MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS

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1 MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

2 2012 VIKINGS SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV 9/9 (Sun.) JACKSONVILLE W, OT 1-0 9/16 (Sun.) at Indianapolis L, /23 (Sun.) SAN FRANCISCO W, /30 (Sun.) at Detroit Noon FOX 10/7 (Sun.) TENNESSEE 3:25 p.m. CBS 10/14 (Sun.) at Washington 3:25 p.m. FOX 10/21 (Sun.) ARIZONA Noon FOX 10/25 (Thurs.) TAMPA BAY 7:20 p.m. NFL N. 11/4 (Sun.) at Seattle 3:05 p.m. FOX 11/11 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon FOX 11/18 (Sun.) Bye 11/25 (Sun.) at Chicago Noon* FOX 12/2 (Sun.) at Green Bay Noon* FOX 12/9 (Sun.) CHICAGO Noon* FOX 12/16 (Sun.) at St. Louis Noon* FOX 12/23 (Sun.) at Houston Noon* FOX 12/30 (Sun.) GREEN BAY Noon* FOX *Game time subject to change/flexible scheduling All preseason and regular season games will be radio broadcast on KFAN-FM (100.3) and KTCN-AM (1130) 2012 IMPORTANT NFL DATES September 27-October Regular Season Week 4 October 16 Trade Deadline January 5-6, 2013 Wild Card Playoffs January 12-13, 2013 Divisional Playoffs January 20, 2013 Conference Championship Games January 27, 2013 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii February 3, 2013 Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans STAT OF THE WEEK Since Christian Ponder s 1st career start (10/23/11), Percy Harvin leads the NFL with 89 receptions. 1) 89, Percy Harvin 2) 87, Wes Welker 3) 85, Roddy White 4t) 84, Victor Cruz 4t) 84, Calvin Johnson WEEK FOUR - MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, FORD FIELD - NOON CT - FOX GAME SUMMARY The Minnesota Vikings (2-1) will visit the Detroit Lions (1-2) on Sunday, September 30, 2012 in what will be each teams 1st division game of the season. The Vikings will look to exact some revenge on Detroit who swept the season series in 2011 for the 1st time since 1997 and have won 3 straight in the series. The Vikings, who hold a share of the lead in the NFC North, will try to carry over momentum from their home victory over the 49ers and attempt to capture their 1st road win on the young season. The Lions are coming off a road OT loss to the Titans. Vikings GM Rick Spielman attended training camp with the Lions as a player and received his first 1st NFL personnel experience with the Lions when he served as a college scout and later a pro scout. Spielman s brother, Chris, played 8 seasons ( ) at LB for the Lions. BROADCAST COVERAGE TELEVISION: FOX (Channel 9 in Twin Cities) Play-By-Play: Thom Brennaman Analyst: Brian Billick Sideline Reporter: Laura Okmin RADIO: KFAN-FM 100.3/KTCN-AM 1130 Play-by-Play: Paul Allen Analyst: Pete Bercich Sideline Reporter: Greg Coleman Pre-Game Show: Mike Mussman 10:00 a.m. CST KFAN and KTCN serve as the flagship stations for the 72-station, 5-state Vikings Radio Network. RADIO: SPORTS USA Play-by-Play: Bob Fitzgerald Analyst: Ross Tucker NORSEMAN NOTABLES Vikings WR Percy Harvin leads the league with 27 receptions on 32 targets. Harvin s 27 receptions are the most by a Viking through the first 3 games of a season passing Cris Carter (1997) who recorded 23. Percy Harvin leads the NFL over in kickoff return average at 31.7 yards per return. After catching 2 TDs vs. 49ers, Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph is tied for 3rd in the league with 3 TD receptions. Vikings QB Christian Ponder is 2nd the NFL with 70.1% completion percentage and ranks 5th in the NFL with a passer rating of Vikings WR Michael Jenkins will look to extend his streak of 55 consecutive games with a reception in which he s played in. With a 52-yard FG against the 49ers, Vikings K Blair Walsh set the team record with 3 consecutive games with a 50+ yard FG. Walsh is also the 1st rookie in NFL history to kick a 50-yard field goal in each of his team s first 3 games. The Vikings 57 sacks since the the start of the 2011 season are tied for 1st in the NFL. During that same time span, the Vikings have the 3rd most forced fumbles in the league. Vikings LB Chad Greenway moved into 7th in team history among LBs with 10.5 career sacks and is tied with fellow LB Erin Henderson for the team lead with 2.0 sacks in Vikings RB Adrian Peterson registered his longest run of his career against the Lions with an 80-yard scamper in Peterson is 18 yards away from 7,000 career rushing yards. The Vikings are 16-6 all-time against the Lions in the month of September. The Vikings have 4 rushes of 20+ yards, which ranks 3rd in the NFL. QB Christian Ponder is 1 of only 3 starting QBs in the NFL without an INT on the season. The Vikings rank 4th in the league holding their 2012 opponents to 31 plays of 10+ yards. The Vikings lead the NFL in fumbles recovered since the beginning of the 2011 season with 18. The Vikings will not play another NFC North game until November 11 when they host the Lions. The Vikings rank 4th in the league holding their 2012 opponents to 31 plays of 10+ yards. * Statistical assistance throughout the Vikings weekly release is provided by Nick Stamm & Stats, Inc.

3 HEAD COACH LESLIE FRAZIER HEAD COACH LESLIE FRAZIER NFL Head Coach: 2nd Year Overall NFL Experience: 20th Year Coaching Experience: 25th Year Overall NFL Record: (.320) Regular Season: (.320) Postseason: 0-0 (.000) Record with MIN: (.320) Leslie Frazier begins his 2nd full season as Head Coach of the Vikings in 2012 with a core of young talent in place and a team motivated for success. With the unique perspective of a Super Bowl winner as a player and coach, Frazier has a proven track record of success. His 1st title came as a starting CB with the 1985 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX. Frazier marks his 14th season as an NFL coach in 2012 and has another 11 years of collegiate coaching experience. In his 13 seasons as an NFL coach, Frazier has coached on 7 playoff teams and been a part of 6 division championships. Entering 2012, the Vikings have added talent and improved the depth on the roster. The club selected T Matt Kalil with the #4 pick in the Draft and traded up to select S Harrison Smith at #29, giving the club a rare pair of 1st-rounders and took CB Josh Robinson with their 3rd-round choice. Kalil is the Vikings highest draft pick since Hall of Famer Chris Doleman at #4 in 1985 and the 2ndhighest offensive lineman drafted in team history behind Hall of Famer Ron Yary at #1 in Smith is only the 3rd DB selected in the 1st round in Vikings history. Key free agent pickups TE John Carlson and WR Jerome Simpson give the club more offensive firepower. Since taking over as Head Coach for the final 6 games of the 2011 season Frazier has had to contend with injuries to marquee players and a QB position that was in flux before 1st-rounder Christian Ponder took control of the job. The Vikings of 2011 flashed the talent that is in place on the roster but struggled with inconsistency and injuries during a 3-13 campaign. Individually, DE Jared Allen came close to NFL history with a 22.0-sack season, breaking the Vikings record and coming within reach of the NFL s single-season mark. Allen was recognized with an Associated Press 1st-Team All-Pro nod and a starter s job in the Pro Bowl. He was joined at the Pro Bowl by LB Chad Greenway, who marked the 3rd of the past 4 Vikings 1st-round draft picks to earn Pro Bowl honors. Offensively, Percy Harvin showed his dynamic playmaking ability as he set Vikings records for rushing yards by a WR, returned his Vikings-record 4th career kickoff for a TD and set career-highs for receiving. Rookie TE Kyle Rudolph earned All-Rookie with his 3 TDs in the 2nd half of the season and gave a glimpse into the future with his receiving skill Season Frazier, who originally joined the Vikings in 2007 as Defensive Coordinator and added Assistant Head Coach to his title in 2008, notched a 3-3 record on an interim basis, including a 2-1 mark on the road after the team had lost nine consecutive away games. His steady and consistent personality and coaching style helped the Vikings prepare under unprecedented circumstances over the final four weeks of the season. In that time the Vikings were forced to play home games at Detroit s Ford Field and the University of Minnesota s TCF Bank Stadium following the roof collapse at Mall of America Field at the Metrodome in early December. Following the chaotic two weeks, the team experienced a two-day delay of a Sunday Night Football game at Philadelphia, playing a Tuesday night game instead and turning a routine road trip into a three-night extended stay. The Vikings 2010 defense ended the season ranked #8 in the NFL, the third consecutive season the Vikings ranked in the top 10 in total defense for the first time since The unit scored touchdowns on turnovers in the final two games of the season on a fumble return and an interception return. Vikings DE Jared Allen led the team with 11.0 sacks and anchored a defensive line that allowed only 10 rushing TDs. Fellow defensive lineman DT Kevin Williams notched his sixth career Pro Bowl appearance, while LB Chad Greenway led the team for the second straight year with 149 tackles. Offensively, the Vikings were stifled by injuries and started three quarterbacks during the season. RB Adrian Peterson continued to excel, gaining 1,298 yards on the ground and scoring 12 rushing TDs. His 1,298 yards rank as the 5thhighest total in team history, giving Peterson four of the top five yardage totals in Vikings annals. Peterson s 12 rushing TDs were tied as the 4th-most in the NFL, and his 52 career rushing TDs are now tied for the most in Vikings history. Peterson was honored with his fourth straight Pro Bowl appearance. Prior to being named Interim Head Coach, Frazier served as the Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator for the team beginning in He played a key role in the team s consecutive NFC North titles and the most wins in the NFC over the 2008 and 2009 seasons (22). Frazier s defensive units have ranked in the top 10 in each of the last three seasons (#6 in 2008, #6 in 2009, #8 in 2010) while notching 162 sacks from , the 5th-most of any NFL team during that time. Under Frazier, the Vikings defense allowed the 2nd-fewest rushing yards per game (85.1 avg.) and the 9th-fewest points per game (20.4 avg.) in the NFL over the last four years. With the unique perspective of a Super Bowl winner as a player and a coach, Frazier has a proven track record of success. His first title came as a starting cornerback with the 1985 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX and he later won Super Bowl XLI as a defensive backs coach with the Indianapolis Colts. In his 12 seasons as an NFL coach, and with 11 years of collegiate experience prior to that, Frazier has suffered a losing season only twice - his first year with Philadelphia in 1999 and the Vikings 2010 season. He has coached on seven playoff teams in his 12 NFL seasons and has been a part of six division championships. Frazier has also helped his players achieve at a high level and has now had four players earn NFC Defensive of the Week honors in the past four seasons. He has coached five players to 10 Pro Bowl appearances since joining the Vikings Season In 2009, the Vikings used a dynamic front line to continue their tradition of stopping the run and putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. The unit ranked #2 in the NFL against the run after leading the league for the previous three seasons. The Vikings tied for the NFL lead by allowing only five rushing touchdowns, and the team s NFL-best 48 sacks were the 5th-most in team history. DE Jared Allen led the way with 14.5 sacks and was recognized - along with fellow defensive lineman DT Kevin Williams - as an Associated Press First Team All-Pro. Allen, Williams and CB Antoine Winfield were all named to the 2010 Pro Bowl Season The previous year, Frazier s unit ranked #6 in overall defense and #1 against the run, making the Vikings the first squad since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger to lead the league in rushing defense for three consecutive seasons ( ). The team s #6 rank in total defense was the highest since the 1994 seasons and was a 14-position swing from the #20 ranking in The dominant defensive line also showed prowess as pass rushers, with Allen tying for 5th in the NFL with 14.5 sacks and the team total of 45 sacks ranking 4th. The Vikings ranked 3rd in the NFL by allowing only a 33.5% conversion rate on third downs and were 5th in the NFL by allowing just 15.8 offensive points per game. The 2008 squad featured four Pro Bowl players, including three defensive linemen with Jared Allen, Kevin Williams and DT Pat Williams. CB Antoine Winfield also earned his first trip to the all-star game Season In his debut season with the Vikings in 07, Frazier helped the Vikings maintain their dominance against the run as they posted the #1 rush defense in the NFL for the second straight year, allowing a mere 3.1 yards per carry. The unit gave up just 74.1 yards per game on the ground and allowed only one opposing running back to break the 100-yard mark. Frazier s defense was opportunistic, scoring on six interception returns to tie a Vikings record and adding a pair of TDs on fumble recoveries. The Vikings six scores by interception returns ranked as the 5th-most in NFL history. The team scored on three INTs in a key road game against the N.Y. Giants to set a team record against the eventual Super Bowl XLII champions. The Vikings defense responded to new faces and new positions with impressive performances in THe team was led in tackles by E.J. Henderson s careerhigh 155 tackles in his first season playing middle linebacker since Henderson added career-bests in sacks (4.5) and tackles for a loss (14). The Vikings linebacking crew entered 2007 with only Ben Leber playing his same position from the previous year. One of the most impressive individual performances came from 2nd-year LB Chad Greenway, who missed his 2006 rookie season with a knee injury but came back in 07 to rank 2nd on the team with 130 tackles, lead the NFL with four fumble recoveries and have a pair of interceptions, including one that he returned for his first career TD. FRAZIER S COACHING/PLAYING BACKGROUND Coach 2011-Present... Minnesota Vikings...Head Coach 2010*... Minnesota Vikings...Interim Head Coach Minnesota Vikings...Defensive Coordinator Indianapolis Colts...Defensive Backs Cincinnati Bengals...Defensive Coordinator Philadelphia Eagles...Defensive Backs University of Illinois...Defensive Backs Trinity International Univ....Head Coach Chicago Bears...Cornerback Alcorn State...Defensive Back * Named Interim Head Coach for final six games.

