NORSE NOTES WEEK 14 // AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS // CENTURYLINK FIELD

SEATTLE CONNECTIONS MAN OF THE YEAR • DT and DT Tom Johnson have each spent • The announced Thursday time with the Seahawks organization. Richardson played the that for the second straight year TE Kyle 2017 season for Seattle, starting all 15 games in which he Rudolph is the team’s nominee for the Walter appeared. Johnson began the 2018 season with the Seahawks, Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. The award playing in 1 game before rejoining the Vikings prior to Week 3. recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as • Vikings LB Eric Kendricks’ older brother, , well as excellence on the field. is slated to play his 1st game as a Seahawk on Monday. The • Since entering the league in 2011, Rudolph and matchup will be the 3rd NFL game between the brothers. his wife Jordan have invested themselves in • Seattle Seahawks Executive VP of Football Operations and the Twin Cities community, becoming even more involved since opening Kyle Rudolph’s Head Coach Pete Carroll served as the DBs coach with the End Zone at the University of Minnesota Minnesota Vikings from 1985-89. Masonic Children’s Hospital last December. The End Zone allows children to engage in therapeutic play and experience a sense of MONDAY NIGHT LIGHTS normalcy. The 2,500-square foot space houses an indoor basketball hoop, an area with a TV • In his only career appearance, RB and video games, a digital sports simulator, a totaled 137 scrimmage yards, carrying 22 times for kitchen, a lounge area with table games, a wall 127 yards and catching 3 passes for 10 yards, helping Minnesota for patients with autism spectrum disorder to a 29-19 win over the New Orleans Saints on 9/11/17. and a quiet space for families. • In the same game, WR grabbed 9 receptions for 157 yards, a career high for primetime games. • WR also contributed 7 receptions for 93 yards and 2 TDs in the Monday Night win over New Orleans. • In 4 primetime games this season, Diggs has racked up 42 catches for 445 yards and 3 TDs.

STATE OF EIGHT • In 2 Monday Night Football appearances with the Washington Redskins last season, QB completed 44 passes for 523 yards and 5 TDs, earning a 113.0 QBR. Cousins also added 56 yards on the ground in 10 rushing attempts.

• Cousins is 1-1 in 2 career starts against Seattle, winning the • Fans are encouraged to participate in last meeting 17-14 on 11/5/17. Nationwide’s 4th annual Charity Challenge, a social media campaign designed to support COUSINS ON MONDAY NIGHT, 2017 and promote team nominees. Fans can vote Date Opp. Att. Comp. Yds. Tds. Int. Rtg. by using #WPMOYChallenge on Twitter with 10/2/17 Kansas City 24 14 220 2 0 116.7 their favorite nominee’s last name somewhere in the post between December 6 and January 11/19/17 Philadelphia 40 30 303 3 1 110.7 13. The player whose unique hashtag is used the most will receive a $25,000 contribution to their charity of choice, courtesy of Nationwide. NOTE THE QUOTE Vikings Kirk Cousins “All the work we’ve done through OTAs, training camp, preseason, and the regular season, it comes down to four games. It comes down to the other teams that are in the hunt, the other teams that are fighting for their division title, and whoever has the best four game stretch. It doesn’t really matter what has happened before.”