngstown State (1997-98), VMI (1999) and Northern Illinois (2000-01). Priefer owns a bachelor’s degree from Navy and received a master’s degree from the University of Maryland in 1997. His father, Chuck, was a long-time coach who worked in the NFL (Detroit, Green Bay and San Diego) for 17 seasons and coached at the collegiate level for 12 years. Priefer was born in Cleveland and moved frequently as a coach’s son, graduating from high school in Green Bay. He is married to Debbie, and the couple has four children: Samantha, Michael Jr., Wilson and Katie.

ROBB AKEY Assistant Defensive Line Coach

JEFF DAVIDSON Offensive Line Coach

RYAN FICKEN Assistant Special Teams Coach

HANK FRALEY Assistant Offensive Line Coach

JONATHAN GANNON Assistant Defensive Backs Coach

JERRY GRAY Defensive Backs Coach

JEFF HOWARD Defensive Assistant

JEFF HuRD Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

KLINT KuBIAK Assistant Wide Receivers Coach

EVAN MARCuS Strength & Conditioning Coach

ANDRE PATTERSON Defensive Line Coach

DREW PETZING Coaching Assistant

KEVIN STEFANSKI Tight Ends Coach

GEORGE STEWART Wide Receivers Coach

SCOTT TuRNER Quarterbacks Coach

KIRBY WILSON Running Backs Coach

2014 ASSISTANT COAChES


2014 FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

#49 DOM DeCICCO • LB 6-3 • 235 • PittsburghNFL Experience: 3

Dom DeCicco signed with the Vikings after a tryout dur-ing the team’s rookie minicamp. DeCicco went through training camp and the preseason with Tampa Bay in 2013. Prior to that, he played two seasons with the Chi-cago Bears, appearing in 20 games. He appeared in the final four games of the 2012 season with Chicago after playing in all 16 games as a rookie. In his first season in 2011, DeCicco recorded 12 special teams tackles. He recorded multiple special teams tackles in four games, helping the Bears to an 8-8 record.

#20 KuRT COLEMAN • S5-11 • 200 • Ohio StateNFL Experience: 5

After spending his first four seasons with Philadelphia, Kurt Coleman signed with the Vikings as a free agent. With 29 career starts under his belt, he’s an experienced veteran that will help strengthen the depth of the Vikings secondary. Coleman recorded a career-best 105 tackles with the Eagles in 2012 and a career-best four interceptions in 2011. He inter-cepted three Rex Grossman passes at Washington (10/16/11) and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts. Coleman has appeared in 59 games, notching 239 tackles, seven interceptions, nine passes defensed and three forced fumbles. As a rookie, he started two-of-15 games after being draft-ed in the 7th round (#244 overall) out of Ohio State.

#37 DEREK COX • CB6-1 • 195 • William & MaryNFL Experience: 6

The Vikings picked up an experienced playmaking cor-nerback when they signed Derek Cox during the free agency period. In three of his first five NFL seasons, Cox has recorded four interceptions. Cox started 11 games last season, appearing in all 16, for San Diego after spending the first four seasons of his career with Jacksonville. He notched 39 tackles, one interception and nine passes defensed in 2013. In Jacksonville, he started 44-of-47 games and intercepted 12 passes. In his final season with the Jaguars, Cox recorded a career-best 16 passes defensed.

#54 JASPER BRINKLEY • LB6-1 • 252 • South CarolinaNFL Experience: 6

The Vikings strengthened their linebacking corps when they signed Brinkley shortly after the beginning of the 2014 free agency period. Brinkley spent four seasons with Minnesota before playing for Arizona in 2013. Last season with the Cardinals, he started three of the first four games of the season. He appeared in a reserve role and on special teams in 11 other games. As a full-time starter for the Vikings in 2012, Brinkley helped the team reach the playoffs with a 10-6 record. During the 2012 season, he recorded 10+ tackles in five games. He appeared in 48 games during his first four seasons, missing the entire 2011 season with an injury.

#62 VLADIMIR DuCASSE • G 6-5 • 325 • MassachusettsNFL Experience: 5

The Vikings added depth to their offensive line with the free agent signing of Vladimir Ducasse. Originally drafted in the 2nd round (#61 overall) of the 2010 draft by the New York Jets, he played in all 48 games over the past three seasons, including a career-best four starts during 2013. In 2010, as a rookie, he helped the Jets advance to the AFC Champion-ship game against Pittsburgh. He helped New York rank #6 in the NFL in rushing yards per game (134.9) a season ago, with his best game as a Jet came vs. Buffalo (9/22/13) when Bilal Powell rushed for 149 yards, and Santonio Holmes and Ste-phen Hill each had 100+ yard receiving days, posting 154 yards and 108 yards, respectively.

#8 ANDY CRuSE • WR6-3 • 212 • Miami-OhioNFL Experience: 1

Spent the first 10 weeks of the 2013 regular season on the Houston Texans practice squad and entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Miami (Ohio). Originally signed by the Texans on 5/10/13, signed to the Houston Practice squad on 9/2/13. Cruse had a strong showing in the second half of the 2013 pre-season after playing three snaps at Minnesota (8/9/13), snaring his first catch of preseason for nine yards at New Orleans on (8/25/13). He found the endzone in the fourth preseason game against Dallas (8/29/13), a 21-yard touchdown and finished the game with three catches for 52 yards and a touchdown.

#47 MIKE HIGGINS • TE6-5 • 250 • Nebraska-OmahaNFL Experience: 3

Mike Higgins signed with the Vikings after spending his entire career with the New Orleans Saints. He originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Saints following the 2011 NFL Draft. Higgins has appeared in two games in both the 2011 and 2012 campaigns and most recently spent the entire 2013 campaign on the New Orleans practice squad. He played collegiately at Nebraska-Omaha.

#25 CHRIS CROCKER • S5-11 • 197 • MarshallNFL Experience: 12

Chris Crocker spent the last six seasons with the Cincin-nati Bengals before signing with the Vikings as a free agent. During his time in Cincinnati, Crocker played un-der Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who served as the Ben-gals defensive coordinator. Crocker also played under Zimmer in Atlanta during the 2007 season. In 12 games in 2013 he recorded 37 tackles, 1.5 sacks, seven passes defenses and two inter-ceptions, returning one interception for a touchdown. In 151 career games, he has notched 554 tackles, 14.5 sacks, 60 passes defensed and 15 interceptions. He was drafted by Cleveland in the 3rd round (#84 overall) in 2003 before stints with Atlanta and Miami.


#92 TOM JOHNSON • DT 6-3 • 288 • Southern MississippiNFL Experience: 4

After three seasons with the New Orleans Saints, Tom Johnson joins the Vikings as a free agent. He played 11 games for the Saints in 2011, helping the team advance to the playoffs. Johnson initially entered the NFL with Indianapolis in 2006. He was waived after the preseason but re-joined the club for 2007 and was allocated to NFL Europa. He played in the Arena Football League in 2008 before playing in the Canadian Football League in 2009 and 2010. He finally broke through and made an NFL roster in 2011 with New Orleans. In 40 career games he has recorded 73 tackles, 5.0 sacks and one forced fumble.

#12 KAMAR JORDEN • WR6-3 • 200 • Bowling GreenNFL Experience: 1

Kamar Jorden returns to the Vikings after an outstand-ing 2013 campaign with the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League. In 17 games with the Shock, he caught 96 passes for 1,119 yards and 27 TDs. Jorden went to minicamp with Indianapolis in 2013 and originally en-tered the NFL with Minnesota in 2012. Jorden went through training camp and the preseason with the Vikings after signing as a rookie free agent out of Bowl-ing Green but suffered an injury that sidelined him.


#24 CAPTAIN MuNNERLYN • CB5-8 • 195 • South CarolinaNFL Experience: 6

The Vikings added a dynamic playmaker with the signing of Captain Munnerlyn. He has returned five of his seven career interceptions for touchdowns and is tied for the NFL lead with five interception touchdowns since 2010. Munnerlyn is the most experienced member of the Vi-kings secondary, having appeared in 77 games, starting 50. He started all 16 games for Carolina in 2013, helping the Panthers to the NFC South champion-ship. He played a key role for the Panthers defense that ranked #3 in total de-fense in 2013, recording 86 tackles, 3.0 sacks, two interceptions and 13 passes defensed. Against the New York Jets (12/15/13), he intercepted a pass and re-turned it 41 yards for a touchdown to go along with a career-best 2.0 sacks.

#72 KHEESTON RANDALL • DT6-5 • 325 • TexasNFL Experience: 2

The Vikings added depth to the defensive line with the addition of Kheeston Randall early in the 2014 offseason. Randall spent two weeks on Cincinnati’s active roster and was coached by Mike Zimmer in 2013. He was active but did not play in the two games he was on the roster for. Randall went through training camp and preseason with Miami in 2013 after ap-pearing in 12 games the previous season. In 2012, Randall recorded eight tackles, including two at Houston in his NFL debut (9/9/12). Randall orginally entered the NFL as a 7th-round pick (#215 overall) by Miami in 2012.

#98 LINVAL JOSEPH • DT6-4 • 323 • East CarolinaNFL Experience: 5

Linval Joseph was the first player to sign with the Vikings during the 2014 free agency period. He spent the first four seasons of his career with the New York Giants after they drafted him in the 2nd round (#46 overall) in 2010. Joseph was a full-time starter the past three seasons, including the Giants run to the Super Bowl championship in 2011. During the 2013 season he recorded a career-best 75 tackles helping the Giants rank #12 overall in total defense. In 53 career games, Joseph has recorded 207 tackles, 9.0 sacks, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

#38 JuLIAN POSEY • CB6-0 • 195 • OhioNFL Experience: 2

The Vikings claimed Julian Posey off waivers from Cleve-land prior to the team’s mandatory minicamp. Posey ap-peared in 5 games, making one start, in his first season with the Browns in 2013. He recorded six tackles, 1.0 sack and one TFL during his time in Cleveland. Prior to that, Posey played for Miami in two games in 2012 and spent most of the 2011 sea-son on the New York Jets practice squad. Posey entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Jets in 2011 after a four-year career at Ohio.

#87 ALLEN REISNER • TE 6-3 • 255 • IowaNFL Experience: 4

Allen Reisner returns to the Vikings tight end corps af-ter spending the 2013 season with the Jaguars. Reisner has played in 15 NFL games, earning three starts, dur-ing his three year playing career, including 10 games for Minnesota. After starting a career-best three games for Jacksonville a season ago, he was placed on Injured Reserve/Designated for Return (10/08). He posted three catches for 31 yards in a career day against Kansas City (9/8/13). In 2012, Reisner saw action in four games for Minnesota, including the opening three. He was waived by the Vikings on 12/22/12 before signing with Jacksonville on 12/30/12. As a rookie, he appeared in six games in 2011, including the opening four. He was one-of-two rookie free agents to play in the season opener at San Diego (9/11/11). His first professional catch came from fellow rookie Christian Ponder.

#11 TY WALKER • WE5-10 • 191 • Illionis StateNFL Experience: 1

Originally signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft, Walker appeared in all four preaseson games before spending time with on the Green Bay and Seattle Seahawk practice squads. He recorded receptions in three-of-four preseason games for the Packers includ-ing two, five reception performances against Arizona (8/9/13), and he finished with 41 yards on five receptions and the final preseason game against Kansas City, in which he snared five receptions, totaling 30 yards.

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#59 MIKE ZIMMER • LB 6-2 • 239 • Illinois StateNFL Experience: 1

Mike Zimmer signed with the Vikings after a success-ful tryout at the team’s rookie mini camp. Zimmer went through training camp and preseason with Jacksonville in 2013. In four preseason appearances, he notched one tackle. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois State last season. During his four-year career at Illinois State he re-corded 269 tackles, good for 13th-best in school history. He earned 1st-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a senior.

#99 COREY WOOTTON • DE 6-6 • 270 • NorthwesternNFL Experience: 5

After spending four seasons with NFC North rival Chica-go, Corey Wootton brings experience at both defensive line positions to the Vikings. Wootton started a career-best 15 games for the Bears in 2013, 10 at defensive tackle and five at defensive end. In his first season as a starter in 2011, Wootton notched a career-high 7.0 sacks. Wootton’s first career sack came against Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium, when he took down Brett Fa-vre (12/20/10). Wootton has never had a losing record in each of his four seasons in the NFL. The Bears selected him in the 4th round (#109 overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft.

DT Linval Joseph was the first unrestricted free agent signing by the Vikings during the 2014 free agency period. Joseph spent the first four seasons of his career with the new York Giants, recording 207 tackles, 9.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 53 games.


2014 DRAFT SELEcTIONS

#55 ANTHONY BARR • LB

6-5 • 255 • UCLA

1st Round • #9 Overall

Barr became the second-highest drafted LB in Vi-kings history when he was selected with the 9th overall pick in 2014. As an athletic linebacker, Barr had a knack for finding the ball in his final two seasons at UCLA, forcing 10 fumbles and recovering four. A finalist for the Butkus, Lombardi and Bednarik Awards as a senior, Barr recorded 66 tackles, 10 sacks, 20.0 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. During his first 2 seasons at UCLA, Barr played offense, pri-marily as a blocking fullback. In both seasons on defense, he earned All-America praise.

#5 TEDDY BRIDGEWATER • QB

6-3 • 205 • Louisville

1st Round • #32 Overall

After three successful seasons as the starting quar-terback at Louisville, Bridgewater was drafted by the Vikings with the final pick of the 1st round of the 2014 NFL Draft. As a junior, Bridgewater lead the Cardinals to a 12-1 record and a victory over the Univer-sity of Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl. He finished with 3,970 yards and 31 TDs on 303-of-427 passing in 2013. As a sophomore in 2012, Bridgewater set a school record when he completed 68.4 percent of his passes. Bridgewater started 36-of-39 career games and finished 781-of-1,142 passing for 9,817 yards, 72 touchdowns and 24 interceptions. On the ground, Bridgewater scored 6 touchdowns on 226 rushes.

#95 SCOTT CRICHTON• DE

6-3 • 275 • Oregon State

3rd Round • #72 Overall

After one of the best careers by a defensive end in Or-egon State history, Scott Crichton declared early for the NFL Draft, being selected in the 3rd round (#72 overall) by the Minnesota Vikings. During his collegiate career, Crichton opened 38-of-39 games and set a school record by forcing 10 fumbles. His 22.5 sacks rank third in school history and were 11th amongst active players last season. During the 2013 campaign, Crichton finished ninth in the Pac-12 with 7.5 sacks and 11th na-tionally with 19.0 TFL. After his impressive 2013 season, he earned Honorable Mention accolades from Sports Illustrated and ESPN.

#31 JERICK McKINNON • RB

5-9 • 208 • Georgia Southern

3rd Round • #96 Overall

The Vikings used their second of two 3rd-round picks on one of the most interesting talents in this year’s draft class. During his time at Georgia Southern, Jerick McKinnon lined up at five different positions - QB, WR, RB, FB and DB. In 2013, he helped the school defeat their first BCS team when they won at Florida. In 47 games, McKinnon gained 4,138 total yards and scored 43 touchdowns. During his junior season, McKinnon averaged 129.79 rushing yards per game, finishing 7th in the country.



#66 DAVID YANKEY • G

6-6 • 315 • Stanford

5th Round • #145 Overall

The Vikings selected David Yankey in the 5th round (#145 overall) after he had one of the most impres-sive seasons by an offensive line last year. A unani-mous All-American, Yankey anchored one of the top offensive lines in college football. Out of Stanford’s 30 rushing touchdowns in 2013, 28 came on his side of the ball and he wasn’t responsible for any sacks as a senior. Yankey transi-

tioned back to guard as a senior after starting his junior season at tackle, earning All-American honors as a junior. During his four seasons playing at Stanford, Yan-key started 40-of-42 games, 26 at guard and 14 at tackle.

#40 KENDALL JAMES • CB

5-11 • 180 • Maine


Following his impressive senior season at Maine, the Vikings selected Kendall James in the 6th round (#184 overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft. James earned 1st-team All-CAA and AP 2nd-team All-American honors in 2013 after notching 36 tackles, 2 INTs and 9 passes defensed. In 2013, he led a team that won the school’s first

CAA championship and advanced to the 2nd round of the FCS play-offs. As a senior, he led a secondary that allowed the fewest passing yards in the CAA (165.4 ypg). James scored his lone touchdown of his collegiate career when he returned an interception 100 yards at Bryant (9/15/12).

#93 SHAMAR STEPHEN • DT

6-5 • 310 • Connecticut


Shamar Stephen was the first of three Vikings 7th-round draft choices in 2014. As a senior, he earned 2nd-team All-American Athletic Conference honors after recording 60 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 10.0 TFL. His teammates voted him team captain prior to the season and team MVP following the season. Stephen started 32-of-46 games, including the final 22, at UConn. He started 8 games during redshirt freshman season as a member on the UConn team that advanced to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. During the 2010 season, he earned Honorable Men-tion Freshman All-American honors after recording 27 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 4.0 TFL. During his career, he faced Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater three times and fin-ished with a 1-2 record.

#32 ANTONE EXuM • S

6-1 • 220 • Virginia Tech


After splitting time between cornerback and safety in college, Antone Exum will play safety for the Vikings in 2014. The first of three defensive backs selected by the Vikings, Exum started 35 games at cornerback during his four-year playing career at Virginia Tech. After earning 2nd-team All-ACC honors in 2012, Exum only played in three games in 2013 due to injuries. Exum recorded a career-best 5 interceptions as a junior, ending the season earning Honorable Mention All-American

honors from Sports Illustrated. While splitting time between cornerback and rover in 2011, he recorded a career-best 89 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 5.0 TFL in 14 games.



#58 BRANDON WATTS • LB

6-2 • 231 • Georgia Tech


Following a successful career at Georgia Tech, the Vikings drafted Brandon Watts in the 7th round (#223 overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. In each of his four seasons playing, he helped Georgia Tech advance to bowl games. As a senior, Watts recorded 66 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 1 interception. His intercep-tion in 2013 was the first of his career and sealed Georgia Tech’s win at Virginia (10/26/13). At his pro day, he posted one of the fastest 40-yard dash times by any linebacker in 2013. In 2012, he started 13-of-14 games for a Georgia Tech team that appeared in the ACC Championship.

#39 JABARI PRICE • CB

5-10 • 200 • North Carolina


Jabari Price was the final draft selection by the Vi-kings in the 2014 NFL Draft and the seventh defen-sive player selected by the club. Price started the final 24 games of his career at North Carolina. After starting 13 games in 2013, he was named Honorable Mention All-ACC. He notched 80 tackles, 4.5 TFL and 9 passes defensed as a senior, helping North Carolina to a victory over Cincin-nati in the Belk Bowl. As a junior, started all 11 games and finished 3rd on team with 76 tackles. He snared 2 INTs in his career. Started the final 4 games of his true freshman season, helping UNC finish 2-2 down the stretch.


2014 uNDRAFTED FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

#76 Pierce Burton, T, Mississippi• Redshirted and played freshman season at San Jose State before transferring to City College of San Francisco for his sophomore season and finished collegiate career at Mississippi where he spent his junior and senior seasons.

• At City College of San Francisco was a member of the team that went 12-0 and won a state and national title.

• Selected to the 2014 College All-Star Bowl on the campus of Furman University.

• Started all 26 games at RT as a Rebel in his 2 seasons at Mississippi.

• During the 2013 campaign was a member of the offensive line that helped produce the most single-season yards in school history (6,153).

• A member of the offensive line that helped set a school record 751 yards vs. Troy (11/16/13).

• As a junior, helped the Rebel offense score the 3rd-most points in program history (409).

• Graduated in December 2013 with a degree in general studies.

• Has 12 years of experience sailboat racing for the Richmond (Calif.) Yacht Club.

• Attended high school at Rio Americano in Sacramento, Calif.

#13 Kain Colter, WR, Northwestern• Two-year team co-captain, 2-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.

• Ranks amongst NU’s all-team leaders in pass efficiency rating (2nd, 139.0), career rushing yards (8th, 2,180), career rushing touchdowns (5th, 28), career rushing yards by a QB (1st, 2,180).

• Will transition to a full-time WR with the Vikings after serving as an option QB with the Wildcats.

• Established a Wildcat single-season QB rushing record as a junior with 891 yards.

• Started 30 games, playing in multiple positions throughout career.

• Scored 50 TDs at Northwestern, including 18 passing, four receiving and 28 rushing.

• Co-founded the College Athletes Players Association.

• Earned degree in psychology.

• Attended Cherry Creek High in Greenwood Village, CO.

#76 Isame Faciane, DT Fla. International• Started 29-of-49 games during his four years at FIU, earning Honorable Mention All-Conference USA honors as a senior.

• Led team with 11.5 TFLs during 2013 season and set a career-best with 53 tackles as a senior.

• Blocked a 44-yard FG vs. Southern Mississippi as time expired to preserve a FIU win.

• Coached by defensive line coach Andre Patterson during final season at Florida International.

• Enjoys cooking, which he learned from his grandmother.

• Majored in liberal studies.

• Class 4A All-State in football and state runner-up in powerlifting at Salmen High in Slidell, LA.

#2 Donte Foster, WR, Ohio• Became the 2nd player in school history to surpass the 1,000-yard receiving mark when he finished with 1,018 receiving yards in 2013.

• Earned 2nd-team All-MAC honors following senior season.

• Earned MVP honors in the Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl after recording a bowl-record 160 receiving yards against East Carolina.

• Played in 51 games during four-year career at Ohio.

• Finished with 2,170 receiving yards and 21 TDs on 167 receptions.

• Played college basketball at Seminole State College in Seminole, OK, before transferring to Ohio University.

• Had the #1 play on ESPN’s SportsCenter when he made a shot with his back to the basket during a high school basketball game.

• Graduated with a degree in sociology-criminology.

• Attended Guthrie HS in Guthrie, OK.

#59 Zac Kerin, C, Toledo• Selected to the All-MAC team three consecutive seasons - 2013 (2nd team), 2012 (1st team), 2011 (2nd team).

• Appeared in 50 career games, earning 38 career starts. Did not miss a game over the final three years of collegiate career.

• Anchored an offensive line that only allowed five sacks during the 2013 campaign, which ranked 1st nationally.

• Key part of the offense that ranked 3rd in the MAC for total offense (445.2 ypg) and 5th in scoring (31.5 ppg).

• Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC selection in 2012 with a 3.61 GPA.

• Visited the Vikings on the pre-draft Top-30 visit.

• Enjoys fishing and paintball.

• Will receive bachelor’s degree in civil engineering upon completion of an internship.

• Prepped at Olentangy High school in Lewis Center, Ohio.

#89 A.C. Leonard, TE, Tennessee State• Transferred to Tennessee State following his freshman year in 2011 from Florida, where he was teammates with Sharrif Floyd.

• Florida’s lone true freshman to record a reception during the 2011 season.

• Played in 10 contests during the 2012 campaign, earning 8 starts.

• Named FCS National Tight End of the Year following 2012 season at Tennessee State.

• Earned 1st-team All-American honors in his final 2 seasons.

• 2012 AP All-American, 2012 All-OVC 1st-Team Selection, 2012 Sports Network FCS All-American.

• Played in 12 games as a senior amassing 441 yards on 34 catches with 5 touchdowns for the Tigers.

• Participated in the Under Armour High School All-American Game.

• Prepped at University Christian School in Jacksonville, FL.

•Majored in Criminal Justice.


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#64 Tyler Scott, DE, Northwestern• Appeared in 49 games, making 31 starts, during 4-year career.

• Started all 12 games as a co-captain during senior year.

• Named 2013 Team MVP and 2nd-team All-Big Ten.

• Finished 6th in school history with 16.0 career sacks.

• Ranked 2nd in the Big Ten with a team-best 9.0 sacks in 2012.

• Served as a member on Northwestern’s 12-player leadership council in final 2 seasons.

• Honored as Academic All-Big Ten as a junior and senior, including being named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2012.

• Captain of basketball and football teams at Howland HS in Warren, OH.

#14 Erik Lora, WR, Eastern Illinois • Two-time Walter Payton Award Finalist, given to the most outstanding offensive player in Football Championship Subdivision, finishing 4th in 2013 and 7th in 2012.

• Set the single-season mark for most receptions in NCAA FCS history with 136 catches in 2012, recording the 2nd-most in 2013 with 123.

• Started 35 games during collegiate career.

• Teammates with New England Patriots 2014 2nd-round pick QB Jimmy Garoppolo.

• Caught 19 TD passes in 2013, the most in Ohio Valley Conference history.

• Consensus 1st-team All-American in 2012 and 2013.

• Finished career with 332 receptions, 4,016 receiving yards and 35 TDs in 48 appearances.

• Named 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Male Athlete of the Year.

• Has completed coursework to earn degree in kinesiology.

• Attended Christopher Columbus HS in Miami, FL where he played football against Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater.

#78 Antonio Richardson, T, Tennessee• Started 24 consecutive games at LT for the Vols including all 12 games during the 2012 and 2013 seasons and played in 36 total games at Tennessee.

• A member of the offensive line that aided the Volunteer offense gain 2,261 rushing yards in 2013, the most by Tennessee since 2004.

• CBSSports.com 3rd Team All-American, AP All-SEC 2nd Team Selection.

