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

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGSSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

2012 VIKINGS SCHEDULEREGULAR SEASON

Date Opponent Time (CT) TV9/9 (Sun.) JACKSONVILLE W 26-23 OT 1-09/16 (Sun.) at Indianapolis L 23-20 1-19/23 (Sun.) SAN FRANCISCO Noon FOX9/30 (Sun.) at Detroit Noon FOX10/7 (Sun.) TENNESSEE 3:25 p.m. CBS10/14 (Sun.) at Washington 3:25 p.m. FOX10/21 (Sun.) ARIZONA Noon FOX10/25 (Thurs.) TAMPA BAY 7:20 p.m. NFL N.11/4 (Sun.) at Seattle 3:05 p.m. FOX11/11 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon FOX11/18 (Sun.) Bye11/25 (Sun.) at Chicago Noon* FOX12/2 (Sun.) at Green Bay Noon* FOX12/9 (Sun.) CHICAGO Noon* FOX12/16 (Sun.) at St. Louis Noon* FOX12/23 (Sun.) at Houston Noon* FOX12/30 (Sun.) GREEN BAY Noon* FOX*Game time subject to change/fl exible schedulingAll preseason and regular season games will be radio broadcast on KFAN-FM (100.3) and KTCN-AM (1130)

2012 IMPORTANT NFL DATESSeptember 20-24

2012 Regular Season Week 3October 16

Trade DeadlineJanuary 5-6, 2013

Wild Card Playoff sJanuary 12-13, 2013

Divisional Playoff sJanuary 20, 2013

Conference Championship GamesJanuary 27, 2013

AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, HawaiiFebruary 3, 2013

Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

STAT OF THE WEEKPercy Harvin’s 387 combined net yards is a team record in the fi rst 2 games to open the season. 1) 387, Percy Harvin, 2012 2) 352, Troy Williamson, 2006 3) 339, Sammy White, 1976 4) 324, Gene Washington, 1969 5) 314, Adrian Peterson, 2009

WEEK THREE - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGSSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 - MALL OF AMERICA FIELD - NOON CDT - FOX

The Minnesota Vikings (1-1) will meet the San Francisco 49ers (2-0) for the 45th time on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Mall of America Field. The 49ers hold a 22-21-1 advantage all-time over the Vikings. In a rematch of preseason opponents, Sunday’s matchup pits 2 teams who are in early ties for a lead in their respective divisions.

In Week 3 of the 2009 season, the last time the 49ers traveled to Minneapolis, the Vikings edged the 49ers, 27-24, on a TD pass from Brett Favre to Greg Lewis with :02 seconds left. Vikings Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Linebackers Coach Mike Singletary and 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh were teammates with the Chicago Bears from 1987-92 before they both went on to hold the head coaching position for the 49ers. Although Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier is a Bears alum, he did not play with Harbaugh.

GAME SUMMARY

* Statistical assistance throughout the Vikings weekly release is provided by Nick Stamm & Stats, Inc.

WEEK

BROADCAST COVERAGE TELEVISION: FOX (Channel 9 in Twin Cities)

Play-By-Play: Kenny Albert Analyst: Daryl Johnston Sideline Reporter: Tony Siragusa

RADIO: KFAN-FM 100.3/KTCN-AM 1130

Play-by-Play: Paul Allen Analyst: Pete BercichSideline Reporter: Greg ColemanPre-Game Show: Mike Mussman – 10:00 a.m. CSTKFAN and KTCN serve as the fl agship stations for the 72-station, 5-state Vikings Radio Network.

* Vikings WR Percy Harvin had a career-high 12 receptions last week and has caught 18 of the 21 passes thrown his way in 2012. Harvin’s 18 receptions are the most by a Viking through the fi rst 2 games of a season passing Cris Carter (1997) and Randy Moss (2002), who each recorded 17.

* Vikings QB Christian Ponder leads the NFL with 75.8% completion percentage.

* On 1st and 2nd downs, Ponder has thrown for 339 yards, 1 TD, completed 32-of-40 pass attempts and has a passer rating of 110.3 in 2012.

* Vikings WR Michael Jenkins will look to extend his streak of 54 consecutive games with a reception in which he’s played in.

* The Vikings are tied for 3rd in the NFL with 7 kickoff touchbacks and sit in a tie for 4th in average opponent starting position after kickoff (19.4 yardline).

* With 1 FG of 50+ yards, Vikings K Blair Walsh will set the team record with 3 consecutive games with a 50+ yard FG. Only Walsh and Fuad Reveiz have 2 straigh games with a 50+ yarder.

* The Vikings 54 sacks since the the start of the 2011 season is tied for 1st in the NFL. During that same time span, the Vikings rank 1st in the NFL with 16 fumble recoveries.

* From 2003-12, Vikings DT Kevin Williams trails only 49ers DT Justin Smith in sacks by defensive tackles. Smith has tallied 57.5 sacks while Williams has recorded 54.5.

* Vikings LB Erin Henderson has led or shared the team lead in tackles each of the fi rst 2 games with 13 in each contest. Henderson also leads the team in sacks (2.0) and tackles for loss (4.0).

* The Vikings are seeking their 5th straight home win against the 49ers.

* The Vikings are 7-3-1 all time against the 49ers in the month of September

* The Vikings face their fi rst NFC opponent in 2012 after opening up against 2 AFC opponents to begin the season for the fi rst time since 1988.

* Vikings rookie FB Rhett Ellison’s father, Riki Ellison, played LB for the 49ers from 1983-89, help-ing San Francisco to 3 Super Bowl titles.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

W E E K 3 - 4 9 E R S A T V I K I N G S

HEAD COACH LESLIE FRAZIER

NFL Head Coach: 2nd YearOverall NFL Experience: 20th YearCoaching Experience: 25th YearOverall NFL Record: 7-17-0 (.291)Regular Season: 7-17-0 (.291)Postseason: 0-0 (.000)Record with MIN: 7-17-0 (.291) Leslie Frazier begins his 2nd full season as Head Coach of the Vikings in 2012 with a core of young talent in place and a team motivated for success. With the unique perspective of a Super Bowl winner as a player and coach, Frazier has a proven

track record of success. His 1st title came as a starting CB with the 1985 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX. Frazier marks his 14th season as an NFL coach in 2012 and has another 11 years of collegiate coaching experience. In his 13 seasons as an NFL coach, Frazier has coached on 7 playoff teams and been a part of 6 division championships.

Entering 2012, the Vikings have added talent and improved the depth on the roster. The club selected T Matt Kalil with the #4 pick in the Draft and traded up to select S Harrison Smith at #29, giving the club a rare pair of 1st-rounders and took CB Josh Robinson with their 3rd-round choice. Kalil is the Vikings highest draft pick since Hall of Famer Chris Doleman at #4 in 1985 and the 2nd-highest off ensive lineman drafted in team history behind Hall of Famer Ron Yary at #1 in 1968. Smith is only the 3rd DB selected in the 1st round in Vikings history. Key free agent pickups TE John Carlson and WR Jerome Simpson give the club more off ensive fi repower.

Since taking over as Head Coach for the fi nal 6 games of the 2011 season Frazier has had to contend with injuries to marquee players and a QB position that was in fl ux before 1st-rounder Christian Ponder took control of the job. The Vikings of 2011 fl ashed the talent that is in place on the roster but struggled with inconsistency and injuries during a 3-13 campaign. Individually, DE Jared Allen came close to NFL history with a 22.0-sack season, breaking the Vikings record and coming within reach of the NFL’s single-season mark. Allen was recognized with an Associated Press 1st-Team All-Pro nod and a starter’s job in the Pro Bowl. He was joined at the Pro Bowl by LB Chad Greenway, who marked the 3rd of the past 4 Vikings’ 1st-round draft picks to earn Pro Bowl honors. Off ensively, Percy Harvin showed his dynamic playmaking ability as he set Vikings records for rushing yards by a WR, returned his Vikings-record 4th career kickoff for a TD and set career-highs for receiving. Rookie TE Kyle Rudolph earned All-Rookie with his 3 TDs in the 2nd half of the season and gave a glimpse into the future with his receiving skill.

2010 SeasonFrazier, who originally joined the Vikings in 2007 as Defensive Coordinator and added Assistant Head Coach to his title in 2008, notched a 3-3 record on an interim basis, including a 2-1 mark on the road after the team had lost nine consecutive away games. His steady and consistent personality and coaching style helped the Vikings prepare under unprecedented circumstances over the fi nal four weeks of the season. In that time the Vikings were forced to play home games at Detroit’s Ford Field and the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium following the roof collapse at Mall of America Field at the Metrodome in early December. Following the chaotic two weeks, the team experienced a two-day delay of a Sunday Night Football game at Philadelphia, playing a Tuesday night game instead and turning a routine road trip into a three-night extended stay.

The Vikings 2010 defense ended the season ranked #8 in the NFL, the third consecutive season the Vikings ranked in the top 10 in total defense for the fi rst time since 1992-94. The unit scored touchdowns on turnovers in the fi nal two games of the season on a fumble return and an interception return. Vikings DE Jared Allen led the team with 11.0 sacks and anchored a defensive line that allowed only 10 rushing TDs. Fellow defensive lineman DT Kevin Williams notched his sixth career Pro Bowl appearance, while LB Chad Greenway led the team for the second straight year with 149 tackles.

Off ensively, the Vikings were stifl ed by injuries and started three quarterbacks during the season. RB Adrian Peterson continued to excel, gaining 1,298 yards on the ground and scoring 12 rushing TDs. His 1,298 yards rank as the 5th-highest total in team history, giving Peterson four of the top fi ve yardage totals in Vikings annals. Peterson’s 12 rushing TDs were tied as the 4th-most in the NFL, and his 52 career rushing TDs are now tied for the most in Vikings history. Peterson was honored with his fourth straight Pro Bowl appearance.

Prior to being named Interim Head Coach, Frazier served as the Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator for the team beginning in 2007. He played a key role in the team’s consecutive NFC North titles and the most wins in the NFC over the 2008 and 2009 seasons (22). Frazier’s defensive units have ranked in the top 10 in each of the last three seasons (#6 in 2008, #6 in 2009, #8 in 2010) while notching 162 sacks from 2007-10, the 5th-most of any NFL team during that

HEAD COACH LESLIE FRAZIERtime. Under Frazier, the Vikings defense allowed the 2nd-fewest rushing yards per game (85.1 avg.) and the 9th-fewest points per game (20.4 avg.) in the NFL over the last four years.

With the unique perspective of a Super Bowl winner as a player and a coach, Frazier has a proven track record of success. His fi rst title came as a starting cornerback with the 1985 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX and he later won Super Bowl XLI as a defensive backs coach with the Indianapolis Colts. In his 12 seasons as an NFL coach, and with 11 years of collegiate experience prior to that, Frazier has suff ered a losing season only twice - his fi rst year with Philadelphia in 1999 and the Vikings 2010 season. He has coached on seven playoff teams in his 12 NFL seasons and has been a part of six division championships.

Frazier has also helped his players achieve at a high level and has now had four players earn NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in the past four seasons. He has coached fi ve players to 10 Pro Bowl appearances since joining the Vikings.

2009 SeasonIn 2009, the Vikings used a dynamic front line to continue their tradition of stopping the run and putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. The unit ranked #2 in the NFL against the run after leading the league for the previous three seasons. The Vikings tied for the NFL lead by allowing only fi ve rushing touchdowns, and the team’s NFL-best 48 sacks were the 5th-most in team history. DE Jared Allen led the way with 14.5 sacks and was recognized - along with fellow defensive lineman DT Kevin Williams - as an Associated Press First Team All-Pro. Allen, Williams and CB Antoine Winfi eld were all named to the 2010 Pro Bowl.

2008 Season The previous year, Frazier’s unit ranked #6 in overall defense and #1 against the run, making the Vikings the fi rst squad since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger to lead the league in rushing defense for three consecutive seasons (2006-08). The team’s #6 rank in total defense was the highest since the 1994 seasons and was a 14-position swing from the #20 ranking in 2007. The dominant defensive line also showed prowess as pass rushers, with Allen tying for 5th in the NFL with 14.5 sacks and the team total of 45 sacks ranking 4th. The Vikings ranked 3rd in the NFL by allowing only a 33.5% conversion rate on third downs and were 5th in the NFL by allowing just 15.8 off ensive points per game.

The 2008 squad featured four Pro Bowl players, including three defensive linemen with Jared Allen, Kevin Williams and DT Pat Williams. CB Antoine Winfi eld also earned his fi rst trip to the all-star game.

2007 SeasonIn his debut season with the Vikings in ‘07, Frazier helped the Vikings maintain their dominance against the run as they posted the #1 rush defense in the NFL for the second straight year, allowing a mere 3.1 yards per carry. The unit gave up just 74.1 yards per game on the ground and allowed only one opposing running back to break the 100-yard mark.

Frazier’s defense was opportunistic, scoring on six interception returns to tie a Vikings record and adding a pair of TDs on fumble recoveries. The Vikings six scores by interception returns ranked as the 5th-most in NFL history. The team scored on three INTs in a key road game against the N.Y. Giants to set a team record against the eventual Super Bowl XLII champions.

The Vikings defense responded to new faces and new positions with impressive performances in 2007. THe team was led in tackles by E.J. Henderson’s career-high 155 tackles in his fi rst season playing middle linebacker since 2004. Henderson added career-bests in sacks (4.5) and tackles for a loss (14). The Vikings linebacking crew entered 2007 with only Ben Leber playing his same position from the previous year. One of the most impressive individual performances came from 2nd-year LB Chad Greenway, who missed his 2006 rookie season with a knee injury but came back in ‘07 to rank 2nd on the team with 130 tackles, lead the NFL with four fumble recoveries and have a pair of interceptions, including one that he returned for his fi rst career TD.

Coach

2011-Present ............... Minnesota Vikings ...................Head Coach2010* .............................. Minnesota Vikings ................... Interim Head Coach2007-10 ......................... Minnesota Vikings ...................Defensive Coordinator2005-06 ......................... Indianapolis Colts ....................Defensive Backs2003-04 ......................... Cincinnati Bengals ...................Defensive Coordinator1999-02 ......................... Philadelphia Eagles .................Defensive Backs1997-98 ......................... University of Illinois.................Defensive Backs1988-96 ......................... Trinity International Univ. .....Head CoachPlayer

1981-86 ......................... Chicago Bears ...........................Cornerback1977-80 ......................... Alcorn State ...............................Defensive Back

* Named Interim Head Coach for fi nal six games.

FRAZIER’S COACHING/PLAYING BACKGROUND


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier

Good afternoon guys. We had a chance to go back and look at that tape this morning, defi nitely a tough loss on the road. I like the fi ght our guys showed getting back in that ball game after getting off to a slow start, battling and battling to put ourselves in a position where we had a chance at the end but just couldn’t get it done. The good news for us is that we didn’t lose anyone to any signifi cant injuries, Brian Robison banged up his elbow a little bit. Turns out that Erin Henderson should be fi ne, there was nothing serious there. Percy [Harvin] just had some cramps, he should be fi ne. Other than that we should be good health-wise. We just didn’t play well enough on the road and clean enough as a team to get a road win. We have to go back and go through the tape with our players and talk through some of those situations and try to get better. We have to get better for our next ball game.

Q: How do you rectify the penalty issues?A: You keep harping on the importance of not doing things that are self-infl icted. We had done a pretty good job a week before and we have to get back to that this next week. We’ll harp on it again this week in practice and we’ll have to do better in that area.

Q: How diffi cult is it with the replacement offi cials and not knowing their parameters?A: There could be wide-ranging answers to that. We have to make sure we’re doing the things that are necessary to play within the rules. We have offi cials at our practice, we go through with our players what holding is, what constitutes as a personal foul, what’s off sides, what’s encroachment. We got through all of those things. It’s up to us when we get in game situations to do the right things and there were times yesterday when we didn’t and it cost us.

Q: Did they explain what happened on the foul that Jasper Brinkley drew and the Colts replayed fi rst down and it should have gone to second down?A: I know exactly what you’re talking about but no we did not.

Q: Would you send that into the league?A: Yes we will.

Q: Is it bigger than usual to send those tapes into the league now? A: No, they still have the same rules in place as for what numbers we can send as they did with the previous offi cials.

Q: Did Jared Allen’s personal foul look like one to you?A: Great hustle on his part, he was running all day trying to catch up to that quarterback. Just have to have a little awareness of where you are on the fi eld; it looks like he kind of lost where he was on the fi eld. I liked the eff ort, I like what he was trying to get accomplished, but just have a little awareness of where you are on the fi eld and probably have to pull up in that situation.

Q: With how much these guys are coached to play hard, with the penalties like that one, is there a way to balance that?A: Well you’re right, we coach them to play hard and what Jared was doing on that particular play is exactly what you want to see from an eff ort standpoint, but there is a balance. You want to play smart, you have to have a little recognition in certain situations and adhere to when you’re possibly crossing that line. That’s when you have to play smart.

Q: When you drop the two deep defense and the linebackers deep on the Reggie Wayne touchdown, how is that supposed to work on paper?A: What should happen is our ‘Mike’ linebacker should be in the middle of the fi eld contesting that play and making it a diffi cult completion, if it’s going to be a completion, for that wide receiver or tight end, whoever that is that the quarterback is throwing to. That’s the way it’s designed, for the middle linebacker, and our safeties, to converge and be factors as well.

Q: The linebacker is almost being asked to do something that they can’t do physically, covering a receiver 30 yards outs, is the safety supposed to help him more?A: You should get some safety help depending on what happens with the rest of the routes. You do it because you’ve done it enough to where you know that the linebacker can make the play, along with safety help, and we got neither in that instance. It’s designed where the linebacker will get late help from the safety.

Q: With the pressure from the line, are they getting out of their lane zones to create opportunities for the quarterback to get upfi eld?A: One of the good things about yesterday was that we were constantly in the backfi eld with the D-line whether it was Brian [Robison], Jared [Allen] or Everson [Griff en], they did a great job of fl ushing the quarterback out of the pocket a number of times. Of course he made some plays on the run which hurt us, but we have to do a little better job of being aware of where the next guy is. The things that we were trying to accomplish for the most part we got done, we just couldn’t always get him down. The time that Brian had him in the endzone could have been a possible safety. You have to give their quarterback some credit, he did a good job. We had some opportunities to get him on the ground and we couldn’t.

Q: Were you surprised with Andrew Luck’s awareness back there?A: I don’t know if I would say surprised to a degree, but being a rookie, he showed a lot of poise and good instincts; being able to feel the pressure. There were a couple times that I don’t think he saw our guys coming and he moved a little bit, he did a good job.

Q: When you look at some of the sacks Christian Ponder took, is he holding onto the ball too long or are the receivers not getting open?A: I think on one occasion, it was defi nitely we didn’t have anyone for him to get the ball to and we just have to handle that a little bit diff erent. For the most part, he’s doing the right things with the ball. We had some breakdowns in protection. We had a couple of times where we didn’t have anyone open and he was stuck with the ball. For the most part, he made good decisions with the ball. You hate to see the sack caused-fumble. You’d like to do a little bit better job in that situa-tion. You don’t want to turn the ball over, fi nd a way to get it out of my hands in that instance. For the most part, he’s done a good job back there.

Q: Jared Allen came out for two plays after the personal foul penalty. Was that to calm him down or was it just to make a change?A: We’re trying to take some reps off of him and we were doing it there as well. We’re doing the same thing with Kevin (Williams), trying to rotate some diff erent guys in. It’s just part of the rotation.

Q: Does the slow starts by the off ense concern you and how do you avoid digging yourself a hole in the fi rst half?A: It’s something we’re going to talk about. You like the fact that we’re fi nding our groove as the game goes on but we’d like to get started earlier. We talked about that during the week. On the road, you really don’t want to get the home crowd involved, especially when it’s their home-opener and we’re moving the ball on off ense in the fi rst half but we weren’t fi nishing with touchdowns. Those fi eld goals, if they were touchdowns, maybe the game is a little bit diff erent early on, but it is something we have to go back and keep looking at this week. We’re going to be playing at home. We want to get off to a fast start on off ense and defense along with special teams and have our fans in the game early. We’d like to get off to a fast start.

Q: Are there things that can be done to get the ball downfi eld?A: We think Devin (Aromashodu) and Michael (Jenkins) can make some plays for us downfi eld. We think Stephen Burton has the capability of doing that as well.

FROM THE HEAD COACH


We’re going to continue to take some shots. We took a shot yesterday with Michael. We expect to do it again in this ball game against San Francisco and we think that those guys can come up with some plays for us down the fi eld. Obviously, Percy is still a big play guy for us. We get the ball to him in diff erent ways but other receivers, we still have confi dence that they can make some plays down the fi eld.

Q: Is there consideration to do more hurry-up off ense even if it’s not necessarily needed?A: We’ll look at it. We do have some no-huddle in our off ense but we’ll take a look at what we’re doing and how we’re doing it and what’s going to give us the best chance to succeed this next weekend. We’re going to explore all avenues. We want to get off to a faster start for sure.

Q: Is John Carlson still behind?A: I don’t think so. I think physically, he is fi ne now. He has a pretty good understanding of what we’re asking him to do on off ense. No, his absence as far as produc-tion, I don’t think it has anything to do with not being up to speed. He’s pretty much where we need him to be right now. It’s just a matter of fi nding an opportunity for him. We tried some things and it just didn’t work out for him yesterday but we’re looking for him and we do expect him to be a contributor as we go forward.

Q: Is this the number of snaps you expected for him after all of the talk of the two tight end off ense?A: We do want to expand it as we go. He got more snaps in this ball game than he did in the fi rst ball game and we’ll probably do the same next week, just try to continue to increase. We do want to make him a little bit more of a focal point. We had some things they took away that we had for him but we’ll keep exploring. We think he has the potential to really be an explosive player for us in our off ense.

Q: When do you have to make roster move for when Jerome Simpson returns next Monday? Do you have any leeway? A: No, once we activate him, in that 24, 48-hour span, we’ll have to let someone go once we decide.

Q: In order for him to be able to practice Wednesday?A: In order for him to have that Wednesday practice, yeah.

Q: Are you going to take a receiver off the roster or are you looking at other positions?A: We’ll decide or talk about it a little bit later on.

Q: What was the coverage you played on that last completion they had to Reggie Wayne? Was there too much cushion?A: We ran a zone-pressure and we were in something like a 3 Deep behind the zone pressure and I’d like for Josh (Robinson) to push it a little bit more. We think that would help him but the pressure is what you’re counting on and we didn’t get enough pressure. They recognized it. They did a good job of blocking the pres-sure so he is under the gun a little bit in that situation. You’re calling it to get pressure on the quarterback. We didn’t get good pressure.

Q: Is there anything overall that concerns you about the defense the most?A: We’d like to be better in two-minute. We’re not doing very well right now in two minutes, at two minutes before the half, at two minutes at the end of the game. That’s glaring so we have to do better. The way our team is built, we’re going to play a lot of close games. We’ve talked about that all along with our guys and we have to play good two minute off ense, good two minute defense, good red zone defense, good red zone off ense. Two minutes, yeah, we have to do better in that area.

Q: What is the etiquette on kneel downs at the end of the game?A: For us, is there an etiquette? I don’t know if there is an etiquette. I don’t know if there is. We know what we would do but I’ve never sat and told our guys, ‘Hey, if they take a kneel down or we take a kneel down, this is what the expectations are.’ I don’t think we’ve ever really went into detail about what should happen when that play happens.

Q: What went into the decision to have Marcus Sherels return the kick at the end of the half instead of Percy Harvin?A: I wanted Percy to be fresh for our two-minute drill. I told Mike Priefer that I wanted him to be ready for our two-minute and let Marcus take it. That was it. As far as bringing it out, we gave him some parameters, all the returners, about what the depth is that they can bring it out and what the parameters are. Marcus made a decision and we support that decision. We got it back to, I think, the 16 as opposed to starting at the 20. That was the reason why Percy wasn’t back there.

Q: Is there any thought of giving Percy Harvin some time off during the week to let him recuperate?A: We do have to be conscious of how much we are using him and what we’re doing with him when we go through a week of practice as we get further into the season, but we’re always talking to him, talking to Adrian [Peterson] and talking to other guys who we utilize quite a bit in ball games, as to where they are health-wise and making sure that on Sundays they are ready to go so we’ll always be in communication with Percy about his health and where he is and what we need to do that week for him to be ready to play on Sunday.

Q: So at this point there are no concerns with him?A: Nope. Not to this point. Other than the way he plays, you always have to conscious of his numbers, number of hits he takes, he’s not a big guy in stature, but he plays big so we’re always aware of the number of hits he’s taking, how many touches he’s getting in a ball game, whether it be kickoff or at wide receiver or running back.

Q: Adrian kind of came back to earth during the second game. Was he feeling OK or were the opportunities just not there?A: He’s feeling pretty good. We started off running the ball well early in the game. We were getting fi ve or six yards a clip but it was nothing to do with him. He felt good, we just couldn’t stay with the run game because of where we were in the second half of the game but he did well in the time he was out there.

Q: What can you do to get a sense of urgency early or to get an early start?A: We’ve done a good job these fi rst two weeks, although the fi rst half I think we had it with 1:41 and we ended up going three-and-out and we had an opportu-nity, we missed that seven route, but our two-minute off ense has been good for us. We have to look at what we’re doing as a whole on off ense and see what we need to do to get a faster start. It would really help us, especially this week at home, to get off to a faster start at home. We’ll look at everything we’re doing and try to come up with a good plan that will help us to get off to a faster start.

Q: Considering what Percy Harvin is doing for you, how hard is it to limit his snaps?A: Man, he’s off to a great start for us, no question about it. It’s working just like we wanted it to when we sat down this off season and talked about being able to utilize his strengths and it is tough to take him off the fi eld but we have to be smart. It’s a long, long season and he is a primary weapon for us on off ense. That’s obvious to opposing defenses, but we don’t want to overextend him, but at the same time, we have to utilize his talents and we’re trying to be judicious in doing that but he’s such a gifted guy, as you mentioned. It’s hard to have him sit over there for any length of time so we have to be smart as we go along.

Q: A lot of guys like to get in a rhythm, so how do you have to counteract that? A: To some degree you do. He’s one of those guys who wants to be out there. He wants to return every kick, he wants to catch every ball, he wants to get the handoff s. We’re the ones who have to be smart on how to use him and know that we need him for not only this game, but for many games so it’s a fi ne line. He’s so valuable to us but we also know, the way he plays, he’s going to have some collisions on a regular basis so it’s a fi ne line trying to have that balance.

FROM THE HEAD COACH


VIKINGS-49ERS GAME INFORMATION

NFL Head Coach: 2nd YearOverall NFL Experience: 4th YearCoaching Experience: 18th YearOverall NFL Record: 15-3-0Regular Season: 15-3-0Postseason: 1-1Record with SF: 15-3-0Record vs. MIN: 0-0College: Michigan (‘86)

Jim Harbaugh enters his second season as head coach after leading the 49ers to a 13-3 regular season record, its best since 1997, and a NFC West Division title, its fi rst since 2002, last year. The consensus NFL Coach of the Year also led his squad to its fi rst appearance in the NFC Championship game since 1998. Known to routinely defl ect all credit for success to his players, Harbaugh had a great deal to be proud of in 2011. San Francisco boasted a league-high fi ve First-Team Associated Press All-Pros - DT Justin Smith, LB Patrick Willis, LB NaVorro Bowman, K David Akers and P Andy Lee (Justin Smith as a DE , LT Joe Staley and CB Carlos Rogers were named to the Second Team). The 49ers also posted a NFL-high nine Pro Bowl selections – Smith, Willis, Akers, Lee, Rogers, Staley, S Dashon Goldson, RB Frank Gore, and LS Brian Jennings. Harbaugh joined the 49ers after a four-year stint as the head coach at Stanford University, composing the biggest turnaround in school history over a four-year span (2007-10). He posted a 20-6 record over the last two seasons, which included a historic 12-1 season (2010) that was punctuated by an Orange Bowl win in the fi rst Bowl Championship Series bowl appearance in school history. Harbaugh orchestrated two of the highest scoring teams in school history, three of the top four rushing teams in program history and back-to-back bowl appearances for the fi rst time since 1995 and ’96. Along his coaching trail, Harbaugh served stints as the head coach at the University of San Diego (2004- 06) and as an off ensive assistant with the Oakland Raiders (2002-03). As a fi rst round draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 1987, Harbaugh played for fi ve teams over 15 seasons and ranks in the NFL’s top-50 in two career passing categories - completions (41st) and pass attempts (45th). As a player, he helped lead the University of Michigan to two bowl appearances, garnering Big Ten Player of the Year honors.

HARBAUGH LEADS THE 49ERS VIKINGS-49ERS CONNECTIONSVIKINGS-49ERS CONNECTIONS

• Vikings Off ensive Coordinator Bill Musgrave played QB for the 49ers from 1991-94 and served as the backup to Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Steve Young. Musgrave was a member of the 49ers that won Super Bowl XXIX.

• Vikings Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Linebackers Coach Mike Sin-

gletary received his fi rst head coaching experience with the 49ers after fi lling in on an interim basis for the fi nal 9 games of the 2008 season. After dropping the fi rst 2 games, Singletary led the team to a 5-2 record and was named the 49ers Head Coach for the 2009 season.

• Vikings Wide Receivers Coach George Stewart spent 1996-2002 in the same role with the 49ers. Stewart went to 3 NFC Championship games with San Francisco.

• 49ers WR Randy Moss spent 1998-2004 and part of the 2010 season with the Vikings. Moss is 2nd in Vikings history in receptions and touchdowns trailing Cris Carter in each category. A 5-time Pro Bowler with the Vikings, Moss holds the top 3 single-season receiving marks in Vikings history and hauled in 92 career TDs en route to 5 Pro Bowl berths.

• The past 3 Vikings players to earn Associated Press Off ensive Rookie of the Year honors will be in action on Sunday- Randy Moss (‘98), Adrian Peter-

son (‘07) and Percy Harvin (‘09).• Vikings QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson spent training camp and preseason

with the 49ers prior the 2011 season but was released before the regular season. Bethel-Thompson also attended Balboa High in San Francisco.

• Vikings Personnel Consultant Paul Wiggin started his coaching career in 1968 tutoring the 49ers defensive line.

• Vikings rookie FB Rhett Ellison’s father, Riki Ellison, played LB for the 49ers from 1983-89, helping San Francisco to 3 Super Bowl titles.

LOCAL CONNECTIONS

• 49ers GM Trent Baalke attended Bemidji State in Minnesota where he played LB, receiving All-Northern Sun Conference honors.

• 49ers Regional Scout Scott Brown coached 4 season at the University of Minnesota where he led the defensive line from 1992-94 and the lineback-ers in 1995.

• After attending junior college, 49ers CB Tramaine Brock spent his junior season at the University of Minnesota before transferring.

NFL CONNECTIONS

• Mike Singletary and Jim Harbaugh were teammates with the Chicago Bears from 1987-92.

• Bill Musgrave and 49ers secondary coach Ed Donatell coached together in Atlanta in 2006 when Musgrave was the Falcons off ensive coordinator and Donatell was the team’s defensive coordinator.

• Vikings Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer also coached with Ed Do-

natell in Denver from 2009-10 when Priefer was the special teams coordi-nator and Donatell coached the secondary.

• Mike Priefer and 49ers off ensive line coach Mike Solari coached together in Kansas City during the 2006-2007 season. Priefer was the Chiefs special teams coordinator while Solari was the team’s off ensive coordinator.

• Vikings C Joe Berger was teammates with 49ers WR Ted Ginn Jr. in 2009 when the two were with the Miami Dolphins. Vikings running backs coach James Saxon also held the same position with the Dolphins in 2009.

• Vikings LB Marvin Mitchell was teammates in New Orleans with 49ers C Jonathan Goodwin from 2008-10, winning Super Bowl XLIV together.

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS

• Vikings RB Toby Gerhart played under current 49ers head coach Jim Har-

baugh at the Stanford University from 2008-09.• 49ers Linebackers Coach Jim Leavitt held the head coaching position at

the University of South Florida while Vikings S Mistral Raymond and LB Tyrone McKenzie played for the Bulls. Leavitt coached Raymond from 2008-09 and McKenzie from 2007-08.

• Vikings LB Erin Henderson and 49ers TE Vernon Davis played 2 years to-gether (2004-05) at the University of Maryland.

• 49ers LB Patrick Willis and Vikings S Jamarca Sanford were teammates for 3 seasons at Ole Miss.

2011-Present ....................................San Francisco 49ers ................................Head Coach2007-10 ..............................................Stanford ......................................................Head Coach2004-06 ..............................................University of San Diego ........................Head Coach2002-03 ..............................................Oakland Raiders ......................................Off ensive Assistant1994-2001 .........................................Western Kentucky ...................................Volunteer Assistant

2001 ....................................................Carolina Panthers (QB) 1999-2000 .........................................San Diego Chargers (QB) 1998 ....................................................Baltimore Ravens (QB) 1994-97 ..............................................Indianapolis Colts (QB) 1987-93 ..............................................Chicago Bears (QB) 1983-86 ..............................................Michigan (QB)

HARBAUGH’S COACHING BACKGROUND

HARBAUGH’S PLAYING BACKGROUND



VIKINGS PERFORMANCES VS. 49ERS

VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. 49ERS

VIKINGS VS. 49ERS SERIES NOTES

Jared Allen..................................................2 games, 7 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1.0 TFL

John Carlson...............................................6 games, 17 rec., 182 yards

Percy Harvin ...............................................1 game, 4 rec., 51 yards, 1 KR TD

Adrian Peterson .........................................2 games, 33 att., 88 yards

Kevin Williams ............................................4 games, 11 tackles, 3.0 sacks, 1 INT, 1 TD

* In his second game as a pro, TE John Carlson led the Seahawks with 6 receptions for 78 yards against the 49ers on 9/14/08. The Seahawks lost in overtime 33-30.

* LB Chad Greenway led the Vikings with 7 tackles in a 27-7 win over the 49ers on 12/9/07.

* WR Percy Harvin made 4 receptions for 51 yards and returned his fi rst of team record 4 kickoff return TDs, 101 yards for against the 49ers on 9/27/09 in a thrilling 27-24 Vikings win. Harvin was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his eff ort.

* RB Adrian Peterson led the Vikings with 85 rushing yards on 19 attempts (4.5 avg.) against the 49ers on 9/27/09. The Vikings won 27-24.

* DT Kevin Williams helped the Vikings defeat the 49ers 27-7 on 12/9/07, intercepting a pass on the fi rst play from scrimmage and returning it 18 yards for a touchdown. Williams also recorded his 1st career sack against San Francisco on 9/28/03 in a Vikings 35-7 win.

* CB Antoine Winfi eld recorded 2 tackles and intercepted an Alex Smith pass against the 49ers on 11/5/06. The 49ers defeated the Vikings 9-3.

* The Vikings and 49ers have played 44 times overall with San Francisco hold-ing a 22-21-1 series record.

*The 49ers own the advantage in the regular season series. The teams have met 44 previous times in the regular season with the 49ers holding an edge at 22-21-1. They have met in the postseason 5 times, with the 49ers holding the advantage at 4-1.

* The last time the Vikings and 49ers met was in Week 3 of 2009, when Vikings QB Brett Favre connected with WR Greg Lewis for a 32-yard touchdown in the fi nal seconds to give the Vikings a 27-24 win at Mall of America Field.

*This will be the fi rst regular season meeting between Minnesota and San Francisco since Leslie Frazier became head coach of the Vikings.

* The Vikings and 49ers have played one overtime game in their series his-tory, a 27-24 Vikings win at San Francisco in 1986.

* The Vikings and 49ers faced off in the playoff s 3 straight seasons from 1987-89.

VIKINGS-49ERS SERIES BY THE NUMBERSRecord vs. 49ers ......................................................................................... 49ers 22-21-1Last regular season game ............................................Vikings 27, 49ers 24 (2009)Vikings largest winning margin .........................31; Vikings 45, 49ers 14 (1963)49ers largest winning margin ............................... 44; 49ers 51, Vikings 7 (1984)Current series streak .........................................................................................Vikings 2 Vikings longest win streak ........................................................................ 5 (1963-65)49ers longest win streak .........................................4, Twice; (1961-62) (1988-90)Most Points, Vikings ......................................................................................... 45 (1963)Most Points, 49ers ...........................................................................................51 (19684)Most Points, both teams ........................................83; Vikings 42, 49ers 41 (1965)Fewest Points, Vikings ................................................... 3; 49ers 9, Vikings 3 (2006)Fewest Points, 49ers .....................................................3, Vikings 28, 49ers 3 (1966)Fewest Points, both teams .........................................12; 49ers 9, Vikings 3 (2006)

A WIN WOULD...* Improve the Vikings record against the NFC to 341-270-9 all time.

* Improve the Vikings record against the NFC West to 64-52-3 all time.

* Improve Minnesota’s record to 22-22-1 in the overall series with the 49ers.

* Give the Vikings their 5th-straight win over the 49ers at Mall of America Field.

VIKINGS VS. 49ERS ALL-TIME

Won 21, Lost 22, Tie 1; Home 13-9, Away 8-13-1

Year Site Result

1961 Minneapolis San Francisco 38-24 San Francisco San Francisco 38-28 1962 San Francisco San Francisco 21-7 Minneapolis San Francisco 35-12 1963 San Francisco Minnesota 24-20 Minneapolis Minnesota 45-14 1964 San Francisco Minnesota 27-22 Minneapolis Minnesota 24-7 1965 San Francisco Minnesota 42-41 Minneapolis San Francisco 45-24 1966 San Francisco Tie, 20-20 Minneapolis Minnesota 28-3 1967 Minneapolis San Francisco 27-21 1968 San Francisco Minnesota 30-20 1969 Minneapolis Minnesota 10-7 1970* Minneapolis San Francisco 17-14 1971 Minneapolis San Francisco 13-9 1972 San Francisco San Francisco 20-17 1973 San Francisco Minnesota 17-13 1975 Minneapolis Minnesota 27-17 1976 San Francisco San Francisco 20-16 1977 Minneapolis Minnesota 28-27 1979 Minneapolis Minnesota 28-22 1983 Minneapolis San Francisco 48-17 1984 San Francisco San Francisco 51-7 1985 Minneapolis Minnesota 28-21 1986 San Francisco Minnesota 27-24 (OT) 1987* San Francisco Minnesota 36-24 1988 San Francisco San Francisco 24-21 1988* San Francisco San Francisco 34-9 1989* San Francisco San Francisco 41-13 1990 Minneapolis San Francisco 20-17 1991 Minneapolis Minnesota 17-14 1992 Minneapolis San Francisco 20-17 1993 San Francisco San Francisco 38-19 1994 Minneapolis Minnesota 21-14 1995 San Francisco San Francisco 37-30 1997 San Francisco San Francisco 28-17 1997* San Francisco San Francisco 38-22 1999 Minneapolis Minnesota 40-16 2003 Minneapolis Minnesota 35-7 2006 San Francisco San Francisco 9-3 2007 San Francisco Minnesota 27-7 2009 Minneapolis Minnesota 27-24 *NFC Divisional Playoff Game

VIKINGS-49ERS ALL-TIME



2012 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (Qualifying players only/2012 regular season NFL rankings)

2012 Minnesota Vikings

Category Player Total NFC Rank NFL Rank

Scoring Walsh ...................................22 .................2t .......................... 4tPassing Yds. Ponder ..............................515 ................ 10 .........................17tPassing TDs Ponder .................................. 2 ................12t ........................23tPasser Rating Ponder ..........................110.6 ..................5 ............................6Completion Pct. Ponder .............................75.8 ..................1 ............................1Rushing Att. Peterson .............................33 .................5t .........................12tRushing Yds. Peterson ...........................144 ..................7 ...........................15Rushing TDs Peterson ............................... 2 .................1t .......................... 2tReceptions Harvin .................................18 .................2t .......................... 2tReceiving Yds. Harvin ...............................188 ..................9 ..........................10tReceiving TDs Burton/Rudolph ................ 1 ................12t ........................21tInterceptions -Sacks Henderson .......................... 2 .................5t .......................... 9tFGs Made Walsh ..................................... 6 .................1t .......................... 1tFG Pct. Walsh .............................100.0 .................1t .......................... 1tNet Punting Avg. Kluwe ...............................44.8 ..................1 ............................4Punt Ret. Avg. Sherels .............................10.4 ..................6 ...........................16KO Ret. Avg. Harvin ..............................33.2 ..................3 ............................3

2012 San Francisco 49ers

Category Player Total NFC Rank NFL Rank

Scoring Akers ....................................21 ..................5 ........................... 8tPassing Yds. Ale. Smith ........................437 ................ 13 ..........................24Passing TDs Ale. Smith ............................ 4 .................2t .......................... 3tPasser Rating Ale. Smith ....................115.9 ..................2 ............................2Completion Pct. Ale. Smith .......................70.2 ..................4 ............................5Rushing Att. Gore .....................................33 .................5t .........................12tRushing Yds. Gore ...................................201 ..................2 ............................4Rushing TDs Gore ....................................... 2 .................1t .......................... 2tReceptions Crabtree .............................13 .................8t .........................10tReceiving Yds. Crabtree ...........................143 ................16t ........................24tReceiving TDs Davis ...................................... 3 ..................1 ........................... 1tInterceptions Bowman/Goldson ............ 1 .................8t .........................10tSacks Ald. Smith ............................ 2 .................5t .......................... 9tFGs Made Akers ...................................... 5 .................5t .......................... 8tFG Pct. Akers ..............................100% .................1t .......................... 1tPunting Avg. Lee .....................................34.4 ................ 14 ..........................25Punt Ret. Avg. -KO Ret. Avg. Hunter ..............................23.2 ................ 12 ..........................21

NFL WEEK THREE SCHEDULEThursday, September 20

NY Giants at Carolina Panthers .......................................................................7:20 p.m.

Sunday, September 23

Tampa Bay at Dallas ......................................................................................... 12:00 p.m.Jacksonville at Indianapolis .......................................................................... 12:00 p.m.Buff alo at Cleveland ........................................................................................ 12:00 p.m.New York Jets at Miami Dolphins ............................................................... 12:00 p.m.Kansas City at New Orleans .......................................................................... 12:00 p.m.Cincinnati at Washington .............................................................................. 12:00 p.m.St. Louis at Chicago .......................................................................................... 12:00 p.m.San Francisco at Minnesota .......................................................................... 12:00 p.m.Detroit at Tennessee ........................................................................................ 12:00 p.m.Atlanta at San Diego ..........................................................................................4:05 p.m.Philadelphia at Arizona .....................................................................................4:05 p.m.Pittsburgh at Oakland ........................................................................................4:25 p.m.Houston at Denver ..............................................................................................4:25 p.m.New England at Baltimore ...............................................................................7:20 p.m.

Monday, September 24

Green Bay at Seattle ...........................................................................................7:30 p.m.

2012 STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT

Vikings 49ers

1-1 Record 2-0 46 ........................................Total Points Scored ....................................... 57 23.0 .........................................Points Per Game ........................................ 28.5 46 ...................................Off ensive Points Scored................................... 57 39 ................................................First Downs ............................................... 46 358.0 ................................ Total Off ense Per Game ................................ 363.0 5.8 ....................................... Avg. Yards Per Play ........................................5.9 109.0 ...........................Net Rushing Yards Per Game ........................... 167.0 249.0 ............................Net Passing Yards Per Game ........................... 196.0 0/0 .........................Had Intercepted/Yards Returned ........................ 0/0 2 ............................................Total Giveaways ............................................ 1 6/17 ............................... Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost ............................... 7/45 27:36 .................................... Possession Average .................................... 31:17 9/25 ...................................Third Down Effi ciency ................................... 6/20 1/1 .................................. Fourth Down Effi ciency .................................. 0/0 16/152 .......................................Penalties/Yards .......................................13/128 46 .................................. Opp. Total Points Scored .................................. 41 23.0 ...................................Opp. Points Per Game ................................... 20.5 46 ............................Total Off ensive Points Allowed ........................... 34 39 .........................................Opp. First Downs .......................................... 36 316.5 ...........................Opp. Total Off ense Per Game .......................... 310.0 4.6 ................................. Opp. Avg. Yards Per Play ..................................5.1 98.5 ...................... Opp. Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...................... 63.5 218.0 ......................Opp. Net Passing Yards Per Game ...................... 246.5 11/76 ..................................Opp. Penalties/Yards ..................................18/144 0 ...................Defensive Interceptions/Yards Returned ............... 2/31 1 ............................................Total Takeaways............................................ 2 4/48 .................................. Defensive Sacks/Yards .................................. 5/40 -1 ............................................ Turnover Ratio ............................................+1 9/44.8 ............................... Punts/Net Punting Avg. ............................... 8/34.4

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VIKINGS MEDIA-ONLY FTP SITE

Team Total Games All-Time Series Titles*Chicago Bears ........................102 .......................... 52-48-2 ........................................2Detroit Lions ...........................101 .......................... 66-33-2 ........................................0Green Bay Packers ................102 .......................... 48-53-1 ........................................5* Since 2002 division realignment

The following numbers are combined NFC Central and NFC North:

Playoff Appearances Division Titles26 .......................Minnesota Vikings 18 .......................Minnesota Vikings 12 ............................... Chicago Bears 8 ................................. Chicago Bears 12 ....................... Green Bay Packers 6 ......................... Green Bay Packers 8 ..................................Detroit Lions 5 ....................................Detroit Lions 6 .............. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 ................Tampa Bay Buccaneers

VIKINGS VS. NFC NORTH

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. ConfMinnesota 1 1 0 .500 46 46 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 45 40 1-1 0-0 1-0 1-1Chicago 1 1 0 .500 51 44 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1Detroit 1 1 0 .500 46 50 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1

x-playoff berth; y-division winner; z-fi rst round bye

2012 NFC NORTH STANDINGS


BILL MUSGRAVE

Off ensive Coordinator

Bill Musgrave enters his 2nd season as Off ensive Coordinator of the Vikings in 2012 and 20th NFL campaign overall as both a player and coach. The 2011 Vikings off ense tallied 75 rushes of 10+

yards, keeping defenses off balance through creative personnel packages. WR Percy Harvin’s role in the off ense was greatly enhanced as the 3rd-year player set a career-high with 87 receptions, the 6th-most in the NFL for the season and 4th-most among WRs. Harvin set a Vikings record with 52 carries for 345 yards and 2 TDs on the ground, ranking among the NFL’s all-time leaders for rushing by a WR. A former NFL signal-caller himself, Musgrave was a backup to Joe Montana and Steve Young in San Francisco from 1991-94, working under coaches Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and Gary Kubiak. He played from 1995-96 with Denver where he backed up John Elway when Shanahan took over the reins as Broncos head coach. With Atlanta from 2006-10, Musgrave helped mold the Falcons off ense, highlighted by an impressive 2010 season, leading the way for a 13-3 regular season mark. Prior to coaching in Atlanta, Musgrave worked with the Redskins QBs in 2005. Musgrave worked with Jacksonville in 2003-04, serving as off ensive coordinator/QBs coach. Byron Leftwich was the Jaguars regular starter at QB and Musgrave worked with youngster David Garrard, a 2nd-year pro in 2003, keeping him prepared as he played in 6 games and started 2 during Musgrave’s tenure with the Jaguars. During the 1999 and 2000 campaigns, Musgrave worked with the QBs in Carolina and also served as off ensive coordinator in 2000 under George Seifert. Musgrave’s fi rst NFL coaching experience came at Oakland in 1997 as QBs coach and he worked at Philadelphia under Ray Rhodes in 1999, serving as off ensive coordinator for the fi nal 10 games of the season. A standout QB at Oregon from 1987-90, Musgrave was a 3-year team captain for the Ducks and led the team to consecutive bowl bids in 1989 and 1990. A native of Grand Junction, CO, Musgrave and wife, Neely, have 4 children.

