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2018 VIKINGS SCHEDULE PRESEASON WEEK 3 - SEATTLE SEAHWKS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS Friday, August 24, 2018 - U.S. Bank Stadium - 7:00 p.m. CT - FOX 9 PRESEASON (1-1) Date Opponent Time (CT) TV/Results 8/11 (Sat.) at Denver 8:00 p.m. W, 42-28 The defending NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings (13-3 in 2017) host their final home 8/18 (Sat.) JACKSONVILLE Noon L, 10-14 preseason game of 2018 against the Seattle Seahawks (9-7 in 2017) on Friday, August 24. 8/24 (Fri.) SEATTLE 7:00 p.m. FOX 9 Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. CT at U.S. Bank Stadium. The game will be simulcast live locally 8/30 (Thurs.) at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. FOX 9 on FOX 9 and KFAN 100.3 FM. The simulcast team features Paul Allen and Pete Bercich in the booth with Greg Coleman and Ben Leber on the sideline. REGULAR SEASON The Vikings have earned an 15-4 (.790) preseason mark under Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who Week) Date Opponent Time (CT) TV 1) 9/9 (Sun.) SAN FRANCISCO Noon FOX has led the club to 2 undefeated preseasons in his 4 seasons at the helm. Prior to dropping the 2) 9/16 (Sun.) at Green Bay Noon FOX 2015 preseason finale to Tennessee, 24-17, the Vikings boasted a perfect 8-0 preseason mark 3) 9/23 (Sun.) BUFFALO BILLS Noon CBS under Zimmer. 4) 9/27 (Thurs.) at Los Angeles Rams 7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN Minnesota’s RB corps lead all RB groups league wide in preseason yards from scrimmage, 5) 10/7 (Sun.) at Philadelphia 3:35 p.m. FOX totaling 403 yards through 2 games. RB Roc Thomas leads the Vikings with 168 yards from 6) 10/14 (Sun.) ARIZONA Noon FOX scrimmage (3rd in NFL), followed by RB with 135 yards (9th in NFL). The Vikings 7) 10/21 (Sun.) at New York Jets Noon* FOX Mike Boone 8) 10/28 (Sun.) NEW ORLEANS 7:20 p.m. NBC RB group also leads the NFL this preseason in rushes of 10+ yards with 9 – Boone with 4 (Tied 9) 11/4 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon FOX for 2nd in the NFL), RB Latavius Murray with 3, Thomas with 1 and RB Mack Brown with 1. 10) 11/11 (Sun.) BYE WEEK 11) 11/18 (Sun.) at Chicago Noon* FOX 12) 11/25 (Sun.) GREEN BAY 7:20 p.m. NBC BROADCAST COVERAGE 13) 12/2 (Sun.) at New England 3:25 p.m. FOX TELEVISION: FOX 9 (Channel 9 in Minneapolis/St. Paul) 14) 12/10 (Mon.) at Seattle 7:15 p.m. FOX 15) 12/16 (Sun.) MIAMI Noon* CBS Play-by-Play: Paul Allen Analyst: Pete Bercich 16) 12/23 (Sat.) at Detroit Noon* FOX Sideline Reporter: Greg Coleman/Ben Leber 17) 12/30 (Sun.) CHICAGO Noon* FOX Home games capitalized LOCAL RADIO: KFAN-FM 100.3/KTLK-AM 1130 *Game-time subject to change due to flexible scheduling Play-by-Play: Paul Allen Analyst: Pete Bercich Sideline Reporter: Greg Coleman/Ben Leber WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE Pre-Game Show: Mike Mussman – 5:00 p.m. CT Tuesday, August 21 KFAN and KTLK serve as the flagship stations for the 63-station, 5-state Vikings Radio Network. 11:00 a.m. – John DeFilippo, George Edwards and Mike Priefer at the podium in the media center VIKINGS IN THE PRESEASON 1:00 p.m. – Practice 2:45 p.m. – Players available coming off the field after practice * The Vikings have a combined record of 155-100-3 (.608) in their 258 preseason games. Wednesday, August 22 * The team has finished undefeated in the preseason 8 times (1964, ‘65, ‘73, ‘92, ‘98, ‘01, ‘14, ‘16). 11:00 a.m. – Practice * The Vikings have finished with a .500 record or better 44 times in the team’s 57 preseasons. 12:45 p.m. – Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins at the podium * Minnesota has finished .500 or better in the regular season 34 times after posting a .500 or better record in the preseason. coming off the practice field * The 13 preseasons in which the Vikings have finished below .500, the team went on to finish Thursday, August 23 below .500 7 times in the ensuing regular season. No Media Access * Under Head Coach Mike Zimmer, the Vikings have compiled an 15-4 (.790) record in the 2014 Friday, August 24 (4-0), 2015 (4-1) and 2016 (4-0), 2017 (2-2) and 2018 (1-1) preseasons. 