NORSE NOTES WEEK 6 // VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS // U.S. BANK STADIUM

RELIABLE RUDY SKOL BROTHERS • TE Kyle Rudloph has logged 5 or more receptions in each of • WRs Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs have the last 4 games, and needs 2 more games to tie his career racked up a combined 991 yards through 5 high streak (6 straight games in 2017). games - 1st among WR duos in the NFL. • Rudolph has started 54 consecutive regular season games - 57 Rk) Dou // Team ...... Yards including playoffs - the longest streak among current Vikings 1) A. Thielen / S. Diggs // MIN...... 589/402 players. 2) B. Cooks / C. Kupp // LAR...... 452/438 3) D. Hopkins / W. Fuller // HOU...... 594/278 ALL-TIME RECEPTIONS, TIGHT ENDS 4) J. Jones / C. Ridley // ATL...... 564/302 Rk) Player...... Receptions 5) G. Tate / K. Golladay // DET...... 431/428 1) Steve Jordan...... 498 2) Kyle Rudolph...... 345 3) Visanthe Shiancoe...... 208 4) Jim Kleinsasser...... 192 5) Jermaine Wiggins...... 186

X-FACTOR • CB turned in the best performance of his career against the Cardinals in 2016, intercepting Carson Palmer 2 times while adding 3 total tackles. • Rhodes’ 100-yard return in the 2nd quarter still stands as the longest defensive in franchise history. MINNESOTA VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TDs, DISTANCE Rk) Player, Game...... Play - Yards 1) Xavier Rhodes, 11/20/16 vs. AZ...... INT - 100 2) Najee Mustafaa, 12/15/91 vs. LAR...... INT - 97 3) Dwayne Rudd, 12/6/98 vs. CHI...... FR - 94 4) Walker Lee Ashley, 12/19/88 vs. CHI...... INT - 94 5) Dwight Smith, 11/25/07 at NYG...... INT - 93 • Diggs and Philadelphia TE Zach Ertz are the only players in the NFL with 10 or more QB HUNTER receptions in each of the last 2 games. • DE Danielle Hunter registered his 5th sack of the season last • Thielen’s 47 receptions through 5 games rank Sunday at Philadelphia, giving him a sack in 5 straight games 1st in franchise history, while Diggs’ 37 place to start the season, the longest such streak of his young career. him 4th. • Hunter needs a sack in each of the next 3 games to match MINNESOTA VIKINGS Everson Griffen’s franchise record of 8 straight games, set in RECEPTIONS, 1ST 5 GAMES OF SEASON 2017. Rk) Player, Season...... Receptions NFL SACKS PRIOR TO TURNING 24 (SINCE 1982) 1) Adam Thielen, 2018...... 47 Rk) Player, Period...... Sacks 2) Cris Carter, 1994...... 41 1) Shawne Merriman, 2005-07...... 39.5 2) Aldon Smith, 2011-13...... 38.0 3) , 2012...... 38 3) Robert Quinn, 2011-13...... 34.5 4) Stefon Diggs, 2018...... 37 4) Terrell Suggs, 2003-06...... 33.5 5) Jake Reed, 1997...... 34 5t) Danielle Hunter, 2015-2018...... 30.5 5t) Mario Williams, 2006-08...... 30.5

NOTE THE QUOTE Vikings Wide Receiver Adam Thielen On if he thought he’d be setting NFL records at any point in his career: “I’ve never thought about it, honestly. I’ve never thought about trying to go for a record or anything like that. It’s a daily battle. Trying to win the battles each day and let everything else fall into place... You start thinking about that stuff, you can lose your game real quick. I’m just trying to focus on today and make sure that I’m trying to help this team win games. Honestly, if you lead the NFL in receiving and you’re not winning games, it’s not a fun business to be in. It doesn’t really matter what your stats are, what matters is the win and loss columns.”