ALAN WILLIAMS

Defensive Coordinator

A strong background teaching defensive play and a winning pedigree give Alan Williams a foundation for taking the Vikings defense back to the top of its game as he assumes the Defensive Coordinator duties

for Minnesota in 2012. In Williams’ previous 11 NFL seasons, he was part of 10 straight playoff teams, 7 Division champions and advanced to Super Bowl XLI and XLIV. Williams enters his 12th season of NFL coaching in 2012 and is reunited with a former colleague as his new boss. Williams and Leslie Frazier served on the Indianapolis staff in 2005-06, working with the defensive backs. The duo reached the pinnacle following the 2006 season when the Colts won Super Bowl XLI over Chicago. Williams got his fi rst taste of NFL coaching in 2001 with Tampa Bay as part of Tony Dungy’s staff , who he followed to Indianapolis the following season. In Williams’ decade working with the Colts DBs, the club ranked in the top 6 in NFL passing defense 5 times and fi nished out of the top 15 only once. The Colts’ playoff success was in part due in part to the defense snaring interceptions at record rate. In the 9 straight Colts playoff appearances from 2002-10 the team snared 18 INTs, 2nd in the NFL over that span to only New England’s 22. From 2002-10 the Colts allowed 20+ TD passes only 2 times and had 10+ INTs each year. Williams got his break as an NFL coach in 2001 with Tampa Bay under head coach Tony Dungy where he joined a defensive staff that included Monte Kiffi n and Mike Tomlin along with John Lynch, Ronde Barber and Donnie Abraham in the backfi eld. The Bucs went 9-7 and advanced to the NFC Wild Card playoff s. Williams grew to pursue football as a career during 9 seasons as a player and coach at William & Mary. He was a standout RB from 1988-91, ending his career with over 2,500 yards of total off ense and set a school record with 4 TDs in playoff action against Massachusetts. After graduation from the College in 1992 he coached prep football and track at Norview High in his home town of Norfolk, VA from 1992-95 before returning to his alma mater. From 1996-2000, the opening 2 seasons as RBs coach and the fi nal 3 as DBs coach from 1998-2000. Williams and wife, Lisa, have 3 sons- Christian, Solomon and Nathan.

MIKE PRIEFER

Special Teams Coordinator

Mike Priefer begins his 2nd year with the Vikings organization as the Special Teams Coordinator. The 11-year NFL coaching veteran has held the same title with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs in years past. Priefer’s special teams units are known for creating

big-play opportunities. Since coming in the league, Priefer has seen his units account for 13 scores (6 kick returns, 4 punt returns, 1 blocked punt, 1 botched fi eld goal and 1 safety). He has also seen his squads blcok 15 kicks (7 punts, 6 fi eld goals, 2 extra points) since 2002. Priefer could not have asked for a better start to the 2011 season. Percy Harvin took the opening kickoff , Week 1 at San Diego, 103 yards for a TD, the 1st opening kickoff returned for a TD in Vikings history. 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. The Vikings set a team record in 2011 with a 26.9 average on KORs, good for 2nd in the NFL. During the 2010 season in Denver, Priefer had 3 players rank in the Top 10 in each of their respective categories. Eddie Royal was 6th in the NFL with an 11.9 punt return average. Rookie Eric Decker was 10th in KOR average at 25.3 per return. Kicker Matt Prater was tied for 6th in TBs with 20. Before joining the Broncos, Priefer cordinated Kansas City’s special teams from 2006-08 following stints as an assistant special teams coach with the New york Giants (2003-05) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2002). His coaching career began at his alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy, as a graduate assistant in 1994, and he owns 17 years of coaching experience at the professional and collegiate levels. Priefer entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Jaguars in 2002 as their assistant special teams coach. That season, punter Chris Hanson earned the fi rst Pro Bowl selection of his career. From 1994-2001, Priefer helped coach special teams at the collegiate level, working for Navy (1994-96), Youngstown State University (1997-98), Virginia Military Institute (1999) and Northern Illinois University (2000-01). Priefer was born on Aug. 21, 1966, in Cleveland. He is married to Debbie, and the couple has four children: Samantha, Michael Jr., Wilson and Katie.

BRENDAN DALY Defensive Line

JEFF DAVIDSON Off ensive Line

RYAN FICKEN Assistant Wide Receivers

JEFF IMAMURA Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs

CRAIG JOHNSON Quarterbacks

JIMMIE JOHNSON Tight Ends

TOM KANAVY Strength and Conditioning

AARON MCLAURIN Assistant Strength and Conditioning

FRED PAGAC Linebackers

DIRON REYNOLDS Assistant Defensive Line

JAMES SAXON Running Backs

RYAN SILVERFIELD Assistant Off ensive Line

MIKE SINGLETARY Special Asst. to the Head Coach/LBs

KEVIN STEFANSKI Assistant Quarterbacks

GEORGE STEWART Wide Receivers

MARTIN STREIGHT Assistant Strength and Conditioning

CAMERON TURNER Assistant to the Head Coach

CHRIS WHITE Assistant Special Teams

JOE WOODS Defensive Backs

2012 ASSISTANT COACHES

2012 COACHING STAFF


Date Opponent All-Time Series Notes

9/9 JACKSONVILLE 4-1-0 The Vikings kicked off the season with a thrilling 26-23 overtime victory at Mall of America Field over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rookie K Blair Walsh drilled a 55-yard FG as time expired to force overtime, before kicking a 38-yard game-winning FG.

9/16 at Indianapolis 7-16-1 The Colts defeated the Vikings 23-20 on a late 53-yard FG by Adam Vinatieri. The Vikings are now 0-11 all-time on the road against the Colts.

9/23 SAN FRANCISCO 21-22-1 Minnesota will look to extend their 4-game win streak against San Francisco at home. The last time the 49ers beat the Vikings in Minnesota was 1992

9/30 at Detroit 66-33-1 The Vikings have won 15 of their last 18 games in De-troit. They also hold a 30-20-1 record all-time against the Lions in Detroit.

10/7 TENNESSEE 7-4-0 The Titans make a rare visit to Minnesota, only playing there in 2001, 2004, and now in 2012. The will be only the 12th meeting between the Vikings and the Houston/Tennessee franchise.

10/14 at Washington 10-11-0 Head Coach Leslie Frazier returns to FedEx Field, the site of his fi rst-ever victory as a head coach. The Vi-kings have won 2 straight games in Washington. This will be the 3rd straight year Minnesota has played at Washington.

10/21 ARIZONA 14-10-0 The last Cardinals victory in Minnesota came in 1977 when the team still played in St. Louis. The Vikings have won 6 consecutive home games against Arizona. The two teams have met every season since 2008.

10/25 TAMPA BAY 31-21-0 The Vikings will host their fi rst Thursday Night game since 2000 when they face the Buccaneers in a Week 8 matchup televised on NFL Network. The Vikings have a 5-6 record all-time on Thursday night. The last Thursday night game the Vikings played in was a 14-9 loss at New Orleans in the 2010 NFL season opener. The last time the Vikings played a game televised on NFL Network was a 9-7 loss to Green Bay on 12/21/06.

11/4 at Seattle 5-6-0 The Vikings will travel to Seattle for the fi rst time since their 31-13 win there in 2006. Vikings TE John Carlson will make his fi rst visit to Seattle after playing with the Seahawks from 2008-2011.

11/11 DETROIT 66-33-2 The Vikings have lost only one home game to Detroit since 1998 and hold a 36-13 home record all-time against the Lions.

11/25 at Chicago 52-48-2 The Vikings will try to get their fi rst win in the Windy City since 2007, when they beat the Bears 34-31 on a game-winning 55-yard fi eld goal by Ryan Longwell.

12/2 at Green Bay 48-53-1 The Vikings will take to the road in a Week 13 contest in which they will look to capture their fi rst win at Lambeau Field since 2009. 2012 will mark fi rst time the Vikings have played both regular season games against Green Bay in December.

12/9 CHICAGO 52-48-2 The Vikings own a 31-21 home record against Chicago and will look for their fourth victory in the past six contests against the Bears at Mall of America Field.

12/16 at St. Louis 23-16-2 The Vikings travel to the Edward Jones Dome, a site they have played at only once since 2003. The Vikings beat the Rams 38-10 in their last visit to St. Louis in 2009. The two teams have met 7 times in postseason play, with Minnesota winning 5 of the games.

12/23 at Houston 2-0-0 Minnesota makes its second trip to Houston to take on the Texans. The Vikings have not lost to the Texans since they came into the League as an expansion team in 2002.

12/30 GREEN BAY 48-53-1 The defending NFC North champions will make their way to Mall of America Field in a series that is dead-locked 25-25 when played in Minnesota. This will be the 5th season fi nale the Vikings have played against Green Bay, the last was in 1996.

A look at the most diffi cult schedules in 2012 based on opponents’ 2011 record.

Rank Team Combined W-L Pct.1. Giants* 140-116 .5472. Broncos* 139-117 .5433. Browns 135-121 .527T4. Rams 134-122 .523T4. Ravens* 134-122 .5236. Chargers 133-123 .5207. Eagles 132-124 .516T8. VIKINGS 131-125 .512

T8. Arizona 131-125 .51210. Panthers 130-126 .508T11. Seahawks 129-127 .504T11. Cowboys 129-127 .504T11. Saints* 129-127 .504T14. Jaguars 128-128 .500T14. Bengals* 128-128 .500T14. Steelers* 128-128 .500T14. Colts 128-128 .500T18. Raiders 127-129 .496T18. Dolphins 127-129 .496T20. Jets 126-130 .492T20. Chiefs 126-130 .492T20. Bears 126-130 .492T20. Lions* 126-130 .492T24. Redskins 125-131 .488T24. Falcons* 125-131 .488T24. 49ers* 125-131 .48827. Buccaneers 124-132 .48428. Titans 123-133 .480T29. Texans* 121-135 .473T29. Bills 121-135 .47331. Packers* 120-136 .46932. Patriots* 116-140 .453*Indicates team made the 2011 playoff s

2012 SCHEDULE STRENGTH

2012 SCHEDULE NOTES


2012 NEW FACESTRADESPlayer Pos. SchoolA.J. Jeff erson (ARI) ........................... CB....................................................Fresno State

FREE AGENTSPlayer Pos. SchoolMark Asper(W-BUF) ........................... T.............................................................OregonMcLeod Bethel-Thompson ...........QB.........................................Sacramento StateJohn Carlson .......................................TE....................................................Notre DameJerome Felton ....................................FB.............................................................FurmanTori Gurley (PS) ................................WR...............................................South CarolinaMarvin Mitchell .................................LB....................................................... TennesseeKevin Murphy (PS) .............................. T............................................................ HarvardGeoff Schwartz ................................... G.............................................................OregonJerome Simpson .............................WR............................................Coastal CarolinaChris Summers (PS) ........................WR.............................................................. Liberty

DRAFTED ROOKIES BY ROUNDPlayer Pos. School 1a) Matt Kalil ........................................ T....................................................................USC1b) Harrison Smith ............................. S....................................................Notre Dame3) Josh Robinson.............................. CB...............................................Central Florida4a) Jarius Wright .............................WR.......................................................... Arkansas4b) Rhett Ellison ................................FB....................................................................USC4c) Greg Childs ................................WR.......................................................... Arkansas5) Robert Blanton ............................... S....................................................Notre Dame6) Blair Walsh ........................................K............................................................ Georgia7a) Audie Cole....................................LB...........................................................NC State

UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTSPlayer Pos. School Chase Baker (PS) .............................. DT...................................................... Boise StateBobby Felder (PS) ............................ CB.................................................Nicholls StateTyler Holmes (PS) ............................... G.................................................................. TulsaErnest Owusu (PS) ...........................DE......................................................... California

VIKINGS BUILD PRACTICE SQUAD

2012 CAPTAINS BY GAME

The following eight players make up the Vikings practice squad in 2012:

Player Pos. School Exp.

62 Chase Baker .......................DT ...........................Boise State........................................R31 Bobby Felder .....................CB ...........................Nicholls State ..................................R86 Tori Gurley ..........................WR..........................South Carolina ................................166 Tyler Holmes ......................G .............................Tulsa ...................................................R68 Kevin Murphy ....................T ..............................Harvard..............................................R95 Ernest Owusu ....................DE ...........................California ..........................................R15 Chris Summers .................WR..........................Liberty ...............................................R23 Jordan Todman .................RB ...........................Connecticut .....................................1

Game Captains

Jacksonville (9/9) Chad Greenway, John Sullivan, Kevin WilliamsIndianapolis (9/16) Jared Allen, Charlie Johnson, Michael Jenkins

Starters Returning ..............................................................................................14

Starters Lost ............................................................................................................ 8

Leading Returners Player (Total)

Passing Yards .............................................................Christian Ponder (1,853)

Rushing Yards .................................................................Adrian Peterson (970)

Rushing TD ........................................................................ Adrian Peterson (12)

Receiving Yards ................................................................... Percy Harvin (967)

Receiving TD.............................................................................. Percy Harvin (6)

Punt Return Yards ...........................................................Marcus Sherels (277)

Kick Return Yards ................................................................ Percy Harvin (520)

Tackles ..............................................................................Chad Greenway (174)

Sacks ..........................................................................................Jared Allen (22.0)

Interceptions ..................................................................... Jamarca Sanford (2)

Punts ................................................................................Chris Kluwe (45.7 avg)

2012 RETURNING NUMBERS

The Vikings have had a signifi cant home-fi eld advantage since moving into Mall of America Field in 1982. The team now has a combined record of 158-88-0 (.642) all-time at Mall of America Field, which includes a 6-4 mark in post-season games. The Vikings have gone undefeated 3 times at Mall of America Field (‘89, ‘98, ‘09) and have fi nished the season undefeated at home 8 total times in team history.

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

PICKING UP PRO BOWLERSThe Vikings had 2 Pro Bowlers in 2011. Overall, the team has 6 Pro Bowl players on the roster. Of those six players, four were original draft picks by the Vikings, one was acquired via trade and one was signed as a free agent:

Jared Allen (‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11) - acquired via trade with Chiefs before 2008 seasonPercy Harvin (‘10) - Drafted in 1st round (22nd overall) in 2009Chad Greenway (‘11) - Drafted in the 1st round (17th overall) in 2006Adrian Peterson (‘08, ‘09, ‘10,’11) - Drafted in 1st round (7th overall) in 2007Kevin Williams (‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10) - Drafted in 1st round (9th overall) in 2003Antoine Winfi eld (‘09, ‘10, ‘11)- FA signee in 2004

DOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

2012 TEAM NOTES

2012 GJALLARHORN SOUNDERS

Game NameBuff alo (8/17) ..................................... Jack JablonskiSan Diego (8/24) ............................... Ted BrownJacksonville (9/9) .............................. Larry Spooner

October 25, 1993

As a member of the Chicago Bears, Jim Harbaugh was sacked a Vikingsfranchise record 9 times on Monday Night Football at Soldier Field. Harbaughwas brought down 3 times by Hall of Famer John Randle and twice by Hall ofFamer Chris Doleman.

CAPTAIN COMEBACK VS. THE VIKINGS


VIKINGS BY THE NUMBERS4

Career kickoff returns for touchdowns for WR/KR Percy Harvin. Harvin is the only Vikings player in team history to have more than one KR for a TD. He returned the opening kickoff at San Diego (9/11/11) 103 yards for the TD.

5

Consecutive seasons DE Jared Allen has fi nished with double-digit sacks. Allen led the Vikings with 22.0 sacks in 2011 after fi nishing with 11.0 last

year and 14.5 in each of his fi rst two years with the team.

11

Team record consecutive games with a sack by DE Jared Allen.

22

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

28

Career 100-yard rushing performances (including playoff s) for RB Adrian

Peterson.

50

Team sacks for the Vikings in 2011, tied for the most in the NFL.

54.5

Career sacks for Kevin Williams - the most by an NFL defensive tackle since 2003 and 9th overall in Vikings history.

66

Career rushing TDs for RB Adrian Peterson. He is 1st in Vikings history after surpassing Chuck Foreman (52) in week 2 vs. Tampa Bay.

92

Career rushes for WR Percy Harvin. He is 1st in Vikings history for a WR.

104

The length of Percy Harvin’s career-long KO return at Atlanta that tied the Vikings franchise record.

109

Career high rushing yards for Toby Gerhart in a 33-26 victory over the Washington Redskins on December 24, 2011.

110.6

QB Christian Ponder’s QB rating through the fi rst 2 games of 2012.

183

Career punts inside the 20-yard line for P Chris Kluwe, a team record and the 4th-most among all players since Kluwe joined the Vikings in 2005.

417

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

1,853

Passing yards for QB Christian Ponder in his rookie season. Ponder’s mark ranks second in Vikings history for most passing yards by a rookie trailing

only Fran Tarkenton.

6,896

Career rushing yards for RB Adrian Peterson in 5 seasons, which ranks 1st in team history. Peterson surpassed Robert Smith’s total Week 1 agianst the

Jacksonville Jaguars.

2012 TEAM NOTES

Minnesota has seven current players that have earned 13 NFC Player of the Week honors as members of the Vikings.

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

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

and only the 3rd LB to accomplish the feat.

Percy Harvin - Special Teams Player of the Week - vs. DAL (10/17/10)- Returned three kickoff s for 134 yards (44.7 avg.), including a 95-yard touch-

down to open the second half of the game.

Percy Harvin - Special Teams Player of the Week - vs. SF (9/27/09)- Returned four kickoff s for 180 yards, including a 101-yard TD; averaged

45.0 yards per return. - Also fi nished with four receptions for 51 yards (12.8 avg.) on off ense.

Chris Kluwe - Special Teams Player of the Week - vs. ARI (11/7/10)- Punted four times for 191 yards (47.8 avg. and 46.0 net avg.)- All four punts landed inside the Cardinals’ 20-yard line, including one at

the 1-yard line.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Antoine Winfi eld - Defensive Player of the Week - vs. NO (10/6/08)- Finished with 8 tackles, a sack, a FF and a FR. - Also returned a blocked fi eld goal 59 yards for a TD.

Antoine Winfi eld - Defensive Player of the Week - at PHI (10/28/10)- Finished with 9 tackles, 2.0 sacks, a FF, a FR and a touchdown.- Notched a sack, a FF, a FR and a 45-yard TD on the same play.

NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK


Oldest Viking Player Antoine Winfi eld 35, born 6/24/77 Youngest Viking Player Josh Robinson 21, born 1/8/91 Most Seasons as a Viking Kevin Williams 10 Most NFL Seasons Antoine Winfi eld 14 College with the most Vikings Notre Dame, 5 Robert Blanton John Carlson Kyle Rudolph Harrison Smith John Sullivan Conference with the most Vikings PAC-12 10 players on roster Largest Viking Phil Loadholt 6-8, 343 lbs Smallest Vikings Antoine Winfi eld 5-9, 180 lbs Jarius Wright 5-10, 180 lbs Marcus Sherels 5-10, 175 lbs Former 1st-Round Draft Picks 8 Chad Greenway Percy Harvin Matt Kalil Adrian Peterson Christian Ponder Harrison Smith Kevin Williams Antoine Winfi eld Pro Bowlers 6 Jared Allen Chad Greenway Percy Harvin Adrian Peterson Kevin Williams Antoine Winfi eld Coaches who played in the NFL 7 Jeff Davidson Leslie Frazier Jimmie Johnson Bill Musgrave Fred Pagac James Saxon Mike Singletary

PLAYERS ..............................................................PRONUNCIATIONDevin Aromashodu ...............................................................a-ROW-ma-sha-dewMatt Asiata .............................................................................ah-see-ah-taJoe Berger ..............................................................................BUR-jurMcLeod Bethel-Thompson .....................................................muh-CLOUDBrandon Fusco ........................................................................FUSS-coToby Gerhart ..........................................................................GARE-heartLetroy Guion .........................................................................LA-troy GUY-onMatt Kalil ................................................................................kuh-LILChris Kluwe ............................................................................CLUE-eeCullen Loeffl er .......................................................................LEFF-lerMistral Raymond ...................................................................MISS-trailAllen Reisner ..........................................................................RISE-nerBrian Robison ........................................................................ROB-ah-sinAndrew Sendejo ....................................................................sin-DAY-hoMarcus Sherels .......................................................................SHARE-elsAntoine Winfi eld ....................................................................an-TWAN

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

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEPRONUNCIATION GUIDE

International Vikings* 2011 5th-Round Pick CB Brandon Burton was born in Germany.* Undrafted free agent G Tyler Holmes is from Ontario, Canada.* 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.

60 and Up DT Kevin Williams tops the list of most games played as a Viking on the current roster with 142, but several others have logged 60 or more.

Player ..................................GP

Kevin Williams ........................... 142 Cullen Loeffl er .......................... 125 Chris Kluwe ................................ 113 Antoine Winfi eld ...................... 105 Chad Greenway ........................ 82 Brian Robison ............................ 81 Adrian Peterson ....................... 75 Jared Allen ................................. 66 Fred Evans .................................. 66 John Sullivan ............................. 63

2012 ROSTER NOTES


VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

2012 NFL STANDINGS 2012 HONOR ROLL

2007 ROYS

K Blair Walsh

- NFC Special Teams Player of the Week - vs. JAX (9/9/12)

- Went 4/4 on FGs of 20, 42, 55 and 38 yards was was 2-2 on extra points. The 55-yard kick sent the Vikings/Jaguars game to overtime.

- Walsh connected on a 38-yard FG in overtime that proved to be the game-winning kick.

In 2007, Vikings RB Adrian Peterson and 49ers LB Patrick Willis were named AP Off ensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year.

AFC East

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.

New York Jets 1 1 0 .500 58 55 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0New England 1 1 0 .500 52 33 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0Miami 1 1 0 .500 45 43 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-0Buff alo 1 1 0 .500 63 65 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-1

AFC North

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf.

Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 67 37 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 47 71 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 46 41 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 43 51 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

AFC South


Houston 2 0 0 1.000 57 17 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0Indianapolis 1 1 0 .000 44 61 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 30 53 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1Tennessee 0 2 0 .000 23 72 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2

AFC West


San Diego 2 0 0 1.000 60 24 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 Denver 1 1 0 1.000 52 46 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-0Oakland 0 2 0 .000 27 57 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 41 75 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1

NFC East


Phildelphia 2 0 0 1.000 41 39 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 31 44 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-1New York Giants 1 1 0 .500 58 58 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 Washington 1 1 0 .500 68 63 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1

NFC North


Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 45 40 1-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 51 44 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 46 50 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 46 46 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

NFC South


Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 67 45 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 50 51 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1Carolina 1 1 0 .500 45 43 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 32 40 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1

NFC West


Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 40 34 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 57 41 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0Seattle 1 1 0 .500 43 27 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 54 55 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1

W E E K 3 - 4 9 E R S AT V I K I N G S

HOME FIELD AND DOME FIELD ADVANTAGEThe 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 246 regular season and playoff games

indoors, notching a 158-88 record. In 2010 the team endured the loss of the fi nal 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 fi nale 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 fi nale at Met Stadium on 12/20/81 against Kansas City.

Home records of NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger

Team Wins

Pittsburgh ...............................................235-89-1Denver ................................................... 222-100-4Miami ..................................................... 219-104-1Dallas ......................................................... 217-107Minnesota ................................ 216-109-1

New England ........................................... 201-123Green Bay ............................................. 201-120-5San Francisco ...................................... 201-122-2

Vikings best home records- regular season

Team Record

1989 ..................................................................... 8-01998 ..................................................................... 8-0 ............................... 9-1 w/playoff s2009 ..................................................................... 8-0 ............................... 9-0 w/playoff s1969 ..................................................................... 7-0 ............................... 9-0 w/playoff s1970 ..................................................................... 7-01973 ..................................................................... 7-0 ............................... 9-0 w/playoff s1975 ..................................................................... 7-0

RECORDS OF TEAMS SINCE 1970 MERGERThe Vikings 365 wins since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger rank 5th in the NFL over that span and 2nd only behind Dallas in the NFC. The Vikings have won 16 Division titles since the 1970 season, the 4th-most among NFL teams, and have made 24 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 merger

Team Wins

1) Pittsburgh .......................................... 3972) Miami .................................................. 3863) Dallas ................................................... 3824) Denver ................................................ 3685) San Francisco ................................... 3666) Minnesota ...............................365

Playoff berths by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger

Team Playoff s

1t) Dallas ....................................................261t) Pittsburgh ...........................................263) Minnesota .................................24

4t) Miami....................................................224t) San Francisco .....................................22

Division titles by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger

Team Playoff s

1) Pittsburgh .............................................202) San Francisco ......................................183) Dallas ......................................................174) Minnesota .................................16

5) Miami .....................................................13

SUPER MENThe Vikings have several players and coaches who have been to the NFL’s pinnacle game, including Head Coach Leslie Frazier who has won titles as a player and coach.

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

The Vikings feature 9 players on the roster who entered the NFL as 1st-round draft choices, 7 that were selected by the Vikings.

VIKINGS 1ST-ROUND TALENTSPLAYER, TEAM .....................................................................................SEASON, SELECTIONAntoine Winfi eld, Buff alo ..................................................................................1999, #23Kevin Williams, Minnesota ................................................................................. 2003, #9Michael Jenkins, Atlanta ...................................................................................2004, #29Chad Greenway, Minnesota .............................................................................2006, #17Adrian Peterson, Minnesota .............................................................................. 2007, #7Percy Harvin, Minnesota ...................................................................................2009, #22Christian Ponder, Minnesota ...........................................................................2011, #12Matt Kalil, Minnesota ........................................................................................... 2012, #4Harrison Smith, Minnesota ..............................................................................2012, #29

ALOHA VIKINGSThe Vikings have 6 players who have earned a combined 19 Pro Bowl honors during their careers.

PRO BOWL BERTHS AMONG VIKINGSPLAYER .............................................................................................................. SEASONSKevin Williams, DT, 6 .............................................................. 2004, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10Adrian Peterson, RB, 4 .......................................................................... 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10Jared Allen, DE, 4 ................................................................................... 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11Antoine Winfi eld, CB, 3 ................................................................................2008, ‘09, ‘10Percy Harvin, KR, 1........................................................................................................ 2009Chad Greenway, LB, 1 .................................................................................................. 2011

VIKINGS 2O12 TEAM NOTES

FIRST ROUND FOCUS


VIKINGS 2O12 TEAM NOTES

VIKINGS A RUSHOver the last 6 years, the Vikings have had one of the best running attacks

in the NFL, rushing for 11,368 yards. The team’s 138.6 yards per game

average ranks #1.

Rushing Yards Per Game 2007-2012

Team Yards Avg. Per Game

1) Minnesota ............ 11,368 ............................ 138.6

2) Carolina ........................11,242 .....................................137.13) Jacksonville .................10,737 .....................................130.94) NY Jets ..........................10,735 .....................................130.95) Oakland ........................10,446 .....................................127.4

The team’s 4.7-yard average is tied for 1st in the NFL over the past 6 seasons.

Highest Yards Per Carry Average 2007-2012

Team Attempts Yards Avg.

1t) Minnesota ..............2,424 ....................11,368 .................. 4.7

1t) Philadelphia ................ 2,181 .......................... 10,187 .......................4.71t) Carolina......................... 2,407 .......................... 11,242 .......................4.7

The Vikings lead the NFL with 334 rushes of 10+ yards since 2007.

Rushes of 10+ Yards 2007-2012

Team Rushes of 10+ Yards

1) Minnesota .................................................. 334

2) Carolina ...................................................................... 3233) Philadelphia .............................................................. 306

The Vikings have scored an NFC-best 92 rushing TDs since the start of the 2007 season.

Rushing Touchdowns 2007-2012

Team Rushing TDs

1) New England ...............................................................952) Minnesota .................................................... 92

3) Carolina .........................................................................914) San Diego .....................................................................855) NY Giants ......................................................................84

SPECIAL DELIVERIESSince taking over as Special Teams Coordinator for the 2011 season, Mike Priefer’s units have posted some of the NFL’s best performances in the return and coverage game.

2011-12 NFL Kickoff Return Average

Team KOR Avg.

1) Minnesota ...................................... 26.9

2t) New Orleans ............................................. 26.42t) NY Jets ......................................................... 26.4

2012 NFL Kickoff Returns of 20+ Yards

Team 20+ Returns

1) Cleveland ...........................................................82) Minnesota ............................................7

3t) Baltimore, Tampa Bay, Tennessee ............6

2012 NFL Touchbacks on Kickoff s

Team Touchbacks

1) Washington .....................................................102) Baltimore ...........................................................93t) Minnesota ...........................................7

3t) St. L, NE, NYJ, Pitt, Buff , TB, SF ...........7

2012 NFL Average Starting Position After Kickoff s

Team Avg. Starting Position/KO Returns

1) Atlanta .......................................................................................35.8/32) Seattle ........................................................................................28.9/43) San Diego .................................................................................26.0/64) Minnesota .............................................................25.0/9

5) Cleveland ............................................................................... 24.7/10

2012 NFL Average Opponent Starting Position After Kickoff s

Team Avg. Starting Position/KO Returns

1) Miami .........................................................................................17.6/62) Detroit........................................................................................19.1/63) Seattle ........................................................................................19.3/64t) Minnesota ............................................................19.4/4

4t) St. Louis....................................................................................19.4/6

RECORD-SETTING RETURNSThe Vikings averaged 26.9 yards per kickoff return in 2011, a new Vikings record for a season, topping the 24.8-yard average set in 2007. The Vikings had 3 diff erent players notch a kickoff return of 60+ yards during the season.

Vikings Single-Season Kickoff Return Average

Season KOR Avg.

2011 .................................................... 26.9

2007 ................................................................... 24.81970 ................................................................... 24.0

SHERELS GETS HIS SHAREVikings return man/DB Marcus Sherels had his career-best game with 90 punt return yards and a career-long 53-yarder vs. Detroit in 2011 His 90 yards ranks tied for 6th in Vikings history for single-game yardage.

Single-Game Punt Return Yards in Vikings History

Player, Game Yards

1) Charlie West, vs. Washington, 11/3/68 ...........................................1072) Leo Lewis, vs. Tampa Bay, 10/1/89 ...................................................1013t) Leo Lewis, vs. Chicago, 12/19/88 ......................................................983t) Leo Lewis, vs. Atlanta, 11/22/87 ........................................................985) Nate Burleson, at Indianapolis, 11/8/04 ..........................................966t) Marcus Sherels, vs. Detroit, 9/25/11 ................................. 90

6t) Greg Camarillo, vs. NY Giants, 12/13/10 ........................................906t) David Palmer, at Detroit, 11/23/95 ..................................................90

SICK KICKSVikings K Blair Walsh made him mark on the record book in his NFL debut in the season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9). Walsh’s 55-yarder ranks as the longest opening-day kick by a rookie in NFL history and the 5th-longest on opening day overall.

Longest Opening-Day FGs in NFL History

Player, Team FG

Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland (9/12/11) ............................................63David Akers, San Francisco at Green Bay (9/9/12) ............................63Mason Crosby, Green Bay (9/12/10) ......................................................56Bert Rechichar, Baltimore (9/27/53) .......................................................56*Blair Walsh, Minnesota vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) ................. 55

* rookie

Vikings FGs by Rookies

Player, Season Points

MIke Mercer, 1961 ...........................................................................................9Blair Walsh, 2012 ....................................................................... 6

Dale Dawson, 1987 .........................................................................................4

Consecutive Games with a 50+ FG by Vikings

Player, Season Consecutive Games

Fuad Reveiz, 1992 ............................................................................................2Blair Walsh, 2012 ....................................................................... 2

2012 NFL 50+ FGs

Player 50+ FGs

Blair Walsh, Minnesota ...........................................................2/2

Stephen Gostkowski, New England ..................................................... 2/2Justin Tucker, Baltimore ........................................................................... 2/2


CHRISTIAN PONDER NOTES

POISED TO PERFORMChristian Ponder became only the 6th Vikings rookie QB to start a game in club history and set a franchise record for rookies with a pair of TD passes in his 1st outing. The #12 overall choice in 2011 out of Florida State opened the game in historic style with a 72-yard pass play to WR Michael Jenkins, setting a Vikings record with the longest pass play by a rookie, breaking the mark of 71 held by Fran Tarkenton.

Longest Pass Plays by Vikings Rookies

Player, Game Play

Christian Ponder to Michael Jenkins, vs. Green Bay 10/23/11 ...........72

Fran Tarkenton to Gordon Smith, at San Francisco, 11/26/61 ..................... 71tTommy Kramer to Sammy White, at San Francisco, 12/4/77 ....................... 69t

Passing Yards by Vikings Rookies in 1st Start

Player, Game Yards

Christian Ponder, vs. Green Bay 10/23/11 ... 219

Joe Webb, at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 .................... 195Tommy Kramer, at Oakland, 12/4/77 .................... 177

Passing TDs by Vikings Rookies in 1st Start

Player, Game TDs

Christian Ponder, vs. Green Bay 10/23/11 ....... 2

Tommy Kramer, at Oakland, 12/4/77 ......................... 1

Passing TDs by Vikings Rookies in a Game

Player, Game TDs

Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago, 9/17/61 ........................ 4Fran Tarkenton, vs. Los Angeles, 12/3/61 ................. 4Fran Tarkenton, at Chicago, 12/17/61 ....................... 4Christian Ponder, vs. Denver, 12/4/11 .............. 3

Tommy Kramer, vs. San Francisco, 12/4/77 ............. 3Christian Ponder, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 ....... 2

Christian Ponder, vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 ......... 2

Christian Ponder, at Detroit, 12/11/11 ............. 2

Christian Ponder, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11 .. 2

Fran Tarkenton, at San Francisco, 11/26/61 ............ 2

Passing TDs by Vikings Rookies in a Season

Player, Season TDs

Fran Tarkenton, 1961 .....................................................18Christian Ponder, 2011 .................................... 13

Tommy Kramer, 1977 ...................................................... 5

Passing Yards in a Game by Vikings Rookie

Player, Game Yards

Christian Ponder, vs. Denver, 12/4/11 ......................... 381

Fran Tarkenton, vs. San Francisco, 11/26/61 ..........................277Fran Tarkenton, vs. Los Angeles, 12/3/61 ................................252Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago, 9/17/61 .......................................250Christian Ponder, at Carolina, 10/31/11 ...................... 236

Christian Ponder, vs. Green Bay 10/23/11 .................. 219

Passing Completions in a Game by Vikings Rookie

Player, Game Completions

Christian Ponder, vs. Denver, 12/4/11 ........................... 29

Fran Tarkenton, vs. Los Angeles, 12/3/61 .................................. 21Tarvaris Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06 .................................... 20Joe Webb, at Detroit, 1/2/11 .......................................................... 20Christian Ponder, vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 ...................... 19

Christian Ponder, at Carolina, 10/31/11 ........................ 18

Passing Attempts in a Game by Vikings Rookie

Player, Game Atts

Christian Ponder, vs. Denver, 12/4/11 ........................... 47

Christian Ponder, at Green Bay, 11/14/11 ..................... 34

Tommy Kramer, at Oakland, 12/11/77 ....................................... 34Fran Tarkenton, at Detroit, 12/10/61 .......................................... 34

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

Ponder’s Notables

First play ... 3-yard handoff to Adrian Peterson, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11)First rush ........................................................ 8 yards, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11)First att/comp .......to Adrian Peterson, 0 yards, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11)First start .................................................................................... vs. Green Bay (10/23/11)First victory ..................................................................at Carolina (10/30/11), W 24-21Longest pass .. to Michael Jenkins, 72 yards, 1st QTR vs. Green Bay (10/23/11)Longest TD pass .......... to Percy Harvin, 52 yards, 3rd QTR vs. Denver (12/4/11)First TD pass ....... to Visanthe Shiancoe, 2 yards, 1st QTR, vs. Green Bay (10/23/11)TD passes .......................................................................................3, vs. Denver (12/4/11)Rushing Attempts ................................................................. 5, vs. Oakland (11/20/11)Rushing Yards ........................................................................71, vs. Oakland (11/20/11)Long rush ..................................................28 yards, 1st QTR, vs. Oakland (11/20/11)Pass attempts .............................................................................47, vs. Denver (12/4/11)Pass completions ......................................................................29, vs. Denver (12/4/11)Completion Percentage .............................77.1 (27-35), at Indianapolis (9/16/12)Passing yards ........................................................................... 381, vs. Denver (12/4/11)Highest Passer Rating ..............................................114.6, at Indianapolis (9/16/12)Most players catching passes ........................................... 8, vs. Oakland (11/20/11)

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 Rudolph*start

Ponder’s Touchdown Targets

Percy Harvin ....................................................................... 5Kyle Rudolph ...................................................................... 3Toby Gerhart ...................................................................... 2Visanthe Shiancoe ............................................................ 2Adrian Peterson ................................................................ 1Michael Jenkins ................................................................. 1Stephen Burton ................................................................. 1

NFL Passing Completion Percentage Leaders- 2012

Player Completion %

Christian Ponder, Minnesota .......... 75.8 (47/62)

Matt Ryan, Atlanta .......................................74.2 (23/31)Philip Rivers, San Diego .............................73.8 (48/65)

Passing Yards in a Season Opener- Vikings

Player, Game Passing Yards

Tommy Kramer, vs. Atlanta, 9/7/80 ...........................................395Steve Dils, at Tampa Bay, 9/5/81 .................................................361Tommy Kramer, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/79 ...............................297Fran Tarkenton, at New Orleans, 9/3/78 ..................................282Christian Ponder, vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 .................. 270

W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S AT V I K I N G S

CHRISTIAN PONDER NOTES

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 fi eld to set up a game-winning FG in OT

Final Pre Drive Drive Drive Starting Last Drive Net Time of

Date ......... 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 .................. 3:54

^- drive started in 3rd quarter!- playoff st- game ended in tie

PONDER PASSING UNDER PRESSUREInside the red zone in 2011 Ponder went 21-of-27 with 8 TDs to lead the NFL among all passers in red zone passer rating. Ponder showed grace under pressure by completing 57.1 % of his passes on 3rd down in his rookie sea-son, ranking as the 11th-best completion percentage among QBs with 75+ 3rd-down attempts on the season and the best among his rookie peers.

2011 NFL Red Zone Passer Rating- minimum 20 attempts

QB ....................................Attempts/Comp/%/TDs/INTs/Rating

1) Christian Ponder* ............................... 27/21/77.8/8/1/114.3

2) Matt Hasselbeck ..............................................52/32/61.5/13/0/109.63) Aaron Rodgers .................................................84/53/63.1/29/1/107.04) Tony Romo ........................................................66/39/59.1/18/0/105.9

2011 NFL 3rd Down Passing Percentage- minimum 75 attempts

QB ................................................................ Attempts/Comp/%

1) Drew Brees .......................................................................... 151/109/72.22) Aaron Rodgers ......................................................................122/80/65.63) Matt Ryan ............................................................................ 164/105/64.04) Matt Cassel ............................................................................... 82/52/63.45) Ben Roethlisberger .............................................................140/87/62.16) Philip Rivers ...........................................................................157/97/61.87) Matt Hasselbeck ................................................................ 169/104/61.58) Josh Freeman ........................................................................150/92/61.39) Tony Romo .............................................................................135/78/57.810) Tom Brady ............................................................................139/80/57.611t) Christian Ponder* ............................................. 91/52/57.1

11t) Eli Manning ........................................................................154/88/57.1

* rookie

RUSHING FOR RESULTSChristian Ponder’s ability to make plays outside of the pocket and scramble for yardage was evident in his 4th career start against Oakland when he ran for 71 yards on 5 carries to lead the team. His 71 yards is tied for the 8th-most by a Vikings QB in a game and the 2nd-most by a rookie.

Rushing Yards by Vikings QBs in a Game

Player, Game Yards

Joe Webb, at Detroit (12/11/11) ................... 109

Fran Tarkenton, at Los Angeles (11/5/61)* ............99Daunte Culpepper, vs. Detroit (10/14/01) .............83Tarvaris Jackson, vs. Atlanta (12/21/08) .................76Wade Wilson, vs. Washington (12/26/87) ..............75Daunte Culpepper, at New Orleans (12/15/02) ...73Daunte Culpepper, vs. Chicago (9/3/00) ...............73Christian Ponder, vs. Oakland (11/20/11)* .... 71

Daunte Culpepper, vs. Green Bay (10/21/01) .......71Randall Cunningham, vs. Detroit (12/14/97) .......71Fran Tarkenton, vs. San Francisco (10/30/66) .......71Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago (10/17/65) .................71

*-rookie


RUSHING TO THE TOPAdrian Peterson returned to action for the 2012 season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) after suff er-ing a severe knee injury on 12/24/11 at Washing-ton that landed him on injured reserve. Peterson responded with a 2-TD, 84-yard rushing day in the thrilling OT win and broke the Vikings career rushing record in the process. Since entering the league in 2007, Peterson has rushed for 6,896

yards and 66 TDs, both rank as the most in the

NFL over the last 6 seasons.

2007-2012 Rushing Yards - NFL

Player Rushing Yards

1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ....................................... 6,896

2) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX............................................... 6,050

2007-2012 Rushing Touchdowns - NFL

Player Touchdowns

1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .................................. 66

2) Michael Turner, ATL ...................................................513) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX........................................49

2007-2012 Total Touchdowns - NFL

Player Touchdowns

1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .................................. 69

2) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX........................................58

2007-2011 Most Points Scored - Non-Kickers - NFL

Player Points

1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ................................ 414

2) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX..................................... 348

2007-2012 Rushing Yards Per Game - NFL

Player Yards Per Game

1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ............................... 91.9

2) Chris Johnson, TEN ................................................ 87.2

2007-2012 Rushes For 10+ Yards - NFL

Player 10+ Rush

1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ................................ 189

2) Maurice Jones-Drew .............................................. 152

2007-2012 Scrimmage Yards - NFL

Player Yards

1) Adrian Peterson, MIN .............................8,228

2) Maurice Jones-Drew ...........................................8,045

2007-2012 Scrimmage Yards Per Game - NFL

Player Avg.

1) Chris Johnson, TEN ..............................................111.32) Adrian Peterson, MIN .............................109.7

“ALL DAY” AND THE ALL-TIME GREATEST STARTSAdrian Peterson among the all-time leaders for RBs in their fi rst 6 NFL sea-sons (charts courtesy of Stats, Inc.).

Most Rushing Yards in First 6 Seasons - NFL

Player, Years Rushing Yards

1) Eric Dickerson, 1983-88 ............................................. 9,9152) LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-06 ............................... 9,1763) Emmitt Smith, 1990-95 .............................................. 8,9564) Barry Sanders, 1989-94 .............................................. 8,6725) Walter Payton, 1975-80 .............................................. 8,3866) Earl Campbell, 1978-83 .............................................. 8,2967) Shaun Alexander, 2000-05 ....................................... 7,8178) Eddie George, 1996-01 .............................................. 7,8139) Jamal Lewis, 2000-06 ................................................. 7,80110) Curtis Martin, 1995-00 ............................................. 7,75411) Edgerrin James, 1999-04 ........................................ 7,72012) Clinton Portis, 2002-07 ............................................ 7,71513) Thurman Thomas, 1988-93 .................................... 7,63114) Corey Dillon, 1997-02 .............................................. 7,52015) Jim Brown, 1957-62 .................................................. 7,45916) Jerome Bettis, 1993-98 ............................................ 7,37217) Ottis Anderson, 1979-84......................................... 7,36418) Ricky Williams, 1999-05 ........................................... 7,09719) Tony Dorsett, 1977-82 ............................................. 7,01520) Terrell Davis, 1995-00 ............................................... 6,90621) Adrian Peterson, 2007-12 ...........................6,896

22) Maurice Jones-Drew, 2006-11 .............................. 6,854

Most Rushing Touchdowns in First 6 Seasons - NFL

Player TDs

1) LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-06 ...................................1002) Emmitt Smith, 1990-95 .................................................... 963) Shaun Alexander, 2000-05 ............................................. 894) Eric Dickerson, 1983-88 ................................................... 755) Jim Brown, 1957-62 .......................................................... 706) Earl Campbell, 1978-83 .................................................... 697) Adrian Peterson, 2007-12 ..................................66

ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES

CLIMBING THE CHARTSIn 75 career games, Adrian Peterson broke the Vikings career rushing record, held by Robert Smith in his 98-game career.

Career Rushing Leaders - Vikings

Player Att. Yds. Avg. TD

1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ..1,423 ........... 6,836 ........... 4.8 ........ 66

2) Robert Smith, 1993-00 .........................1,411 ............... 6,818 ...............4.8 ...........323) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ....................1,529 ............... 5,879 ...............3.8 ...........52


Peterson made his return following knee surgery in the 2012 opener vs. Jacksonville and notched 2 rushing TDs, extending his team record and he has 5 career games with 3+ total touchdowns.

Most Games with 3+ Combined Touchdowns - Vikings

Player, Years Games w/3+ TDs

1) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 .................................................. 62t) Randy Moss, 1998-04, ‘10 ................................................ 52t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ......................... 5

Most Games with 2+ Rushing Touchdowns - Vikings

Player, Years Games w/2+ Rush TDs (W-L)

1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ..............16 (12-4)

2) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ...................................14 (13-1)

JUST ANOTHER RECORD

50-YARD DASHPeterson already has 11 runs of 50 or more yards in his short career. That number ranks 2nd in Vikings history behind Robert Smith’s 12.

Career 50-Yard Runs - Vikings

Player ....................................................50-Yd Rushes

1) Robert Smith, 1993-00 .................................................... 122) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ........................11

3t) Michael Bennett, 2001-05 ...............................................43t) Tommy Mason, 1961-66 ..................................................4

GLASS HALF FULLPeterson has rushed for 100 yards or more in a half 11 times in his career, 6 in the 1st half, 5 in the 2nd half. Such a feat has only been accomplished 17 times in team history, and Peterson has over half of those performances.

100 Yards Rushing In A Half - Vikings

Player Games

1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ......... 11 (6 in 1st)

2) Robert Smith, 1993-00 ........................................................23t) 5 players .................................................................................1

Peterson is only one of two Vikings RBs to have multiple 60+ yard catches in their careers (Bill Brown-3).

60+ Yard Receptions - Career - Vikings

Player, Years 60+ Yard Rec.

