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VIKINGS POSTGAME NOTES

WEEK 15 | AT VIKINGS | DECEMBER 20, 2020

GAME NOTES GAMEDAY WEATHER • Scoring his 13th of the year in the first quarter, WR tied Hall of Famer Conditions: Sunny (2004) and (1997, 1999) for the fifth-most receiving in a season in team history. Temperate: 34º With 132 rushing yards against Chicago, RB became the third Viking in team history to rush for • W 8 mph over 1,400 yards in a season and passed ’s 2009 season total (1,383) to move into fifth place in Wind: franchise history with 1,484 rushing yards. Peterson (2008, 2012, 2015) and Robert Smith (2000) are the only other Operable Doors: Closed Vikings to tally 1,400 rushing yards or more in a season. • Cook’s eight 100-yard rushing games in 2020 are tied with Robert Smith (2000) as the third-most 100-yard vikings inactives rushing games recorded in a season by a Viking. • Scoring his 32nd career touchdown in the third quarter, Cook tied Smith for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns in 17 K.J. Osborn WR team history. Cook’s 15 rushing touchdowns through Week 15 also tied the team record through 15 weeks. Peterson 39 CB scored 15 rushing touchdowns through 15 weeks in 2009. 54 LB WR set a franchise rookie record with 73 receptions, breaking the previous record of 69 set by • Moss in 1998. 74 T 82 TE • With 1,182 receiving yards in 2020, Jefferson ranks seventh overall in NFL history among rookie receivers, passing (1,124 in 1954), Bill Brooks (1,131 in 1986), (1,132 in 1996) and Michael Thomas (1,137 in 2016). 87 Hale Hentges TE • Jefferson’s 1,182 receiving yards also passed Hill (1,124 in 1954) for the fifth-most receiving yards by a rookie through 14 games. bears inactives • Jefferson became the fifth player in NFL history to record six 100-yard receiving games as a rookie, joining (six in 1952), Hill (seven in 1954), Odell Beckham Jr. (seven in 2014) and Bill Groman (nine in 1960). 24 Buster Skrine CB • TE caught his first career touchdown, a 20-yard pass from QB , in the fourth quarter. 26 FS Conklin’s 57 receiving yards are a single-game high and his 123 yards on the season also set a new career mark. 33 CB • LB Todd Davis sacked Bears QB for a loss of four yards to force a punt on the first drive of the 46 RB game. It was Davis’ first sack since 2018 and the third of his career. 73 G • CB intercepted Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky in the zone for a touchback in the fourth quarter, marking his second career . His two picks are tied for the second-most by a rookie defender in the NFL this season. • K Dan Bailey went 2-for-2 on field goal attemtps and made all three of his touchdown attempts vs. Chicago.

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OFFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE WR Justin Jefferson DE WR II DT LT NT Shamar Stephen TE DT LG DT RT DT Brent Urban C DE RG LB RG LB Eric Wilson C LB RT Brian O’Neill LB Todd Davis LG LB TE Irv Smith Jr. LB LT Charles Leno Jr. LB Robert Quinn WR Adam Thielen CB Cameron Dantzler QB Mitchell Trubisky CB QB Kirk Cousins CB RB David Montgomery S Sr. RB Dalvin Cook SS Harrison Smith TE S FB C.J. Ham FS Anthony Harris WR CB VIKINGS POSTGAME NOTES

