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Week 4 Minnesota Vikings (1-1-1) at Los Angeles Rams (3-0) Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 8:20 PM ET | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Referee: Brad Allen REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Vikings lead all-time series, 22-14-2 LAST GAME: 11/19/17: Rams 7 at Vikings 24 STREAKS: Vikings have won past 5 LAST GAME AT SITE (ST. LOUIS): 9/7/14: Vikings 34, Rams 6 MINNESOTA VIKINGS LOS ANGELES RAMS LAST WEEK L 27-6 vs. Buffalo LAST WEEK W 35-23 vs. Los Angeles Chargers COACH VS. OPP. Mike Zimmer: 3-0 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 0-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 19.7/24.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 34.0/12.0 (1L) OFFENSE 371.7 OFFENSE 439.3 PASSING Kirk Cousins: 95-139-965-7-2-98.8 PASSING Jared Goff: 71-101-941-6-2-111.0 RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 26-78-3.0-0 RUSHING Todd Gurley: 62-255-4.1-4 (T1L) RECEIVING Adam Thielen: 32-338-10.6-1 RECEIVING Brandin Cooks: 19-336-17.7-0 DEFENSE 323.3 DEFENSE 296.0 SACKS Danielle Hunter: 3 SACKS Many tied: 1 INTs Many tied: 1 INTs Many tied: 1 TAKE/GIVE -1 (4/5) TAKE/GIVE +3 (6/3) PUNTING (NET) Matt Wile: 46.2 (39.1) PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 53.6 (45.4) KICKING Dan Bailey: 0 (0/0 PAT; 0/0 FG) KICKING Sam Ficken: 5 (5/5 PAT; 0/1 FG) VIKINGS NOTES RAMS NOTES • QB KIRK COUSINS is 2-0 with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.2 • QB JARED GOFF completed 29 of 36 (80.6 pct.) for 354 rating in 2 career meetings. In his past 4 vs. NFC West, has with 3 TDs & INT for 123.8 rating in Week 3. Became 3rd 1,017 pass yards (254.3 per game), 6 TDs & 1 INT for 100.7 QB in NFL history with 350+ pass yards & 75+ completion rating. Since 2016, ranks 2nd in NFL with 9,975 pass yards. pct. in consecutive games. Aims for 4th in row at home with • RB LATAVIUS MURRAY had 95 rush yards & 2 TDs in 100+ rating. last meeting. Aims for 5th in row on Thursday with rush TD. • RB TODD GURLEY had 156 scrimmage yards (105 rush, RB DALVIN COOK has 2 rush TDs in his past 4. 51 rec.) & rush TD last week. Had rush TD in last meeting. • WR STEFON DIGGS has 14 receptions for 188 yards (94 In his past 6 at home, has 782 scrimmage yards (130.3 per per game) & 3 TDs in his past 2 on road. Aims for 3rd in game) & 7 rush TDs. Since 2017, is only NFL player with row on road with TD. Since 2017, ties for 2nd in NFC with 2,000+ scrimmage yards (2,469) & 20+ TDs (24). 11 TD catches. WR ADAM THIELEN had career-high 14 • WR ROBERT WOODS tied career-high with 10 catches for receptions for 105 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 104 yards & 2 TDs in Week 3. In his past 3 at home, has 24 12+ receptions. Has 100+ rec. yards in all 3 games in 2018. receptions for 356 yards (118.7 per game) & 4 TDs. Led team Had 6 catches for 123 yards & TD in last meeting. TE KYLE with 8 catches for 81 yards in last meeting. WR BRANDIN RUDOLPH had TD catch in Week 3. Has 4 TDs in his past 5 COOKS has 14 catches for 249 yards (124.5 per game) in 2 on road. Since 2012, is 1 of 4 NFL TEs with 300+ receptions home games with Rams. WR COOPER KUPP had 71 rec. (309) & 30+ TD catches (36). yards & TD last week. Has 3 TDs in his past 4. • DE DANIELLE HUNTER had sack in Week 3. Had sack • DT AARON DONALD has 39 sacks since 2014, most in last meeting. In his past 4 vs. NFC West, has 5 sacks. among NFL DTs. DT NDAMUKONG SUH had sack last Aims for 5th in row vs. NFC West with sack. S HARRISON week. Has 8 tackles, 3 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 2 vs. Min. SMITH had sack & FF last week. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (KHALIL Aims for 3rd in row vs. Min. with sack. Donald (72) & Suh MACK) with 2+ sacks (2), FF (1), FR (1) & INT (1) in 2018. (59) rank 1st & 2nd among NFL DTs in TFL since 2014. DE STEPHEN WEATHERLY had 1st-career sack last CB MARCUS PETERS had INT in only career meeting week. DT SHELDON RICHARDSON had 7 tackles, FR & (10/18/15 with KC). Since 2015, ranks 1st in NFL in INTs (20) INT in his last game at Rams (10/8/17 with Sea.). LB ERIC & 2nd in PD (56). S JOHN JOHNSON has 19 tackles, FF, KENDRICKS aims for 5th in row with 8+ tackles. INT & 3 PD in his past 3. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: FOX/Amazon/NFLN (8:20 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter), Kristina Pink (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kenny Albert, Tony Boselli | SIRIUS: 81 (Min), 83 (LAR) | XM: 226 (Min), 225 (LAR) Week 4 Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) at Atlanta Falcons (1-2) Sunday, September 30, 2018 | 1:00 PM ET | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Referee: Shawn Smith REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Bengals lead all-time series, 8-5 LAST GAME: 9/14/14: Falcons 10 at Bengals 24 STREAKS: Falcons have won 3 of past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/24/10: Falcons 39, Bengals 32 CINCINNATI BENGALS ATLANTA FALCONS LAST WEEK L 31-21 at Carolina LAST WEEK L 43-37 (OT) vs. New Orleans COACH VS. OPP. Marvin Lewis: 1-2 COACH VS. OPP. Dan Quinn: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 29.7/25.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.7/28.3 OFFENSE 366.3 OFFENSE 382.7 PASSING Andy Dalton: 74-116-860-8-5-91.2 PASSING Matt Ryan: 70-106-897-7-2-106.5 RUSHING Joe Mixon: 38-179-4.7-1 RUSHING Tevin Coleman: 40-159-4.0-1 RECEIVING A.J. Green: 16-219-13.7-4 (T1L) RECEIVING Julio Jones: 20-329-16.5-0 DEFENSE 394.0 DEFENSE 401.7 SACKS Geno Atkins: 3 SACKS Takkarist McKinley, Brian Poole: 2 INTs Many tied: 1 INTs Ricardo Allen: 1 TAKE/GIVE -1 (5/6) TAKE/GIVE +1 (3/2) PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 42.6 (42.5) PUNTING (NET) Matt Bosher: 45.4 (37.9) KICKING Randy Bullock: 23 (11/11 PAT; 4/5 FG) KICKING Matt Bryant: 16 (7/8 PAT; 3/3 FG) BENGALS NOTES FALCONS NOTES • QB ANDY DALTON passed for 352 yards in Week 3. • QB MATT RYAN passed for 374 yards with 5 TDs & 0 Passed for 252 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 116.6 rating INTs for 148.1 rating last week, his 1st-career game with in last meeting. Has 90+ rating in 3 of his 5 career starts vs. 5 TD passes. Had 299 pass yards, 3 TDs & INT for 118.1 NFC South. Has 100+ rating in 2 of past 3. Ties for 3rd in NFL rating in last home meeting (10/24/10). In his past 3 at home, with 8 TD passes. has 963 pass yards (321 per game) with 8 TDs vs. 1 INT for • RB GIOVANI BERNARD had 86 scrimmage yards (61 119.5 rating. rush, 25 rec.) & rush TD last week. Had career-high 169 • RB TEVIN COLEMAN had TD catch in Week 3. RB scrimmage yards (90 rush, 79 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. DEVONTA FREEMAN has 554 scrimmage yards (92.3 Aims for 4th in row vs. NFC with rush TD. per game) & 6 rush TDs in his past 6 at home vs. AFC. • WR A.J. GREEN has 44 catches (6.3 per game) for 533 • WR JULIO JONES had 7 receptions for 88 yards & TD yards & 2 TDs in past 7 vs. NFC. Is tied for NFL lead with 4 in last meeting. Has 34 catches for 549 yards (109.8 per TD catches. Since entering league in 2011, is 1 of 2 in NFL game) in his last 5 at home vs. AFC. Rookie WR CALVIN (ANTONIO BROWN) with 550+ catches (572), 8,000+ rec. RIDLEY had 7 catches for 146 yards & 3 TDs in Week yards (8,432) & 60+ TD catches (61). WR TYLER BOYD 3. Became 1st Falcons rookie with 3 rec. TDs in single has 223 rec. yards (111.5 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2. Aims game & 1st Atl. player since 2006 (ALGE CRUMPLER) for 3rd in row with TD catch. TE C.J. UZOMAH had TD to accomplish feat. WR MOHAMED SANU had rec. TD catch last week. TE TYLER EIFERT has 7 TD catches in last week. Had 1,793 rec. yards & 11 TDs in 4 seasons with his past 7 vs. NFC. Cin. (2012-15). • LB NICK VIGIL led team with career-high 12 tackles last • DE TAKKARIST MC KINLEY aims for his 3rd in row week. Has 32 tackles (10.7 per game) in past 3. Has 19 with sack. LB VIC BEASLEY, JR. had sack last week. tackles (9.5 per game) in his past 2 vs. NFC. DE CARLOS Has 8.5 sacks & 4 FFs in his past 7 vs. AFC. Has 3 sacks DUNLAP had sack & FF in Week 3. Aims for 3rd in row & 2 FFs in past 3 at home vs.