4 FROM THE HEAD COACH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier Good afternoon. It feels good to come in here on a Monday after a big win by our football team. It was fun watching that tape with the staff today and just going through it and reviewing some of the positives of our football team. On an injury front, we had some good news regarding Mistral Raymond. There is no fracture. He does have a significant ankle injury. He suffered a bone bruise around that ankle but the good news is, it doesn t look like we ll have to put him on IR but he will miss some time for sure as he s in recovery. But no high ankle sprain, just good news all the way around. It looked as if it may have been something that would require surgery, that s not going to be the case. Jared [Allen] is better with his neck spasms, we ll see how he does throughout the week but nothing significant there after they did the MRI and took a look at it. Erin Henderson, we re still counting on a wait to see mode just to see where he is, has not passed the concussion test yet so we re still on a wait and see mode there. I think D Aundre Reed was the only other guy that was banged up at the end of last week and we ll learn more about him. I think he had a calf muscle pull or strain, so we ll learn a little bit more about him as the week goes on. Other than that, we came out pretty good. A few bumps and bruises here or there, but just a great team win by our football team. Great job by our staff getting the guys prepared to go out and play against a very good football team, a physical football team. I liked the way our players really accepted the challenge that was presented to them throughout the week as we are trying to adhere to what we want our identity to be as a football team. We want to be a smart football team, want to be a tough football team, we want to be a disciplined football team and I thought there was evidence of that throughout the game yesterday. There were a lot of areas that kind of speak to the type of team characteristics we want to embody. We have a lot of work ahead of us, there s no question about it, but we saw some things in that ball game yesterday that gives us some hope that we re definitely headed in the right direction. Q: How did you think Jamarca Sanford played and does having him instead of Mistral Raymond limit what you can do defensively? A: I thought he did a good job when he got in there. He had the one play down the sideline with [Vernon] Davis, who presents a lot of problems for anybody that tries to cover him in a one-on-one situation, but other than that he tackled well, had a big tackle against Gore in open field which was good to see. He was good on his assignments; I thought he did a real good job. As far as limiting us in what we do defensively, it really won t. He practices the same defenses that Mistral [Raymond] would practice if he were in there. We won t really alter things a great deal, it just means that he ll have more opportunities to make plays. We ll still call the defense the way we ve been calling it. Q: It was just a bone bruise on Mistral Raymond? A: He subluxed the ankle which creates a little pain and tension for him for sure, but nothing other than that. Q: How do you balance the momentum and confidence you gained off of this win with the reality you could be humbled pretty quickly in this league? A: Well all you have to do is look around the league and see what happens from week to week. There are so many teams you think are going to be favorites at their home venues or even on the road that come up short. It s a very humbling league, it s tough to win in the NFL. I think our guys, even though we have a young team, they re beginning to realize that. The fact that on every Sunday in the National Football League, if you are not on your game, you have a chance of being on the downside of that win-loss column. That s the reality of the NFL and our guys are learning that. We have to play at a higher level every time we walk out on the field in order to have a chance to be successful. I think they re seeing what s happening around the league to understand that this week, our focus has to be on point as we re preparing for our next opponent. Q: What kind of confidence do the players get when they get a game plan Wednesday that they believe in and trust will work? A: It definitely makes a difference, there s no question about it, but it still comes back to players making plays. I ve been in situations where the plan may not have been what I thought it should be from a player standpoint, but I also knew that when I lined up, I had to be able to handle my responsibility and that s all you can do. You don t ever want to get into a situation where you re wondering if our game plan is good enough for us to succeed. I always felt like it was my responsibility to make the game plan work and I want our players to feel the same way. Our coaches are going to always try to get them the best game plan possible. But there are going to be things that happen in the course of the game that aren t going to be just like you thought they would be in the week that you were in preparation for that team and then you have to adjust as the game goes on. That means sometimes, am I good enough to make that adjustment? Whatever that may be from a one-on-one standpoint. Sure enough, you d love to have the perfect game plan every week, but sometimes it s about my being able to line up with the guy across from me. Q: How do you know when to go for it on fourth down, when the impact of converting outweighs the risk of getting stopped? A: I think sometimes it s a feel for the game and where you are in the game and what you think your team is capable of doing. That s kind of the way I tried to do it. Just looking at the situation, where we are, what I think our team is capable of doing and what impact it could have on our team, either positively or negatively, what kind of impact could it have. Q: On Sunday did you know you were going to do that if you got into that situation? A: I thought about it during the course of the series. We put together a pretty good drive there, once we got down, I think it was second and three or four, I was thinking ahead, if we get to fourth-and-one or fourth-and-two, what do we want to do? When we got stuffed on third down, right before third down I told Bill [Musgrave], if we re in four-down territory we re going to go for it unless we get backed up. If something happens, they push us back to the five or six, then we probably wouldn t. I wanted him to be thinking ahead as well. Put together a fourth down play if we re on the one or two yard line. Q: Do you always give him a one play heads up? A: I try to, I try to give him a heads up. Q: How much of that was mentality and just setting a tone for your guys? A: It had a lot to do with it. It was important, I thought from my standpoint, to let our players know. And I talked to them all week that we were going to be aggressive, weren t going to back down. I didn t want them to think that we didn t have confidence that we could score from one yard out in that situation in that point of the game. There was another scenario a little bit later in the game where it may have come down to fourth-and-1 but it was third-and-1 and I think Adrian [Peterson] got the first down, but my mindset was a little bit different. We were up and I was thinking before we got to that point that if we don t get this first down on third down, we re going to kick a field goal and not let them have a chance to go down and score a touchdown to take the lead. They were going to have to tie us. Some of it depends on where we are in the game as well. Q: How do you process what happened with Toby Gerhart late in the game and make sure he doesn t sit on that for a week? A: He ll look at the tape, we ll look at it with him and talk him through the situations. We have a lot of confidence in him obviously to continue to give him the football, but we know we re going to need Toby to make big plays for us throughout this season and we ve got to keep his confidence up. We know he s capable of holding onto the football. He usually does a very good job with that. We don t want him to go in the tank and get down. We need him to keep his head up and keep playing for us. But the balance of just encouraging him and letting him know we believe in him, we ll make corrections that we have to make. Q: Were you able to figure out what was happening there? A: No. One of those fumbles, it was a routine tackle and you ve just got to keep the ball high and tight and protect the football in that situation. They need the ball. We ve been through that situation a bunch of different times. With four minutes, we know we have to protect the football, we know they re trying to take the ball away. We trust Toby to protect the ball in that situation and he usually does. We ll have to get better at that for sure. Q: What were the breakdowns on Kyle Williams returns? A: Well, we didn t stay in our lanes. We had some guys who were not where they should have been. They didn t take on blocks the way they needed to take on blocks. It cost us and it is something that we have to get fixed. I m sure when our next opponent looks at the tape, probably their first return of the game is going to be that same return. So we will have to make sure we are where we are supposed to be and that we are separating from blocks. We didn t do a good job on that on both on those long returns. Q: Any inclination to switch personnel to cure that? A: We will talk it about it some more today as the day goes on. We think it s more... I don t want to say that. We ll wait until we talk to some of our players when they get in the building here in a little bit.