• Aided offense in school-record 718 yards vs. Troy (11/3/12) in which current teammate Cordarrelle Patterson amassed a team-best 219 receiving yards. Richardson and Patterson were teammates for one season.

• Competed in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Game.

• Majored in communications.

#69 Jake Snyder, DE, Virginia• Started final 24 games at Virginia, and 36-of-37 games to end career.

• Appeared in 49 games during 4 years at Virginia, notching 149 tackles, 5 sacks, 17.5 TFLs and 11 passes defensed.

• Served as a team captain during 2013 season, finishing 4th on the team with 55 tackles.

• Led all Virginia defensive linemen in tackles in 2012 (44) and 2013 (55).

• Earned ACC All-Academic honors in 2012 and 2013.

• Earned a degree in environmental studies in 2013 and worked towards a master’s degree in educational psychology.

• Coached by Vikings strength coach Evan Marcus, who served as Virginia’s Director of Football Training.

• High school teammates with 2014 6th-round pick Antone Exum at Deep Run HS in Glen Allen, VA.

#79 Austin Wentworth, G, Fresno State• Named Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American following senior season.

• Two-time 1st-Team All-Mountain West selection.

• Finished career with 43 starts, including 42 consecutive.

• Key member of the offensive line that blocked the way for the FBS-leading passing attack (394.8 ypg).

• Member of a unit that allowed only 11 sacks in 13 games during the 2013 campaign.

• Helped the Bulldog offense establish 19 school records in 2013.

• Scored a rare offensive line touchdown on a hook-and-ladder play vs. Cal Poly (9/7/13).

• Attended Whitney High School in Rocklin, CA.

#43 Dominique Williams, RB, Wagner• Finished with 4,435 rushing yards, 3rd-most in Wagner history for the Staten Island, NY school.

• Reached the 1,000+ rushing mark in three seasons.

• Rushed for 100+ yards in 26-of-43 games.

• Helped Wagner to a win over Colgate in the FCS playoffs in the school’s 1st playoff appearance, becoming the 1st team from the Northeast Conference to win a playoff game in football. Advanced to face Eastern Washington in the playoffs where their season ended.

• Ranks 4th in conference history in rushing yards (4,435) and all-purpose yards (5,444)

• The 1st player in school history to serve as a team captain for three seasons.

• Sat out the 2010 season with a knee injury.

• Earned degree in sociology with a concentration in family studies/social work in 2013.

• Spent a year after high school prepping at Milford Academy (New Berlin, NY) before enrolling at Wagner.

• Attended Bridgeton HS in Bridgeton, NJ.


VIKINGS NOT IN THE MEDIA GuIDE

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

2003 (16/1-Clev), 2004 (12/5-Clev), 2005 (16/16-Clev), 2006 (16/16-Atl), 2007 (14/14-Atl), 2008 (14/8; 6/2-Mia, 8/6-Cinn), 2009 (13/13, 1/1-Cinn) 2010 (9/9-Cinn), 2011 (16/16, 1/1-Cinn), 2012 (13/9, 0/0-Cinn), 2013 (12/3, 1/1-Cinn). Total- 151/110, 3/3 (44/22-Clev, 30/30-Atl, 6/2-Mia, 71/56, 3/3-Cinn).

• Spent entire 6-year Bengals career playing under Mike Zimmer when he served as Cincinnati defensive coordinator.

• Has started 3 career playoff games, all with Bengals.

• The oldest Vikings player at 34, entering his 12th NFL season.

OFF THE FIELD Earned degree from Marshall with double major in sports management and marketing....Competed on Marshall track team as a freshman.

PRO Is the oldest Vikings player at 34 and enters his 12th NFL season in 2014...His 151 career games played and 110 starts are two times more than the next most veteran Vikings DB, Captain Munnerlyn (77 games, 50 starts)...Has 15 career INTs and 14.5 career sacks...Has scored 2 TDs on INT returns, the 1st at Pittsburgh (10/10/04) on a 20-yard return of a Ben Roethlisberger pass and the 2nd coming vs. NY Jets (10/27/13) on a 32-yard return of a Geno Smith pass...Originally entered NFL as a 3rd-round draft pick (#84) by Cleveland in 2003.

2013 Signed with Bengals on 9/25 after not being with a team in the preseason or the opening 3 weeks of the regular season...Played in 12 games with 3 starts...Notched 1.5 sacks and 2 INTs, scoring his 2nd career TD on a 32-yard INT return vs. NY Jets (10/27), his career-long return...Started Wild Card playoff game vs. San Diego (1/5/14) and shared a sack in the game.

2012 Started 9 games and played in 13...Tied career-high with 3 INTs...Had 3rd career FR and returned it career-best 12 yards at Philadelphia (12/13) to set up a FG...Had 29-yard INT return vs. Oakland (11/25).

2011 Played and started all 16 games for the 3rd time in his career and started playoff game...Was 1 of 7 Bengals to start every game...Posted 74 tackles, his 2nd-best of his career and had career-high 3.5 sacks to lead all Bengals DBs...Helped Bengals rank 7th in NFL in yards allowed.

2010 Started and played 9 games before suffering knee injury on vs. Buffalo (11/21) and was placed on injured reserve (11/22)...Notched 2.0 sacks, 9 tackles and a FF vs. Tampa Bay (10/10).

2009 Started all 13 games he played an Wild Card Playoff game...Ranked 3rd on team with 11 passes defensed...Snared 2 INTs...Converted a fake punt vs. Pittsburgh (9/27) when he took a direct snap and ran 21 yards...Missed 3 games with ankle injury...Had INTs in 2 straight games.

2008 Played opening 6 games of season with Miami and final 8 games for Cincinnati...Started final 6 games of season for Bengals...Led the DBs with 14-tackle outing and a FF vs. Washington (12/14).

2007 Set career-high with 3 INTs and career-best 11 PD while starting all 14 games he played...Snared INT off Panthers QB Matt Moore on the final play of the game to preserve Falcons win at Carolina (11/11)...Had key INT and 18-yard return of a Seneca Wallace pass to set up a TD in 44-41 win vs. Seattle (12/20).

2006 Started all 16 games in his debut with Atlanta...Took Jason Campbell pass back 28 yards in the 4th quarter of win at Washington (12/3).

2005 Started all 16 games for 1st time in his career in final season with Cleveland...Posted career-best 86 tackles with 2 INTs and 2 sacks...Posted 12 special teams tackles...Helped Browns rank 4th in NFL in passing yards allowed.

2004 Started 5 of the 12 games he played...Missed final 4 games of season with biceps injury...Scored 1st NFL TD on a 20-yard INT return at Pittsburgh (10/10)...Notched 61 tackles.

2003 Saw action in all 16 games as a rookie...Notched 3 special teams stops at Cincinnati (12/23).

COLLEGE Was full-time starter in his final 3 seasons for Thundering Herd...Was 1st-Team All-MAC as a junior and 2nd-Team All-MAC as a senior.

PREP Named All-Region twice in football at Deep Creek High in Chesapeake, VA...Named All-State in track where he was 3rd in the nation in 100m hurdles as a senior.

CHRIS CROCKER #25

Position: SafetyHeigHt/WeigHt: 5-11/197DoB: 3-9-80HometoWn: Chesapeake, VA

College: MarshallACquireD: FA for 2014nFl seAson: 12 Vikings seAson: 1

CROCKER’S NFL TOTALS

Tackles Special

Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks INTs PBU TFL QBH FF/FR Teams

2003 (Clev) ................ 16/1 26 2 28 0.0 0 2 -- -- 0/0 11

2004 (Clev) ...............12/5 45 16 61 2.0 1 (20) 5 -- -- 0/0 12

2005 (Clev) .............. 16/16 41 45 86 2.0 2 (35) 4 -- -- 2/1 5

2006 (Atl) ............... 16/16 40 8 48 1.0 1 (28) 8 -- -- 0/0 1

2007 (Atl) ................14/14 52 11 63 1.0 3 (40) 11 -- -- 0/1 0

2008 (Mia) ................. 6/2 9 0 9 0.0 0 1 -- -- 0/0 1

(Cinn) ................8/6 33 15 48 1.5 1 (22) 6 -- -- 1/0 0

2009 (Cinn) ............. 13/13 39 17 56 0.0 2 (38) 11 -- -- 0/0 2

Playoffs .................... 1/1 5 1 6 0.0 0 0 -- -- 0/0 0

2010 (Cinn) ................. 9/9 29 13 42 2.0 0 6 -- -- 2/0 2

2011 (Cinn) .............. 16/16 55 19 74 3.5 0 4 -- -- 1/0 0

Playoffs .................... 1/1 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 -- -- 0/0 0

2012 (Cinn) ................13/9 31 11 42 0.0 3 (52) 6 -- -- 0/1 0

Playoffs ...................0/0

2013 (Cinn) ................12/3 27 10 37 1.5 2 (41) 7 -- -- 0/0 0

Playoffs .................... 1/1 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 -- -- 0/0 0

Totals .......................... 151/110 427 167 594 14.5 15 (276) 71 -- -- 6/3 34

Playoffs ...........................3/3 8 2 10 0.5 0 0 -- -- 0/0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Tackles ............................... 14 ..... vs. Washington, 12/14/08Solo Tackles ........................ 9 ..... vs. Chicago, 10/9/05Sacks ............................... 2.0 ..... vs. Tampa Bay, 10/10/10Interceptions ....................... 1 ..... last vs. Baltimore, 12/29/13Passes Defensed .................3 ..... last vs. Pittsburgh, 10/8/10Special Teams Tackles .........3 ..... vs. Washington, 10/3/04

CROCKER’S INTERCEPTIONSGAME QB INT (YDS)@ Pittsburgh, 10/10/04 .............. Ben Roethlisberger ..1 (20t)vs. Miami, 11/20/05 .................... Sage Rosenfels ...........1 (11)@ Minnesota, 11/27/05 ............... Brad Johnson ............. 1 (24)@ Washington, 12/3/06 ............. Jason Campbell ........ 1 (28)@ Carolina, 11/11/07 .................... Matt Moore ................ 1 (6)@ St. Louis, 12/2/07 ................... Gus Frerotte ............... 1 (16)vs. Seattle, 12/30/07 .................. Seneca Wallace .........1 (18)vs. Philadelphia, 11/16/08 ........... Donovan McNabb .......1 (22)vs. Houston, 10/18/09 ................ Matt Schaub ..............1 (18)vs. Chicago, 10/25/09 ................. Jay Cutler ................... 1 (20)@ Jacksonville, 9/30/12 .............. Blaine Gabbert ...........1 (23)vs. Pittsburgh, 10/21/12 .............. Ben Roethlisberger ..... 1 (0)vs. Oakland, 11/25/12 .................. Carson Palmer ........... 1 (29)vs. NY Jets, 10/27/13 ................... Geno Smith .............. 1 (32t)vs. Baltimore, 12/29/13 ............... Jay Flacco .................... 1 (9)Total..............................................................................................15 (276)

CROCKER’S SACKSGAME QB SACKSvs. Pittsburgh, 11/14/04 ............. Ben Roethlisberger ......... 1.0vs. NY Jets, 11/21/04 ................... Quincy Carter .................. 1.0vs. Cincinnati, 9/11/05 ................ Carson Palmer ................. 1.0vs. Chicago, 10/9/05 ................... Kyle Orton ....................... 1.0@ Cincinnati, 10/29/06 ............... Carson Palmer ................. 1.0vs. Carolina, 9/23/07 .................. Jake Delhomme ............... 1.0vs. Philadelphia, 11/16/08 ........... Donovan McNabb ............ 1.0vs. Baltimore, 11/30/08 .............. Joe Flacco ........................0.5vs. Tampa Bay, 10/10/10 ............ Josh Freeman ..................2.0vs. Cleveland, 9/11/11 .................. Colt McCoy ...................... 1.0vs. San Francisco, 9/25/11 .......... Alex Smith ......................0.5@ Seattle, 10/30/11..................... Charlie Whitehurst.......... 1.0vs. Houston, 12/11/11 .................. T.J. Yates ......................... 1.0vs. New England, 10/6/13 ........... Tom Brady .......................0.5vs. Baltimore, 12/29/13 ............... Joe Flacco ........................ 1.0vs. San Diego, 1/5/14* ................ Philip Rivers ....................0.5Total.......................................................................................................14.5

CROCKER’S TOUCHDOWNSGAME PLAY@ Pittsburgh, 10/10/04 ..................................... 20t INT returnvs. NY Jets, 10/27/13 .......................................... 32t INT return


No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College HS Hometown Acquired44 Asiata, Matt RB 6-0 234 27 7/24/87 3 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA '1260 Baca, Jeff G 6-3 302 24 1/10/90 2 UCLA Mission Viejo, CA D6 '1391 Baker, Chase DT 6-2 300 26 5/21/88 2 Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA '1223 Banyard, Joe RB 5-10 205 26 11/12/88 2 Texas-El Paso Sweetwater, TX PS '1255 Barr, Anthony LB 6-5 255 22 3/18/92 R UCLA San Pedro, CA D1a '1461 Berger, Joe C 6-5 305 32 5/25/82 10 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA '1130 Bishop, Brandan S 6-1 208 23 1/23/91 1 NC State Boca Raton, FL UDFA '1336 Blanton, Robert S 6-1 200 24 9/7/89 3 Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 '125 Bridgewater, Teddy QB 6-2 210 21 11/10/92 R Louisville Miami, FL D1b '14

54 Brinkley, Jasper LB 6-1 252 29 7/12/85 6 South Carolina Thomson, GA FA '1476 Burton, Pierce T 6-6 305 22 4/16/91 R Mississippi Sacramento, CA UDFA '1416 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 228 32 5/17/82 10 Southern California Chatsworth, CA FA '1357 Cole, Audie LB 6-5 239 25 6/1/89 3 NC State Monroe, MI D7a '1220 Coleman, Kurt S 5-11 200 26 7/1/88 5 Ohio State Clayton, OH FA '1413 Colter, Kain WR 6-0 195 22 5/24/92 R Northwestern Denver, CO UDFA '1437 Cox, Derek CB 6-1 195 27 9/22/86 6 William & Mary Greenville, N.C. FA '1495 Crichton, Scott DE 6-3 273 22 10/30/91 R Oregon State Tacoma, WA D3a '1425 Crocker, Chris S 5-11 197 34 3/9/80 12 Marshall Chesapeake, VA FA '14

8 Cruse, Andy WR 6-3 212 24 1/13/90 1 Miami-Ohio Cincinnati, OH FA '1451 Dean, Larry LB 6-0 226 25 8/7/88 4 Valdosta State Tifton, GA UDFA '1149 DeCicco, Dom LB 6-3 235 25 9/11/88 3 Pittsburgh Jefferson Hills, PA FA '1462 Ducasse, Vladimir G 6-5 325 26 10/15/87 5 Massachusetts Stamford, CT FA '1485 Ellison, Rhett TE 6-5 250 25 10/3/88 3 Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b '1290 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 30 11/6/83 9 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA '0732 Exum, Antone S 6-0 219 23 2/27/91 R Virginia Tech Glen Allen, VA D6a '1476 Faciane, Isame DT 6-4 302 23 5/11/91 R Florida International Slidell, LA UDFA '1442 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 248 28 7/3/86 7 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA '1273 Floyd, Sharrif DT 6-3 305 23 5/28/91 2 Florida Philadelphia, PA D1a '132 Foster, Donte WR 6-1 193 23 11/10/90 R Ohio Guthrie, OK UDFA '14

63 Fusco, Brandon G 6-4 306 26 7/26/88 4 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c '1152 Greenway, Chad LB 6-3 237 31 1/12/83 9 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '0697 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 26 12/22/87 5 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 '1047 Higgins, Mike TE 6-5 250 26 12/7/87 3 Nebraska-Omaha Beatrice, NE FA '1450 Hodges, Gerald LB 6-2 243 23 1/17/91 2 Penn State Paulsboro, N.J. D4 '1340 James, Kendall CB 5-11 180 23 6/29/91 R Maine Scotch Plains, N.J. D6b '1415 Jennings, Greg WR 6-0 195 30 9/21/83 9 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI UFA '1374 Johnson, Charlie G 6-4 305 30 5/2/84 9 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA '1192 Johnson, Tom DT 6-3 288 29 8/30/84 4 Southern Mississippi Moss Point, MS FA '1412 Jorden, Kamar WR 6-3 200 25 5/17/89 1 Bowling Green Darby, PA FA '1498 Joseph, Linval DT 6-4 323 25 10/10/88 5 East Carolina Gainesville, FL FA '1475 Kalil, Matt T 6-7 308 25 7/6/89 3 Southern California Corona, CA D1a '1259 Kerin, Zac C 6-5 305 22 8/13/91 R Toledo Lewis Center, OH UDFA '1489 Leonard, AC TE 6-2 250 22 1/15/92 R Tennessee State Jacksonville, FL UDFA '1448 Line, Zach FB 6-1 233 24 4/26/90 2 SMU Oxford, MI UDFA '1371 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 28 1/21/86 6 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 '0918 Locke, Jeff P 6-0 203 24 9/27/89 2 UCLA Glendale, AZ D5 '1346 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 33 1/27/81 11 Texas Ingram, TX UDFA '0414 Lora, Erik WR 5-10 202 23 3/14/91 R Eastern Illinois Miami, FL UDFA '1456 Mauti, Michael LB 6-2 243 24 1/19/90 2 Penn State Mandeville, LA D7a '1331 McKinnon, Jerick RB 5-9 208 22 5/3/92 R Georgia Southern Marietta, GA D3b '1424 Munnerlyn, Captain CB 5-8 195 26 4/10/88 6 South Carolina Mobile, AL FA '1468 Murphy, Kevin T 6-7 305 24 2/16/90 2 Harvard San Clemente, CA FA '1284 Patterson, Cordarrelle WR 6-2 220 23 3/17/91 2 Tennessee Rockhill, S.C. D1c '1328 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 29 3/21/85 8 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '077 Ponder, Christian QB 6-2 229 26 2/25/88 4 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 '11

38 Posey, Julian CB 6-0 195 26 7/17/88 2 Ohio Cincinnati, OH W (Cle.) '1427 Prater, Shaun CB 5-10 190 24 10/27/89 3 Iowa Omaha, NE W (Phi.) '1339 Price, Jabari CB 5-11 200 21 8/31/92 R North Carolina Pompano Beach, FL D7c '1472 Randall, Kheeston DT 6-5 325 24 5/7/90 2 Texas Beaumont, TX FA '1441 Raymond, Mistral S 6-1 202 26 9/7/87 4 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b '1187 Reisner, Allen TE 6-3 255 25 9/29/88 4 Iowa Marion, IA FA '1467 Remmers, Mike T 6-5 300 25 4/11/89 2 Oregon State Portland, OR W (SD) '1329 Rhodes, Xavier CB 6-1 210 24 6/19/90 2 Florida State Miami, FL D1b '1378 Richardson, Antonio T 6-6 330 22 2/24/92 R Tennessee Nashville, TN UDFA '1421 Robinson, Josh CB 5-10 199 23 1/8/91 3 Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 '1296 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 31 4/27/83 8 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '0782 Rudolph, Kyle TE 6-6 259 24 11/9/89 4 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 '1133 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 28 8/27/85 6 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 '0964 Scott, Tyler DE 6-4 250 23 5/6/91 R Northwestern Warren, OH UDFA '1434 Sendejo, Andrew S 6-1 200 26 9/9/87 4 Rice San Antonio, TX FA '1135 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-10 175 26 9/30/87 4 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA '1081 Simpson, Jerome WR 6-2 190 28 2/4/86 7 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA '1222 Smith, Harrison S 6-2 214 25 2/2/89 3 Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b '1283 Smith, Rodney WR 6-5 220 24 3/11/90 2 Florida State Miami, FL UDFA '1369 Snyder, Jake DE 6-4 275 23 4/7/91 R Virginia Glen Allen, VA UDFA '1426 Steeples, Robert CB 6-1 195 24 11/27/89 1 Memphis St. Louis, MO PS '1393 Stephen, Shamar DT 6-5 310 23 2/25/91 R Connecticut Westbury, NY D7a '1465 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 28 8/8/85 7 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '0819 Thielen, Adam WR 6-2 195 23 8/22/90 1 Minn. State-Mankato Detroit Lakes, MN UDFA '1394 Trattou, Justin DE 6-4 250 25 8/28/88 3 Florida Ramsey, NJ FA '1311 Walker, Ty WR 5-10 191 23 8/25/90 1 Illinois State Indianapolis, IN FA '143 Walsh, Blair K 5-10 192 24 1/8/90 3 Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 '12

58 Watts, Brandon LB 6-2 231 23 1/21/91 R Georgia Tech Tennille, GA D7b '1479 Wentworth, Austin G 6-4 315 24 5/10/90 R Fresno State Rocklin, CA UDFA '1443 Williams, Dominique RB 5-9 205 23 9/2/90 R Wagner Bridgeton, NJ UDFA '1499 Wootton, Corey DE 6-6 270 27 6/22/87 5 Northwestern Rutherford, NJ FA '1417 Wright, Jarius WR 5-10 180 24 11/25/89 3 Arkansas Warren, AR D4a '1266 Yankey, David G 6-6 315 22 1/18/92 R Stanford Roswell, GA D5 '1459 Zimmer, Mike LB 6-2 239 23 9/23/90 1 Illinois State Prospect Heights, IL FA '14

Active Roster - 90PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM

86 Ford, Chase TE 6-6 255 24 7/19/90 2 Miami Corrigan, TX PS '12INJURED RESERVE

11 Jean, Lestar WR 6-3 212 26 2/5/88 4 Florida Atlantic Miami, FL FA '1464 Samuda, Josh G 6-3 315 25 12/23/88 2 Massachusetts Hollywood, FL FA '14

2014 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF

Coordinators: George Edwards (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Norv Turner (Offensive Coordinator). Assistants: Robb

Akey (Assistant Defensive Line), Jeff Davidson (Offensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Special Teams), Hank Fraley (Assistant Offensive Line), Jonathan

Gannon (Assistant Defensive Backs), Jerry Gray (Defensive Backs), Jeff Howard (Defensive Assistant), Jeff Hurd (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach),

Klint Kubiak (Assistant Wide Receivers), Evan Marcus (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Andre Patterson (Defensive Line), Drew Petzing (Coaching

Assistant), Kevin Stefanski (Tight Ends), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Scott Turner (Quarterbacks), Kirby Wilson (Running Backs), Adam Zimmer

(Linebackers).