WEEK 15 | CHICAGO BEARS AT | DECEMBER 20, 2020

VIKINGS CAREER 100-yard rushing games tackles for loss vikings 100+ rushing games (since 1999) Player, Season Games Player, Season 100+ Games Player, Seasons Tackles for Loss Adrian Peterson, 2007-16 49 Adrian Peterson, 2012 10 E.J. Henderson, 2003-11 67 Robert Smith, 1993-2000 29 Adrian Peterson, 2008 10 , 2006-16 62 , 1973-79 17 Dalvin Cook, 2020 8 Eric Kendricks, 2015-Present 38 Dalvin Cook, 2017-Present 15 Robert Smith, 2000 8 Anthony Barr, 2014-Present 36 Adrian Peterson, 2015 7 rushing touchdowns Ed McDaniel, 1992-2001 29 , 2006-10 27 Player, Seasons Games vikings rushing yards , 2008-13 26 Adrian Peterson, 2007-16 97 , 1998-2001 16 Player, Season Yards Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 52 Adrian Peterson, 2012 2,097 Eric Wilson, 2017-Present 15 Bill Brown, 1962-74 52 Adrian Peterson, 2008 1,760 Ted Brown, 1979-86 40 career games without throwing Robert Smith, 2000 1,521 an interception Dalvin Cook, 2017- 32 Adrian Peterson, 2015 1,485 Robert Smith, 1993-2000 32 Player Games Dalvin Cook, 2020 1,484 38 Adrian Peterson, 2009 1,383 receiving touchdowns 28 Player Games Kirk Cousins 22 rookie receiving touchdowns Cris Carter, 1990-2001 110 22 Player, Season Touchdowns Randy Moss, 1998-2004 92 touchdown combos qb/wr Randy Moss, 1998 17 Anthony Carter, 1985-93 52 Sammy White, 1976 10 Sammy White, 1976-85 50 Player, Season TDs Justin Jefferson, 2020 7 Kyle Rudolph, 2011- 48 Daunte Culpepper/Randy Moss 53 , 2009 6 Adam Thielen, 2014- 38 Kirk Cousins/Adam Thielen 28 /Cris Carter 26 rookie receiving yards receiving yards 3+ passing td games in a career Player, Season Yards Player Yards Randy Moss, 1998 1,313 Cris Carter, 1990-2001 12,383 Player 3+ TD Games Justin Jefferson, 2020 1,182 Randy Moss, 1998-2004 9,316 Fran Tarkenton 24 Sammy White, 1976 906 Anthony Carter, 1985-93 7,636 Daunte Culpepper 20 Paul Flatley, 1963 867 Jake Reed, 191-99, 2001 6,434 Tommy Kramer 18 Percy Harvin, 2009 790 Sammy White, 1976-85 6,400 Kirk Cousins, 2020 14 Steve Jordan, 1982-94 6,307 rookie receptions Ahmad Rashad, 1976-82 5,489 VIKINGS SEASON Player, Season Receptions Adam Thielen, 2014- 5,086 Justin Jefferson, 2020 73 , 2015-19 4,623 rushing touchdowns Randy Moss, 1998 69 Kyle Rudolph, 2011- 4,488 Player, Season (^ - Led NFL) Touchdowns Percy Harvin, 2009 60 Adrian Peterson, 2009^ 18 Stefon Diggs, 2015 52 Dalvin Cook, 2020 15 Player, Seasons Interceptions rookie 100-yard games Dalvin Cook, 2019 13 , 1968-79 53 Chuck Foreman, 1975 13 Player, Season Games , 1968-80 51 Chuck Foreman, 1976 13 Justin Jefferson, 2020 6 , 1962-72 40 Terry Allen, 1992 13 Randy Moss, 1998 4 , 1983-91 37 Sammy White, 1976 3 Nate Wright, 1971-80 31 rushing touchdowns Hassan Jones, 1986 3 Carl Lee, 1983-93 29 (through week 15) Harrison Smith, 2012- 27 Player, Season (GP) Touchdowns games with 3+ passing tds Dalvin Cook, 2020 (13) 15 career sacks by vikings dbs Player, Season Games Adrian Peterson, 2009 (14) 15 Daunte Culpepper, 2000 7 Player Sacks Dalvin Cook, 2019 (14) 13 Kirk Cousins, 2020 6 Harrison Smith 13.5 Chuck Foreman, 1976 (14) 13 , 2009 6 Joey Browner 9.5 Chuck Foreman, 1975 (14) 13 Daunte Culpepper, 2005 6 VIKINGS POSTGAME NOTES