5 FROM THE HEAD COACH Q: Was this the best game by the offensive line so far? A: I think, collectively, yeah and when you consider the front they were going up against, that s a very good front. For Charlie [Johnson] to do as well as he did against Justin [Smith] throughout the day, for Matt [Kalil] to do as well as he did against Aldon [Smith]. It was a good performance across the board. I thought John [Sullivan] did a good job, Brandon [Fusco] and Phil [Loadholt]. As a group, to rush for 146 yards on that defensive line or that defense, it s pretty impressive and a lot of the credit has to go to our offensive line. Our backs did a good job, Adrian [Peterson] had a terrific day, a hard day, but he got some tough yards for us. But our offensive line, they created some holes to allow us to get those tough yards. Q: How important is it for the tight ends to continue blocking as well as they have? A: For Kyle [Rudolph], that was one point of emphasis throughout the offseason with him, to improve his blocking. We all know how well of a pass-catcher he is, he runs very good routes and he s one of those guys that Christian [Ponder] is very trusting of when it comes to catching the football. He has worked his tail off on improving his blocking and that s been big for us. His teammates see it and it s starting to really come to him in the run game, which is very, very important for us with the way we want to try to run the ball. Now that John [Carlson] is in the mix, we re trying to help him improve on his blocking as well but that fact that Kyle has become a good point-of-attack blocker, that s going to help our run game take off really to the point that we feel much more comfortable running his direction as opposed to having to have all our runs away from him. So it s good. Q: How do you keep this aggressiveness going forward? A: We have to keep emphasizing that s the style we want to play. I think they bought into that, now we just have to keep emphasizing as a staff, and they have to believe in it, and not feel like we have to play any different way just because someone else has success doing it this way or that way. This is how we are successful. I think this will go a long way in helping our guys believe that this is the way we have to play to be successful. Q: Was it one of your more aggressive games? A: I don t know about that. The mindset has always been there. It s just the situations coming up and our guys executing in those situations makes you look like you re doing something right but we ve had other situations, as we all know, where I ve gone for it one fourth and one and it didn t work out and you hear the repercussions of that. It s just our guys doing a great job of executing in some key situations. Q: What s it going to be like this week with Jerome Simpson back? A: We ll get him on Wednesday, he s already been in our meetings, but we ll get him integrated into what we re doing. We want to utilize his talents as soon as possible. He s chomping at the bit to get out there and help us but we want to get him integrated right away. Q: What is going to be the resulting roster move and when do you make that? A: There s a three-day exemption with him. Rick [Spielman] was taking us through this this morning. We don t have to do anything until Thursday after 3:00 p.m. so we ll make a decision here in the next couple days about what direction we want to go from a roster standpoint. For the next few days we ll be able to practice with 54. Q: What is the biggest challenge of getting Jerome up to speed? A: That s going to be a little bit of a challenge for him, the contact part of it, wearing the pads again, the speed of the game. The good thing is he s a veteran player, he s been in the league for a while. But it s still different, when you ve been away from it now for the period of time that he has. We ll just kind of have to see how he does in practice and that will probably determine how much we ll get him involved early in the game, but we have to bring him along. We want to utilize his gifts and we definitely want to be able to take advantage of his talents. Q: What were the biggest benefits of having him around the past three weeks? A: I think it s good for him to have been around his teammates so they could continue to get to know him better. Get a feel for how he studies in meetings; does he pay attention in meetings. Just being a part of the culture I think was a good thing for him, and a good thing for his teammates to be around him as well. Then he s hearing the wide receivers coach, George Stewart, talk about assignments. He s listening to Bill Musgrave install the offense and the game plan for that week, so he gets a feel for what the in-season routine is like as opposed to what he experienced in the preseason. All of those things you have to think puts him ahead of the curve, the fact that he was able to be involved as much as he was. Q: How have you seen Christian Ponder and Kyle Rudolph s relationship develop? A: I think it s big and I think it shows up on the field. Those guys are close friends off the field, they do a lot of things together, a lot of charity work along with hanging out together. It carries over to what happens during games. That s without question one of Christian s favorite targets, trying to get the ball to Kyle, and for good reason. Kyle usually comes through for him so it means a lot that they have the type of relationship that they have. For a quarterback sometimes the tight end becomes a security blanket and that s what Kyle has become for him in so many ways. A lot of that has to do with their relationship off the field as well as what happens on the field. Q: How do you channel the high expectation adversity and avoid coming out flat? A: I hope that we all learned a lot from our preparation a couple weeks ago. We re maturing as a team. Hopefully we ll get to that point, it seems like we are, but it s definitely something you have to guard against. There will be a lot of people telling our players a lot of positive things this week and I m sure they ve got a lot of phone calls yesterday. But in our league, it can change like that (snaps fingers). Our players have to understand that. They have to remember the hard work they put into last week and the focus that they brought to practice every day and how much they did not want to be embarrassed at home. They have to carry that same attitude on the road this week, which is going to be tough, it ll be a tough environment. We as a staff have to get them to understand how tough it is to win on the road and how important it will be for us to have the same type of focus, or even better focus, this week in practice. Q: What does it say about Jamarca Sanford being able to step back in and make key plays after losing his starting spot? A: That s a good question because Jamarca really had his heart set on being a starter this season. He worked his tail off throughout the offseason. He was really looking forward to it and there s no doubt there was disappointment when he wasn t named one of the starters at safety. I tried to encourage him when we made the decision to let him know how quickly things can change in our league. Keep your head up, keep working hard and to his credit, he s done that. He s had a good attitude, he wanted to be on the field, but he understood why we did what we did, why we went in the direction that we did. When he had his opportunity, to see him come in and play as well as he did in the role that he had after being a back up, it s a great example to the rest of our players. What he did on special teams, what he has done, in absence of being a starter, just a great example for the rest of our team. Those are the kind of guys you want on your club. Everybody wants to start but we talk to them all the time that everybody can t start. You have to be willing to accept your role in order for our team to have a chance to be successful and he s an example of that. For guys at third corner or fourth corner, he has to accept that role. If he doesn t, he s a malcontent in the locker room, he s pulling guys in another direction of where we re going; those guys are a problem even though they re talented. Jamarca is not like that. He s accepted his role and boy he played well for us yesterday. Q: Will Jamarca remain on special teams? A: We ll have to discuss his role on special teams now that he s going to get more snaps. He s a very good special teams player. We ll probably have to temper that a little bit on special teams with the snaps he ll get as a regular starter. Q: What was different on Sunday with how the defense was handed a short field and overcame adversity? A: I think our guys are really getting back to that attitude that, there was a point, where our defense could win games for our team or keep us in games and give us a chance at the end of games. We kind of talked about that earlier in the week, Antoine [Winfield] went back and talked about that. Some other guys talked about it during the week, Chad [Greenway], just getting that feel back where our defense controls the situation. They did a great job after that long kickoff coming out of the half that could have been disastrous and really turn the momentum if we didn t hold them to a field goal there. To come up with that stop, along with the stops after the turnovers late, just huge for our confidence and should help our defense and our team going forward. As much as what we do, as well on offense, I still believe that in order for us to go where we want to go, our defense has to be playing at a high level and yesterday they played at a high level against a very good offense, a very balanced offense.

6 VIKINGS-LIONS GAME INFORMATION SCHWARTZ LEADS THE PRIDE NFL Head Coach: 4th Year Overall NFL Experience: 19th Year Coaching Experience: 23rd Year Overall NFL Record: Regular Season: Postseason: 0-1 Record with DET: Record vs. MIN: 3-3 College: Georgetown ( 88) On January 16, 2009, the day he was named the Detroit Lions new head coach, Jim Schwartz immediately began implementing a methodical approach to his job one he has maintained ever since. When you talk about changing culture, when you talk about improving the team, my mantra has always been and is always going to be a day-to-day approach, said Schwartz. Let s get better today. Let s not worry about what s going to happen next week or a month from now. Let s worry about today. If you take care of today and get better every day, I believe you will achieve your ultimate goals. From player development, to coaching schemes and ultimately to performance on the fi eld, Schwartz s day-to-day process, executed with consistency and determination, has impacted every aspect of this football team. As a result, few teams in the NFL have improvedas much as the Lions have over the past three seasons. In Schwartz s third year, he led the Lions to 10 regular-season wins for the fi rst time since 1995 and clinched a playoff spot for the first time since He became the eighth coach in the franchise s 78-year history to lead Detroit to the playoffs. Since 1962, only the 1991 squad won more (12) regular-season games than last year s Lions. Supporting Schwartz s methodical approach is the fact the Lions have improved their record in each of Schwartz s three seasons, including four-win improvements in each of the past two seasons. In fact, Schwartz last season became the fi rst Lions head coach since Buddy Parker ( ) to improve the team s record in each of his fi rst three seasons as head coach. Schwartz, 46, provides a unique blend of coaching and player personnel experience to the Lions head coaching position. Having spent the past 19 seasons in the NFL 16 years as a coach and three in player personnel Schwartz worked his way up from an entry-level football operations position with the Cleveland Browns in 1993 to being named the Lions Head Coach on January 16, He began his NFL coaching career as a defensive assistant and quality control coach, progressed to position coach and then succeeded as a defensive coordinator for nearly a decade despite the constant nature of change in today s NFL. Schwartz, now in his fourth season as the Lions head coach, is transforming the team by seeking talent based on what he commonly refers to as multi-dimensional players. He fi rmly believes the team s ability to adapt in all three phases and to tailor personnel to particular game strategies produces success. SCHWARTZ S COACHING/PLAYING BACKGROUND Coach 2009-Present... Detroit Lions... Head Coach Tennessee Titans... Defensive Coordinator Tennessee Titans... Linebackers/Third Down Package Tennessee Titans... Defensive Assistant Baltimore Ravens... Defensive Assistant Cleveland Browns... College/Pro Scout Colgate University... Linebackers North Carolina Central... Secondary Minnesota... Graduate Assistant Maryland... Graduate Assistant Georgetown University... Linebacker VIKINGS-LIONS CONNECTIONS VIKINGS-LIONS CONNECTIONS Lions WR Nate Burleson played for the Vikings from , recording career highs in both yards (1,006) and TDs (9) in Burleson was a 3rd round pick (71st overall) of the Vikings in Lions QB Shaun Hill played from with the Vikings. Hill signed with the Vikings as an undrafted rookie free agent. Detroit s Offensive Coordinator Scott Linehan spent with the Vikings as the Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach. Lions QB Coach Todd Downing, an Eden Prairie, Minn. native, got his start with the Vikings as a football systems analyst from and the Offensive Quality Control Coach in During the summers from , Downing played for the Minnesota Maulers, a semi-pro team. Prior to entering the NFL, Downing coached for Eden Prairie High School, his alma mater, and led them to a Minnesota Class 5A state title. Downing graduated from the University of Minnesota in Silas McKinnie, a regional scout for the Lions, spent 5 seasons ( ) at the same position with the Vikings. Vikings FB Jerome Felton spent 3 seasons from with the Lions. Rick Spielman, the Vikings GM, received his 1st NFL personnel experience with the Lions serving as a college scout from before adding pro scouting duties in his final 2 seasons (95-96) with the Lions. Vikings TE Coach Jimmie Johnson played TE for the Lions from Vikings Personnel Consultant Jerry Reichow was a 4th-round pick in 1956 by Detroit and helped the Lions to their last NFL title in Kevin Warren, the Vikings VP of Legal Affairs and Chief Administrative Officer, spent with the Detroit Lions as Senior VP of Business Operations and General Counsel. LOCAL CONNECTIONS Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz served as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Minnesota football team in Lions Assistant Director of Pro Personnel Charlie Sanders played for the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the 3rd-round of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Lions. Vikings DB Coach Joe Woods coached at a trio of Michigan schools before landing in the NFL. Woods coached at Eastern Michigan (1993), Grand Valley State ( ) and Western Michigan ( ). Vikings C Joe Berger is a Newaygo, Mich. native and attended Michigan Tech. Also a Michigan native, Vikings LB Audie Cole is from Munroe, Mich. Vikings Defensive Assistant Coach Jeff Imamura coached at Saginaw Valley State in University Center, Michigan NFL CONNECTIONS Lions C Dylan Gandy, T Corey Hilliard and CB Jacob Lacey all played under Vikings Defensive Coordinator Alan Williams for the Indianapolis Colts. Gandy and Hilliard were also in Indianapolis while Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier, and Vikings G Charlie Johnson were with the organization. Lions TE Tony Scheffler and Vikings Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer were both with the Denver Broncos for the 2009 season. COLLEGE CONNECTIONS Lions WR Ryan Broyles and LB Travis Lewis played the 2008 season at Oklahoma with Vikings T Phil Loadholt. The trio helped the Sooners claim the Big 12 Championship that season. Lions C Corey Hilliard ( ), CB Jacob Lacey ( ), TE Brandon Pettigrew ( ) and Vikings G Charlie Johnson ( ) all spent time together at Oklahoma State. Vikings DE Everson Griffen, FB Rhett Ellison and Lions DE Lawrence Jackson were teammates at USC for the 2007 season. Lions CB Jerome Murphy ( ), Vikings LB Tyrone McKenzie ( ) and S Mistral Raymond ( ) played together at USF. Lions LB Ashlee Palmer and Vikings S Jamarca Sanford were teammates for 2 seasons ( ) at Ole Miss Vikings DT Christian Ballard ( ) TE Allen Reisner ( ), Lions S Amari Spievey ( ), T Riley Reiff ( ) were teammates at Iowa. Vikings K Blair Walsh and Lions QB Matthew Stafford were teammates at Georgia for the 2008 season.