1) Randy Moss, 1998-04 ........................................................................................122t) Cris Carter, 1990-01 ............................................................................................ 42t) Anthony Carter, 1985-93 .................................................................................. 42t) Gene Washington, 1967-72 ............................................................................. 45t) Qadry Ismail, 1993-96 ........................................................................................ 35t) Hassan Jones, 1986-92 ...................................................................................... 35t) John Gilliam, 1972-75 ........................................................................................ 35t) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ............................................................................................. 39t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ....................................................2

9t) Bernard Berrian, 2008-11 ................................................................................. 2

NOT ONE DIMENSIONAL

Peterson currently ranks 2nd in Vikings history with 27 regular season games of 100+ yards rushing. The following is a list of those performances:

Peterson’s Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances

vs. 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. Buff alo, 12/5/10...............................................107at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 ..................................118vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 .......................................120vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 .............................................122vs. Green Bay, 11/23/11 ......................................175* NFL Record, # Playoff s

Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings

1) Robert Smith ....................292) Adrian Peterson ......... 27

3) Chuck Foreman ...............17

REACHING 100

With his 1,298 yards in 2010, Peterson now owns 4 of the top 5 single season rushing totals in Vikings history.

Single Season Rushing Leaders - Vikings

Player Yards

1) Adrian Peterson, 2008 ...........................1,760

2) Robert Smith, 2000 .............................................1,5213) Adrian Peterson, 2009 ...........................1,383

4) Adrian Peterson, 2007 ...........................1,341

5) Adrian Peterson, 2010 ...........................1,298

6) Michael Bennetet, 2002 ....................................1,296

Single Season Rushing Yards Per Game Average - Vikings

Player (Yds/Games) Avg. Yds. Per Game

1) Adrian Peterson, 2008 (1,760/16) .................................110.0

2) Adrian Peterson, 2007 (1,341/14) ................................... 95.7

3) Robert Smith, 2000 (1,521/16) ........................................................95.1

PETERSON’S RECORD-BREAKING PACE



Peterson’s 80-yard TD run in 2010 vs. Detroit (9/26/10) was his career long and tied for the 4th-longest in team history. His previous long was a 73-yard-er vs. Chicago (10/14/07) during his rookie season.

Longest Runs in Vikings History

Player, Game Run

1) 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, vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 ..................... 80t

4t) Clinton Jones, vs. Chicago, 11/2/69 .....................................80t

Longest Runs in Mall of America Field/Metrodome

Player, Game Run

1) 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 10 career longest runs: Yards Game W/L

1) 80t ....................vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 ................................. W2) 73t ....................at Chicago, 10/14/07 .............................. W3t) 67t...................vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28/08 ........................ W 3t) 67t...................at Chicago, 10/14/07 .............................. W5t) 64t...................vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 ........................... W5t) 64t...................at Cleveland, 9/13/09 ............................. W7) 59 ......................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ............................. W8) 58 ......................vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 .......................... W9) 55 ......................vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07 .............................L10t) 54t ................at Chicago, 10/19/08 ................................L10t) 54 ..................vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 ...........................L

PETERSON’S LONGEST RUNS

CROSSING 6,000Peterson is just the 2nd Viking to reach 6,000 rushing yards for his career. He is the quickest Viking to accomplish the feat (63 games) and tied for the 6th-fastest in NFL history.

Fewest Games Needed to Reach 6,000 Rushing Yards - Vikings

Player Games

1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ...................................................63

2) Robert Smith, 1993-00 ......................................................................................89

Fewest Games Needed To Reach 6,000 Rushing Yards - NFL

Player Games

1) Eric Dickerson ......................................................................................................532) Earl Campbell .......................................................................................................563t) Jim Brown ............................................................................................................583t) Terrell Davis .........................................................................................................585) Clinton Portis ........................................................................................................626t) Walter Payton .....................................................................................................636t) Adrian Peterson ..........................................................................63

SINGLE-GAME RUSHING HIGHSPeterson owns 5 of the top 8 Vikings single-game rushing totals.

Most Single-Game Rushing Yards - Vikings

Yards Player, Game

1) 296 * .................... Adrian Peterson, vs. San Diego, 11/4/07

2) 224....................... Adrian Peterson, at Chicago, 10/14/07

3) 200 ..............................Chuck Foreman, at Philadelphia, 10/24/764) 192....................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08

5) 180....................... Adrian Peterson, at Cleveland, 9/13/09

6t) 179 ............................Robert Smith, at St. Louis, 9/13/986t) 179 ............................Ted Brown, at Green Bay, 10/23/838) 175....................... Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11

* NFL Record

Through 75 career games, Peterson has 66 rushing TDs, the most in team history. He has 69 total TDs, the 5th-most in Vikings history.

Most Career Rushing TDs - Vikings

Player TDs

1t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ................................ 66

2t) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ......................................................... 522t) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ..................................................................... 52

Most Career Overall TDs - Vikings

Player, Years TDs

1) Cris Carter, 1990-01 ....................................................................1102) Randy Moss, 1998-04, ‘10 ........................................................... 933) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ...................................................................... 764) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ........................................................... 755) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ................................. 69

6) Anthony Carter, 1985-93 ............................................................ 547) Ted Brown, 1979-86 ..................................................................... 538) Sammy White, 1976-85 ............................................................... 50

ANOTHER TOP 10

Peterson already ranks 2nd in Vikings annals for career 100-yard rushing per-formances with 27 in 75 career games and has added 1 in playoff action.

Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings

1) Robert Smith ....................292) Adrian Peterson ......... 27

3) Chuck Foreman ...............17

Single Season 100-Yard Rushing Games - Vikings

1t) Adrian Peterson, 2008 .........................10

1t) Robert Smith, 2000 ............................................ 83t) Adrian Peterson, 2007 ........................... 6

3t) Robert Smith, 1997 ............................................ 6

CENTURY MARK

In each of his opening 5 NFL seasons, Peterson has rushed for at least 10 touchdowns, the fi rst player in Vikings history to notch 5 seasons with 10+ TDs. In 2009, Peterson led the NFL with 18 TDs.

Most Seasons with 10+ Rushing TDs - Vikings

Player Seasons w/ 10+ Rushing TDs

1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ............................................ 5

2) Chuck Foreman, 1975-76 .........................................................................23t) Seven players..............................................................................................1

10 RUSHING TD PLATEAU


44 GAMES WITH A TDPeterson has a rushing touchdown in 45 career games. He is only the 5th Vikings player to have 30 games with a rushing TD.

Most Career Games with a Rushing TD

Player, Years Games w/ TD

1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present .........................45

2) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ........................................................... 42

Career Rushing Attempts - Vikings

Player, Years Attempts

1) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ........................................................................... 1,6272) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 ................................................................ 1,5293) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present .....................................1,439

4) Robert Smith, 1993-00 ..................................................................... 1,411

1,000 RUSHING ATTEMPTS


PETERSON’S CAREER TOUCHDOWNSGame, Date Play

vs. Atlanta, 9/907 ...................................................................... 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 .................................................................................................. 1 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. Buff alo, 12/5/10 (3) .....................................................................2 run, 3 run, 43 runat Philadelphia, 12/28/10 (1) .................................................................................... 1 runvs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 (2) .............................................................................1 run, 9 runvs. Detroit, 9/25/11 (1) ................................................................................................ 6 runvs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (3) ................................................................. 4 run, 24 run, 14 runat Chicago, 10/16/11 (1) ............................................................................................. 4 runvs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 (1) ........................................................................................ 1 runat Carolina, 10/30/11 (2) .................................................. 19 pass from Ponder, 9 runat Green Bay, 11/14/11 (1) ......................................................................................... 3 runvs. Oakland, 11/20/11 (1) .........................................................................................12 runat Washington, 12/24/11 (1) ..................................................................................... 1 runvs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 (2) .............................................................................3 run, 2 runTotals ................................74 (69 regular season; 66 rushing, 3 receiving)

* Playoff s

SCRIMMAGE YARDAGE LEADERPeterson has broken into the Vikings Top 10 for most combined net yards in a career. He currently has 8,544 career yards, which is 7th in team history.

Most Career Combined Net Yards - Vikings

Player, Years Combined Yards

1) Cris Carter, 1990-01 ...................................................12,4102) Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, ‘91-92 ..............................10,3653) Randy Moss, 1998-04, ‘10 .......................................... 9,4964) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ..................................................... 9,2375) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 .......................................... 8,9706) Robert Smith, 1993-00 ............................................... 8,5747) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ....................8,544

8) Anthony Carter, 1985-93 ........................................... 8,107

In 2011, Peterson rushed for a TD in 6 consecutive games, tied for the 2nd-longest consecutive games in Vikings history, trailing only Moe Williams’ 7 games in 2002.

Vikings Consecutive Games with a Rushing TD in a season

Player, Years Consecutive Games w/Rush TD

1) Moe Williams, 2002 ......................................................................................................... 72t) Adrian Peterson, 2011 ...........................................................................6

2t) Bill Brown, 1968 .............................................................................................................. 6

PETERSON SETS PERSONAL STREAK

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. His 18 scores also ranked as the 2nd-most combined TDs in a single season in Vikings annals.

Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Single Season - Vikings

Player, Year TDs

1) Adrian Peterson, 2009 ....................................... 18

2t) Terry Allen, 1992 ...............................................................132t) Chuck Foreman, 1976 .....................................................132t) Chuck Foreman, 1975 .....................................................135t) Adrian Peterson, 2011 ..................................... 12

5t) Adrian Peterson, 2010 ..................................... 12

5t) Adrian Peterson, 2007 ..................................... 12

Most Combined Touchdowns in a Single Season - Vikings

Player, Year TDs (Rush/Rec.)

1) Chuck Foreman, 1975 .........................................22 (13/9)2t) 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)

MOST RUSHING TDs IN A SINGLE SEASON


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. Peterson matched a Vikings record with 3 rushing TDs in a game, his 5th career game with 3+ TDs (6 including playoff s). Chuck Foreman holds the Vikings record with 6 career 3+ TD games.

Most Rushing TDs in a Quarter in NFL History

Player, Game TDs

Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (1st) ...................3

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

PETERSON MATCHES NFL QUARTER MARK


EXPLOSIVE HARVINExplosive WR/KR Percy Harvin notched his 7th career game with 200+ com-bined net yards at Atlanta (11/27/11). Harvin posted his 7th career 100+ receiving-yard day at Indianapolis (9/16/12).

Most Career Games with 200+ Combined Net Yards -Vikings

Player, Years Games w/200+ Yards

1) Percy Harvin, 2009-present ................................. 7

2) Tommy Mason, 1961-66 .....................................................53t) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 .................................................43t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present .......................... 4

Harvin’s Career 100-Yard Receiving Games

Game Yards/Rec/TDs

vs. Chicago, 11/29/09 ..................................................101/6/1at New England, 10/31/10 .........................................104/6/0vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 .....................................................126/9/0at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 ..........................................100/7/0vs. Denver, 12/4/11 ......................................................156/8/2vs. Chicago, 1/1/12 .................................................... 115/10/0at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 .......................................... 104/12/0

WR Percy Harvin now has 620 rushing yards as a Viking, breaking the Vi-kings record for rushing yards by a WR. Harvin broke his own team record for rushing yards by a WR in a season set in 2009 and ended 2011 with 345.

Career Rushing Yards by a Wide Receiver - Vikings

Player, Years Rushing Yards

1) Percy Harvin, 2009-present .............................................. 620

2) Anthony Carter, 1985-93 .....................................................................290

Single-Season Rushing Yards by a Wide Receiver - Vikings

Player, Year Yards

1) Percy Harvin, 2011 ............................................................ 345

2) Percy Harvin, 2009 ............................................................ 135

3) Bob Grim, 1971 .......................................................................................1274) Anthony Carter, 1991 ...........................................................................117

Career Rushing Attempts by a Wide Receiver - Vikings

Player, Years Rushing Atts

1) Percy Harvin, 2009-11 ......................................................... 92

2) Anthony Carter, 1985-93 .......................................................................47

Single-Season Rushing Attempts by a Wide Receiver - Vikings

Player, Year Attempts

1) Percy Harvin, 2011 .............................................................. 52

2) Percy Harvin, 2010 .............................................................. 18

2) Anthony Carter, 1992 .............................................................................163) Percy Harvin, 2009 .............................................................. 15

Rushing Yards in a Game by a Wide Receiver - Vikings

Player, Game Yards

1) Percy Harvin, at Kansas City, 10/2/11 ................................ 67

2) Bob Grim, at NY Giants, 10/31/71 ......................................................623) Sammy White, at Washington, 11/2/80 ...........................................45

Longest Rushes by a Wide Receiver - Vikings

Player, Game Yards

1) Bob Grim, at NY Giants, 10/31/71 ......................................................542) Sammy White, at Washington, 11/2/80 ...........................................453) John Gilliam, vs. Philadelphia, 10/21/73 ....................................... 44t 4) Percy Harvin, vs. Detroit, 9/25/11 ...................................... 39

Single-Season Rushing Yards by WRs since 1970- NFL

Player, Season Yards

1) Lionel James, 1985, San Diego .........................................................5162) Josh Cribbs, 2009, Cleveland .............................................................3813) Percy Harvin, 2011, Minnesota ........................................ 345

HARVIN ON THE GROUND

PERCY HARVIN NOTES

OFF TO A STRONG START

PERCY-EPTION IS REALITY

Percy Harvin’s opening 3 seasons have ranked among the best in Vikings history for starts to their career. Harvin enters 2012 tied for 5th in team history for receptions in the opening 4 seasons of a career.

Receptions by Vikings in First 3 seasons

Player Receptions

1) Randy Moss, WR, 1998-2000 ..............................................................2262) Rickey Young, RB, 1978-80..................................................................2243) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-11................................................ 218

Receptions by Vikings in First 4 seasons

Player Receptions

1) Randy Moss, WR, 1998-2001 ..............................................................3082) Rickey Young, RB, 1978-81..................................................................2673) Ahmad Rashad, WR, 1976-79 ............................................................2504) Cris Carter, WR, 1990-93 ......................................................................2385) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-12................................................ 236

Career Games to Reach 200 Receptions- Vikings

Player Games

1t) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-11 ................................................ 42

1t) Randy Moss, WR, 1998-00 ...................................................................42

2012 NFL Reception Leaders

Player Receptions

1) Danny Amendola, St. Louis ..................................................................202t) Percy Harvin, Minnesota ................................................... 18

2t) Darren Sproles, New Orleans .............................................................18

Percy Harvin’s average of 5.0 receptions per game in his opening 4 seasons ranks as the 3rd-best in Vikings history and his 72.6 receptions per season also stands as 3rd-best in team history.Career Receptions Per Game- Vikings

Player Reception Average (Rec/Gms)

1) Cris Carter, WR, 1990-01 ............................................... 5.3 (1,004/188)2) Randy Moss, WR, 1998-04, ‘10 ........................................5.2 (587/113)3) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-present ......................... 5.0 (236/47)

4) Ahmad Rashad, WR, 1976-82 ........................................... 4.1 (400/98)

Career Receptions Per Season- Vikings

Player Reception Average (Rec/Seasons)

1) Cris Carter, WR, 1990-01 ............................................... 83.7 (1,004/12)2) Randy Moss, WR, 1998-04, ‘10 .......................................... 73.4 (587/8)3) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-present ......................... 72.6 (218/3)

Career Games Leading Vikings in Receptions

Player Games as Reception Leader

1) Cris Carter, WR, 1990-01 ......................................................................1092) Randy Moss, WR, 1998-04, ‘10 ............................................................ .563t) Steve Jordan, TE, 1982-94 ...................................................................483t) Anthony Carter, WR, 1985-93 .............................................................485) Chuck Foreman, RB, 1973-79 ...............................................................336t) Bill Brown, RB, 1962-74 ........................................................................296t) Ahmad Rashad, WR, 1976-82 .............................................................298) Ted Brown, RB, 1979-86 .........................................................................289t) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-present ....................................... 24

9t) Paul Flatley, WR, 1963-67 .....................................................................24

Career Games with 10+ Receptions- Vikings

Player ................................................................10+ catch games

1) Cris Carter, WR, 1990-01 ........................................................................142) Randy Moss, WR, 1998-04, ‘10 ................................................................83t) Rickey Young, RB, 1978-83 .....................................................................33t) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-present ......................................... 3

Receptions in Opening 2 Games of a Season- Vikings

Player ................................................ Receptions in 1st 2 Games

1) Percy Harvin, 2012 .............................................................. 18

2t) Randy Moss, 2002 ..................................................................................172t) Cris Carter, 1997 ......................................................................................17


VIKINGS 2012 OFFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

GERHART GETS IN GEARToby Gerhart rumbled to his 1st career 100-yard rushing day at Washing-ton (12/24/11), including posting the longest rush by a Viking in 2011 with a 67-yarder. He ran for 109 yards on 11 carries for the day, 105 of them coming in the 2nd half after starter Adrian Peterson left the game with a knee injury on the 1st play of the 2nd half. Gerhart had his 1st career 2-TD receiving day vs. New Orleans and tied a Vikings record for most TD catches by a RB.

Vikings Rushing Yards in a Quarter

Player, Season Yards/Qtr

Adrian Peterson vs. SD, 11/4/07 ......................... 146/4Chuck Foreman at PHI, 10/24/76 ....................... 116/4Adrian Peterson vs. SD, 11/4/07 ......................... 107/3Adrian Peterson at CLEV, 9/13/09 ...................... 104/4Clinton Jones vs. ATL, 11/28/71 .......................... 103/2Robert Smith at STL, 9/13/98 .................................92/2Toby Gerhart at WASH, 12/24/11 .................89/3

Michael Bennett at TB, 11/3/02 .............................89/2

Vikings 100-Yard Rushers in a Season

Players Season

Adrian Peterson (3), Joe Webb (1), Toby Gerhart (1) ..................2011

Onterrio Smith (2), Michael Bennett (1), Moe Williams (1) ..................2003Tony Galbreath (1), Ted Brown (1), Darrin Nelson (1) .............................1983

Vikings TD Receptions in a Game by a RB

Players Game

Toby Gerhart (2) ........................................ vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11

Moe Williams (2) ................................................................. @ San Diego, 11/9/03Herschel Walker (2) ............................................................@ Kansas City, 9/9/90Rickey Young (2) ................................................................. vs. Chicago, 10/21/79Rickey Young (2) ...............................................................@ New Orleans, 9/3/78Chuck Foreman (2) ................................................................@ Buff alo, 12/20/75Chuck Foreman (2) ..............................................................vs. NY Jets, 10/12/75Chuck Foreman (2) .....................................................................@ Dallas, 10/6/74Ed Marinaro (2) ......................................................................... @ Detroit, 10/7/73Bill Brown (2) ................................................................. @ Los Angeles, 11/19/72Bill Brown (2) .................................................................. vs. Pittsburgh, 10/18/64Tommy Mason (2) .......................................................vs. Los Angeles, 11/25/62Tommy Mason (2) ..................................................... vs. Philadelphia, 10/28/62

Vikings Career TD Receptions by a RB

Players TDs

Bill Brown....................................................................................................................23Chuck Foreman ........................................................................................................23Rickey Young .............................................................................................................14Ted Brown ..................................................................................................................13Tommy Mason ..........................................................................................................11Dave Osborn ............................................................................................................... 7Ed Marinaro ................................................................................................................. 7Robert Smith ............................................................................................................... 6Allen Rice ...................................................................................................................... 6Michael Bennett ......................................................................................................... 5Herschel Walker .......................................................................................................... 5---Toby Gerhart .......................................................................................3

Adrian Peterson ..................................................................................3

TACKLE FOOTBALLThe 2012 Vikings will feature rookie LT Matt Kalil opening the season as the starter at that critical position. Kalil can match a feat few Vikings rookies have done- opening all 16 games at T and can join fellow bookend RT Phil Load-holt. Loadholt started 15 games (missed St. Louis to injury) his rookie sea-son in 2009, which tied for the 3rd-most starts by a Vikings rookie tackle in team history. Loadholt was only the 5th Vikings rookie off ensive tackle to start a season opener and only the 2nd right tackle (fi rst since 1966). Load-holt was named to the NFL’s All-Rookie Team.

Most Starts by a Rookie Tackle - Vikings

Player, Year Starts

1t) Gary Zimmerman, 1986 * ....................... 161t) Todd Steussie, 1994 .................................. 163t) Phil Loadholt, 2009 .........................15

3t) Korey Stringer, 1995 ................................. 15* Played in the USFL prior to joining the Vikings

Rookie Tackles to Start Season Opener - Vikings

Player, Year

Matt Kalil, 2012, Left Tackle

Phil Loadholt, 2009, Right Tackle

Todd Steussie, 1994, Left TackleEverett Lindsey, 1993, Left TackleGary Zimmerman, 1986, Left TackleDoug Davis, 1966, Right Tackle* Played in the USFL prior to joining the Vikings

RUDOLPH LEADS THE WAYTE Kyle Rudolph caught his 3rd TD of his rookie season at Washington (12/24) on a 17-yard strike from backup QB Joe Webb. Rudolph had caught his opening 2 TDs from fellow rookie Christian Ponder. Rudolph snared 15 of his 26 receptions for the season in the fi nal 8 games and scored all 3 TDs of the season in that 8-game span.

Most Receiving TDs by Rookie TEs - Vikings

Player, Years TDs

1) Hal Bedsole, 1964 ........................................................ 52) John Beasley, 1967 ..................................................... 43) Kyle Rudolph, 2011 ....................................... 3

WEBB GEMSQB Joe Webb came off the bench in the 2nd half at Washington (12/24/11) in relief of starter Christian Ponder, who left the game with a concussion. Webb keyed a comeback from a 13-10 defi cit to spark the Vikings to a 33-26 win. Webb ran for a TD and threw for a pair of TDs while throwing only 5 times during the game- 2 of his 4 completions were TDs to Kyle Rudolph and Percy Harvin. During 2011, Webb was sacked only 3 times in 63 pass attempts. Longest Rushes by NFL QBs

Player, Game Play

1) Kordell Stewart, Pittsburgh vs. Carolina (12/22/96)...................................80t2t) Steve Bono, Kansas City vs. Arizona (10/1/95) ...........................................76t2t) Greg Landry, Detroit vs. Green Bay (9/20/70) .............................................. 764) Kordell Stewart, Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore (10/5/97) ..................................74t5) Virgil Carter, Cincinnati vs. Cleveland (11/15/70) ........................................ 736) Steve McNair, Tennessee vs. Tampa Bay (11/8/98) .....................................71t7) Joe Webb, Minnesota at Detroit (12/11/11) ..................................65t

Rushing Yards by Vikings QBs in a Game (* rookie)

Player, Game Yards

Joe Webb, at Detroit (12/11/11) .................... 109

Fran Tarkenton, at Los Angeles (11/5/61)* ............99Daunte Culpepper, vs. Detroit (10/14/01) .............83

Longest Rushes by Vikings QBs

Player, Game Yards

Joe Webb, at Detroit (12/11/11) .....................65t

Fran Tarkenton, at Los Angeles (11/5/61) ............ 52t


VIKINGS 2012 DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

NOWHERE TO RUNThe Vikings rush defense continues to rank among the NFL leaders and con-tinue the recent tradition of stuffi ng the run.

2012 NFL Red Zone Defense

Team RZ Poss/Pts/TD/TD%

1) Tampa Bay .................................................6/22/1/16.72t) Houston ....................................................4/10/1/25.02t) Philadelphia ............................................4/13/1/25.04t) Detroit .......................................................3/13/1/33.34t) Arizona ......................................................6/22/2/33.34t) Minnesota ................................... 6/25/2/33.3

The Vikings have given up a total of 6,168 rushing yards over the past 5

seasons, which is the 3rd-fewest in the NFL during that time. The Vikings be-came the fi rst team since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to rank #1 against the run in 3 consecutive seasons (2006-2008), and fi nished #2 in 2009.

Opponent Rushing Yards - 2008-2012

Team Yards Allowed Yards Per Game

1) Pittsburgh .............................................................. 5,507 ........................................... 83.42) Baltimore ............................................................... 6,037 ........................................... 91.53) Minnesota .............................................. 6,168 ................................. 93.5

Opponent Rushing TDs - 2008-2012

Team TDs

1) Pittsburgh .................................................................... 272) Baltimore ..................................................................... 303) Minnesota ....................................................35

4t) New England ............................................................ 384t) San Francisco ............................................................ 38

Opponent Average Yards Per Rush - 2008-2012

Team Avg.

1t) Pittsburgh ................................................................. 3.61t) Baltimore ................................................................... 3.61t) San Francisco ........................................................... 3.64t) Minnesota ..................................................3.7

4t) NY Jets ........................................................................ 3.8

Opponent Rushes of 10+ Yards - 2008-2012

Team 10+ Yard Rushes

1) Pittsburgh ..................................................................1232) San Francisco ...........................................................1403) Baltimore ...................................................................1424) NY Jets ........................................................................1625) Dallas ...........................................................................1646) Minnesota ................................................. 165

Opponent Rushing Attempts - 2008-2012

Team Att.

1) Pittsburgh .............................................................. 1,5432) Dallas ....................................................................... 1,6144) Atlanta .................................................................... 1,6193) Minnesota .............................................. 1,648

SACKS COMING FASTThe 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 2011-12 sea-sons, the Vikings are tied for the NFL lead with 54 sacks.

2011-12 NFL Sacks

Team Sacks

1t) Minnesota ................................................. 54

1t) Philadelphia ............................................................ 541t) Baltimore .................................................................. 544) NY Giants ................................................................... 52

Vikings Sacks in a Season

Team Sacks

1989 .................................................................................. 711992 .................................................................................. 512011 ................................................................ 50

1970 .................................................................................. 491969 .................................................................................. 49

KEEPING ‘EM OUT OF THE END ZONEThe Vikings have ranked among the NFL leaders over the past 6 seasons at keeping opponents out of the end zone, allowing 166 scrimmage TDs.

2007-11 NFL Scrimmage TDs Allowed

Team TDs

1) Pittsburgh ................................................................1212) Baltimore .................................................................1303) San Francisco .........................................................1544) NY Jets ......................................................................1555) Indianapolis ............................................................1646) Washington .............................................................1657t) Minnesota ............................................... 166

8t) Tennessee ..............................................................1678t) Dallas .......................................................................167

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF FUMBLESThe Vikings defense leads the NFL lead with 16 fumble recoveries in 2011-12.

2011-12 NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries

Team FRs

1) Minnesota .................................................. 16

2) San Francisco ........................................................... 153t) Detroit ....................................................................... 133t) Chicago ..................................................................... 133t) NY Jets ....................................................................... 13

SACKING ‘EM WAY BACKEverson Griff en notched his 1st sack of 2012 and made it one to remember, catching Colts QB Andrew Luck for a 22-yard loss, the 3rd-longest sack in Vi-kings history.

Longest Sacks in Vikings History

Team Yds Lost

1t) Cliff Livingston at Detroit (12/9/62).................................................261t) Ben Leber at NY Giants (11/25/07) ..................................................263) Everson Griff en at Indianapolis (9/16/12) ......................... 22


JARED ALLEN NOTES

ALLEN BREAKS VIKINGS SACK RECORDDE Jared Allen set a new Vikings record for single-

season sacks with 22.0 in 2011, breaking Chris

Doleman’s mark of 21.0 in 1989. He entered the fi nal game of the season with 18.5 sacks and notched a season-best 3.5 vs. Chicago. Allen is the 1st Viking since John Randle from 1997-2000 to lead the club in sacks 4 straight seasons. Since entering the league in 2004, Allen has 105.0 career sacks, which ranks

1st among all players during that time frame. Al-len’s 22.0 sacks in 2011 paced the Vikings as they

tied for the NFL lead with 50.0 sacks, the 3rd-highest total in team history. Allen led the NFL in sacks in 2007 and 2011, giving him the chance to be

the 1st NFL player to lead the League in sacks 3 times in a career.

NFL Sack Leaders 2011

Player Sacks

1) Jared Allen, MINN ..................................... 22.0

2) DeMarcus Ware, DALL ...........................................19.53) Jason Babin, PHI ......................................................18.04) Jason Pierre-Paul, NYG ..........................................16.5

NFL Sack Leaders from 2004-present

Player Sacks

1) Jared Allen .............................................. 105.0

2) DeMarcus Ware .................................................... 101.5

NFL Sack Leaders from 2008-present (since Allen joined Vikings)

Player Sacks

1) DeMarcus Ware, DAL .............................................68.02) Jared Allen, MIN ........................................ 62.0

Most Sacks in a Single Game - Vikings

Player Sacks

1) Randy Holloway, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 ...............................................5.02) Jared Allen, vs. Green Bay, 10/6/09 ....................................4.5

3t) Kevin Williams, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 (last time) ..............4.0

Most Consecutive Games with a Sack- Vikings

Player, Year Cons. Games 1) Jared Allen, 2010-11 ............................................................ 11

2t) Jim Marshall, 1969 ....................................................................................82t) Carl Eller, 1975-76 .....................................................................................8

Games in a Season with a Sack- Vikings

Player, Year Games w/Sack 1) Jared Allen, 2011 ................................................................. 13

2) Alan Page, 1976 ........................................................................................11

SAFETY DANCEJared Allen has chased QBs and has a knack for notching safeties, posting his NFL-record matching 4th of his career vs. Denver (12/4/11). Most Career Safeties - NFL

Player Safeties

1t) Jared Allen, 2004-present .................................. 4

1t) Ted Hendricks, 1969-83 .....................................................41t) Doug English, 1975-85 ......................................................4

Most Career Safeties - Vikings

Player Safeties

1) Jared Allen, 2008-present .................................... 4

2t) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99 ...........................................22t) Carl Eller, 1964-78 ...............................................................22t) Alan Page, 1967-78 .............................................................2

Most Single Season Safeties - NFL

Player Safeties

1t) Jared Allen, MIN, 2008 ........................................ 2

1t) Alan Page, MIN, 1971 ......................................................... 21t) 13 other players tied .......................................................... 2

The 2 safeties vs. Green Bay (11/9/08) tied a team record for most in a game.

ALLEN BRINGS BACK SACK MEMORIESAllen’s remarkable, record-setting 22.0 sack performance in 2011 was high-lighted by his season-high 3.5 sacks in the fi nal game of the season vs. Chica-go as he came within grasp of the NFL’s single-season record. Prior to Allen’s arrival, the last Viking to top 14.5 sacks was DT John Randle, who amassed 15.5 in 1997. Allen’s 14.5 sacks in ‘08 were the most by a player in his 1st sea-son with the Vikings.

Vikings Top Single-Season Sack Totals

Player, Year Sacks

1) Jared Allen, 2011 ............................................22.0

2) Chris Doleman, 1989 ....................................................21.03t) Keith Millard, 1989 .......................................................18.03t) Alan Page, 1976 ............................................................18.05) John Randle, 1997 .........................................................15.56t) Carl Eller, 1977 ...............................................................15.06t) Carl Eller, 1969 ...............................................................15.08t) Jared Allen, 2009 ...........................................14.5

8t) Jared Allen, 2008 ...........................................14.5

8t) Chris Doleman, 1992...................................................14.5

Most Sacks in First 9 NFL Seasons - NFL

Player, Years Sacks

1) Reggie White, 1985-93 .............................................. 137.02) Derrick Thomas, 1989-97 ......................................... 107.53) Bruce Smith, 1985-93 ................................................ 106.04) Leslie O’Neal, 1986-95 ............................................... 105.55t) Jared Allen, 2004-11 ...................................105.0

5t) Simeon Rice, 1996-2004 ......................................... 105.0

Single-Season Sacks - NFL (since 1982)

Player, Year Sacks

1) Michael Strahan, 2001 .................................................22.52t) Jared Allen, 2011 ...........................................22.0

2t) Mark Gastineau, 1984 .................................................22.04t) Chris Doleman, 1989...................................................21.04t) Reggie White, 1987......................................................21.06) Lawrence Taylor, 1986 ..................................................20.57t) Derrick Thomas, 1990 .................................................20.07t) DeMarcus Ware, 2008 .................................................20.0

Career Sacks by Active Players

Player, Year Sacks

1) John Abraham, 2000-12 ........................................... 113.02) Jared Allen, 2004-12 .....................................105.0

3) Dwight Freeney, 2002-12 ......................................... 102.54) Julius Peppers, 2002-12 ............................................ 102.05) DeMarcus Ware, 2005-12 ......................................... 101.5

TAKING THE BALL AWAYJared Allen and Kevin Williams have shown a knack throughout their careers for fl ustering QBs and making big plays.

Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Career - Vikings

Player Interceptions

1t) Jared Allen ..................................................................... 4

1t) Kevin Williams ............................................................... 4

3) Chris Doleman ................................................................................... 3

Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Season - Vikings

Player Interceptions

1t) Jared Allen, 2010 ........................................................... 2

1t) Kevin Williams, 2007 ..................................................... 2

1t) Tim Newton, 1985 ........................................................................... 2

Longest Fumble Recovery Returns by a Vikings Lineman

Player, Game Return

1) Kevin Williams, vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04 ..... 77t

2) Alan Page, at Chicago, 10/11/70 ................................63t3) Jared Allen, at St. Louis, 10/11/09 .................. 52t


JARED ALLEN NOTES

ALLEN BRINGS BACK SACK MEMORIESJared Allen’s Career Sacks (*-playoff s)

Game ............................................................................... QB ............. Sacks

vs. Houston, 9/26/04 .........................................................David Carr ...................... 1.0@ Jacksonville, 10/17/04 ........................................Byron Leftwich ...................... 1.0vs. Atlanta, 10/24/04 .....................................................Michael Vick ...................... 2.0vs. New England, 11/22/04 ............................................ Tom Brady ...................... 1.0vs. Oakland, 12/5/04 .....................................................Kerry Collins ...................... 2.0@ Tennessee, 12/13/04 .....................................................Billy Volek ...................... 1.0vs. Oakland, 12/25/04 ...................................................Kerry Collins ...................... 1.0vs. NY Jets, 9/11/05 ..............................................Chad Pennington ...................... 1.0vs. Philadelphia, 10/2/05 ................................. Donovan McNabb ...................... 1.0vs. Washington, 10/16/05 .......................................... Mark Brunell ...................... 3.0@ Buff alo, 11/13/05 .................. Kelly Holcomb, 1.0; J.P. Losman ...................... 1.0vs. New England, 11/27/05 ............................................ Tom Brady ...................... 1.0@ Dallas, 12/11/05 ...................................................... Drew Bledsoe ...................... 2.0vs. San Diego, 12/24/05 ................................................. Drew Brees ...................... 1.0vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/06 ..............................................Carson Palmer ...................... 1.0@ Arizona, 10/8/06 ........................................................ Matt Leinart ...................... 1.0@ San Diego, 10/22/06 ................................................ Phillip Rivers ...................... 1.0@ St. Louis, 11/5/06 ........................................................Marc Bulger ...................... 2.0@ Miami, 11/12/06 ................................................. Joey Harrington ...................... 1.0vs. Denver, 11/23/06 ..................................................Jake Plummer ...................... 0.5@ Oakland, 12/23/06 ...............................................Andrew Walter ...................... 1.0vs. Minnesota, 9/23/07 .............................................Kelly Holcomb ...................... 2.0vs. Jacksonville, 10/7/07 ...........................................David Garrard ...................... 1.5vs. Cincinnati, 10/14/07 ...........................................Carson Palmer ...................... 2.5@ Oakland, 10/21/07 ........................................Daunte Culpepper ...................... 2.0vs. Green Bay, 11/4/07 ..................................................... Brett Favre ...................... 0.5vs. Denver, 11/11/07 .......................................................... Jay Cutler ...................... 1.0vs. San Diego, 12/2/07 ................................................. Phillip Rivers ...................... 2.0@ Detroit, 12/23/07 ............................................................. Jon Kitna ...................... 2.0@ NY Jets, 12/30/07 .................................................Kellen Clemens ...................... 2.0vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 .....................................Peyton Manning ...................... 1.0vs. Carolina, 9/21/08 ............................................. Jake Delhomme ...................... 1.0vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 ...................................................Dan Orlovsky ...................... 1.0@ Chicago, 10/19/08 ........................................................ Kyle Orton ...................... 2.0vs. Houston, 11/2/08 ............ Matt Schaub, 1.0; Sage Rosenfels ...................... 1.0vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 .............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ...................................................... Kyle Orton ...................... 2.5@ Detroit, 12/7/08 .............................................Daunte Culpepper ...................... 2.0@ Arizona, 12/14/08 .......................................................Kurt Warner ...................... 2.0vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/09*.................................. Donovan McNabb ...................... 2.0@ Detroit, 9/20/09 ...............................................Matthew Staff ord ...................... 1.0vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09 ............................................... Shaun Hill ...................... 1.0vs. Green Bay, 10/5/09 .............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 4.5vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 .................................................... Joe Flacco ...................... 1.0@ Green Bay, 11/1/09 ..............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 3.0vs. Chicago, 11/29/09 ........................................................ Jay Cutler ...................... 2.0@ Carolina, 12/20/09 ............................................. Jake Delhomme ...................... 1.0vs. NY Giants, 1/3/10 ......................................................Eli Manning ...................... 1.0vs. Dallas, 1/17/10* .......................................................... Tony Romo ...................... 1.0vs. Miami, 9/19/10 .........................................................Chad Henne ...................... 1.0vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 ............................................... Derek Anderson ...................... 2.5@ Chicago, 11/14/10 .......................................................... Jay Cutler ...................... 2.0vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10 ..........................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0@ Washington, 11/28/10 ................................. Donovan McNabb ...................... 1.0vs. Buff alo, 12/5/10 .................................................Ryan Fitzpatrick ...................... 1.0vs. NY Giants, 12/13/10 .................................................Eli Manning ...................... 1.0@ Philadelphia, 12/28/10 ............................................Michael Vick ...................... 1.0@ Detroit, 1/2/11 ................................................................ Shaun Hill ...................... 0.5@ San Diego, 9/11/11 ................................................... Philip Rivers ...................... 0.5vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 .............................................. Josh Freeman ...................... 1.0vs. Detroit, 9/25/11 ..............................................Matthew Staff ord ...................... 3.0@ Kansas City, 10/2/11 ...................................................Matt Cassel ...................... 2.0vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 .......................................................... Kevin Kolb ...................... 2.0@ Chicago, 10/16/11 .......................................................... Jay Cutler ...................... 1.0vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 ..........................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 2.0@ Carolina, 10/30/11 ....................................................Cam Newton ...................... 1.0@ Green Bay, 11/14/11 ............................................Aaron Rodgers ...................... 1.0vs. Denver, 12/4/11 ...........................................................Tim Tebow ...................... 1.0@ Detroit, 12/11/11 .............................................Matthew Staff ord ...................... 3.0vs. Chicago, 1/1/12 ..................................................... Josh McCown ...................... 3.5Total .....................................................................105.0 (108.0 w/playoff s)

FORCING THE ISSUEJared Allen capped his Vikings-record, career-best 22.0-sack season by also leading the NFL with 4 fumble recoveries. Allen’s knack for making the big play makes him one of the NFL’s most-feared defenders.

2011 NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries

Player FRs

1t) Jared Allen, Minnesota................................................. 4

2t) 12 others tied with ......................................................................... 3

2008-12 NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries

Player FRs

1) Kerry Rhodes ...................................................................................... 92t) Jared Allen ..................................................................... 8

2t) Jay Ratliff ............................................................................................ 82t) LaMarr Woodley .............................................................................. 85t) Darnell Dockett ................................................................................ 75t) Jonathan Vilma ................................................................................ 75t) James Anderson ............................................................................. 75t) Stephen Tulloch ............................................................................... 75t) Bernard Pollard ................................................................................ 75t) Ray Lewis ............................................................................................ 75t) Robert Mathis ................................................................................... 7

2005-12 NFL Forced Fumbles

Player FFs

1) Robert Mathis ..................................................................................292t) DeMarcus Ware ..............................................................................272t) Charles Tillman ...............................................................................274t) Jared Allen ...................................................................26

4t) Dwight Freeney .............................................................................264t) James Harrison...............................................................................264t) Osi Umenyiora................................................................................264t) John Abaraham .............................................................................26

Vikings Career Forced Fumbles

Player FFs

1) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99 .......................................................332) Alan Page, 1967-78 ........................................................................283) John Randle, 1990-2000 ...............................................................244) Matt Blair, 1974-85 .........................................................................195) Joey Browner, 1983-91 .................................................................186) Ed McDaniel, 1992-2001 ..............................................................177) Carl Eller, 1964-78 ...........................................................................158t) Jared Allen, 2008-present ..........................................14

8t) Jeff Siemon, 1972-82 ...................................................................148t) Cedric Griffi n, 2006-11 ................................................................1411t) Henry Thomas, 1987-94 ...........................................................1211t) Mark Mullaney, 1975-87 ...........................................................1211t) Scott Studwell, 1977-90 ...........................................................12

Vikings Fumble Recoveries in a Season

Player FRs

1) Don Hultz, 1963................................................................................. 92) Alan Page, 1970 ................................................................................. 73) Fred McNeil, 1978 ............................................................................. 64t) Chris Doleman, 1989...................................................................... 54t) Joey Browner, 1985 ........................................................................ 54t) Matt Blair, 1976 ................................................................................ 57t) Jared Allen, 2011 ........................................................... 4

7t) Chad Greenway, 2007 .................................................................... 47t) Duane Clemons, 1999 ................................................................... 47t) Jack Del Rio, 1995 ........................................................................... 47t) Orlando Thomas, 1995 .................................................................. 47t) Fred Strickland, 1993 ..................................................................... 47t) Mike Merriweather, 1990 ............................................................. 47t) Joey Browner, 1986 ........................................................................ 47t) Scott Studwell, 1986 ...................................................................... 4 7t) Carl Eller, 1966 .................................................................................. 47t) Carl Eller, 1964 .................................................................................. 4

Jared Allen currently has 8 fumble recoveries for his Vikings career.


VIKINGS DEFENSIVE NOTES

TAKEAWAY GREENWAYVikings LB Chad Greenway became just the 15th

player in team history to notch a 3-takeaway

game and only the 3rd LB (Jack Del Rio and Roy Winston) to accomplish the feat when he inter-cepted 2 passes and recovered a fumble at Detroit in 2009. Greenway has 9 fumble recoveries for

his career, which is 2nd among all players from

2007-11 (missed 2006 to injury). His 9 forced fum-bles ranks tied for 5th all-time by a Vikings LB.

Most Interceptions in a Single Game by a Linebacker - Vikings

Player, Game INTs

1t) Jack Del Rio, at Detroit, 12/5/93.....................................31t) Roy Winston, at San Francisco, 10/25/64 ....................33t) Chad Greenway, at Detroit, 9/20/09 .................. 2

Most Opponent Fumble Recoveries - 2007-12 - NFL

Player FRs

1) Kerry Rhodes ...................................................................... 102t) Chad Greenway .................................................. 9

2t) Darnell Dockett ...................................................................92t) Jay Ratliff ...............................................................................92t) Bradie James ........................................................................96t) Jared Allen .......................................................... 8

6t) Antonio Smith .....................................................................86t) Brian Urlacher ......................................................................86t) Robert Mathis ......................................................................86t) Lamar Woodley ...................................................................86t) Ray Lewis ...............................................................................8

Vikings Single-Season Opponent Fumble Recoveries

Player Opp. Fumble Recoveries

1) Don Hultz, 1963 (NFL Leader) ...................................................... 92) Alan Page, 1970 (NFL Leader)....................................................... 73) Fred McNeill, 1978 ............................................................................ 64t) Chris Doleman, 1989...................................................................... 54t) Joey Browner, 1985 ........................................................................ 54t) Matt Blair, 1976 ................................................................................ 57t) Chad Greenway, 2007 (NFL Leader) ............................. 4

7t) 10 other players ............................................................................... 4

Vikings Single-Season Sacks - Linebackers

Player Sacks

1) Ed McDaniel, 1998 ....................................................7.02t) Broderick Thomas, 1995 .......................................6.02t) Matt Blair, 1981 ........................................................6.04) Chad Greenway, 2008 ................................ 5.5

5t) Ben Leber, 2007 .......................................................5.05t) Dwayne Rudd, 1997 ...............................................5.05t) Matt Blair, 1978, 1983 ............................................5.0

Consecutive Seasons Leading Vikings in Tackles

Player Seasons

1) Scott Studwell, 1980-85 ............................................ 62t) Chad Greenway, 2008-11 ............................. 4

2t) Rip Hawkins, 1961-64 ............................................... 44t) Jack Del Rio, 1992-94 ................................................ 34t) Ed McDaniel, 1997-99 ............................................... 3

Chad Greenway has made a habit of jarring the ball away from opposing off enses. The duo has each notched 9 forced fumbles during their careers, ranking among the all-time leaders for forced fumbles from the LB position.

Career Forced Fumbles by Vikings LBs

Player FFs

1) Matt Blair ......................................................................192) Ed McDaniel .................................................................173) Jeff Siemon ..................................................................144) Scott Studwell .............................................................125t) Chad Greenway ............................................ 9

5t) E.J. Henderson ............................................................. 95t) Mike Merriweather .................................................... 95t) Fred McNeil .................................................................. 9

FORCING THE ISSUE

According to coaches’ fi lm review, LB Chad Greenway led the Vikings with 22 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11) and passed the 100-tackle plateau for the season. Greenway’s 22 stops ranks as his career-high, breaking his previ-

ous mark of 17 and moved him into 2nd-most in Vikings history. The

22-tackle tally marked the 6th time in 2011 that Greenway had 10+ tack-

les in a game.

SIngle-Game Tackles by Vikings

Player, Game Tackles

1) Scott Studwell, at Detroit (11/17/85) ..................242) Chad Greenway, vs. Oakland (11/20/11).... 22

3t) 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

CAN’T GET AWAY FROM GREENWAY

SAFETY FIRSTThe 2012 Vikings will open with rookie Harrison Smith holding one of the safety spots. He will be joined in the bacfi eld by Mistral Raymond, who started 5 games as a rookie in 2011. The Vikings have a tradition of standout young safeties making an impact on the season. In 1995, Orlando Thomas led the NFL as a rookie with 9 INTs. Smith is only the 3rd DB drafted by the Vikings in the 1st round and the 2nd safety.

