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NORSE NOTES WEEK 8 // VS. // U.S. BANK STADIUM

D-BACKS GETTIN’ SACKS GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL • With 3 sacks against the in Week 7, the Vikings • WR has stacked up a league- defense now has 21.0 sacks on the season, tied for 4th in the leading 67 receptions and 822 receiving yards NFL. through 7 games, the best start in franchise history in both categories. • Minnesota defensive backs have combined for 6.0 sacks in 2018, the most among NFL secondaries. • Fellow WR has added 48 receptions of his own through 7 games, the • S has tied a career high with 3.0 sacks this Harrison Smith 7th best total in the league and 5th best start season, trailing only Derwin James of the in franchise history. (3.5 sacks) for the league lead among DBs. • Thielen and Diggs are 1 of 4 sets of • By intercepting Sam Darnold 3 times last week, Minnesota teammates in NFL history to each have at recorded its 2nd game of 3+ interceptions this season. Only least 48 catches through 7 games. the (2 games) and New York Jets (2 games) have also done so in 2018. WR DUO / TEAM, YEAR ...... REC. A. Thielen, S. Diggs / MIN, 2018...... 67/48 O. Beckham, S. Barkley / NYG, 2018...... 53/49 COUSINS VS. NEW ORLEANS T. Mathis, A. Rison / ATL, 1994...... 51/49 • In 2 career games against the New Orleans Saints, QB Kirk J. Morris, M. Ditka / CHI, 1964...... 51/50 Cousins is a combined 42-for-57 for 646 yards, 7 TDs, 0 INTs and a 150.3 passer rating. • Since Sean Payton was hired as head coach in 2006, Cousins is the only QB to post a perfect QBR against the Saints defense, doing so in a 47-14 Redskins win on 11/15/15.

COUSINS VS. NEW ORLEANS Date Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. Tds. Int. Rtg. 11/15/15 25 20 80.0 324 4 0 158.3 11/19/17 32 22 68.8 322 3 0 132.6 AVERAGES: 28.5 21 73.7 323.0 3.5 0 150.3

SACK CITY • With 1.0 sacks last week, DE Danielle Hunter pushed his sack streak to 7 consecutive games to start the 2018 season. • Thielen’s production is among the NFL’s best • Hunter and DT Aaron Donald currently share since 2016, ranking in the top 5 in both yards the league lead with 8.0 sacks apiece. and receptions over the past 3 seasons.

• Hunter has recorded 33.5 career sacks just 7 games into his Rec. Yards, 2016-18 Receptions, 2016-18 4th NFL season. (34.5) is the only Viking to record Rk. Name, Team Rec. Rk. Name, Team Rec. more sacks in his 1st 4 seasons in the NFL. 1. J. Jones, ATL 3,665 1. M. Thomas, NO 249 • Hunter is 1 of 5 NFL players since 1982 to record 33.5 sacks 2. A. Brown, PIT 3,295 2. A. Brown, PIT 247 before the age of 24 ( - 39.5, Aldon Smith - 3. A. Thielen, MIN 3,065 2. J. Landry, MIA/CLE 247 4. D. Hopkins, HOU 3,039 4. L. Fitzgerald, ARI 242 38.0, Robert Quinn - 34.5, - 33.5). Hunter turns 5. M. Thomas, NO 2,970 5. A. Thielen, MIN 227 24 on October 29th.

NOTE THE QUOTE Vikings Tight End Kyle Rudolph On how the team is preparing for the rematch with New Orleans: “It’s pretty cliche to say, but we have kind of taken the approach that it’s our most important game and it’s our biggest game because it’s the next game on our schedule. That’s the approach we’ve taken each and every week. That question was asked when we went to Los Angeles as well. You’re playing against a really good team, in prime time, and the same answer was given; that’s our most important game because it’s the next game on our schedule. If you don’t take that approach each and every week in this league, you’re not doing the other team justice. It is a big game, this is a team that we’ll be battling with come late December for a playoff spot, so it’s definitely a game we need to win.”