7 VIKINGS-LIONS GAME INFORMATION VIKINGS PERFORMANCES VS. LIONS Jared Allen...9 games, 32 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 5.5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 TD, 4 FF Percy Harvin...6 games, 35 rec., 341 yards, 3 TD Michael Jenkins...5 games, 13 rec., 176 yards, 1 TD Adrian Peterson...9 games, 169 att., 892 yards, 80t Long, 8 TD Kevin Williams...17 games, 48 tackles, 8.0 sacks, 6.5 TFL, 1 FF, 2 FR, 8 PD Antoine Winfield...12 games, 79 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 3 INT, 7 PD VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. LIONS * DE Jared Allen recorded a total of 6.0 sacks in 2 games against the Lions in Allen finished the season with 22.0 sacks, setting a new Vikings single-season record for sacks and finishing just 1.0 sack short of breaking the NFL s single-season sack record. * LB Chad Greenway set a career-high with 2 INT against the Lions on 9/20/09. Greenway added 3 tackles in a Vikings win. * RB Adrian Peterson led the Vikings with 133 yards rushing on 18 attempts (7.4 avg.) and 2 TDs against the Lions on 11/15/09 in a Vikings victory. The next season, Peterson rushed for 160 yards on 23 carries and 2 TDs against the Lions 9/26/10, including an 80-yard TD run, the longest run of his career. The Vikings won * DT Kevin Williams set a career-high and tied the 2nd-best single-game sack total in a game with 4.0 sacks against the Lions on 10/12/08. The Vikings won VIKINGS VS. LIONS SERIES NOTES * The Vikings and Lions have played 101 times overall with Minnesota holding a series record. *The Vikings own the advantage in the regular season series. The teams have met 101 previous times in the regular season with the Vikings holding an edge at The two teams have never met in the postseason. * The last time the Vikings and Lions met was in Week 14 of 2011, with Detroit edging Minnesota *The Lions won the first meeting in 1961 in Minnesota and won the first five matchups. The Vikings first victory over the Lions came in 1963, *The Vikings and Lions have played two overtime games in series history. In 2007, the Lions won at Ford Field. In Week 3 of last season, the Lions again won on a field goal, *Leslie Frazier is 0-2 against the Lions as head coach. Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz is 3-3 against the Vikings. A WIN WOULD... * Improve the Vikings record against the NFC to all time. * Improve the Vikings record against the NFC North to all time. * Improve Minnesota s record to in the overall series with the Lions. VIKINGS-LIONS SERIES VIKINGS VS. LIONS SINCE ALL-TIME Won 66, Lost 33, Tie 2; Home , Away VIKINGS VS. LIONS SINCE 2000 Won 19, Lost 5, Tie 0; Home 11-1, Away 8-4 Year Site Result Detroit... W, Minnesota... W, Minnesota... W, Detroit...L, Minnesota... W, Detroit... W, Detroit... W, Minnesota... W, Minnesota... W, Detroit... W, Minnesota... W, Detroit... W, Minnesota... W, Detroit... W, Detroit... L, (OT) Minnesota... W, Minnesota... W, Detroit... W, Detroit... W, Minnesota... W, Minnesota... W, Detroit...L, Minnesota... L, (OT) Detroit...L, VIKINGS-LIONS SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Record vs. Lions...Vikings Last regular season game...lions 34, Vikings 28 (2011) Vikings largest winning margin...34; Vikings 34, Lions 0 (1980) Lions largest winning margin...38; Lions 45, Vikings 7 (1981) Current series streak...lions 3 Vikings longest win streak...13 ( ) Lions longest win streak... 5( ) Most Points, Vikings (1988) Most Points, Lions...45 Twice (1978 & 1981) Most Points, both teams... 82; Lions 44, Vikings 38 (1995) Fewest Points, Vikings...2; Lions 13, Vikings 2 (1983) Fewest Points, Lions...0, 4 Times; (1969, 1980, 1988, 1993) Fewest Points, both teams...13 Twice; (1974, 1993) * Give Leslie Frazier his first win over the Lions as Vikings Head Coach.

8 VIKINGS-LIONS GAME INFORMATION 2012 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (Qualifying players only/2012 regular season NFL rankings) 2012 Minnesota Vikings Category Total NFC Rank NFL Rank Scoring Walsh t... 6t Passing Yds. Ponder Passing TDs Ponder t...14t Passer Rating Ponder Completion Pct. Ponder Rushing Att. Peterson t... 6t Rushing Yds. Peterson Rushing TDs Peterson t... 8t Receptions Harvin Receiving Yds. Harvin Receiving TDs Rudolph t... 3t Interceptions Robinson t...12t Sacks Henderson/Greenway t...26t FGs Made Walsh t... 6t FG Pct. Walsh t... 1t Net Punting Avg. Kluwe Punt Ret. Avg. Sherels KO Ret. Avg. Harvin Detroit Lions Category Total NFC Rank NFL Rank Scoring Hanson Passing Yds. Stafford Passing TDs Stafford t...14t Passer Rating Stafford Completion Pct. Stafford Rushing Att. Smith t...32t Rushing Yds. Smith Rushing TDs Smith/Leshoure/Bell t...18t Receptions Johnson Receiving Yds. Johnson Receiving TDs 5 players t...32t Interceptions - Sacks Suh/Williams t...26t FGs Made Hanson t... 1t FG Pct. Hanson Punting Avg. DNQ Punt Ret. Avg. Logan t...12t KO Ret. Avg. Logan NFL WEEK FOUR SCHEDULE Thursday, September 27 Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens...7:20 p.m. Sunday, September 30 New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills... 12:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets... 12:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams... 12:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons... 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions... 12:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs... 12:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans... 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars...3:05 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos...3:05 p.m. Miami Dolphins at Arizona Cardinals...3:05 p.m. Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers...3:25 p.m. New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers...3:25 p.m. New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles...7:20 p.m. Monday, October 1 Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys...7:30 p.m STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT Vikings Lions 2-1 Record Total Points Scored Points Per Game Offensive Points Scored First Downs Total Offense Per Game Avg. Yards Per Play Net Rushing Yards Per Game Net Passing Yards Per Game /0...Had Intercepted/Yards Returned...4/ Total Giveaways /17... Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost... 4/33 29:30... Possession Average... 32:08 16/39...Third Down Efficiency...13/36 2/2... Fourth Down Efficiency... 1/2 17/162...Penalties/Yards...21/ Opp. Total Points Scored Opp. Points Per Game Total Offensive Points Allowed Opp. First Downs Opp. Total Offense Per Game Opp. Avg. Yards Per Play Opp. Net Rushing Yards Per Game Opp. Net Passing Yards Per Game /136...Opp. Penalties/Yards...18/159 1/24...Defensive Interceptions/Yards Returned... 0/0 4...Total Takeaways /61... Defensive Sacks/Yards... 7/ Turnover Ratio / Punts/Net Punting Avg.... 9/ NFC NORTH STANDINGS Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf Minnesota Chicago Green Bay Detroit x-playoff berth; y-division winner; z-first round bye VIKINGS VS. NFC NORTH Team Total Games All-Time Series Titles* Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers * Since 2002 division realignment The following numbers are combined NFC Central and NFC North: Playoff Appearances Division Titles 26...Minnesota Vikings 18...Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 8... Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 6... Green Bay Packers 8...Detroit Lions 5...Detroit Lions 6... Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3...Tampa Bay Buccaneers VIKINGS MEDIA-ONLY FTP SITE For instructions on how to access the Vikings media-only FTP site, which contains transcripts, headshots, press conference audio files and other valuable media information, please visit the final page of the front section.

9 2012 COACHING STAFF BILL MUSGRAVE Offensive Coordinator MIKE PRIEFER Special Teams Coordinator Bill Musgrave enters his 2nd season as Offensive Coordinator of the Vikings in 2012 and 20th NFL campaign overall as both a player and coach. The 2011 Vikings offense tallied 75 rushes of 10+ yards, keeping defenses off balance through creative personnel packages. WR Percy Harvin s role in the offense was greatly enhanced as the 3rd-year player set a career-high with 87 receptions, the 6th-most in the NFL for the season and 4thmost among WRs. Harvin set a Vikings record with 52 carries for 345 yards and 2 TDs on the ground, ranking among the NFL s all-time leaders for rushing by a WR. A former NFL signal-caller himself, Musgrave was a backup to Joe Montana and Steve Young in San Francisco from , working under coaches Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and Gary Kubiak. He played from with Denver where he backed up John Elway when Shanahan took over the reins as Broncos head coach. With Atlanta from , Musgrave helped mold the Falcons offense, highlighted by an impressive 2010 season, leading the way for a 13-3 regular season mark. Prior to coaching in Atlanta, Musgrave worked with the Redskins QBs in Musgrave worked with Jacksonville in , serving as offensive coordinator/qbs coach. Byron Leftwich was the Jaguars regular starter at QB and Musgrave worked with youngster David Garrard, a 2nd-year pro in 2003, keeping him prepared as he played in 6 games and started 2 during Musgrave s tenure with the Jaguars. During the 1999 and 2000 campaigns, Musgrave worked with the QBs in Carolina and also served as offensive coordinator in 2000 under George Seifert. Musgrave s first NFL coaching experience came at Oakland in 1997 as QBs coach and he worked at Philadelphia under Ray Rhodes in 1999, serving as offensive coordinator for the final 10 games of the season. A standout QB at Oregon from , Musgrave was a 3-year team captain for the Ducks and led the team to consecutive bowl bids in 1989 and A native of Grand Junction, CO, Musgrave and wife, Neely, have 4 children. ALAN WILLIAMS Defensive Coordinator A strong background teaching defensive play and a winning pedigree give Alan Williams a foundation for taking the Vikings defense back to the top of its game as he assumes the Defensive Coordinator duties for Minnesota in In Williams previous 11 NFL seasons, he was part of 10 straight playoff teams, 7 Division champions and advanced to Super Bowl XLI and XLIV. Williams enters his 12th season of NFL coaching in 2012 and is reunited with a former colleague as his new boss. Williams and Leslie Frazier served on the Indianapolis staff in , working with the defensive backs. The duo reached the pinnacle following the 2006 season when the Colts won Super Bowl XLI over Chicago. Williams got his first taste of NFL coaching in 2001 with Tampa Bay as part of Tony Dungy s staff, who he followed to Indianapolis the following season. In Williams decade working with the Colts DBs, the club ranked in the top 6 in NFL passing defense 5 times and finished out of the top 15 only once. The Colts playoff success was in part due in part to the defense snaring interceptions at record rate. In the 9 straight Colts playoff appearances from the team snared 18 INTs, 2nd in the NFL over that span to only New England s 22. From the Colts allowed 20+ TD passes only 2 times and had 10+ INTs each year. Williams got his break as an NFL coach in 2001 with Tampa Bay under head coach Tony Dungy where he joined a defensive staff that included Monte Kiffin and Mike Tomlin along with John Lynch, Ronde Barber and Donnie Abraham in the backfield. The Bucs went 9-7 and advanced to the NFC Wild Card playoffs. Williams grew to pursue football as a career during 9 seasons as a player and coach at William & Mary. He was a standout RB from , ending his career with over 2,500 yards of total offense and set a school record with 4 TDs in playoff action against Massachusetts. After graduation from the College in 1992 he coached prep football and track at Norview High in his home town of Norfolk, VA from before returning to his alma mater. From , the opening 2 seasons as RBs coach and the final 3 as DBs coach from Williams and wife, Lisa, have 3 sons- Christian, Solomon and Nathan. Mike Priefer begins his 2nd year with the Vikings organization as the Special Teams Coordinator. The 11- year NFL coaching veteran has held the same title with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs in years past. Priefer s special teams units are known for creating big-play opportunities. Since coming in the league, Priefer has seen his units account for 13 scores (6 kick returns, 4 punt returns, 1 blocked punt, 1 botched field goal and 1 safety). He has also seen his squads blcok 15 kicks (7 punts, 6 field goals, 2 extra points) since Priefer could not have asked for a better start to the 2011 season. Percy Harvin took the opening kickoff, Week 1 at San Diego, 103 yards for a TD, the 1st opening kickoff returned for a TD in Vikings history. Harvin later made NFL history in Week 12 at Atlanta when he returned a kickoff 104 yards before being stopped at the 3-yard line. It was the longest non-scoring play in League history. The Vikings set a team record in 2011 with a 26.9 average on KORs, good for 2nd in the NFL. During the 2010 season in Denver, Priefer had 3 players rank in the Top 10 in each of their respective categories. Eddie Royal was 6th in the NFL with an 11.9 punt return average. Rookie Eric Decker was 10th in KOR average at 25.3 per return. Kicker Matt Prater was tied for 6th in TBs with 20. Before joining the Broncos, Priefer cordinated Kansas City s special teams from following stints as an assistant special teams coach with the New york Giants ( ) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2002). His coaching career began at his alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy, as a graduate assistant in 1994, and he owns 17 years of coaching experience at the professional and collegiate levels. Priefer entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Jaguars in 2002 as their assistant special teams coach. That season, punter Chris Hanson earned the first Pro Bowl selection of his career. From , Priefer helped coach special teams at the collegiate level, working for Navy ( ), Youngstown State University ( ), Virginia Military Institute (1999) and Northern Illinois University ( ). Priefer was born on Aug. 21, 1966, in Cleveland. He is married to Debbie, and the couple has four children: Samantha, Michael Jr., Wilson and Katie ASSISTANT COACHES BRENDAN DALY Defensive Line JEFF DAVIDSON Offensive Line RYAN FICKEN Assistant Wide Receivers JEFF IMAMURA Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs CRAIG JOHNSON Quarterbacks JIMMIE JOHNSON Tight Ends TOM KANAVY Strength and Conditioning AARON MCLAURIN Assistant Strength and Conditioning FRED PAGAC Linebackers DIRON REYNOLDS Assistant Defensive Line JAMES SAXON Running Backs RYAN SILVERFIELD Assistant Offensive Line MIKE SINGLETARY Special Asst. to the Head Coach/LBs KEVIN STEFANSKI Assistant Quarterbacks GEORGE STEWART Wide Receivers MARTIN STREIGHT Assistant Strength and Conditioning CAMERON TURNER Assistant to the Head Coach CHRIS WHITE Assistant Special Teams JOE WOODS Defensive Backs