Updated: August 4, 2014

Head Coach: Mike Zimmer

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2014 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER


No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College HS Hometown Acquired2 Donte Foster WR 6-1 193 23 11/10/90 R Ohio Guthrie, OK UDFA '143 Blair Walsh K 5-10 192 24 1/8/90 3 Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 '125 Teddy Bridgewater QB 6-2 210 21 11/10/92 R Louisville Miami, FL D1b '147 Christian Ponder QB 6-2 229 26 2/25/88 4 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 '118 Andy Cruse WR 6-3 212 24 1/13/90 1 Miami-Ohio Cincinnati, OH FA '14

11 Ty Walker WR 5-10 191 23 8/25/90 1 Illinois State Indianapolis, IN FA '1412 Kamar Jorden WR 6-3 200 25 5/17/89 1 Bowling Green Darby, PA FA '1413 Kain Colter WR 6-0 195 22 5/24/92 R Northwestern Denver, CO UDFA '1414 Erik Lora WR 5-10 202 23 3/14/91 R Eastern Illinois Miami, FL UDFA '1415 Greg Jennings WR 6-0 195 30 9/21/83 9 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI UFA '1316 Matt Cassel QB 6-4 228 32 5/17/82 10 Southern California Chatsworth, CA FA '1317 Jarius Wright WR 5-10 180 24 11/25/89 3 Arkansas Warren, AR D4a '1218 Jeff Locke P 6-0 203 24 9/27/89 2 UCLA Glendale, AZ D5 '1319 Adam Thielen WR 6-2 195 23 8/22/90 1 Minn. State-Mankato Detroit Lakes, MN UDFA '1320 Kurt Coleman S 5-11 200 26 7/1/88 5 Ohio State Clayton, OH FA '1421 Josh Robinson CB 5-10 199 23 1/8/91 3 Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 '1222 Harrison Smith S 6-2 214 25 2/2/89 3 Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b '1223 Joe Banyard RB 5-10 205 26 11/12/88 2 Texas-El Paso Sweetwater, TX PS '1224 Captain Munnerlyn CB 5-8 195 26 4/10/88 6 South Carolina Mobile, AL FA '1425 Chris Crocker S 5-11 197 34 3/9/80 12 Marshall Chesapeake, VA FA '1426 Robert Steeples CB 6-1 195 24 11/27/89 1 Memphis St. Louis, MO PS '1327 Shaun Prater CB 5-10 190 24 10/27/89 3 Iowa Omaha, NE W (Phi.) '1328 Adrian Peterson RB 6-1 217 29 3/21/85 8 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '0729 Xavier Rhodes CB 6-1 210 24 6/19/90 2 Florida State Miami, FL D1b '1330 Brandan Bishop S 6-1 208 23 1/23/91 1 NC State Boca Raton, FL UDFA '1331 Jerick McKinnon RB 5-9 208 22 5/3/92 R Georgia Southern Marietta, GA D3b '1432 Antone Exum S 6-0 219 23 2/27/91 R Virginia Tech Glen Allen, VA D6a '1433 Jamarca Sanford S 5-10 200 28 8/27/85 6 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 '0934 Andrew Sendejo S 6-1 200 26 9/9/87 4 Rice San Antonio, TX FA '1135 Marcus Sherels CB 5-10 175 26 9/30/87 4 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA '1036 Robert Blanton S 6-1 200 24 9/7/89 3 Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 '1237 Derek Cox CB 6-1 195 27 9/22/86 6 William & Mary Greenville, N.C. FA '1438 Julian Posey CB 6-0 195 26 7/17/88 2 Ohio Cincinnati, OH W (Cle.) '1439 Jabari Price CB 5-11 200 21 8/31/92 R North Carolina Pompano Beach, FL D7c '1440 Kendall James CB 5-11 180 23 6/29/91 R Maine Scotch Plains, N.J. D6b '1441 Mistral Raymond S 6-1 202 26 9/7/87 4 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b '1142 Jerome Felton FB 6-0 248 28 7/3/86 7 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA '1243 Dominique Williams RB 5-9 205 23 9/2/90 R Wagner Bridgeton, NJ UDFA '1444 Matt Asiata RB 6-0 234 27 7/24/87 3 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA '1246 Cullen Loeffler LS 6-5 241 33 1/27/81 11 Texas Ingram, TX UDFA '0447 Mike Higgins TE 6-5 250 26 12/7/87 3 Nebraska-Omaha Beatrice, NE FA '1448 Zach Line FB 6-1 233 24 4/26/90 2 SMU Oxford, MI UDFA '1349 Dom DeCicco LB 6-3 235 25 9/11/88 3 Pittsburgh Jefferson Hills, PA FA '1450 Gerald Hodges LB 6-2 243 23 1/17/91 2 Penn State Paulsboro, N.J. D4 '1351 Larry Dean LB 6-0 226 25 8/7/88 4 Valdosta State Tifton, GA UDFA '1152 Chad Greenway LB 6-3 237 31 1/12/83 9 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '0654 Jasper Brinkley LB 6-1 252 29 7/12/85 6 South Carolina Thomson, GA FA '1455 Anthony Barr LB 6-5 255 22 3/18/92 R UCLA San Pedro, CA D1a '1456 Michael Mauti LB 6-2 243 24 1/19/90 2 Penn State Mandeville, LA D7a '1357 Audie Cole LB 6-5 239 25 6/1/89 3 NC State Monroe, MI D7a '1258 Brandon Watts LB 6-2 231 23 1/21/91 R Georgia Tech Tennille, GA D7b '1459 Zac Kerin C 6-5 305 22 8/13/91 R Toledo Lewis Center, OH UDFA '1459 Mike Zimmer LB 6-2 239 23 9/23/90 1 Illinois State Prospect Heights, IL FA '1460 Jeff Baca G 6-3 302 24 1/10/90 2 UCLA Mission Viejo, CA D6 '1361 Joe Berger C 6-5 305 32 5/25/82 10 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA '1162 Vladimir Ducasse G 6-5 325 26 10/15/87 5 Massachusetts Stamford, CT FA '1463 Brandon Fusco G 6-4 306 26 7/26/88 4 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c '1164 Tyler Scott DE 6-4 250 23 5/6/91 R Northwestern Warren, OH UDFA '1465 John Sullivan C 6-4 301 28 8/8/85 7 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '0866 David Yankey G 6-6 315 22 1/18/92 R Stanford Roswell, GA D5 '1467 Mike Remmers T 6-5 300 25 4/11/89 2 Oregon State Portland, OR W (SD) '1368 Kevin Murphy T 6-7 305 24 2/16/90 2 Harvard San Clemente, CA FA '1269 Jake Snyder DE 6-4 275 23 4/7/91 R Virginia Glen Allen, VA UDFA '1471 Phil Loadholt T 6-8 343 28 1/21/86 6 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 '0972 Kheeston Randall DT 6-5 325 24 5/7/90 2 Texas Beaumont, TX FA '1473 Sharrif Floyd DT 6-3 305 23 5/28/91 2 Florida Philadelphia, PA D1a '1374 Charlie Johnson G 6-4 305 30 5/2/84 9 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA '1175 Matt Kalil T 6-7 308 25 7/6/89 3 Southern California Corona, CA D1a '1276 Pierce Burton T 6-6 305 22 4/16/91 R Mississippi Sacramento, CA UDFA '1476 Isame Faciane DT 6-4 302 23 5/11/91 R Florida International Slidell, LA UDFA '1478 Antonio Richardson T 6-6 330 22 2/24/92 R Tennessee Nashville, TN UDFA '1479 Austin Wentworth G 6-4 315 24 5/10/90 R Fresno State Rocklin, CA UDFA '1481 Jerome Simpson WR 6-2 190 28 2/4/86 7 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA '1282 Kyle Rudolph TE 6-6 259 24 11/9/89 4 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 '1183 Rodney Smith WR 6-5 220 24 3/11/90 2 Florida State Miami, FL UDFA '1384 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 6-2 220 23 3/17/91 2 Tennessee Rockhill, S.C. D1c '1385 Rhett Ellison TE 6-5 250 25 10/3/88 3 Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b '1287 Allen Reisner TE 6-3 255 25 9/29/88 4 Iowa Marion, IA FA '1489 AC Leonard TE 6-2 250 22 1/15/92 R Tennessee State Jacksonville, FL UDFA '1490 Fred Evans DT 6-4 305 30 11/6/83 9 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA '0791 Chase Baker DT 6-2 300 26 5/21/88 2 Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA '1292 Tom Johnson DT 6-3 288 29 8/30/84 4 Southern Mississippi Moss Point, MS FA '1493 Shamar Stephen DT 6-5 310 23 2/25/91 R Connecticut Westbury, NY D7a '1494 Justin Trattou DE 6-4 250 25 8/28/88 3 Florida Ramsey, NJ FA '1395 Scott Crichton DE 6-3 273 22 10/30/91 R Oregon State Tacoma, WA D3a '1496 Brian Robison DE 6-3 259 31 4/27/83 8 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '0797 Everson Griffen DE 6-3 273 26 12/22/87 5 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 '1098 Linval Joseph DT 6-4 323 25 10/10/88 5 East Carolina Gainesville, FL FA '1499 Corey Wootton DE 6-6 270 27 6/22/87 5 Northwestern Rutherford, NJ FA '14

Active Roster - 90PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM86 Chase Ford TE 6-6 255 24 7/19/90 2 Miami Corrigan, TX PS '12

INJURED RESERVE11 Lestar Jean WR 6-3 212 26 2/5/88 4 Florida Atlantic Miami, FL FA '1464 Josh Samuda G 6-3 315 25 12/23/88 2 Massachusetts Hollywood, FL FA '14

2014 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF

Updated: August 4, 2014

Head Coach: Mike ZimmerCoordinators: George Edwards (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Norv Turner (Offensive Coordinator). Assistants: Robb Akey (Assistant Defensive Line), Jeff Davidson (Offensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Special Teams), Hank Fraley (Assistant Offensive Line), Jonathan Gannon (Assistant Defensive Backs), Jerry Gray (Defensive Backs), Jeff Howard (Defensive Assistant), Jeff Hurd (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach), Klint Kubiak (Assistant Wide Receivers), Evan Marcus (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Andre Patterson (Defensive Line), Drew Petzing (Coaching Assistant), Kevin Stefanski (Tight Ends), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Scott Turner (Quarterbacks), Kirby Wilson (Running Backs), Adam Zimmer (Linebackers).

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2014 NUMERICAL ROSTER


Quarterbacks (3): Scott TurnerNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq

5 Bridgewater, Teddy QB 6-2 210 21 11/10/92 R Louisville Miami, FL D1b '1416 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 228 31 5/17/82 10 Southern California Chatsworth, CA FA '13

7 Ponder, Christian QB 6-2 229 26 2/25/88 4 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 '11Running Backs (7): Kirby WilsonNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq

44 Asiata, Matt RB 6-0 234 27 7/24/87 3 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA '1223 Banyard, Joe RB 5-10 205 26 11/12/88 2 Texas-El Paso Sweetwater, TX PS '1242 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 248 28 7/3/86 7 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA '1248 Line, Zach FB 6-1 233 24 4/26/90 2 SMU Oxford, MI UDFA '1331 McKinnon, Jerick RB 5-9 208 22 5/3/92 R Georgia Southern Marietta, GA D3b '1428 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 29 3/21/85 8 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '0743 Williams, Dominique RB 5-9 205 23 9/2/90 R Wagner Bridgeton, NJ UDFA '14

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq13 Colter, Kain WR 6-0 195 22 5/24/92 R Northwestern Denver, CO UDFA '14

8 Cruse, Andy WR 6-3 212 24 1/13/90 1 Miami-Ohio Cincinnati, OH FA '142 Foster, Donte WR 6-1 193 23 11/10/90 R Ohio Guthrie, OK UDFA '14

15 Jennings, Greg WR 6-0 195 30 9/21/83 9 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI UFA '1312 Jorden, Kamar WR 6-3 200 24 5/17/89 1 Bowling Green Darby, PA FA '1414 Lora, Erik WR 5-10 202 23 3/14/91 R Eastern Illinois Miami, FL UDFA '1484 Patterson, Cordarrelle WR 6-2 220 23 3/17/91 2 Tennessee Rockhill, S.C. D1c '1381 Simpson, Jerome WR 6-2 190 28 2/4/86 7 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA '1283 Smith, Rodney WR 6-5 220 24 3/11/90 2 Florida State Miami, FL UDFA '1319 Thielen, Adam WR 6-2 195 23 8/22/90 1 Minn. State-Mankato Detroit Lakes, MN UDFA '1311 Walker, Ty WR 5-10 191 23 8/25/90 1 Illinois State Indianapolis, IN FA '1417 Wright, Jarius WR 5-10 180 24 11/25/89 3 Arkansas Warren, AR D4a '12

Tight Ends (6): Kevin StefanskiNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq85 Ellison, Rhett TE 6-5 250 25 10/3/88 3 Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b '1286 Ford, Chase TE 6-6 255 24 7/19/90 2 Miami Corrigan, TX PS '1247 Higgins, Mike TE 6-5 250 26 12/7/87 3 Nebraska-Omaha Beatrice, NE FA '1489 Leonard, AC TE 6-2 250 22 1/15/92 R Tennessee State Jacksonville, FL UDFA '1487 Reisner, Allen TE 6-3 255 25 9/29/88 4 Iowa Marion, IA FA '1482 Rudolph, Kyle TE 6-6 259 24 11/9/89 4 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 '11

Offensive Line (15): Jeff Davidson/Hank FraleyNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq60 Baca, Jeff G 6-3 302 24 1/10/90 2 UCLA Mission Viejo, CA D6 '1361 Berger, Joe C 6-5 305 32 5/25/82 10 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA '1176 Burton, Pierce T 6-6 305 22 4/16/91 R Mississippi Sacramento, CA UDFA '1462 Ducasse, Vladimir G 6-5 325 26 10/15/87 5 Massachusetts Stamford, CT FA '1463 Fusco, Brandon G 6-4 306 26 7/26/88 4 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c '1174 Johnson, Charlie G 6-4 305 30 5/2/84 9 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA '1175 Kalil, Matt T 6-7 308 25 7/6/89 3 Southern California Corona, CA D1a '1259 Kerin, Zac C 6-5 305 22 8/13/91 R Toledo Lewis Center, OH UDFA '1471 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 28 1/21/86 6 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 '0968 Murphy, Kevin T 6-7 305 24 2/16/90 2 Harvard San Clemente, CA FA '1267 Remmers, Mike T 6-5 300 25 4/11/89 2 Oregon State Portland, OR W (SD) '1378 Richardson, Antonio T 6-6 330 22 2/24/92 R Tennessee Nashville, TN UDFA '1465 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 28 8/8/85 7 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '0879 Wentworth, Austin G 6-4 315 24 5/10/90 R Fresno State Rocklin, CA UDFA '1466 Yankey, David G 6-6 315 22 1/18/92 R Stanford Roswell, GA D5 '14

DEFENSE (44): George Edwards

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq91 Baker, Chase DT 6-2 300 25 5/21/88 2 Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA '1295 Crichton, Scott DE 6-3 273 22 10/30/91 R Oregon State Tacoma, WA D3a '1490 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 30 11/6/83 9 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA '0776 Faciane, Isame DT 6-4 302 23 5/11/91 R Florida International Slidell, LA UDFA '1473 Floyd, Sharrif DT 6-3 305 23 5/28/91 2 Florida Philadelphia, PA D1a '1397 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 26 12/22/87 5 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 '1092 Johnson, Tom DT 6-3 288 29 8/30/84 4 Southern Mississippi Moss Point, MS FA '1498 Joseph, Linval DT 6-4 323 25 10/10/88 5 East Carolina Gainesville, FL FA '1472 Randall, Kheeston DT 6-5 325 24 5/7/90 2 Texas Beaumont, TX FA '1496 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 31 4/27/83 8 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '0764 Scott, Tyler DE 6-4 250 23 5/6/91 R Northwestern Warren, OH UDFA '1469 Snyder, Jake DE 6-4 275 23 4/7/91 R Virginia Glen Allen, VA UDFA '1493 Stephen, Shamar DT 6-5 310 23 2/25/91 R Connecticut Westbury, NY D7a '1494 Trattou, Justin DE 6-4 250 25 8/28/88 3 Florida Ramsey, NJ FA '1399 Wootton, Corey DE 6-6 270 27 6/22/87 5 Northwestern Rutherford, NJ FA '14

Linebackers (10): Adam ZimmerNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq55 Barr, Anthony LB 6-5 255 22 3/18/92 R UCLA San Pedro, CA D1a '1454 Brinkley, Jasper LB 6-1 252 29 7/12/85 6 South Carolina Thomson, GA FA '1457 Cole, Audie LB 6-5 239 25 6/1/89 3 NC State Monroe, MI D7a '1251 Dean, Larry LB 6-0 226 25 8/7/88 4 Valdosta State Tifton, GA UDFA '1149 DeCicco, Dom LB 6-3 235 25 9/11/88 3 Pittsburgh Jefferson Hills, PA FA '1452 Greenway, Chad LB 6-3 237 31 1/12/83 9 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '0650 Hodges, Gerald LB 6-2 243 23 1/17/91 2 Penn State Paulsboro, N.J. D4 '1356 Mauti, Michael LB 6-2 243 24 1/19/90 2 Penn State Mandeville, LA D7a '1358 Watts, Brandon LB 6-2 231 23 1/21/91 R Georgia Tech Tennille, GA D7b '1459 Zimmer, Mike LB 6-2 239 23 9/23/90 1 Illinois State Prospect Heights, IL FA '14

Defensive Backs (19): Jerry Gray/Jonathan GannonNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq30 Bishop, Brandan S 6-1 208 23 1/23/91 1 NC State Boca Raton, FL UDFA '1336 Blanton, Robert S 6-1 200 24 9/7/89 3 Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 '1220 Coleman, Kurt S 5-11 200 26 7/1/88 5 Ohio State Clayton, OH FA '1437 Cox, Derek CB 6-1 195 27 9/22/86 6 William & Mary Greenville, N.C. FA '1425 Crocker, Chris S 5-11 197 34 3/9/80 12 Marshall Chesapeake, VA FA '1432 Exum, Antone S 6-0 219 23 2/27/91 R Virginia Tech Glen Allen, VA D6a '1440 James, Kendall CB 5-11 180 23 6/29/91 R Maine Scotch Plains, N.J. D6b '1424 Munnerlyn, Captain CB 5-8 195 26 4/10/88 6 South Carolina Mobile, AL FA '1438 Posey, Julian CB 6-0 195 26 7/17/88 2 Ohio Cincinnati, OH W (Cle.) '1427 Prater, Shaun CB 5-10 190 23 10/27/89 3 Iowa Omaha, NE W (Phi.) '1339 Price, Jabari CB 5-11 200 21 8/31/92 R North Carolina Pompano Beach, FL D7c '1441 Raymond, Mistral S 6-1 202 26 9/7/87 4 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b '1129 Rhodes, Xavier CB 6-1 210 24 6/19/90 2 Florida State Miami, FL D1b '1321 Robinson, Josh CB 5-10 199 23 1/8/91 3 Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 '1233 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 28 8/27/85 6 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 '0934 Sendejo, Andrew S 6-1 200 26 9/9/87 4 Rice San Antonio, TX FA '1135 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-10 175 26 9/30/87 4 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA '1022 Smith, Harrison S 6-2 214 25 2/2/89 3 Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b '1226 Steeples, Robert CB 6-1 195 24 11/27/89 2 Memphis St. Louis, MO PS '13

SPECIAL TEAMS (3): Mike PrieferSpecialists (3): Mike Priefer/Ryan FickenNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq18 Locke, Jeff P 6-0 203 24 9/27/89 2 UCLA Glendale, AZ D5 '1346 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 33 1/27/81 11 Texas Ingram, TX UDFA '043 Walsh, Blair K 5-10 192 24 1/8/90 3 Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 '12

Active Roster Total - 90

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2014 POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER

Defensive Line (15): Andre Patterson/Robb Akey

Wide Receivers (12): George Stewart/Klint Kubiak

Updated: August 4, 2014OFFENSE (43): Norv Turner


WR: 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 19 Adam Thielen 83 Rodney Smith 12 Kamar Jorden 2 Donte Foster8 Andy Cruse

LT: 75 Matt Kalil 78 Antonio Richardson 68 Kevin MurphyLG: 74 Charlie Johnson 66 David Yankey 76 Pierce BurtonC: 65 John Sullivan 61 Joe Berger 59 Zac KerinRG 63 Brandon Fusco 62 Vladimir Ducasse 60 Jeff BacaRT: 71 Phil Loadholt 67 Mike Remmers 79 Austin WentworthTE: 82 Kyle Rudolph 85 Rhett Ellison 86 Chase Ford 89 A.C. Leonard 47 Mike Higgins

87 Allen ReisnerWR: 15 Greg Jennings 81 Jerome Simpson 17 Jarius Wright 13 Kain Colter 14 Erik Lora

11 Ty WalkerQB: 16 Matt Cassel 5 Teddy Bridgewater 7 Christian PonderFB: 42 Jerome Felton 48 Zach LineHB: 28 Adrian Peterson 44 Matt Asiata 31 Jerick McKinnon 23 Joe Banyard 43 Dominique Williams

LE: 96 Brian Robison 99 Corey Wootton 69 Jake Snyder 64 Tyler ScottDT: 73 Sharrif Floyd 92 Tom Johnson 72 Kheeston Randall 76 Isame FacianeNT: 98 Linval Joseph 90 Fred Evans 93 Shamar Stephen 91 Chase BakerRE: 97 Everson Griffen 95 Scott Crichton 94 Justin TrattouWLB: 52 Chad Greenway 58 Brandon Watts 56 Michael Mauti 51 Larry DeanMLB: 54 Jasper Brinkley 57 Audie Cole 59 Mike ZimmerSLB: 55 Anthony Barr 50 Gerald Hodges 49 Dom DeCiccoLCB: 24/21 35 Marcus Sherels 38 Julian Posey 26 Robert SteeplesRCB: 29 Xavier Rhodes 39 Jabari Price 37 Derek Cox 40 Kendall James 27 Shaun PraterSS: 36 Robert Blanton 33 Jamarca Sanford 41 Mistral Raymond 25 Chris Crocker 32 Antone ExumFS: 22 Harrison Smith 20 Kurt Coleman 34 Andrew Sendejo 30 Brandan Bishop

P: 12 Jeff LockeK: 3 Blair WalshLS: 46 Cullen LoefflerH: 12 Jeff LockeKR: 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 35 Marcus SherelsPR: 35 Marcus Sherels 17 Jarius Wright

Rookie Players Underlined

Captain Munnerlyn/Josh Robinson

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2014 UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHARTUpdated: August 4, 2014

OFFENSE

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SPECIAL TEAMS


2014 ScHEDuLE NOTES

Date Opponent Series Notes

9/7 at St. Louis 24-16-2

9/14 New England 4-7-0

9/21 at New Orleans 20-10-0

9/28 Atlanta Falcons 16-11-0

10/2 at Green Bay 49-56-2

10/12 Detroit 69-34-2

10/19 at Buffalo 8-4-0

10/26 at Tampa Bay 31-22-0

11/2 Washington 11-12-0

11/16 at Chicago 54-50-2

11/23 Green Bay 49-56-2

11/30 Carolina 6-5-0

12/7 New York Jets 1-8-0

12/14 at Detroit 69-34-2

12/21 at Miami 4-7-0

12/28 Chicago 54-50-2

The Vikings look to extend a two-game win streak against the Rams in the opening week of the 2014 season at the Edward Jones Dome. The Week One matchup marks the first time the Vikings and Rams have played on Kickoff Weekend. In the last contest with the Rams in 2012, RB Adrian Peterson ran for 212 yards, including a career-high-tying 82-yard touchdown during his MVP season. Peterson and the Vikings won the game 36-22. Overall, the Vikings hold a 24-16-2 record against the Rams, dating back to their days in Los Angeles. Vikings Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner coached defensive backs at Southern California while Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher played for the Trojans during the 1980 season. The Vikings hold 29-23-1 record on opening day.

In their first matchup since the 2010 season and their first in Minnesota since 2006, the Vikings host the Patriots in their regular season debut on the campus of the University of Minnesota and home opener in Week Two. The Patriots and Vikings have met before on the campus of the University of Minnesota in the preseason opener on August 8, 1971 in a game played at Memorial Stadium. In their most recent contest the Patriots downed the Vikings 28-18 at Gillette Stadium. Brendan Daly, who most recently served as the Vikings defensive line coach from 2012-13, is a defensive assistant coach for the Patriots. Vikings QB Matt Cassel was drafted by the Patriots in seventh round in 2005 and spent his first four seasons in the NFL with New England. New England has won seven of the 11 matchups with the Vikings and has a 2-2 record in Minnesota.

In Week Three, the Vikings travel New Orleans trying to snap a three-game skid against the Saints. The Vikings hold an 8-7 record while playing at New Orleans. In the most recent Vikings-Saints game played in New Orleans, the Saints downed the Vikings 14-9 on Thursday Night Football during the 2010 Kickoff Weekend. Vikings linebacker coach Adam Zimmer coached for the Saints on their Super Bowl-winning 2009 team.

The Vikings host the Falcons in Week Four with a 3:25 PM CT scheduled kickoff. Atlanta, the winner of two straight over the Vikings, trail in the all-time series 11-16 and hold a 4-10 record in Minnesota. Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer spent the 2007 season as the Falcons Defensive Coordinator before taking over the same position in Cincinnati, a post he held until joining the Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings travel to neighboring rival Green Bay Packers in Week Five in a nationally televised game on Thursday Night Football. The last matchup at Lambeau Field in Week 12 in 2013 ended in a tie for the second time in series history. In the tie, RB Adrian Peterson had one of his five 100-plus rushing yard games tallying 146 yards on 32 carries and K Blair Walsh earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after connecting on 4-of-4 on field goal attempts, including the game-tying field goal to extend the overtime period. Green Bay holds a 30-23-2 record when hosting the longstanding rivalry.

The Lions, who lost to the Vikings, 14-13, in the Metrodome finale in Week 17 in 2013, travel to Minnesota in Week Six. In the 2013 matchup in Minnesota, WR Cordarrelle Patterson stole the show scoring both Vikings touchdowns, one on a 50-yard end around and the other on an eight-yard reception to give the Vikings a one-point victory. The Vikings hold a 38-13-1 re-cord against the Lions in Minnesota, winning 15 of their last 16 home contests. The Vikings have more victories, 69, over the Lions than any other opponent.

The Vikings will play in their eighth game in club history at Buffalo in Week Seven. The Vikings own a 4-3 record at Buffalo and hold an 8-4 record over the Bills overall. The two teams, who played in Buffalo during the 2013 preseason, last matched up in the regular season in 2010 in Minnesota with the Vikings winning 38-14. The Vikings last regular season trip to Buffalo was in 2006.

In a matchup of former NFC Central rivals, Minnesota travels to Tampa Bay in Week Eight. The Buccaneers, who have won six straight against the Vikings, will host Minnesota for the first time since 2008. Buccaneers Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier will see a familiar foe, having coached the Vikings from 2007-13, serving the final three seasons in purple as the head coach. The all-time series in games played in Tampa is dead even at 13-13 with the Vikings holding the overall series 31-22. The Vikings have yet to win at Raymond James Stadium.

The Vikings and the Redskins will face off for the fifth straight year, a series record with the non-division opponent. The 2013 contest was played in primetime in Week 10 on Thursday Night Football where the Vikings won, 34-27. The Vikings have an opportunity to even up the all-time series, which currently stands at 11-12 and 5-6 in Minnesota, in Week Nine. The Vikings have won three of their last four against the Redskins.

After a last-second 31-30 loss in 2013, the Vikings are searching for their first victory at Chicago since 2007 when then-rookie RB Adrian Peterson ran for 224 and three touchdowns. The Vikings recorded two non-offensive touchdowns at Soldier Field last season with a 105-yard kickoff return touchdown by WR Cordarrelle Patterson and a 61-yard fumble return touchdown by DE Brian Robison. With a 29-21-2 record, the Bears hold the advantage when hosting the Vikings. The Week 11 game is the first after the Vikings Bye Week.