Most Starts by a Rookie Safety - Vikings

Player, Year Starts

1) Chuck Lamson, 1962 ................................. 142) Karl Kassulke, 1963 ..................................... 123) Orlando Thomas, 1995.............................. 114t) Tyrone Carter, 2000 .....................................74t) Tyrell Johnson, 2008....................................7

Vikings 1st-Round DB Draft Choices

Player, Year Pick

Joey Browner, USC, 1983 ........................................#19Dewayne Washington, North Carolina St. ........#18Harrison Smith, Notre Dame, 2012 .....................#29


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

Williams’ NFL TDs

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

Most Career Defensive Touchdowns (INT-FR) - Vikings

1t) Kevin Williams, 2003-present (2-2) ..............4

1t) Antoine Winfi eld, 2004-present (2-2) ..........4

1t) Orlando Thomas, 1995-01 (2-2) .............................41t) Dewayne Washington, 1994-97 (3-1)...................41t) Joey Browner, 1983-91 (3-1) ....................................41t) Bobby Bryant, 1968-80 (3-1) ...................................41t) Paul Krause, 1968-79 (2-2) .......................................41t) Ed Sharockman, 1962-72 (3-1) ...............................4

Most Career Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman - Vikings

1t) Kevin Williams, 2003-present ..... 4

1t) Jared Allen, 2008-present .......... 4

3) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, 99 ................3* (had 2 INTs as a LB for 5 total)

Most Single Season INTs By a Defensive Lineman - Vikings

1t) Jared Allen, 2010 ................ 2

1t) Kevin Williams, 2007 .......... 2

1t) Tim Newton, 1985 ......................2

WILLIAMS WRITES HISTORY

DT Kevin Williams was named to the Pro Bowl

for the 6th time in 2010 and has earned a spot in the Vikings career top-10 for sacks. A member of the 50 Greatest Vikings squad, Williams enters 2012 as the longest-tenured Viking as he enters his 10th campaign.

2003-12 Sacks By Defensive Tackles - NFL

Player Sacks

1) Justin Smith, CINN/SF .......................................... 57.52) Kevin Williams, MIN .................................. 54.5

3) Richard Seymour, NE/OAK .................................. 46.0

Most Sacks In A Single Game - Vikings

1) Randy Holloway, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 ...........................5.02) Jared Allen, vs. Green Bay, 10/5/09 ....................4.5

3t) Kevin Williams, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 ................4.0

3t) 8 other players ....................................................................4.0

Most Career Quarterback Sacks - Vikings

1) Carl Eller, 1964-78 ................................................130.02) Jim Marshall, 1961-79 ........................................127.03) John Randle, 1990-00 .........................................114.04) Alan Page, 1967-78 .............................................108.55) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99 .............................. 96.56) Jared Allen, 2008-present ........................ 62.0

7) Doug Martin, 1980-89 .......................................... 60.58) Henry Thomas, 1987-94 ...................................... 56.09) Kevin Williams, 2003-present .................. 54.5

10) Keith Millard, 1985-91 ....................................... 53.0

Most Career Fumble Recoveries by Defensive Linemen - Vikings

1) Jim Marshall, 1961-79 ..............................................292) Carl Eller, 1964-78 ......................................................233) Alan Page, 1967-78 ...................................................184) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99 ..................................165) Kevin Williams, 2003-present ..................... 11

WILLIAMS ON TRACK

VIKINGS 2012 DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

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

Vikings Career Starts at DT

Player Starts

1) Alan Page ................................................................... 1572) John Randle .............................................................. 1503) Kevin Williams ............................................ 142

STEADY AS SHE GOES

WINFIELD ALL OVER THE FIELDVeteran CB Antoine Winfi eld returns in 2012 for his 14th NFL season and 9th as a Viking. Winfi eld set a team record in 2010 for the most tackles by a CB in a single season, fi nishing the year with 110 tackles. Despite only playing in 5 games in 2011, Winfi eld notched 42 tackles, averaging 7 stops per game, which projects to a season total of 112 over a 16-game slate.

Most Career Sacks by a DB - Vikings

Player, Season Sacks

1) Joey Browner, S .................................................................9.52t) Robert Griffi th, S ..............................................................7.52t) Karl Kassulke, S .................................................................7.54) Antoine Winfi eld, CB ........................................ 6.0

Most Tackles by a Cornerback in a Single Season - Vikings

Player, Season Tackles

1) Antoine Winfi eld, 2010 .................................... 110

2) Willie Teal, 1983 ............................................................... 1073) Rufus Bess, 1984 .............................................................. 1044t) Carl Lee, 1984 ................................................................. 1004t) Antoine Winfi eld, 2005 .................................. 100

4t) Cedric Griffi n, 2008 ....................................................... 100

Most Career Takeaways by a Cornerback - Vikings

Player Takeaways Games

1) Bobby Bryant .................................58 (51 INT, 7 FR) ........................................ 1602) Ed Sharockman .............................46 (40 INT, 6 FR) ........................................ 1413) Nate Wright .....................................35 (31 INT, 4 FR) ........................................ 1264) Carl Lee .............................................34 (29 INT, 5 FR) ........................................ 1695t) John Turner ...................................26 (22 INT, 4 FR) ........................................ 1035t) Antoine Winfi eld ............... 26 (18 INT, 8 FR) ............................... 104

7) Audray McMillian ..........................21 (19 INT, 2 FR) ...........................................79

Most Career Return Touchdowns (All Returns) - Vikings

Player TDs

1) Ed Sharockman, CB ...........................................6 (3 INT, 2 BP, 1 FR)2) Antoine Winfi eld, CB .............................5 (2 INT, 2 FR, 1 BFG)

3t) Kevin Williams, DT ................................4 (2 INTs, 2 FRs)

3t) 6 other players ..................................................4

Career Games Played by Current Vikings

Player Games

1) Antoine Winfi eld, CB .............................177 (105 w/Vikings)

2) Kevin Williams, DT .............................................141 (141 w/Vikings)3) Jared Allen, DE ....................................................126 (65 w/Vikings)


VIKINGS 2012 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

KICKS FOR A CAUSEP Chris Kluwe makes a donation to Kicks for

a Cure for every punt he landed inside the 20,

a charity that benefi ts Duchenne muscular

dystrophy research. Kluwe landed 22 punts

inside the 20 in 2011.

Kluwe’s kicking prowess already has earned him multiple Vikings team records for game, season and career marks. In 2011, Kluwe had only 3 touchbacks on his 77 punts during 2011, ranking

among the fewest touchbacks in the NFL and ranked 3rd in Vikings history. Along with his punting duties, Kluwe holds on placement kicks and set up rookie K Blair Walsh to tie the season opener as time expired with a 55-yard FG and then boot the game-winnner in OT from 38 yards away, which tied for the 3rd-longest OT game-winning FG in Vikings history while the 55-yarder matched the 2nd-longest FG in the team record book.

2012 NFL Net Punting Average

Player Punts/Yds/Gr Avg/Net Avg

Brett Kern, Tenn ................................................................11/570/51.8/47.5Mike Scifres, SD .................................................................. 7/360/51.4/45.0Chris Kluwe, MIN ............................................... 9/434/48.2/44.8

Vikings Single-Season Touchback %

Player TBs/Punts/%

Greg Coleman, 1984 .............................2/82/2.4Bobby Walden, 1967.............................2/75/2.7Chris Kluwe, 2011 ........................3/77/3.8

OVER 100 INSIDE 20Since entering the league in 2005, Vikings P Chris Kluwe has left opponents inside the 20-yard line 183 times. In 2007, Kluwe left opponents inside the 20 a team-record 34 times, which ranked 3rd in the NFL.

Vikings Career Punts Inside 20-Yard Line

Player Punts Inside 20

1) Chris Kluwe (2005-present) ............................ 183

2) Greg Coleman (1978-87) .............................................. 154

Vikings Punts Inside 20-Yard Line - Single Season


1) Chris Kluwe, 2007 .............................................. 34

2) Chris Kluwe, 2010 .............................................. 32

3t) Chris Kluwe, 2006 ............................................. 28

3t) Mike Saxon, 1994 .............................................................28

Most Punts Inside 20 - 2005-2011 - NFL


1) Dustin Colquitt ................................................................ 2082) Brad Maynard ................................................................... 1973) Donnie Jones ................................................................... 1944) Andy Lee ............................................................................ 1895) Shane Lechler................................................................... 1886) Chris Kluwe ...................................................... 183

GIVING IT THE BOOTP Chris Kluwe ranks 1st in team history for punts of 50+ yards with 173

punts that have gone over 50 yards.

Vikings Career Punts of 50+ Yards

Player 50+ Yard Punts

1) Chris Kluwe (2005-present) ............................ 173

2) Greg Coleman (1978-87) .................................................99

Games with a 50+ Yard Punt

Player Games

1) Chris Kluwe (2005-present) .............................. 85

2) Greg Coleman (1978-87) .................................................68

KLUWE IN THE TOP 10Since being cut by the Seahawks as a rookie in 2005, P Chris Kluwe has gone on to punt 560 times for the Vikings. He is tied for 8th in the NFL with a

44.4-yard gross punting average over the last 8 years.

Gross Punting Average 2005-2012 - NFL

Player Gross Avg.

1) Shane Lechler.................................................................. 48.62) Andy Lee ........................................................................... 46.43t) Mat McBriar .................................................................... 45.83t) Brandon Fields .............................................................. 45.85) Donnie Jones .................................................................. 45.76) Mike Scifres ...................................................................... 45.27) Jon Ryan ............................................................................ 45.08) Brett Kern .......................................................................... 44.69) Brian Moorman .............................................................. 44.510t) Chris Kluwe .................................................. 44.4

10t) Dustin Colquitt ........................................................... 44.4

P Chris Kluwe owns several Vikings records, including the highest single-season gross punting average and career gross punting average.

Vikings Single-Season Gross Punting Average

Player Gross Avg.

1) Chris Kluwe, 2008 ........................................... 47.6

2) Bobby Walden, 1964 ..................................................... 46.43) Chris Kluwe, 2011 ........................................... 45.7

Vikings Single-Season Net Punting Average

Player Gross Avg.

1) Bobby Walden, 1964 ..................................................... 41.82) Chris Kluwe, 2010 ........................................... 38.9

Vikings Career Gross Punting Average- entering 2012

Player Gross Avg.

1) Chris Kluwe ..................................................... 44.4

2) Harry Newsome ............................................................. 43.8

Vikings Career Net Punting Average- entering 2012

Player Gross Avg.

1) Bobby Walden ................................................................. 38.22) Chris Kluwe ..................................................... 36.9

Vikings Single-Game Gross Punting Average

Player Gross Avg

1) Chris Kluwe, at Det., 9/16/07 .................... 57.5 (4 punts - 230 yards)

2) Mitch Berger, vs. Cin., 11/15/98 .............................55.8 (4 punts - 223 yards)3) Chris Kluwe, vs. TB, 9/11/05 ...................... 54.3 (4 punts - 217 yards)

4t) Chris Cluwe at Ten, 9/28/08 ..................... 54.0 (6 punts - 324 yards)

4t) Harry Newsome vs. Phx, 10/13/91 ......................54.0 (5 punts - 270 yards)

Most 50+ Yard Punts In A Single Season

Player 50+Yard Punts

1) Chris Kluwe, 2008 .............................................. 33

2) Chris Kluwe, 2007 .............................................. 29

3) Chris Kluwe, 2011 .............................................. 26

4t) Chris Kluwe, 2006 ............................................. 22

4t) Mitch Berger, 2000 ...........................................................22

PUNTING INTO THE RECORD BOOKS


VIKINGS 2012 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

RETURN TO GLORYKR Percy Harvin is tied for the NFL lead with 4 KO return TDs since 2009 and is tied for 4th in the NFL over the past 3 seasons with 4 combined KR/PR TDs, trailing Ted Ginn and Devin Hester.

Harvin extended his own Vikings record with his 4th career KO return TD in 2011. He took back the opening kickoff of the season opener at San Diego 103 yard for the score, the 1st time in team history that an opening kickoff was returned for a TD. He

later returned a kickoff 104 yards at Atlanta but did not score on the play. The 104-yard return tied the longest in Vikings history.

NFL Kickoff /Punt Return TDs- 2009-12

Player TDs

1) Devin Hester ...................................................................... 6 (5 PR, 1 KOR)2t) Ted Ginn, Jr. ...................................................................... 5 (3 KOR, 2 PR)2t) Josh Cribbs ....................................................................... 5 (3 KOR, 2 PR)4t) Percy Harvin ............................................................4 (4 KOR)

4t) Jacoby Ford .................................................................................4 (4 KOR)4t) Patrick Peterson ............................................................................ 4 (4 PR)

NFL Kickoff Return Average- 2009-12

Player KORs/Yards/Avg/TDs

1) Joe McKnight .................................................................. 42/1269/30.2/12) Johnny Know .................................................................. 55/1506/27.4/13) Percy Harvin ................................................. 103/2775/26.9/4

4) Brad Smith ........................................................................ 76/2029/26.7/3

Career Kickoff Return Average- Vikings (minimum 50 returns)

Player Avg.

1) Percy Harvin (103 ret., 2,775 yds) ................................... 26.9

2) Charlie West (78 ret., 1,991 yds) .......................................................25.5

Highest Single Season Kickoff Return Average - Vikings

Player, Year Avg.

1) Aundrae Allison, 2007 .........................................................................28.72) Percy Harvin, 2009 ........................................................... 27.5

Vikings Career Kickoff Returns

Player Returns

1) Darrin Nelson ..........................................................................................1592) Qadry Ismail .............................................................................................1473) David Palmer ...........................................................................................1454) Eddie Payton ...........................................................................................1045) Percy Harvin, 2009 ............................................................ 103

Vikings Career Kickoff Returns of 50+ Yards

Player 50+ Returns

1) Percy Harvin ........................................................................... 7

2) David Palmer ................................................................................................5

VIKINGS KICKOFF RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNSWR/KR Percy Harvin added to his team record with his 4th career kickoff return for a TD. Here is a look at the all-time Vikings kickoff returns for TDs. All-Time Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns - Vikings

Percy Harvin @ San Diego, 9/11/11 ............................................ (103)

Percy Harvin vs. Dallas, 10/17/10 ................................................ (95)

Percy Harvin @ Pittsburgh, 10/25/09 ........................................... (88)

Percy Harvin vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09 .................................... (101)

Aundrae Allison vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 ........................................................... (104)Koren Robinson @ N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05 ..................................................... (86)Moe Williams @ N.Y. Giants, 12/26/99 .......................................................... (85)Robert Tate @ Kansas City, 12/12/99 ............................................................ (76)David Palmer @ Baltimore, 12/13/98 ............................................................ (88)Herschel Walker @ Philadelphia, 11/19/89 ................................................. (93)Eddie Payton vs. Oakland, 9/14/81 ............................................................... (99)Keith Nord @ Washington, 11/2/80 ............................................................... (70)Clinton Jones vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/5/67 .......................................................... (96)Lance Rentzel vs. Baltimore, 11/14/65 ....................................................... (101)Bill Brown @ Los Angeles, 10/20/63 .............................................................. (78)

RECORD-SETTING HARVINWR/KR Percy Harvin continues to build on his own Vikings record for career kickoff return TDs as he took back the opening kickoff in the season opener for his 4th KOR at San Diego (9/11/11). Harvin tied the Vikings record and set his career-long with a 104-yard KO return at Atlanta (11/27/11), reaching the Falcons’ 3-yard line before being tackled.

Most Career Combined Kick/Punt Return Touchdowns - Vikings

Player KR for TD

1) Percy Harvin, 2009-11 (4 KOR) ............................................. 4

2) David Palmer, 1994-00 (2 PR, 1 KOR) ...................................................33) Mewelde Moore, 2004-07 (2 PR) ..........................................................2

Most Career Games with 150+ Kickoff Return Yards - Vikings

Player, Years Games

1) Percy Harvin, 2009-present ................................. 5

2t) 5 times ....................................................................................2

Longest Kickoff Returns in Vikings History

Player, Game Return

1t) Percy Harvin, at Atlanta, 11/27/11 .................................. 104

1t) Aundrae Allison, vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 ..........................................104t3) Percy Harvin, at San Diego, 9/11/11 ...............................103t

4t) Lance Rentzel, vs. Baltimore, 11/14/65 .......................................101t4t) Percy Harvin, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09 .......................101t

6) Eddie Payton, vs. Oakland, 9/14/81 ................................................. 99t7) Clinton Jones, vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/5/67 ............................................ 96t8) Percy Harvin, vs. Dallas, 10/17/10 .....................................95t

9) Herschel Walker, vs. Philadelphia, 11/19/89................................. 93t10) Dave Osborn, vs. Los Angeles, 10/3/65 .........................................9211t) Percy Harvin, vs. Pittsburgh, 10/25/09 ..........................88t

11t) Buster Rhymes, vs. Philadelphia, 12/22/85 .................................8811t) David Palmer, vs. Pittsburgh, 12/13/98 ...................................... 88t

WALSH WALKS THE WALKVikings rookie K Blair Walsh made a huge impact in his debut, kicking a game-tieing 55-yard FG as time expired and then a 38-yard game-winner in OT. Walsh became the 10th Viking to connect on a 50-yard FG in his career and the only rookie in team history to boot a 50+. Benny Ricardo holds the Vikings record with a pair of game-winning OT FGs in a season in 1983.

Longest FGs in Vikings History

Player, Game Distance

1) Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/05 ...............................................562t) Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12................................... 55

2t) Ryan Longwell at Chicago, 10/14/07 ..............................................553t) Ryan Longwell at Jacksonville, 11/23/08 .......................................543t) Ryan Longwell vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08............................................543t) Paul Edinger vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 ......................................................543t) Jan Stenerud vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 ....................................................54

Longest Game-Winning Overtime FGs in Vikings History

Player, Game Distance

1) Rick Danmeier vs. Denver, 9/11/78 ...................................................44 2) Benny Ricardo at Tampa Bay, 9/18/83 ..............................................423t) Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12................................... 38

3t) Gary Anderson at Chicago, 11/14/99 .............................................38

50+ FGs in a Season by Vikings

Player, Season 50+ FGs

Ryan Longwell, 2008 ......................................................................................6Paul Edinger, 2005 ...........................................................................................3Jan Stenerud, 1984 .........................................................................................3Fuad Reveiz, 1992 ............................................................................................3Blair Walsh, 2012 ....................................................................... 2

Gary Anderson, 1998......................................................................................2Fuad Reveiz, 1991 ............................................................................................2Chuck Nelson, 1986 ........................................................................................2Ryan Longwell, 2009 ......................................................................................2Ryan Longwell, 2011 ......................................................................................2

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VIKINGS EXTRA POINTS

The Minnesota Vikings offi cial 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 traffi cked 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 fi nd stats, press releases, weekly game releases and updated rosters under the press tab.

VIKINGS ON THE WEB

VIKINGS ON THE AIRIn addition to a groundbreaking approach to simulcasting Vikings 2012 pre-season radio and TV broadcasts with the team of Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber, a new TV show will debut this season. “Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron” will feature a documentary-style format and will focus on the rare inside access that a team network can provide. Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron will be co-produced by VEN and Elite Edge Productions and will air Saturdays on KARE 11 and Sundays on FSN.

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

KFAN-FM radio mid-day personality Paul Allen fi nished his 11th season as the Vikings radio play-by-play voice in 2011. 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 2012 preseason simulcast is former Vikings LB Ben Leber.

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

MINNESOTA IOWAMarket Station Freq. Market Station Freq.

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

VOICES OF THE VIKINGS


VIKINGS YEAR-BY-YEARYear Preseason Regular Season Playoff s

1961 ..................................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 ...............................................1-1Totals ...... 139-93-3 (.591) .............. 417-350-9 (.542) ........... 19-26 (.422)

Years Head Coach Total Games Regular Season (%) Playoff s (%) Overall (%)

1961-66 ..............................................Norm Van Brocklin ............................................84 ...................................... 29-51-4 (.369) ........................0-0-0 (.000) .................... 29-51-4 (.369)1967-83, 1985 ..................................Bud Grant .......................................................... 281 ....................................158-96-5 (.618) ...................10-12-0 (.454) ............... 168-108-5 (.607)1984 ....................................................Les Steckel ...........................................................16 .........................................3-13-0 (.188) ........................0-0-0 (.000) .......................3-13-0 (.188)1986-91 ..............................................Jerry Burns ........................................................ 101 ...................................... 52-43-0 (.547) ........................3-3-0 (.500) .................... 55-46-0 (.544)1992-2001 .........................................Dennis Green ................................................... 171 ...................................... 97-62-0 (.610) ........................4-8-0 (.333) ..................101-70-0 (.591)2002-05 ..............................................Mike Tice ...............................................................67 ...................................... 32-33-0 (.492) ........................1-1-0 (.500) .................... 33-34-0 (.493)2006-2010 .........................................Brad Childress .....................................................76 ...................................... 39-35-0 (.527) ........................1-2-0 (.333) .................... 40-37-0 (.519)2010-Present .......................... Leslie Frazier ......................................... 24 .............................. 7-17-0 (.304) ..................0-0-0 (.000) ................7-17-0 (.291)

VIKINGS ALL-TIME COACHES

QUICK HITSFranchise 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: 26/45Super Bowl Appearances: 4 - Super Bowl IV, VIII, IX, and XIAll-Time Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 436-376-9All-Time NFC Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 359-292-9All-Time Home Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 255-147-4All-Time Away Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): 181-229-5Home Stadiums: Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) - 97-59-4 HHH Metrodome (1982-present) - 158-88-0Stadium Info: Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Capacity: 63,731 Address: 500 11th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55415 Playing Surface: Sportexe Momentum 51Training Facilities: Winter Park Address: 9520 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344Training Camp: Minnesota State University-Mankato Address: 700 Ellis Avenue, Mankato, MN 56002Owner/Chairman: Zygi Wilf Owner/President: Mark Wilf

VIKINGS EXTRA POINTS


Jared Allen

Homes for Wounded Warriors

Joe Berger

Children’s Home Society and Family Services

Jasper Brinkley

Memorial Blood Centers

Larry Dean

Vikings Children’s Fund Fitness Challenge

Fred Evans

American Cancer Society

Brandon Fusco

Minnesota D.A.R.E.

Toby Gerhart

NFL Play 60

Chad Greenway

Lead The Way Foundation

Everson Griff en

United Way

Percy Harvin

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota

Erin Henderson

Foundation 50

Matt Kalil

Keep Gym In School

Chris Kluwe

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy—Kicks for the Cure

Phil Loadholt

Vikings Children’s Fund

Cullen Loeffl er

Sheriff s Youth Program

Adrian Peterson

All Day Foundation

Christian Ponder

Special Olympics Minnesota

Mistral Raymond

North Community YMCA Teen and Youth Enrichment Center

D’Aundre Reed

Cheerful Givers

Brian Robison

National Alliance for Thrombosis & Thrombophillia

Kyle Rudolph

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Marcus Sherels

R.T. Autism Awareness Foundation

Jerome Simpson

Special Olympics Minnesota

John Sullivan

University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital

Joe Webb

Planet Purple

Kevin Williams

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics—Minneapolis

Antoine Winfi eld

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VIKINGS IN THE COMMUNITY

VIKINGS IN THE COMMUNITY

VIKINGS VITALS• Offensive and Defensive Statistics

• Rosters and Depth Chart• Participation Chart

• How The Vikings Were Built• Roster Moves

• Game-By-Game Statistics• The Last Time


Won 1, Lost 1

9/9 W 26-23 vs. Jacksonville 56,6079/16 L 20-23 at Indianapolis 63,912

Minnesota Opponent

Total First Downs 39 39

Rushing 10 12 Passing 28 22 Penalty 1 5 3rd Down: Made/Att 9/25 16/34 3rd Down Pct. 36.0% 47.1% 4th Down: Made/Att 1/1 1/2 4th Down Pct. 100.0% 50.0% Possession Avg. 27:36 32:24

Total Net Yards 716 633

Avg. Per Game 358.0 316.5 Total Plays 123 138 Avg. Per Play 5.8 4.6 Net Yards Rushing 218 197

Avg. Per Game 109.0 98.5 Total Rushes 55 64 Net Yards Passing 498 436

Avg. Per Game 249.0 218.0 Sacked/Yards Lost 6/17 4/48 Gross Yards 515 484 Attempts/Completions 62/47 70/43 Completion Pct. 75.8% 61.4% Had Intercepted 0 0 Punts/Average 9/48.2 9/53.6

Net Punting Avg. 44.8 43.2

Penalties/Yards 16/152 11/76

Fumbles/Ball Lost 3/2 3/1

Touchdowns 4 4

Rushing 2 0 Passing 2 4 Returns 0 0

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts

Team 3 10 7 23 3 46

Opponents 10 16 6 14 0 46

Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts

B.Walsh 0 0 0 0 4/4 6/6 0 22 A.Peterson 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12 K.Rudolph 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 S.Burton 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 Team 4 2 2 0 4/4 6/6 0 46

Opponents 4 0 4 0 2/3 6/6 1 46

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 1/1

Sacks: E.Henderson 2.0, E.Griff en 1.0, C.Cook 1.0 Team: 4.0, Opponents: 6.0

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

C.Ponder 62 47 515 75.8% 8.3 2 3.2% 0 0.0% 29 6/ 17 110.6 Team 62 47 515 75.8% 8.3 2 3.2% 0 0.0% 29 6/ 17 110.6

Opponents 70 43 484 61.4% 6.9 4 5.7% 0 0.0% 41 4/ 48 101.1

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD

A.Peterson 33 144 4.4 20 2 T.Gerhart 11 33 3.0 8 0 P.Harvin 7 33 4.7 20 0 C.Ponder 4 8 2.0 5 0 Team 55 218 4.0 20 2

Opponents 64 197 3.1 15 0

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD

P.Harvin 18 188 10.4 20 0 K.Rudolph 8 102 12.8 29 1 M.Jenkins 8 88 11.0 16 0 D.Aromashodu 4 80 20.0 26 0 A.Peterson 4 23 5.8 20 0 T.Gerhart 3 25 8.3 12 0 S.Burton 1 7 7.0 7t 1 M.Asiata 1 2 2.0 2 0 Team 47 515 11.0 29 2

Opponents 43 484 11.3 41 4

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

C.Kluwe 9 434 48.2 44.8 0 3 59 0 Team 9 434 48.2 44.8 0 3 59 0

Opponents 9 482 53.6 43.2 1 1 64 0

PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

M.Sherels 7 1 73 10.4 15 0 Team 7 1 73 10.4 15 0

Opponents 5 1 31 6.2 11 0

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD

P.Harvin 5 166 33.2 50 0 M.Asiata 2 40 20.0 22 0 M.Sherels 1 23 23.0 23 0 D.Reed 1 10 10.0 10 0 Team 9 239 26.6 50 0

Opponents 4 82 20.5 22 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

B.Walsh 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 1/ 1 2/ 2 Team 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 1/ 1 2/ 2

Opponents 1/ 1 2/ 2 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1

Fumbles Lost: C.Ponder 2 Total: 2

Opponent Fumble Recoveries: K.Williams 1 Total: 1

Walsh: (20G, 42G, 55G, 38G) (51G, 29G)Opponent: (19G, 26G, 47G) (26G, 45G, 53G)

V I K I N G S 2 0 1 2 R E G U L A R S E A S O N S TAT I S T I C S


TKL AST COMB SACK TFL QBH INT PD FF FR

E. Henderson 20 6 26 2.0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0C. Greenway 15 9 24 0 1.0 3 0 3 0 0A. Winfield 13 3 16 0 2.0 0 0 2 0 0H. Smith 10 6 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0C. Cook 9 2 11 1.0 1.0 0 0 4 0 0J. Brinkley 5 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B. Robison 1 8 9 0 0 3 0 1 0 0K. Williams 4 5 9 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1L. Guion 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J. Robinson 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M. Raymond 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0J. Allen 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0C. Ballard 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J. Sanford 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E. Griffen 1 1 2 1.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0F. Evans 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0M. Sherels 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 100 52 152 4.0 10.0 15 0 15 0 1

SOLO AST TOT FF FR BL

Sanford, Jamarca 0 3 3 1 0 0Dean, Larry 0 3 3 0 0 0Griff en, Everson 2 0 2 1 0 0McKenzie, Tyrone 2 0 2 0 0 0Ballard, Christian 1 1 2 0 0 0Robinson, Josh 1 0 1 0 0 0Ellison, Rhett 1 0 1 0 0 0Smith, Harrison 1 0 1 0 0 0Kalil, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 1TOTALS 8 7 15 2 0 1

SPECIAL TEAMS

SACKS YDS

Henderson, Erin 2.0 8Griff en, Everson 1.0 22Cook, Chris 1.0 11TOTALS 4.0 41

SACKS

TFL

Henderson, Erin 4.0Winfi eld, Antoine 2.0Cook, Chris 1.0Williams, Kevin 1.0Griff en, Everson 1.0Greenway, Chad 1.0

TACKLES FOR LOSS

QBH

Greenway, Chad 3Robison, Brian 3Griff en, Everson 3Allen, Jared 2Henderson, Erin 2Evans, Fred 1Williams, Kevin 1TOTALS 15

QB HURRIES

PD

Cook, Chris 4Greenway, Chad 4Raymond, Mistral 2Winfi eld, Antoine 2Smith, Harrison 2Allen, Jared 1Robison, Brian 1TOTALS 15

PASSES DEFENSED

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M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S 2 0 1 2 A L P H A B ET I C A L R O S T E R

UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE BIRTHDATE EXP COLLEGE HS HOMETOWN ACQUIRED G S DNP IA

69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 30 4/3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) ‘08 2 2 - -19 Aromashodu, Devin WR 6-2 201 28 5/23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL UFA (Chi) ‘11 2 - - -48 Asiata, Matt RB 6-0 234 25 7/24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA ‘11 2 - - -79 Asper, Mark G 6-7 325 26 11/8/85 R Oregon Idaho Falls, ID W (Buf ) ‘12 - - - 299 Ballard, Christian DT 6-4 283 23 1/3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 ‘11 2 - - -61 Berger, Joe C 6-5 305 30 5/25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA ‘11 2 - - -4 Bethel-Thompson, McLeod QB 6-3 230 24 7/3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA ‘12 - - - 236 Blanton, Robert S 6-1 200 23 9/7/89 R Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 ‘12 1 - - 154 Brinkley, Jasper LB 6-1 252 27 7/12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D5 ‘09 2 2 - -27 Burton, Brandon CB 5-11 190 23 7/31/89 2 Utah Houston, TX D5a ‘11 1 - - 111 Burton, Stephen WR 6-1 224 22 12/11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b ‘11 2 - - -89 Carlson, John TE 6-5 248 28 5/12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfi eld, MN UFA ‘12 2 2 - -57 Cole, Audie LB 6-5 239 23 6/1/89 R NC State Monroe, MI D7a ‘12 - - - 220 Cook, Chris CB 6-2 212 25 2/15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a ‘10 2 2 - -51 Dean, Larry LB 6-0 226 24 8/7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA ‘11 2 - - -40 Ellison, Rhett FB 6-5 250 23 10/3/88 R Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b ‘12 2 - - -90 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 28 11/6/83 6 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA ‘07 2 - - -42 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 248 26 7/3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA ‘12 2 1 - -63 Fusco, Brandon G 6-4 306 24 7/26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c ‘11 2 2 - -32 Gerhart, Toby RB 6-0 231 25 3/28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b ‘10 2 - - -52 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 29 1/12/83 6 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 ‘06 2 2 - -97 Griff en, Everson DE 6-3 273 24 12/22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 ‘10 2 - - -98 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 25 6/21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b ‘08 2 2 - -12 Harvin, Percy WR 5-11 184 24 5/28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D1 ‘09 2 2 - -50 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 26 7/1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA ‘08 2 2 - -24 Jeff erson, A.J. CB 6-1 190 24 4/4/88 3 Fresno State Bakersfi eld, CA T (AZ) ‘12 1 - - 184 Jenkins, Michael WR 6-4 214 30 6/18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA (Atl) ‘11 2 1 - -74 Johnson, Charlie G 6-4 305 28 5/2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA (Ind) ‘11 2 2 - -75 Kalil, Matt T 6-7 308 23 7/6/89 R Southern California Corona, CA D1a ‘12 2 2 - -5 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 30 12/24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) ‘05 2 - - -71 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 26 1/21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 ‘09 2 2 - -46 Loeffl er, Cullen LS 6-5 241 31 1/27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA ‘04 2 - - -58 McKenzie, Tyrone LB 6-2 245 26 12/11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA ‘11 2 - - -55 Mitchell, Marvin LB 6-3 246 27 10/21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA ‘12 - - - 228 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 27 3/21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 ‘07 2 2 - -7 Ponder, Christian QB 6-2 229 24 2/25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 ‘11 2 2 - -41 Raymond, Mistral S 6-1 202 25 9/7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b ‘11 2 2 - -91 Reed, D’Aundre DE 6-4 260 24 1/1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a ‘11 2 - - -83 Reisner, Allen TE 6-3 255 23 9/29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA ‘11 2 - - -21 Robinson, Josh CB 5-10 199 21 1/8/91 R Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 ‘12 2 - - -96 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 29 4/27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D4 ‘07 2 2 - -82 Rudolph, Kyle TE 6-6 258 22 11/9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 ‘11 2 2 - -33 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 27 8/27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 ‘09 2 - - -76 Schwartz, Geoff G 6-6 340 26 7/11/86 3 Oregon Pacifi c Palisades, CA UFA ‘12 - - 2 -34 Sendejo, Andrew S 6-1 200 25 9/9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA ‘11 1 - - 135 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-10 175 24 9/30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA ‘10 2 - - -81 Simpson, Jerome* WR 6-2 189 26 2/4/86 5 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA ‘12 - - - -22 Smith, Harrison S 6-2 214 23 2/2/89 R Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b ‘12 2 2 - -65 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 27 8/8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a ‘08 2 2 - -3 Walsh, Blair K 5-10 192 22 1/8/90 R Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 ‘12 2 - - -14 Webb, Joe QB 6-4 220 25 11/14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 ‘10 - - 2 -93 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 32 8/16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 ‘03 2 2 - -26 Winfi eld, Antoine CB 5-9 180 35 6/24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf ) ‘04 2 2 - -17 Wright, Jarius WR 5-10 180 22 11/25/89 R Arkansas Warren, AR D4a ‘12 - - - 2

Active Roster - 532012 PRACTICE SQUAD

62 Baker, Chase DT 6-2 300 24 5/21/88 R Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA ‘12 - - - -31 Felder, Bobby CB 5-11 200 21 9/23/90 R Nicholls State McComb, MS UDFA ‘12 - - - -86 Gurley, Tori WR 6-4 232 24 11/22/87 1 South Carolina Rock Hill, SC PS ‘12 - - - -66 Holmes, Tyler G 6-4 312 24 7/24/88 R Tulsa Ontario, Canada UDFA ‘12 - - - -68 Murphy, Kevin T 6-7 305 22 2/16/90 R Harvard San Clemente, CA FA ‘12 - - - -95 Owusu, Ernest DE 6-4 275 24 5/26/88 R California Princeton, N.J. UDFA ‘12 - - - -15 Summers, Chris WR 6-5 215 23 7/10/89 R Liberty Jacksonville, FL PS ‘12 - - - -23 Todman, Jordan RB 5-10 198 22 2/24/90 1 Connecticut Dartmouth, MA FA ‘11 (SD-PS) - - - -

INJURED RESERVE 85 Childs, Greg WR 6-3 217 22 3/10/90 R Arkansas Warren, AR D4c ‘12 - - - -73 Love, DeMarcus T 6-4 315 24 3/7/88 1 Arkansas Lancaster, TX D6a ‘11 - - - -39 Taylor, Nick DB 5-9 175 24 3/27/88 R Florida International Miami, FL UND ‘12 - - - -

2012 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Leslie FrazierCoordinators: Bill Musgrave (Off ensive Coordinator), Alan Williams (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Assistants: Brendan Daly (Defensive Line), Jeff Da-vidson (Off ensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Wide Receivers), Jeff Imamura (Defensive Assistant/Linebackers), Craig Johnson (Quarterbacks), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning), Aaron McLaurin (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Diron Reynolds (Assistant Defensive Line), James Saxon (Running Backs), Ryan Silverfi eld (Assistant Off ensive Line), Mike Singletary (Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Linebackers), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant Quarterbacks), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Cameron Turner (Assistant to the Head Coach), Chris White (Assistant Special Teams), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs).


UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

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3 Blair Walsh K 5-10 192 22 1/8/90 R Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 ‘124 McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB 6-3 230 24 7/3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA ‘125 Chris Kluwe P 6-4 215 30 12/24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) ‘057 Christian Ponder QB 6-2 229 24 2/25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 ‘1111 Stephen Burton WR 6-1 224 22 12/11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b ‘1112 Percy Harvin WR 5-11 184 24 5/28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D1 ‘0914 Joe Webb QB 6-4 220 25 11/14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 ‘1017 Jarius Wright WR 5-10 180 22 11/25/89 R Arkansas Warren, AR D4a ‘1219 Devin Aromashodu WR 6-2 201 28 5/23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL UFA (Chi) ‘1120 Chris Cook CB 6-2 212 25 2/15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a ‘1021 Josh Robinson CB 5-10 199 21 1/8/91 R Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 ‘1222 Harrison Smith S 6-2 214 23 2/2/89 R Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b ‘1224 A.J. Jeff erson CB 6-1 190 24 4/4/88 3 Fresno State Bakersfi eld, CA T (AZ) ‘1226 Antoine Winfi eld CB 5-9 180 35 6/24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf ) ‘0427 Brandon Burton CB 5-11 190 23 7/31/89 2 Utah Houston, TX D5a ‘1128 Adrian Peterson RB 6-1 217 27 3/21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 ‘0732 Toby Gerhart RB 6-0 231 25 3/28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b ‘1033 Jamarca Sanford S 5-10 200 27 8/27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 ‘0934 Andrew Sendejo S 6-1 200 25 9/9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA ‘1135 Marcus Sherels CB 5-10 175 24 9/30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA ‘1036 Robert Blanton S 6-1 200 23 9/7/89 R Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 ‘1240 Rhett Ellison FB 6-5 250 23 10/3/88 R Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b ‘1241 Mistral Raymond S 6-1 202 25 9/7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b ‘1142 Jerome Felton FB 6-0 248 26 7/3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA ‘1246 Cullen Loeffl er LS 6-5 241 31 1/27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA ‘0448 Matt Asiata RB 6-0 234 25 7/24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA ‘1150 Erin Henderson LB 6-3 244 26 7/1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA ‘0851 Larry Dean LB 6-0 226 24 8/7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA ‘1152 Chad Greenway LB 6-2 242 29 1/12/83 7 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 ‘0654 Jasper Brinkley LB 6-1 252 27 7/12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D5 ‘0955 Marvin Mitchell LB 6-3 246 27 10/21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA ‘1257 Audie Cole LB 6-5 239 23 6/1/89 R NC State Monroe, MI D7a ‘1258 Tyrone McKenzie LB 6-2 245 26 12/11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA ‘1161 Joe Berger C 6-5 305 30 5/25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA ‘1163 Brandon Fusco G 6-4 306 24 7/26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c ‘1165 John Sullivan C 6-4 301 27 8/8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a ‘0869 Jared Allen DE 6-6 270 30 4/3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) ‘0871 Phil Loadholt T 6-8 343 26 1/21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 ‘0974 Charlie Johnson G 6-4 305 28 5/2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA (Ind) ‘1175 Matt Kalil T 6-7 308 23 7/6/89 R Southern California Corona, CA D1a ‘1276 Geoff Schwartz G 6-6 340 26 7/11/86 3 Oregon Pacifi c Palisades, CA UFA ‘1279 Mark Asper G 6-7 325 26 11/8/85 R Oregon Idaho Falls, ID W (Buf ) ‘1281 Jerome Simpson* WR 6-2 189 26 2/4/86 5 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA ‘1282 Kyle Rudolph TE 6-6 258 22 11/9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 ‘1183 Allen Reisner TE 6-3 255 23 9/29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA ‘1184 Michael Jenkins WR 6-4 214 30 6/18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA (Atl) ‘1189 John Carlson TE 6-5 248 28 5/12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfi eld, MN UFA ‘1290 Fred Evans DT 6-4 305 28 11/6/83 6 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA ‘0791 D’Aundre Reed DE 6-4 260 24 1/1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a ‘1193 Kevin Williams DT 6-5 311 32 8/16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 ‘0396 Brian Robison DE 6-3 259 29 4/27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D4 ‘0797 Everson Griff en DE 6-3 273 24 12/22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 ‘1098 Letroy Guion DT 6-4 303 25 6/21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b ‘0899 Christian Ballard DT 6-4 283 23 1/3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 ‘11

Active Roster - 53 2012 PRACTICE SQUAD

15 Summers, Chris WR 6-5 215 23 7/10/89 R Liberty Jacksonville, FL PS ‘1223 Todman, Jordan RB 5-10 198 22 2/24/90 1 Connecticut Dartmouth, MA FA ‘11 (SD-PS)31 Felder, Bobby CB 5-11 200 21 9/23/90 R Nicholls State McComb, MS UDFA ‘1262 Baker, Chase DT 6-2 300 24 5/21/88 R Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA ‘1266 Holmes, Tyler G 6-4 312 24 7/24/88 R Tulsa Ontario, Canada UDFA ‘1268 Murphy, Kevin T 6-7 305 22 2/16/90 R Harvard San Clemente, CA FA ‘1286 Gurley, Tori WR 6-4 232 24 11/22/87 1 South Carolina Rock Hill, SC PS ‘1295 Owusu, Ernest DE 6-4 275 24 5/26/88 R California Princeton, N.J. UDFA ‘12

INJURED RESERVE 39 Nick Taylor DB 5-9 175 24 3/27/88 R Florida International Miami, FL UND ‘1273 DeMarcus Love T 6-4 315 24 3/7/88 1 Arkansas Lancaster, TX D6a ‘1185 Greg Childs WR 6-3 217 22 3/10/90 R Arkansas Warren, AR D4c ‘12

2012 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Leslie FrazierCoordinators: Bill Musgrave (Off ensive Coordinator), Alan Williams (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Assistants: Brendan Daly (Defensive Line), Jeff Da-vidson (Off ensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Wide Receivers), Jeff Imamura (Defensive Assistant/Linebackers), Craig Johnson (Quarterbacks), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning), Aaron McLaurin (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Diron Reynolds (Assistant Defensive Line), James Saxon (Running Backs), Ryan Silverfi eld (Assistant Off ensive Line), Mike Singletary (Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Linebackers), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant Quarterbacks), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Cameron Turner (Assistant to the Head Coach), Chris White (Assistant Special Teams), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs).

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M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S 2 0 1 2 R O S T E R - B Y - P O S I T I O NUPDATED: SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

OFFENSE (25) : Bill Musgrave

Quarterbacks (3): Craig Johnson/Kevin Stefanski No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq

4 Bethel-Thompson, McLeod QB 6-3 230 24 7/3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA ‘127 Ponder, Christian QB 6-2 229 23 2/25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 ‘1114 Webb, Joe QB 6-4 220 24 11/14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 ‘10

Running Backs (5): James Saxon

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 48 Asiata, Matt FB 6-0 234 25 7/24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA ‘1140 Elliston, Rhett FB 6-5 250 23 10/3/88 R Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b ‘1242 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 248 26 7/3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA ‘12 32 Gerhart, Toby RB 6-0 231 24 3/28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b ‘1028 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 27 3/21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 ‘07

Wide Receivers (6): George Stewart/Ryan Ficken No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 19 Aromashodu, Devin WR 6-2 205 27 5/23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL FA ‘1111 Burton, Stephen WR 6-1 224 22 12/11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b ‘11 12 Harvin, Percy WR 5-11 184 23 5/28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D1 ‘0984 Jenkins, Michael WR 6-4 214 30 6/18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA ‘1181 Simpson, Jerome* WR 6-2 189 26 2/4/86 5 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA ‘1217 Wright, Jarius WR 5-10 180 22 11/25/89 R Arkansas Warren, AK D4a ‘12

Tight Ends (3): Jimmie Johnson No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 89 Carlson, John TE 6-5 248 28 5/12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfi eld, MN UFA ‘1283 Reisner, Allen TE 6-3 255 23 9/29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA ‘1182 Rudolph, Kyle TE 6-6 258 21 11/9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 ‘11

Off ensive Line (8): Jeff Davidson/Ryan Silverfi eld No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq79 Asper, Mark G 6-7 235 26 11/8/85 R Oregon Idaho Falls, ID W (Buf ) ‘1261 Berger, Joe C 6-5 305 29 5/25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA ‘11 63 Fusco, Brandon C 6-4 306 23 7/26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c ‘11 74 Johnson, Charlie T 6-4 305 27 5/2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX FA ‘1175 Kalil, Matt T 6-7 308 23 7/6/89 R Southern California Corona, CA D1a ‘12 71 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 25 1/21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 ‘0976 Schwartz, Geoff G 6-6 340 26 7/11/86 3 Oregon Pacifi c Palisades, CA UFA ‘12 65 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 26 8/8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a ‘08

DEFENSE (26) : Alan Williams Defensive Line (8): Brendan Daly/Diron Reynolds

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 29 4/3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) ‘08 99 Ballard, Christian DT 6-4 283 22 1/3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 ‘11 90 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 27 11/6/83 6 Texas St. Morgan Park, IL FA ‘07 97 Griff en, Everson DE 6-3 273 23 12/22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 ‘10 98 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 24 6/21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b ‘08 91 Reed, D’Aundre DE 6-4 260 23 1/1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a ‘11 96 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 28 4/27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D4 ‘0793 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 31 8/16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AK D1 ‘03

Linebackers (7): Fred Pagac/Mike Singletary

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 54 Brinkley, Jasper LB 6-1 252 27 7/12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D5 ‘0957 Cole, Audie LB 6-5 239 23 6/1/89 R N.C. State Monroe, MI D7a ‘1251 Dean, Larry LB 6-0 226 23 8/7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA ‘11 52 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 28 1/12/83 7 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 ‘06 50 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 25 7/1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA ‘0858 McKenzie, Tyrone LB 6-2 245 26 12/11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA ‘11

55 Mitchell, Marvin LB 6-3 246 27 10/21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA ‘12

Defensive Backs (11): Joe Woods/Jeff Imamura No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 36 Blanton, Robert S 6-1 200 22 9/7/89 R Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D5 ‘12 27 Burton, Brandon CB 5-11 190 22 7/31/89 3 Utah Houston, TX D5 ‘1120 Cook, Chris CB 6-2 212 24 2/15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a’1024 Jeff erson, A.J. CB 6-1 190 24 4/4/88 3 Fresno State Bakersfi eld, CA T (AZ) ‘12 30 Raymond, Mistral S 6-1 202 24 9/7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b ‘1121 Robinson, Josh CB 5-10 199 21 1/8/91 R Central Florida Sunrise, FL D3 ‘12 33 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 26 8/27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 ‘0934 Sendejo, Andrew S 6-1 200 24 9/9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA ‘11 35 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-10 175 24 9/30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA ‘1022 Smith, Harrison S 6-2 214 23 2/2/89 R Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b ‘1226 Winfi eld, Antoine CB 5-9 180 35 6/24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA ‘04

SPECIAL TEAMS (3) : Mike Priefer Specialists (3): Mike Priefer/Chris White

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 4 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 29 12/24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) ‘05 46 Loeffl er, Cullen LS 6-5 241 31 1/27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA ‘043 Walsh, Blair K 5-10 192 22 1/8/90 R Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 ‘12


[Overall Selection In Brackets] 1ST ROUND (9)

[4] Matt Kalil (12), [7] Adrian Peterson (07), [9] Kevin Williams (03), [12] Christian Ponder (11), [17] Chad Greenway (06), [22] Percy Harvin (09), [23] Antoine Win-fi eld (99-Buf.), [29] Michael Jenkins (04-Atl.), [29] Harrison Smith (12).