10 2012 SCHEDULE NOTES Date Opponent All-Time Series Notes 9/9 JACKSONVILLE The Vikings kicked off the season with a thrilling overtime victory at Mall of America Field over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rookie K Blair Walsh drilled a 55-yard FG as time expired to force overtime, before kicking a 38-yard game-winning FG. 9/16 at Indianapolis The Colts defeated the Vikings on a late 53-yard FG by Adam Vinatieri. The Vikings are now 0-11 alltime on the road against the Colts. 9/23 SAN FRANCISCO The Vikings evened up the all-time series with the 49ers at 22 wins apiece with a victory. The Vikings turned over the steady 49er offense 3 times while QB Christian Ponder found pay dirt 3 times, including his 1st career rushing TD. 9/30 at Detroit The Vikings have won 15 of their last 18 games in Detroit. They also hold a record all-time against the Lions in Detroit. 10/7 TENNESSEE The Titans make a rare visit to Minnesota, only playing there in 2001, 2004, and now in The will be only the 12th meeting between the Vikings and the Houston/Tennessee franchise. 10/14 at Washington Head Coach Leslie Frazier returns to FedEx Field, the site of his first-ever victory as a head coach. The Vikings have won 2 straight games in Washington. This will be the 3rd straight year Minnesota has played at Washington. 10/21 ARIZONA The last Cardinals victory in Minnesota came in 1977 when the team still played in St. Louis. The Vikings have won 6 consecutive home games against Arizona. The two teams have met every season since /25 TAMPA BAY The Vikings will host their first Thursday Night game since 2000 when they face the Buccaneers in a Week 8 matchup televised on NFL Network. The Vikings have a 5-6 record all-time on Thursday night. The last Thursday night game the Vikings played in was a 14-9 loss at New Orleans in the 2010 NFL season opener. The last time the Vikings played a game televised on NFL Network was a 9-7 loss to Green Bay on 12/21/06. 11/4 at Seattle The Vikings will travel to Seattle for the first time since their win there in Vikings TE John Carlson will make his first visit to Seattle after playing with the Seahawks from /11 DETROIT The Vikings have lost only one home game to Detroit since 1998 and hold a home record all-time against the Lions. 11/25 at Chicago The Vikings will try to get their first win in the Windy City since 2007, when they beat the Bears on a game-winning 55-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell. 12/2 at Green Bay The Vikings will take to the road in a Week 13 contest in which they will look to capture their first win at Lambeau Field since will mark first time the Vikings have played both regular season games against Green Bay in December. 12/9 CHICAGO The Vikings own a home record against Chicago and will look for their fourth victory in the past six contests against the Bears at Mall of America Field. 12/16 at St. Louis The Vikings travel to the Edward Jones Dome, a site they have played at only once since The Vikings beat the Rams in their last visit to St. Louis in The two teams have met 7 times in postseason play, with Minnesota winning 5 of the games. 12/23 at Houston Minnesota makes its second trip to Houston to take on the Texans. The Vikings have not lost to the Texans since they came into the League as an expansion team in /30 GREEN BAY The defending NFC North champions will make their way to Mall of America Field in a series that is deadlocked when played in Minnesota. This will be the 5th season finale the Vikings have played against Green Bay, the last was in SCHEDULE STRENGTH A look at the most difficult schedules in 2012 based on opponents 2011 record. Rank Team Combined W-L Pct. 1. Giants* Broncos* Browns T4. Rams T4. Ravens* Chargers Eagles T8. VIKINGS T8. Arizona Panthers T11. Seahawks T11. Cowboys T11. Saints* T14. Jaguars T14. Bengals* T14. Steelers* T14. Colts T18. Raiders T18. Dolphins T20. Jets T20. Chiefs T20. Bears T20. Lions* T24. Redskins T24. Falcons* T24. 49ers* Buccaneers Titans T29. Texans* T29. Bills Packers* Patriots* *Indicates team made the 2011 playoffs

11 2012 TEAM NOTES 2012 CAPTAINS BY GAME Game Name Jacksonville (9/9)... Chad Greenway, John Sullivan, Kevin Williams Indianapolis (9/16)... Jared Allen, Charlie Johnson, Michael Jenkins San Francisco (9/23)... Adrian Peterson, Phil Loadholt, Chris Kluwe 2012 GJALLARHORN SOUNDERS Game Name Buffalo (8/17)... Jack Jablonski San Diego (8/24)... Ted Brown Jacksonville (9/9)... Larry Spooner San Francisco (9/23)... Josh Duhamel VIKINGS BUILD PRACTICE SQUAD The following eight players make up the Vikings practice squad in 2012: Pos. School Exp. 62 Chase Baker...DT...Boise State...R 31 Bobby Felder...CB...Nicholls State...R 66 Tyler Holmes...G...Tulsa...R 78 Troy Kropog...T...Tulane Kevin Murphy...T...Harvard...R 95 Ernest Owusu...DE...California...R 15 Chris Summers...WR...Liberty...R 23 Jordan Todman...RB...Connecticut...1 PICKING UP PRO BOWLERS The Vikings had 2 Pro Bowlers in Overall, the team has 6 Pro Bowl players on the roster. Of those six players, four were original draft picks by the Vikings, one was acquired via trade and one was signed as a free agent: Jared Allen ( 08, 09, 10, 11) - acquired via trade with Chiefs before 2008 season Percy Harvin ( 10) - Drafted in 1st round (22nd overall) in 2009 Chad Greenway ( 11) - Drafted in the 1st round (17th overall) in 2006 Adrian Peterson ( 08, 09, 10, 11) - Drafted in 1st round (7th overall) in 2007 Kevin Williams ( 05, 07, 08, 09, 10) - Drafted in 1st round (9th overall) in 2003 Antoine Winfield ( 09, 10, 11)- FA signee in 2004 DOME FIELD ADVANTAGE The Vikings have had a significant home-field advantage since moving into Mall of America Field in The team now has a combined record of (.643) all-time at Mall of America Field, which includes a 6-4 mark in postseason games. The Vikings have gone undefeated 3 times at Mall of America Field ( 89, 98, 09) and have finished the season undefeated at home 8 total times in team history. The team has never been shut out at the current stadium and hasn t been shut out at a home stadium since 10/7/62, when they lost 13-0 to Chicago at Met Stadium. Starters Returning...14 Starters Lost... 8 Leading Returners 2012 RETURNING NUMBERS 2012 NEW FACES (Total) Passing Yards...Christian Ponder (1,853) Rushing Yards...Adrian Peterson (970) Rushing TD... Adrian Peterson (12) Receiving Yards... Percy Harvin (967) Receiving TD... Percy Harvin (6) Punt Return Yards...Marcus Sherels (277) Kick Return Yards... Percy Harvin (520) Tackles...Chad Greenway (174) Sacks...Jared Allen (22.0) Interceptions... Jamarca Sanford (2) Punts...Chris Kluwe (45.7 avg) TRADES Pos. School A.J. Jefferson (ARI)... CB...Fresno State FREE AGENTS Pos. School Mark Asper(W-BUF)... T...Oregon McLeod Bethel-Thompson...QB...Sacramento State John Carlson...TE...Notre Dame Jerome Felton...FB...Furman Troy Kropog (PS)... T...Tulane Marvin Mitchell...LB... Tennessee Kevin Murphy (PS)... T... Harvard Geoff Schwartz... G...Oregon Jerome Simpson...WR...Coastal Carolina Chris Summers (PS)...WR... Liberty DRAFTED ROOKIES BY ROUND Pos. School 1a) Matt Kalil... T...USC 1b) Harrison Smith... S...Notre Dame 3) Josh Robinson... CB...Central Florida 4a) Jarius Wright...WR... Arkansas 4b) Rhett Ellison...FB...USC 4c) Greg Childs...WR... Arkansas 5) Robert Blanton... S...Notre Dame 6) Blair Walsh...K... Georgia 7) Audie Cole...LB...NC State UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS Pos. School Chase Baker (PS)... DT... Boise State Bobby Felder (PS)... CB...Nicholls State Tyler Holmes (PS)... G... Tulsa Ernest Owusu (PS)...DE... California

