VIKINGS GAME NOTES compiled by communications and scott grams

Week 8 | Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings | October 24, 2019

GAME NOTES

• Vikings Captains: T Riley Reiff, QB , LB total yards. Anthony Barr, TE Kyle Rudolph, DT Linval Joseph • The Vikings did not punt the ball a single time on Thursday, • Honorary Captain: Tommy Kramer the first time doing so since Week 6 of the 2004 season, a 38-31 win over the Saints. • Coin Toss: Washington won the toss and deferred to the second half. Minnesota elected to receive. • The Vikings defense limited Washington to 216 net offensive yards, their second-lowest total allowed this • With Thursday night’s win over Washington, the Vikings season. The unit held the New York Giants to 211 net improve to 6-2 on the season and are off to their third 6-2 offensive yards in Week 5. start under Mike Zimmer (also going 6-2 in 2015 and 2017). Minnesota made playoff appearances in both 2015 and • Minnesota notched 4.0 sacks against Washington. The 2017. Vikings are now 4-0 when recorded at least 4.0 sacks in a game this season. • Minnesota rushed for 161 yards on the night, marking the sixth game this season in which the offense has surpassed • Minnesota limited Washington to only four offensive plays 160 yards rushing. in the fourth quarter of tonight’s game, compared to 26 offensive plays ran by the Vikings offense. • The Vikings offense finished with 434 total yards of offense, their fourth consecutive game surpassing 430

PLAYER NOTES

• QB Kirk Cousins finished the game 23/26 for 285 yards • The fumble recovery was the first of the season for and 112.3 . His completion rate of 88.5 percent Stephen and the third of his career. marks a new single-game franchise record, and is the DT Linval Joseph sacked Keenum for a six-yard loss, forcing highest of Cousins’ career. previously held • a fumble with two minutes to go in the first half. Joseph the record with a rate of 88.0 percent (22/25 vs. Seattle, now owns 3.0 sacks on the season and 24.0 for his career, 11/22/2009). while the forced fumble was his first of 2019. With seven receptions for 143 receiving yards against • S Anthony Harris intercepted Redskins QB Dwayne Washington, WR recorded his third • Stefon Diggs Haskins Jr. in the third quarter, recording his third consecutive game of 100-plus receiving yards, and fourth of the season and sixth of his career. in his last five games. Diggs now has 14 career games with 100-plus receiving yards. • K Dan Bailey booted a 50-yard field goal, his second 50- yard make of the season, to open the Vikings’ scoring in Over the last three games, Diggs has amassed 452 • the first quarter. Bailey’s 50-yard field goal ties for his receiving yards, a new franchise record for a three-game longest make as a Viking. stretch. The previous record of 446 was set by in 2001 (Weeks 12-14). • Bailey finished the game four-of-four on field goals, marking the second time this season he’s made four field RB finished the game with 171 scrimmage • Dalvin Cook goals in a game. For his career, Bailey has made at least yards (98 rushing, 73 receiving), moving his season total four field goals in 12 games. to 1,116 yards, the second-highest total in franchise history (, 1,242 scrimmage yards in 2007) through • Thursday night marked career milestones for several the first eight games of a season. Cook became the Vikings as Stephen played in his 75th-career game, RB fourth Vikings player in franchise history to reach 1,000 Ameer Abdullah played in his 50th-career game and scrimmage yards in eight games or less. Harris made his 25th-career start. • Cook’s 823 rushing yards through eight games to start the 2019 season trail only Adrian Peterson’s totals in 2007 (1,036 rushing yards through eight games) and 2010 (857 rushing yards through eight games). • DE Danielle Hunter forced Washington QB to fumble in the first quarter, resulting in a recovery by DT Shamar Stephen. Hunter notched a seven-yard sack on the play, moving his season sack total to 8.0.