7:00 p.m. CT – Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings on FOX 9 Saturday, August 25 No Media Access NORSE NOTES Sunday, August 26 • The Vikings had 7 Pro Bowlers - LB Anthony Barr, DE Everson Griffen, DT Linval Joseph, CB TBD Xavier Rhodes, S Harrison Smith and WR Adam Thielen - 2 1st Team All Pros - Rhodes (CB) *Filming and still photography is allowed for a portion of practice and Smith - and 3 2nd Team All-Pros - Griffen, Rhodes (DB) and Thielen after the 2017 season. • The Vikings defense held opponents to a 25.2% (51/202) 3rd-down conversion rate, the best mark COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION in the NFL, while the offense converted on 43.5% (94/216) of 3rd downs, 3rd in the NFL. Jon Ekstrom - Public Relations Manager ................ 612.418.6265 • WR Adam Thielen finished 2nd in the NFL in 3rd down receptions (32) and yards (428). 25 Sam Newton - Football Communications Manager .... 612.965.4712 of his 32 catches converted 1st downs, which also ranks 2nd in the NFL. Danielle Burns - Public Relations Intern ................612.210.0074 Carly Bonk - Public Relations Intern ...................... 612.718.4093 • TE Kyle Rudolph recorded his 2nd season with 50+ catches and 500+ yards and 5+ TDs in Jackson Riebel - Public Relations Intern ................612.508.7423 2017, tying Steve Jordan for the most such seasons by a TE in team history. • The Vikings allowed only 27 sacks 2017, tied for the 7th fewest in the NFL and had 5 games VIKINGS MEDIA SITE NOW AVAILABLE without allowing a sack, tying a franchise record for most in a single season. All media members are encouraged to utilize the new media • S Harrison Smith was one of two players in the NFL (Jordan Poyer , BUF) with 70+ tackles, site (https://vikings.1rmg.com) to assist in their coverage of the team. Materials provided by the communications department 1.0+ sacks and 5+ INTs in 2017. are available to view and download at the site, including media • The Vikings defense allowed only 20 runs of 10+ yards in 2017 the fewest in the NFL that schedules, press releases, clips, quotes, photos, media guides, season and tied with the 1995 San Francisco 49ers for the fewest in the NFL since 1991. rosters, depth charts, etc. PRESEASON WEEK 3 - SEAHAWKS AT VIKINGS 1 2018 VIKINGS PRESEASON STATS Won 1, Lost 1 RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD M.Boone 25 113 4.5 26 1 8/11/18 W 42-28 at Denver Broncos (75,530) L.Murray 10 55 5.5 21 0 8/18/18 L 10-14 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (66,637) R.Thomas 13 54 4.2 15 0 M.Brown 11 34 3.1 11 0 K.Sloter 2 19 9.5 14t 1 Minnesota Opponent VIKINGS 61 275 4.5 26 2 Total First Downs 42 34 Opponents 48 210 4.4 23t 3 Rushing 16 8 Passing 19 22 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD Penalty 7 4 R.Thomas 5 114 22.8 78t 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 7/27 9/27 J.Wieneke 4 37 9.3 16 0 C.Beebe 4 36 9.0 14 1 3rd Down Pct. 25.9% 33.3% M.Boone 4 22 5.5 9 0 4th Down: Made/Att 1/2 1/2 S.Diggs 3 35 11.7 28 1 4th Down Pct. 50.0% 50.0% C.Jones 3 34 11.3 14 0 Possession Avg. 29:49 30:11 L.Treadwell 3 11 3.7 7 0 Total Net Yards 644 582 S.Coley 2 23 11.5 19 0 Avg. Per Game 322.0 291.0 J.Badet 2 18 9.0 13 0 Total Plays 133 128 D.Morgan 2 18 9.0 11 0 T.Conklin 2 12 6.0 10 0 Avg. Per Play 4.8 4.5 C.Ham 2 11 5.5 7 0 Net Yards Rushing 275 210 T.King 1 13 13.0 13 0 Avg. Per Game 137.5 105.0 K.Wright 1 9 9.0 9 0 Total Rushes 61 48 T.Hoppes 1 9 9.0 9 0 Net Yards Passing 369 372 J.Price 1 9 9.0 9 0 Avg. Per Game 184.5 186.0 K.Robertson 1 5 5.0 5 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 7/47 8/65 M.Brown 1 0 0.0 0 0 VIKINGS 42 416 9.9 78t 4 Gross Yards 416 437 Opponents 44 437 9.9 36t 2 Attempts/Completions 65/42 72/44 Completion Pct. 64.6% 61.1% INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Had Intercepted 1 3 H.Smith 1 9 9.0 9 0 Punts/Average 12/46.8 14/45.5 A.Harris 1 4 4.0 4 0 Net Punting Avg. 31.7 41.6 J.Tocho 1 0 0.0 0 0 Penalties/Yards 16/153 23/247 VIKINGS 3 13 4.3 9 0 Opponents 1 5 5.0 5 0 Fumbles/Ball Lost 3/2 2/0 Touchdowns 6 6 PUNTING No.