12 2012 TEAM NOTES NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Minnesota has seven current players that have earned 13 NFC of the Week honors as members of the Vikings. Jared Allen - Defensive of the Week - vs. CHI (11/30/08) - Season-high 2.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (7 solo). Chad Greenway - Defensive of the Week - at DET (9/20/09) - Finished with 4 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 FR. - Became just the 15th player in team history to notch a 3-takeaway game and only the 3rd LB to accomplish the feat. Percy Harvin - Special Teams of the Week - vs. DAL (10/17/10) - Returned three kickoffs for 134 yards (44.7 avg.), including a 95-yard touchdown to open the second half of the game. Percy Harvin - Special Teams of the Week - vs. SF (9/27/09) - Returned four kickoffs for 180 yards, including a 101-yard TD; averaged 45.0 yards per return. - Also finished with four receptions for 51 yards (12.8 avg.) on offense. Chris Kluwe - Special Teams of the Week - vs. ARI (11/7/10) - Punted four times for 191 yards (47.8 avg. and 46.0 net avg.) - All four punts landed inside the Cardinals 20-yard line, including one at the 1-yard line. Adrian Peterson NFC Offensive of the Week vs. Arizona (10/9/11) - Peterson rushed for 122 yards and 3 TDs in the Vikings win vs Arizona - All 3 of Peterson s TDs came in the 1st quarter Adrian Peterson - Offensive of the Week - vs. DET (9/26/10) - Rushed for 160 yards and two TDs on 23 carries (7.0 avg.). - Also caught five passes for 30 yards. Adrian Peterson - Offensive of the Week - vs. GB (11/9/08) - Rushed for 192 yards and a TD on 30 carries (6.4 avg.). - Also caught 3 passes for 33 yards. Adrian Peterson - Offensive of the Week - vs. SD (11/4/07) - Set an NFL record with 296 rushing yards on the day. - Carried 30 times for 296 (9.9 avg.) and 3 TDs, including a 64-yarder. Adrian Peterson - Offensive of the Week - at CHI (10/14/07) - Rushed 20 times for 224 yards and 3 TDs, including a 73-yarder. - Averaged 11.2 yards per carry and caught 1 pass for 9 yards. Blair Walsh - Special Teams of the Week - vs. JAX (9/9/12) - Went 4/4 on FGs of 20, 42, 55 and 38 yards was was 2-2 on extra points. The 55-yard kick sent the Vikings/Jaguars game to overtime. - Walsh connected on a 38-yard FG in overtime that proved to be the game-winning kick. Kevin Williams - Defensive of the Week - vs. JAC (11/28/04) - Finished with six tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery for a TD. Antoine Winfield - Defensive of the Week - vs. NO (10/6/08) - Finished with 8 tackles, a sack, a FF and a FR. - Also returned a blocked field goal 59 yards for a TD. Antoine Winfield - Defensive of the Week - at PHI (10/28/10) - Finished with 9 tackles, 2.0 sacks, a FF, a FR and a touchdown. - Notched a sack, a FF, a FR and a 45-yard TD on the same play. VIKINGS BY THE NUMBERS 4 Career kickoff returns for touchdowns for WR/KR Percy Harvin. Harvin is the only Vikings player in team history to have more than one KR for a TD. He returned the opening kickoff at San Diego (9/11/11) 103 yards for the TD. 5 Consecutive seasons DE Jared Allen has finished with double-digit sacks. Allen led the Vikings with 22.0 sacks in 2011 after finishing with 11.0 last year and 14.5 in each of his first two years with the team. 11 Team record consecutive games with a sack by DE Jared Allen. 22 Tackles for LB Chad Greenway vs. Oakland on 11/20/11, the 2nd most in a game by a Viking. 28 Career 100-yard rushing performances (including playoffs) for RB Adrian Peterson Career sacks for Kevin Williams - the most by an NFL defensive tackle since 2003 and 9th overall in Vikings history. 57 Team sacks for the Vikings since the beginning of the 2011 season, tied for the most in the NFL. 66 Career rushing TDs for RB Adrian Peterson. He is 1st in Vikings history after surpassing Chuck Foreman (52) in week 2 vs. Tampa Bay. 93 Career rushes for WR Percy Harvin. He is 1st in Vikings history for a WR. 104 The length of Percy Harvin s career-long KO return at Atlanta that tied the Vikings franchise record QB Christian Ponder s QB rating through the first 3 games of Career high rushing yards for Toby Gerhart in a victory over the Washington Redskins on December 24, Career punts inside the 20-yard line for P Chris Kluwe, a team record and the 4th-most among all players since Kluwe joined the Vikings in All time regular season wins in Vikings history, which is good for 13th in league history. 1,853 Passing yards for QB Christian Ponder in his rookie season. Ponder s mark ranks second in Vikings history for most passing yards by a rookie trailing only Fran Tarkenton. 6,982 Career rushing yards for RB Adrian Peterson in 5 seasons, which ranks 1st in team history. Peterson surpassed Robert Smith s total Week 1 agianst the Jacksonville Jaguars.

13 2012 ROSTER NOTES Oldest Viking Antoine Winfield 35, born 6/24/77 Youngest Viking Josh Robinson 21, born 1/8/91 Most Seasons as a Viking Kevin Williams 10 Most NFL Seasons Antoine Winfield 14 College with the most Vikings Notre Dame, 5 Robert Blanton John Carlson Kyle Rudolph Harrison Smith John Sullivan Conference with the most Vikings PAC players on roster Largest Viking Phil Loadholt 6-8, 343 lbs Smallest Vikings Antoine Winfield 5-9, 180 lbs Jarius Wright 5-10, 180 lbs Marcus Sherels 5-10, 175 lbs Former 1st-Round Draft Picks 8 Chad Greenway Percy Harvin Matt Kalil Adrian Peterson Christian Ponder Harrison Smith Kevin Williams Antoine Winfield Pro Bowlers 6 Jared Allen Chad Greenway Percy Harvin Adrian Peterson Kevin Williams Antoine Winfield Coaches who played in the NFL 7 Jeff Davidson Leslie Frazier Jimmie Johnson Bill Musgrave Fred Pagac James Saxon Mike Singletary PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS...PRONUNCIATION Devin Aromashodu...a-ROW-ma-sha-dew Matt Asiata...ah-see-ah-ta Joe Berger...BUR-jur McLeod Bethel-Thompson...muh-CLOUD Brandon Fusco...FUSS-co Toby Gerhart...GARE-heart Letroy Guion...LA-troy GUY-on Matt Kalil...kuh-LIL Chris Kluwe...CLUE-ee Cullen Loeffler...LEFF-ler Mistral Raymond...MISS-trail Allen Reisner...RISE-ner Brian Robison...ROB-ah-sin Andrew Sendejo...sin-DAY-ho Marcus Sherels...SHARE-els Antoine Winfield...an-TWAN COACHES...PRONUNCIATION Tom Kanavy... ka-nay-vee Fred Pagac... PUG-itch Mike Priefer... PREE-fer International Vikings * th-Round Pick CB Brandon Burton was born in Germany. * Undrafted free agent G Tyler Holmes is from Ontario, Canada. * FB Jerome Felton was born in West Germany. * th-Round Pick S Robert Blanton lived in Italy from when his father worked in the Air Force. 60 and Up DT Kevin Williams tops the list of most games played as a Viking on the current roster with 143, but several others have logged 60 or more....gp Kevin Williams Cullen Loeffler Chris Kluwe Antoine Winfield Chad Greenway Brian Robison Adrian Peterson Jared Allen Fred Evans John Sullivan... 64

14 VIKINGS TEAM NOTES 2012 NFL STANDINGS 2012 HONOR ROLL AFC East Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. New York Jets Buffalo New England Miami K Blair Walsh - NFC Special Teams of the Week - vs. JAX (9/9/12) - Went 4/4 on FGs of 20, 42, 55 and 38 yards was was 2-2 on extra points. The 55-yard kick sent the Vikings/Jaguars game to overtime. - Walsh connected on a 38-yard FG in overtime that proved to be the game-winning kick. AFC North Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland AFC South Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Houston Jacksonville Tennessee Indianapolis AFC West Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland NFC East Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Dallas Phildelphia New York Giants Washington NFC North Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Minnesota Chicago Green Bay Detroit NFC South Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Atlanta Tampa Bay Carolina New Orleans NFC West Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Arizona San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

15 VIKINGS 2O12 TEAM NOTES SUPER MEN The Vikings have several players and coaches who have been to the NFL s pinnacle game, including Head Coach Leslie Frazier who has won titles as a player and coach. VIKINGS WITH SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE PARTICIPANT, TEAM... SUPER BOWL Leslie Frazier, Chicago (player)...xx vs. New England Mike Singletary, Chicago (player)...xx vs. New England Jimmie Johnson, Washington (player, IR)... XXVI vs. Buffalo Bill Musgrave, San Francisco (player)...xxix vs. San Diego Fred Pagac, Oakland (coach)... XXXVII vs. Tampa Bay Jeff Davidson, New England (coach)... XXXVI vs. St. Louis,...XXXVIII vs. Carolina, XXXIX vs. Philadelphia Leslie Frazier, Indianapolis (coach)... XLI vs. Chicago Diron Reynolds, Indianapolis (coach)... XLI vs. Chicago Charlie Johnson, Indianapolis (player)...xli vs. Chicago, XLIV vs. New Orleans Marvin Mitchell, New Orleans (player)... XLIV vs. Indianapolis Alan Williams, Indianapolis (coach)...xli vs. Chicago, XLIV vs. New Orleans FIRST ROUND FOCUS The Vikings feature 9 players on the roster who entered the NFL as 1st-round draft choices, 7 that were selected by the Vikings. VIKINGS 1ST-ROUND TALENTS PLAYER, TEAM...SEASON, SELECTION Antoine Winfield, Buffalo , #23 Kevin Williams, Minnesota , #9 Michael Jenkins, Atlanta , #29 Chad Greenway, Minnesota , #17 Adrian Peterson, Minnesota , #7 Percy Harvin, Minnesota , #22 Christian Ponder, Minnesota , #12 Matt Kalil, Minnesota , #4 Harrison Smith, Minnesota , #29 ALOHA VIKINGS The Vikings have 6 players who have earned a combined 19 Pro Bowl honors during their careers. PRO BOWL BERTHS AMONG VIKINGS PLAYER... SEASONS Kevin Williams, DT, , 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 Adrian Peterson, RB, , 08, 09, 10 Jared Allen, DE, , 08, 09, 11 Antoine Winfield, CB, , 09, 10 Percy Harvin, KR, Chad Greenway, LB, RECORDS OF TEAMS SINCE 1970 MERGER The Vikings 366 wins since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger rank 5th in the NFL over that span and 2nd only behind Dallas in the NFC. The Vikings have won 16 Division titles since the 1970 season, the 4th-most among NFL teams, and have made 24 playoff appearances, the 3rd-most in the NFL and 2nd in the NFC behind only Dallas. Wins by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger Team Wins 1) Pittsburgh ) Miami ) Dallas ) Denver t) Minnesota t) San Francisco Playoff berths by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger Team Playoffs 1t) Dallas t) Pittsburgh ) Minnesota t) Miami t) San Francisco...22 Division titles by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger Team Playoffs 1) Pittsburgh ) San Francisco ) Dallas ) Minnesota ) Miami...13 HOME FIELD AND DOME FIELD ADVANTAGE The Vikings have amassed the 5th-most home wins by an NFL team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The club moved from Metropolitan Stadium following the 1981 season, playing at Mall of America Field at HHH Metrodome starting in The Vikings have played 247 regular season and playoff games indoors, notching a record. In 2010 the team endured the loss of the final 2 home games of the season following the collapse of the Dome roof due to heavy snows and blizzard conditions. The Vikings played host to the NY Giants at Detroit s Ford Field and played the regular season home finale at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus when Chicago visited for a Monday Night Football matchup on 12/20/10. Ironically, the game was 29 years to the day since the last outdoor Vikings game in Minnesota, the finale at Met Stadium on 12/20/81 against Kansas City. Home records of NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger Team Wins Pittsburgh Denver Miami Dallas Minnesota New England Green Bay San Francisco Vikings best home records- regular season Team Record w/playoffs w/playoffs w/playoffs w/playoffs