The border battle takes place at on the campus of the University of Minnesota for the first time in series history during Week 12. In the last matchup with Green Bay in Minnesota WR Cordarrelle Patterson took the opening kick 109 yards for a touch-down, marking the longest kickoff return and tying the longest play in NFL history. Green Bay eventually won the contest, 44-31, evening up the all-time series in games played in Minnesota at 26-26.

In Week 13 the Panthers will visit Minnesota for the second-consecutive season. Carolina, who is one of four playoff teams on the Vikings 2014 schedule, won last season’s Week 6 meeting in convincing fashion, 35-10. The Vikings added former Panther CB Captain Munnerlyn via free agency during the 2014 offseason. Munnerlyn, who played his first five seasons with the Panthers, played in 77 games while starting 50 during his career in Carolina. The Vikings hold a 6-5 edge, including a 5-3 mark at home, in the all-time series against the Panthers. Vikings T Matt Kalil and brother, Panthers C Ryan Kalil, will face each other for the second straight year.

In Week 14, the Vikings welcome the New York Jets to Minnesota. The last time the two teams met was on Monday Night Football in a rainy contest that saw the Jets capture a 29-20 victory. In that game QB Brett Favre threw his historic 500th career touchdown pass to Randy Moss. The Jets own an 8-1 record all-time against the Vikings, including a 3-1 record in Minnesota. The Jets have secured seven straight victories over the Vikings dating back to 1979. The 2014 Vikings-Jets game is the 10th meeting in series history. The Vikings visit the Lions in Week 15 after opening the 2013 season at Detroit. RB Adrian Peterson took his first carry of the season 78 yards for a touchdown on the Vikings first offensive play of the season, but the Vikings couldn’t hold on, eventually dropping the regular season opener, 24-34. Minnesota possesses a 31-21-1 record all-time while playing at Detroit.

For the first time in eight seasons the Vikings travel to South Beach for a Week 16 game against the Dolphins. The most recent matchup in the Dolphins-Vikings all-time series, which includes Super Bowl VII played in Houston, came in 2010 when Miami snuck out a 14-10 win in Minnesota. Miami owns the edge in the series with a 7-4 record all-time against Vikings, including a 3-1 record at home. Vikings Defensive Coordinator George Edwards returns to Miami where he coached linebackers from 2005-09 and again from 2012-13.

In the regular season finale, the Vikings and Bears will match up at the University of Minnesota stadium for the second time series history. In 2010, the Bears and Vikings played on Monday Night Football on the campus of the University of Minnesota following the collapse of the Metrodome roof. The game, which was played December 20, 2010 was exactly 29 years to the date of the finale at the Met Stadium. The Vikings won last season’s game against the Bears at the Metrodome, 23-20, in an overtime thriller powered by Adrian Peterson’s season-high 211 rushing yards on a club-record 35 rushing attempts. Bears DE Jared Allen makes his return to Minnesota after signing as a free agent with Chicago in the 2014 offseason.

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2014 SEASON OuTLOOK

Starters Returning ..............................................................................................16Starters Lost ............................................................................................................ 6

Leading Returners Player (Total)Passing Yards ....................................................................... Matt Cassel (1,907)Rushing Yards ............................................................. Adrian Peterson (1,266)Rushing TD ........................................................................ Adrian Peterson (10)Receiving Yards ................................................................Greg Jennings (804)Receiving TD................................................................................. Greg Jennings....................................................................................... Cordarrelle Patterson (4)Punt Return Yards ...........................................................Marcus Sherels (335)Kick Return Yards ..........................................Cordarrelle Patterson (1,393)*Tackles ..............................................................................Chad Greenway (167)Sacks ..........................................................................................Jared Allen (11.5)Interceptions .......................................................................Chad Greenway (3)

*Franchise record

A look at the most difficult schedules in 2014 based on opponents’ 2013 record.

Rank Team Combined W-L Pct.1. Raiders 148-108-0 .5782. Broncos* 146-110-0 .5703. Rams 144-111-1 .564T4. Chargers* 144-112-0 .563T4. 49ers * 144-112-0 .5636. Seahawks* 143-112-1 .5617. Chiefs* 143-113-0 .5598. Cardinals 140-116-0 .5479. Jets 132-122-2 .52010. Patriots* 131-123-2 .51611. Falcons 130-124-2 .51212. Dolphins 129-125-2 .50813. Packers* 128-126-2 .50414. Bills 127-127-2 .50015. Bears 125-127-4 .49616. Lions 124-128-4 .49217. Redskins 127-127-2 .49018. Cowboys 125-131-0 .48819. Buccaneers 123-131-2 .48420. Eagles* 122-133-1 .47921. Vikings 121-133-2 .47722. Panthers* 120-134-2 .473T23. Bengals* 120-136-0 .469T23. Steelers 120-136-0 .469T23. Saints* 119-135-2 .469T26. Browns 119-137-0 .465T26. Giants 119-137-0 .46528. Ravens 117-139-0 .46129. Jaguars 116-140-0 .45330. Texans 113-143-0 .44131. Titans 112-144-0 .43832. Colts* 110-146-0 .430*Indicates team made the 2013 playoffs

VIKINGS TO PLAY FIRST OF TWO SEASONS ON CAMPuS AT THE uNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAAfter 32 seasons of playing in the Metrodome, the Minnesota Vikings will move outdoors for the next two seasons as their new downtown stadium is being built. The Vikings will play the 2014 and 2015 seasons on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Vikings have played one game at the Gophers Stadium, a loss to Chicago on Monday Night Football on December 20, 2010.

On May 14, 2012, Governor Mark Dayton signed into law the stadium legislation after it was passed in the Minnesota House and Senate. It was given final local approval by the 13-member Minneapolis City Council on May 25. The design of the new stadium was unveiled to the public on May 13, 2013. The stadium will feature the largest clear ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) roof in the nation and the first on a stadium in the country. On May 20, 2014, NFL owners voted to award Minnesota Super Bowl LII in 2018. In addition to the Super Bowl, the new stadium is in play to host major events in the future, including the NCAA Final Four.

Vikings’ 2013 Regular Season Home ResultsDate Opponent Score9/22 Cleveland 27-31 (L)9/29 Pittsburgh 34-27 (W)10/13 Carolina 10-35 (L)10/27 Green Bay 31-44 (L)11/7 Washington 34-27 (W) 12/1 Chicago 34-24 (W) 12/15 Philadelphia 48-30 (W) 12/29 Detroit 14-13 (W)

2014 RETURNING NUMBERS

2014 SChEDULE STRENGTh

PICKING uP PRO BOWLERSThe Vikings had 2 players earn Pro Bowl honors in 2013. Overall, the team has 9 Pro Bowl players on the roster. Of those 9 players, six were original draft picks by the Vikings and three were signed as a free agent:

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 2012Cordarrelle Patterson (‘13) - Drafted in the 1st round (29th overall) in 2013Adrian Peterson (‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12) - Drafted in the 1st round (17th overall) in 2006Kyle Rudolph (‘12) - Drafted in 2nd round (43rd overall) in 20012 Blair Walsh (‘12) - Drafted in 6th round (175th overall) in 2012


2014 TEAM NOTES

DATE PLAYER POS. TRANSACTION August 4 CROCKER, Chris S Signed as Free AgentAugust 4 COX, Rakim DE WaivedAugust 4 SENDEJO, Andrew S Actived from PUP to Active RosterJuly 30 MUNNERLYN, Captain CB Actived from PUP to Active RosterJuly 25 SENDEJO, Andrew S Placed on PUPJuly 25 FORD, Chase TE Placed on PUPJuly 25 MUNNERLYN, Captain CB Placed on PUPJuly 25 WALKER, Ty WR Signed as Free AgentJuly 25 CRUSE, Andy WR Signed as Free AgentJuly 25 COOPER, Josh WR WaivedJuly 25 HALL, Matt T WaivedJuly 23 HIGGINS, Mike TE Signed as Free AgentJuly 23 NEALY, Spencer DE WaivedJune 13 COOPER, Josh WR Signed as Free AgentJune 12 JEAN, Lestar WR Placed on Injured ReserveJune 2 POSEY, Julian CB Claimed via Waivers (Cleveland)June 2 EDWARDS, Kip CB WaivedMay 22 CRICHTON, Scott DE SignedMay 21 BARR, Anthony LB SignedMay 21 EXUM, Antone S SignedMay 20 WATTS, Brandon LB SignedMay 20 STEPHEN, Shamar DT SignedMay 20 BRIDGEWATER, Teddy QB SignedMay 19 ZIMMER, Mike LB Signed as Free AgentMay 19 DeCICCO, Dom LB Signed as Free AgentMay 19 BOFELLI, Conor G ReleasedMay 19 PARTRIDGE, Travis QB ReleasedMay 16 SAMUDA, Josh G Placed on Injured ReserveMay 16 JAMES, Kendall CB SignedMay 16 PRICE, Jabari CB SignedMay 16 YANKEY, David G SignedMay 16 WENTWORTH, Austin G Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 COLTER, Kain WR Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 BOFELLI, Conor G Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 BURTON, Pierce T Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 COX, Rakim DE Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 FACIANE, Isama DT Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 FOSTER, Donte WR Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 HALL, Matt T Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 KERIN, Zac C Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 LEONARD, AC TE Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 LORA, Erik WR Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 PARTRIDGE, Travis QB Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 RICHARDSON, Antonio T Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 SCOTT, Tyler DE Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 SNYDER, Jake DE Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 WILLIAMS, Dominique RB Signed as Undrafted Free AgentMay 13 RANDLE, Bradley RB ReleasedMay 13 MANNING, Terrell LB ReleasedMay 13 SAMUDA, Josh G ReleasedMay 13 LAWRENCE, Simoni LB ReleasedApril 17 COLEMAN, Kurt S Signed as Free AgentApril 15 MANNING, Terrell LB Claimed via Waivers (San Diego)April 15 REISNER, Allen TE Signed as Free AgentApril 8 JEAN, Lestar WR Signed as Free AgentMarch 27 DUCASSE, Vladimir G Signed as Free AgentMarch 21 WOOTTON, Corey DE Signed as Free AgentMarch 20 JOHNSON, Tom DT Signed as Free AgentMarch 19 JOHNSON, Charlie G Re-signedMarch 19 EVANS, Fred DT Re-signedMarch 14 COX, Derek CB Signed as Free AgentMarch 14 SIMPSON, Jerome WR Re-signedMarch 13 MUNNERLYN, Captain CB Signed as Free AgentMarch 12 BRINKLEY, Jasper LB Signed as Free AgentMarch 12 JOSEPH, Linval DT Signed as Free AgentMarch 12 BERGER, Joe OL Re-signedMarch 11 GRIFFEN, Everson DE Re-signedMarch 11 CASSEL, Matt QB Re-signedMarch 10 DEAN, Larry LB Re-signedMarch 7 SHERELS, Marcus CB Re-signedMarch 6 CHILDS, Greg WR ReleasedMarch 6 GUION, Letroy DT ReleasedMarch 5 CARLSON, John TE ReleasedFebruary 11 LAWRENCE, Simoni LB Signed as Free AgentFebruary 7 CASSEL, Matt QB Voided Final Year on ContractFebruary 7 HENDERSON, Erin LB ReleasedJanuary 22 RANDALL, Kheeston DT Reserve/Future Free Agent SigningJanuary 3 SAMUDA, Josh G Reserve/Future Free Agent SigningJanuary 3 JORDEN, Kamar WR Reserve/Future Free Agent SigningDec. 30 BISHOP, Brandan S Reserve/Future Free Agent SigningDec. 30 EDWARDS, Kip CB Reserve/Future Free Agent SigningDec. 30 MURPHY, Kevin T Reserve/Future Free Agent SigningDec. 30 NEALY, Spencer DE Reserve/Future Free Agent SigningDec. 30 RANDLE, Bradley RB Reserve/Future Free Agent SigningDec.

2014 ROSTER MOVES3

Rushing TDs by rookie WR Cordarrelle Patterson, the most by a Vikings WR in a single season and most in the NFL in 2013.

5Career 200-plus rushing yard games by Adrian Peterson, tied for second

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

6Consecutive seasons Chad Greenway has led the team in tackles, tying Ring

of Honor member Scott Studwell’s franchise record.

15.2PR Marcus Sherels’ punt return average during the 2013 season, the highest single-season average in franchise history. Sherels finished the

season second in the NFL.

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

a game by a Viking.

23Passes defensed by Vikings rookie CB Xavier Rhodes, the most by a rookie

in franchise history and second most by any Viking.

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

91Career TDs for RB Adrian Peterson. With 86 rushing TDs and 5 receiving TDs,

Peterson ranks third in franchise history in total touchdowns trailing only Randy Moss (93) and Cris Carter (110).

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

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

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

on 10/27/13 vs. Green Bay.

119Punt return yards by PR Marcus Sherels againt the New York Giants on

10/21/13, a single-game franchise record.

135Team sacks for the Vikings since the beginning of the 2011 season, third

most in the NFL during that span.

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

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

1,393Kick return yards by KR Cordarrelle Patterson, the single-season franchise

record.

2013 BY ThE NUMBERS


2014 ROSTER NOTES

Oldest Viking Player Chris Crocker 34, born 3/9/80 Youngest Viking Player Teddy Bridgewater 21, born 11/10/92 Most Seasons as a Viking Cullen Loeffler 11 Most NFL Seasons Chris Crocker 12 College with the most Vikings UCLA and Notre Dame 4 Conference with the most Vikings ACC, Pac-12, SEC 11 players on roster Largest Viking Phil Loadholt 6-8, 343 lbs Smallest Viking Marcus Sherels 5-10, 175 lbs Former 1st-Round Draft Picks 10 Anthony Barr Teddy Bridgewater Sharrif Floyd Chad Greenway Matt Kalil Cordarrelle Patterson Adrian Peterson Christian Ponder Xavier Rhodes Harrison Smith Pro Bowlers 9 Matt Cassel Jerome Felton Chad Greenway Greg Jennings Matt Kalil Cordarrelle Patterson Adrian Peterson Kyle Rudolph Blair Walsh Coaches who played in the NFL 4 Jeff Davidson Hank Fraley Jerry Gray George Stewart

PLAYERS ..............................................PRONuNCIATIONMatt Asiata ................................................................. ah-SEE-ah-taJeff Baca ....................................................................... BA-ka Joe Berger ................................................................... BUR-jurAudie Cole .................................................................. ODD-eeScott Crichton ........................................................... CRY-tonDom DeCicco ............................................................. dah-see-coVladimir Ducasse ..................................................... doo-CASSIsame Faciane ........................................................... EYE-sum fa-SHONBrandon Fusco .......................................................... FUSS-coLinval Joseph ............................................................. lin-VALLMatt Kalil ..................................................................... kuh-LILZac Kerin ..................................................................... CARE-inCullen Loeffler .......................................................... LEFF-ler Michael Mauti ........................................................... MAW-teeCordarrelle Patterson ............................................ core-DARE-ulShaun Prater .............................................................. PRAY-terKheeston Randall .................................................... KEY-stunMistral Raymond ..................................................... MISS-trailBrian Robison ............................................................ ROB-ah-sinAndrew Sendejo ...................................................... sin-DAY-hoShamar Stephen ...................................................... STEF-anMarcus Sherels ......................................................... SHARE-elsJustin Trattou ............................................................ trah-TOECorey Wootton ......................................................... WOOT-inDavid Yankey ............................................................. yankee

COACHES .............................................PRONuNCIATIONRobb Akey ................................................................a-keyKlint Kubiak .............................................................koo-BEE-ackMike Priefer .............................................................PREE-fer

International Vikings* 2014 5th-Round Pick CB David Yankey was born in Sydney, Austrailia.* DT Linval Joseph was born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.* FB Jerome Felton was born in West Germany.* 2012 5th-Round Pick S Robert Blanton lived in Italy from 1996-2000 when

his father worked in the Air Force.* 2013 5th-Round Pick P Jeff Locke was born in Germany.* G Vladimir Ducasse was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

60 and UpLS Cullen Loeffler tops the list of most games played as a Viking on the current roster with 155, but several others have logged 60 or more.

Player ..................................GP Cullen Loeffler .......................... 155 Chad Greenway ........................ 112 Brian Robison ............................ 110 Adrian Peterson ....................... 103 Fred Evans .................................. 94 John Sullivan ............................. 93 Phil Loadholt ............................. 78 Jamarca Sanford ...................... 70

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE


VIKINGS 2O13 TEAM NOTES

QB Matt CasselNFC FedEx Air Player of the Week - Week 15- Completed 25-of-36 passes for 382 yards and 2 TDs, leading the Vikings to

the highest offensive output in Metrodome history.- The 382 passing yards were the most by a Vikings QB since Brett Favre

threw for a career-high 446 yards on 11/7/10.

KR Cordarrelle Patterson NFC Special Teams Player of the Month - September - Led the NFL averaging 33.8 yards per kick return in the first month of the

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

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

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

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

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

45.0+ average in a single game.

KR Cordarrelle Patterson NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month - December- Scored 6 TDs during the month of December, the most by any rookie and

tied for the third-most by any player.- Became first rookie to score at least three rushing TDs and three receiving

TDs in a calender month since Roger Craig in December 1983.- In December, Patterson was one of two players to score at least three rush-

ing TDs and three receiving TDs.

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

was 9 set by Jim Brown.

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

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

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

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

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

most in team history in only his 2nd season.

2013 VIKINGS hONOR ROLLAFC East

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.y-New England 12 4 0 .750 444 338 8-0-0 4-4-0 9-3-0 4-2-0New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 290 387 6-2-0 2-6-0 5-7-0 3-3-0Miami 8 8 0 .500 317 335 4-4-0 4-4-0 7-5-0 2-4-0Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 339 388 4-4-0 2-6-0 5-7-0 3-3-0

AFC NorthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.y-Cincinnati 11 5 0 .688 391 336 6-2-0 5-3-0 8-4-0 3-3-0Pittsburgh 8 8 0 .500 379 370 5-3-0 3-5-0 6-6-0 4-2-0Baltimore 8 8 0 .500 320 352 6-2-0 2-6-0 6-6-0 3-3-0Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 308 406 3-5-0 1-7-0 3-9-0 2-4-0

AFC SouthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.y-Indianapolis 11 5 0 .688 391 336 6-2-0 5-3-0 9-3-0 6-0-0Tennessee 7 9 0 .438 362 381 3-5-0 4-4-0 6-6-0 2-4-0Jacksonville 4 12 0 .250 247 449 1-7-0 3-5-0 4-8-0 3-3-0Houston 2 14 0 .125 276 428 1-7-0 1-7-0 2-10-0 1-5-0

AFC WestTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.z-Denver 13 3 0 .813 606 399 7-1-0 6-2-0 9-3-0 4-2-0x-Kansas City 11 5 0 .688 430 305 5-3-0 6-2-0 7-5-0 2-4-0x-San Diego 9 7 0 .563 396 348 5-3-0 4-4-0 6-6-0 4-2-0Oakland 4 12 0 .250 322 453 3-5-0 1-7-0 4-8-0 1-5-0

NFC EastTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.y-Philadelphia 10 6 0 .625 442 382 4-4-0 6-2-0 9-3-0 4-2-0Dallas 8 8 0 .500 439 432 5-3-0 3-5-0 4-8-0 2-4-0New York 7 9 0 .438 294 383 4-4-0 3-5-0 6-6-0 3-3-0Washington 3 13 0 .188 334 478 2-6-0 1-7-0 1-11-0 0-6-0

NFC NorthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.y-Green Bay 8 7 1 .531 417 428 4-3-1 4-4-0 6-5-1 3-2-1Chicago 8 8 0 .500 445 478 5-3-0 3-5-0 4-8-0 2-4-0Detroit 7 9 0 .438 395 376 4-4-0 3-5-0 6-6-0 4-2-0Minnesota 5 10 1 .344 391 480 5-3-0 0-7-1 4-7-1 2-3-1

NFC SouthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.y-Carolina 12 4 0 .750 366 241 7-1-0 5-3-0 9-3-0 5-1-0x-New Orleans 11 5 0 .688 414 304 8-0-0 3-5-0 9-3-0 5-1-0Atlanta 4 12 0 .250 353 443 3-5-0 1-7-0 3-9-0 1-5-0Tampa Bay 4 12 0 .250 288 389 3-5-0 1-7-0 2-10-0 1-5-0

NFC WestTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.z-Seattle 13 3 0 .813 417 231 7-1-0 6-2-0 10-2-0 4-2-0x-San Francisco 12 4 0 .750 406 272 6-2-0 6-2-0 9-3-0 5-1-0Arizona 10 6 0 .625 379 324 6-2-0 4-4-0 6-6-0 2-4-0St. Louis 7 9 0 .438 348 364 5-3-0 2-6-0 4-8-0 1-5-0

x - clinched playoff spot y - clinched division z - clinched conference

2013 NFL STANDINGS


VIKINGS 2O14 POSITION-BY-POSITION SNAPSHOT

VIKINGS OFFENSIVE LINEVIKINGS QUARTERBACKS

Rhett Ellison: Appeared in 11 games for the Vikings during the 2013 campaign...Caught first career TD pass on a 12-yard toss from Christian Ponder at Green Bay (11/24/13)...Caught 5 passes for 61 yards during second NFL season...Appeared in all 16 regular season games and Wild Card playoff game in 2012...Entered the NFL as a Vikings 4th-round pick (#128 overall) in 2012.

Chase Ford: Played in the final 9 games in 2013 after opening the season on the Vikings practice squad...Caught 10 passes for 122 yards during first season playing...Spent the 2012 season on the practice squads of Dallas, Philadelphia and Minnesota, joining the Vikings on 12/26/12...Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Philadelphia on 4/29/12.

Mike Higgins: Has appeared in 2 games in both the 2011 and 2012 before spending the entire 2013 season on the practice squad...Originally signed by New Orleans as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft...Signed by the Vikings on 7/23/14.

A.C. Leonard: Joined the Vikings as an undrafted free agent after playing 2 sea-sons at Tennessee State...Named FCS National Tight End of the Year following the 2012 season...Caught 34 passes for 441 yards and 5 touchdowns as a senior...Earned 1st-team All-American honors in each of his final 2 seasons.

Allen Reisner: Returns to the Vikings after spending the 2013 season with Jack-sonville...Appeared in 5 games, making 3 starts, for the Jaguars last season...Caught 5 passes for 40 yards in 2013...Played first two NFL seasons with Minne-sota, appearing in 10 games.

Kyle Rudolph: Started first 8 games of 2013 season before missing the rest of the season with an injury...Caught 30 passes for 313 yards and 3 touchdowns before being sidelined...Recorded single-game bests when he caught 9 passes for 97 yards vs. Carolina (10/13/13)...Named Pro Bowl MVP in 2012 after a 5-reception, 122-yard, 1-TD effort...Hauled in 9 touchdowns during 2012 season...In second NFL season, he caught 53 passes for 493 yards...Has started 32-of-39 games since being drafted by the Vikings in the 2nd round (#43 overall) in 2011.

Teddy Bridgewater: Just the 4th QB to be selected by the Vikings in the 1st round (#32) after completing a record-setting career at Louisville...Is tied for most career wins by a starting QB (27), holds the school record for career completion percentage (68.4%) and is third in both career passing yards (9,817) and career passing TDs (72)…Posted a 72/24 TD/INT ratio on 1,142 passing attempts…2011 Big East Rookie of the year and 2012 Big East Offensive Player of the Year…27-5 record in final 32 games as a Cardinal.

Matt Cassel: Appeared in 9 games, starting 6, during his first season with the Vi-kings in 2013...Played in all 5 of the Vikings wins last season...Led team with 1,807 passing yards and 11 touchdowns...Named FedEx Air Player of the Week after throwing for 382 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Philadelphia (12/15/13)...Signed with the Vikings as a free agent after playing for the Kansas City Chiefs the previ-ous four seasons...Started 47 regular season games and one playoff game for the Chiefs...Led the Chiefs to capture the AFC West title in 2010 while posting career-highs in TDs (27), passer rating (93.0) and a +20 TD/INT ration (27/7)...Named to his first Pro Bowl following the 2010 season...Spent four seasons with the New England Patriots prior to playing for Kansas City...In 2008, took over the starting job for New England after Tom Brady was injured during the season opener, lead-ing team to a 10-5 mark as a starter in the final 15 games...As the Patriots starter in 2008, posted career-highs with 3,693 yards and 63.4% completions...His 63.4% completion rate ranked 3rd in New England team history and his yardage mark ranked 8th...Played in 25 career games at USC backing up Heisman Trophy win-ners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinert.

Christian Ponder: Started all 9 games he appeared in during the 2013 season...Rushed for four touchdowns, good for 2nd most on the Vikings last season...Post-ed a season-best 113.1 passer rating in win over Washington on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football...Tied for 2nd-most rushing TDs by a Vikings QB in a single game when he ran for 2 vs. Cleveland (9/22/13)...Selected in the 1st round (#12 overall pick) of the 2011 Draft by the Vikings...Started all 16 regular season games, only the 8th QB in team history to do so...Led the Vikings to their biggest turnaround in franchise history, going from 3-13 in 2011 to 10-6 in 2012...Started the final 10 games of the 2011 season for the Vikings, matching Fran Tarkenton’s team record for starts by a rookie QB...Set team records for attempts, completions and completion percentage by a rookie QB for a season in 2011...Was a three-season starter during his career at Florida State University...Over his four-year ca-reer at Florida State, he threw for 6,872 yards and 49 touchdowns, while posting a 61.8 completion percentage.

