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2016 Nfl Draft Facts & Figures Minnesota Vikings 2016 Draft Guide MINNESOTA VIKINGS PRESEASON WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV RADIO P1 Friday Aug. 12 at Cincinnati Bengals 6:30 p.m. FOX 9 KFAN / KTLK P2 Thursday Aug. 18 at Seattle Seahawks 9:00 p.m. FOX 9 KFAN / KTLK P3 Sunday Aug. 28 San Diego Chargers Noon FOX 9 KFAN / KTLK P4 Thursday Sept. 1 Los Angeles Rams 7:00 p.m. FOX 9 KFAN / KTLK REGULAR SEASON WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV RADIO 1 Sunday Sept. 11 at Tennessee Titans Noon FOX KFAN / KTLK 2 Sunday Sept. 18 Green Bay Packers 7:30 p.m. NBC KFAN / KTLK 3 Sunday Sept. 25 at Carolina Panthers Noon FOX KFAN / KTLK 4 Monday Oct. 3 New York Giants 7:30 p.m. ESPN KFAN / KTLK 5 Sunday Oct. 9 Houston Texans Noon CBS KFAN / KTLK 6 Sunday Oct. 16 BYE WEEK 7 Sunday Oct. 23 at Philadelphia Eagles Noon* FOX KFAN / KTLK 8 Monday Oct. 31 at Chicago Bears 7:30 p.m. ESPN KFAN / KTLK 9 Sunday Nov. 6 Detroit Lions Noon* FOX KFAN / KTLK 10 Sunday Nov. 13 at Washington Redskins Noon* FOX KFAN / KTLK 11 Sunday Nov. 20 Arizona Cardinals Noon* FOX KFAN / KTLK 12 Thursday Nov. 24 at Detroit Lions 11:30 a.m. CBS KFAN / KTLK 13 Thursday Dec. 1 Dallas Cowboys 7:25 p.m. NBC/NFLN KFAN / KTLK 14 Sunday Dec. 11 at Jacksonville Jaguars Noon* FOX KFAN / KTLK 15 Sunday Dec. 18 Indianapolis Colts Noon* CBS KFAN / KTLK 16 Saturday Dec. 24 at Green Bay Packers Noon* FOX KFAN / KTLK 17 Sunday Jan. 1, 2017 Chicago Bears Noon* FOX KFAN / KTLK Home games in bold *Game-time subject to change due to flexible scheduling Wild Card Playoff Games // January 7-8 Division Playoff Games // January 14-15 Conference Championship Games // January 22 Super Bowl LI NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas. // February 5 FOR SEASON TICKETS VISIT VIKINGS.COM/TICKETS MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2016 DRAFT GUIDE THE VIKINGS HOLD EIGHT SELECTIONS IN THE 2016 NFL DRAFT 2016 VIKINGS SCHEDULE DRAFT SUMMARY PRESEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV The Minnesota Vikings enter the 2016 NFL Draft, the 56th in franchise 8/12 (Fri.) at Cincinnati 6:30 p.m. FOX 9 history, with eight selections. In three of the previous four drafts, Minnesota has 8/18 (Thurs.) at Seattle 9:00 p.m. FOX 9 used multiple 1st round selections under the guidance of General Manager Rick 8/28 (Sun.) SAN DIEGO Noon FOX 9 Spielman to help bolster its roster. 27 of the Vikings 39 draft selections since 9/1 (Thurs.) LOS ANGELES 7:00 p.m. FOX 9 2012 are currently on Minnesota’s roster. The team has used 11 picks in the 1st round in drafts since Spielman joined the club REGULAR SEASON in May of 2006, those picks were used to select Adrian Peterson (2007), Percy Harvin (2009), Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Christian Ponder (2011), Matt Kalil (2012), Harrison Smith (2012), Sharrif Floyd (2013), Xavier 9/11 (Sun.) at Tennessee Noon FOX Rhodes (2013), Cordarrelle Patterson (2013), Anthony Barr (2014), Teddy Bridgewater (2014) 9/18 (Sun.) GREEN BAY 7:30 p.m. NBC and Trae Waynes (2015). Of those 1st rounders drafted from 2007-14, 10 were starters in their 9/25 (Sun.) at Carolina Noon FOX rookie seasons, seven were All-Rookie selections, and four were Pro Bowlers as rookies. Peterson 10/3 (Mon.) NEW YORK GIANTS 7:30 p.m. ESPN and Harvin were each named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Patterson was a 1st-Team 10/9 (Sun.) HOUSTON Noon CBS Associated Press All-Pro, only the 2nd rookie position player in team history to achieve the 10/16 (Sun.) BYE WEEK honor, joining Randy Moss in 1998. Rookie K Blair Walsh, who was a 6th round selection in 2012, 10/23 (Sun.) at Philadelphia Noon FOX joined Moss and Patterson as the only rookie All-Pro selections in team history. With Spielman's 10/31 (Mon.) at Chicago 7:30 p.m. ESPN guidance, a total of 13 Vikings have earned All-Rookie honors. Teddy Bridgewater, the second of 11/6 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon FOX two 2014 1st round selections, was named Pepsi Rookie of the Year and was the best rookie QB 11/13 (Sun.) at Washington Noon FOX in franchise history, breaking numerous club records. LB Eric Kendricks, who was the 45th overall 11/20 (Sun.) ARIZONA Noon FOX pick in 2015, became only the second rookie in franchise history (Rip Hawkins, 1961)to lead the 11/24 (Thurs.) at Detroit 11:30 a.m. CBS team in tackles, finishing with 105 stops durings his rookie campaign. 