2ND ROUND (6)

[34] Chris Cook (10), [38] John Carlson (08-Sea.), [43] Kyle Rudolph (11), [46] Jerome Simpson (08-Cin.), [51] Toby Gerhart (10), [54] Phil Loadholt (09).

3RD ROUND (2)

[66] Josh Robinson (12), [97] Tyrone McKenzie (09-NE).

4TH ROUND (6)

[100] Everson Griff en (10), [102] Brian Robison (07), [106] Christian Ballard (11), [118] Jarius Wright (12), [126] Jared Allen (04-KC) [128] Rhett Ellison (12).

5TH ROUND (5)

[139] Brandon Burton (11), [139] Robert Blanton (12), [146] Jerome Felton (08-Det.), [150] Jasper Brinkley (09), [152] Letroy Guion (08)

6TH ROUND (8)

[170] Mistral Raymond (11), [172] Brandon Fusco (11), [175] Blair Walsh (12), [187] John Sullivan (08), [178] Mark Asper (12-Buf.), [199] Charlie Johnson (06-Ind.), [199] Joe Webb (10), [207] Joe Berger (05-Car.).

7TH ROUND (8)

[207] Fred Evans (06-Mia), [210] Audie Cole (12), [215] D’Aundre Reed (11), [220] Marvin Mitchell (07-NO), [231] Jamarca Sanford (09), [233] Devin Aromashodu (06-Ind), [236] Stephen Burton (11), [241] Geoff Schwartz (08-Car.).

UNDRAFTED (10)

Cullen Loeffl er (04), Chris Kluwe (05-Sea), Erin Henderson (08), A.J. Jeff erson (10-Ari.), Andrew Sendejo (10-Dal), Marcus Sherels (10), Larry Dean (11), Matt Asiata (11), McLeod Bethel-Thompson (11-SF), Allen Reisner (11).

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER BY DRAFT ROUND

Updated: September 17, 2012

14TH YEAR (1) 6TH YEAR (5) 3RD YEAR (7) 1st YEAR (3)

Antoine Winfi eld Fred Evans Jasper Brinkley Matt Asiata Chad Greenway Chris Cook McLeod Bethel-Thompson Marvin Mitchell Toby Gerhart D’Aundre Reed Adrian Peterson Everson Griff en

10TH YEAR (1) Brian Robison A.J. Jeff erson Kevin Williams Chris Schwartz

Joe Webb ROOKIES (9)

Mark Asper5TH YEAR (4) Robert Blanton

9TH YEAR (3) Jerome Felton Audie ColeJared Allen Letroy Guion 2nd YEAR (12) Rhett EllisonMichael Jenkins Jerome Simpson Christian Ballard Matt Kalil

Cullen Loeffl er John Sullivan Brandon Burton Josh RobinsonStephen Burton Harrison Smith

Larry Dean Blair WalshBrandon Fusco Jarius Wright

8TH YEAR (1) 4TH YEAR (6) Tyrone McKenzie

Chris Kluwe Devin Aromashodu Christian Ponder John Carlson Mistral Raymond Percy Harvin Allen Reisner

Erin Henderson Kyle Rudolph

7TH YEAR (2) Phil Loadholt Andrew Sendejo

Joe Berger Jamarca Sanford Marcus Sherels

Charlie Johnson

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M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S 2 0 1 2 U N O F F I C I A L D E P T H C H A R T

OFFENSE

WR: 84 Michael Jenkins 19 Devin Aromashodu LT: 75 Matt Kalil LG: 74 Charlie Johnson 79 Mark Asper C: 65 John Sullivan 61 Joe Berger RG 63 Brandon Fusco 76 Geoff Schwartz RT: 71 Phil Loadholt TE: 82 Kyle Rudolph 89 John Carlson 40 Rhett Ellison 83 Allen Reisner WR: 12 Percy Harvin 11 Stephen Burton 17 Jarius Wright QB: 7 Christian Ponder 14 Joe Webb 4 McLeod Bethel-ThompsonFB: 42 Jerome Felton HB: 28 Adrian Peterson 32 Toby Gerhart 48 Matt Asiata

DEFENSE

LE: 96 Brian Robison 91 D’Aundre ReedNT: 98 Letroy Guion 90 Fred Evans UT: 93 Kevin Williams 99 Christian Ballard RE: 69 Jared Allen 97 Everson Griff en SLB: 52 Chad Greenway 51 Larry Dean MLB: 54 Jasper Brinkley 57 Audie Cole 58 Tyrone McKenzie WLB: 50 Erin Henderson 55 Marvin Mitchell LCB: 26 Antoine Winfi eld 21 Josh Robinson 27 Brandon BurtonRCB: 20 Chris Cook 24 A.J. Jeff erson 35 Marcus SherelsSS: 41 Mistral Raymond 36 Robert BlantonFS: 22 Harrison Smith 33 Jamarca Sanford 34 Andrew Sendejo

SPECIALISTSP: 5 Chris Kluwe K: 3 Blair Walsh LS: 46 Cullen Loeffl er H: 5 Chris Kluwe KR: 12 Percy Harvin 35 Marcus Sherels 24 A.J. Jeff erson 21 Josh Robinson PR: 35 Marcus Sherels 17 Jarius Wright 21 Josh Robinson

Rookie Players Underlined(Injured Players in Parentheses)

Devin AROMASHODU ...................................................................... a-ROW-ma-sha-dewMatt ASIATA ........................................................................................................ ah-see-ah-taJoe BERGER .................................................................................................................... BUR-jurMcLEOD Bethel-Thompson ...........................................................................muh-CLOUDBrandon FUSCO ..........................................................................................................FUSS-coToby GERHART ..................................................................................................... GARE-heartLetroy GUION ............................................................................................... LA-troy GUY-onMatt KALIL .......................................................................................................................kuh-LILChris KLUWE .................................................................................................................CLUE-eeCullen LOEFFLER ......................................................................................................... LEFF-lerMISTRAL Raymond................................................................................................miss-TRAILAllen REISNER...............................................................................................................RISE-nerBrian ROBISON ...................................................................................................... ROB-ah-sinAndrew SENDEJO ................................................................................................. sin-DEY-hoMarcus SHERELS .....................................................................................................SHARE-elsANTOINE Winfi eld .....................................................................................................an-TWAN

COACHESTom KANAVY .........................................................................................................ka-NAY-vee Fred PAGAC .................................................................................................................PUG-itchMike PRIEFER ................................................................................................................PREE-fer

2012 VIKINGS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE


H O W T H E 2 0 1 2 M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S W E R E B U I LT

YEAR DRAFT TRADES FREE AGENCY/WAIVERS2003 DT Kevin Williams (1) 2004 LS Cullen Loeffl er*

CB Antoine Winfi eld** 2005 P Chris Kluwe (W-Sea.)** 2006 LB Chad Greenway (1) 2007 RB Adrian Peterson (1) DT Fred Evans **

DE Brian Robison (4) 2008 DT Letroy Guion (5b) DE Jared Allen (KC) LB Erin Henderson *

C John Sullivan (6a) 2009 WR Percy Harvin (1)

T Phil Loadholt (2)LB Jasper Brinkley (5)

S Jamarca Sanford (7) 2010 CB Chris Cook (2a) CB Marcus Sherels*

RB Toby Gerhart (2b) DE Everson Griff en (4) QB Joe Webb (6)

2011 QB Christian Ponder (1) WR Devin Aromashodu**TE Kyle Rudolph (2) FB Matt Asiata*DL Christian Ballard (4) C Joe Berger**CB Brandon Burton (5) LB Larry Dean*DB Mistral Raymond (6b) WR Michael Jenkins** OL Brandon Fusco (6c) T Charlie Johnson** DE D’Aundre Reed (7a) LB Tyrone McKenzie**

WR Stephen Burton (7b) TE Allen Reisner* S Andrew Sendejo**

2012 OT Matt Kalil (1a) CB A.J. Jeff erson (Ari.) T Mark Asper**S Harrison Smith (1b) QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson**

CB Josh Robinson (3) TE John Carlson**WR Jarius Wright (4a) FB Jerome Felton**FB Rhett Ellison (4b) LB Marvin Mitchell**

S Robert Blanton (5) G Geoff Schwartz**K Blair Walsh (6) WR Jerome Simpson**

LB Audie Cole (7a)

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


September 3 WR SUMMERS, Chris Signed To Practice SquadSeptember 3 WR GURLEY, Tori Signed To Practice SquadSeptember 3 DE OWUSU, Ernest Signed To Practice SquadSeptember 3 OL MURPHY, Kevin Signed To Practice SquadSeptember 1 DB FELDER, Bobby Signed To Practice SquadSeptember 1 DT BAKER, Chase Signed To Practice SquadSeptember 1 OL HOLMES, Tyler Signed To Practice SquadSeptember 1 RB TODMAN, Jordan Signed To Practice SquadSeptember 1 DB JEFFERSON, A.J. Acquired Via Trade (Arizona)September 1 DB BOWMAN, Zach ReleasedSeptember 1 G ASPER, Mark Claimed Via Waivers (Buff alo)September 1 OL BROWN, Pat WaivedAugust 31 RB TODMAN, Jordan WaivedAugust 31 TE SHULER, Mickey WaivedAugust 31 OL SAULSBERRY, Quentin WaivedAugust 31 DE REED, Nick WaivedAugust 31 OL PASZTOR, Austin WaivedAugust 31 LB PAREDES, Corey WaivedAugust 31 OL MURPHY, Kevin WaivedAugust 31 DB JONES, Reggie WaivedAugust 31 OL HOLMES, Tyler WaivedAugust 31 RB HILLIARD, Lex WaivedAugust 31 DT GUYTON, Trevor WaivedAugust 31 DB FELDER, Bobby WaivedAugust 31 FB D’IMPERIO, Ryan WaivedAugust 31 OL DeGEARE, Chris WaivedAugust 31 DT BAKER, Chase WaivedAugust 31 WR ARCENEAUX, Emmanuel WaivedAugust 31 QB ROSENFELS, Sage ReleasedAugust 31 DB FRAMPTON, Eric ReleasedAugust 31 DE CHARLESTON, Jeff ReleasedAugust 31 DB CARR, Chris ReleasedAugust 31 OL LOVE, DeMarcus Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 25 OL BUCHE, Bridger WaivedAugust 25 RB COLEMAN, Derrick WaivedAugust 25 OL COOK, Grant WaivedAugust 25 LB ELIMIMIAN, Solomon WaivedAugust 25 DB GATEWOOD, Corey WaivedAugust 25 OL HORN, Levi WaivedAugust 25 DT JACOBS, Anthony WaivedAugust 25 WR JORDEN, Kamar WaivedAugust 25 WR LOVE, A.J. WaivedAugust 25 LB NIELSON, Tyler WaivedAugust 25 DE OWUSU, Ernest WaivedAugust 25 DT POWELL, Tydreke WaivedAugust 25 DB STROUD, Chris WaivedAugust 25 WR TAYLOR, Kerry WaivedAugust 25 WR WALTERS, Bryan WaivedAugust 12 RB PETERSON, Adrian Passed PhysicalAugust 7 WR CHILDS, Greg Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 6 WR LOVE, A.J. Signed as Free AgentAuguet 6 WR CHILDS, Greg Waived - InjuredAugust 4 G BUCHE, Bridger Signed as Free AgentAugust 4 WR LOVE, AJ WaivedAugust 3 G COOK, Grant Signed as Free AgentAugust 3 DE LATIMORE, Eric WaivedJuly 31 DB TAYLOR, Nicholas Placed on Injured ReserveJuly 30 DB STROUD, Chris Signed as Free AgentJuly 30 DB TAYLOR, Nicholas Waived - InjuredJuly 26 T KALIL, Matt SignedJuly 25 CB ROBINSON, Josh SignedJuly 24 T MURPHY, Kevin Signed as Free AgentJuly 24 T WEEMS, Darrion WaivedJune 28 DE CHARLESTON, Jeff Signed as Free AgentJune 28 DT RESONNO, Terrell WaivedJune 5 WR LOVE, AJ SignedJune 4 DB GATEWOOD, Corey SignedJune 1 DB SMITH, Harrison SignedMay 30 CB ALLEN, Asher RetiredMay 23 TE ELLISON, Rhett Signed

May 22 WR WRIGHT, Jarius SignedMay 22 WR CHILDS, Greg SignedMay 22 DB BLANTON, Robert SignedMay 22 K WALSH, Blair SignedMay 22 LB COLE, Audie SignedMay 22 DT GUYTON, Trevor SignedMay 18 T HORN, Levi Signed as Free AgentMay 17 CB WHITLOCK, C.C. WaivedMay 17 T MURPHY, Kevin WaivedMay 16 DE REED, Nick Signed as Free AgentMay 16 DE CYRILLE, Kevin WaivedMay 15 T MURPHY, Kevin Signed off Waivers (SF)May 15 T VALDEZ, Jose WaivedMay 14 G HOLMES, Tyler Signed as Free AgentMay 11 WR ADAMS, Kris WaivedMay 7 DE JACOBS, Anthony Signed as Free AgentMay 7 K LONGWELL, Ryan ReleasedMay 4 DT BAKER, Chase Signed as Free AgentMay 4 RB COLEMAN, Derrick Signed as Free AgentMay 4 DE CYRILLE, Kevin Signed as Free AgentMay 4 DB FELDER, Bobby Signed as Free AgentMay 4 WR JORDEN, Kamar Signed as Free AgentMay 4 DE LATIMORE, Eric Signed as Free AgentMay 4 LB NIELSEN, Tyler Signed as Free AgentMay 4 DE OWUSU, Ernest Signed as Free AgentMay 4 LB PAREDES, Corey Signed as Free AgentMay 4 G PASZTOR, Austin Signed as Free AgentMay 4 DT POWELL, Tydreke Signed as Free AgentMay 4 DT RESONNO, Terrell Signed as Free AgentMay 4 C SAULSBERRY, Quentin Signed as Free AgentMay 4 T WEEMS, Darrion Signed as Free AgentMay 4 DB WHITLOCK, C.C. Signed as Free AgentMay 2 G LEWIS, Butch WaivedMay 2 TE HARDY, Daniel WaivedMay 1 RB KING, Caleb WaivedApril 26 WR SIMPSON, Jerome Signed as Free AgentApril 10 LB MITCHELL, Marvin Signed as Free AgentApril 10 CB CARR, Chris Signed as Free AgentApril 2 WR WALTERS, Bryan Signed as Free AgentMarch 28 WR AROMASHODU, Devin Re-signedMarch 27 CB BOWMAN, Zach Signed as Free AgentMarch 27 LB HENDERSON, Erin Re-signedMarch 26 OL SCHWARTZ, Geoff Signed as Free AgentMarch 21 DT AYODELE, Remi ReleasedMarch 21 RB HILLIARD, Lex Signed as Free AgentMarch 21 DT EVANS, Fred Re-signedMarch 20 RB FELTON, Jerome Signed as Free AgentMarch 20 DT GUION, Letroy Re-signedMarch 16 DB TAYLOR, Nicholas Signed as Free AgentMarch 14 TE CARLSON, John Signed as Free AgentMarch 13 QB ROSENFELS, Sage Re-signedMarch 10 G HUTCHINSON, Steve ReleasedMarch 10 G HERRERA, Anthony ReleasedMarch 10 CB GRIFFIN, Cedric ReleasedJanuary 31 LB ELIMIMIAN, Solomon Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 18 T VALDEZ, Jose Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 18 TE HARDY, Daniel Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 13 QB BETHEL-THOMPSON, McLeod Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 5 FB ASIATA, Matt Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 2 WR TAYLOR, Kerry Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 2 TE REISNER, Allen Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 2 LB McKENZIE, Tyrone Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 2 G LEWIS, Butch Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 2 DB JONES, Reggie Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 2 G DeGEARE, Chris Signed as Reserve/Future FAJanuary 2 WR ADAMS, Kris Signed as Reserve/Future FA

DATE POS PLAYER TRANSACTION DATE POS PLAYER TRANSACTION

M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S 2 0 1 2 R O S T E R M O V E S


Date 9/9 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/25 11/4 11/11 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/23 12/30 2012 Season Career Opponent JAX @ IND SF @ DET TEN @ WAS ARI TB @ SEA DET @ CHI @ GB CHI @ STL @ HOU GB GP GS DNP IA GP GSAllen, Jared S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 127 121Aromashodu, Devin P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 48 11Asiata, Matt P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 0Asper, Mark I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 0Baker, Chase PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Ballard, Christian P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 18 2Berger, Joe P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 53 27Bethel-Thompson, McLeod I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 0Blanton, Robert P I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 0Brinkley, Jasper S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 34 6Burton, Brandon P I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 11 1Burton, Stephen P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 5 0Carlson, John S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 49 40Childs, Greg IR IR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Cole, Audie I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 0Cook, Chris S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 14 10Dean, Larry P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 18 0Ellison, Rhett P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 0Evans, Fred P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 67 2Felder, Bobby PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Felton, Jerome P S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - 61 20Fusco, Brandon S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 5 2Gerhart, Toby P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 33 6Greenway, Chad S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 82 81Griff en, Everson P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 29 0Guion, Letroy S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 42 5Gurley, Tori PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Harvin, Percy S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 47 36Henderson, Erin S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 38 13Holmes, Tyler PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Jeff erson, A.J. I P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 19 7Jenkins, Michael S P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - 116 71Johnson, Charlie S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 91 72Kalil, Matt S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 2 2Kluwe, Chris P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 113 0Loadholt, Phil S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 49 49Loeffl er, Cullen P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 125 0Love, DeMarcus IR IR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0McKenzie, Tyrone P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 5 0Mitchell, Marvin I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 71 2Murphy, Kevin PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Owusu, Ernest PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Peterson, Adrian S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 75 68Ponder, Christian S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 13 12Raymond, Mistral S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 12 7Reed, D’Aundre P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 0Reisner, Allen P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 8 0Robinson, Josh P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 0Robison, Brian S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 81 25Rudolph, Kyle S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 17 10Sanford, Jamarca P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 43 18Schwartz, Geoff DNP DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 32 19Sendejo, Andrew I P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 6 0Sherels, Marcus P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 19 3Simpson, Jerome SUS SUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 18Smith, Harrison S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 2 2Sullivan, John S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 63 47Summers, Chris PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Taylor, Nick IR IR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Todman, Jordan PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0Walsh, Blair P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 0Webb, Joe DNP DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 15 3Williams, Kevin S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 142 142Winfi eld, Antoine S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 177 160Wright, Jarius I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 0

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

M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S 2 0 1 2 PA R T I C I PAT I O N C H A R T


VIKINGS 1st Downs Total Off ense INTs By Minn. Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Pen Fum Scoring T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg. N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG Svs JAC 20 6 14 0 389 123 29 266 2/4 27 20 0 0 0 0 0 5/48.4 2 22 1 15 0 5 128 30 0 5/40 1/1 2 0 0 2/2 4/4 0at IND 19 4 14 1 327 95 26 232 4/23 35 27 0 0 0 0 0 4/48.0 5 5` 0 14 0 4 111 50 0 11/105 2/1 0 2 0 2/2 2/2 0vs SFat DETvs TENat WASvs ARIvs TBat SEAvs DETat CHIat GBvs CHIat STLat HOUvs GBTOTALS 39 10 28 1 716 218 55 498 6/17 62 47 0 0 0 0 0 9/48.2 7 73 1 15 0 9 239 50 0 16/145 3/2 2 2 0 4/4 6/6 0

9/11 vs JAC 2-10 20%9/18 at IND 7-15 47%9/25 vs SF - -10/2 at DET - -

10/9 vs TEN - -10/16 at WAS - -10/23 vs ARI - -10/30 vs TB - -

11/14 at SEA - -11/20 vs DET - -11/27 at CHI - -12/4 at GB - -

12/11 vs CHI - -12/18 at STL - -12/24 at HOU - -1/1 vs GB - -

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: 9-25, 36%

OPPONENTS 1st Downs Total Off ense INTs By Opp. Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Pen Fum Scoring T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg. N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG Svs JAC 22 7 12 3 362 113 34 249 2/11 39 23 0 0 0 0 0 4/53.5 4 20 0 9 0 3 63 22 0 4/25 3/1 0 2 0 1/2 3/3 0at IND 17 5 10 2 278 84 30 194 2/30 31 20 0 0 0 0 0 5/53.6 1 11 1 11 0 1 19 19 0 7/51 0/0 0 2 0 2/2 3/3 0vs SFat DETvs TENat WASvs ARIvs TBat SEAvs DETat CHIat GBvs CHIat STLat HOUvs GBTotals 39 12 22 5 640 197 64 443 4/41 70 43 0 0 0 0 0 9/53.6 5 31 1 11 0 4 82 22 0 11/76 3/1 0 4 0 3/4 6/6 0

VIKINGS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL MINN. FGVS JAC 0 7 7 9 3 26 20, 42, 55, 38AT IND 3 3 0 14 0 20 51, 29 VS SF AT DET VS TEN AT WAS VS ARI VS TB AT SEA VS DET AT CHI AT GB VS CHI AT STL AT HOU VS GB TOTALS 3 10 7 23 3 46

OPPONENTS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT Total Opp. FGVS JAC 3 6 3 11 0 23 19, 26, 47AT IND 7 10 3 3 0 23 26, 45, 53VS SF AT DET VS TEN AT WAS VS ARI VS TB AT SEA VS DET AT CHI AT GB VS CHI AT STL AT HOU VS GB TOTALS 10 16 6 14 0 46

SCORING SUMMARY

G A M E - B Y - G A M E S TAT I S T I C S

9/11 vs JAC 9-18 50%9/18 at IND 7-16 44%9/25 vs SF - -10/2 at DET - -

10/9 vs TEN - -10/16 at WAS - -10/23 vs ARI - -10/30 vs TB - -

11/14 at SEA - -11/20 vs DET - -11/27 at CHI - -12/4 at GB - -

12/11 vs CHI - -12/18 at STL - -12/24 at HOU - -1/1 vs GB - -

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: 16-34, 47%


G A M E - B Y - G A M E R U S H I N G S TAT I S T I C S

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 17 84 4.9 20 2 vs JAC - 9/9 6 18 3.0 7 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0.0 0 0

at IND - 9/16 16 60 3.8 6 0 at IND - 9/16 5 15 3.0 8 0 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0.0 0 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -

at DET - 9/30 - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - -

vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -

at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -

vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -

vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -

at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -

vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -

at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -

at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - -

vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -

at STL - 12/16 - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - -

at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -

vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 33 144 4.4 20 2 2012 TOTALS 11 33 3.0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 1439 6896 4.8 80t 66 CAREER 201 886 4.4 67 2 CAREER 0 0 0.0 0 0



vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -





vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -




at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - -




vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 7 33 4.7 20 0 2012 TOTALS 4 8 2.0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 92 620 6.7 39 3 CAREER 32 227 7.1 28 0 CAREER 40 274 6.9 65t 4

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0.0 0 0

at IND - 9/16 0 0 0.0 0 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -

at DET - 9/30 - - - - -

vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -

at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -

vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -

vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -

at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -

vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -

at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -

at GB - 12/2 - - - - -

vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -

at STL - 12/16 - - - - -

at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -

vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 42 136 3.2 10 0

48 · MATT ASIATA · RB

14 · JOE WEBB · QB

28 · ADRIAN PETERSON · RB 32 · TOBY GERHART · RB

12 · PERCY HARVIN · WR

42 · JEROME FELTON · FB

7 · CHRISTIAN PONDER · QB


G A M E - B Y - G A M E PA S S I N G S TAT I S T I C S

OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Ratingvs JAC - 9/9 27 20 270 74.0 0 0 29 2 4 105.5

at IND - 9/16 35 27 245 77.1 2 0 20 4 13 114.6

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -

at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -

vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -

at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -

vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -

vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -

vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -

at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -

at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -

vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -

at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -

at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -

vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 62 47 515 75.8% 2 0 29 6 17 110.6CAREER 353 205 2,368 58.1% 15 13 72 36 181 77.2

7 · CHRISTIAN PONDER · QB


G A M E - B Y - G A M E R E C E I V I N G S TAT I S T I C S



vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -





vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -




at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - -




vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 18 188 10.4 20 0 2012 TOTALS 8 88 11.0 16 0 2012 TOTALS 4 80 20.0 26 0CAREER 236 2816 11.9 53t 17 CAREER 322 4066 12.6 72 23 CAREER 71 1091 15.4 60 4

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 vs JAC - 9/9 5 67 13.4 29 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0.0 0 0

at IND - 9/16 at IND - 9/16 3 35 11.7 15 1 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0.0 0 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -





vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -




at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - -




vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 8 102 12.8 29 1 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 71 1004 14.1 84 7 CAREER 34 351 10.3 41 4 CAREER 137 1519 11.1 42 13


at IND - 9/16 3 20 6.7 20 0 at IND - 9/16 1 7 7.0 7t 0 at IND - 9/16 2 17 8.5 12 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -





vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -




at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - -




vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 4 23 5.8 20 0 2012 TOTALS 1 7 7.0 7t 0 2012 TOTALS 3 25 8.3 12 0CAREER 141 1332 9.4 63 3 CAREER 3 45 15.0 21 0 CAREER 47 382 8.1 42 3

19 · DEVIN AROMASHODU · WR

82 · KYLE RUDOLPH · TE81 · JEROME SIMPSON · WR

84 · MICHAEL JENKINS · WR

32 · TOBY GERHART · RB28 · ADRIAN PETERSON · RB

89 · JOHN CARLSON · TE


11 · STEPHEN BURTON · WR

SUSPENDEDSUSPENDED


G A M E - B Y - G A M E R E C E I V I N G S TAT I S T I C S

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 vs JAC - 9/9 1 2 2.0 2 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0.0 0 0

at IND - 9/16 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0.0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0.0 0 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -





vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -




at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - -




vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 1 2 2.0 2 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 0 0 0.0 0 0 CAREER 1 2 2.0 2 0 CAREER 34 280 8.2 27 0

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0.0 0 0

at IND - 9/16 0 0 0.0 0 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -

at DET - 9/30 - - - - -

vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -

at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -

vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -

vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -

at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -

vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -

at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -

at GB - 12/2 - - - - -

vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -

at STL - 12/16 - - - - -

at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -

vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 1 5 5.0 5 0

42 · JEROME FELTON · FB

INACTIVE

83 · ALLEN REISNER · TE

17 · JARIUS WRIGHT · WR 48 · MATT ASIATA · RB

INACTIVE


KICK RETURNS PUNT RETURNS

G A M E - B Y - G A M E S P E C I A L T E A M S S TAT I S T I C S

OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 3 88 29.3 0 30 0

at IND - 9/16 2 78 39.0 0 50 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -

at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -

vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -

at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -

vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -

vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -

vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -

at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -

at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -

vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -

at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -

at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -

vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 5 166 33.2 0 50 0CAREER 103 2775 26.9 0 104 4


at IND - 9/16 1 23 23.0 0 23 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -

at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -

vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -

at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -

vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -

vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -

vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -

at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -

at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -

vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -

at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -

at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -

vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 1 23 23.0 0 23 0CAREER 17 468 27.5 0 78 0


at IND - 9/16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

2012 TOTALS 2 40 20.0 0 22 0CAREER 2 40 20.0 0 22 0

OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TDat IND - 9/16 1 10 10.0 0 10 0

2012 TOTALS 11 10 10.0 0 10 0

CAREER 11 10 10.0 0 10 0

91 · D'AUNDRE REED · DE


48 · MATT ASIATA · RB

35 · MARCUS SHERELS · CB


at IND - 9/16 5 51 10.2 0 14 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -

at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -

vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -

at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -

vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -

vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -

vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -

at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -

at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -

vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -

at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -

at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -

vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 7 73 10.4 1 15 0CAREER 40 350 8.8 21 53 0

35 · MARCUS SHERELS · CB


G A M E - B Y - G A M E S P E C I A L T E A M S S TAT I S T I C S

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Ret. Ret. Yds. Net Yds. Net Avg. TB I20 LG BLvs JAC - 9/9 5 242 48.4 4 20 222 44.4 0 1 59 0

at IND - 9/16 4 192 48.0 1 11 181 45.3 0 2 55 0

vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - -

at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - -

at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - -

at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - -

at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - -

at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - -

at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - -

at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - -

vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 9 434 48.2 5 31 403 44.8 0 3 59 0CAREER 560 24,880 44.4 289 3,083 20,757 37.0 52 183 70 1

5 · CHRIS KLUWE · P

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

vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 100.0% 2 2at IND - 9/16 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 100.0% 2 2vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 0vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0 02012 TOTALS 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 6 100.0% 4 4CAREER 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 6 100.0% 4 4

PATs3 · BLAIR WALSH · K

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


G A M E - B Y - G A M E D E F E N S I V E S TAT I S T I C S

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at IND - 9/16 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 2012 TOTALS 4 3 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0CAREER 445 132 577 55.0 105.0 315 29 16 5 42 CAREER 37 27 64 7.0 2.0 28 1 1 0 0 CAREER 48 28 76 8.0 1.0 34 0 0 0 0

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 0 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0at IND - 9/16 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 2 4 6 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 1 8 9 0.0 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 4 5 9 1.0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0CAREER 85 53 138 23.0 21.5 104 5 4 0 4 CAREER 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 408 211 619 66.0 54.5 277 12 11 4 54

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 9 4 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 2at IND - 9/16 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 1 1 2 1.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 6 5 11 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 2vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 1 1 2 1.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 15 9 174 1.0 0.0 3 0 0 0 4CAREER 8 7 15 3.0 0.0 8 1 0 0 0 CAREER 18 6 24 5.0 5.0 16 0 1 0 2 CAREER 499 255 904 39.0 8.5 30 9 9 5 31

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 9 4 13 1.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9at IND - 9/16 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 11 2 13 3.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 20 6 26 4.0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 35 12 47 1.0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 CAREER 80 42 122 12.0 3.5 4 2 1 0 2 CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

57 · AUDIE COLE · LB

52 · CHAD GREENWAY · LB

INACTIVE

96 · BRIAN ROBISON · DE

54 · JASPER BRINKLEY · LB 50 · ERIN HENDERSON · LB

69 · JARED ALLEN · DE

91 · D'AUNDRE REED · DE

98 · LETROY GUION · DT

99 · CHRISTIAN BALLARD · DT

90 · FRED EVANS · DT

97 · EVERSON GRIFFEN · DE

93 · KEVIN WILLIAMS · DT

INACTIVE


G A M E - B Y - G A M E D E F E N S I V E S TAT I S T I C S

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 at IND - 9/16 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 52 29 81 2.0 2.0 5 3 2 1 5 CAREER 102 49 151 3.0 1.0 4 2 3 2 8

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 4 1 5 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 vs JAC - 9/9 6 1 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at IND - 9/16 7 2 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at IND - 9/16vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 9 2 11 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 4 2012 TOTALS 13 3 16 2.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 43 11 54 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 CAREER 847 238 1085 50.0 7.0 21 12 10 24 149 CAREER 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at IND - 9/16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 10 6 16 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 2012 TOTALS 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 10 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CAREER 20 5 25 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 3

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9at IND - 9/16 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 20 22 42 0.0 0.0 2 0 1 1 4 CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 59 8 67 0 0 0 0 0 1 11

INACTIVE

27 · BRANDON BURTON · CB26 · ANTOINE WINFIELD · CB

33 · JAMARCA SANFORD · S

INACTIVE

36 · ROBERT BLANTON · S

55 · MARVIN MITCHELL · LB51 · LARRY DEAN · LB

21 · JOSH ROBINSON · CB

20 · CHRIS COOK · CB

41 · MISTRAL RAYMOND · S

35 · MARCUS SHERELS · CB22 · HARRISON SMITH · S

INACTIVE

24 · A.J. JEFFERSON · CB

INACTIVE

INACTIVE


S P E C I A L T E A M S TA C K L E S

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKvs JAC - 9/9 0 2 2 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 2 0 2 1 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 2 2 1 0 0at IND - 9/16 0 1 1 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 0 1 1 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 3 3 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 2 0 2 1 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 3 3 1 0 0

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs JAC - 9/9at IND - 9/16 at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IND - 9/16vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 · DEVIN AROMASHODU · WR

97 · EVERSON GRIFFEN · DE 33 · JAMARCA SANFORD · S51 · LARRY DEAN · LB

35 · MARCUS SHERELS · CB 57 · AUDIE COLE · LB

27 · BRANDON BURTON · CB

55 · MARVIN MITCHELL · LB36 · ROBERT BLANTON · S 20 · CHRIS COOK · CB

41 · MISTRAL RAYMOND · S

INACTIVE

INACTIVE

INACTIVE

INACTIVEINACTIVE

INACTIVE

46 · CULLEN LOEFFLER · LS


S P E C I A L T E A M S TA C K L E S



OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 1 0 1 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 0 0

99 · CHRISTIAN BALLARD · DT

75 · MATT KALIL · T

32 · TOBY GERHART · RB21 · JOSH ROBINSON · CB

58 · TYRONE MCKENZIE · LB 40 · RHETT ELLISON · FB

22 · HARRISON SMITH · S


BY THE VIKINGS CATEGORY BY AN OPPONENT

489 yards, vs. Denver, 12/4/11 400 Yards Total Off ense 405 yards, at Carolina, 10/30/11475 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01

537 yards, vs. Chicago, 11/29/09 500 Yards Total Off ense 573 yards, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11Has never happened 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01

Christian Ponder, 381 yards, vs. Denver, 12/4/11 300 Yards Passing In A Game Aaron Rodgers, 335 yards, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11Brett Favre, 310 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Player Donovan McNabb, 300 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/08

Brett Favre, 446 yards, vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 400 Yards Passing In A Game Drew Brees, 412 yards, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11Jeff George, 424 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 By A Player Has never happened

Brett Favre, vs. New York Giants, 1/3/10 4 TD Passes In A Game Drew Brees (5), vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11Brett Favre, vs Dallas, 1/17/10 By A Player Kerry Collins (5), at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01

Toby Gerhart, 109 yards, at Washington, 12/24/11 100 Yards Rushing In A Game Evan Royster, 132 yards, at Washington, 12/24/11Adrian Peterson, 122 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Player Terry Kirby, 120 yards, at San Francisco, 1/3/98

Adrian Peterson, 296 yards, vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 200 Yards Rushing In A Game Walter Payton, 275 yards, at Chicago, 11/20/77Has never happened By A Player Has never happened

Adrian Peterson, vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 3 TDs Rushing In A Game Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06Adrian Peterson, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Player Has never happened

Percy Harvin, 104 yards, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 100 Yards Receiving In A Game Donnie Avery, 111 yards, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Bernard Berrian, 102 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Player Ike Hilliard, 155 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01

Sidney Rice, 201 yards, vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 200 Yards Receiving In A Game Steve Smith, 201 yards, at Carolina, 10/30/05Anthony Carter, 227 yards, at S.F., 1/9/88 By A Player Has never happened

Marcus Robinson (15, 15, 2), vs. Cleveland, 11/27/05 3 TD Catches In A Game Greg Jennings, vs Green Bay, 11/21/10Sidney Rice, (47, 16, 45), vs. Dallas, 1/17/10 By A Player Has never happened

Adrian Peterson, vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (3 rushing) 3 TD In A Game By A Player Mike Tolbert, at San Diego, 9/11/11 (2 receiving, 1 rushing) Adrian Peterson, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 (3 rushing) Mario Bates, vs. Arizona, 1/10/99 (3 rushing)

Ahmad Rashad, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/79 (4 receiving) 4 TD In A Game By A Player Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06 (3 rushing, 1 rec.)Has never happened Has never happened

Darren Sharper, at N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05 3 INTs In A Game By A Player Deltha O’Neal, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05Has never happened Has never happened

Bernard Berrian, 82 yards, at Arizona, 12/14/08 Punt Returned For A TD Randall Cobb, 80 yards, at Green Bay, 11/14/11Anthony Carter, 84 yards, at New Orleans, 1/3/88 Golden Richards, 63 yards, at Dallas, 12/30/73

Percy Harvin, 103 yards, at San Diego, 9/11/11 Kickoff Returned For A TD Devin Hester, 98 yards, at Chicago, 10/16/11Has never happened Tony Horne, 95 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00

Jared Allen, 36 yards, at Detroit, 1/2/11 INT Returned For A TD Alphonso Smith, 30 yards, at Detroit, 12/11/11Reggie Rutland, 27 yards, at San Francisco, 1/9/88 Asante Samuel, 44 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/08

Antoine Winfi eld, 45 yards, at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Fumble Returned For A TD Stephen Tulloch, Recovered in End Zone, at Detroit, 12/11/11Nate Wright, 20 yards, vs. St. Louis, 12/21/74 Kevin Miniefi eld, 48 yards, vs. Chicago, 1/1/95

Jim Kleinsasser, vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 Punt Blocked Craig Steltz, at Chicago, 10/19/08Scott Studwell, at L.A. Rams, 12/31/78 Spencer Tillman, at San Francisco, 1/6/90

Issiac Holt, recovered in end zone, vs. San Francisco, 10/12/86 Punt Blocked For TD Garrett Wolfe, 17 yds, at Chicago, 10/19/08(Blocked by Gerald Robinson) (Blocked by Craig Steltz)Terry Brown, recovered in end zone, Doug Rogers recovered blocked kick in end zone, vs. Pittsburgh 1/12/75 (Blocked by Matt Blair) vs. Atlanta, 1/9/83 (Blocked by Paul Davis)

Mike Merriweather, vs. L.A. Rams, 11/5/89 Punt Blocked For Safety Kevin Miniefi eld, vs. Chicago, 10/28/96Has never happened Has never happened

Willis McGahee tackled in end zone by Jared Allen Safety Scored Donovan McNabb Sacked in End Zone by Stephen Paea vs. Denver, 12/4/11 at Chicago, 10/16/11Ron Jaworski tackled in end zone Fran Tarkenton tackled in end zone,by Doug Martin and Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/12/75

Letroy Guion, vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 Field Goal Blocked Ray McDonald, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 at Green Bay, 1/9/05

Antoine Winfi eld, 59 yards, at New Orleans, 10/6/08 Blocked FG Returned For A TD Nate Clements, 59 yards, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09Bobby Bryant, 90 yards, vs. L.A. Rams, 12/26/76 Has never happened

Ryan Longwell, at Washington, 12/24/10 PAT Missed (1 pt.) Jason Hanson (kick aborted), at Detroit, 12/19/04Chuck Nelson, at San Francisco, 1/1/89 Mike Cofer, at San Francisco, 1/6/90

Matt Kalil, vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 PAT Blocked Remi Ayodele, at New Orleans, 9/9/10Carl Eller, at Dallas, 1/1/78 Has never happened

Minnesota 50, Jacksonville 10, 12/20/98 50 Points Scored In A Game San Francisco 51, Minnesota 7, 12/8/84Has never happened Has never happened

Minnesota 44, New York Giants 7, vs. New York, 1/3/10 40 Points Scored In A Game New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11Minnesota 41, Arizona 21, 1/10/99 N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01

Minnesota 13, Detroit 0, 12/5/93 Shutout Scored Green Bay 34, Minnesota 0, 11/11/07Has never happened N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01

Minnesota 26, Jacksonville 23, 9/9/12 Overtime Victory Detroit 26, Minnesota 23, 9/25/11Has never happened New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, 1/24/10

Tarvaris Jackson pass to Percy Harvin, at New England, 10/31/10 Two-Point Conversion Blaine Gabbert Pass to Justin Blackmon, vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Leroy Hoard run, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 Has never happened

T H E L A S T T I M E . . . (playoff games in italics)

MISCELLANEOUS STATS• First Downs and Fourth Down Effi ciency

• Red Zone Effi ciency• Takeaways And Turnovers

• Scoring Drives• Individual and Team Single-Game Bests

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

• Long Plays• Gameday Inactives• Game Summaries


Total First Downs (First Downs on Third or Fourth Downs)

One awarded to passer and receiver on passing plays

PLAYER RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING TOTAL

Christian Ponder - - 28 (9) 28 (9)Percy Harvin 2 10 (3) - 12 (3)Adrian Peterson 7 (1) 1 (1) - 8 (2)Kyle Rudolph - 6 (2) - 6 (2)Michael Jenkins - 5 (1) - 5 (1) Devin Aromashodu - 4 - 4Toby Gerhart 1 1 (1) - 2 (1)Stephen Burton - 1 (1) - 1 (1)

TOTAL 10 (1) 28 (9) 28 (7) 66 (17)

FIRST DOWNS EARNED - 2012 REGULAR SEASON


Game Att. Quarter Play/Result/Drive Result

vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 0/0 - - at Indianapolis (9/16) 1/1 4th S. Burton 7 yd. TD pass from C. Ponder

TOTAL 1/1

2012 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY


2012 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY

VS. JACKSONVILLE (9/9/12)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 20DEFENSE 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 13

AT INDIANAPOLIS (9/16/12)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 17DEFENSE 1 1 1 0 3 1 2 13

VS. SAN FRANCISCO (9/23/12)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE - - - - - - - -DEFENSE - - - - - - - -

AT DETROIT (9/30/12)


VS. TENNESSEE (10/7/12)


AT WASHINGTON (10/14/12)


VS. ARIZONA (10/21/12)


VS. TAMPA BAY (10/25/12)


SEASON TOTALS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTsOFFENSE 0 2 1 3 1 7 4 3 37DEFENSE 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 26

AT SEATTLE (11/4/12)


VS. DETROIT (11/11/12)


AT CHICAGO (11/25/12)


AT GREEN BAY (12/2/12)


VS. CHICAGO BEARS (12/9/12)


AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (12/16/12)


AT HOUSTON TEXANS (12/23/12)


VS. GREEN BAY (12/30/12)



TAKEAWAYS

1 Takeaway (0 INT, 1 FR) 1 resulted in 7 Vikings’ points 0 inside Vikings’ 20

0 First Half Takeaways (0 INT, 0 FR) 0 resulted in 0 Vikings’ points 0 inside Vikings’ 20

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

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

1 Second Half Takeaway (0 INT, 1 FR) 1 resulted in 7 Vikings’ points 0 inside Vikings’ 20

1 3rd Quarter Takeaway (0 INT, 1 FR) 1 resulted in 7 Vikings’ points 0 inside Vikings’ 20

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

PLUS/MINUS TURNOVER RATIO

First Half 0 Takeaways First Quarter 0 Takeaways Second Quarter 0 Takeaways Second Half 1 Takeaway Third Quarter 1 Takeaway Fourth Quarter 0 Takeaways Overtime 0 Takeaways

Totals 1 Takeaway

TURNOVERS

2 Turnovers (0 INT, 2 FL) 2 resulted in 6 opponents’ points

1 First Half Turnovers (0 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 3 opponents’ points

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

1 2nd Quarter Turnovers (0 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 3 opponents’ points

1 Second Half Turnovers (0 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 3 opponents’ points

1 3rd Quarter Turnovers (0 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 3 opponents’ points

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

First Half 1 Turnover First Quarter 0 Turnovers Second Quarter 1 Turnover Second Half 1 Turnover Third Quarter 1 Turnover Fourth Quarter 0 Turnovers Overtime 0 Turnovers

Totals 2 Turnover

-1 Turnover Ratio

KEY

INT = InterceptionFR = Fumbles RecoveredFL = Fumbles Lost

2012 TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS


TAKEAWAYS – Fumble Recoveries and Interceptions

DATE OPPONENT TAKEAWAY QTR. YD-LINE RESULT

9/9/12 Jacksonville Fumble recovery by Kevin Williams 3 JAX-44 Touchdown

TURNOVERS – Fumbles Lost and Had Intercepted

DATE OPPONENT TURNOVER QTR. YD-LINE RESULT

9/9/12 Jacksonville Fumble recovery by C.J. Mosley 3 MIN-16 Field Goal9/16/12 Indianapolis Fumble recovery by Cory Redding 2 IND-42 Field Goal

FUMBLE BREAKDOWN

PLAYER FUMBLES LOST

Christian Ponder 2 2Marcus Sherels 1 0

TOTAL 3 2

2012 TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS BREAKDOWN


Poss. Net How

Opponent Plays Time Quarter Yards Acquired (yd. line) Scoring Play

9/9 vs. Jacksonville 7 1:47 2nd 59 Punt - MIN 41 Peterson 3 yd. Run9/9 vs. Jacksonville 4 1:54 3rd 44 Fumble Recovery - JAX 44 Peterson 2 yd. Run9/9 vs. Jacksonville 11 5:31 4th 75 Kickoff - MIN 23 Walsh 20 yd. FG9/9 vs. Jacksonville 9 4:02 4th 57 Kickoff - MIN 20 Walsh 42 yd. FG9/9 vs. Jacksonville 3 0:20 4th 32 Kickoff - MIN 31 Walsh 55 yd. FG9/9 vs. Jacksonville 8 3:54 OT 55 Kickoff - MIN 25 Walsh 38 yd. FG9/16 at Indianapolis 12 7:12 1st 44 Kickoff - MIN 23 Walsh 51 yd. FG9/16 at Indianapolis 9 4:11 2nd 46 Kickoff - MIN 43 Walsh 29 yd. FG 9/16 at Indianapolis 10 5:03 4th 54 Punt - MIN 46 Burton 7 yd. Pass From Ponder9/16 at Indianapolis 9 2:19 4th 47 Punt - IND 48 Rudolph 6 yd. Pass From Ponder

2012 SCORING DRIVES


VIKINGS OFFENSERUSHING

Yards Rushing 84 Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Rushing Attempts 17 Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) TDs Rushing 2 Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Rush 20 Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Longest TD Rush 3 Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12)

PASSING Yards Passing 270 Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Passing Attempts 35 Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Passes Completed 27 Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16/12) TDs Passing 2 Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Longest Pass 29 Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest TD Pass 7 Christian Ponder to Stephen Burton at Indianapolis (9/16/12)

RECEIVING Yards Receiving 104 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Receptions 12 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Longest Reception 29 Kyle Rudolph vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) TDs Receiving 1 Kyle Rudolph at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Stephen Burton at Indianapolis (9/16/12)

VIKINGS DEFENSE Interceptions - - Longest Interception Return - - Fumble recoveries 1 Kevin Williams vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Fumble Return 0 Kevin Williams vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Forced Fumbles - - QB Sacks 1 Erin Henderson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) & at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Chris Cook vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Everson Griff en at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Solo Tackles 9 Erin Henderson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Chad Greenway vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Combined Tackles 13 Erin Henderson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) & at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Chad Greenway vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) TFLs 3 Erin Henderson at Indianapolis (9/16/12) QB Hurries 1 Everson Griff en vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) & at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Brian Robison vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Erin Henderson at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Chad Greenway vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Passes Defended 3 Chris Cook vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12)

VIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS Field Goals Made 4 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Field Goals Attempted 4 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Field Goal 55 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Punt 59 Chris Kluwe vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Punt Return 15 Marcus Sherels vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Kickoff Return 50 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Field Goal Block - - Blocked Kick Return - - PAT Block 1 Matt Kalil vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Tackles 2 4 players vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12)

