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NORSE NOTES WEEK 7 // AT // METLIFE STADIUM

RUNAWAY TRAIN LEAGUE LEADERS • RB Latavius Murray rushed for 1 and a career-high • WR leads the NFL in 155 yards last week vs. Arizona, the Vikings’ 1st 100+ yard receptions (58) and receiving yards (712) rushing performance of the season. through Week 6. • Murray’s 21 rushing since the start of the 2016 • Thielen’s current 6-game streak of 100+ receiving yards to start the season is an NFL season are tied for 5th most in the NFL, trailing only Todd record ( era). Thielen is the only Gurley (28), Ezekiel Elliot (25), (24), and player in the NFL with an active streak longer LaGarrette Blount (22). than 2 games. • In his only career outing against the Jets, Murray totaled 113 • Thielen’s 3 games with at least 10 receptions rushing yards on 20 carries in a 34-20 win as a member of the this season trails only Cris Carter in 1994 Oakland Raiders on November 1st, 2015. (4) and 1995 (4) for the most single-season games with 10+ catches in franchise history.

RETURN OF RICHARDSON • This Sunday DT will face the New York Jets for the first time since the team traded him to the prior to the 2017 season. • Richardson was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording 78 total tackles in 2013, more than any rookie defensive lineman in the last 15 years.

ROOKIE DEFENSIVE LINEMEN, 2003-2017 Rk. Player, Year Pos. Tot. Tkl. Sacks TFL QBH 1) Sheldon Richardson, 2013 DT 78 3.5 12 8 2) , 2010 DT 66 10.0 13 17 3) Leonard Williams, 2015 DE 63 3.0 7 21 4) Tamba Hali, 2006 DE 62 8.0 N/A 7 5) Tyler Brayton, 2003 DE 61 2.5 N/A N/A

DOWN AND OUT • The Vikings defense has been dominant on 3rd down in the • DE ’s 7.0 sacks this season last 3 weeks, holding opponents to a league-best 12.0% have him tied with J.J. Watt of the Houston success rate (3-for-25). Texans for the league lead. • In the same time span the Jets offense has converted 36.6% of • Hunter is the only player in the NFL to have its 3rd down tries (15-for-41), tied for 21st in the NFL. recorded at least 1.0 sack in every game in which he’s played this season. His 6-game 3RD-DOWN DEFENSE, WEEKS 4-6 streak is a career high for consecutive games Rk. Team Opp. Attempts 1st Downs % with a sack. 1) 25 3 12.0 • Hunter needs 2.5 sacks in the next 2 games 2) 42 9 21.4 to become the 3rd player in NFL history to 3) 41 10 24.4 record 35 sacks before turning 24 years old. 4) 39 10 25.6 He turns 24 on October 29th, the day after 5) 38 10 26.3 Minnesota plays New Orleans.

NOTE THE QUOTE Vikings John DeFilippo On why Latavius Murray has seen success in the NFL: “I have the unique perspective on that, because I was in Oakland when we drafted Latavius. He was obviously a really good player in college, and then had the foot injury and pretty much redshirted his rookie year. The first sign that Latavius was going to be a really good pro, even though he wasn’t playing, he treated every day like he was a starter, even in Oakland back as a rookie. You can tell, guys that usually have that mindset as a rookie have a tendency to find a way to find a niche in this league and carve a way out for themselves. Obviously here, much more mature player, just because he’s older and has played a lot of football. He ran really, really hard last week. We’re thrilled he’s here.”