G Jeff Baca: Enters his 2nd season with the Vikings in 2014...Appeared in 4 games on special teams during his rookie campaign in 2013...Made his NFL debut on 11/7/13 vs. Washington on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football...Drafted by the Vikings in the 6th round (#196 overall) in 2013.

C Joe Berger: Played in all 16 games for the Vikings in 2013, his 3rd season with the club...Started two games at guard, one on each side...Enters his 10th season in the NFL...Orginially joined the Vikings on 9/12/11...Helped team rush for 23 TDs, most in the NFL in 2013.

T Pierce Burton: Joined the Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2014 NFL Draft...Started 26 games at RT in 2 seasons at Mississippi...Helped school produce most single-season yards in school history (6,153) in 2013.

G Vladimir Ducasse: Joins a veteran group of offensive lineman as he comes to Min-nesota as a free agent after spending 4 seasons with the New York Jets...Orginially a 2nd-round draft pick...The Haiti native has appeared in 50 games in 4 seasons.

G Brandon Fusco: Started all 15 games he appeared in during the 2013 season...Helped the Vikings finish 8th in rushing yards (2,081) and 1st in rushing TDs (23) in 2013...Key blocker during Adrian Peterson’s 2012 NFL MVP season, starting all 16 games...Drafted by the Vikings in the 6th round (#172 overall) in 2011.

G Charlie Johnson: Enters his fourth season with the Vikings in 2014, having started all 47 games he’s appeared in during his previous three seasons...In 2013 helped Adrian Peterson rush for 1,000+ yards and 10+ TDs for the sixth time in his career...Key blocker on offensive line unit that helped Vikings lead the NFL with 23 rushing TDs in 2013. T Matt Kalil: Has started all 32 games of his professional career...Paved the way for Matt Asiata to rush for 3 TDs in his first career start (vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13) and 115 yards in the final game at the Metrodome (vs. Detroit, 12/29/13)...Blocked for Adrian Peterson’s MVP season in his rookie year...Drafted with the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

C Zac Kerin: One of 14 Vikings undrafted free agents in 2014...Selected to the All-MAC team in three consecutive seasons (2011-13)...Started 38-of-50 career games at Toledo...Part of offensive line unit that allowed NCAA-best 5 sacks in 2013.

T Phil Loadholt: Enters 6th season with the Vikings having started all 78 games he’s appeared in...Full-time starter on offensive line that blocked for an NFL best 23 rushing TDs in 2013...For the fourth time in his career blocked for Adrian Peterson to rush for 1,000+ yards.

T Kevin Murphy: Has spent time on the Vikings practice squad in each of the past two seasons...Active for one game in 2013 but did not play (vs. Washington, 11/7/13)...Origi-nally signed with the Vikings in May 2012 before being cut and later re-signed with club before training camp.

T Mike Remmers: Signed by the Vikings as a free agent during the 2013 season...Ap-peared in one game with San Diego prior to his release...Spent time in 2012 and 2013 on Tampa Bay’s practice squad...Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Denver in 2012.

T Antonio Richardson: Joins the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2014...Started 24 consecutive games for Tennessee in his final two seasons...3rd-Team All-American selection by CBSSports.com in 2013...College teammates with Vikings WR Cordarrelle Patterson for one season.

C John Sullivan: Started all 16 games at center for the Vikings in 2013...Snapped to three different quarterbacks last season...Helped Adrian Peterson rush for 1,266 yards and 10 TDs in 2013...Has started 5 consecutive season openers...Joined the Vikings as a 6th-round pick (#187 overall) in 2008.

G Austin Wentworth: Signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2014 NFL Draft...Started 42 consecutive games for Fresno State...Part of offensive line that paced the way for for the FBS-leading passing attack (394.8 ypg) in 2013...Two-time 1st-team All-Mountain West selection. G David Yankey: Selected by the Vikings in the 5th round (#145 overall) in 2014...Two-time All-American at two positions, LT in 2012 and LG in 2013...28 of Stanford’s 30 rush-ing TDs came from his side of the line...Was not responsible for a sack in 2013...Helped Stanford rush for a school-record 2,094 yards in final season.

VIKINGS TIGhT ENDS


VIKINGS 2014 POSITION-BY-POSITION SNAPSHOT

VIKINGS RUNNING BACKS VIKINGS WIDE RECEIVERS

VIKINGS SPECIALISTS

Kain Colter: Transitions to a full-time WR with the Vikings after serving as an option QB at Northwestern...Signed as a rookie free agent following the 2014 NFL Draft...Two-time team co-captain and two-year All-Big Ten honorable mention recipient...Ranks amongst NU’s all-time leaders in pass efficiency (2nd, 139.0), career rushing yards (8th, 2,180), career rushing TDs (5th, 28) and career rushing yards by a QB (1st, 2,180).

Andy Cruse: Signed as a rookie free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft by the Hous-ton Texans... Played in all four preseason games for the Texans, including three snaps against the Vikings on 8/9/13...Hauled in three catches for 52 yards and a touchdown aaginst Dallas in the final preseason game.

Donte Foster: Signed as a rookie free agent following the 2014 NFL Draft...A 2nd-team All-MAC selection in 2013, became the 2nd player in Ohio University history to surpass the 1,000 yards receiving threshold, finishing the 2013 campaign with 1,018 yards...Finished collegiate career with 2,170 yards receiving and 21 TDs on 167 recep-tions.

Greg Jennings: Has posted 24 career games with 100+ yards receiving and 7 ca-reer games with multiple receiving TDs...Is the NFL’s active leader with 4 TDs over 80 yards...Led the Vikings in receptions (68), receiving yards (804) and tied for the team lead in TD receptions (4) in his first season in Minnesota...Helped Green Bay to a Super Bowl XLV crown, snaring 2 TDs in title game against Pittsburgh...Earned back-to-back Pro Bowl honors in 2010 and 2011...Recorded 3 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons (2008-10) and has twice caught 12 TDs in a season (2007, 10...Joined the Vikings as a priority free agent signing in the 2013 offseason...Was originally drafted by the Pack-ers in the 2nd round (#52) in the 2006 draft, the 4th WR selected in the draft class.

Kamar Jorden: Looks to compete for a roster amongst a deep group of wide receiv-ers...Originally signed by the Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2012 before being re-leased...Spent the 2013 season in the Arena Football League with the Spokane Shock where he posted 27 TDs in 17 games…Played collegiately at Bowling Green...In 2010 earned 1st-Team All-MAC in his first season with the Falcons while leading the MAC with 96 receptions.

Erik Lora: Joins the Vikings after signing as a rookie free agent following the 2014 NFL Draft...Started 35 games at Eastern Illinois...Established an Ohio Valley Confer-ence record hauling in 19 TD receptions during the 2013 campaign...Set the single-season mark for most receptions in NCAA FCS history in 2012 with 136 catches and followed it up 123 receptions in 2013, the 2nd-most receptions in FCS history.

Cordarrelle Patterson: Played in all 16 games, earning 6 starts, during rookie cam-paign in 2013...Set Vikings record and tied NFL mark with 109-yard KO return on opening kickoff vs. Green Bay (10/27/13), establishing mark for NFL’s longest KO re-turn and tied the longest play in NFL history...Set Vikings record and led NFL with a 32.4 yard average on KO returns and tied team record with 2 KO return TDs...Earned 1st-Team AP All-Pro honors and Pro Bowl berth, only the 3rd Vikings rookie to earn 1st-Team honors from the AP...Scored 9 TDs in 3 different ways during rookie cam-paign- by rushing, receiving and return...1st NFL player with a 100+ KO return TD, 75+ receiving TD and a 50+ rushing TD in a single season...The 3rd of 3 first round selections in the 2013 NFL draft (#29 overall).

Jerome Simpson: Established a career-high 726 yards receiving and fell 2 catches shy of his career-best (48) in his 2nd season with the Vikings...Played in all 16 games for the second time of his career, earning 8 starts this past season...Joined the Vikings as a free agent by way of Cincinnati during the 2012 offseason...Has notched 5 career 100+ receiving yardage days including a 140 yard receiving day in Week 1 of the 2013 campaign against Detroit...Logged one of the highlights of the 2011 season when he flipped over a Cardinals defender at the goal line and perfectly stuck the landing for a TD...Posted a career-high 50 catches with the Bengals in 2011...Drafted by Cincinnati in the 2nd round (#46 overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Rodney Smith: Appeared in 4 games for the Vikings after beginning the season on the practice squad...Saw action in 4 games and notched a pair of special teams tack-les during his rookie campaign…Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft...Set a school record with a catch in 39 straight games…Ended col-legiate career with 106 catches for 1,540 yards and 10 TDs.

Adam Thielen: Spent the entire 2013 campaign on the Vikings practice squad after signing as a rookie free agent following rookie mini camp after being invited on a try-out basis...Played collegiately at Minnesota State-Mankato, the annual site of Vikings Training Camp...Started 37 of his 46 games as a Maverick, finishing 2nd in school his-tory in receptions (198), 3rd in receiving yards (2,802) and 3rd in receiving TDs (20).

Ty Walker: Spent the 2013 regular season on the practice squards of Green Bay and Seattle...Played all four preaseason games for the Packers, catching a pass in three-of-four exhibition contests...Finished the preseason with 86 yards while snaring 11 catches...Originally signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Jarius Wright: Played in a career-best 16 games while earning 3 starts during the 2013 campaign...As a rookie in 2012 caught the 2 longest passes by a Viking...1-of-5 rookies to start a game vs. Chicago (12/9/12), establishing a new Viking record...Scored a career-high 3 TDs in his 2nd season with the Vikings...Hauled in a career-best 95 yards against Philadelphia (12/15/13) in an upset win over playoff-bound Eagles...Snared 2 TD receptions at Seattle (11/17/13...Selected in the 4th round (#118 overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft.

P Jeff Locke: Enters second NFL season after a season that saw him rank 2nd in Vikings rookie history with a 44.2 gross average...Ranked 3rd in team history with a 39.2 net average...Handled punting and holding duties in every game...Had at least 1 50+ yard punt in 14 games...Handled kickoff duties vs. Carolina (10/13/13...Drafted by the Vikings in the 5th round (#155 overall) in 2013, the highest selected punter in club history.

LS Cullen Loeffler: The most experienced player on the Vikings roster with 155 career games played, the most by any Vikings long snapper…Has played all 11 seasons with the Vikings after joining club in 2004…Has appeared in every game in 9 seasons…Snapped on Blair Walsh’s 12 consecutive 50+ yard field goals…Helped Walsh earn All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors as a rookie in 2012…Has delievered the ball in in pres-sure-packed situations and has been critical to several game-winning field goals and record-setting performances, including 4 of the 6 longest field goals in club history…Honored by USA Football on its All-Fundamentals team in 2011.

K Blair Walsh: Has already made his mark as a prolific kicker in the league in first two seasons…Connected on his 12th consecutive 50+ yard field goal during the NFL In-ternational Series in London…Missed just one field goal under 50 yards in 2013 – a 44-yard field at Wembley Stadium vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13)…Kicked 3rd career game-winner vs. Chicago (12/1/13)… Tied NFL record with 3 field goals of 50+ yards in a game at St. Louis (12/16/12)...2012 Pro Bowl honoree…Named 2012 1st-Team All-Pro by Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly/PFWA…Played his collegiate career at Geor-gia, setting the school and SEC record with 412 career points.

RB Matt Asiata: Played in 11 games, earning 1 start, during the 2013 campaign…Rushed for a team record-tying 3 TDs in his first and only career start against Philadel-phia (12/15/13)…Rushed for a career-best 115 yards on 14 carries in the final game played at the Metrodome…Played in all 16 games and the Wild Card playoff during the 2012 season…Originally joined the Vikings as a rookie free agent for the 2011 training camp and preseason…Played collegiately at Utah.

RB Joe Banyard: Active for the final 3 games of the 2013 campaign after spending majority of the season on the practice squad…Primarily a special teams player, caught first career pass for 11 yards against Cincinnati (12/22/13)…Spent the final 5 weeks of the regular season and the Wild Card playoff week on the Vikings practice squad after spending time with New Orleans and Jacksonville…Originally signed as a rookie free agent with Jacksonville…Competed in college at Texas-El Paso.

FB Jerome Felton: Played in 13 games with 9 starts for the Vikings during the 2013 campaign…Became the 1st Vikings FB to be named All-Pro and only the 3rd Vikings FB to earn Pro Bowl honors after paving the way for RB Adrian Peterson’s 2,097 yards, the 2nd-best single-season rushing performance, in Felton’s 1st year with the Vikings in 2012…Joined the Vikings as a free agent following the 2011 campaign in which he spent time with Carolina and Indianapolis…Drafted in the 5th round (#146 overall) by the Detroit Lions in 2008.

FB Zach Line: The only undrafted rookie for the 2013 class to make the Vikings open-ing day roster…Played in 3 games with 1 start during the 2013 campaign…Caught 1 pass for 8 yards vs. Cleveland (9/22/13) before being placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury on 9/23/13.

RB Jerick McKinnon: A 3rd round selections (#96 overall) by the Vikings in the 2014 draft…Dynamic playmaker who lined up at QB, RB, WR and CB in his time at Georgia Southern…Played in 47 games including 31 starts for the Eagles…Ran for 3,899 ca-reer yards while scoring 42 rushing TDs…Threw 12 career TDs and caught 1 TD pass…Scored winning TD as a senior as GSU won its first game over a BCS school (at Florida), finishing the game with 125 yards rushing on 9 carries.

RB Adrian Peterson: Became the 3rd Viking to earn NFL MVP honors in 2012, join-ing Alan Page (1971) and Fran Tarkenton (1975)…The 1st Vikings RB to lead the NFL in rushing in 2008, establishing a then team-record 1,760 yards, led the NFL in rush-ing during the 2012 campaign posting the 2nd-most yards in a season (2,097)...Earned 2nd-team AP All-Pro honors following the 2013 campaign, the 4th time in his 7 year career receiving the praise…Tied the Vikings opening day record when he took the first offensive play of the 2013 campaign for a 78 yard TD run…Set NFL single-game rush-ing record with 296 yards vs. San Diego in 2007, the 8th game of his professional ca-reer…In 7 seasons with the Vikings he has posted 5 of the top 7 single-season rushing yardage marks and 9 of the top 10 single-game outputs in club history…Has posted 10+ rushing TDs in each of his 1st 7 seasons, joining LaDainian Tomlinson as the only players who have achieved the feat…Holds Vikings career rushing record with 10,115 yards…His 42 100+ yard rushing performances rank 1st in team history, passing Robert Smith, who surpassed the century mark 29 times…Earned AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and Pepsi Rookie of the Year accolades following rookie season…Named a starter in the 2008 Pro Bowl and brought home Pro Bowl MVP honors…Originally drafted by the Vikings in the first round (#7 overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

RB Dominique Williams: Signed by the Vikings as a rookie free agent...became just the 3rd player in school history to leave school early for the NFL draft declaring following his redshirt junior season...Rushed for a career total of 1,233 yards on 275 attempts.



VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TACKLES VIKINGS DEFENSIVE ENDSScott Crichton: Selected by the Vikings in the 3rd round (#72 overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft...Started 38-of-39 games during three years of playing for Oregon State, only missing one game in 2012...Set school record with 10 career forced fumbles and ranks third in school annals with 22.5 sacks and fourth with 51 TFL...Earned 1st-team All-Pac 12 as a sophomore and 2nd-team All-Pac 12 as a junior...Notched career-best 9.0 sacks as a sophomore in 2012...Recorded single-game high 3.0 sacks at Washington State with all three sacks coming on 3rd down. Everson Griffen: Re-signed with the Vikings in the 2014 offseason after spendig first four NFL seasons with the club...Has appeared in 59 games, making 1 start, in four seasons with the Vikings...Deflected a pass at the line of scrimmage at Chicago that resulted in a Kevin Williams interception for a touchback...Made the game-saving strip-sack on Ben Roethlisberger to seal the Vikings win over Pitts-burgh in the NFL International Series...Finished the 2014 season with 30 tack-les, 9.0 TFL, 5.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble...Posted 5.0 sacks in the final 7 seven games in 2012, including a career-best 3.0 sacks in the regular season finale...Has recorded 88 tackles, 17.5 sacks, 1 INT, 23.0 TFL, 1 forced fumble and 3 fumble recoveries during career...Originally drafted by the Vikings in the 4th round (#100 overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Brian Robison: Returns to the Vikings in 2014 after having the best season of his career in 2013...Started all 16 games and notched a career-best 9 sacks and 14.0 TFL...Led the team with 40 quarterback hurries...Scored his first NFL touch-down on a 61-yard fumble recovery at Chicago (9/15/13)...2013 marked the third straight season that his sack numbers improved...Named to the 2013 USA Today All-Joe Team...Became only the 7th Vikings DE to appear in 100+ career games during 2013 season...Signed contract extension in season in 2013...Notched 8.5 sacks in 2012...Played in 4th and started 2nd career playoff game in Wild Card matchup at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Had career-best 3.5 sack day vs. Arizona (10/21/12)...Helped Vikings amass 50 sacks in 2011 to tie for the NFL lead and part of defensive line that produced Allen’s Vikings-record and NFL-leading 22.0 sacks...Signed contract extension in 2011 offseason...Was the last Viking to sack Packers QB Brett Favre.

Tyler Scott: Signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2014 NFL Draft...Started all 12 games as a team co-captain during 2013 season...Earned 2nd-Team All-Big Ten honors following senior season...Finished collegiate career ranked 6th in Northwestern history with 16.0 sacks...Ranked 2nd in the Big Ten with 9.0 sacks in 2012.

Jake Snyder: Joins the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2014 after playing collegiately at Virginia...Started 36 of final 37 games, including 24 consecutive games...Led all Virginia defensive lineman in tackles in 2012 (44) and 2013 (55)...Notched 149 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 17.5 TFL and 11 passes defensed in 49 career col-lege games.

Justin Trattou: Enters first full season with the Vikings after joining the team dur-ing Week 5 of the 2013 season...Appeared in the season finale, recording one tackle...Appeared in 11 games, primarily on special teams, for the New York Gi-ants before joining the Vikings...Spent the 2012 season in Injured Reserve...Inac-tive for all four Giants playoff games in 2011 as team won Super Bowl XLVI.

Corey Wootton: Comes to Vikings after 4 seasons with NFC North rival Chica-go...Started a career-best 15 games in 2013, 10 at DT and 5 at LDE...Recorded 31 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 4.5 TFL, 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries last season...Started final 7 games of the 2012 season...Notched a career-best 7.0 sacks in first season as a starter...Has recorded 62 tackles, 11.5 sacks, 5.5 TFL, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries in 45 career games...Entered the NFL as a 4th-round pick (#109 overall) out of Northwestern in 2010.

Chase Baker: Appeared in five games during his second season with the Vikings in 2013...Made NFL debut in Week 1 at Detroit (9/8/13)...Recorded 5 tackles dur-ing the season...Spent the entire 2012 season on the practice squad after joining the club as an undrafted free agent.

Fred Evans: Enters his eighth season with the Vikings and ninth NFL season in 2014...Appeared in 14 games, making four starts during the 2013 season...Re-corded 21 tackles, 2 TFL and 1 forced fumble sz season...Joined the Vikings dur-ing the 2007 offseason after a one year stay in Miami...Played in all 16 games for the 2nd straight season in 2012...Posted a career-best 2.0 sacks during the 2012 season...Received playing time in all 16 regular season games in 2008 and started the Wild Card playoff game against Philadelphia...Notched 11 tackles and 5 QB hurries in 13 contests in 2009...Finished with six tackles, two TFL and five QB hurries in the 2009 postseason...Had five tackles and two TFL on the year…Had a career-best 35 tackles and played in all 16 games in 2011.

Isame Faciane: Joins the Vikings for the 2014 season as an undrafted free agent after a four-year career at Florida International...Started 29-of-49 games at FIU...Recorded a career-best 53 tackles and led the team 11.5 TFL as a senior.

Sharrif Floyd: Enters his second NFL season in 2014...Made his NFL debut at De-troit in the 2013 season opener (9/8/13)...Recorded 29 tackles, 7.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks as a rookie...The first of three Vikings 1st-round picks in 2013 (#23 overall)...Made first career start on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football in the Vikings win over Washington (11/7/13)...Notched first career sack when he and Jared Allen combined to bring down Ben Roethlisberger in the Vikings victory in the NFL International Series vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13).

Tom Johnson: Signed with the Vikings as a free agent in 2014 after spending three seasons with New Orleans...Appeared in 40 games during time with the Saints...Recorded 15 tackles and 2.0 sacks in 2013...Set a career high with 33 tack-les in 2012...Appeared in all four Saints playoff games from 2011-13...Originally joined the NFL with Indianapolis in 2006 but spent time playing in NFL Europa, Arena Football League and Canadian Football League.

Linval Joseph: Was the Vikings first UFA signing during the 2014 free agency signing period...Started 43-of-56 games during four seasons with the New York Giants...Recorded a career-best 75 tackles to go along with 3.0 sacks during the 2013 season...Posted a career-high 10 tackles at Carolina (9/22/13)...Started all 16 games for the first time in his career in 2012...Starter during Giants Super Bowl championship season in 2011...Notched 49 tackles and 2.0 sacks during first sea-son as a full-time starter in 2011...Appeared in 6 games as a rookie...Entered the NFL as a 2nd-round pick (#46 overall) by the Giants in 2010.

Kheeston Randall: Joined the Vikings after signing a reserve/future free agent contract on 1/22/2014...Spent two weeks on Cincinnati’s active roster in 2013, playing under Head Coach Mike Zimmer...Went to training camp with Miami in 2013 after appearing in 12 games for the Dolphins as a rookie in 2012...Recorded 8 tackles in first NFL season...Joined Dolphins as a 7th-round pick (#215 overall) in 2012.

Shamar Stephen: Selected by the Vikings in the 7th round (#220 overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft...Started 30-of-46 games at Connecticut during four-year career...A 2nd-team All-American Athletic Conference selection after notching 60 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 10.0 TFL in 2013...Named Team Captain prior to the 2013 season and named Team MVP after...Helped UConn earn a berth in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in 2010...Started 22 consecutive games to end collegiate career.



VIKINGS LINEBACKERS VIKINGS DEFENSIVE BACKSAnthony Barr: Selected by the Vikings with the #9 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft…A finalist for the Butkus, Bednarik and Lombardi Awards during final sea-son at UCLA…Started 37-of-51 games, 10 at FB and 27 at LB…Ranked second in country with 4 fumble recoveries and fifth with 5 forced fumbles as a senior…Recorded 10 sacks and 20.0 TFL in 2013…In first season at LB in 2012 earned AP 2nd-Team All-American honors…Ranked eighth in the country with 13.5 sacks as a junior…Played first two seasons at FB, rushing 15 times for 54 yards and 1 touchdown.

Jasper Brinkley: Joins the Vikings for a second stint after spending the 2013 season with the Arizona Cardinals...Played his first four seasons with the Vikings after being drafted in the 5th round in 2009...Started three games last season for Arizona, notching 30 tackles and 1 pass defensed...Had best season in 2012 when he started 15-of-16 games and recorded 117 tackles...Brinkley sat out the entire 2011 season with an injury...Appeared in 32 games, starting 4, during his first two NFL seasons.

Audie Cole: Will compete for a spot in the linebacking corps in his third NFL sea-son…Appeared in 13 games, starting 5, in 2013…Started first career game dur-ing 2013 season (at Green Bay, 11/24/13), sacking Scott Tolzien on the opening play…Recorded career-best 18 tackles in Vikings tie at Green Bay...Notched 49 tackles, 1.0 sack, 3 TFL, and 1 forced fumble in 2013…Played on special teams in five games as a rookie…Selected in the 7th round (#210 overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft, the lowest selected Viking that year to make the 53-man roster.

Larry Dean: Enters fourth season with the Vikings, serving as a special teams ace in each of the previous three seasons…Has appeared in all 48 games since enter-ing the NFL in 2011…Recorded a career-best 18 special teams tackles in 2013, second best on the team, to go along with his first career forced fumble and first career fumble recovery…Ranked second on the team with 15 special teams tack-les in 2012…One-of-two Vikings rookies to play in all 16 games in 2012, record-ing 14 special teams tackles...Signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Valdosta State.

Dom DeCicco: Signed with the Vikings after a tryout at the club’s rookie mini camp in May 2014…Spent the 2013 preseason with Tampa Bay before being released during the final roster cuts…Spent the 2011-12 seasons with Chicago, appearing in 20 games…Recorded 12 special teams tackles for the Bears during rookie campaign…Entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Pittsburgh.