2012 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME BESTS


OFFENSE Points 26 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) First Downs 20 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Total Off ense 389 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Net Yards Rushing 123 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Net Yards Passing 266 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Rushing Attempts 29 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Passing Attempts 35 at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Passes Completed 27 at Indianapolis (9/16/12)

DEFENSE Interceptions - - Longest Interception Return - - Longest Fumble Return 0 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) QB Sacks 2 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) at Indianapolis (9/16/12) QB Hurries 5 at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Tackles for Loss 7 at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Forced Fumbles - - Passes Defensed 9 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Solo Tackles 50 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Combined Tackles 76 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) at Indianapolis (9/16/12)

2012 TEAM SINGLE-GAME BEST


OPPONENT RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPT. REC. YDS SACKS TACKLES

9/9 Henderson, 1 Henderson, 13vs. Jacksonville Peterson, 17 Peterson, 84 Harvin, 6 Harvin, 84 Cook, 1 Greenway, 13

9/16 Henderson, 1at Indianapolis Peterson, 16 Peterson, 60 Harvin, 12 Harvin, 104 Griff en, 1 Henderson, 13

9/23vs. San Francisco

9/30at Detroit

10/7vs. Tennesse

10/14at Washington

10/21vs. Arizona

10/25vs. Tampa Bay

11/4at Seattle

11/11vs. Detriot

11/25at Chicago

12/2at Green Bay

12/9vs. Chicago

12/16at St. Louis

12/23at Houston

12/30vs. Green Bay

2012 WEEK-BY-WEEK LEADERS


VIKINGS OFFENSE FB/2nd TE 3rd WR/Date/Opp. WR/2nd TE LT LG C RG RT TE/WR WR/3rd TE QB RB 2nd RB9/9vs. Jacksonville Jenkins Kalil Johnson Sullivan Fusco Loadholt Rudolph Harvin Ponder Peterson Carlson

9/16at Indianapolis Carlson Kalil Johnson Sullivan Fusco Loadholt Rudolph Harvin Ponder Peterson Felton


9/30at Detroit

10/7vs. Tennesse

10/14at Washington

10/21vs. Arizona

10/25vs. Tampa Bay

11/4at Seattle

11/11vs. Detriot

11/25at Chicago

12/2at Green Bay

12/9vs. Chicago

12/16at St. Louis

12/23at Houston

12/30vs. Green Bay

VIKINGS DEFENSEDate/Opp. LE LDT RDT RE SLB MLB WLB/3rd CB LCB RCB FS SS9/9vs. Jacksonville Robison Guion Williams Allen Greenway Brinkley Henderson Winfi eld Cook Smith Raymond

9/16at Indianapolis Robison Guion Williams Allen Greenway Brinkley Henderson Winfi eld Cook Smith Raymond


9/30at Detroit

10/7vs. Tennesse

10/14at Washington

10/21vs. Arizona

10/25vs. Tampa Bay

11/4at Seattle

11/11vs. Detriot

11/25at Chicago

12/2at Green Bay

12/9vs. Chicago

12/16at St. Louis

12/23at Houston

12/30vs. Green Bay

2012 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS


RUSHES OF 15+ YARDS

20 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16)19 Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville (9/9)

CATCHES OF 20+ YARDS

29 Kyle Rudolph from Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9)26 Devin Aromashodu from Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9)20 Percy Harvin from Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9)20 Percy Harvin from Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16)20 Adrian Peterson from Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16)

PASSES OF 20+ YARDS

29 Christian Ponder to Kyle Rudolph vs. Jacksonville (9/9)26 Christian Ponder to Devin Aromashodu vs. Jacksonville (9/9)20 Christian Ponder to Percy Harvin vs. Jacksonville (9/9)20 Christian Ponder to Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16)20 Christian Ponder to Adrian Peterson at Indianapolis (9/16)

INTERCEPTION RETURNS OF 10+ YARDS

FUMBLE RETURN OF 15+ YARDS

KICKOFF RETURNS OF 35+ YARDS

PUNT RETURNS OF 20+ YARDS

LONG FIELD GOALS OF 40+ YARDS

55 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9)51 Blair Walsh at Indianapolis (9/16)42 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9)

LONG TOUCHDOWNS OF 15+ YARDS

2012 LONG PLAYS


2012 GAMEDAY INACTIVES

VS. JACKSONVILLE (9/9/12)

G 79 M. Asper, QB 4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson, LB 57 A. Cole, CB 24 A. Jeff erson, LB 55 M. Mitchell, S 34 A. Sendejo, WR 17 J. Wright

AT INDIANAPOLIS (9/16/12)

G 79 M. Asper, QB 4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson, CB 27 B. Burton, S 36 R. Blanton, LB 57 A. Cole, LB 55 M. Mitchell, WR 17 J. Wright

VS. SAN FRANCISCO (9/23/12)

AT DETROIT (9/30/12)

VS. TENNESSEE (10/7/12)

AT WASHINGTON (10/14/12)

VS. ARIZONA (10/21/12)

VS. TAMPA BAY (10/25/12)

AT SEATTLE (11/4/12)

VS. DETROIT (11/11/12)

AT CHICAGO (11/25/12)

AT GREEN BAY (12/2/12)

VS. CHICAGO BEARS (12/9/12)

AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (12/16/12)

AT HOUTON TEXANS (12/23/12)

VS. GREEN BAY (12/30/12)


VIKINGS 26, JAGUARS 23At Mall of America Field, September 9, 2012Attendance – 56,607

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Jacksonville 3 6 3 11 0 23Minnesota 0 7 7 9 3 26

Jaguars – J. Scobee 19 yd. Field Goal (1st – 2:52)Jaguars – M. Lewis 1 yd. pass from B. Gabbert (kick blocked) (2nd – 5:21)Vikings – A. Peterson 3 yd. run (B. Walsh kick) (2nd – :41)Vikings – A. Peterson 2 yd. run (B.Walsh kick) (3rd – 9:42)Jaguars – J. Scobee 26 yd. Field Goal (3rd – 4:40)Vikings – B. Walsh 20 yd. Field Goal (4th – 14:09)Jaguars – J. Scobee 47 yd. Field Goal (4th – 9:35)Vikings – B. Walsh 42 yd. Field Goal (4th – 5:33)Jaguars – C. Shorts 39 yd. pass from B. Gabbert (B. Gabbert-J. Blackmon pass) (4th – 0:20)Vikings – B. Walsh 55 yd. Field Goal (4th – 0:00)Vikings – B. Walsh 38 yd. Field Goal (OT – 11:06)

JAGUARS VIKINGS

First Downs 22 20Rushes/Yards 34/113 29/123Passing Yards 249 266Punt Return/Yards 4/20 2/22KO Return/Yards 3/63 5/128Passes (A-C-I) 39-23-0 27-20-0Times Sacked/Yards 2/11 2/4Punts 4 5Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/40Possession Time 37:49 27:05

PASSING

Vikings – C. Ponder 20-27-270, 74.0%, 0 TD, 0 INT – 105.5Jaguars – B. Gabbert 23-39-260, 58.9%, 2 TD, 0 INT – 96.1

RUSHING

Vikings – A. Peterson 17-84-2 TD, P. Harvin 5-20, T. Gerhart 6-18, C. Ponder 1-1Jaguars – M. Jones-Drew 19-77, R. Jennings 8-31, B. Gabbert 5-6, J. Parmele 1-0, M. Thomas 1-(-1)

RECEIVING

Vikings – P. Harvin 6-84, K. Rudolph 5-67, D. Aromashodu 3-61, M. Jenkins 3-45, T. Gerhart 1-8, A. Peterson 1-3, M. Asiata 1-2Jaguars – L. Robinson 5-66, M. Lewis 5-52-TD, C. Shorts 4-74-TD, J. Blackmon 3-24, M. Jones-Drew 3-18, G. Jones 1-9, R. Jennings 1-9, M. Owens

SACKS

Vikings – E. Henderson 1.0, C. Cook 1.0Jaguars – T. Alualu 1.0, T. Knighton 1.0

TACKLES

Vikings – C.Greenway 9-4-13, E. Henderson 9-4-3-13, J. Brinkley 4-3-7, A. Winfi eld 6-1-7, H. Smith 3-4-7, L. Guion 4-1-5, B. Robison 0-5-5, C. Cook 4-1-5, J. Robinson 4-0-4, M. Raymond 3-0-3, J. Allen 1-1-2, K. Williams 2-0-2, F. Evans 0-1-1, C. Ballard 1-0-1Jaguars – D. Landry 6-2-8, P. Posluszney 4-3-7, R. Allen 1-6-7, A. Ross 4-2-6, D. Lowery 4-2-6, T. Alualu 3-1-4, T. Knighton 3-0-3, J. Mincey 2-1-3, W. Middleton 1-2-3, K. Rutland 2-0-2, K. Bosworth1-1-2, C. Mosley 0-2-2, R. Mathis 1-0-1, M. Owens 1-0-1, A. Branch1-0-1, Da. Smith 1-0-1

INTERCEPTIONS

Vikings – NoneJaguars – None

GAME NOTES• Adrian Peterson’s 84 yards rushing establishes a new

team record for most career yards breaking Robert Smith’s career mark.

1) 6,836 Adrian Peterson 2) 6,818 Robert Smith 3) 5,879 Chuck Foreman• Adrian Peterson set a team record for most rushing

touchdowns vs. the Jaguars in the series. 1) 2 Adrian Peterson, 9/9/12 2t) 1 Four players, last time by Adrian Peterson, 11/23/08• The Vikings are now 4-1 vs. the Jaguars. The Vikings are

now 29-22-1 on season openers. The Vikings have won 18 of 25 season openers at home.

• Harrison Smith is the sixth rookie safety to start a season opener. Previous players were Chuck Lamson 1962, Terry Kosens 1963, Willie Off ord 2002, Greg Blue 2006 and Tyrell Johnson 2008.

• Matt Kalil is the fi fth rookie tackle to start a season opener. Previous players were Doug Davis 1966, Everrett Lindsay 1993, Todd Steussie 1994 Phil Loadholdt 2009.

• Matt Kalil becomes only the third player in team history to block a PAT in a season opener. He becomes the fi rst to accomplish vs. Jacksonville. The last time a Vikings player blocked a PAT was Ray Edwards vs. Carolina, 12/20/09.

1t) 1 Nate Allen, 9/12/76 1t) 1 Randy Holloway, 9/2/79 1t) 1 Matt Kalil, 9/9/12• Blair Walsh set a team record for longest fi eld goal in a

season opener and fourth player to make a 50+ yard kick. 1) 55 Blair Walsh, 9/9/12 2) 53 Paul Edinger, 9/11/05 3) 52 Jan Stenerud, 9/2/84 4) 50 Fuad Reveiz, 9/6/92• Blair Walsh’s 55 yard fi eld goal ranks tied for second

longest in team history. 1) 56 Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/05 2t) 55 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 2t) 55 Ryan Longwell vs. Chicago, 10/14/07 4t) 54 Ryan Longwell vs. Jacksonville, 11/23/08 4t) 54 Ryan Longwell vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 4t) 54 Paul Edinger vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 4t) 54 Jan Stenerud vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84• Percy Harvin set a team record for most combined net

yards in a season opener. 1) 192 Percy Harvin, 9/9/12 2) 163 Bob Reed, 9/16/62 3) 145 Eddie Payton, 9/7/80 4) 130 Nate Jacquet, 9/9/01 5) 129 Eddie Payton, 9/5/81• Percy Harvin becomes the fi fth player in team history to

reach 100 career kickoff returns. 1) 159 Darrin Nelson 2) 147 Qadry Ismail 3) 145 David Palmer 4) 104 Eddie Payton 5) 101 Percy Harvin• Adrian Peterson moves into third place for most career

rushing attempts. 1) 1,627 Bill Brown 2) 1,529 Chuck Foreman 3) 1,423 Adrian Peterson 4) 1,411 Robert Smith• Antoine Winfi eld moves into fourth place for most career

solo tackles by a defensive back. 1) 700 Tommy Hannon 2) 666 Joey Browner 3) 543 Robert Griffi th 4) 523 Antoine Winfi eld 5) 520 Carl Lee• Christian Ponder’s 270 yards passing ranks fi fth-highest

for a season opener. 1) 395 Tommy Kramer, 9/7/80 2) 361 Steve Dils, 9/5/81 3) 297 Tommy Kramer, 9/2/79 4) 282 Fran Tarkenton, 9/3/78 5) 270 Christian Ponder, 9/9/12

2012 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 1


COLTS 23, VIKINGS 20At Lucas Oil Stadium, September 16, 2012Attendance – 63,912

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Minnesota 3 3 0 14 0 20Jacksonville 7 10 3 3 0 23

Vikings – B. Walsh 51 yd. Field Goal (1st – 7:12) Colts – D. Allen 3 yd. pass from A. Luck (A. Vinatieri kick) (1st – 6:59)Vikings – B. Walsh 29 yd. Field Goal (2nd – 4:11)Colts – A. Vinatieri 26 yd. Field Goal (2nd –4:13)Colts – R. Wayne 30 yd. pass form A. Luck (A. Viatieri kick) (2nd – 1:04)Colts – A. Vinatieri 45 yd. Field Goal (3rd –7:54)Vikings – S. Burton 7 yd. pass from C. Ponder (B. Walsh kick) (4th –5:03)Vikings – K. Rudolph 6 yd. pass from C. Ponder (B. Walsh kick (4th –2:19)Colts – A. Vinatieri 53 yd. Field Goal (4th – 0:23)

VIKINGS COLTS

First Downs 19 17Rushes/Yards 26/95 30/84Passing Yards 232 194Punt Return/Yards 5/51 1/11KO Return/Yards 4/111 1/19Passes (A-C-I) 35-27-0 31-20-0Times Sacked/Yards 4/13 2/30Punts 4 5Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0Penalties/Yards 11/105 7/51Possession Time 30:22 29:38

PASSING

Colts – A. Luck 20-31-224, 64.5%, 2 TD, 0 INT, – 107.5Vikings – C. Ponder 27-35-245, 77.1%, 2 TD, 0 INT – 114.6

RUSHING

Colts – D. Brown 16-45, A. Luck 4-21, V. Ballard 6-13, D. Avery 2-7, D. Allen 1-0, M. Moore 1-(-2)Vikings – A. Peterson 16-60, T. Gerhart 5-15, P. Harvin 2-13, C. Ponder 3-7

RECEIVING

Colts – D. Avery 9-111, R. Wayne 6-71-TD, C. Fleener 2-16, T. Hilton 1-15, M. Moore 1-8, D. Allen 1-3Vikings – P. Harvin 12-104, M. Jenkins 5-43, K. Rudolph 3-35-TD, A. Peterson 3-20, T. Gerhart 2-17, D. Aromashodu 1-19, S. Burton 1-7-TD

SACKS

Colts – J. Freeman 1.0, R. Mathis 1.0, K. Conner 1.0, J. Hughes 1.0Vikings – E. Henderson 1.0, E. Griff en 1.0

TACKLES

Colts – J. Freeman 6-7-13, J. Powers 7-2-9, A. Bethea 6-2-8, V. Davis 5-2-7, R. Mathis 3-4-7, C. Redding 3-3-6, K. Conner 4-1-5, D. Nevis 1-2-3, J. Hughes 2-0-2, T. Zbikowski 1-1-2, M. Fokou 1-1-2, F. Moala 0-1-1Vikings – E. Henderson 11-2-13, C. Greenway 6-5-11, A. Winfi eld 7-2-9, H. Smith 7-2-9, K. Williams 2-4-6, C. Cook 5-1-6, B. Robison 1-3-4, J. Robinson 3-0-3, M. Raymond 2-1-3, L. Guion 0-2-2, E. Griff en 1-1-2, C. Ballard 1-1-2, J. Brinkley 1-1-2, J. Sanford 2-0-2, M. Sherels 0-1-1

INTERCEPTIONS

Vikings – NoneColts – None

GAME NOTES• Christian Ponder’s 27 completions rank second in the

Colts series history. 1) 28 Joe Kapp, 9/28/69 2) 27 Christian Ponder, 9/16/12

• Percy Harvin set a team record for most receptions vs. the Colts in the series history.

1) 12 Percy Harvin, 9/16/12 2t) 7 Tommy Mason, 9/23/62 2t) 7 Paul Flatley, 11/17/63

• Stephen Burton scored his fi rst touchdown reception.

• Everson Griff en’s 22 yard quarterback sack was the third longest in team history.

1t) 26 Cliff Livingston vs. Detroit, 12/9/62 1t) 26 Ben Leber vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/25/07 3) 22 Eversen Griff en @ Indianapolis, 9/16/12 4) 20 Chris Doleman vs. Philadelphia, 12/6/92 5) 19 Jim Prestel vs. Los Angeles, 11/3/63

• Percy Harvin’s 12 receptions give him his third career game with 10+ receptions.

1) 14 Cris Carter 2) 8 Randy Moss 3t) 3 Percy Harvin 3t) 3 Rickey Young

• Percy Harvin’s second kickoff return was his seventh career return of 50+ yards.

1) 7 Percy Harvin, 2009-12 2) 5 David Palmer, 1994-00

• Percy Harvin set a career high with 12 receptions in a game. Previous best was 10 vs. Chicago last year.

• Christian Ponder completed his fi rst 8 passes combined with the last fi ve from last week give him his career best consecutive pass completions.

1) 16 Tommy Kramer @ Green Bay, 11/11/79 2t) 14 Brett Favre vs. Arizona/Chicago, 11/7/10 - 11/14/10 2t) 14 Warren Moon @ Chicago, 9/3/95 2t) 14 Wade Wilson vs. Detroit, 11/6/88 5t) 13 Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville/Indianapolis, 9/9/12 - 9/16/12

• Blair Walsh tied a team record with his second consecu-tive game with a 50+ fi eld goal made. He becomes the fi rst rookie kicker

1t) 2 Blair Walsh, 9/9/12 - 9/16/12 (55, 51) 1t) 2 Fuad Reveiz, 9/6/92 - 9/13/92 (50, 52)

• Adrian Peterson started his 68th career game which moves him into seventh among running backs in team history.

1) 111 Bill Brown, 1962-74 2) 84 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 3) 75 Ted Brown, 1979-86 4) 72 Robert Smith, 1993-00 5) 71 Alfred Anderson, 1984-91 6) 69 Dave Osborn, 1965-75 7) 68 Adrian Peterson, 2007-11 8) 67 Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, ‘91-92

• Percy Harvin’s 195 combined net yards give him a season total of 387 which is a team record after the fi rst two games.

1) 387 Percy Harvin, 2012 2) 352 Troy Williamson, 2006 3) 339 Sammy White, 1976 ® 4) 324 Gene Washington, 1969 5) 314 Adrian Peterson, 2009 6) 311 Bill Brown, 1964 7) 303 Adrian Peterson, 2007

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2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS


#69 JARED ALLEN • DE 5th Year Vikings/9th Year NFL • Idaho State

2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Drew constant double teams in the win over Jacksonville and fi nished Week 1 with 2 tackles and 2 QB pressures.

• Finished the Colts game with 1 tackle and 1 PBU.

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

• Leads NFL since his rookie year in 2004 with 105.0 sacks.

• Ranks 6th in Vikings history with 62.0 career sacks.

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

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

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

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

• Had career-best 2 INTs during 2010.

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

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

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

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

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

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

JARED ALLEN CONTINUED:

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/2 127/121 (61/55-KC; 66/66-MIN) 4/4 (1/1-KC; 3/3-MIN)

Allen’s 2012 Season HighsQB Pressures .......2 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Tackles..................2 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Pass Defended .....1 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

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

JARED ALLEN’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1CAREER 445 132 577 55.0 105.0 315 29 16 5 42

2011 TOTALS 23 4 27 2.0 8.5 16 1 1 1 2CAREER 400 115 515 32.0 91.5 284 26 13 5 40



#48 MATT ASIATA • FB1st Year Vikings/1st Year NFL • Utah


• Saw his fi rst career action against Jacksonville in the season opener.• Returned 2 kicks for 40 yards in the vs. the Jaguars, including a 22-yard return

in OT. Caught 1 pass for 2 yards. • Appeared in the loss to Indy but did not record any stats.

CAREER NOTES• Signed by Vikings on 1/12/12.• Spent part of opening week of 2011 on Vikings practice squad before his

release on 9/7/11.

• Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent for training camp and preseason.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 2/0 0/0

Asiata’s Career and Season HighsReceptions............1 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Receiving Yards ....2 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Reception ....2 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12

ASIATA’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

RECEIVING

OPPONENT ................. No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 .................. 1 2 2.0 2 0at IND - 9/16 ................. 0 0 0.0 0 0

2012 TOTALS............... 1 2 2.0 2 0CAREER ...................... 1 2 2.0 2 0

#19 DEVIN AROMASHODU • WR 2nd Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Auburn


• Recorded 61 receiving yards on 3 receptions in the overtime victory over the Jaguars.

• Hauled in a 26-yard reception to move the Vikings into Jaguars territory with 7 seconds left in regulation, helping set up Blair Walsh’s 55-yard game-tying FG.

• Finished the Indy game with 1 catch for 19 yards, was targeted 3 times.

CAREER NOTES• Set career-highs with 16 games played and 6 starts in 2011 with the Vikings.• Had career-long 60-yard catch vs. Arizona (10/9/11) in Vikings 1st win of

season...Burst onto the scene in the final weeks of 2009, starting 2 times and catching 4 TDs in the final 4 games of the season.

• Hauled in 39-yard TD pass to top the Vikings at Soldier Field in overtime on 12/28/09.

• Played in career-high 14 games in 2010...Played in 2nd career playoff game in 2010 NFC Divisional Playoffs vs. Seattle (1/16/11).

• Made 1st career start in 2007 with Indianapolis when he opened regular season finale vs. Tennessee (12/30/07).

• Spent time on practice squads with Indianapolis, Houston and Washington...Drafted by Miami in 2006 with the 232nd overall pick, but was waived following training camp.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 48/11 (6/1-Ind, 24/4 Chi, 18/6-MIN) 2/0 (1/0 Ind.,1/-0 Chi.)

Aromashodu’s 2012 Season HighsReceptions............3 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Receiving Yards ..61 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Reception ..26 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Aromashodu’s Career HighsReceptions............8 ..........vs. Green Bay, 12/13/09Receiving Yards 150 ..........vs. Minnesota, 12/28/09Long Reception ..60 ..........vs. Arizona, 10/9/11TD Receptions ......2 ..........at Detroit, 1/3/10

AROMASHODU’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 3 61 20.3 26 0at IND - 9/16 1 19 19.0 19 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 4 80 20.0 26 0CAREER 71 1091 15.4 60 4

#79 MARK ASPER • TRookie • Oregon


• Was inactive Week 1 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars.• Was inactive Week 2 at the Indianapolis Colts.

CAREER NOTES• Joined Vikings off waivers as teams moved to the 53-man rosters following

preseason.• Originally drafted in the 6th round (#178) by Buffalo in 2012.• Part of Bills Squad that visited the Vikings in Week 2 of 2012 preseason

(8/17/12).

• Joins former Oregon offensive linemate Geoff Schwartz in Minnesota.




#99 CHRISTIAN BALLARD • DL2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Iowa


• Rotated among the defensive linemen in the Week 1 win over Jacksonville. Ballard fi nished with 1 solo tackle.

• Added 2 special teams tackles against the Jaguars, tying a career high.

• Recorded 2 tackles in the loss to Indianapolis.

CAREER NOTES • Was selected in the 4th round, 106th overall in the 2011 Draft.

• Becomes the 1st Iowa Hawkeye drafted by the Vikings since 1st Round LB Chad Greenway.

• Started a pair of games during his rookie season...Earned 1st career start at Green Bay (11/14/11).


Ballard’s 2012 Season HighsTackles..................2 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12ST Tackles ............2 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Ballard’s Career HighsQB Pressures .......3 ..........at Atlanta, 11/27/11Tackles..................3 ..........at Green Bay, 11/14/11, vs Denver, 12/4/11Tackles for Loss ....1 ..........at Green Bay, 11/14/11, vs Oakland, 11/20/11Forced Fumbles....1 ..........vs Oakland, 11/20/11ST Tackles ............2 ..........vs Arizona, 10/9/11, vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

BALLARD’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0aat IND - 9/16 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 8 7 15 3.0 0.0 8 1 0 0 0

SPECIAL TEAMS


#61 JOE BERGER • C 2nd Year Vikings/7th Year NFL • Michigan Tech


• Saw action in the season opener against Jacksonville.• Appeared in the Indianapolis contest on special teams.

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

• Signed by the Vikings on 9/12/11. 6th year veteran has spent time with Carolina, Dallas and Miami.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 57/17 (8/0-Dal; 34/10-Mia; 15/7 MIN) 0/0



#4 MCLEOD BETHEL-THOMPSON • QB1st Year Vikings/1st Year NFL • Sacramento State


• Was inactive Week 1 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars.• Was inactive Week 2 at the Indianapolis Colts.

CAREER NOTES• Signed by Vikings on 1/13/12• Spent time in Arena Football League, NFL and United Football League during a

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


#36 ROBERT BLANTON • SRookie • Notre Dame


• Appeared in his 1st career NFL game against Jacksonville (9/9/12) and saw action on special teams. • Was a healthy scratch (inactive) for the game against the Colts.

CAREER NOTES

• Selected #139 overall in the 2012 draft.

• Joins former college teammate Harrison Smith in the Vikings 2012 draft class, the 1st Notre Dame pair to be drafted by the Vikings in the same year in team history.

• Will make the switch to S from CB.

• Former college teammate of Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph.


BLANTON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 INACTIVEvs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0



#27 BRANDON BURTON • CB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Utah


• Appeared on defense and special teams in Week 1 against Jacksonville but failed to record any stats. • Was a healthy scratch (inactive) against the Colts in Week 2.

CAREER NOTES• Selected in the 5th round by the Vikings (#139) in the 2011 Draft.

• Made his NFL debut on 10/9/11 against Arizona appearing on special teams.

• Recorded 2 (career high) special teams tackles in the win over Washington.

• Played in 10 games and started 1 during rookie season.

• Selected #139 overall in 2011 by the Vikings.


Burton’s 2012 Season HighsTackles..................2 ..........vs New Orleans, 12/18/11ST Tackles ............2 ..........at Washington, 12/24/11

BURTON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 INACTIVEvs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

#54 JASPER BRINKLEY • LB4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • South Carolina


• Started at MLB in Week 1 of the 2012 season against Jacksonville. Tallied 7 total tackles in the 26-23 OT win.

• Finished the Colts contest with 2 tackles.

CAREER NOTES• Rebounding from season-ending injury during preseason 2011, spending entire season on injured reserve.

• Took over as starter at MLB after E.J. Henderson was injured for the final 4 games of the regular season and saw significant playing time in both playoff games in 2009.

• Part of a talented Vikings 2009 rookie class that saw all 5 members start a game during the season.

• Acquired after trade up with Washington to move from #158 to #150 to make the selection.

• Part of 7 South Carolina Gamecocks drafted in 2009, the most players by any SEC squad.


Brinkley’s 2012 Season HighsTackles..................7 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Brinkley’s Career HighsTackles................10 ..........at Carolina, 12/20/09, at Chicago, 12/28/90Tackles for Loss ....1 ..........at Carolina, 12/20/09QB Hurries ............2 ..........vs NY Giants, 1/3/10ST Tackles ............3 ..........vs Baltimore, 10/18/90, vs Dallas, 10/17/10

BRINKLEY’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS




#89 JOHN CARLSON • TE 1st Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Notre Dame


• Started at TE in his fi rst game as a Viking against the Jacksonville Jaguars.• Earned his 2nd start of the season against the Colts. Did not record any stats.

CAREER NOTES• Joins Vikings as a free agent after 4 seasons with Seattle.• Enjoyed record-setting seasons with Seahawks, establishing top 2 seasons for

catches by a TE with 55 as a rookie and 51 in 2009.• Set Seahawks record for TDs in a season by a TE with 7 in 2009 and the top

2 single-season yardage marks by a TE with 627 as a rookie and 574 in 2009.• Earned All-Rookie honors in 2008...Has only been held without a catch in 4 of

the 47 games he has played in.• Selected as the TE on Seahawks 35th Anniversary team as voted by readers on

Seahawks.com in spring 2011.• Led Seattle in catches, yards and TDs as a rookie, only the 4th time a rookie TE

led his team in all 3 areas, joining Mike Ditka (1961), Bob Trumpy (1968) and Keith Jackson (1988).

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/2 49/40 (47/38 - Sea; 2/2 - Min) 2/0 (2/0-Sea)

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 137 1519 11.1 42 13

Carlson’s 2012 Season Highs

Carlson’s Career HighsReceptions............8 ..........vs. New England, 12/7/08Receiving Yards 105 ..........at Dallas, 11/27/08Long Catch .........42 ..........vs. Arizona, 10/18/09Receiving TDs ......2 ..........vs. St. Louis, 9/13/09

#11 STEPHEN BURTON • WR2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • West Texas A&M


• Saw action in the regular season opener vs. the Jaguars.• Recorded his 1st NFL TD at Indianapolis (9/16/12) late in the 4th quarter on

a 7-yard pass from Christian Ponder. Burton snared a tipped pass that went through several sets of hands. It was his only catch of the game.

CAREER NOTES• Climbed through Vikings ranks from practice squad to playing in 3 games during

rookie season.• Was the last of 10 players drafted by the Vikings in 2011, the biggest Vikings

draft class since 2000 when the club selected 10 players.• Was the only WR drafted by the Vikings in 2010.• Joined 6th-rounder Brandon Fusco from Slippery Rock as fellow Division II play-

ers drafted by the Vikings in 2011.• Extended WTAMU’s consecutive seasons with an NFL draft pick to 3 straight

years.


Burton’s 2012 Season HighsReceptions............1 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Receiving Yards ....7 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Long Reception ....7 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Receiving TDs ......1 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Burton’s Career HighsReceptions............2 ..........vs Denver, 12/4/11Receiving Yards ..39 ..........vs Denver, 12/4/11Long Reception ..21 ..........vs Denver, 12/4/11Receiving TDs ......1 ..........at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

BURTON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 1 7 7.0 7t 1vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 1 7 7.0 7t 1CAREER 3 45 15.0 21 1



#57 AUDIE COLE • LBRookie • NC State


• Was inactive during Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.• Was inactive during Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts.

CAREER NOTES


• Becomes the 8th LB chosen in the 7th round by the Vikings all-time.

• First North Carolina State LB ever drafted by the Vikings.

• Returned 2 INTs for TD against Buffalo (8/17/12) during Week 2 of the pre-season.


COLE’S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKvs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVEat IND - 9/16 INACTIVEvs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

#20 CHRIS COOK • CB 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Virginia


• Cook had a strong performance for most of Week 1 against Jacksonville. He totaled 5 tackles, 4 solo, 1 TFL, 1 sack (1st career), and 3 passes defended (career-high).

• Contributed 6 tackles (5 solo) and 1 pass defended in the 23-20 loss to the Colts.

CAREER NOTES

• Appeared in 6 games, starting 5, during his rookie season. Would go on IR after 2 knee surgeries during the 2010 season.

• Played in opening 6 games of the 2011 season and started 3.

• Was the highest CB drafted by the Vikings at 34th overall since Dewayne Washing-ton was taken with the 18th overall pick in 1994.

• Becomes the fi rst ever player selected out of the University of Virginia by the Vi- kings.

• Was selected with a pick the Vikings acquired following a Day 1 draft trade with Detroit, giving the Lions the #30 overall pick for the Lions’ 2nd round pick (#34), the Lions’ 4th-round pick (#100).


Cook’s 2012 Season HighsTackles........................ 6 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Solo Tackles ............... 5 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Sacks .......................... 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Tackle For Loss .......... 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Passes Defended ....... 3 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Cook’s Career HighsTackles........................ 6 ............ vs Detroit, 9/26/10, at Chicago, 11/14/10, vs. Arizona, 10/9/11, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Solo Tackles ............... 5 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Pass breakups.............3.............vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Special Teams Tkls......2.............at San Diego, 9/11/11Tackles For Loss......... 1 ............ vs. Detroit, 9/25/11, vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

COOK’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 4 1 5 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 3at IND - 9/16 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 9 2 11 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 4CAREER 43 11 54 2 1 0 0 0 0 14



#51 LARRY DEAN • LB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL• Valdosta State


• Dean continued to shine on special teams and started the 2012 season with 2 tackles in the win over Jacksonville.

• Recorded a ST tackle for the 2nd straight game. Dean had 1 assisted tackle in the loss to Indy.

CAREER NOTES• Appeared in his fi rst NFL game at San Diego on 9/11/11 making 3 special teams tackles.

• Played in all 16 games and ranked 4th in special teams tackles for Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2011.

• Helped the Vikings fi nish with a 26.9 kick return average, a team record and ranked 2nd in the NFL.

• Broke the Valdosta State career tackles record held by former Blazer star and NFL standout Jessie Tuggle.

• Joins teammate Brandon Fusco as Division II players on the Vikings roster.


Dean’s 2012 Season HighsST Tackles ............2 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Dean’s Career HighsTackles..................1 ..........at Chicago, 10/16/11ST Tackles ............3 ..........at San Diego, 9/11/11

DEAN’S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS


#40 RHETT ELLISON • TE/FBRookie • Southern California


• Saw his fi rst career action in the season opener vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars.• Recorded one special teams tackle in Week 1.• Appeared in the Colts game on offense and ST but did not record any stats.

CAREER NOTES• Joins former USC teammate Matt Kalil in 2012 Vikings draft class.• Kalil and Ellison were 2 of the 3 USC players drafted in 2012.• Selected with club’s 2nd of 3 picks in the 4th round (#128 overall).


Ellison’s 2012 Season and Career HighsST Tackles ............1 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

ELLISON’S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS




#90 FRED EVANS • DT 6th Year Vikings/7th Year NFL • Texas State


• Rotated along the defensive line and fi nished the Jacksonville contest with 1 tackle and 1 QB pressure.

• Appeared in the Colts contest along the d-line but did not record any stats.

CAREER NOTES• Replaced injured DT Pat Williams in 2008 for the final 2 regular season games and Wild Card playoff game...Notched 1st career sack at NY Giants (11/25/07) when he caught eventual Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning.

• Played in all 16 games for the Vikings top-ranked rush defense in 2009.

• Played in all 16 games in 2011 for the 2nd time in his career.

• Had career-high 35 tackles in 2011.

• Excelled in 2009 playoff action for the Vikings, notching 10 tackles, 6 QB hurries, 2 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in 3 career playoff games.

• Helped 2007 and 2008 Vikings rank #1 in the NFL against the run.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 67/2 (66/2-MIN; 1/0-MIA) 3/1 (3/1-MIN)

Evans’ 2012 Season HighsTackles..................1 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12QB Pressures .......1 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Evans’ Career HighsTackles..................6 ..........at Chicago, 10/16/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11Solo Tackles .........3 ..........vs. Philadelphia, 10/28/07; vs. Atlanta, 12/21/08Sack...................1.0 ..........at N.Y. Giants, 11/25/07Tackle For Loss .1.0 ..........4 times, most recently, at San Diego, 9/11/11QB Hurries ............5 ..........vs. Houston, 11/2/08

EVANS’ SEASON AND CAREER STATS


#42 JEROME FELTON • FB1st Year Vikings/5th Year NFL • Furman


• Played in his fi rst game as a Viking against the Jaguars in Week 1.• Made his fi rst start with the Vikings at Indianapolis.

CAREER NOTES• Served as regular FB for Detroit from 2008-10.

• Played with Carolina and Indianapolis in 2011.

• Originally joined NFL as a 5th-round (#146) Draft pick by Detroit in 2008.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/1 61/20 (42/19-Det, 9/1-Car, 5/2-Ind, 2/1-Min) 3/1 (3/1-MIN)

Felton’s 2012 Season Highs

Felton’s Career HighsRushes .................6 ..........vs. Green Bay, 12/12/10Rushing Yards ....15 ..........vs. Green Bay, 12/12/10Long Rush ..........10 ..........at Chicago, 10/4/09Receptions............3 ..........at Chicago, 10/4/09, vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09Receiving Yards ..37 ..........vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09Long Reception ..27 ..........vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09



#63 BRANDON FUSCO • G 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Slippery Rock


• Started his fi rst career game in Week 1 when he lined up at RG against the Jaguars.

• Started in the Colts matchup on 9/16/12.

CAREER NOTES• Saw time in 3 games during rookie season• Spent 13 weeks of his rookie season as an inactive player or did not play as he

learned the NFL game• Became the 5th overall player and the highest-drafted player selected from

Slippery Rock at #172 overall• Was the 1st SRU player to earn an invite to the Senior Bowl and to the annual

Scouting Combine


#32 TOBY GERHART • RB 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Stanford


• Carried the ball 6 times for 18 yards in the opener against the Jaguars.• Brought in one pass for 8 yards vs. the Jaguars in OT to set up Blair Walsh’s

GW FG.• Rushed 5 times for 15 yards and caught 2 passes for 17 yards in the loss to

Indy.

CAREER NOTES• Notched 1st career 100-yard game at Washington (12/24/11), going for 109

yards on the day, 105 in the 2nd half.

• Started career-best 5 games in 2011.

• Tied Vikings record for a RB with 2 TD receptions vs. New Orleans (12/18/11).

• Had most productive game of rookie season in his lone start, vs. Chicago (12/20/10) on Monday Night Football in frigid conditions at TCF Bank Stadium.

• Scored 1st career TD at Washington (11/28/10) in Interim Head Coach Leslie Frazier’s debut with the club.

• Was inactive for season opener but played in next 15 games as a rookie.

• Selected with #51 overall pick after the Vikings traded up with the Houston Texans.

• Joins Adrian Peterson (2004) as former Heisman Trophy runner-ups with the Vikings.


Gerhart’s 2012 Season HighsRushing Attempts ....... 6 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Rushing Yards .......... 18 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Rush .................. 7 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Receptions.................. 2 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Receiving Yards ........ 17 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Long Reception ........ 12 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Gerhart’s Career HighsRushing Attempts ..... 22 ............ at Washington, 11/28/10Rushing Yards ........ 109 ............ at Washington, 12/24/11Long Rush ................ 67 ............ at Washington, 12/24/11Receptions.................. 8 ............ vs Denver, 12/4/11Receiving Yards ........ 67 ............ at New England, 10/31/10Long Reception ........ 42 ............ vs Tampa Bay, 9/18/11Rushing TDs................1..............at Washington, 11/28/10, at Atlanta, 11/27/11Receiving TDs ............ 2 ............ vs New Orleans, 12/18/11

GERHART’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

RUSHINGOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 6 18 3.0 7 0at IND - 9/16 5 15 3.0 8 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 11 33 3.0 0 0CAREER 201 886 4.4 67 2

RECEIVINGOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 1 8 8.0 8 0at IND - 9/16 2 17 8.5 12 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 3 25 8.3 12 0CAREER 47 382 8.1 42 3



#52 CHAD GREENWAY • LB 7th Year Vikings/7th Year NFL • Iowa


• Finished the Jacksonville win with 13 tackles that tied Erin Henderson for the team high. Added 1 QB pressure and a key pass defended late in the game.

• Recorded double-digit tackles for the 2nd straight game with 11 against Indy. Add-ed 1 TFL, 1 QB pressure and 2 passes defended.

CAREER NOTES• Earned 1st career Pro Bowl berth after leading team with 174 tackles in 2011.

• Led Vikings in tackles in 2008-2011 and ranked 2nd in 2007...Joins only Scott Studwell (6) and Rip Hawkins (4) as the only players in Vikings history to lead the team in tackles 4+ straight seasons.

• Was selected by teammates in 2010 as Vikings Defensive MVP. Led team with 10.0 TFL.

• Set career-high with 22 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11), the 2nd-most in Vikings history behind Studwell’s 24 at Detroit in 1985.

• Earned 1st career NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors at Detroit (9/20/09), a day he had 3 takeaways (2 INT, 1 FR) and recovered an onside kick.

• Scored 1st career TD on a 37-yard INT return at NY Giants (11/25/07).

• Since spending his rookie season on injured reserve with a preseason knee injury, he has not missed a game in the following 6 seasons...Has started 81 of the 80 career games he has played and all 3 playoff contests

• Recognized by teammates as the 2007 winner of the Ed Block Courage Award for his effort in coming back from a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve his entire rookie campaign in 2006.

• From 2007-11, his 9 FRs ranks 2nd in the NFL...Notched 6 takeaways in each 2007 and 2009..

• Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for game at Detroit (9/20/09) when he had 3 takeaways (2 INT, 1 FR) and recovered an onside kick.

• Is the only Iowa LB ever selected in the 1st round of the NFL Draft…Selected #17 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft and was the 3rd LB taken, behind only A.J. Hawk (#5) and Ernie Sims (#9).


Greenway’s 2012 Season HighsTackles...................... 13 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Solo Tackles ............... 9 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12QB Pressures ............. 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Passes Defended ....... 2 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Tackle For Loss .......... 1 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Greenway’s Career HighsTackles...................... 22 ............ vs Oakland, 11/20/11Solo Tackles ............. 15 ............ at Tampa Bay, 11/16/08Sack......................... 1.0 ............ 7 times, last vs Oakland, 11/20/11QB Hurries .................. 3 ............ at Arizona, 12/14/08Passes Defensed ....... 3 ............ at Arizona, 12/14/08; at Cleveland, 9/13/09Interceptions ............... 2 ............ at Detroit, 9/20/09Long INT Return ...... 37t ............ at N.Y. Giants, 11/25/07Forced Fumbles.......... 2 ............ vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07Fumble Recovery ....... 1 ............ 7 times, last vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09Tackles for Loss ....... 3.0 ............ at Green Bay, 10/24/10

GREENWAY’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 9 4 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 2at IND - 9/16 6 5 11 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 2vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 15 9 174 1.0 0.0 3 0 0 0 4CAREER 499 255 904 39.0 8.5 30 9 9 5 31

#97 EVERSON GRIFFEN • DE 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Southern California


• Led the special teams charge in the win over Jacksonville with 2 solo tackles and 1 forced fumble. Griffen added 1 QB pressure on defense.

• Sacked Andrew Luck for a loss of 22 yds, 3rd longest sack in Vikings history. Sack was late in the 4th Q that allowed the offense to get the ball back and tie up the Colts. Added 2 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 QBP.

CAREER NOTES

• Set a career high with 5 defensive tackles against Green Bay (11/21/10).

• Made his NFL debut at Lambeau Field on 10/24/10 and recorded 1 special teams tackle.

• Helped the Vikings fi nish with a 26.9 kick return average, a team record and ranked 2nd in the NFL in 2011.

• Ranked 4th on team in 2011 with 4.0 sacks despite not starting a game.

• Notched 18 special teams tackles in 2011 to rank #2 on team.

• Selected with the 2nd pick in the 4th round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the 100th player selected overall....Declared for the draft after his junior season.


Griffen’s 2012 Season HighsTackles........................ 5 ............ vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10Solo Tackles ............... 3 ............ vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10QB Hurries .................. 2 ............ vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10, vs. Detroit, 9/25/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11Sack............................ 1 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Tackle For Loss .......... 1 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Griffen’s Career HighsTackles........................ 5 ............ vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10Solo Tackles ............... 3 ............ vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10QB Hurries .................. 2 ............ vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10, vs. Detroit, 9/25/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11Sacks .......................... 1 ............ 5 times; last at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Special Teams Tkls ..... 3 ............ at Kansas City, 10/2/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11

GRIFFEN’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 1 1 2 1.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 1 1 2 1.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0CAREER 18 6 24 5.0 5.0 16 0 1 0 2

GRIFFEN’S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKvs JAC - 9/9 2 0 2 1 0 0at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 2 0 2 1 0 0



#98 LETROY GUION • DT 5th Year Vikings/5th Year NFL • Florida State


• Earned a starting role leading up to the 2012 season. Started Week 1 vs Jackson-ville and recorded 5 tackles, 4 solo.

• Added 2 tackles in the loss at Indianapolis.

CAREER NOTES

• More than doubled his career tackle total entering 2011 during the 2011 season, notching 35 tackles on the season.

• Made 1st career starts in 2011, starting in opening 2 games in place of suspended Kevin Williams.

• Guion was able to sack the elusive Mike Vick in Philadelphia, it was his second sack of the 2010 season and second of his career.

• Guion registered his fi rst NFL sack against Donovan McNabb along with 3 tackles and a forced fumble at Washington on 11/28/10.

• Blocked the fi rst Vikings FG since 2008 when getting a paw on Janikowski’s FG attempt at Mall of America Field (11/20/11).


Guion’s 2012 Season HighsTackles........................ 5 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Solo Tackles .............. 4 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Guion’s Career HighsTackles........................ 6 ............ at San Diego,9/11/11Solo Tackles .............. 2 ............ Many times, most recently at Kansas City, 10/2/11QB Hurries .................. 2 ............ at Cleveland, 9/13/09, vs. Seattle, 11/22/09; vs. N.Y. Giants, 1/3/10, vs Detroit, 9/25/11Tackles for Loss...........2............ at Atlanta, 11/27/11Forced Fumble ........... 1 ............ at Washington, 11/28/10Sacks...........................1.............at Washington, 11/28/10, at Philadelphia, 12/28/10Blocked FG ................. 1 ............ vs Oakland, 11/20/11

GUION’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS


#12 PERCY HARVIN • WR 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Florida


• Provided an offensive spark by setting personal opening day bests with 6 catches for 84 yards in the OT win over Jacksonville.

• Ran the ball 5 times for 20 yards and returned 3 kicks for 88 yards vs. the Jaguars in Week 1.

• Produced a career game at Indy: 12 receptions (career-high), 104 yards (sea-son high), 2 rushes for 13 yards, and a 50-yard KR (7th 50+ of career).

vCAREER NOTES• Set Vikings record for single-season (345) and career rushing yards (587) by

a WR in 2011.• Set the Vikings record for most combined yds after 2 games (387). His 18 recep-

tions is also tops in team history surpassing Randy Moss.• Returned Vikings-record 4th career KO for a TD in 2011 season opener at San

Diego (9/11/11).• Tied Vikings record for longest play in team history with 104-yard KO return at

Atlanta (11/27/11), the longest play in NFL history not to go for a TD.• Holds Vikings career KO return average record with a 26.6-yard mark (98

returns/2,609 yards).• Holds Vikings record for single-season (52 in 2011) and career (85) rushing

attempts by a WR.• Set Vikings mark as the 1st player to score TDs 3 different ways- rushing,

receiving, KO return- multiple times in his career, achieving the feat in 2010 and 2011.

• Set Vikings record for combined net yardage in a player’s opening 2 seasons with 3,922 yards, breaking teammate Adrian Peterson’s previous record.

• Led Vikings in receiving in 2010 and 2011.

• Became the 6th Viking to win Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year and was honored as Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year.

• Became 1st Viking to return a pair of kickoffs for TDs in a season and holds career record with 4 KO return scores.