16 VIKINGS 2O12 TEAM NOTES VIKINGS A RUSH Over the last 6 years, the Vikings have had one of the best running attacks in the NFL, rushing for 11,514 yards. The team s yards per game average ranks #1. Rushing Yards Per Game Team Yards Avg. Per Game 1) Minnesota... 11, ) Carolina...11, ) Jacksonville...10, ) NY Jets...10, ) Oakland...10, The team s 4.7-yard average is tied for 1st in the NFL over the past 6 seasons. Highest Yards Per Carry Average Team Attempts Yards Avg. 1t) Minnesota...2, , t) Philadelphia... 2, , t) Carolina... 2, , The Vikings lead the NFL with 336 rushes of 10+ yards since Rushes of 10+ Yards Team Rushes of 10+ Yards 1) Minnesota ) Carolina ) Philadelphia The Vikings have scored an NFC-best 93 rushing TDs since the start of the 2007 season. Rushing Touchdowns Team Rushing TDs 1) New England ) Minnesota ) Carolina...92 SICK KICKS Vikings K Blair Walsh made him mark on the record book in his NFL debut in the season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9). Walsh s 55-yarder ranks as the longest opening-day kick by a rookie in NFL history. Longest Opening-Day FGs in NFL History, Team FG Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland (9/12/11)...63 David Akers, San Francisco at Green Bay (9/9/12)...63 Mason Crosby, Green Bay (9/12/10)...56 Bert Rechichar, Baltimore (9/27/53)...56 *Blair Walsh, Minnesota vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Vikings FGs by Rookies, Season Points MIke Mercer, Blair Walsh, Consecutive Games with a 50+ FG by Vikings, Season Consecutive Games Blair Walsh, Fuad Reveiz, NFL 50+ FGs 50+ FGs Blair Walsh, Minnesota...3/3 Stephen Gostkowski, New England... 2/2 Justin Tucker, Baltimore... 2/ NFL Longest FGs FG David Akers, San Francisco vs. Green Bay (9/9)...63 *Justin Tucker, Baltimore vs. Philadelphia (9/16)...56 *Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis vs. Chicago (9/23)...56 *Blair Walsh, Minnesota vs. Jacksonville (9/9) * rookie SPECIAL DELIVERIES Since taking over as Special Teams Coordinator for the 2011 season, Mike Priefer s units have posted some of the NFL s best performances in the return and coverage game NFL Kickoff Return Average Team KOR Avg. 1) San Francisco ) Tennessee ) Minnesota NFL Kickoff Returns of 20+ Yards Team 20+ Returns 1t) Minnesota t) Cleveland t) Baltimore...9 3t) Tennessee NFL Average Starting Position After Kickoffs Team Avg. Starting Position/KO Returns 1) Atlanta /5 2) Seattle /6 3) San Francisco /10 4) Tennessee /15 5) Chicago /7 6) San Diego...7/24.6 7) Minnesota /12 RECORD-SETTING RETURNS The Vikings averaged 26.9 yards per kickoff return in 2011, a new Vikings record for a season, topping the 24.8-yard average set in The Vikings had 3 different players notch a kickoff return of 60+ yards during the season. Vikings Single-Season Kickoff Return Average Season KOR Avg SHERELS GETS HIS SHARE Vikings return man/db Marcus Sherels had his career-best game with 90 punt return yards and a career-long 53-yarder vs. Detroit in 2011 His 90 yards ranks tied for 6th in Vikings history for single-game yardage. Single-Game Punt Return Yards in Vikings History, Game Yards 1) Charlie West, vs. Washington, 11/3/ ) Leo Lewis, vs. Tampa Bay, 10/1/ t) Leo Lewis, vs. Chicago, 12/19/ t) Leo Lewis, vs. Atlanta, 11/22/ ) Nate Burleson, at Indianapolis, 11/8/ t) Marcus Sherels, vs. Detroit, 9/25/ t) Greg Camarillo, vs. NY Giants, 12/13/ t) David Palmer, at Detroit, 11/23/

17 CHRISTIAN PONDER NOTES POISED TO PERFORM Christian Ponder became only the 6th Vikings rookie QB to start a game in club history and set a franchise record for rookies with a pair of TD passes in his 1st outing. The #12 overall choice in 2011 out of Florida State opened the game in historic style with a 72-yard pass play to WR Michael Jenkins, setting a Vikings record with the longest pass play by a rookie, breaking the mark of 71 held by Fran Tarkenton. Longest Pass Plays by Vikings Rookies, Game Play Christian Ponder to Michael Jenkins, vs. Green Bay 10/23/ Fran Tarkenton to Gordon Smith, at San Francisco, 11/26/ t Tommy Kramer to Sammy White, at San Francisco, 12/4/ t Passing Yards by Vikings Rookies in 1st Start, Game Yards Christian Ponder, vs. Green Bay 10/23/ Joe Webb, at Philadelphia, 12/28/ Tommy Kramer, at Oakland, 12/4/ Passing TDs by Vikings Rookies in 1st Start, Game TDs Christian Ponder, vs. Green Bay 10/23/ Tommy Kramer, at Oakland, 12/4/ Passing TDs by Vikings Rookies in a Game, Game TDs Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago, 9/17/ Fran Tarkenton, vs. Los Angeles, 12/3/ Fran Tarkenton, at Chicago, 12/17/ Christian Ponder, vs. Denver, 12/4/ Tommy Kramer, vs. San Francisco, 12/4/ Christian Ponder, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/ Christian Ponder, vs. Oakland, 11/20/ Christian Ponder, at Detroit, 12/11/ Christian Ponder, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/ Fran Tarkenton, at San Francisco, 11/26/ Passing TDs by Vikings Rookies in a Season, Season TDs Fran Tarkenton, Christian Ponder, Tommy Kramer, Passing Yards in a Game by Vikings Rookie, Game Yards Christian Ponder, vs. Denver, 12/4/ Fran Tarkenton, vs. San Francisco, 11/26/ Fran Tarkenton, vs. Los Angeles, 12/3/ Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago, 9/17/ Christian Ponder, at Carolina, 10/31/ Christian Ponder, vs. Green Bay 10/23/ Passing Completions in a Game by Vikings Rookie, Game Completions Christian Ponder, vs. Denver, 12/4/ Fran Tarkenton, vs. Los Angeles, 12/3/ Tarvaris Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/ Joe Webb, at Detroit, 1/2/ Christian Ponder, vs. Oakland, 11/20/ Christian Ponder, at Carolina, 10/31/ Passing Attempts in a Game by Vikings Rookie, Game Atts Christian Ponder, vs. Denver, 12/4/ Christian Ponder, at Green Bay, 11/14/ Tommy Kramer, at Oakland, 12/11/ Fran Tarkenton, at Detroit, 12/10/ PONDER UNDER CENTER Christian Ponder saw his 1st career game action at Chicago (10/16/11) on Sunday Night Football when he relieved Donovan McNabb for the opening drive of the 4th quarter. The following week, Ponder started his 1st career game against Green Bay (10/23/11). Ponder notched his 1st career win in his 2nd start at Carolina (10/30/11) in a matchup of rookie QBs when Ponder faced fellow st rounder Cam Newton. Ponder s Notables First play... 3-yard handoff to Adrian Peterson, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11) First rush... 8 yards, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11) First att/comp...to Adrian Peterson, 0 yards, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16/11) First start... vs. Green Bay (10/23/11) First victory...at Carolina (10/30/11), W Longest pass.. to Michael Jenkins, 72 yards, 1st QTR vs. Green Bay (10/23/11) Longest TD pass... to Percy Harvin, 52 yards, 3rd QTR vs. Denver (12/4/11) First TD pass... to Visanthe Shiancoe, 2 yards, 1st QTR, vs. Green Bay (10/23/11) TD passes...3, vs. Denver (12/4/11) Rushing Attempts... 7, vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Rushing Yards...71, vs. Oakland (11/20/11) Long rush...28 yards, 1st QTR, vs. Oakland (11/20/11) Long TD rush...23 yards, 2nd QTR, vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Pass attempts...47, vs. Denver (12/4/11) Pass completions...29, vs. Denver (12/4/11) Completion Percentage (27-35), at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Passing yards , vs. Denver (12/4/11) Highest Passer Rating , at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Most players catching passes... 8, vs. Oakland (11/20/11) Ponder s Touchdowns vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11*... 2 pass to V. Shiancoe, 24 pass to M. Jenkins at Carolina, 10/30/11*...19 pass to Peterson vs. Oakland, 11/20/11* pass to Harvin, 1 pass to Rudolph at Atlanta, 11/27/11* pass to Harvin vs. Denver, 12/4/11*...19 pass to Rudolph, 52 pass to Harvin, 48 pass to Harvin at Detroit, 12/11/11*...7 pass to Shiancoe, 6 pass to Harvin vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11* pass to Gerhart, 16 pass to Gerhart at Indianapolis, 9/16/12*...7 pass to S. Burton, 6 pass to Rudolph vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12*...1 pass to Rudolph, 23 run, 2 pass to Rudolph *start Ponder s Touchdown Targets Percy Harvin... 5 Kyle Rudolph... 5 Toby Gerhart... 2 Visanthe Shiancoe... 2 Adrian Peterson... 1 Michael Jenkins... 1 Stephen Burton... 1 NFL Passing Completion Percentage Leaders Completion % Matt Ryan, Atlanta (77/107) Christian Ponder, Minnesota (68/97) Alex Smith, San Francisco (64/92) NFL Passer Rating Leaders Rating Matt Ryan, Atlanta Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Kevin Kolb, Arizona Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Christian Ponder, Minnesota Passing Yards in a Season Opener- Vikings, Game Passing Yards Tommy Kramer, vs. Atlanta, 9/7/ Steve Dils, at Tampa Bay, 9/5/ Tommy Kramer, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/ Fran Tarkenton, at New Orleans, 9/3/ Christian Ponder, vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/