12/1 (Thurs.) DALLAS 7:25 p.m. NBC/NFLN Since Spielman began directing the Vikings draft and personnel in 2007, the Vikings 12/11 (Sun.) at Jacksonville Noon FOX drafted 10 players (Peterson, Sidney Rice, Harvin, Kyle Rudolph, Walsh, Kalil, Patterson, Barr, 12/18 (Sun.) INDIANAPOLIS Noon CBS Bridgewater, Smith and Everson Griffen), signed 2 as free agents (Brett Favre, Jerome Felton) and 12/24 (Sat.) at Green Bay Noon FOX acquired 1 in trade (Jared Allen) who have gone on to earn Pro Bowl honors with the club. 1/1/17 (Sun.) CHICAGO Noon FOX With the Vikings 1st round selection of CB Trae Waynes, Minnesota tied the Cincinnati Bengals (1984-87) for most 1st round selections in a 4-year span with 8. In 1988, the Bengals used their plethora of picks to post a 12-4 record and advance to Super Bowl XXIII. In 2015, the Vikings WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE posted an 11-5 record, won the NFC North and became the 1st team in league history to host a playoff game while playing in a temporary stadium (TCF Bank Stadium). Thursday, April 28 Winter Park 5:30 p.m.– Fieldhouse/Team Meeting Room opens 7:00 p.m. – NFL Draft begins VIKINGS DRAFT SELECTIONS Minneapolis Convention Center 5:30 p.m.– Doors open (8 picks) 7:00 p.m. – NFL Draft begins 1st Round (1): 23rd Choice, 23rd Overall Friday, April 29 Winter Park TBD – 1st Round draft pick press conference 4:30 p.m. – Fieldhouse/Team Meeting Room opens 2nd Round (1): 23rd Choice, 54th Overall 6:00 p.m. – NFL Draft Day 2 begins Saturday, April 30 Winter Park 3rd Round (1): 23rd Choice, 86th Overall 10:00 a.m. – Fieldhouse/Team Meeting Room opens 11:00 a.m. – NFL Draft Day 3 begins 4th Round (1): 23rd Choice, 121st Overall SECONDARY FIRST 5th Round (1): 23rd Choice, 160th Overall The Vikings have 5 former 1st round draft picks in their secondary, the most in a single position group in the NFL. 3 of those defensive backs were selected by Vikings GM Rick Spielman. 6th Round (1): 5th Choice, 180th Overall Received 6th Round-180th pick in trade with San Francisco for LB Gerald Hodges SUCCESS IN 2015 The Vikings had 3 rookies from the 2015 draft class earn 7th Round (2): 19th Choice, 240th Overall PFWA All-Rookie honors: LB Eric Kendricks, DE Danielle 23rd Choice, 244th Overall Hunter and WR Stefon Diggs. The Vikings’ 3 selections were 2nd behind only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4) for the Received 7th Round-240th pick in trade with Buffalo for QB Matt Cassel most All-Rookie selections by a club in 2015. 2016 SCHEDULE NOTES Date Opponent Series Notes The Minnesota Vikings travel to Tennessee to open the 2016 season, marking the 4th-straight year the Vikings open their sea- 9/11 at Tennessee 8-4-0 son on the road. In the 13th meeting between franchises, the Vikings look to capture their 4th win over the Titans franchise (1-3-0) in a series dating back to the club’s days as the Houston Oilers. Minnesota’s only road win of the series was a 26-16 win over the Tennessee Oilers on Dec. 26, 1998. The Titans are coached by Mike Mularkey, who was a TE for the Vikings from 1983-88. Looking to avenge their only NFC North loss of the 2015 season, the Vikings christen U.S. Bank Stadium as they play host 9/18 Green Bay 50-59-2 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football for the team’s 2016 home opener. In Minnesota last season, the Packers (26-28-0) handed the Vikings a 30-13 loss as QB Teddy Bridgewater was sacked 6 times, but still managed to complete 25 of 37 passes for 296 yards and 1 TD. Minnesota makes its1st trip to Carolina since Oct. 30, 2011, a 24-21 Vikings win, marking Minnesota’s 1st road win at Carolina 9/25 at Carolina 7-5-0 in franchise history. The Vikings most recently defeated the reigning NFC Champions, 31-13 on a frigid day at TCF Bank Stadi- (1-2-0) um on Nov.30, 2014. In the 2014 matchup, the Vikings used two blocked punts returned for TDs to catapult them to the win. For the 2nd-consecutive season the New York Giants travel to square off against the Minnesota Vikings, marking the 18th 10/3 NY Giants 15-12-0 meeting between the two teams with the Vikings owning a 15-12 overall advantage and a 7-5 record in games played in Min- (7-5-0) nesota. In the 2015 Week 16 matchup, the Vikings won in convincing fashion posting a 49-17 win on Sunday Night Football in the final regular season game played on the University of Minnesota campus. The Houston Texans travel north to face the Vikings in the 4th meeting between the franchises.
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