• Named to Pro Bowl as a return man following rookie season.

• Named NFL Rookie of the Month and NFC Special Teams Player of the Weekduring the 2009 campaign.

• Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Dallas (10/17/10) when he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score.

• Selected #22 overall in 2009 by the Vikings, the 4th WR selected in the Draft.• Is the 1st Florida Gator drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings and the 5th WR

drafted in the 1st round by the club in franchise history.


Harvin’s 2012 Season HighsReceptions................ 12 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Receiving Yards ...... 104 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Long Catch ............... 20 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Rushing Attempts ....... 5 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Rushing Yards .......... 20 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Rush ................ 20 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Kickoff Returns ........... 3 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Kickoff Return Yards . 88 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Kickoff Return .. 50 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Harvin’s Career HighsReceptions................ 12 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Receiving Yards ...... 156 ............ vs Denver, 12/4/11Long Catch .............. 53t ............ at Chicago, 11/14/10TD Catches................. 2 ............ at NYJ, 10/11/10, vs Denver, 12/4/11Rushing Attempts ....... 5 ............ vs Oakland, 11/20/11, at Atlanta, 11/27/11, vs Denver, 12/4/11Rushing Yards .......... 67 ............ at Kansas City, 10/2/11Rushing TDs ............... 1 ............ at Green Bay, 10/24/10, at Carolina, 10/30/11Long Rush ................ 39 ............ vs Detroit, 9/25/11Kickoff Returns ........... 7 ............ at NYJ, 10/11/10Kickoff Return Yards 180 ............ vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09Long Kickoff ............ 104 ............ at Atlanta, 11/27/11Kickoff Return TD ....... 1 ............ 4 times, most recently, at San Diego, 9/11/11



PERCY HARVIN CONTINUED:

HARVIN’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

RECEIVING

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 6 84 14.0 20 0at IND - 9/16 12 104 8.7 20 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 18 188 10.4 20 0CAREER 236 2816 11.9 53t 17

RUSHING


KICK RETURNS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 3 88 29.3 0 30 0at IND - 9/16 2 78 39.0 0 50 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 5 166 33.2 0 50 0CAREER 103 2775 26.9 0 104 4

#50 ERIN HENDERSON • LB 5th Year Vikings/5th Year NFL • Maryland


• Led the way on defense, along with Chad Greenway, with 13 total tackles (9 solo) and added 1 sack and 1 TFL in the win over Jacksonville.

• Led the defense again in total tackles with 13 (11 solo) against the Colts. Added a sack for the 2nd straight game along with 3 total TFLs. Set career-highs in tackles, solo tackles and TFLs in loss to Indy.

CAREER NOTES

• Had impressive 1st season as starter in 2011, ranking 4th on team with 91 tackles.

• Started 1st career game in 2011 opener at San Diego (9/11/11), starting alongside older brother, EJ, for the 1st time in their football careers.

• Steady contributor on special teams during rookie year, ranked 4th on team with 11 stops.

• Joined S Husain Abdullah and T Drew Radovich as the only 2009 rookie free agents to make the 53-man roster following preseason.

• Entered NFL Draft following his junior season at Maryland.


Henderson’s 2012 Season HighsTackles...................... 13 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Solo Tackles ..............11 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Tackles For Loss......... 3 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Sacks .......................... 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12QB Pressures ............. 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Henderson’s Career HighsTackles...................... 13 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Solo Tackles ..............11 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Sack......................... 1.0 ............ at San Diego, 9/11/11, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Forced Fumble ........... 1 ............ at Tennessee, 9/28/08, at Chicago, 10/16/11Fumble Recovery.........1.............vs Miami, 9/19/10Special Teams Tkls ..... 4 ............ at Jacksonville, 11/23/08 Tackles For Loss......... 3 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

ERIN HENDERSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 9 4 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 11 2 13 3.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 20 6 26 4.0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0CAREER 80 42 122 12.0 3.5 4 2 1 0 2



# A.J. JEFFERSON • CB 1st Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • Fresno State


• Was inactive for Week 1 of the 2012 season after being recently acquired by the Vikings from the Arizona Cardinals.

• Appeared on special teams in his Vikings debut at Indianapolis (9/16/12).

CAREER NOTES• Acquired in trade with Arizona as teams made final roster cuts to 53-man roster on 9/1/12.

• Started opening 7 games of the 2011 season for Arizona, played in all 16.

• Snared 1st career INT off Michael Vick at Philadelphia (11/13/11).

• Originally joined Arizona as a rookie free agent in 2010.

• Played in 1st career NFL game on 11/21/11 at Kansas City.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 19/7 (18/7-Ari., 1/0-MIN) 0/0

Jefferson’s 2012 Season Highs

Jefferson’s Career HighsTackles........................ 8 ............ at Seattle, 9/25/11, at Minnesota, 10/9/11Solo Tackles ............... 7 ............ at Seattle, 9/25/11, at Minnesota, 10/9/11Interception ................. 1 ............ at Philadelphia, 11/13/11Passes Defended ....... 3 ............ at Washington, 9/18/11Kickoff Returns ........... 4 ............ at Cincinnati, 12/24/11Long KO Return........ 51 ............ at Seattle, 9/25/11

JEFFERSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 59 8 67 0 0 0 0 0 1 11

#84 MICHAEL JENKINS • WR2nd Year Vikings/9th Year NFL • Ohio State


• Opened the 2012 season in the starting lineup for the Vikings against Jackson-ville. Jenkins hauled in 3 receptions for 45 yards with a long catch of 16 yards.

• Targeted 6 times against Indy with 5 catches going for 43 yards.

vCAREER NOTES• Has recorded at least 1 reception in the past 54 games he has appeared in

dating back to 2008. • Ranked 2nd in receiving on Vikings squad in 2011 despite missing final 5 games

with injury• Set a career-high in receiving yards with 111 vs. Green Bay (10/23/11)• Caught longest pass by a Viking in 2011, hauling in a 72-yard pass from rookie

QB Christian Ponder vs. Green Bay (10/23) on the 1st play of the QB’s 1st career start

• Former 1st-round draft pick in 2004 (#29) by Atlanta• Had streak of 3 seasons with 50+ catches from 2007-09• Ranked 3rd-or-better on Falcons roster in catches from 2005-09 and ranked

4th in 2010• Enjoyed career-best 7 TDs in the final season Vikings WR coach George

Stewart tutored the Falcons receivers• Registered a pair of 2-TD days, vs. Houston (9/30/07) and at Oakland (11/2/08)• Atlanta won NFC South titles in 2010 and 2004 during his tenure and advanced

to playoffs in 2008 as a Wild Card• Helped Atlanta to 10+ win seasons in 2010 (13-3), 2008 (11-5) and 2004 (11-5)

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/1 116/71 (103/63-Atl., 13/8-MIN) 4/2 (4/2-Atl.)

Jenkins’ 2012 Season Highs Receptions.................. 5 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Receiving Yards ........ 45 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Reception ........ 16 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Jenkins’ Career HighsReceptions.................. 9 ............ vs. Tampa Bay, 11/18/07, vs. New Orleans, 12/10/07, vs Detroit, 9/25/11Receiving Yards .......111 ............ vs Green Bay, 10/23/11Receiving TDs ............ 2 ............ vs. Houston, 9/30/07, at Oakland, 11/2/08Long Reception ........ 72 ............ vs Green Bay, 10/23/11

JENKINS’ SEASON AND CAREER STATSOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 3 45 15.0 16 0at IND - 9/16 5 43 8.6 15 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 8 88 11.0 16 0CAREER 322 4066 12.6 72 23



#74 CHARLIE JOHNSON • T2nd Year Vikings/7th Year NFL • Oklahoma State


• Made his fi rst start at LG for the Vikings as they lined up against the Jaguars for opening week of the 2012 season. Helped Peterson, Gerhart and Harvin pile up 123 rushing yards and 2 TDs (Peterson) on the ground.

• Started against the Colts, his former team, and helped the offense put up 327 total yards.

CAREER NOTES

• Will make transition to G in 2012 following the selection of LT of Matt Kalil with the #4 overall pick in the 2012 Draft

• Opened all 16 games at LT for the Vikings after signing as a free agent during early in training camp

• Veteran was a full-time starter in Indianapolis from 2008-10...From 2008-10 the Colts allowed 1 sack every 44.4 pass plays, setting a team record in 2009 by allow-ing 1 every 47.2 pass plays

• Served as blind-side protector for Colts offense that was the NFL’s #1 passing unit in 2010 and #2 in 2009...Indianapolis ranked #4 in NFL total offense in 2010 and #9 in 2009

• Started in Super Bowl XLIV against New Orleans and saw action in Super Bowl XLI against Chicago...Was the Colts regular starter at LT when Peyton Manning won NFL MVP in 2008 and 2009...Played on 5 straight playoff teams with Colts

• Part of Colts team that won AFC South titles in 5 of his 6 seasons, 2006, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10

• Played at Indianapolis as a rookie when Leslie Frazier served on Colts staff. Origi-nally acquired as a 6th-round draft pick in 2006 by Indianapolis

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/2 91/72 (73/55-Ind., 18/18-MIN) 10/5 (10/5-Ind.)

#75 MATT KALIL • TRookie •Southern California


• Started at LT in his 1st career NFL game. Kalil and the o-line allowed just 2 sacks on the day while stacking up 389 total yards.

• The rookie made his presence felt on ST when blocking a Josh Scobee extra point in the 2nd quarter.

• Made his fi rst NFL start on the road at Indianapolis on 9/16/12.

CAREER NOTES

• Was the #4 overall pick in 2012 Draft and the highest-selected offensive lineman

• Became the 8th offensive lineman drafted by the Vikings in the 1st round in team history...The 2nd-highest drafted offensive lineman in Vikings history behind Hall of Famer and fellow USC OT Ron Yary, the #1 overall pick in 1968

• Becomes the 3rd USC OT the Vikings have drafted in the 1st round, joining Yary and Steve Riley, #25 in 1974 and the 5th overall player from USC, joined by S Joey Browner (#19, 1983) and DE Kenechi Udeze (#20, 2004)

• Was the highest-drafted Vikings player since Hall of Fame DE Chris Doleman was #4 in the 1985 Draft...Declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season.• Brother, Ryan is a Pro Bowl C for Carolina and father, Frank, was signed by Buffalo as a C before playing in the USFL.




#5 CHRIS KLUWE • P 8th Year Vikings/8th Year NFL • UCLA


• Punted 5 times in the 2012 season opener and averaged 48.4 yards per punt with a net of 44.4. Kluwe’s long punt of the day was 59 yards with 1 stopping inside the 20.

• Punted 4 times for 192 yards in the loss to Indy...a 48.0 average with a 45.3 net. Kluwe landed 2 inside of the 20 with a long punt of 55 yards.

CAREER NOTES• Owns Vikings career gross punting average record at 44.4 yards per punt and ranks 2nd in career net punting at 36.9 ypp, trailing Bobby Walden’s 38.2...Ranks 2nd in career punts with 551, trailing Greg Coleman’s 721

• Holds top single-season gross average (47.6 in 2008), 50-yard punts in a season (35 in 2008), 50-yard punts in a game (6 at Tennessee and vs. Detroit in 2008) and gross punting average in a game (57.5 at Detroit in 2007)

• Holds Vikings career record with 181 punts landed inside the 20...Holds top 3 marks in Vikings single-season history for punts inside the 20, highlighted by team-record 34 in 2007

• Owns Vikings career record with 171 punts of 50+ yards

• Converted fake FG for a 1st-down vs. Detroit (12/2/07), hitting Jeff Dugan with a shovel pass for a 27-yard gain

• Came to the Vikings as a virtual unknown in 2005 when he was claimed off waivers after being released by Seattle…Holder for FGs and PATs

• Voted by teammates as Vikings 2010 Special Teams MVP.

• Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month in September 2005, the only rookie in Vikings history to win a Player of the Month award.


Kluwe’s 2012 Season HighsPunts .......................... 5 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Punting Yards ......... 242 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Punt ................. 59 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Gross Average ....... 48.4 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Net Average ........... 45.3 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Inside the 20 ............... 1 ............ vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Kluwe’s Career HighsPunts .......................... 9 ............ vs. Chicago, 11/30/08Punting Yards ......... 427 ............ vs. Chicago, 11/30/08Long Punt ................. 70 ............ at Kansas City, 9/23/07Gross Average ....... 55.7 ............ at Detroit, 9/16/07Net Average ........... 47.5 ............ vs Arizona, 10/9/11Inside the 20 ............... 5 ............ vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07Pass Attempt .............. 1 ............ vs. Detroit, 12/2/07

KLUWE’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Ret. Ret. Yds. Net Yds. Net Avg. TB I20 LG BLvs JAC - 9/9 5 242 48.4 4 20 222 44.4 0 1 59 0at IND - 9/16 4 192 48.0 1 11 181 45.3 0 2 55 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 9 434 48.2 5 31 403 44.8 0 3 59 0CAREER 560 24,880 44.4 289 3,083 20,757 37.0 52 183 70 1

#71 PHIL LOADHOLT • T 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Oklahoma


• Started his 4th straight opening game at RT. Led the Vikings offense to 389 total yards in the win over Jacksonville.

• Anchored the right side of the Vikings line against the Colts on 9/16/12.

CAREER NOTES

• Has missed only 1 game in his 4 NFL seasons.

• Has started all 48 games he has played with the Vikings.

• Joined fellow 2009 Vikings rookie Percy Harvin on the All-Rookie team.

• Became the 1st Vikings rookie OT to start at least 15 games in their 1st season since Korey Stringer in 1995.

• The 6th OT selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.

• Played against Vikings 1st-round pick Harvin against Florida in the 2008 National Championship game.

• Helped pace the Vikings ruhing offense to rank #4 in the NFL with an average of 144.9 yards per game and rank #3 in the NFL with 18 rushing TDs in 2011.




#46 CULLEN LOEFFLER • LS 9th Year Vikings/9th Year NFL • Texas


• Handled all the snapping duties in the 2012 opener against Jacksonville includling the 55-yard kick by Blair Walsh to send the game to overtime. Walsh would win the game with a 38-yard kick in OT.

• Snapped for Blair Walsh’s 51-yard FG on the opening drive of the Colts game.

CAREER NOTES

• Signed a 3-year extension during the 2011 season

• Snapped on 4 of the 5 longest FGs in Vikings history

• Has 28 special teams tackles in his 8 seasons

• Was recognized by USA Football on its All-Fundamentals Team in 2011

• Missed 1st time of his NFL career, going on injured reserve for the final 5 games

• Delivered the ball in pressure-packed situations and has been critical to several game-winning FGs and record-setting performances by Vikings specialists

• Ranks 2nd in Vikings history for career games by a long snapper

• Won the long-snapping position in 2004 training cam

• Originally signed by the Vikings on 5/3/04

Most Games Played by a Vikings Long Snapper

1. Mike Morris - 144 2. Cullen Loeffl er - 125


LOEFFLER’S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS


#58 TYRONE MCKENZIE • LB2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • South Florida


• In his fi rst Vikings game, McKenzie saw action on special teams and recorded 1 solo tackle in the win over Jacksonville.

• Recorded a special teams tackle for the 2nd straight game, this time against the Colts.

CAREER NOTES

• Spent 2011 season on Vikings practice squad, joining Vikings on 9/7/11

• Saw time in 3 games for Tampa Bay in 2010...Promoted from Buccaneers practice squad to the active roster for final 3 regular season games

• Spent time on New England practice squad in 2010 after going through training camp and preseason with the club

• Had rookie season cut short by knee injury suffered during preseason

• Originally entered NFL as a 3rd-round (#97) pick of New England in 2009

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 5/0 (3/0-TB, 2/0-Min) 0/0

McKenzie’s 2012 Season HighsST Tackles ............1 ..........vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

McKENZIE’S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS




#55 MARVIN MITCHELL • LB1st Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Tennessee


• Was inactive during Week 1 and 2 of the 2012 season with an ankle injury.

CAREER NOTES

• Spent opening 4 seasons of career with New Orleans before going to Miami for 2011 season.

• Notched 1st career INT in 2011, snaring a pass against NY Jets (1/1/12) in regular season finale, retuning the pick 55 yards.

• Has a pair of sacks to his credit, notching 1 each in 2010 and 2011.

• Started a pair of games for New Orleans in 2009 as team went on to win Super Bowl XLIV.

• Played in 10 games as a rookie in 2007.

• Entered NFL as a 7th-round draft pick (#220) by New Orleans in 2007.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 71/2 55/2-NO, 16/0-Mia, 0/0-Min) 4/2 (4/2-NO)

Mitchell’s Career HighsTackles.............................5 ....... vs NY Jets, 1/1/12; @ Baltimore, 12/19/10Solos................................5 ....... @ Baltimore, 12/19/10Sacks ............................1.0 ....... @ Baltimore, 12/19/10; @ San Diego, 12/2/11Interception ......................2 ....... vs NY Jets, 1/1/12Long INT Return ............55 ....... vs NY Jets, 1/1/12

MITCHELL’S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS

OPPONENT U A T FF FR BKvs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/16 INACTIVEvs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

MITCHELL’S DEFENSIVE STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 52 29 81 2.0 2.0 5 3 2 1 5

#28 ADRIAN PETERSON • RB 6th Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Oklahoma


• Was a man of his word and made it back for Week 1 of the 2012 season after suf-fering a major knee injury late in 2011. Peterson made the start at RB.

• Led the rushing attack for the Vikings with 17 carries for 84 yards and 2 TDs. Pe-terson had a long rush of 20 yards and had a 3-yard reception.

• Rushed for 60 yards on 16 carries to go with 3 receptions for 20 yards in the loss to Indy.

CAREER NOTES

• In 5 seasons with the Vikings he has posted 4 of the top 5 single-season rushing yardage marks in club history - #1, #3, #4 and #5.

• Holds Vikings career record with 66 rushing TDs.

• Ranks 1st in Vikings history for career rushing yards with 6,896

• Ranks 2nd in team history for career 100-yard rushing games with 27, trailing Robert Smith’s 29.

• Set Vikings record with 18 rushing TDs in 2009 and ranks 2nd in team history for total TDs in a season, trailing Chuck Foreman’s 22 in 1975.

• Set Vikings single-season rushing record with 1,760 yards in 2008.

• Set a Pro Bowl record for career rushing TDs with 4.

• Became the 1st Viking to lead the NFL in rushing in 2008.

• Tabbed by the Maxwell Club as the Bert Bell Award winner as the Player of the Year.

• Re-wrote the Vikings rookie record book with one of the biggest debut seasons in NFL history en route to the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year awards.

• Set NFL single-game rushing mark with 296 yards vs. San Diego (11/4/07).

• Came to the Vikings as the 10th RB selected by the team in the 1st round...The only Vikings RBs selected as high or higher were Tommy Mason (#1, 1961), Clinton Jones (#2, 1967) and Darrin Nelson (#7, 1982).

• Named to 50 Greatest Vikings team as part of 50th season celebration in 201

• 2008 and 2009 Associated Press All-Pro 1st Tea

• NFC Offensive Player of the Week at Chicago (10/14/07), vs. San Diego (11/4/07), vs. Green Bay (11/9/08), vs. Detroit (9/26/09), vs. Arizona (10/9/11)....FedEx Ground Player of the Week at Chicago (10/14/07), vs. San Diego (11/4/07), vs. Arizona (10/9/11).



ADRIAN PETERSON CONTINUED:


Peterson’s 2012 Season HighsRushing Attempts ..........17 ....... vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Rushing Yards ...............84 ....... vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Rush .....................20 ....... vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Rushing TDs ....................2 ....... vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12Receptions.......................3 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Receiving Yards .............20 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Long Reception .............20 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Peterson’s Career HighsRushing Attempts ..........30 ....... vs. San Diego, 11/4/07; Green Bay, 11/9/08Rushing Yards .............296 ....... vs. San Diego, 11/4/07Long Rush ....................80t ....... vs Detroit, 9/26/10Rushing TDs ....................3 ....... 5 times, most recently, vs Arizona, 10/9/11Receptions.......................6 ....... at Arizona, 12/6/09Receiving Yards .............73 ....... at Carolina, 12/20/09Long Reception .............63 ....... at Carolina, 12/20/09Kickoff Returns ................4 ....... at Chicago, 10/14/07Kickoff Return Yards ....128 ....... at Chicago, 10/14/07Long Kickoff Return .......53 ....... at Chicago, 10/14/07

PETERSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

RUSHINGOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 17 84 4.9 20 2at IND - 9/16 16 60 3.8 6 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 33 144 4.4 20 2CAREER 1439 6896 4.8 80t 66

RECEIVINGOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 1 3 3.0 3 0at IND - 9/16 3 20 6.7 20 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 4 23 5.8 20 0CAREER 141 1332 9.4 63 3

#7 CHRISTIAN PONDER • QB2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Florida State


• Led the Vikings to a comeback win over Jacksonville in Week 1 of the NFL season. Ponder was 20-27 for 279 yards with a long pass of 29 yards. No TDs or INTs.

• With 20 seconds left, Ponder found Devin Aromashodu for a 26-yard gain and then Kyle Rudolph on a 6-yard completion to set up Blair Walsh for the tying 55-yd FG.

• Tried to lead another 4th quarter comeback against the Colts with 2 late TD passes but fell short in the end. Ponder was solid and went 27-35 for 245 yds, 2 TD with a long pass of 20 yds and a QB rating of 114.6.

• Ponder is currently #1 in the NFL with a completion percentage of 75.8.

CAREER NOTES

• Started final 10 games of season, matching Fran Tarkenton for team record for starts by a rookie QB and tied Tarkenton’s team record with 2 wins as a rookie.

• Set Vikings record for passing yards in a game with 381 vs. Denver (12/4), breaking Tarkenton’s 51-year-old record by over 100 yards.

• Had a pair of games with a 100+ passer rating...Set team records for attempts, completions and completion % by a rookie QB for a season and single-game rookie records passing attempts, completions and longest pass play.

• Ranks 2nd among Vikings rookie QBs for passing TDs in a season and passing yards in a season.

• Started 1st career game vs. Green Bay (10/23) and set Vikings record on 1st play from scrimmage with a 72-yard pass to Michael Jenkins, the longest pass play by a Vikings rookie QB.

• Saw 1st game action of career at Chicago (10/16) on Sunday Night Football.

• Earned 1st career win at Carolina (10/30) in 2nd career start, taking team on a 7-minute drive in the 4th quarter for a game-winning FG in the 24-21 win.

• Became the 3rd QB drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings, joining Tommy Kramer (#27, 1977) and Daunte Culpepper (#11, 1999).

• Was the 4th QB selected in the 2011 Draft following Cam Newton, Jake Locker and Blaine Gabbert.



CHRISTIAN PONDER CONTINUED:


Ponder’s 2012 Season HighsAttempts ........................35 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Completions...................27 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Passing Yards ..............270 ....... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Pass......................29 ....... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 (K. Rudolph)Highest QB Rating ....114.6 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Passing TDs ....................2 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Interceptions ....................0 ....... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Rushing Attempts ............3 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Rushing Yards .................7 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Long Rush .......................5 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Ponder’s Career HighsAttempts ........................47 ....... vs Denver, 12/4/11Completions...................39 ....... vs Denver, 12/4/11Passing Yards ..............381 ....... vs Denver, 12/4/11Long Pass......................72 ....... vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 (M. Jenkins)Highest QB Rating ....114.6 ....... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Passing TDs ....................3 ....... vs Denver, 12/4/11Interceptions ....................3 ....... vs Oakland, 11/20/11, @ Detroit, 12/11/11Rushing Attempts ............5 ....... vs Oakland, 11/20/11Rushing Yards ...............71 ....... vs Oakland, 11/20/11Long Rush .....................28 ....... vs Oakland, 11/20/11

PONDER’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

PASSINGOPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Ratingvs JAC - 9/9 27 20 270 74.0 0 0 29 2 4 105.5at IND - 9/16 35 27 245 77.1 2 0 20 4 13 114.6vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 62 47 515 75.8% 2 0 29 6 17 110.6CAREER 353 205 2,368 58.1% 15 13 72 36 181 77.2

RUSHINGOPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 1 1 1.0 1 0at IND - 9/16 3 7 2.3 5 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 4 8 2.0 0 0CAREER 32 227 7.1 28 0

CAREER 21 165 7.9 12 0

#41 MISTRAL RAYMOND • S 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • South Florida


• Earned the starting SS position after his 2nd NFL training camp.

• Recorded 3 solo tackles and 2 passes defended in the thrilling win over Jackson-ville.

• Finished the Colts contest with 3 tackles (2 solo).

CAREER NOTES

• Selected in the 6th round with the 170th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft

• Is the 1st USF player drafted by the Vikings in club history

• Started final 5 games and played in the final 10 during his rookie campaign in ‘11

• Snared 1st career INT at Washington (12/24) when he grabbed a Rex Grossman pass and returned it 31 yards

• Started 1st game vs. Denver (12/4)...Played in 1st game vs. Green Bay (10/23), seeing action on special teams

• Posted career-best 7 tackles in consecutive weeks vs. New Orleans (12/18) and at Washington (12/24)...Recorded 1st career defensive stats with 3 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20)


Raymond’s 2012 Season HighsTackles.............................3 ....... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Solo Tackles ....................3 ....... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Passes Defended ............2 ....... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

Raymond’s Career HighsTackles.............................7 ....... vs Denver, 12/4/11Special Teams Tkls ..........1 ....... at Carolina, 10/30/11, vs Oakland, 11/20/11QB Pressures ..................1 ....... vs Oakland, 11/20/11Fumble Recovery .... 1 (26) ....... vs New Orleans, 12/18/11Interception ......................1 ....... at Washington, 12/24/11Passes Defended ............2 ....... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

RAYMOND’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS




#91 D’AUNDRE REED • DE 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Arizona


• Appeared in his 1st NFL game against Jacksonville on 9/9/12 while seeing action on both defense and special teams. Reed did not record any stats.

• Saw action against the Colts but did not record any stats.

CAREER NOTES

• Selected in the 7th round with the 215th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

• Was inactive for all 16 games in 2011.

• Becomes the 4th Arizona Wildcat drafted by the Vikings.


#83 ALLEN REISNER • TE 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Iowa


• Saw action against Jacksonville in the 2012 Week 1 opener at Mall of America Field. Reisner did not record any stats.

• Saw action against the Colts but did not record any stats.

CAREER NOTES• Made the Vikings opening day roster for the 2nd straight season after a productive pre-season.

• Was an undrafted rookie out of Iowa. The only undrafted offensive player to make the Vikings opening day roster in 2011.

• Saw action in 6 games during rookie season.

• Caught 1 career pass for 5 yards at Atlanta (11/27/11).


Reisner’s Career HighsReceptions.......................1 ....... at Atlanta, 11/27/11Receiving Yards ...............5 ....... at Atlanta, 11/27/11



#21 JOSH ROBINSON • CB Rookie • Central Florida


• Was credited with 4 solo tackles in his NFL debut against Jacksonville.

• Added 1 special teams tackle in Week 1 of the NFL season.

• Had 3 solo tackles in the loss to Indy.

CAREER NOTES

• Declared for NFL Draft following his junior season.

• The 2nd DB selected by the Vikings with their top 3 choices in the 2012 Draft and 1 of 3 DBs drafted in the Vikings 10 choices.

• Posted the fastest 40-yard dash time at the 2012 combine at 4.33.

• Was the 1st player selected from a Florida college in the 2012 Draft.

• Is the 1st UCF player drafted by the Vikings since Daunte Culpepper in the 1st round of 1999.

• Selected in 3rd round (#66 overall).


Robinson’s Career and Season HighsTackles..................4 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Solo Tackles .........4 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12ST Tackles ............1 ..........vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

ROBINSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#96 BRIAN ROBISON • DE 6th Year Vikings/6th Year NFL • Texas

2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS• Made his 2nd start on Opening Day for the Vikings in as many years.

• Was active all game and a constant presence in the Jaguars backfi eld while adding 5 tackles and 1 QB pressure.

• Finished the Colts contest with 4 tackles and 1 QBP.

CAREER NOTES• Notched career-best 8.0 sacks in 2011 in his 1st season as a full-time starter and helped team notch 50 sacks to lead NFL.

• Signed contract extension in 2011 off-season.

• Was the last Viking to sack Packers QB Brett Favre.

• All-Rookie honoree in 2007, ranked 3rd among NFL rookies with 4.5 sacks.

• Exceptional UT athlete was a full-time starter his final 3 seasons in football and was NCAA runner-up in the shot put.


Robison’s 2012 Season HighsTackles........................ 5 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12QB Hurries .................. 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Robison’s Career HighsTackles........................ 7 ............ vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28/08Sacks ....................... 2.0 ............ vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07, vs Detroit, 9/25/11Forced Fumble ........... 1 ............ vs. Oakland, 11/18/07, at Arizona, 12/14/08, vs Arizona, 10/9/11, at Wash, 12/24/11QB Hurries...................6.............vs Tampa Bay, 9/18/11Tackle for Loss......... 1.0 ............ 14 times, last at San Diego, 9/11/11Pass Defensed ........... 1 ............ vs. Houston, 11/2/08, at San Diego, 9/11/11

ROBISON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS




#82 KYLE RUDOLPH • TE 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Notre Dame


• Now the top TE on the roster, Rudolph earned the start in Week 1 of the 2012 season vs. Jacksonville.

• Posted career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (67) with a long catch of 29-yards in the exciting win over Jacksonville.

• Scored a 6-yard TD with under a minute to go to bring the Vikings back from 14 down against the Colts. Finished the contest with 3 catches for 35 yards.

CAREER NOTES• Tied for 2nd in Vikings history for a rookie TE with 8 starts.

• Scored all 3 of his TDs in the final 7 games of his rookie year.

• Was the 1st TE selected in the 2011 NFL Draft...Selected #43 overall, he is the 2nd-highest drafted TE in Vikings history behind Hal Bedsole (#19 overall) in 1964.

• Entered the NFL draft following his junior season at Notre Dame.

• Earned All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly and National Football Post.


Rudolph’s Career HighsReceptions.................. 5 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Receiving Yards ........ 49 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Reception ........ 29 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Receiving TDs ............ 1 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Rudolph’s Career HighsReceptions.................. 5 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Receiving Yards ........ 49 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Reception ........ 41 ............ at Kansas City, 10/2/11Touchdowns................ 1 ............ vs Oakland, 11/20/11, vs Denver, 12/4/11, at Washington, 12/24/11, at Indy, 9/16/12

RUDOLPH’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS


#33 JAMARCA SANFORD • S4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Mississippi


• Saw action in the 2012 season opener on special teams and recorded 2 tackles and 1 forced fumble against Jacksonville.

• Recorded 1 special teams tackle and 2 defensive tackles in the loss to the Colts.

CAREER NOTES

• Became the 1st Vikings rookie to start at safety since Willie Offord on 11/2/02 against the N.Y. Giants in Week 14 against Cincinnati during the 2009 season.

• Ranked 3rd on the Vikings with 19 special teams tackles and a FF in 2009.

• Has started 18 games in his opening 3 seasons with the Vikings.

• Stepped into full-time starting role for 1st time in his career, opening all 15 games he played during 2011.

• Ranked 3rd on team and led Vikings DBs with 118 tackles.

• Led team with 2 INTs and posted longest INT return of the season with a 52-yarder vs. Arizona (10/9) in the 1st win of the season.

• Notched career-best 16 tackles vs. New Orleans (12/18) and had 10+ tackles in 3 games.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS ` 2/0 43/18 2/0

Sanford’s 2012 Season HighsSpecial Teams Tkls ..... 2 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Forced Fumbles.......... 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Defensive Tkls ............ 2 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Sanford’s Career HighsTackles...................... 16 ............ vs New Orleans, 12/18/11Solo Tackles ..............11 ............ vs New Orleans, 12/18/11Special Teams Tkls ..... 3 ............ vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09; vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09Forced Fumbles.......... 1 ............ vs. Seattle, 11/22/09, vs New Orleans, 12/18/11, vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Fumble Recoveries..... 1 ............ vs. Denver, 12/4/11Tackles for Loss .......... 2 ............ vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11Interceptions ............... 2 ............ vs. Arizona, 10/9/11Passes Defended ....... 3 ............ vs. Arizona, 10/9/11

SANFORD’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at IND - 9/16 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -

2012 TOTALS 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 102 49 151 3.0 1.0 4 2 3 2 8

SPECIAL TEAMS




#76 GEOFF SCHWARTZ • G 1st Year Vikings/4th Year NFL • Oregon


• Was in uniform but did not see the field in the Vikings 26-23 win over Jacksonville.

• Recorded a ‘did not play’ in the 23-20 loss at Indianapolis.

CAREER NOTES

• Signed by the Vikings on 3/21/12 as a free agent after spending the previous 3 seasons with Carolina.

• Missed the entire 2011 season due to an injured right hip .

• Started all 16 games for the Panthers during the 2010 season…Started the open-ing 5 games of 2010 at RT before starting at RG for the final 11 games.

• Played in all 16 games of the 2009 season, including 3 starts…Filled in as the start-ing RT for the final 3 games after Jeff Otah suffered a season-ending injury.

• Helped clear the way for DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart to become the 1st set of teammates in NFL history to each rush for more than 1,100 yards in the same season.

• Made the 1st start of his career against the Vikings on 12/20/09.

• Spent the entire 2008 season on practice squad…Released after training camp on 8/31/08…Originally drafted by the Panthers in the 7th round (#241 overall).

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 32/19 (32/29-Car, 0/0-Min) 0/0

#34 ANDREW SENDEJO • S2nd Year Vikings/2ndYear NFL • Connecticut


• Was inactive for the Jacksonville game with an ankle injury.

• Earned a spot on the 53-man roster after a strong pre-season, his first with the Vikings.

• Made his 2012 Vikings debut on 9/16/12 at Indianapolis and appeared on special teams.

CAREER NOTES

• Saw action in career-high 3 games for the Vikings in 2011.

• Played 2 games as a rookie in 2010 for Dallas.

• Began pro career with UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions in 2010.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 6/0 (2/0-Dal, 4/0-Min) 0/0



#35 MARCUS SHERELS • CB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL • Minnesota


• Is the starting punt returner after the 2012 preseason. Fielded 2 punts for 22 yards with a long return of 15 during Jacksonville. Signaled for 1 fair catch in the win

• Joins TE John Carlson as the 2 native Minnesotans on the roster.

• Recorded 1 defensive tackle in the loss to Indianapolis, his fi rst of the season. Returned 5 punts (career high) for 51 yards with a long return of 15.

CAREER NOTES

• Was an undrafted rookie out of Minnesota. Spent 15 weeks of the 2010 season on the practice squad before making his NFL debut at Detroit on 1/1/11.

• Set a career-high with a 53-yard punt return against the Detroit Lions. It was the 3rd longest return against the Lions in 100 games between the two teams. Sherels’ 90 punt return yards during Week 3 of 2011 is tied for 6th best in franchise history.

• Earned his 1st start in the NFL against the Arizona Cardinals (10/9/11).

• Recorded his fi rst NFL sack on Aaron Rodgers and fi nished the game with 5 solo tackles (10/23/11).

• Put up 3 tackles on defense in the win at Carolina but provided a 78-yard kick return to begin the game. It was the fi rst reutrn of Sherels’ career and the longest in team history against Carolina.

• Helped Vikings post a team-record 26.9-yard kickoff return average as a team.

• Had career-high 6 tackles vs. New Orleans (12/18)

• Finished the 2011 season with 6 special teams tackles (4 solo, 2 assisted).

• Signed as a rookie free agent on 5/4/10 after performance in Vikings rookie camp where he participated on a tryout basis.


Sherels’ 2012 Season HighsPunt Returns............... 5 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Return Yards ............. 51 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Long Return .............. 15 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Defensive Tackles ....... 1 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Sherels’ Career HighsPunt Returns............... 5 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Return Yards ............. 90 ............ vs Detroit, 9/25/11Long Return .............. 53 ............ vs Detroit, 9/25/11Kick Returns ............... 5 ............ vs Denver, 12/4/11Long Kick Return ...... 78 ............ at Carolina, 10/30/11ST Tackles .................. 2 ............ vs Detroit, 9/25/11Defensive Tackles ....... 6 ............ vs New Orleans, 12/18/11Sacks .......................... 1 ............ vs Green Bay, 10/23/11Solo Tackles ............... 5 ............ vs Green Bay, 10/23/11

SHERELS’ SEASON AND CAREER STATS

PUNT RETURNSOPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 2 22 11.0 1 15 0at IND - 9/16 5 51 10.2 0 14 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 7 73 10.4 1 15 0CAREER 40 350 8.8 21 53 0

DEFENSIVE STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDat IND - 9/16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 20 5 25 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 3

#81 JEROME SIMPSON • WR 1st Year Vikings/5th Year NFL • Coastal Carolina


• After an impressive pre-season, Simpson will miss the fi rst 3 games of the 2012 NFL season due to League suspension. He will return on 9/30/12 at Detroit.

CAREER NOTES

• Joined Vikings on 4/26/12 as a free agent.

• Had breakout season with Cincinnati in 2011 with career-best 50 catches, 725 yards and 4 TDs...Ranked 2nd on Bengals squad in receiving yards and TDs and 3rd in receptions.

• Has notched 5 career 100+ receiving yardage days.

• Caught 1st 2 career TDs vs. San Diego (12/26/10).

• Originally drafted by Cincinnati in 2nd round (#46 overall) in 2008.

• Saw time in all 16 regular season games with 14 starts and opened AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Houston...Played in 1st career post-season game in Wild Card.

• Had a highlight for the ages vs. Arizona (12/24) when he somersaulted over LB Daryl Washington at the goal line and stuck the landing in the end zone for a 19-yard TD in the Bengals win. The play was nominated for an ESPY Award.

• Converted 34 of his 50 receptions into 1st downs in 2011.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 29/18 (29/18-Cin, 0/0-Min) 1/1 (1-1-Cin)

Simpson’s 2012 Season Highs

Simpson’s Career HighsReceptions................ 12 ............ at Baltimore, 1/2/11Receiving Yards ...... 152 ............ at Baltimore, 1/2/11Long Reception ........ 84 ............ at Denver, 9/18/11TD Receptions ............ 2 ............ vs San Diego, 12/26/10

SIMPSON’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TDvs JAC - 9/9 SUSPENDED at IND - 9/16 SUSPENDED vs SF - 9/23 SUSPENDED at DET - 9/30 - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - -2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0CAREER 218 2628 12.1 53t 17



#22 HARRISON SMITH • S Rookie • Notre Dame

2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS• Lined up at FS in the 2012 season opener against Jacksonville. Finished with 7 total tackles and 1 pass defended. His 1 PD was on 3rd down in overtime as the Vikings came from behind to beat the Jaguars 26-23.

• Set career highs in tackles (9), solo tackles (7) and recorded his fi rst career special teams tackle in the 23-20 loss to Indianapolis.

CAREER NOTES


• Becomes just the 3rd Notre Dame player and 3rd DB chosen by the Vikings in the 1st round in team history.

• Played on the North Senior Bowl team that was coached by the Vikings.

• Former teammates of Robert Blanton, John Carlson, John Sullivan and Kyle Ru-dolph in South Bend.


Smith’s Season and Career HighsTackles........................ 9 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Solo Tackles ............... 7 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Passed Defended ....... 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Special Teams Tkls ..... 1 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

SMITH’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1at IND - 9/16 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 10 6 16 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 22012 TOTALS 10 6 16 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2

#65 JOHN SULLIVAN • C 5th Year Vikings/5th Year NFL • Notre Dame


• Lined up at C for the Vikings on Opening Day for the 4th straight season. Sullivan and the o-line allowed just 2 sacks and helped the Vikings compile 389 total yards of offense on the way to their 26-23 OT win over Jacksonville.

• Battled through a sore ankle in the Vikings 23-20 loss at Indy.

CAREER NOTES

• Signed a 5-year extension with the Vikings on 12/17/11.

• Has started all 46 regular season games and both playoff contests he has played over the past 4 seasons.

• Has helped RB Adrian Peterson rush for 1,000+ yards and 12+ TDs in 2009 and 2010, including team-record 18 TDs in 2009.

• Joined rookie RT Phil Loadholt in 2009 as new starters along the Vikings line.

• Held down middle of the Vikings line in 2009, his 1st season as a starter, opening all 16 games and both playoff contests.

• Was the 4th C drafted in 2008 and became the 1st Notre Dame C drafted since 2003 when Jeff Faine was taken by Cleveland in the 1st round.

• Recruited to Notre Dame and played his freshman and sophomore seasons under former Vikings assistant coach Tyrone Willingham.




#3 BLAIR WALSH • KRookie • Georgia


• Was the hero of Week 1 in the Vikings 26-23 OT win over Jacksonville by nailing a 55-yard FG with no time left on the clock to send the game to overtime.

• Walsh connected on 4-4 FGs and 2-2 extra points during Week 1. Walsh hit FGs from 20, 38, 42 and 55. His 55-yarder was 1 yard shy of the Vikings record held by Paul Edinger (56).

• Connected on all 4 kicks against the Colts 2 FGs (51, 29) and 2 extra points.

• Tied a team record for hitting 2 50+ FGs in back-to-back games with Fuad Reveiz (50, 52 in ‘92).

CAREER NOTES

• Walsh’s 55-yard FG was the longest FG made in NFL history by a rookie on the opening week of the season.


• Becomes the 6th kicker ever drafted by the Viking and the 1st since Southeast Missouri’s Mike Wood in 1978 (8th Round).

• The 3rd kicker selected in the 2012 NFL Draft and 1 of 7 Bulldogs drafted.


Walsh’s Season and Career HighsField Goals Made ....... 4 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Field Goals Attempted 4 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Extra Points ................ 2 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Extra Points Att ........... 2 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long FG.................... 55 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12

#14 JOE WEBB • QB 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL • UAB


• Did not appear in the Week 1 win over Jacksonville.

• Did not appear in the Week 2 loss at Indianapolis.

CAREER NOTES• Webb set a team record for most rushing yards in a game by a QB with 109 at Detroit on 12/11/11.

• Webb’s 65-yard TD scramble (1/2/11, at Det) was the longest rush by a QB in the Vikings history. It was also the 6th longest QB run in NFL history. Kordell Stewart holds the record with an 80-yard TD run in 1996.

• Earned his fi rst start as a WR on 12/4/11 when playing the Broncos. Webb rushed once for 4 yards and threw once for 8 yards.

• Came into game in relief of starter Christian Ponder when he suffered a concussion at Washington (12/24/11) and helped team to the victory with a pair of passing TDs and 1 rushing TD.

• Webb earned his fi rst NFL victory over Mike Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles as the Vikings won 24-14 on Sunday (Tuesday) Night Football (12/28/10). Webb fi nished the game 17-26 for 195 yards with a long pass of 46. He added 31 yards rushing plus a TD.

• Webb is the fi rst rookie QB to have rushing TDs in consecutive weeks since Fran Tarkenton did so on 11/5/61 - 11/12/61.

• With his win over Philly, Webb is the fi rst rookie QB to win a game since Joe Kapp defeated Pittsburgh on 11/26/67.

• He is only the second rookie QB in Vikings history to win his fi rst ever start. Ron Vanderkelen also won his fi rst start in Philly on 12/15/63.

• Webb, making his NFL debut, became the fi rst QB in Vikings history to return a KO.


WEBB’S RUSHING SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD

2012 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0CAREER 40 274 6.9 65t 4

WEBB’S PASSING SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Rating

2012 TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.0CAREER 152 88 853 57.9% 3 5 46 11 69 66.6

Webb’s Career HighsPassing Attempts ...... 32 ............ at Detroit, 1/2/11Completions.............. 20 ............ at Detroit, 1/2/11Passing Yards ......... 195 ............ at Philadelphia, 12/28/10Long Pass................. 46 ............ at Philadelphia, 12/28/10QB Rating .............. 87.8 ............ at Philadelphia, 12/28/10Rushing Attempts ....... 7 ............ at Detroit, 12/11/11Rushing Yards ........ 109 ............ at Detroit, 12/11/11Long Rush ............... 65t ............ at Detroit, 12/11/11Rushing TDs ............... 1 ............ vs. Chicago, 12/20/10, at Philly, 12/28/10, at Detroit, 12/11/11, at Wash, 12/24/11



#93 KEVIN WILLIAMS • DT 10th Year Vikings/10th Year NFL • Oklahoma State


• Recovered a fumble and posted 3 tackles in the 26-23 OT win over Jacksonville in Week 1 of the 2012 NFL season.

• Finished the Colts contest with 6 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure.

CAREER NOTES

• Williams becomes the 10th Vikings player to reach 50+ career sacks. Ranks 9th in Vikings history with 54.5 career sacks, good for 4th in team history among DTs.

• Has been selected to 6 Pro Bowls, 5 times All-Pro. His 6 Pro Bowls rank behind only Alan Page (9) and ties John Randle (6) by Vikings DTs.

• Helped Vikings rank #1 in NFL rushing defense for the 3 straight seasons from 2006-2008, the 1st NFL team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to lead the League in 3 straight seasons.

• Was named to the 50 Greatest Vikings team during the 50th season in 2010.

• Tied with Jared Allen for the Vikings record for career INTs by a defensive lineman with 4, including 2 for TDs in 2007.

• Named a 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2004, leading all DTs in the voting in 2004…Named an NFC starter in the Pro Bowlfollowing the 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2004 seasons and was selected as an alternate following 2010.

• Led NFL DTs in sacks in 2004, notching team-high 11.5.

• Consensus All-Rookie honoree…Selected with the 9th overall pick in the 2003 Draft, the Vikings’ highest draft choice on defense since Chris Doleman was se-lected #4 in 1985…Was the 3rd defensive lineman drafted in 2003.


Kevin Williams’ 2012 Season HighsTackles........................ 6 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Fumble Recoveries..... 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Tackle For Loss .......... 1 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12QB Pressures ............. 1 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Kevin Williams’ Career HighsTackles.......................11 ............ at Green Bay, 9/8/08Sacks ....................... 4.0 ............ vs. Detroit, 10/12/08QB Hurries .................. 9 ............ at Washington, 10/28/10Forced Fumbles.......... 1 ............ 11 times, last at Philadelphia, 12/28/10Interception ................. 1 ............ 4 times, last at San Francisco, 12/9/07Long INT Return ...... 54t ............ vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07Fumble Recoveries..... 1 ............ 11 times, last vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12Long Fumble Return 77t ............ vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04Passes Defensed ....... 3 ............ at N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05; at Green Bay, 11/1/09Tackles for Loss ....... 3.0 ............ at Buffalo, 10/1/06, vs New York Giants, 12/13/10Blocked FG ................. 1 ............ at Green Bay, 9/8/08; at New Orleans, 10/6/08

KEVIN WILLIAMS SEASON AND CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0at IND - 9/16 2 4 6 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 4 5 9 1.0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0CAREER 408 211 619 66.0 54.5 277 12 11 4 54

#26 ANTOINE WINFIELD • CB 9th Year Vikings/14th Year NFL • Ohio State


• Recorded 7 tackles (6 solo), 1 TFL and 1 pass defended in the 26-23 OT win over Jacksonville.