Chad Greenway: Tied Scott Studwell’s franchise record after leading the Vikings in tackles for the sixth consecutive season…Notched 100+ tackles for the sev-enth season in 2013 (167)…Became the 7th Viking and 5th Vikings LB to notch 1,000 career tackles…Voted by teammates as Defensive MVP for the 2nd straight season…Tied a career high with 3 interceptions in 2013…Named Associated Press 2nd-Team All-Pro in 2012…Earned 2nd straight Pro Bowl Berth…Tallied 149 tackles and 10.0 TFLs in 10.0 in 2011…Led the team with 149 tackles in 2010...Led the team with six takeaways in 2009, ranking tied for 3rd in the NFL with three FRs…Also tied for 2nd among all NFL linebackers with three INTs…The 17th overall pick in the 2006 draft, missed rookie season after suffering a knee injury in the first preseason game.

Gerald Hodges: Appeared in 11 games during rookie season in 2013…Played primarily on special teams, recording nine special teams tackles…Appeared in the club’s final 10 games…Recorded multiple special teams tackles in three games – at Dallas, at Green Bay and at Baltimore…Selected with the 120th over-all pick in the 4th round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Michael Mauti: Will look to build on rookie season that saw him appear in 14 games as a rookie…Finished 3rd on the team with 13 special teams tackles…Credited with 2 defensive tackles at Seattle (11/17/13), his first NFL defensive stats…Made NFL debut vs. Cleveland (9/22/13)…Joined the Vikings as a 7th-round pick (#213 overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Brandon Watts: Selected in the 7th round (#223 overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft…Tied for 2nd on the Georgia Tech defense with 66 tackles in 2013…Started 29-of-49 career games during 3-year career at Georgia Tech…Finished career with 179 tackles and 16 TFLs…Started 13-of-14 games as a junior on team that advanced to ACC Championship Game in 2012.

S Brandan Bishop: Enters second season with Vikings after spending final 11 weeks on club’s practice squad…Spent training camp and preseason with team as an undrafted free agent…Waived in final roster cuts on 8/31/13 before being signed to practice squad on 10/17/13.S Robert Blanton: Returns to the Vikings for a third season after earning first career starts (3) in 2013…Appeared in all 16 games, leading team with 19 special teams tackles…Recorded a career-best 59 defensive tackles, 6 passes defensed and 2.0 TFL…Notched a career-high 14 tackles in the Vikings season finale win over Detroit (12/29/13)…Appeared in 13 games as a rookie in 2012, recording 5 defensive tackles and 10 special teams tackles.S Kurt Coleman: Signed with the Vikings as a free agent during the 2014 offseason…Spent first four NFL seasons with Philadelphia after being drafted in the 7th round (#244 overall) in 2010…Played in 15 games in 2013 recording 10 defensive tackles and 9 special teams tackles…Intercepted a career-best 4 passes in 2011…Named NFC De-fensive Player of the Week after intercepting three passes at Washington (10/16/11).CB Derek Cox: Joins the Vikings as one of the most experienced defensive back with 55 starts, 11 in 2013, in his career…Spent the 2013 season with San Diego after spending his first four seasons with Jacksonville…Intercepted 1 pass and notched 6 passes de-fensed in 2013…Recorded 4 interceptions in three separate seasons with Jacksonville...Selected by Jacksonville in the 3rd round (#73 overall) in 2009. S Chris Crocker: Enters his 12th season in the NFL and first with the Vikings in 2014...Played under Mike Zimmer the past 7 seasons, 6 in Cincinnati and 1 in Atlanta...He ap-pered in 12 games in 2013 and recorded 37 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 7 passes defensed and 2 interceptions...Has appeared in 151 career games in NFL career. S Antone Exum: Selected by the Vikings in the 6th round of the 2014 NFL Draft (#182 overall)…Limited by injuries in 2013, appearing in only 3 games…An All-ACC selec-tion in 2012 after recording a career-high 5 interceptions…Recorded a career-best 89 tackles as a sophomore in 2011.CB Kendall James: Drafted in the 6th round of the 2014 NFL Draft (#184 overall)…Appeared in all 48 games at Maine, starting 36…Earned 1st-team All-CAA and AP 2nd-team All-American honors in 2013…Led school to first conference title as a senior…Recorded 147 tackles, 8 INTs and 25 passes defensed during four-year collegiate career.CB Captain Munnerlyn: Signed with the Vikings in the 2014 offseason after 5 years in Carolina…Has started 50-of-77 games during NFL career…Started all 16 games in 2013 and returned both of his interceptions for touchdowns…Recorded career-best 3.0 sacks in 2013, helping Carolina reach the playoffs…Has returned 5-of-7 career in-terceptions for touchdowns…Has notched 297 tackles to go along with 5.0 sacks and 7 interceptions.CB Julian Posey: Claimed by the Vikings on 6/2/14 after being waived by Cleveland…Has appeared in 7 games, making 1 start, in two NFL seasons…Recorded first career sack vs. Chicago (12/15/13)…Recorded 6 tackles in 5 games in 2013…Made first career start in the 2013 regular season finale at Pittsburgh (12/29/13).CB Shaun Prater: Enters first full season with the Vikings after joining the club on 10/23/13…Intercepted first career pass against Philadelphia (12/15/13) in first career start…Recorded 6 tackles and 7 passes defensed with the Vikings in 2013…Played in one game for Philadelphia in 2013 after being released by Cincinnati during final 2013 roster cuts…Spent 2012 season on injured reserve with Cincinnati where he was coached by Mike Zimmer.CB Jabari Price: The final of three 7th-round draft picks (#225 overall) made by the Vikings in 2014…Started final 24 collegiate games at North Carolina…Earned Honor-able Mention All-ACC honors following senior season…Ranked 4th on team with 80 tackles in 2013...Recorded 80 tackles, 9 passes defensed, 4.5 TFL, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery as a senior.S Mistral Raymond: Enters fourth season with the Vikings after appearing in a career-high 12 games in 2013…Started 2 games in 2013, recording 18 tackles and 2 passes defensed…Started opening three games of 2012 season after going down with an injury…Has recorded 80 tackles, 1 interception, 9 passes defensed and 1 fumble recov-ery in 32 appearances.CB Xavier Rhodes: Returns for second season after setting a Vikings rookie record with 23 passes defensed in 2013…Started 6-of-13 games during rookie season last year…Had best game during tie at Green Bay, setting career-bests with 9 tackles and 4 passes defensed…Started first career game in season opener at Detroit (9/8/13)…Selected with the 25th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.CB Josh Robinson: Started first 10 games of 2013 season before being placed on in-jured reserve…Notched career-best 12 tackles in team’s win over Pittsburgh in NFL International Series (9/29/13)…Forced a fumble to go along with 4 tackles in the sea-son opener at Detroit (9/8/13)…Started 6 games during rookie campaign in 2012…Recorded 2 interceptions in first NFL season after being drafted in the 3rd round (#66 overall).S Jamarca Sanford: Has served as full-time starter for the Vikings from 2011-13…Missed three games during the middle of the 2013 season, starting the other 13…Recorded season-best 12 tackles at New York Giants on Monday Night Football (10/21/13)…Forced 5 fumbles in 2012, 4 on defense and 1 on special teams…Has re-corded 308 tackles, 1.0 sack, 2 interceptions, 15 passes defensed, 9 forced fumbles and 6 fumble recoveries in 70 career games. S Andrew Sendejo: Made first career start in 2013, ending the season starting 10-of-16S games…Paced all Vikings defensive backs and finished 3rd on team with 104 tackles…Intercepted first career pass at Baltimore (12/8/13)…Recorded 17 tackles, 16 solo, in team’s win over Washington on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football...Joined Minnesota during the 2011 season after playing for Dallas.CB Marcus Sherels: Enters 4th season with Vikings after a record season in 2013…Set club record averaging 15.2 yards per punt return and set the single-game high with 119 punt return yards at New York Giants (10/21/13)…Started a career-best 4 games in 2013…Intercepted first pass at Baltimore (12/8/13)…Has appeared in 49 games, start-ing 7, notching 75 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 interception and 19 passes defensed.S Harrison Smith: Returns for his third season after missing part of the 2013 season with an injury…Recorded interceptions in back-to-back games prior to being sidelined with a toe injury...Tied Vikings rookie record with 2 INT-return touchdowns in 2012…Led team with 3 interceptions and ranked 2nd with 129 tackles…Started every game during first season, becoming the first Vikings rookie defensive back to start all 16 games…Selected in the 1st round (#29 overall) in 2012.CB Robert Steeples: Made NFL debut with Vikings against Philadelphia (12/15/13) after being elevated from team’s practice squad…Signed to the Vikings practice squad during Week 2 of the 2013 season…Went through training camp and preseason with St. Louis as an undrafted free agent out of Memphis.


VIKINGS 2013 REGuLAR SEASON STATISTIcS

Won 5, Lost 10, Tied 19/8 L, 24-34 at Detroit 62,4619/15 L, 30-31 at Chicago 62,1819/22 L, 27-31 vs. Cleveland 63,6729/27 W, 34-27 vs. Pittsburgh(London) 83,51810/13 L, 10-35 vs. Carolina 63,96310/21 L, 7-23 at New York Giants 79,31410/27 L, 31-44 vs. Green Bay 64,13411/3 L, 23-27 at Dallas 85,36011/7 W, 34-27 vs. Washington 64,01111/17 L, 20-41 at Seattle 68,23511/24 T, 26-26(OT) at Green Bay 77,87112/1 W, 23-20(OT) vs. Chicago 64,13412/8 L, 26-29 at Baltimore 70,92112/15 W, 48-30 vs. Philadelphia 64,08712/22 L, 14-42 at Cincinnati 61,55512/29 W,14-13 vs. Detroit 64,134

Minnesota Opponent Total First Downs 309 368Rushing 106 101Passing 173 247Penalty 30 203rd Down: Made/Att 78/214 102/2313rd Down Pct. 36.4% 44.2%4th Down: Made/Att 10/19 11/184th Down Pct. 52.6% 61.1%Possession Avg. 27:39 32:21Total Net Yards 5508 6365Avg. Per Game 344.3 397.8Total Plays 1013 1132Avg. Per Play 5.4 5.6Net Yards Rushing 2081 1767Avg. Per Game 130.1 110.4Total Rushes 423 443Net Yards Passing 3427 4598Avg. Per Game 214.2 287.4Sacked/Yards Lost 44/218 41/274Gross Yards 3645 4872Attempts/Completions 546/325 648/419Completion Pct. 59.5% 64.7%Had Intercepted 19 12Punts/Average 75/44.2 77/43.2Net Punting Avg. 39.2 37.8Penalties/Yards 70/695 100/1003Fumbles/Ball Lost 23/13 17/8Touchdowns 45 57Rushing 23 14Passing 18 37Returns 4 6

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Vikings 82 108 85 110 6 391Opponents 105 125 114 133 3 480

Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts B.Walsh 0 0 0 0 43/44 26/30 0 121A.Peterson 11 10 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 66C.Patterson 9 3 4 2 0/0 0/0 0 54G.Jennings 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24C.Ponder 4 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 24K.Rudolph 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18M.Asiata 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18J.Wright 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18T.Gerhart 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12M.Cassel 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6R.Ellison 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6B.Robison 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Carlson 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Simpson 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6M.Sherels 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Team 45 23 18 4 43/44 26/30 0 391Opponents 57 14 37 6 53/53 27/29 2 480

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/1, Opponents: 2/4 Sacks: J.Allen 11.5, B.Robison 9.0, E.Griffen 5.5, E.Henderson 4.0, K.Williams 3.5, C.Greenway 3.0, S.Floyd 2.5, A.Cole 1.0, L.Guion 1.0 Team: 41.0, Opponents: 44.0

RuSHING No. Yds Avg Long TDA.Peterson 279 1266 4.5 78t 10T.Gerhart 36 283 7.9 41t 2M.Asiata 44 166 3.8 39 3C.Patterson 12 158 13.2 50t 3C.Ponder 34 151 4.4 19t 4M.Cassel 18 57 3.2 13 1Team 423 2081 4.9 78t 23Opponents 443 1767 4.0 41 14

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDG.Jennings 68 804 11.8 70t 4J.Simpson 48 726 15.1 51 1C.Patterson 45 469 10.4 79t 4J.Carlson 32 344 10.8 30 1K.Rudolph 30 313 10.4 31t 3A.Peterson 29 171 5.9 22 1J.Wright 26 434 16.7 42 3T.Gerhart 13 88 6.8 13 0C.Ford 11 133 12.1 37 0J.Felton 6 37 6.2 11 0R.Ellison 5 61 12.2 17 1J.Webb 5 33 6.6 15 0M.Asiata 5 13 2.6 8 0J.Banyard 1 11 11.0 11 0Z.Line 1 8 8.0 8 0Team 325 3645 11.2 79t 18Opponents 419 4872 11.6 80t 37

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD C.Greenway 3 23 7.7 23 0E.Henderson 2 19 9.5 10 0H.Smith 2 4 2.0 4 0S.Prater 1 30 30.0 30 0A.Sendejo 1 1 1.0 1 0A.Jefferson 1 1 1.0 1 0M.Sherels 1 0 0.0 0 0K.Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 12 78 6.5 30 0Opponents 19 370 19.5 49 3

PuNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg BJ.Locke 75 3316 44.2 39.2 3 23 65 0Team 75 3316 44.2 39.2 3 23 65 0Opponents 77 3325 43.2 37.8 4 27 69 0

PuNT RETuRNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDM.Sherels 22 27 335 15.2 86t 1C.Patterson 0 1 0 0 0 0Team 22 28 335 15.2 86t 1Opponents 36 20 318 8.8 93t 1

KICKOFF RETuRNS No. Yds Avg Long TDC.Patterson 43 1393 32.4 109t 2T.Gerhart 7 106 15.1 20 0M.Asiata 2 28 14.0 20 0J.Felton 2 22 11.0 13 0C.Ford 2 17 8.5 15 0J.Carlson 2 13 6.5 12 0S.Floyd 2 9 4.5 9 0A.Jefferson 1 21 21.0 21 0J.Webb 1 9 9.0 9 0J.Wright 1 9 9.0 9 0R.Ellison 1 7 7.0 7 0J.Banyard 1 6 6.0 6 0M.Mitchell 1 6 6.0 6 0Team 66 1646 24.9 109t 2Opponents 41 1113 27.1 80 1

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+B.Walsh 0/0 7/7 12/12 5/6 2/5Team 0/0 7/7 12/12 5/6 2/5Opponents 0/0 10/10 8/8 6/7 3/4

Walsh: (52G)(28G,28G,22G)(43G,30G)(54G,37G,44WL)(22G)(53SH)(36G)(23G)(39G,40G) (32G,45G) (36G,47G,29G,35G)(32G,30G,57WL,34G)(39G,40G)(55WL,21G,38G)()()Opponent: (33G, 42G)(20G)(38G)(26G,28G)()(35G,23G,36G)(30G,20G,45G)(41G,44G)(20G,40G)(50G,26G)(27G,20G)(30G,40G,66SH,47WR)(35G,51G,33G)()(25G,53G)

Fumbles Lost: C.Ponder 4, A.Peterson 3, J.Carlson 1, M.Sherels 1, T.Gerhart 1, M.Asiata 1, S.Floyd 1, M.Cassel 1 Total: 13 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: K.Williams 1, C.Loeffler 1, B.Robison 1, M.Mitchell 1, L.Guion 1, J.Sanford 1, L.Dean 1, H.Smith 1 Total: 8

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingM.Cassel 254 153 1807 60.2% 7.1 11 4.3% 9 3.5% 79t 16/85 81.6C.Ponder 239 152 1648 63.6% 6.9 7 2.9% 9 3.8% 47 27/119 77.9J.Freeman 53 20 190 37.7% 3.6 0 0.0% 1 1.9% 22 1/14 40.6Team 546 325 3645 59.5% 6.7 18 3.3% 19 3.5% 79t 44/218 76.0Opponents 648 419 4872 64.7% 7.5 37 5.7% 12 1.9% 80t 41/274 98.6


VIKINGS 2O13 REGuLAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTIcS

TKL AST COMB SACK TFL QBH INT PD FF FRC. Greenway 113 54 167 3.0 10.0 11 3 7 0 0E. Henderson 99 55 154 4.0 15.0 6 2 3 2 0A. Sendejo 67 37 104 0.0 4.0 1 1 4 0 0J. Sanford 59 20 79 0.0 0.0 1 0 3 2 1H. Smith 50 16 66 0.0 2.0 0 2 3 1 1X. Rhodes 48 13 61 0.0 2.0 0 0 23 1 0R. Blanton 40 19 59 0.0 1.0 0 0 6 0 0J. Allen 39 17 56 11.5 16.0 37 0 5 2 0J. Robinson 41 11 52 0.0 5.0 3 0 7 1 0A. Cole 33 16 49 1.0 3.0 6 0 3 1 0M. Mitchell 26 22 48 0.0 2.0 0 0 2 0 1M. Sherels 39 7 46 0.0 2.0 0 1 14 0 0B. Robison 32 11 43 9.0 14.0 40 0 3 0 1C. Cook 37 5 42 0.0 1.0 0 0 9 0 0K. Williams 20 13 33 3.5 4.5 19 1 6 0 1E. Griffen 19 11 30 5.5 9.0 27 0 1 1 0S. Floyd 17 12 29 2.5 7.5 7 0 4 0 0L. Guion 11 12 23 1.0 3.0 2 0 1 1 1F. Evans 12 9 21 0.0 2.0 4 0 4 1 0M. Raymond 11 7 18 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0D. Bishop 6 2 8 0.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0S. Prater 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0 1 7 0 0C. Baker 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0A. Jefferson 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0M. Mauti 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0L. Dean 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 834 373 1207 41 106 164 12 118 13 6

SOLO AST TOT FF FR BLR. Blanton 10 9 19 0 0 0L. Dean 14 4 18 1 1 0M. Mauti 9 4 13 0 0 0A. Sendejo 6 7 13 0 0 0G. Hodges 6 3 9 0 0 0M. Mitchell 4 4 8 0 0 0M. Sherels 6 1 7 1 0 0A. Jefferson 5 1 6 0 0 0C. Loeffler 4 1 5 0 1 0M. Asiata 3 2 5 0 0 0H. Smith 1 4 5 0 0 0J. Robinson 4 0 4 0 0 0A. Cole 2 2 4 0 0 0M. Raymond 2 2 4 0 0 0S. Prater 3 0 3 0 0 0R. Ellison 1 2 3 0 0 0J. Sanford 1 2 3 0 0 0R. Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0E. Griffen 0 2 2 0 0 0J. Trattou 1 0 1 0 0 0J. Webb 1 0 1 0 0 0B. Walsh 1 0 1 0 0 0J. Banyard 0 1 1 0 0 0D. Bishop 0 1 1 0 0 0X. Rhodes 0 1 1 0 0 0TOTALS 86 53 139 2 2 0

SACKSJ. Allen 11.5B. Robison 9.0E. Griffen 5.5E. Henderson 4.0K. Williams 3.5C. Greenway 3.0S. Floyd 2.5A. Cole 1.0L. Guion 1.0TOTALS 41

TFLJ. Allen 16.0E. Henderson 15.0B. Robison 14.0C. Greenway 10.0E. Griffen 9.0S. Floyd 7.5J. Robinson 5.0K. Williams 4.5A. Sendejo 4.0A. Cole 3.0L. Guion 3.0D. Bishop 3.0H. Smith 2.0X. Rhodes 2.0M. Mitchell 2.0M. Sherels 2.0F. Evans 2.0R. Blanton 1.0C. Cook 1.0TOTALS 106

QBHB. Robison 40J. Allen 37E. Griffen 27K. Williams 19C. Greenway 11S. Floyd 7E. Henderson 6A. Cole 6F. Evans 4J. Robinson 3L. Guion 2A. Sendejo 1J. Sanford 1TOTALS 164

PDX. Rhodes 23M. Sherels 14C. Cook 9C. Greenway 7J. Robinson 7S. Prater 7K. Williams 6R. Blanton 6J. Allen 5S. Floyd 4F. Evans 4A. Sendejo 4B. Robison 3E. Henderson 3A. Cole 3J. Sanford 3H. Smith 3M. Mitchell 2M. Raymond 2E. Griffen 1L. Guion 1A. Jefferson 1TOTALS 118

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2013 VIKINGS PARTIcIPATION

Date 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/13 10/21 10/27 11/3 11/7 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 12/29 2013 Season Career Opponent @ DET @ CHI CLE PIT CAR @ NYG GB @ DAL WAS @ SEA @ GB CHI @ BAL PHI @ CIN DET GP GS DNP IA GP GS Allen, Jared S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 16 16 157 151Asiata, Matt P P P P P P I I I I P P P S I P 11 1 5 27 1Baca, Jeff I I I I I I I I P I I I I P P P 4 12 4 0Baker, Chase P I I I I I I P P P I I I DNP I P 5 1 10 5 0Ballard, Christian RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE 32 2Banyard, Joe N PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P P P 3 3 0Berger, Joe P P P P P P PS P S P P P P S P P 16 2 87 29Bethel-Thompson, McLeod I I I DNP N N N N N N N N N N N N 1 3 0 0Bishop, Brandan N N N N N PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Bishop, Desmond DNP P P P S IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 4 1 1 73 27Blanton, Robert P P P P P P P P P P P P S S P S 16 3 29 3Bond, Travis PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N N N N N N N 0 0Carlson, John P P S P P S P S S S S S S I IR IR 13 8 1 74 52Cassel, Matt DNP DNP DNP S S I DNP DNP P P DNP P S S S S 9 6 6 1 87 68Childs, Greg PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R 0 0Cole, Audie P P P P I P P P N P S S S S S IR 13 5 1 18 5Cook, Chris S S S I S S S I I S S S S I P S 12 11 4 34 29Dawkins, Everett PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N N N N N N N N 0 0Dean, Larry P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 48 0Edwards, Kip N N N N N N N N N N N PS PS PS PS PS 0 0Ellison, Rhett S P I I P S I I DNP P S S P S S P 11 6 1 4 27 14Evans, Fred S P P P P P P I I S P P P P P S 14 3 2 95 6Felder, Bobby IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N N N N N N N N N 0 0Felton, Jerome SUS SUS SUS S S P S P S S S P S S S P 13 9 85 35Floyd, Sharrif P P P P P P P P S P P P P P P P 16 1 16 1Ford, Chase PS PS PS PS PS PS DNP P P P P P P P P P 9 1 9 0Freeman, Josh N N N N I S I I DNP I I I DNP I I I 1 1 2 9 61 60Fusco, Brandon S S S S S S S S S S S S S I S S 15 15 1 34 31Gerhart, Toby P P P P P P P P P P P P P I P I 14 2 61 6Greenway, Chad S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 16 16 112 111Griffen, Everson P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 59 1Guion, Letroy S S S S S S S S DNP I S S S S S I 13 13 1 2 68 31Henderson, Erin S S S S S S S S S S I DNP P P S S 14 12 1 1 64 33Hodges, Gerald I I I P I I P P P P P P P P P P 11 5 11 0Jefferson, A.J. P P P P P I P P P P P N N N N N 10 1 43 14Jennings, Greg S S S S S S S S S I S S S S S S 15 15 1 111 101Johnson, Charlie S S S S S S S S I S S S S S S S 15 15 1 120 101Johnson, George I I I I N N N N N N N N N N N N 4 11 0Johnson-Webb, Jamaal N N N N N N N N N PS PS N N N N N 0 0Kalil, Matt S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 16 16 32 32Lacey, Jacob N N N N N DNP N N N N N N N N N N 1 54 36Line, Zach P P S IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 3 1 3 1Loadholt, Phil S S S S S S S S I S S S S S S S 15 15 1 78 78Locke, Jeff P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 16 0Loeffler, Cullen P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 155 0Love, DeMarcus SUS SUS SUS SUS N N N N N N N N N N N N 0 0Mauti, Michael I I P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 14 2 14 0Mitchell, Marvin P S S S P S S S S S S S P P P P 16 10 98 14Murphy, Kevin PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS DNP PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 1 0 0Nealy, Spencer N N N N N N N N N PS PS PS PS N PS PS 0 0Okpalaugo, Tristan PS N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 0 0Olsen, Seth IR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 14 5Patterson, Cordarrelle P P P P P P P P P S P S S S S S 16 6 16 6Peterson, Adrian S S S S S S S S S S S S S I S I 14 14 2 103 96Ponder, Christian S S S I DNP DNP S S S S S S I DNP DNP DNP 9 9 5 2 36 35Prater, Shaun N N N N N N I P P I P P P S S S 8 3 2 9 3Randle, Bradley PS N N N N N N N N N N N N PS PS PS 0 0Raymond, Mistral I I I P I P P S S P P P P P P P 12 2 4 32 10Reed, D’Aundre IR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 6 0Remmers, Mike N N N N N N N N N N N I I N I I 4 1 0Rhodes, Xavier S P P P P P P S S P S S S I I I 13 6 3 13 6Robinson, Josh S S S S S S S S S S I I I IR IR IR 10 10 3 26 16Robison, Brian S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 16 16 110 54Rudolph, Kyle S S S S S S S S I I I I I IR IR IR 8 8 5 39 32Sanford, Jamarca S S S I S S S I I S S S S S S S 13 13 3 69 43Sendejo, Andrew P P P S P S S S S S S S S S P P 16 10 34 10Sherels, Marcus P P P S P P P P P P P P P S S P 16 3 49 6Simpson, Jerome S S P S S P S S S P P P P P P S 16 8 57 36Smith, Harrison S S S S S IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P S S 8 7 24 23Smith, Rodney PS PS PS PS PS I I P P P I I I P I I 4 7 4 0Steeples, Robert N PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P N P 2 2 0Sullivan, John S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 16 16 93 77Thielen, Adam PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0Trattou, Justin N N N N I I N N PS PS PS PS PS PS I P 1 3 12 0Walsh, Blair P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 32 0Webb, J’Marcus DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P P P S P DNP DNP P P DNP P 8 1 8 54 45Webb, Joe P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P S 16 1 32 4Williams, Kevin I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 15 15 1 171 171Wright, Jarius P S P P P P P P P S P P P P P S 16 3 23 4

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


VIKINGS 2O13 TEAM NOTES

The Vikings bid farewell to Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in the 2013 season finale, a win over Detroit. In the 53-year Vikings history the club has called Met Stadium and MOA Field their homes. For the 2014 and 2015 seasons the Vikings will play at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

From 1961-81 the Vikings played outdoors at Met Stadium, amassing a 97-59-4 record in 160 all-time regular season and playoff games. The 1st game played at the Met was the preseason finale of the 1961 inaugural season vs. the LA Rams on 9/10/61, a 21-17 Vikings loss. The 1961 regular season opener was week later when the Vikings upset Chicago 37-13 at the Met. The capacity of the Met was 48,446 during the 1981 season.

