AIR AIR RAID PLAYER OF THE WEEK QB has attempted 19 deep passes (pass attempts of at least 20 air yards) this QB Kirk Cousins season. Those 19 attempts have led to: earned FedEx Air Player of the Week honors after • 11 receptions (nine to WR , eight to completing 22/29 passes for WR , two to TE Irv Smith Jr.) 333 yards, one interception, • Five (three to Diggs, two to four touchdowns and Thielen) 138.4 passer rating vs. 391 yards (228 to Diggs, 108 to Thielen, 55 to Philadelphia in Week 6. • Cousins’ four Smith) passes tied a career high. • 142.0 passer rating for Cousins on deep targets

The Vikings have broken off nine Vikings running backs have combined The Vikings defense has corralled 34 rushes of 20 yards or more in 2019, for 897 rushing yards in 2019, the tackles for loss in 2019, trailing only more than any team in the NFL. No most among all running back groups New England (37) and Pittsburgh 9 other team has more than six. 897 in the NFL. 34 (35) for the NFL lead. Safety Harrison Smith has notched Adam Thielen’s six total touchdowns (five has averaged 10.5 yards 12.0 sacks since the 2012 season, the receiving, one rushing) tie him for the after catch through Week 6, the most most among NFL defensive backs in NFL lead among wide receivers in 2019, in the NFL among players with at 12 that span. 6 matching Chris Godwin of Tampa Bay. 10.5 least 10 receptions. BIG PLAY BACKER ONE OF A KIND passes defensed, 2019 nfl linebackers Since the start of the 2018 season, DE Danielle Hunter has recorded 103 total tackles and 20.5 sacks. Player, Team Total Tackles Sacks Pass. Def. , MIN 49 0.5 7 In that same span, 85 other NFL players have recorded at least Cory Littleton, LAR 55 0.0 7 100 total tackles. None have more than 8.5 sacks. Luke Kuechly, CAR 62 0.0 5 Tremaine Edmunds, BUF 35 0.0 5 players with 100+ tackles and 7.0+ sacks, 2018-19 Player, Team Total Tackles Sacks With seven passes defensed through Danielle Hunter, MIN 103 20.5 Week 6, LB Eric Kendricks is tied with Jamie Collins, CLE/NE 134 8.5 Cory Littleton of the Los Angeles Rams for the most among NFL Darius Leonard, IND 181 8.0 linebackers. Jayon Brown, TEN 133 7.0 Kyle Van Noy, NE 107 7.0 Kendricks is also the only player in the NFL with at least 40 total tackles, 0.5 sack and five passes defensed.

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