• Tied Harrison Smith with 9 tackles to lead the secondary. Added 1 TFL and 1 PBU against the Colts.

CAREER NOTES

• Winfi eld now holds the Vikings record for most fumble recoveries by a DB with 8.

• Named to the 50 Greatest Vikings team during the 2010 season.

• Has scored 5 TDs (2 FRs, 2 INTs, 1 blocked FG), all since joining the Vikings in 04.

• Returned the 1st blocked FG for a TD in Vikings history at New Orleans (10/6/08).

• Joined Vikings great Carl Lee as the only CBs in team history to earn 3 trips to the Pro Bowl when he was added for his 2010 performance.

• For the 2nd time in his career, he recorded a sack, FF, and FR for TD in a single play when he stripped Eagles QB Michael Vick at Philadelphia (12/28/10)...

• Moved into tie for 2nd in team history with 11 FF by a DB, trailing Joey Browner’s 18.

2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/2 177/160 (104/101-MIN; 72/58-BUF) 6/6 (5/5-MIN; 1/1-BUF)

Winfi eld’s 2012 Season HighsTackles........................ 9 ........... at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Solo Tackles ............... 7 ............ at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Tackles For Loss......... 1 ............ vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12Passes Defended ....... 1 ........... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12

Winfi eld’s Career HighsTackles...................... 16 ........... at Indianapolis, 11/8/04Forced Fumbles.......... 1 ............ 12 times, last at Philadelphia, 12/28/10Fumble Recovery ....... 1 ............ 10 times, last at Philadelphia, 12/28/10Interception ................. 1 ............ 23 times, last vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10Long INT Return ....... 56 ............ at New Orleans, 10/17/04INT Return TD ............ 1 ............ vs. Chicago, 9/24/06; vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07Passes Defensed ....... 4 ............ at Green Bay, 12/21/06; vs. Chicago, 12/17/07Sack......................... 2.0 ............ at Philadelphia, 12/28/10QB Hurries .................. 2 ............ at Philadelphia, 9/20/04; vs. New England, 10/30/06Blocked FG Return ..... 1 ............ at New Orleans, 10/6/08Long Blk FG Return . 59t ............ at New Orleans, 10/6/08Fumble Return TD ... 45t ............ at Philadelphia, 12/28/10

WINFIELD’S SEASON AND CAREER STATS

OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PDvs JAC - 9/9 6 1 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1at IND - 9/16 7 2 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1vs SF - 9/23 - - - - - - - - - -at DET - 9/30 - - - - - - - - - -vs TEN - 10/7 - - - - - - - - - -at WAS - 10/14 - - - - - - - - - -vs ARZ - 10/21 - - - - - - - - - -vs TB - 10/25 - - - - - - - - - -at SEA - 11/4 - - - - - - - - - -vs DET - 11/11 - - - - - - - - - -at CHI - 11/25 - - - - - - - - - -at GB - 12/2 - - - - - - - - - -vs CHI - 12/9 - - - - - - - - - -at STL - 12/16 - - - - - - - - - -at HOU - 12/23 - - - - - - - - - -vs GB - 12/30 - - - - - - - - - -2012 TOTALS 13 3 16 2.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2CAREER 847 238 1085 50.0 7.0 21 12 10 24 149



#17 JARIUS WRIGHT • WR Rookie • Arkansas


• Was inactive for the 2012 season opener against Jacksonville with an ankle injury.

• Inactive for the 2nd straight game, this time at Indianapolis.

CAREER NOTES


• Joins former college and high school teammate Greg Childs in the Vikings 2012 draft class, the 2nd Arkansas pair to be drafted by the Vikings in the same year in team history.

• Was the 1st of 3 Vikings picks in the 4th Round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

• Former college teammate of Vikings OT DeMarcus Love.

• Participated in the East-West Shrine Game.


Wright’s 2012 Season Highs

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LAST WEEK’S PLAY-BY-PLAY

Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts Start Time: 1:03 PM EDT

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

Played Retr. Roof-Open on Turf: Artificial

Game Weather: Sunny Temp: 72° F (22.2° C) Humidity: 41%, Wind: SSE 7 mph

Outdoor Weather: Sunny, 72 degr. Wind SSE at 7 mph,

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

King, Donald (60)

Townsend, Curtis (121)

Andrew, Mark (3)

Norman, Keith (71)

Otterby, Jeffrey (75)

Intagliata, Kent (55)

Corley, Jeff (21)

Lineups

VISITOR: Minnesota Vikings 3 3 0 14 0 20

HOME: Indianapolis Colts 7 10 3 3 0 23

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Boylston, Bob

Game Day Weather

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Paid Attendance: 63,912 Time: 3:12

Date: Sunday, 9/16/2012

Indianapolis ColtsMinnesota Vikings

Offense Defense Offense Defense

TE 89 J.Carlson LE 96 B.Robison WR 87 R.Wayne DE 90 C.Redding

LT 75 M.Kalil NT 98 L.Guion LT 74 A.Castonzo NT 99 A.Johnson

LG 74 C.Johnson UT 93 K.Williams LG 73 S.Olsen DT 95 F.Moala

C 65 J.Sullivan RE 69 J.Allen C 64 S.Satele SLB 98 R.Mathis

RG 63 B.Fusco SLB 52 C.Greenway RG 75 M.McGlynn MIKE 53 K.Conner

RT 71 P.Loadholt MLB 54 J.Brinkley RT 72 J.Linkenbach WILL 50 J.Freeman

TE 82 K.Rudolph WLB 50 E.Henderson TE 80 C.Fleener RUSH 92 J.Hughes

WR 12 P.Harvin LCB 26 A.Winfield WR 11 D.Avery LCB 23 V.Davis

QB 7 C.Ponder RCB 20 C.Cook QB 12 A.Luck SS 28 T.Zbikowski

FB 42 J.Felton SS 41 M.Raymond F 83 D.Allen FS 41 A.Bethea

HB 28 A.Peterson FS 22 H.Smith RB 31 D.Brown RCB 25 J.Powers

Substitutions Substitutions

K 3 B.Walsh, P 5 C.Kluwe, WR 11 S.Burton, WR 19 D.Aromashodu, CB 21J.Robinson, RB 32 T.Gerhart, S 33 J.Sanford, S 34 A.Sendejo, CB 35 M.Sherels,FB 40 R.Ellison, LS 46 C.Loeffler, RB 48 M.Asiata, LB 51 L.Dean, LB 58T.McKenzie, C 61 J.Berger, TE 83 A.Reisner, WR 84 M.Jenkins, DT 90 F.Evans,DE 91 D.Reed, DE 97 E.Griffen, DT 99 C.Ballard

P 1 P.McAfee, K 4 A.Vinatieri, WR 13 T.Hilton, CB 21 J.King, RB 26 M.Moore,CB 27 J.Gordy, CB 32 C.Vaughn, RB 33 V.Ballard, S 35 J.Lefeged, S 38S.Brown, LS 45 M.Overton, TE 46 D.Jones, ILB 54 M.Harvey, OLB 55J.Hickman, ILB 58 M.Fokou, T 60 B.Sowell, G 66 T.Essex, NT 68 M.Tevaseu,WR 81 K.Adams, DT 91 R.Mathews, DT 94 D.Nevis, OLB 97 M.Addison

Did Not Play Did Not Play

QB 14 J.Webb, CB 24 A.Jefferson, G 76 G.Schwartz QB 5 D.Stanton, WR 15 L.Brazill

Not Active Not Active

QB 4 M.Bethel-Thompson, WR 17 J.Wright, CB 27 B.Burton, S 36 R.Blanton,LB 55 M.Mitchell, LB 57 A.Cole, G 79 M.Asper

QB 8 C.Harnish, WR 17 A.Collie, RB 34 D.Carter, ILB 51 P.Angerer, T 69W.Justice, G 76 J.Reitz, OLB 93 D.Freeney

B.Walsh (51) (29) A.Vinatieri (26) (45) (53)

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

Vikings B.Walsh 51 yd. Field Goal (12-44, 7:12) 3 01 7:48

Colts D.Allen 3 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (13-80, 6:59) 3 71 0:49


Colts A.Vinatieri 26 yd. Field Goal (9-40, 4:13) 6 102 1:49

Colts R.Wayne 30 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (8-64, 1:04) 6 172 0:07


Vikings S.Burton 7 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (10-54, 5:03) 13 204 5:07

Vikings K.Rudolph 6 yd. pass from C.Ponder (B.Walsh kick) (9-47, 2:19) 20 204 0:31


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Minnesota Vikings Indianapolis ColtsRUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

A.Peterson 60 3.8 016 6 D.Brown 45 2.8 016 15

T.Gerhart 15 3.0 05 8 A.Luck 21 5.3 04 7

P.Harvin 13 6.5 02 20 V.Ballard 13 2.2 06 9

C.Ponder 7 2.3 03 5 D.Avery 7 3.5 02 7

D.Allen 0 0.0 01 0

M.Moore -2 -2.0 01 -2

26 95 3.7 20 0Total 30 84 2.8 15 0Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

C.Ponder 245 235 27 4/13 0 114.6 A.Luck 224 231 20 2/30 0 107.54120

31 224 220 2/30 0 107.527 245 235 4/13 0 114.6Total Total 4120

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

P.Harvin 104 8.7 01213 D.Avery 111 12.3 0910 4120

M.Jenkins 43 8.6 056 R.Wayne 71 11.8 167 3015

K.Rudolph 35 11.7 135 C.Fleener 16 8.0 024 915

A.Peterson 20 6.7 033 T.Hilton 15 15.0 011 1520

T.Gerhart 17 8.5 023 M.Moore 8 8.0 012 812

D.Aromashodu 19 19.0 013 D.Allen 3 3.0 111 319

S.Burton 7 7.0 112 K.Adams 0 0.0 003 07

V.Ballard 0 0.0 001 0

27 245 9.1 20 2Total 35 20 224 11.2 41 2Total 29

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG

Total 0 0 0 00 Total 0 0 0 00

PUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NETPUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NET

C.Kluwe 192 554 48.0 0 245.3 P.McAfee 268 645 53.6 0 043.4

Total 192 554 48.0 0 245.3 Total 268 645 53.6 0 043.4

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

M.Sherels 51 10.2 05 T.Hilton 11 11.0 01 10 1114

[DOWNED] 0 0.0 02 0 0

Total 51 10.2 14 05 Total 11 11.0 11 01 10

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

P.Harvin 78 39.0 02 T.Hilton 19 19.0 01 00 1950

M.Sherels 23 23.0 01 [TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 04 00 023

D.Reed 10 10.0 01 0 10

[TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 02 0 0

Total 111 27.8 50 04 Total 19 19.0 19 01 00

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Minnesota Vikings

LOST

M.Sherels 0 001 0 01 0 00

C.Ponder 0 001 0 00 0 01

Total 0 002 0 01 0 01

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Indianapolis Colts

LOST

J.Freeman 0 000 0 00 1 00

C.Redding 0 000 0 00 0 10

Total 0 000 0 00 1 10

Final Individual Statistics

Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts

9/16/2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium



Final Team StatisticsHomeVisitor

Vikings Colts

19 17TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

4 5By Rushing

14 10By Passing

1 2By Penalty

7-15-47% 7-16-44%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

1-1-100% 0-0-0%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

327 278TOTAL NET YARDS

65 63Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)

5.0 4.4Average gain per offensive play

95 84NET YARDS RUSHING

26 30Total Rushing Plays

3.7 2.8Average gain per rushing play

3-10 4-8Tackles for a loss-number and yards

232 194NET YARDS PASSING

4-13 2-30Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass

245 224Gross yards passing

35-27-0 31-20-0PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED

5.9 5.9Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)

5-5-4 6-5-2KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks

4-48.0 5-53.6PUNTS Number and Average

0 0Had Blocked

0-0 0-0FGs - PATs Had Blocked

45.3 43.4Net Punting Average

51 11TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)

5-51 1-11No. and Yards Punt Returns

4-111 1-19No. and Yards Kickoff Returns

0-0 0-0No. and Yards Interception Returns

11-105 7-51PENALTIES Number and Yards

2-1 0-0FUMBLES Number and Lost

2 2TOUCHDOWNS

0 0Rushing

2 2Passing

2-2 2-2EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts

2-2 2-2Kicking Made-Attempts

2-2 3-3FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts

2-3-67% 1-3-33%RED ZONE EFFICIENCY

1-1-100% 1-1-100%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY

0 0SAFETIES

20 23FINAL SCORE

30:22 29:38TIME OF POSSESSION

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

8:01

6:59

7:59 5:33 8:49 30:22

7:01 9:27 6:11 29:38

Vikings: 6 - MIN 26 Colts: 5 - IND 19

(345) Average MIN 31

(235) Average IND 24

Minnesota Vikings

Indianapolis Colts

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Minnesota Vikings

1 15:00 7:127:48 Kickoff MIN 23 12 59 -15 44 3 IND 33 Field Goal

2 0:49 4:1111:38 Kickoff MIN 43 9 46 0 46 2 IND 11* Field Goal

3 9:54 3:526:02 Punt MIN 34 7 14 0 14 2 IND 42 Fumble

4 1:49 0:381:11 Kickoff MIN 15 3 4 0 4 0 MIN 19 Punt

5 0:07 0:070:00 Kickoff MIN 38 1 -1 0 -1 0 MIN 38 End of Half

6 7:06 2:214:45 Kickoff MIN 20 5 23 0 23 1 MIN 43 Punt

7 3:12 3:2414:48 Punt MIN 32 6 35 -25 10 1 MIN 42 Punt

8 13:47 1:0712:40 Punt MIN 21 3 17 -10 7 0 MIN 28 Punt

9 10:10 5:035:07 Punt MIN 46 10 54 0 54 4 IND 7* Touchdown

10 2:50 2:190:31 Punt IND 47 9 42 5 47 4 IND 6* Touchdown

11 0:08 0:080:00 Kickoff MIN 20 2 34 0 34 2 MIN 35 End of Game

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Indianapolis Colts

1 7:48 6:590:49 Kickoff IND 20 13 90 -10 80 5 MIN 3* Touchdown

2 11:38 1:449:54 Kickoff IND 16 3 7 0 7 0 IND 23 Punt

3 6:02 4:131:49 Fumble MIN 48 9 35 5 40 2 MIN 8* Field Goal

4 1:11 1:040:07 Punt IND 36 8 64 0 64 3 MIN 30 Touchdown

5 15:00 7:547:06 Kickoff IND 20 14 38 15 53 4 MIN 27* Field Goal

6 4:45 1:333:12 Punt IND 2 3 3 0 3 0 IND 5 Punt

7 14:48 1:0113:47 Punt IND 30 3 6 0 6 0 IND 36 Punt

8 12:40 2:3010:10 Punt IND 19 3 -1 -11 -12 0 IND 7 Punt

9 5:07 2:172:50 Kickoff IND 20 6 -4 0 -4 1 IND 16 Punt

10 0:31 0:230:08 Kickoff IND 20 4 40 5 45 2 MIN 35 Field Goal

Ball Possession And Drive Chart



TKL = Tackle AST = Assist COMB = Combined QH=QB Hit IN = Interception PD = Pass Defense FF = Forced Fumble FR = Fumble Recovery

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscMinnesota Vikings

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

7 5 12 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Henderson 13

6 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Winfield 01

4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Greenway 00

3 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Smith 00

5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Cook 00

3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Allen 01

1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Robison 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Sanford 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Robinson 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Raymond 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Williams 10

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Ballard 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Brinkley 00

1 0 1 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Griffen 11

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0M.Sherels 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Guion 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.McKenzie 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0C.Ponder 00

Total 39 22 61 2 30 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 036

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscIndianapolis Colts Regular Defensive Plays

6 7 13 1 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Freeman 01

7 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Powers 00

6 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Bethea 01

5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0V.Davis 00

3 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Mathis 21

3 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Redding 00

4 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Conner 10

1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Nevis 00

2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Hughes 11

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Zbikowski 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Fokou 01

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.Moala 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Addison 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Lefeged 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0P.McAfee 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Gordy 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Overton 00

Total 39 26 65 4 13 0 5 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 055

Final Defensive Statistics



Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscMinnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings Indianapolis Colts


TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES

3 3 = 6

7 10 = 17

16:00

14:00

Vikings

Colts

Vikings

Colts

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


Colts D.Allen 3 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (13-80, 6:59) 3 71 0:49



Colts R.Wayne 30 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (8-64, 1:04) 6 172 0:07

7 10TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

3 - 4 - 0 4 - 6 - 0First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty

3-7-43% 6-8-75%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

122 196TOTAL NET YARDS

30 32Total Offensive Plays

73 50NET YARDS RUSHING

49 146NET YARDS PASSING

60 146Gross Yards Passing

3-11 0-0Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass

10 - 8 - 0 17 - 11 - 0Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted

1 - 45 1 - 57Punts-Number and Average

4 - 25 2 - 20Penalties-Number and Yards

1 - 1 0 - 0Fumbles-Number and Lost

0-1-0% 1-2-50%Red Zone Efficiency

MIN 31 IND 31Average Drive Start

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

A.Peterson 41 5.1 08 6 A.Luck 20 6.7 03 7

T.Gerhart 15 3.0 05 8 D.Brown 14 2.0 07 4

P.Harvin 13 6.5 02 20 V.Ballard 9 4.5 02 9

C.Ponder 4 2.0 02 5 D.Avery 7 3.5 02 7

D.Allen 0 0.0 01 0

17 73 4.3 20 0Total 15 50 3.3 9 0Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

C.Ponder 60 010 8 3/11 0 91.7 A.Luck 146 217 11 0/0 0 131.04112

17 146 211 0/0 0 131.08 60 010 3/11 0 91.7Total Total 4112

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

P.Harvin 37 7.4 056 D.Avery 75 18.8 045 4111

M.Jenkins 11 5.5 022 R.Wayne 44 14.7 134 307

T.Gerhart 12 12.0 012 C.Fleener 16 8.0 023 912

M.Moore 8 8.0 011 8

D.Allen 3 3.0 111 3

K.Adams 0 0.0 001 0

V.Ballard 0 0.0 001 0

8 60 7.5 12 0Total 10 11 146 13.3 41 2Total 16

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Henderson 00

5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Winfield 00

4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Greenway 00

1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Smith 00

Total 13 9 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000

First Half Summary



First Half Summary



TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscIndianapolis Colts Regular Defensive Plays

3 3 6 1 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Freeman 00

5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Powers 00

4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Bethea 01

3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0V.Davis 00

Total 15 4 19 1 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001

First QuarterPlay By Play 9/16/2012

MIN wins toss, elects to Receive, and IND elects to defend the North goal.

P.McAfee kicks 70 yards from IND 35 to MIN -5. P.Harvin to MIN 23 for 28 yards (M.Addison).

Minnesota Vikings at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:55)

(14:55) (Run formation) A.Peterson right guard to MIN 28 for 5 yards (R.Mathis; J.Freeman).1-10-MIN 23

(14:17) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short left to P.Harvin to MIN 39 for 11 yards (V.Davis).2-5-MIN 28 P1

(13:50) (Run formation) C.Ponder sacked at MIN 38 for -1 yards (R.Mathis).1-10-MIN 39

(13:21) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 43 for 5 yards (A.Bethea).2-11-MIN 38

(12:38) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to P.Harvin to IND 49 for 8 yards (V.Davis).3-6-MIN 43 P2

(12:00) (Run formation) A.Peterson left end pushed ob at IND 43 for 6 yards (T.Zbikowski; V.Davis).1-10-IND 49

(11:30) (Run formation) P.Harvin right end to 50 for -7 yards (A.Bethea).2-4-IND 43

(10:50) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to T.Gerhart to IND 38 for 12 yards (V.Davis).3-11-50 P3

(10:08) (Run formation) T.Gerhart up the middle to IND 30 for 8 yards (J.Freeman).1-10-IND 38

(9:31) (Run formation) A.Peterson left tackle to IND 21 for 9 yards (J.Freeman).2-2-IND 30

PENALTY on MIN-C.Johnson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at IND 30 - No Play.

(9:08) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short right to P.Harvin.2-12-IND 40

PENALTY on MIN-P.Loadholt, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at IND 40 - No Play.

(9:05) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to IND 40 for 5 yards (J.Freeman; C.Redding).2-17-IND 45

(8:30) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to M.Jenkins to IND 33 for 7 yards (J.Powers).3-12-IND 40

(7:53) B.Walsh 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.4-5-IND 33

MIN 3 IND 0, 12 plays, 44 yards, 7:12 drive, 7:12 elapsed

B.Walsh kicks 74 yards from MIN 35 to IND -9. T.Hilton, Touchback.

Indianapolis Colts at 7:48

(7:48) (Run formation) D.Brown up the middle to IND 22 for 2 yards (E.Henderson; H.Smith).1-10-IND 20

(7:11) (Shotgun) D.Brown left end to IND 26 for 4 yards (M.Sherels; H.Smith).2-8-IND 22

(6:24) (Shotgun) A.Luck scrambles up the middle to IND 33 for 7 yards (A.Winfield).3-4-IND 26 R1

(5:43) PENALTY on MIN-C.Ballard, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at IND 33 - No Play.1-10-IND 33

(5:28) (Run formation) A.Luck scrambles right end to IND 44 for 6 yards (E.Henderson).1-5-IND 38 R2

(4:43) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to K.Adams.1-10-IND 44

(4:38) (Run formation) D.Brown right end to IND 45 for 1 yard (C.Greenway).2-10-IND 44

(3:58) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to D.Avery pushed ob at MIN 42 for 13 yards (E.Henderson).3-9-IND 45 P3

(3:29) (Run formation) D.Brown up the middle to MIN 40 for 2 yards (E.Henderson).1-10-MIN 42

PENALTY on IND-D.Allen, Personal Foul, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 40.

(3:04) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to D.Avery to MIN 44 for 11 yards (H.Smith).1-23-IND 45

(2:18) (Run formation) A.Luck pass deep right to D.Avery to MIN 3 for 41 yards (A.Winfield).2-12-MIN 44 P4

(1:38) (Run formation) D.Brown left tackle to MIN 3 for no gain (C.Greenway).1-3-MIN 3

(:58) (Run formation) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to C.Fleener.2-3-MIN 3

(:54) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to D.Allen for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.3-3-MIN 3 P5

A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-P.McAfee.

MIN 3 IND 7, 13 plays, 80 yards, 1 penalty, 6:59 drive, 14:11 elapsed

P.McAfee kicks 72 yards from IND 35 to MIN -7. P.Harvin pushed ob at MIN 43 for 50 yards (P.McAfee).


(:43) (Run formation) A.Peterson right end to MIN 46 for 3 yards (J.Freeman).1-10-MIN 43

(:05) (Run formation) P.Harvin left end pushed ob at IND 34 for 20 yards (A.Bethea).2-7-MIN 46 R4

END OF QUARTER

Minnesota Vikings 3 8:01 1 3 0 4 2/3 0/0

Indianapolis Colts 7 6:59 2 3 0 5 3/3 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down

Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium

Second QuarterPlay By Play 9/16/2012

Minnesota Vikings continued.

(15:00) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short right to P.Harvin to IND 26 for 8 yards (J.Powers).1-10-IND 34

(14:28) (Run formation) T.Gerhart up the middle to IND 25 for 1 yard (R.Mathis; D.Nevis).2-2-IND 26

Timeout #1 by IND at 13:53.

(13:53) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to IND 19 for 6 yards (R.Mathis).3-1-IND 25 R5

(13:16) (Run formation) T.Gerhart right end to IND 21 for -2 yards (C.Redding; F.Moala).1-10-IND 19

(12:38) (Run formation) C.Ponder scrambles left end to IND 16 for 5 yards (J.Hughes).2-12-IND 21

(11:59) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to P.Harvin pushed ob at IND 11 for 5 yards (J.Powers).3-7-IND 16

(11:42) B.Walsh 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.4-2-IND 11


B.Walsh kicks 68 yards from MIN 35 to IND -3. T.Hilton to IND 16 for 19 yards (J.Sanford).

Indianapolis Colts at 11:38, (1st play from scrimmage 11:33)

(11:33) (Run formation) A.Luck pass short right to R.Wayne to IND 21 for 5 yards (A.Winfield).1-10-IND 16

(10:53) (Run formation) D.Brown up the middle to IND 23 for 2 yards (C.Greenway; E.Henderson).2-5-IND 21

(10:11) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to R.Wayne (J.Allen).3-3-IND 23

(10:07) P.McAfee punts 57 yards to MIN 20, Center-M.Overton. M.Sherels pushed ob at MIN 34 for 14 yards (J.Lefeged).4-3-IND 23

Minnesota Vikings at 9:54

(9:54) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 40 for 6 yards (J.Freeman; D.Nevis).1-10-MIN 34

(9:11) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short right to P.Harvin to MIN 45 for 5 yards (J.Powers).2-4-MIN 40 P6

(8:35) (Run formation) A.Peterson left end pushed ob at 50 for 5 yards (A.Bethea).1-10-MIN 45

(8:10) (Run formation) T.Gerhart up the middle to IND 44 for 6 yards (K.Conner). MIN-J.Felton was injured during the play.2-5-50 R7

(7:33) (Run formation) T.Gerhart up the middle to IND 42 for 2 yards (C.Redding).1-10-IND 44

(6:52) (Run formation) C.Ponder sacked at IND 42 for 0 yards (K.Conner).2-8-IND 42

(6:10) (Shotgun) C.Ponder sacked at MIN 49 for -9 yards (J.Freeman). FUMBLES (J.Freeman), RECOVERED by IND-C.Redding at MIN 48.C.Redding to MIN 48 for no gain (C.Ponder). Freeman credited with 10 sack yards.

3-8-IND 42


(6:02) (Run formation) A.Luck pass incomplete deep right to D.Avery.1-10-MIN 48

PENALTY on MIN-F.Evans, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 48 - No Play.

(5:56) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to V.Ballard.1-5-MIN 43

(5:53) (Run formation) V.Ballard left end pushed ob at MIN 34 for 9 yards (C.Greenway).2-5-MIN 43 R6

(5:22) (Run formation) D.Avery left end pushed ob at MIN 27 for 7 yards (C.Cook).1-10-MIN 34

(4:49) (Shotgun) D.Avery left end to MIN 27 for no gain (A.Winfield; C.Ballard).2-3-MIN 27

(4:04) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to D.Avery to MIN 17 for 10 yards (C.Cook).3-3-MIN 27 P7

(3:22) V.Ballard left end to MIN 17 for no gain (J.Allen).1-10-MIN 17

(2:39) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short middle to C.Fleener to MIN 8 for 9 yards (J.Brinkley).2-10-MIN 17

Two-Minute Warning

(2:00) (Run formation) D.Allen up the middle to MIN 8 for no gain (J.Brinkley; E.Henderson).3-1-MIN 8

Timeout #1 by MIN at 01:54.

(1:54) A.Vinatieri 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-P.McAfee.4-1-MIN 8


P.McAfee kicks 73 yards from IND 35 to MIN -8. M.Sherels to MIN 15 for 23 yards (J.Lefeged).


(1:46) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to M.Jenkins to MIN 19 for 4 yards (J.Powers).1-10-MIN 15

(1:31) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short middle to T.Gerhart (C.Redding).2-6-MIN 19

(1:26) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short left to P.Harvin.3-6-MIN 19

(1:23) C.Kluwe punts 45 yards to IND 36, Center-C.Loeffler, downed by MIN.4-6-MIN 19


(1:11) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short middle to C.Fleener to IND 43 for 7 yards (E.Henderson; C.Greenway).1-10-IND 36

(:50) (No Huddle, Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to M.Moore to MIN 49 for 8 yards (J.Robinson).2-3-IND 43 P8


(:45) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to D.Avery (H.Smith).1-10-MIN 49


(:39) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to R.Wayne to MIN 40 for 9 yards (A.Winfield).2-10-MIN 49


(:32) (Shotgun) D.Brown up the middle to MIN 37 for 3 yards (A.Winfield).3-1-MIN 40 R9

(:21) A.Luck spiked the ball to stop the clock.1-10-MIN 37

(:19) (Shotgun) A.Luck scrambles left end pushed ob at MIN 30 for 7 yards (C.Greenway).2-10-MIN 37

(:14) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep middle to R.Wayne for 30 yards, TOUCHDOWN [K.Williams].3-3-MIN 30 P10

A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-P.McAfee.


P.McAfee kicks 42 yards from IND 35 to MIN 23. D.Reed to MIN 33 for 10 yards (J.Gordy).

PENALTY on IND-M.Harvey, Offside on Free Kick, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 33.


(:02) C.Ponder kneels to MIN 37 for -1 yards.1-10-MIN 38

END OF QUARTER



Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Third QuarterPlay By Play 9/16/2012

IND elects to Receive, and MIN elects to defend the North goal.



(15:00) (Run formation) D.Brown left tackle to IND 25 for 5 yards (L.Guion; C.Cook).1-10-IND 20

(14:25) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to T.Hilton to IND 40 for 15 yards (J.Robinson).2-5-IND 25 P11

(13:39) (Run formation) D.Brown left end to IND 48 for 8 yards (C.Cook).1-10-IND 40

(13:00) (Run formation) D.Brown up the middle to IND 45 for -3 yards (K.Williams; C.Greenway).2-2-IND 48

(12:17) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete deep left to M.Moore.3-5-IND 45

Penalty on IND-A.Castonzo, Offensive Holding, declined.

(12:11) P.McAfee punts 35 yards to MIN 20, Center-M.Overton. M.Sherels pushed ob at MIN 34 for 14 yards (T.Zbikowski).4-5-IND 45

PENALTY on MIN-A.Sendejo, Roughing the Kicker, 15 yards, enforced at IND 45 - No Play. X12

(12:00) (Run formation) PENALTY on IND-T.Essex, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 40 - No Play.1-10-MIN 40

(12:00) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to D.Avery to MIN 46 for -1 yards (A.Winfield).1-15-MIN 45

(11:18) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to K.Adams (A.Winfield).2-16-MIN 46

(11:14) (Shotgun) A.Luck scrambles left end pushed ob at MIN 45 for 1 yard (J.Allen).3-16-MIN 46

PENALTY on MIN-J.Allen, Personal Foul, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 45. X13

(10:53) (Run formation) D.Brown up the middle to MIN 30 for no gain (C.Ballard).1-10-MIN 30

(10:07) (Shotgun) D.Brown left end to MIN 15 for 15 yards (C.Cook).2-10-MIN 30 R14

(9:20) (Run formation) D.Brown right tackle to MIN 13 for 2 yards (M.Raymond).1-10-MIN 15

(8:36) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to C.Fleener.2-8-MIN 13

PENALTY on IND-S.Olsen, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 13 - No Play.

(8:31) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to D.Avery to MIN 19 for 4 yards (H.Smith).2-18-MIN 23

(7:45) (Shotgun) A.Luck sacked at MIN 27 for -8 yards (E.Henderson).3-14-MIN 19

(7:12) A.Vinatieri 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-P.McAfee.4-22-MIN 27

MIN 6 IND 20, 14 plays, 53 yards, 2 penalties, 7:54 drive, 7:54 elapsed

P.McAfee kicks 74 yards from IND 35 to MIN -9. P.Harvin, Touchback.


(7:06) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 25 for 5 yards (C.Redding).1-10-MIN 20

(6:34) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short right to K.Rudolph pushed ob at MIN 40 for 15 yards (J.Powers).2-5-MIN 25 P8

(6:08) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 41 for 1 yard (C.Redding).1-10-MIN 40

(5:36) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 43 for 2 yards (C.Redding; K.Conner).2-9-MIN 41

(5:00) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short right to K.Rudolph (A.Bethea).3-7-MIN 43

(4:55) C.Kluwe punts 55 yards to IND 2, Center-C.Loeffler, downed by MIN-J.Sanford.4-7-MIN 43


(4:45) (Run formation) V.Ballard up the middle to IND 1 for -1 yards (J.Allen).1-10-IND 2

(4:08) (Run formation) A.Luck pass incomplete deep right to C.Fleener.2-11-IND 1

(4:02) (Run formation) V.Ballard up the middle to IND 5 for 4 yards (J.Sanford).3-11-IND 1

(3:24) P.McAfee punts 64 yards to MIN 31, Center-M.Overton. M.Sherels pushed ob at MIN 42 for 11 yards (J.Lefeged).4-7-IND 5

PENALTY on MIN-C.Ballard, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 42.


(3:12) (Run formation) C.Ponder scrambles pushed ob at MIN 35 for 3 yards (R.Mathis).1-10-MIN 32

PENALTY on MIN-M.Kalil, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 35.

(3:01) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short left to P.Harvin to MIN 40 for 20 yards (K.Conner) [M.Addison].2-22-MIN 20

(2:23) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to P.Harvin to MIN 45 for 5 yards (A.Bethea).3-2-MIN 40 P9

(1:47) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 49 for 4 yards (D.Nevis).1-10-MIN 45

(1:07) (Run formation) C.Ponder scrambles right end pushed ob at IND 36 for 15 yards (J.Freeman).2-6-MIN 49

PENALTY on MIN-P.Loadholt, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 49 - No Play.

(:48) (Run formation) C.Ponder sacked at MIN 37 for -2 yards (J.Hughes).2-16-MIN 39

(:22) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to T.Gerhart to MIN 42 for 5 yards (J.Freeman; V.Davis).3-18-MIN 37



END OF QUARTER



Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down

Fourth QuarterPlay By Play 9/16/2012

Minnesota Vikings continued.

(15:00) C.Kluwe punts 39 yards to IND 19, Center-C.Loeffler. T.Hilton to IND 30 for 11 yards (T.McKenzie).4-13-MIN 42


(14:48) (Run formation) A.Luck pass short right to R.Wayne pushed ob at IND 32 for 2 yards (J.Sanford).1-10-IND 30

(14:31) D.Brown up the middle to IND 36 for 4 yards (B.Robison; H.Smith).2-8-IND 32

(13:51) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short middle to K.Adams.3-4-IND 36

(13:47) P.McAfee punts 49 yards to MIN 15, Center-M.Overton. M.Sherels MUFFS catch, and recovers at MIN 15. M.Sherels to MIN 21 for 6yards (J.Lefeged).

4-4-IND 36


(13:47) C.Ponder pass incomplete deep right to P.Harvin.1-10-MIN 21

PENALTY on MIN-P.Harvin, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 21 - No Play.

(13:40) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short middle to P.Harvin to MIN 28 for 17 yards (R.Mathis; J.Powers).1-20-MIN 11

(12:59) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass incomplete short middle to S.Burton (K.Conner).2-3-MIN 28

(12:53) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short right to D.Aromashodu (J.Powers).3-3-MIN 28

(12:48) C.Kluwe punts 53 yards to IND 19, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by T.Hilton.4-3-MIN 28


(12:40) (Run formation) PENALTY on IND-D.Allen, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at IND 19 - No Play.1-10-IND 19

(12:40) (Run formation) V.Ballard left guard to IND 12 for -2 yards (E.Henderson).1-15-IND 14

(12:00) (Shotgun) V.Ballard up the middle to IND 20 for 8 yards (M.Raymond).2-17-IND 12

PENALTY on IND-T.Essex, Offensive Holding, 6 yards, enforced at IND 12 - No Play.

(11:45) (Run formation) V.Ballard up the middle to IND 9 for 3 yards (K.Williams).2-23-IND 6

(11:03) (Shotgun) M.Moore left tackle to IND 7 for -2 yards (E.Henderson).3-20-IND 9

(10:23) P.McAfee punts 55 yards to MIN 38, Center-M.Overton. M.Sherels to MIN 46 for 8 yards (M.Overton).4-22-IND 7


(10:10) C.Ponder pass short right to K.Rudolph to IND 40 for 14 yards (J.Powers).1-10-MIN 46 P10

(9:33) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass incomplete deep right to K.Rudolph.1-10-IND 40

(9:26) A.Peterson up the middle to IND 36 for 4 yards (A.Bethea).2-10-IND 40

(8:44) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to P.Harvin ran ob at IND 23 for 13 yards.3-6-IND 36 P11

(8:20) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to P.Harvin to IND 16 for 7 yards (A.Bethea; J.Freeman).1-10-IND 23

(7:47) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to IND 13 for 3 yards (K.Conner).2-3-IND 16 R12

(7:08) (Run formation) A.Peterson up the middle to IND 12 for 1 yard (J.Freeman; A.Bethea).1-10-IND 13

(6:28) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to P.Harvin pushed ob at IND 6 for 6 yards (J.Freeman).2-9-IND 12

(5:57) A.Peterson up the middle to IND 7 for -1 yards (M.Fokou; R.Mathis). MIN-P.Harvin was injured during the play.3-3-IND 6

(5:15) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to S.Burton for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [R.Mathis]. Pass tipped by IND Redding (#90).4-4-IND 7 P13

B.Walsh extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.




(5:07) (Run formation) D.Brown up the middle to IND 20 for no gain (E.Henderson).1-10-IND 20


(4:32) (Run formation) A.Luck pass short right to R.Wayne to IND 25 for 5 yards (H.Smith; E.Henderson). MIN-E.Henderson was injured duringthe play.

2-10-IND 20

(4:03) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to D.Avery to IND 33 for 8 yards (C.Cook).3-5-IND 25 P15

(3:20) (Run formation) D.Brown up the middle to IND 33 for no gain (B.Robison).1-10-IND 33


(3:13) (Run formation) A.Luck pass short right to D.Avery to IND 38 for 5 yards (A.Winfield; B.Robison).2-10-IND 33


(3:07) (Shotgun) A.Luck sacked at IND 16 for -22 yards (E.Griffen).3-5-IND 38


(3:00) P.McAfee punts 43 yards to MIN 41, Center-M.Overton. M.Sherels to IND 47 for 12 yards (M.Addison).4-27-IND 16


(2:50) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to P.Harvin to IND 48 for -1 yards (J.Freeman). MIN-P.Harvin was injured during the play.1-10-IND 47


(2:23) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to M.Jenkins to IND 39 for 9 yards (J.Freeman).2-11-IND 48

(2:04) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to M.Jenkins to IND 31 for 8 yards (J.Powers; J.Freeman).3-2-IND 39 P14

Two-Minute Warning

(1:59) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to A.Peterson to IND 30 for 1 yard (V.Davis).1-10-IND 31

(1:37) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete deep right to M.Jenkins (J.Powers).2-9-IND 30

(1:31) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short middle to A.Peterson to IND 10 for 20 yards (T.Zbikowski).3-9-IND 30 P15

(:44) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short middle to A.Peterson to IND 11 for -1 yards (M.Fokou).1-10-IND 10

(:44) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short left to P.Harvin.2-11-IND 11

PENALTY on IND-J.King, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at IND 11 - No Play. X16

(:39) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass incomplete short right to D.Aromashodu.1-6-IND 6

(:36) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short middle to K.Rudolph for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.2-6-IND 6 P17

B.Walsh extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.




(:31) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep left to D.Avery to IND 40 for 20 yards (H.Smith).1-10-IND 20 P16


(:24) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep right to R.Wayne to MIN 40 for 20 yards (M.Raymond).1-10-IND 40 P17


(:18) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to D.Avery to MIN 33 for 7 yards (J.Robinson).1-10-MIN 40

PENALTY on MIN-E.Griffen, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 40 - No Play.

(:13) (Run formation) A.Luck spiked the ball to stop the clock.1-5-MIN 35

(:12) A.Vinatieri 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-P.McAfee.2-5-MIN 35


P.McAfee kicks 74 yards from IND 35 to MIN -9. P.Harvin, Touchback.


(:08) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to M.Jenkins ran ob at MIN 35 for 15 yards.1-10-MIN 20 P18

(:04) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass deep left to D.Aromashodu to IND 46 for 19 yards (V.Davis).1-10-MIN 35 P19

END OF QUARTER



Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down




Miscellaneous Statistics Report

Ten Longest Plays for Minnesota Vikings

Ten Longest Plays for Indianapolis Colts

VISITOR Minnesota Vikings 2 0 0

HOME Indianapolis Colts 2 0 0

Offense Defense Special TeamsTouchdown Scoring Information

Player Scoring Information

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

2-7-MIN 46 (:05) (Run formation) P.Harvin left end pushed ob at IND 34 for 20 yards (A.Bethea).120

2-22-MIN 20 (3:01) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short left to P.Harvin to MIN 40 for 20 yards (K.Conner) [M.Addison].320

3-9-IND 30 (1:31) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short middle to A.Peterson to IND 10 for 20 yards (T.Zbikowski).420

1-10-MIN 35 (:04) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass deep left to D.Aromashodu to IND 46 for 19 yards (V.Davis).419

1-20-MIN 11 (13:40) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short middle to P.Harvin to MIN 28 for 17 yards (R.Mathis; J.Powers).417

2-5-MIN 25 (6:34) (Run formation) C.Ponder pass short right to K.Rudolph pushed ob at MIN 40 for 15 yards (J.Powers).315

1-10-MIN 20 (:08) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short right to M.Jenkins ran ob at MIN 35 for 15 yards.415

1-10-MIN 46 (10:10) C.Ponder pass short right to K.Rudolph to IND 40 for 14 yards (J.Powers).414

3-6-IND 36 (8:44) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to P.Harvin ran ob at IND 23 for 13 yards.413

3-11-50 (10:50) (Shotgun) C.Ponder pass short left to T.Gerhart to IND 38 for 12 yards (V.Davis).112

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

2-12-MIN 44 (2:18) (Run formation) A.Luck pass deep right to D.Avery to MIN 3 for 41 yards (A.Winfield).141

3-3-MIN 30 (:14) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep middle to R.Wayne for 30 yards, TOUCHDOWN [K.Williams].230

1-10-IND 20 (:31) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep left to D.Avery to IND 40 for 20 yards (H.Smith).420

1-10-IND 40 (:24) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep right to R.Wayne to MIN 40 for 20 yards (M.Raymond).420

3-16-MIN 46 (11:14) (Shotgun) A.Luck scrambles left end pushed ob at MIN 45 for 1 yard (J.Allen).PENALTY on MIN-J.Allen, Personal Foul, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 45.

316

2-5-IND 25 (14:25) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to T.Hilton to IND 40 for 15 yards (J.Robinson).315

2-10-MIN 30 (10:07) (Shotgun) D.Brown left end to MIN 15 for 15 yards (C.Cook).315

3-9-IND 45 (3:58) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to D.Avery pushed ob at MIN 42 for 13 yards (E.Henderson).113

1-23-IND 45 (3:04) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to D.Avery to MIN 44 for 11 yards (H.Smith).111

3-3-MIN 27 (4:04) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to D.Avery to MIN 17 for 10 yards (C.Cook).210

Club Player TD RushTD

RecTD

KO TD PuntTD

Int TD FumTD

MiscTD

FG XP 2PtRush

2PtRec

PointsSfty

MIN B.Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 80

MIN S.Burton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

MIN K.Rudolph 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

IND A.Vinatieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 110

IND D.Allen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

IND R.Wayne 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

Possession Detail First Half Second Half Game

Largest Lead

Largest Deficit

Drives Leading

Drives Trailing

Time of Possession Leading

Time of Possession Trailing

Times Score Tied Up

Lead Changes

Visitor Home Visitor Home Visitor Home

3

0

0:00

-11

4

8:48

11

3

7:01

-3

1

6:59

0

0

0:00

-14

6

14:22

14

5

15:15

0

0

0:00

3

0

0:00

-14

10

23:10

14

8

22:16

-3

1

6:59

1

3

1

1

0

2

Playtime Percentage


Percent of playtime per player on offense, defense and special teams

Offense Defense Special Teams

A Castonzo 100%70 5 17%T

J Linkenbach 100%70 5 17%T

M McGlynn 100%70 5 17%G

S Olsen 100%70 5 17%G

A Luck 100%70QB

D Avery 93%65WR

R Wayne 91%64WR

C Fleener 76%53 10 33%TE

D Allen 71%50 16 53%TE

T Essex 64%45 5 17%G

K Adams 56%39WR

D Brown 49%34RB

S Satele 36%25C

V Ballard 21%15 10 33%RB

M Moore 19%13 10 33%RB

T Hilton 13%9 9 30%WR

D Jones 11%8 2 7%TE

T Zbikowski 69 99% 10 33%SS

A Bethea 69 99%FS

J Powers 69 99%CB

V Davis 68 97% 4 13%CB

J Freeman 68 97% 1 3%LB

R Mathis 64 91%LB

C Redding 55 79%DE

F Moala 52 74% 4 13%DT

J Hughes 39 56% 10 33%LB

K Conner 38 54% 4 13%LB

M Fokou 32 46% 19 63%LB

J King 32 46% 10 33%CB

A Johnson 28 40% 4 13%NT

J Hickman 25 36% 25 83%LB

R Mathews 16 23% 4 13%DE

M Addison 14 20% 21 70%LB

D Nevis 13 19% 4 13%DT

M Tevaseu 11 16%NT

S Brown 2 3% 25 83%SS

J Lefeged 1 1% 25 83%FS

P McAfee 17 57%P

C Vaughn 15 50%CB

M Harvey 15 50%LB

M Overton 11 37%LS

J Gordy 10 33%CB

A Vinatieri 5 17%K

B Sowell 5 17%T

Offense Defense Special Teams

M Kalil 100%70 9 30%T

B Fusco 100%70 4 13%G

C Johnson 100%70 4 13%G

J Sullivan 100%70 4 13%C

K Rudolph 100%70 4 13%TE

P Loadholt 100%70 4 13%T

C Ponder 100%70QB

M Jenkins 91%64WR

P Harvin 77%54 5 17%WR

A Peterson 61%43RB

D Aromashodu 43%30WR

J Felton 36%25FB

T Gerhart 36%25RB

J Carlson 26%18TE

S Burton 17%12 3 10%WR

R Ellison 11%8 21 70%TE

M Asiata 1%1 6 20%RB

H Smith 70 100% 13 43%FS

C Cook 70 100% 8 27%CB

A Winfield 70 100% 5 17%CB

C Greenway 70 100% 5 17%LB

J Allen 68 97% 5 17%DE

M Raymond 66 94% 7 23%SS

B Robison 65 93% 5 17%DE

E Henderson 59 84% 5 17%LB

K Williams 52 74% 3 10%DT

J Robinson 38 54% 15 50%CB

E Griffen 35 50% 15 50%DE

J Brinkley 33 47%LB

L Guion 32 46% 5 17%DT

C Ballard 14 20% 21 70%DT

F Evans 10 14% 6 20%DT

M Sherels 8 11% 13 43%CB

J Sanford 4 6% 20 67%FS

D Reed 4 6% 6 20%DE

T McKenzie 2 3% 19 63%LB

A Sendejo 21 70%FS

L Dean 21 70%LB

J Berger 10 33%C

B Walsh 9 30%K

C Kluwe 8 27%P

C Loeffler 8 27%LS

A Jefferson 6 20%CB

A Reisner 6 20%TE

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