For the 1982 season, the Vikings moved downtown and indoors to the Metrodome and went on to play 260 all-time regular season and playoff games, amassing a 168-92 mark. The Vikings played 11 seasons longer at the Metrodome than at Met Stadium- 32 seasons to 21.

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

VIKINGS 1ST-ROuND TALENTSPLAYER, TEAM ............................................................ SEASON, SELECTIONChad 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 Anthony Barr, Minnesota .................................................................................... 2014, #9Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota .......................................................................2014, #32

The Vikings have 9 players who have earned a combined 16 Pro Bowl honors during their careers.

PRO BOWL BERTHS AMONG VIKINGSPLAYER ........................................................................................... SEASONSAdrian Peterson, RB, 6 ........................................................... 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12, ‘13Greg 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 .............................................................................................................. 2012Cordarrelle Patterson, KR, 1 ...................................................................................... 2013

The Vikings 379 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 .......................................... 4122) Miami .................................................. 4003) Dallas ................................................... 3974) Denver ................................................ 3925) San Francisco ................................... 3856) Minnesota ...............................379

Playoff berths by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL mergerTeam Playoffs1t) Dallas ....................................................261t) Pittsburgh ...........................................263) Minnesota .................................254) San Francisco ......................................245) 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 .......................................15

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 260 regular season and playoff games indoors, notching a 168-92 record. In 2010 the team endured the loss of the final 2 home games of the season following the collapse of the Dome roof due to heavy snows and blizzard conditions. The Vikings played “host” to the NY Giants at Detroit’s Ford Field and played the regular season home finale at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus when Chicago vis-ited for a Monday Night Football matchup on 12/20/10. Ironically, the game was 29 years to the day since the last outdoor Vikings game in Minnesota, the finale at Met Stadium on 12/20/81 against Kansas City.

Home records of NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL mergerTeam WinsPittsburgh ...............................................244-95-1Denver ................................................... 234-102-4Miami ..................................................... 226-111-1Dallas ......................................................... 225-114Minnesota ................................ 226-113-1New England ........................................... 215-126Green Bay ............................................. 211-122-6San Francisco ...................................... 210-125-3

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

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VIKINGS 2013 TEAM NOTES

Over the last 7 years the Vikings have led the NFL, rushing for 15,865 yards. The team’s 141.4 yards per game average ranks #1.

Rushing Yards Per Game 2007-2013Team Yards Avg. Per Game1) Minnesota ............ 15,865 ............................ 141.72) Carolina ........................15,127 .....................................135.13) NY Jets ..........................14,581 .....................................130.2

The team’s 4.8-yard average is 1st in the NFL over the past 7 seasons.Highest Yards Per Carry Average 2007-2013Team Attempts Yards Avg.1) Minnesota ...............3,278 ....................15,865 .................. 4.82) Philadelphia .................. 3,023 .......................... 14,348 .......................4.73) Carolina .......................... 3,298 .......................... 15,127 .......................4.6

The Vikings lead the NFL with 463 rushes of 10+ yards since 2007.Rushes of 10+ Yards 2007-2013Team Rushes of 10+ Yards 1) Minnesota .................................................. 4632) Carolina ...................................................................... 4313) Philadelphia .............................................................. 434

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

2013 NFL Average Starting Field Position After KickoffsTeam Avg. Starting Line1) Minnesota ................................................................ 27.22) Kansas City ...................................................................................26.33) Baltimore ......................................................................................24.4

2011-13 NFL Kickoff Return AverageTeam KOR Avg.1) Baltimore ......................................................................................26.32) Minnesota ................................................................ 26.0

2011-13 NFL Kickoff Return TouchdownsTeam KO Returns/TDs1) Minnesota ..............................................................163/42) Baltimore ...................................................................................146/33t) Denver.......................................................................................106/23t) San Diego.................................................................................115/23t) Kansas City ..............................................................................139/23t) Tennessee ................................................................................139/23t) NY Jets .......................................................................................157/2

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

Most Kickoff Touchbacks in a Season- VikingsPlayer, Game TouchbacksBlair Walsh, 2012 ..................................................................... 53Blair Walsh, 2013 ..................................................................... 43Mitch Berger, 1998 .......................................................................................40

VIKINGS A RUSh

SPECIAL DELIVERIES

hE’S GOT ThE MAGIC TOUChBACK

Cordarrelle Patterson became only the 2nd Vikings player to score multiple KO return TDs in a season or career when he set a team and NFL record for longest KO return with a 109-yarder on the opening kickoff vs. Green Bay. Patterson set team records for KOR avg and yards in a season and earned AP 1st-Team All-Pro honors as a return man. Longest Kickoff Returns- VikingsPlayer, Game YardsCordarrelle Patterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13 .................109tCordarrelle Patterson, at Chicago, 9/15/13 ........................105tPercy Harvin, at Detroit, 9/30/12 ........................................................105tPercy Harvin, at Atlanta, 11/27/11 ........................................................104Aundrae Allison, vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 .................................................104tPercy Harvin, at San Diego, 9/11/11 ..................................................103tPercy Harvin, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09 ..........................................101tLance Rentzel, vs. Baltimore, 11/14/65 .............................................101tEddie Payton, vs. Oakland, 9/14/81 ..................................................... 99tClinton Jones, vs. NY Giants, 11/5/67 .................................................. 96tPercy Harvin, vs. Dallas, 10/17/10 ......................................................... 95t2013 Longest NFL Kickoff / Punt Return TDsPlayer, Team PlayCordarrelle Patterson, Minn. vs. GB (10/27) .............. 109t KORKnile Davis, KC vs. Denver (12/1) ...............................................108t KORCordarrelle Patterson, Minn. at Chi (9/15) ................. 105t KORTrindon Holliday, Denver vs. Philadelphia (9/29) ................105t KORTavon Austin, St. Louis vs. Indianapolis (11/9) ...........................98t PRJeremy Ross, Detroit vs. Philadelphia (12/8) ........................... 98t KORQuintin Demps, Kansas City vs. Washington (12/8) ............. 95t KORMicah Hyde, GB at Minnesota (10/27) ..........................................93t PRDexter McCluster, KC vs. NYG (9/29) ..............................................89t PRKeshawn Martin, Houston vs. Oak (11/17) ..................................87t PRMarcus Sherels, Minn. at NYG (10/21) ............................. 86t PRDwayne Harris, Dallas vs. Wash. (10/13) .......................................86t PR

2013 NFL KO Return AveragePlayer, Team KR/Yds/Avg/TD1) Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota .............. 43/1,393/32.4/22) Dwayne Harris, Dallas ....................................................28/857/30.6/0Vikings Kickoff Return Average- SeasonPlayer, Season AvgCordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .......................................... 32.4 ydsAundrae Allison, 2007 ......................................................................28.7 yds

NFL Kickoff Return Average in a Season since 1970 NFL MergerPlayer, Team, Season AvgJim Duncan, Baltimore, 1970 ................................................................35.4Ron Brown, LA Rams, 1985 ....................................................................32.8Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1970 ....................................................................32.7Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota, 2013 ............................. 32.4

Vikings Kickoff Return Yards- SeasonPlayer, Season Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 (rookie) ................................1,393Buster Rhymes, 1985 (rookie) ............................................................ 1,345

Career KO Return TDs- VikingsPlayer KOR TDsPercy Harvin ......................................................................................................5Cordarrelle Patterson ................................................................ 211 others tied with ..........................................................................................1Single Season KO Return TDs- VikingsPlayer, Season KOR TDsCordarrelle Patterson, 2013 ...................................................... 2Percy Harvin, 2009 ..........................................................................................2

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

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

ThE REAL CORDARRELLE DEAL


QuARTERBAcK NOTES

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

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

PONDER POWERS IT IN

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

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

BY LAND OR AIR

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

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

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

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

STARTING ThE FULL SLATE

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

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

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

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

TAKING CARE OF ThE BALL


QuARTERBAcK NOTES

DO CALL IT A COMEBACKMatt Cassel has led 11 career comeback wins in the 4th quarter or OT, including 4 in OT. Cassel entered the game vs. Chicago after an injury to starter Christian Ponder and led a comeback from a 20-10 deficit in the 4th quarter. Final Pre Drive Drive Drive Starting Last Drive Net Time ofDate ......... Opponent ..........Score ...........Score .......... QTR ....... Start .......End .......Scoring Play ................ LOS .......... LOS .......Plays ..........Yds ...........Poss.10/26/08 .... vs. St. Louis ............23-16 .............. 16-16 .............4 ................6:57 ............3:13 ........15 pass to Faulk ..............NE 47 ...........SL 15 .............7 ................. 53 .................. 3:4412/7/08 ....... @ Seattle.................24-21 .............. 16-21 .............4 ................8:47 ............2:44 ........1 run by Morris ................NE 29 .......... SEA 1 ........... 14 ................ 71 .................. 6:0310/18/09 .... @ Washington ......14-6 ................ 6-6 ..................4 ................5:55 ............3:36 ........46 FG by Succop ...........WAS 36 ...... WAS 27 ...........6 ................. 9 .................... 2:19 11/22/09 .... vs. Pittsburgh ........27-24 OT ....... 24-24 .............5 ................10:00 .........8:28 ........22 FG by Succop .............KC 20 ........... PIT 4 .............5 ................. 76 .................. 1:32..................................................................................... 17-24 .............4 ................8:35 ............4:54 ........2 pass to Charles.............. KC 9 ............ PIT 2 .............8 ................. 91 .................. 3:419/19/10 ....... @ Cleveland ..........16-14 .............. 13-14 .............4 ................14:12 .........7:41 ........23 FG by Succop .............KC 27 ......... CLEV 5 ......... 14 ................ 68 .................. 6:3110/31/10 .... vs. Buffalo ...............13-10 .............. 10-10 .............4 ................1:13 ............0:00 ........35 FG by Succop .............KC 31 ........BUFF 16 ..........8 ................. 53 .................. 1:1310/9/11 ....... @ Indianapolis ......28-24 .............. 21-24 .............4 ................9:54 ............5:15 ........11 pass to Breaston .......KC 46 ......... IND 11 ...........9 ................. 54 .................. 4:3910/31/11 .... vs. San Diego ........23-20 OT ....... 20-20 .............5 ................12:44 .........5:16 ........30 FG by Succop .............KC 19 .......... SD 12 .......... 14 ................ 74 .................. 7:289/23/12 ....... @ New Orleans .....27-24 OT ....... 24-24 .............5 ................11:46 .........6:27 ........31 FG by Succop .............KC 47 ..........NO 13 .......... 12 ................ 40 .................. 5:19..................................................................................... 21-24 .............4 ................5:33 ............0:03 ........43 FG by Succop .............KC 38 ..........NO 25 .......... 13 ................ 37 .................. 5:3012/1/13 ....... vs. Chicago ............23-20 OT ....... 20-20 .............5 ................4:07 ............1:43 ........34 FG by Walsh .............. MIN 37 ....... CHI 16 ............7 ................. 47 .................. 2:24..................................................................................... 17-20 .............4 ................2:40 ............0:20 ........30 FG by Walsh ................MIN 9 ......... CHI 12 .......... 12 ................ 79 .................. 2:2012/29/13 .... vs. Detroit ...............14-13 .............. 7-13 ................4 ................9:27 ............9:19 ........8 pass to Patterson ........DET 8 .......... DET 8 ............2 ................. 8 .................... 0:08

CASSEL’S TOUCHDOWNSvs. Miami, 1/1/06 ............................... 9 pass to T. Dwight, 9 pass to B. Watsonvs. Washington, 10/28/07 ........................................................................ 15 runvs. Kansas City, 9/7/08 ........................................................10 pass to R. Mossvs. Miami, 9/21/08 ..............................................................5 pass to J. Gaffney@ San Francisco, 10/5/08 .................................................... 66 pass to R. Mossvs. Denver, 10/20/08 .........13 pass to Moss, 27 pass to Moss, 6 pass to Welkervs. St. Louis, 10/26/08 ......................................................... 15 pass to K. Faulkvs. Buffalo, 11/9/08 .................................................................................. 13 runvs. NY Jets, 11/13/08 ..... 19 pass to Gaffney, 10 pass to Watson, 16 pass to Moss@ Miami, 11/23/08 ... 8 run, 25 pass to Moss, 8 pass to Moss, 29 pass to Moss@ Seattle, 12/7/08 ..............................................................2 pass to B. Watson@ Oakland, 12/14/08 .... 7 pass to Faulk, 20 pass to Moss, 13 pass to Welker, 9 pass to Moss vs. Arizona, 12/21/08 ....... 15 pass to Faulk, 11 pass to Welker, 76 pass to Mossvs. Oakland, 9/20/09 .......................................................... 29 pass to D. Bowe@ Philadelphia, 9/27/09 .................... 13 pass to M. Bradley, 9 pass to B. Wadevs. NY Giants, 10/4/09 ............................. 1 pass to S. Ryan, 2 pass to B. Wadevs. Dallas, 10/11/09 ............................... 1 pass to M. Vrabel, 16 pass to D. Bowevs. San Diego, 10/25/09 .........................................................7 pass to D. Bowe@ Jacksonville, 11/8/09 ............ 54 pass to C. Chambers, 5 pass to C. Chambersvs. Pittsburgh, 11/22/09 ........................ 21 pass to L. Pope, 2 pass to J. Charles@ San Diego, 11/29/09 .....................................................7 pass to C. Chambersvs. Cleveland, 12/20/09 ...............9 pass to C. Chambers, 12 pass to M. Bradley@ Cincinnati, 12/27/09 ..................................................... 20 pass to T. Castillevs. San Diego, 9/13/10 .........................................................2 pass to T. Moeaki vs. San Francisco, 9/26/10 ... 31 pass to McCluster, 45 pass to Bowe, 18 pass to Moeaki@ Houston, 10/17/10 .......... 2 pass to Vrabel, 17 pass to Bowe, 42 pass to Bowevs. Jacksonville, 10/24/10 .......................... 53 pass to D. Bowe, 6 pass to Bowevs. Buffalo, 10/31/10 ...............................................................1 pass to D. Bowe@ Oakland, 11/7/10 ............................. 11 pass to V. Tucker, 20 pass to D. Bowe@ Denver, 11/14/10 .......5 pass to Charles, 15 pass to Bowe, 11 pass to Bowe, 22 pass to Bowevs. Arizona, 11/21/10 ...............................1 pass to D. Bowe, 38 pass to D. Bowe@ Seattle, 11/28/10 .... 7 pass to Bowe, 36 pass to Bowe, 9 pass to Bowe, 6 pass to Moeakivs. Denver, 12/5/10 ................................................................. 2 pass to L. Pope@ St. Louis, 12/19/10 .............................................................. 2 pass to L. Popevs. Tennessee, 12/26/10 .....14 pass to Charles, 5 pass to Charles, 75 pass to Bowevs. Buffalo, 9/11/11................................................................6 pass to J. Charles@ San Diego, 9/25/11 .................................4 pass to D. Bowe, 1 pass to L. Popevs. Minnesota, 10/2/11 ......................................................... 52 pass to D. Bowe@ Indianapolis, 10/9/11........ 41 pass to Bowe, 16 pass to Breaston, 5 pass to Bowe, 11 pass to Bowevs. San Diego, 10/31/11 ......................................................39 pass to J. Baldwinvs. Denver, 11/13/11 ............................................................. 1 pass to L. McClainvs. Atlanta, 9/9/12 ......................................................22 pass to K. Boss, 5 run@ Buffalo, 9/16/12 ................................. 33 pass to D. Bowe, 2 pass to D. Bowevs. San Diego, 9/30/12 ........................ 13 pass to J. Charles, 29 pass to D. Bowevs. Oakland, 10/28/12 ....................................................10 pass to D. McClustervs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 ............... 70 pass to G. Jennings, 16 pass to G. Jenningsvs. Carolina, 10/13/13 .......................................................23 pass to K. Rudolph@ Seattle, 11/17/13 ............................................................... 21 pass to J. Wrightvs. Chicago, 12/1/13 ........................................................... 8 pass to G. Jennings@ Baltimore, 12/8/13 ...................8 pass to J. Simpson, 79 pass to C. Pattersonvs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 ...... 57 pass to G. Jennings, 6 run, 5 pass to C. Patterson@ Cincinnati, 12/22/13 ........................................................ 36 pass to J. Wrightvs. Detroit, 12/29/13 ....................................................... 8 pass to C. PattersonTotal ..................................................................................................98 (93 passing, 5 rushing)

CASSEL CAShES INThe Vikings turned to backup QB Matt Cassel to start the International Series game at Wembley Stadium against Pittsburgh (9/29) and he responded with one of the best debuts in club history for a QB. Cassel came into the Wash-ington game on the final drive of the 3rd quarter and engineered a pair of FG drives in the 4th quarter to seal the 34-27 victory. His performance against Philadelphia in the 48-30 upset win marked the most offensive points scored by the Vikings in Metrodome history. His 79-yard TD pass to Cor-darrelle Patterson at Baltimore marks the longest pass of Cassel’s career. Cassel’s career record as a starter stands at 32-36 entering 2014.

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

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

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

CASSEL COMES ThROUGh

Matt Cassel posted one of the top 9 single-season TD/INT ratios in NFL history. With 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in 2010, Cassel had the third-highest ratio that season.

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

A RATIO TO RAVE ABOUT


ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES

Adrian Peterson burst into 2013 with a 3-TD day at Detroit in the season opener, highlighted by a 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st offensive snap. The play marked the longest run by an NFL player on their 1st play of the season since the 1970 NFL merger. Since entering the league in 2007, Peterson has rushed for 10,115 yards and 86 TDs, both rank as the most in the NFL over the last 7 seasons.

2007-2013 Rushing Yards - NFLPlayer Rushing Yards1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ..................................... 10,1152) Chris Johnson, TENN........................................................ 7,9653) Frank Gore, SF .................................................................... 7,664

2007-2013 Rushing Touchdowns - NFLPlayer Touchdowns1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .................................. 862) Michael Turner, ATL ...................................................613) Marshawn Lynch, SEA/BUFF ..................................584) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX........................................55

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

2007-2013 Rushing Yards Per Game - NFLPlayer Yards Per Game1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ............................... 98.22) Chris Johnson, TENN............................................. 83.8

2007-2013 Scrimmage Yards - NFLPlayer Yards1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ...........................11,8122) Chris Johnson, TENN...........................................9,968

2007-2013 Scrimmage Yards Per Game - NFLPlayer Avg.1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .............................114.7 2) Matt Forte, CHI ......................................................105.3

Career Rushing Leaders - VikingsPlayer Att. Yds. Avg. TD1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ..2,033 ......... 10,115 ........... 5.0 ........ 862) Robert Smith, 1993-00 .........................1,411 ............... 6,818 ...............4.8 ...........32

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

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

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

Adrian Peterson has moved among the NFL’s all-time greats in rushing aver-age in his 7 seasons. Peterson’s 98.2 yards per game ranks 3rd in NFL history among players with a minimum of 100 career games played.

NFL All-Time Rushing Yards Per Game - minimum 100 gamesPlayer (Yards/Games) YPGJim Brown (12,312/118) ................................................. 104.3Barry Sanders (15,269/153) ..............................................99.8Adrian Peterson (10,115/103) ............................98.2

NFL All-Time Career Rushing Average Leaders - RBs with minimum 1,000 att.Player AvgJim Brown (2,539 att / 12,312 yds) .................................. 5.2Adrian Peterson (2,033 att / 10,115 yds) .............5.0Barry Sanders (3,062 att / 15,261 yds) ............................ 5.0

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

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

Most Rushing Yards in First 7 Seasons - NFLPlayer, Years Rushing Yards1) Eric Dickerson, 1983-89 ...........................................11,2262) LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-07 .............................10,6503) Barry Sanders, 1989-95 ............................................10,1724) Emmitt Smith, 1990-96 ............................................10,1605) Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 .......................... 10,1156) Walter Payton, 1975-81 .............................................. 9,6087) Jim Brown, 1957-63 .................................................... 9,322

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

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

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RUShING TO ThE TOP ABOVE ThE AVERAGE

“ALL DAY” AND GREATEST STARTS

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

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

PETERSON’S RECORD PACE



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

2013 NFL Leading RushersPlayer ....................................................................... Att/Yards1) Lesean McCoy, Philadelphia .......................................... 314/1,6072) Matt Forte, Chicago .......................................................... 289/1,3393) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City ........................................... 259/1,2874) Alfred Morris, Washington .............................................. 276/1,2755) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota ................................. 279/1,2662013 NFL Longest RunsPlayer ................................................................................... Yards1) Terrelle Pryor (QB), Oakland vs. Pitt. (10/27) ................................. 93t2t) Andre Ellington (RB), Arizona vs. Atl. (10/27) ............................. 80t2t) Rashad Jennings (RB), Oakland at Hou. (11/17) ........................ 80t 2t) Bobby Rainey (RB), Tampa Bay vs. Buff. (12/8) ........................... 80t5) Adrian Peterson (RB), Minnesota at Det. (9/8) ....................... 78t6) C.J. Spiller (RB), Buffalo vs. Atlanta (12/1) ........................................777) Chris Ivory (RB), NY Jets at Buff. (11/17) ...........................................698) Randall Cobb (WR), Green Bay vs. Det. (10/6) ...............................679) Tavon Austin (WR), St. Louis vs. Chi. (11/24) ................................. 65t10) Marcel Reece (RB), Oakland vs. NY Jets (10/8) .......................... 63t11t) Michael Vick (QB), Philadelphia vs. KC (9/19) .............................6111t) C.J. Spiller (RB), Buffalo vs. KC (11/3) .............................................6112t) Adrian Peterson (RB), Minnesota vs. Pitt. (9/29).......................60t12t) Ben Tate (RB), Houston vs. Tenn. (9/15) ........................................6012t) Eddie Lacy (RB), Green Bay at Dallas (12/15) .............................60

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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) 60t ..................vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13* ......................... W14) 59 ...................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ............................. W15) 58 ...................vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 .......................... W*International Series game in London

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

Career Rushing Yards by Active NFL PlayersPlayer Yards1)Steven Jackson ............................................................................................ 10,5872) Adrian Peterson .................................................................... 10,1153) Frank Gore .......................................................................................................9,856

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

Most Career Games with a TDPlayer, Years Games w/ TD Vikings Gms1) Cris Carter, 1990-2001 ...................................................... 79 ..............................1882) Randy Moss, 1998-2004, ‘10 ........................................... 62 ..............................1133) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present .........................60 ....................... 103

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

Through 103 career games, Peterson has 86 rushing TDs, the most in team history. He has 91 total TDs, the 3rd-most in Vikings history.

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

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

Peterson holds the Vikings mark for career 100-yard rushing performances with 42 in 103 career games and has added 1 in playoff action. Peterson had a streak of 8 consecutive 100-yard rushing games, a team record. Peterson led the NFL with 10 games over 100 yards during the 2012 season.

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

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

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

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

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Peterson has moved into 2nd in club history for most combined net yards in a career. He currently has 12,240 career yards.

Most Career Combined Net Yards - VikingsPlayer, Years Combined Yards1) Cris Carter, 1990-01 ...................................................12,4102) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ................. 12,240

TOTAL NET YARDAGE LEADERS



Adrian Peterson’s 86 career rushing TDs is tied for 14th in NFL history and has achieved the feat in only 103 career games, the fewest games among the players in the NFL’s all-time top 25 in rushing TDs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PETERSON’S CAREER TDSPETERSON CLIMBING CAREER TD

RUShING TDS IN A SEASON

PETERSON AT ThE QUARTER POLE


JENNINGS, PATTERSON, ASIATA NOTES

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 101 of his 111 games in the regular season and 8 of 10 in the playoffs. His career highlight came in Super Bowl XLV against Pittsburgh when he caught 4 passes, 2 for TDs, en route to the Packers win.