WEEK 15 | CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS | DECEMBER 20, 2020 VIKINGS SEASON CONTINUED receivings touchdowns consecutive 300-yd passing vikings lb interceptions - season games in a season Player, Season TDs Player, Season Interceptions Player Consecutive Games Randy Moss, 2003 17 , 1961 5 Daunte Culpepper 4 (9/12-10/17/04) Randy Moss, 1998 17 Greg Biekert, 2002 4 Kirk Cousins 3 (11/22-12/6/20) Cris Carter, 1995 17 , 1993 4 Kirk Cousins 3 (10/6-10/20/19) Randy Moss, 2000 15 Jesse Solomon, 1988 4 3 (11/26-12/13/98) Adam Thielen, 2020 13 , 1969 4 Warren Moon 3 (11/12-11/23/95) Randy Moss, 2004 13 , 1961 4 Warren Moon 3 (11/6-11/20/94) Cris Carter, 1999 13 Eric Wilson, 2020 3 Tommy Kramer 3 (12/8-12/22/85) Cris Carter, 1997 13 Eric Kendricks, 2020 3 Cris Carter, 1998 12 vikings seasons with 3,ooo-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher/receivers consecutive games with 100+ (min 20 att.) 2020 Kirk Cousins 3,569; Dalvin Cook 1,484; Justin Jefferson 1,182 2019 Kirk Cousins 3,603; Dalvin Cook 1,135; Stefon Diggs 1,130 Player, Season Games 2002 Daunte Culpepper 3,853; Michael Bennett 1,296; Randy Moss 1,347 Kirk Cousins, 11/8/20-11/29/20 4 2000 Daunte Culpepper 3,937; Robert Smith 1,521; Randy Moss 1,437 & Cris Carter 1,274 Kirk Cousins, 10/6/19-10/24/19 4 1998 Randall Cunningham 3,704; Robert Smith 1,187; Randy Moss 1,313 & Cris Carter 1,011 , 11/12/17-12/3/17 4 1997 Brad Johnson 3,036; Robert Smith 1,266; Jake Reed 1,138 & Cris Carter 1,069 Daunte Culpepper, 9/26/04-10/24/04 4 1994 Warren Moon 4,264; Terry Allen 1,031; Cris Carter 1,256 & Jake Reed 1,175 Brett Favre, 11/1/09-11/29/09 4 1981 Tommy Kramer 3,912; Ted Brown 1,063; Joe Senser 1,004 & Sammy White 1,001

NFL RANKINGS

2020 total touchdowns 2020 linebackers interceptions all-time rookie receiving yards (through first 14 games) Player, Team Touchdowns Player, Team Interceptions Player, Team, Season Yards Dalvin Cook, Minnesota 16 Eric Wilson, Minnesota 3 Bill Groman, Houston, 1960 1,473 , Kansas City 16 Eric Kendricks, Minnesota 3 Billy Howton, Green Bay, 1952 1,231 , Tennessee 15 Tyus Bowser, Baltimore 3 , Arizona, 2003 1,228 , New Orleans 14 B.J. Goodson, Cleveland 2 Randy Moss, Minnesota, 1998 1,209 , Green Bay 14 Fred Warner, San Francisco 2 Justin Jefferson, Minnesota, 2020 1,182 Adam Thielen, Minnesota 13 Logan Wilson, Cincinnati 2 Harlon Hill, Chicago, 1954 1,124 Jason Pierre-Paul, Tampa Bay 2 2020 rushing touchdowns , Chicago, 1961 1,076 Deion Jones, Atlanta 2 Player, Team Touchdowns Joe Schobert, Jacksonville 2 all-time rookie receiving yards Dalvin Cook, Minnesota 15 Derrick Henry, Tennessee 15 all-time rookie 100-yard games Player, Team, Season Yards , Washington 11 Bill Groman, Houston, 1960 1,473 Player, Season Games , New England 11 Anquan Boldin, Arizona, 2003 1,377 Bill Groman, Houston, 1960 9 Randy Moss, Minnesota, 1998 1,313 Odell Beckham Jr., , 2014 7 2020 receiving touchdowns Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants, 2014 1,305 Harlon Hill, Chicago, 1954 7 Billy Howton, Green Bay, 1952 1,231 Player, Team Touchdowns Justin Jefferson, 2020 6 Michael Clayton, Tampa Bay, 2004 1,193 Tyreek Hill, Kansas City 14 Billy Howton, Green Bay, 1952 6 Davante Adams, Green Bay 14 Justin Jefferson, Minnesota, 2020 1,182 Adam Thielen, Minnesota 13 Michael Thomas, New Orleans, 2016 1,137 Mike Evans, Tampa Bay 11 Terry Glenn, New Engalnd, 1996 1,132 Bill Brooks, Indianapolis, 1986 1,131 Harlon Hill, Chicago, 1954 1,124 Mike Ditka, Chicago, 1961 1,076