A Pro Bowl honoree in 2010 and 2011, Jennings had a career-best 12 TDs in 2007 and in 2010. He amassed 26 career 100-yard receiving games (23 regular season, 3 playoffs).NFL Receiving TDs 2007-13Player TDs1) Calvin Johnson .........................................................................................662) Larry Fitzgerald .........................................................................................633t) Randy Moss (retired) .............................................................................553t) Marques Colston ....................................................................................553t) Brandon Marshall ...................................................................................556) Greg Jennings ...................................................................... 547) Antonio Gates ...........................................................................................53

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’ 15.0 yards per catch ranks 4th.

2007-13 NFL Receiving Average - min. 350 receptionsPlayer Avg.1) Vincent Jackson .....................................................................................17.52) DeSean Jackson ....................................................................................17.23) Calvin Johnson ......................................................................................16.34) Greg Jennings ................................................................... 15.0

2007-13 NFL Receptions of 25+ YardsPlayer 25+ Catches1) Calvin Johnson .........................................................................................862) DeSean Jackson .......................................................................................753) Steve Smith ................................................................................................724) Vincent Jackson ........................................................................................715) Roddy White ..............................................................................................696t) Andre Johnson ........................................................................................676t) Larry Fitzgerald .......................................................................................676t) Brandon Marshall ...................................................................................679) Greg Jennings ...................................................................... 65

JENNINGS JUMPS IN

ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE

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

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

DEBUT OF ThE DECADE

Cordarrelle Patterson had one of the best rookie seasons in Vikings history and showcased his playmaking ability with all 7 of his offensive TDs in the final 8 games of the season. His 9 TDs on the season2013 NFL Total Net YardagePlayer, Game YardsLeSean McCoy, Philadelpia ............................................... 2,146 (1607rush, 539 rec)Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota .....2,020 (158 rush, 469 rec, 1393 KR)Jamaal Charles, Kansas City ............................................. 1,980 (1287 rush, 693 rec)

Touchdowns by Vikings RookiesPlayer, Seasson TDsRandy Moss, 1998 ...........................................................17Adrian Peterson, 2007...................................................13Sammy White, 1976 .......................................................10Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .................................. 9

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

Total Net Yardage in a Season by a Vikings RookiePlayer, Season YardsPercy Harvin, 2009 ...................................................2,081Adrian Peterson, 2007.............................................2,021Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .......................2,020

Receiving Yards in a Game by a Vikings RookiePlayer, Game YardsSammy White, vs. Detroit, 1976 .............................. 210Randy Moss, at Green Bay, 1998 ............................ 190Paul Flatley, vs. Detroit, 1963 ................................... 174Randy Moss, at Dallas, 1998 ..................................... 163Paul Flatley, vs. Baltimore, 1963 ............................. 156Randy Moss, vs. Green Bay, 1998 ........................... 153James Brim, vs. Green Bay, 1987 ............................ 144Cordarrelle Patterson, at Baltimore, 2013 ... 141Receiving Yards in a Season by a Vikings RookiePlayer, Season YardsRandy Moss, 1998 .....................................................1,313Sammy White, 1976 .................................................... 906Paul Flatley, 1963 ......................................................... 867Percy Harvin, 2009 ...................................................... 790Hassan Jones, 1986 ..................................................... 570Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .......................... 469

Receptions in a Season by a Vikings RookiePlayer, Season ReceptionsRandy Moss, 1998 ...........................................................69Percy Harvin, 2009 .........................................................60Sammy White, 1976 .......................................................51Paul Flatley, 1963 ............................................................51Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 ............................ 45

Rushing TDs In a Season by Vikings WRsPlayer, Season TDsCordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .............................. 3Percy Harvin, 2009 ........................................................... 2Rushing TDs In a Career by Vikings WRsPlayer, Season TDsPercy Harvin, 2009-12 ..................................................... 4Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013- ............................ 3

Rushing TDs In a Season by WRs Since the 1970 MergerPlayer, Team, Season TDsCordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota, 2013 .......... 3Percy Harvin, Minnesota, 2011 .................................... 2Jerry Rice, San Francisco, 1994 .................................... 2Rushing Attempts In a Season by Vikings WRsPlayer, Season AttemptsPercy Harvin, 2011 .........................................................52Percy Harvin, 2012 .........................................................22Percy Harvin, 2010 .........................................................18Anthony Carter, 1992 ....................................................16Percy Harvin, 2009 .......................................................15*Anthony Carter, 1991 ....................................................13Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .......................... 12** Rookie

Longest Rushes by Vikings WRsPlayer, Game YdsBob Grim, at NY Giants, 10/31/71 .............................54Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. Detroit, 12/29/13 ....50t

PATTERSON PILES UP YARDS


VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

The Vikings have given up a total of 9,430 rushing yards over the past 6 sea-sons, which is the 4th-fewest in the NFL during that time. The Vikings became the first team since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to rank #1 against the run in 3 consecutive seasons (2006-2008), and finished #2 in 2009.

Opponent Rushing Yards - 2008-2013Team Yards Allowed Yards Per Game1) Pittsburgh .............................................................. 8,622 ........................................... 89.82) San Francisco ....................................................... 9,086 ........................................... 94.63) Baltimore ............................................................... 9,320 ........................................... 98.14) Minnesota .............................................. 9,430 ................................. 98.2

Opponent Rushing TDs - 2008-2013Team TDs1) Baltimore ..................................................................... 492) Pittsburgh .................................................................... 533) San Francisco ............................................................. 564) New England .............................................................. 585) Minnesota ....................................................59

Opponent Average Yards Per Rush - 2008-2013Team Avg.1t) San Francisco ........................................................... 3.71t) Pittsburgh ................................................................. 3.71t) Baltimore ................................................................... 3.74t) Minnesota ..................................................3.84t) NY Jets ........................................................................ 3.8

Opponent Rushes of 10+ Yards - 2008-2013Team 10+ Yard Rushes1) Pittsburgh ..................................................................1852) San Francisco ...........................................................2033) Baltimore ...................................................................2174) NY Jets ........................................................................2325) Cincinnati ..................................................................2446) San Diego ..................................................................2467) Minnesota ................................................. 2498) Miami ..........................................................................254

Brian Robison notched sacks on consecutive plays at Dallas (11/3/13), the 1st player to do so since linemate Kevin Williams in 2003. Robison has set a career-high in 2013 with 9.0 sacks and teams with Jared Allen to give the Vikings a dynamic duo pressuring the QB. Robison had a streak of 5 straight games with a sack snapped at Cincin-nati, the longest streak of his career.

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

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

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

The Vikings had 50.0 sacks in 2011, led by Jared Allen’s 22.0. The 50 sacks ranks 3rd in Vikings history and is the most since 1992. Over the 2011-13 seasons, the Vikings are 4th with 135 sacks.

2011-13 NFL SacksTeam Sacks1) St. Louis ....................................................................1442) Cincinnati ................................................................1393) Minnesota ................................................ 1354) Denver ......................................................................134

The Vikings hard-hitting defense and special teams has helped the club rank among the NFL leaders in forcing and recovering fumbles in recent seasons. The VIkings have 42 forced fumbles and 35 fumble recoveries over the past 3 seasons. 2011-13 NFL Forced FumblesTeam FFs1) Chicago ...................................................................... 532) New England ............................................................ 493) Cincinnati .................................................................. 454) Buffalo ........................................................................ 435t) Minnesota ................................................. 425t) Denver....................................................................... 425t) Jacksonville ............................................................. 425t) St. Louis..................................................................... 41

2011-13 NFL Opponent Fumble RecoveriesTeam FRs1) New England ............................................................ 442) Chicago ...................................................................... 403) Cincinnati .................................................................. 394) San Francisco ........................................................... 385) NY Giants ................................................................... 376) Minnesota .................................................. 357) Seattle ......................................................................... 338t) Carolina..................................................................... 328t) Jacksonville ............................................................. 328t) Dallas ......................................................................... 328t) Atlanta....................................................................... 32

NOWhERE TO RUN

ROBISON RAMBLES WITh RETURN

PLAYING TAKEAWAY

SACKS COMING FAST

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

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

EVERSON’S IMPACTEVERSON’S IMPACTAUDIE-DACIOUS DEBUT


VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

Rookie Harrison Smith opened all 16 games in 2012 and set a new team mark for starts by a rookie safety. Smith matched a Vikings record with his 2nd INT-return TD of his rookie season vs. Chicago (12/9), a mark Dewayne Wash-ington set in 1994. Smith was placed on injured reserve-recall after suffering a toe injury vs. Carolina (10/13). He returned to action vs. Philadelphia (12/15) and helped key the Vikings upset win over the eventual NFC East champions.

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

INT Return TDs by Vikings - SeasonPlayer, Year TDsJimmy Hitchcock, 1998 ................................................3*Harrison Smith, 2012 ..................................... 2Kevin Williams, 2007 ......................................................2Darren Sharper, 2005 ....................................................2*Dewayne Washington, 1994 .....................................2Anthony Parker, 1994 ....................................................2Audray McMillian, 1992 ................................................2Carl Lee, 1988 ...................................................................2Rip Hawkins, 1964 ..........................................................2INT Return Yards by Vikings Rookies- SeasonPlayer, Year Return YdsDewayne Washington, 1994 ..................................134Orlando Thomas, 1995 ............................................108Harrison Smith, 2012 ..................................... 87NFL INT Return TDs- 2012Player, Year TDsCharles Tillman, Chi, CB ................................................3*Janoris Jenkins, St. L, CB .............................................3*Harrison Smith, Minn, S ................................. 2Lance Briggs, Chi, LB......................................................2Demorrio Williams, SD, LB ...........................................2Captain Munnerlyn, Car, CB ........................................2Chris Harris, Den, CB ......................................................2Darius Butler, Ind, CB .....................................................2*rookie

Vikings LB Chad Greenway joined elite company against Dallas when he became only the 7th player in Vikings history to notch 1,000+ career tackles and only the 5th LB in club history to reach the mark. Greenway is among the 2013 NFL leaders for INTs by a LB with 3 on the season. He joins 4 other LBs in the NFL this season with 3+ INTs and 3+ sacks. The Vikings record for INTs by a LB in a season is 5, set by Rip Hawkins in 1961.

2013 LBs with 3+ sacks and 3+ INTsPlayer, Team Sacks/INTsLaVonte David, Tampa Bay .................................................6/5Karlos Dansby, Arizona .................................................... 6.5/4Daryl Smith, Baltimore .........................................................5/3Jerrell Freeman, Indianapolis ........................................ 4.5/3Chad Greenway, Minnesota ..................................3/3

Vikings Players with 3+ sacks and 3+ INTs in a SeasonPlayer, Team Sacks/INTsMike Merriweather, LB, 1989 ......................................... 3.5/3Joey Browner, S, 1990 ..........................................................3/7Robert Griffith, S, 1999 ........................................................4/3Brian Williams, CB, 2003 ......................................................3/5Chad Greenway, LB, 2013 ......................................3/3

Vikings Career Defensive Tackles (not including special teams)Player, Games TacklesScott Studwell, LB, 202 ................................................... 1,928Matt Blair, LB, 160 ............................................................. 1,404Jeff Siemon, LB, 156 ......................................................... 1,375Alan Page, DT, 160 ............................................................ 1,118Chad Greenway, LB, 112 ....................................1,086Tommy Hannon, S, 117................................................... 1,056Ed McDaniel, LB, 125 ....................................................... 1,020Most Interceptions in a Single Game by a LB - VikingsPlayer, Game INTs1t) Jack Del Rio, at Detroit, 12/5/93.....................................31t) Roy Winston, at San Francisco, 10/25/64 ....................33t) Chad Greenway, at Detroit, 9/20/09 .................. 2

Most Opponent Fumble Recoveries - 2007-13 - NFL Player FRs1) Rob Ninkovich ................................................................... 122t) Chad Greenway ................................................112t) Bradie James ..................................................................... 114t) Kerry Rhodes .................................................................... 104t) Brian Urlacher ................................................................... 104t) Julius Peppers .................................................................. 104t) Josh Wilson ........................................................................ 10

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

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

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

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

Consecutive Seasons Leading Vikings in TacklesPlayer Seasons1) Scott Studwell, 1980-85 ............................................ 62) Chad Greenway, 2008-13 .............................. 6

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

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

MILLENIUM MAN CAN’T GET AWAY FROM GREENWAY

SAFETY FIRST


VIKINGS SPEcIAL TEAMS NOTES

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

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

2012-13 NFL PointsPlayer, Team PointsStephen Gostkowski..................................................................................311Matt Prater ....................................................................................................283Justin Tucker .................................................................................................272Blair Walsh .............................................................................. 2622012-13 NFL FGs of 50+ MadePlayer, Team 50+ FGs Blair Walsh ...........................................................................12/15Phil Dawson ............................................................................................. 11/13Justin Tucker ............................................................................................ 10/11Longest FGs in Vikings History Player, Game Distance1t) *Blair Walsh at Houston, 12/23/12 .................................... 561t) Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/05 .............................................563t) *Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 ................................. 553t) *Blair Walsh at Seattle, 11/4/12 ........................................ 553t) Ryan Longwell at Chicago, 10/14/07 ..............................................556t) Blair Walsh vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 ................................... 546t) *Blair Walsh vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ................................ 546t) 4 others tied at .......................................................................................5450+ FGs in a Season by VikingsPlayer, Season 50+ FGs*Blair Walsh, 2012 .................................................................... 10Ryan Longwell, 2008 ......................................................................................650+ FGs in a Career by VikingsPlayer 50+ FGsBlair Walsh, 2012-present ....................................................... 12Ryan Longwell, 2006-11 .............................................................................11NFL Consecutive 50+ FGsPlayer 50+ FGsBlair Walsh, 2012-13 ................................................................ 12Robbie Gould, 2010-13 ...............................................................................11Tony Zendejas, 1988-93 .............................................................................11NFL Single-Season 50+ FGsPlayer 50+ FGs*Blair Walsh, Minnesota, 2012 ...........................................10/10Jason Hanson, Detroit, 2008 ................................................................... 8/8Morten Andersen, Atlanta, 1995 ........................................................... 8/9FGs in a Season by VikingsPlayer, Season FGs*Blair Walsh, 2012 .................................................................... 35Gary Anderson, 1998...................................................................................35NFL 50+ FGs in a GamePlayer FGs*Blair Walsh, Minnesota at St. Louis (12/16/12) ...3 (50, 53, 51)Phil Dawson, Cleveland vs. Baltimore (9/27/12) ............3 (51, 50, 52)Josh Scobee, Jacksonville vs. Baltimore (10/24/11) .....3 (54, 54, 51)Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland vs. Houston (10/9/11) ...3 (55, 54, 50)Connor Barth, Tampa Bay vs. Miami (11/15/09) ............3 (51, 50, 54)Kris Brown, Houston vs. Miami (10/7/07) .........................3 (54, 54, 57)Neil Rackers, Arizona vs. Seattle (10/24/04) ....................3 (55, 55, 50)Morten Andersen, Atlanta vs. New Orleans (12/10/95) .... 3 (51, 55, 55)*rookie

ThE BLAIR WALSh PROJECTJeff Locke is the highest-drafted punter in Vikings history, drafted in the 5th round (#155 overall) and is only the 6th punter drafted by the team. Locke put his mark on the Vikings record book for performances by a rookie punter and notched the 3rd-best single-season net punting average in team history. He was pressed into duty to handle kickoff duties vs. Carolina (10/13) and at NY Giants when Blair Walsh was limited with an injury. Locke also held on all PATs and FGs during the season. Vikings Net Punting Average in a SeasonPlayer, Season Net Avg.Bobby Walden, 1964*...............................................................................41.8Chris Kluwe, 2012 ......................................................................................39.9Jeff Locke, 2013* ................................................................... 39.2* RookieVikings Gross Punting Average in a Season by a RookiePlayer, Season Gross Avg.Bobby Walden, 1964.................................................................................46.4Jeff Locke, 2013 .................................................................... 44.2

Vikings Punts Inside the 20 by a RookiePlayer, Season Inside 20Bobby Walden, 1964....................................................................................26Jeff Locke, 2013 ....................................................................... 23

Vikings Punts by a Rookie in a SeasonPlayer, Season PuntsJeff Locke, 2013 ....................................................................... 75Neil Clabo, 1975 ............................................................................................73Bobby Walden, 1964....................................................................................72

LEFTY LOCKE POUNDS PUNTS

Marcus Sherels set a Vikings record with a 15.2-yard PR average for the season and joined rare company in Vikings history when he returned his 2nd career TD on a punt return at NY Giants in 2013- joining only David Palmer and Mewelde Moore to achieve the feat in club history. HIs 119 return yards at NY Giants (10/21/13) set a Vikings record for a single game.

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

2013 NFL Punt Return AveragePlayer, Avg.Tandon Doss, Baltimore ..........................................................................15.6Marcus Sherels, Minnesota .................................................. 15.2

Single Season Punt Return Average in Vikings HistoryPlayer, Season Avg.Marcus Sherels, 2013 ................................................... 15.2 (22/335)David Palmer, 1995 .................................................................13.2 (26/342)David Palmer, 1997 .................................................................13.1 (34/444)

Career Punt Return Average in Vikings HistoryPlayer Avg.Mewelde Moore .........................................................................................10.4David Palmer .................................................................................................9.9Billy Butler ......................................................................................................9.9Marcus Sherels (84/822) ......................................................... 9.8

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

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

ShIFTY ShERELS

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

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KFAN-FM radio mid-day personality Paul Allen finished his 13th season as the Vikings radio play-by-play voice in 2013. Joining him in the booth for the 3rd 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 preseason simulcast is former Vikings LB Ben Leber.

KFAN-FM (100.3) and KTLK (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 KTLK-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 1450 Grand Forks KKXL-AM 1440Ely WELY-FM 94.5 Jamestown KQDJ-AM 1400Fergus Falls KBRF-AM 1250 Minot KRRZ-AM 1390Grand Rapids KMFY-FM 96.9 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220Hibbing WMNT-AM 650 Valley City KOVC-AM 1490Hutchinson KARP-FM 106.9 Williston KEYZ-AM 600Intl. Falls KSDM-FM 104.1 Jackson KRAQ-FM 105.7 SOuTH DAKOTAMankato KHRS-FM 105.9 Aberdeen KSDN-AM 930Mankato KXLP-FM 93.1 Milbank KMSD-AM 1510Mankato KYSM-AM 1230 Mobridge KMLO-FM 100.7Marshall KARL-FM 105.1 Pierre KPLO-FM 94.5Morris KKOK-FM 95.7 Sioux Falls KXQL-FM 107.9New Ulm KNUJ-FM 107.3 Sisseton KBWS-FM 102.9Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870 Watertown KWAT-AM 950Pine City WCMP-FM 100.9 Yankton KVTK-AM 1570Rochester KRCH-FM 101.7 Rochester KWEB-AM 1270 WISCONSINRoseau KCAJ-FM 102.1 Amery WLMX-FM 104.9St. Cloud WJON-AM 1240 Balsam Lake WLMX-FM 104.9Spring Grove KQYB-FM 98.3 Eau Claire WMEQ-AM 880Staples KSKK-FM 94.7 Hayward WHSM-FM 101.0Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230 LaCrosse KYOB-FM 98.3Wadena KSKK-FM 94.7 Menomonie WMEQ-AM 880Walker KQKK-FM 101.9 Rice Lake WKFX-FM 99.1Waseca KOWZ-AM 1170 Winona KWNO-FM 99.3

VOICES OF ThE VIKINGSIn 2014, Vikings Preseason TV will again be a simulcast with games airing LIVE locally on KARE 11 as well as on KFAN 100.3 FM and the Vikings Radio Network. The broadcast team of Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber will return.

After a highly successful debut season in 2012, Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron will return for a third season. The documentary-style show focuses on the rare inside access that only a team network can provide. Beyond the Gridiron is co-produced by VEN and Elite Edge Productions and airs Saturdays on KARE 11 and Sundays on Fox Sports North.

Vikings GamePlan will return for a eighth season as the team’s pregame TV show. Hosted by Paul Allen, GamePlan features interviews with current players and Head Coach Mike Zimmer, game film review, expert analysis and more. Vikings GamePlan is produced by VEN and airs Sundays on KARE 11 and Fox Sports North.

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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 ..................................0-12013 ..................................1-3-0 ........................................ 5-10-1 ..................................0-0Totals ...... 140-96-3 (.592) ............ 431-365-10 (.541) ........... 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)2010-2013 ................................. Leslie Frazier .............................................39.................................21-32-1 (.398) .................. 0-1-0 (.000) ................ 16-23-0 (.390)2014-Present ..........................Mike Zimmer ...........................................0 ................................0-0-0 (.000) .................0-0-0 (.000) ................. 0-0-0 (.000)

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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.

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): 450-392-10 All-Time NFC Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 370-305-10All-Time Home Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 266-152-4All-Time Away Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 183-235-6Home Stadiums: Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) - 97-59-4 HHH Metrodome (1982-present) - 168-92-0 TCF Bank Stadium (2014-present) - 0-1-0Stadium Info: TCF Bank Stadium Capacity: 52,200 Address: 2009 University Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55455 Playing Surface: Field TurfTraining 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

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VIKINGS 2014 MEDIA INFORMATION

Bob HaganExec. Director of PR

[email protected]

Tom WestAsst. Director of PR

[email protected]

Jeff AndersonExec. Director of Communications

952-828-6570andersonj@vikings.

nfl.net

Jon EkstromPR Manager952-828-6511

[email protected]

Sam NewtonPR Assistant952-918-8382

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Zach RoysePR Intern

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Travis LangerPR Intern

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The typical Vikings weekly media schedule during the season is below:

MONDAY12:35 p.m. - Zimmer Press Conference1:00 - 1:45 p.m. - Open Locker Room

TuESDAYPlayers Day Off - No Media Access

WEDNESDAY11:35 a.m. - Zimmer Available11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Open Locker Room1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Practice*

THuRSDAY11:35 a.m. - Turner/Edwards/Priefer Available11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Open Locker Room/Peterson1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Practice*

FRIDAY11:45 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - Practice*12:50 p.m. - Coach Zimmer Press Conference12:50 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. - Open Locker Room

SATuRDAYNo Media Access

SuNDAYPost-Game - Coach Zimmer Press ConferencePost-Game - Open Locker Room

* Practice is open to media through individual drillsPractice schedule subject to change

Head Coach Mike Zimmer will be available in the fieldhouse or on the outdoor practice field on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the regular season.

Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner, Defensive Coordinator George Edwards and Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer will be available every Thursday during the regular season. All other interview requests for coordinators should be directed to a member of the PR staff.

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.

2014 SEASON PRESS CREDENTIALS* All press credential requests for the full 2014 season must be submitted

via email to Vikings Public Relations Manager 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.).

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

2014 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.).

2014 ROAD GAME PRESS CREDENTIALS* For road games, members of the media must request credentials no later

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

net).

PRESS WILL CALL/PRESS ENTRANCE* The press will call/press entrance at TCF Bank Stadium is located inside

of the Dodge County gate on the Southeast side of the stadium. Media members who already have credentials may also enter through the Dodge County Gate, which is located closest to Gate D.

* For press box passes, entrance through the Dodge County gate allows for the quickest access to the press box.

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 TCF Bank Stadium. This credential is not transferable between par-ties, 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.

All 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.

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VIKINGS MEDIA-ONLY FTP SITEThe 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.

VIKINGS 2014 MEDIA INFORMATIONMAIN PRESS BOX* The main press box is located above the Dodge County gate on the south side of the stadium. Media check-in and elevators are located di-

rectly inside the Dodge County gate.

* Seating charts are located in the press box and wireless internet is available.

* Pre-game meal and halftime snack will be available in the back of the main press box.

* Vikings PR representatives will be located in seats 11-14 in row 2 of the main press box.

* The visiting team PR staff is located in seats 30-33 in row 2 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, take the elevators to ground level, head to your right and follow signage past the Vikings locker room towards the field.

STILL PHOTO/TV CAMERA/PRE-POST* There are two photo workrooms located inside the stadium. The home photo workroom is located directly inside of the Dodge County Gate.

Please take an immediate left when entering the stadium. This room will also serve as the postgame press conference room for the Vikings. The visiting photo workroom is located directly next to the visiting locker room. This room will serve as the visitor’s postgame press confer-ence room. Media members are welcome to use either room throughout the game.

* All media members with a pre/post credential will be staged in either photo workroom during the game. Media with a pre/post credential will not have access to the press box but will have access to both locker rooms and press conference rooms following the game.

* Prior to going on the field, photographers must sign a liability waiver upon entering the Dodge County gate. If you need to check out a photo vest or register your wireless frequency this must also be done at the Dodge County gate prior to entering the field.

* Photographers, videographers and media members with a pre/post credential will have access to one meal on game day, either before the game or at halftime. Waters will be provided throughout the day in the photo workrooms.

* Wireless internet and the ability to watch the game on TV is available in both photo workrooms.

POST GAME FIELD/LOCKER ROOM/PRESS CONFERENCE ACCESS* Media members are allowed on the field to interview Vikings players coming off the field.

* Both home and visiting locker rooms will open 10 minutes after the game.

* The Vikings press conference room is directly inside the Dodge County gate. After getting off of the elevator, the room is located directly to the left. The visiting team’s press conferences are held next to the visiting team’s locker room.

* Head Coach Mike Zimmer will address the media following every game. Quarterbacks and notable players will also address the media.

* Post-game transcripts will be available in the press box after the game.

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