18 CHRISTIAN PONDER NOTES COMEBACK KID Christian Ponder led the team to his 1st career victory at Carolina in his 2nd career start. The Vikings were tied with the Panthers in the 4th quarter before Ponder led the club on a 72-yard drive that resulted in a 31-yard game-winning FG. In the 2012 season opener, Ponder led the Vikings to a game-tying FG as time expired in regulation and guided the team down the field to set up a game-winning FG in OT Final Pre Drive Drive Drive Starting Last Drive Net Time of Date... Opponent...Score...Score... QTR... Start...End... Scoring Play... LOS... LOS...Plays...Yds...Poss. 10/30/11... at Carolina :53...2:47... Longwell 31 FG...MV15...CP :10 9/9/12... vs. Jacksonville OT :20...0:00...Walsh 55 FG... MV JAX : : :06... Walsh 38 FG... MV JAX :54 ^- drive started in 3rd quarter!- playoffs t- game ended in tie RUSHING FOR RESULTS Christian Ponder s ability to make plays outside of the pocket and scramble for yardage was evident in his 4th career start against Oakland when he ran for 71 yards on 5 carries to lead the team. His 71 yards is tied for the 8th-most by a Vikings QB in a game and the 2nd-most by a rookie. Rushing Yards by Vikings QBs in a Game, Game Yards Joe Webb, at Detroit (12/11/11) Fran Tarkenton, at Los Angeles (11/5/61)*...99 Daunte Culpepper, vs. Detroit (10/14/01)...83 Tarvaris Jackson, vs. Atlanta (12/21/08)...76 Wade Wilson, vs. Washington (12/26/87)...75 Daunte Culpepper, at New Orleans (12/15/02)...73 Daunte Culpepper, vs. Chicago (9/3/00)...73 Christian Ponder, vs. Oakland (11/20/11)* Daunte Culpepper, vs. Green Bay (10/21/01)...71 Randall Cunningham, vs. Detroit (12/14/97)...71 Fran Tarkenton, vs. San Francisco (10/30/66)...71 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago (10/17/65)...71 *-rookie PONDER POWERS IN FOR POINTS Christian Ponder s 23-yard scoring run vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) was his 1st of his career and ranks as the 5th-longest in team history. Longest Rushing TDs by a QB in Vikings History, Game Yards Joe Webb, at Detroit (12/11/11)... 65t Fran LA Rams (11/5/61)...52t Daunte Culpepper, vs. Detroit (10/14/01)...33t Daunte Culpepper, vs. Tampa Bay (10/9/00)...27t Christian Ponder, vs. San Francisco (9/23/12)... 23t PONDER PASSING UNDER PRESSURE Inside the red zone in 2011 Ponder went 21-of-27 with 8 TDs to lead the NFL among all passers in red zone passer rating. Ponder showed grace under pressure by completing 57.1 % of his passes on 3rd down in his rookie season, ranking as the 11th-best completion percentage among QBs with 75+ 3rd-down attempts on the season and the best among his rookie peers NFL Red Zone Passer Rating- minimum 20 attempts QB...Attempts/Comp/%/TDs/INTs/Rating 1) Christian Ponder*... 27/21/77.8/8/1/ ) Matt Hasselbeck...52/32/61.5/13/0/ ) Aaron Rodgers...84/53/63.1/29/1/ ) Tony Romo...66/39/59.1/18/0/ NFL 3rd Down Passing Percentage- minimum 75 attempts QB... Attempts/Comp/% 1) Drew Brees /109/72.2 2) Aaron Rodgers...122/80/65.6 3) Matt Ryan /105/64.0 4) Matt Cassel... 82/52/63.4 5) Ben Roethlisberger...140/87/62.1 6) Philip Rivers...157/97/61.8 7) Matt Hasselbeck /104/61.5 8) Josh Freeman...150/92/61.3 9) Tony Romo...135/78/ ) Tom Brady...139/80/ t) Christian Ponder*... 91/52/ t) Eli Manning...154/88/57.1 * rookie SEEING RED IN THE RED ZONE Ponder has been on top of his game in the red zone early in the 2012 season. All 4 of Ponder s TDs in 2012 have been in the red zone and he has not been sacked in the critical area NFL Red Zone Passer Rating QB...Attempts/Comp/%/TDs/INTs/Rating 1) Kevin Kolb, Arizona... 8/6/75.0/3/0/ ) Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay... 7/5/71.4/2/0/ ) Alex Smith, San Francisco... 7/5/71.4/3/0/ ) Christian Ponder, Minnesota... 15/10/66.7/4/0/ ) Tom Brady, New England...14/9/64.3/3/0/111.9

19 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES RUSHING TO THE TOP Adrian Peterson returned to action for the 2012 season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) after suffering a severe knee injury on 12/24/11 at Washington that landed him on injured reserve. Peterson responded with a 2-TD, 84-yard rushing day in the thrilling OT win and broke the Vikings career rushing record in the process. Since entering the league in 2007, Peterson has rushed for 6,982 yards and 66 TDs, both rank as the most in the NFL over the last 6 seasons Rushing Yards - NFL Rushing Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN... 6,982 2) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX... 6, Rushing Touchdowns - NFL Touchdowns 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Michael Turner, ATL ) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX Total Touchdowns - NFL Touchdowns 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX Most Points Scored - Non-Kickers - NFL Points 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX Rushing Yards Per Game - NFL Yards Per Game 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Chris Johnson, TEN Rushes For 10+ Yards - NFL 10+ Rush 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX Scrimmage Yards - NFL Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN...8,335 2) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX...8, Scrimmage Yards Per Game - NFL Avg. 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Ray Rice, BALT CLIMBING THE CHARTS In 76 career games, Adrian Peterson broke the Vikings career rushing record, held by Robert Smith in his 98-game career. Career Rushing Leaders - Vikings Att. Yds. Avg. TD 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present..1, , ) Robert Smith, , , ) Chuck Foreman, , , ALL DAY AND THE ALL-TIME GREATEST STARTS Adrian Peterson among the all-time leaders for RBs in their first 6 NFL seasons (charts courtesy of Stats, Inc.). Most Rushing Yards in First 6 Seasons - NFL, Years Rushing Yards 1) Eric Dickerson, ,915 2) LaDainian Tomlinson, ,176 3) Emmitt Smith, ,956 4) Barry Sanders, ,672 5) Walter Payton, ,386 6) Earl Campbell, ,296 7) Shaun Alexander, ,817 8) Eddie George, ,813 9) Jamal Lewis, ,801 10) Curtis Martin, ,754 11) Edgerrin James, ,720 12) Clinton Portis, ,715 13) Thurman Thomas, ,631 14) Corey Dillon, ,520 15) Jim Brown, ,459 16) Jerome Bettis, ,372 17) Ottis Anderson, ,364 18) Ricky Williams, ,097 19) Tony Dorsett, ,015 20) Adrian Peterson, ,982 21) Terrell Davis, ,906 22) Maurice Jones-Drew, ,854 Most Rushing Touchdowns in First 6 Seasons - NFL TDs 1) LaDainian Tomlinson, ) Emmitt Smith, ) Shaun Alexander, ) Eric Dickerson, ) Jim Brown, ) Earl Campbell, ) Adrian Peterson, ) Walter Payton,

20 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES REACHING 100 Peterson currently ranks 2nd in Vikings history with 27 regular season games of 100+ yards rushing. The following is a list of those performances: Peterson s Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances vs. Atlanta, 9/9/ at Kansas City, 9/23/ vs. Green Bay, 9/30/ at Chicago, 10/14/ vs. San Diego, 11/4/ * vs. Detroit, 12/2/ at Green Bay, 9/8/ vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/ vs. Detroit, 10/12/ at Chicago, 10/19/ vs. Houston, 11/2/ vs. Green Bay, 11/9/ vs. Chicago, 11/30/ at Detroit, 12/7/ at Arizona, 12/14/ vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28/ at Cleveland, 9/13/ vs. Baltimore, 10/18/ vs. Detroit, 11/15/ at New Orleans, 1/24/ # vs. Miami, 9/19/ vs. Detroit, 9/26/ at Green Bay, 10/24/ vs. Buffalo, 12/5/ at Philadelphia, 12/28/ vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/ vs. Arizona, 10/9/ vs. Green Bay, 11/23/ * NFL Record, # Playoffs Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings 1) Robert Smith ) Adrian Peterson ) Chuck Foreman...17 PETERSON S RECORD-BREAKING PACE With his 1,298 yards in 2010, Peterson now owns 4 of the top 5 single season rushing totals in Vikings history. Single Season Rushing Leaders - Vikings Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, ,760 2) Robert Smith, ,521 3) Adrian Peterson, ,383 4) Adrian Peterson, ,341 5) Adrian Peterson, ,298 6) Michael Bennetet, ,296 Single Season Rushing Yards Per Game Average - Vikings (Yds/Games) Avg. Yds. Per Game 1) Adrian Peterson, 2008 (1,760/16) ) Adrian Peterson, 2007 (1,341/14) ) Robert Smith, 2000 (1,521/16) YARD DASH Peterson already has 11 runs of 50 or more yards in his short career. That number ranks 2nd in Vikings history behind Robert Smith s 12. Career 50-Yard Runs - Vikings...50-Yd Rushes 1) Robert Smith, ) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present t) Michael Bennett, t) Tommy Mason, GLASS HALF FULL Peterson has rushed for 100 yards or more in a half 11 times in his career, 6 in the 1st half, 5 in the 2nd half. Such a feat has only been accomplished 17 times in team history, and Peterson has over half of those performances. 100 Yards Rushing In A Half - Vikings Games 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present (6 in 1st) 2) Robert Smith, t) 5 players...1 JUST ANOTHER RECORD Peterson made his return following knee surgery in the 2012 opener vs. Jacksonville and notched 2 rushing TDs, extending his team record and he has 5 career games with 3+ total touchdowns. Most Games with 3+ Combined Touchdowns - Vikings, Years Games w/3+ TDs 1) Chuck Foreman, t) Randy Moss, , t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present... 5 Most Games with 2+ Rushing Touchdowns - Vikings, Years Games w/2+ Rush TDs (W-L) 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present...16 (12-4) 2) Chuck Foreman, (13-1) NOT ONE DIMENSIONAL Peterson is only one of two Vikings RBs to have multiple 60+ yard catches in their careers (Bill Brown-3). 60+ Yard Receptions - Career - Vikings, Years 60+ Yard Rec. 1) Randy Moss, t) Cris Carter, t) Anthony Carter, t) Gene Washington, t) Qadry Ismail, t) Hassan Jones, t) John Gilliam, t) Bill Brown, t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present...2 9t) Bernard Berrian,

21 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES PETERSON S LONGEST RUNS Peterson s 80-yard TD run in 2010 vs. Detroit (9/26/10) was his career long and tied for the 4th-longest in team history. His previous long was a 73-yarder vs. Chicago (10/14/07) during his rookie season. Longest Runs in Vikings History, Game Run 1) Chester Taylor, at Seattle, 10/22/ t 2) Michael Bennett, at Tampa Bay, 11/3/ t 3) Chester Taylor, at San Francisco, 12/9/ t 4t) Adrian Peterson, vs. Detroit, 9/26/ t 4t) Clinton Jones, vs. Chicago, 11/2/ t Longest Runs in Mall of America Field/Metrodome, Game Run 1) Tony Dorsett, Dallas at Minnesota, 1/3/ t 2) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. Detroit, 9/26/ t The following is a look at Peterson s 10 career longest runs: Yards Game W/L 1) 80t...vs. Detroit, 9/26/10... W 2) 73t...at Chicago, 10/14/07... W 3t) 67t...vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28/08... W 3t) 67t...at Chicago, 10/14/07... W 5t) 64t...vs. San Diego, 11/4/07... W 5t) 64t...at Cleveland, 9/13/09... W 7) 59...vs. Chicago, 11/30/08... W 8) 58...vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09... W 9) 55...vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07...L 10t) 54t...at Chicago, 10/19/08...L 10t) 54...vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11...L CROSSING 6,000 Peterson is just the 2nd Viking to reach 6,000 rushing yards for his career. He is the quickest Viking to accomplish the feat (63 games) and tied for the 6th-fastest in NFL history. Fewest Games Needed to Reach 6,000 Rushing Yards - Vikings Games 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ) Robert Smith, Fewest Games Needed To Reach 6,000 Rushing Yards - NFL Games 1) Eric Dickerson ) Earl Campbell t) Jim Brown t) Terrell Davis ) Clinton Portis t) Walter Payton t) Adrian Peterson RUSHING TD PLATEAU In each of his opening 5 NFL seasons, Peterson has rushed for at least 10 touchdowns, the first player in Vikings history to notch 5 seasons with 10+ TDs. In 2009, Peterson led the NFL with 18 TDs. Most Seasons with 10+ Rushing TDs - Vikings Seasons w/ 10+ Rushing TDs 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ) Chuck Foreman, t) Seven players...1 ANOTHER TOP 10 Through 76 career games, Peterson has 66 rushing TDs, the most in team history. He has 69 total TDs, the 5th-most in Vikings history. Most Career Rushing TDs - Vikings TDs 1t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present t) Chuck Foreman, t) Bill Brown, Most Career Overall TDs - Vikings, Years TDs 1) Cris Carter, ) Randy Moss, , ) Bill Brown, ) Chuck Foreman, ) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ) Anthony Carter, ) Ted Brown, ) Sammy White, CENTURY MARK Peterson already ranks 2nd in Vikings annals for career 100-yard rushing performances with 27 in 76 career games and has added 1 in playoff action. Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings 1) Robert Smith ) Adrian Peterson ) Chuck Foreman...17 Single Season 100-Yard Rushing Games - Vikings 1t) Adrian Peterson, t) Robert Smith, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Robert Smith, SINGLE-GAME RUSHING HIGHS Peterson owns 5 of the top 8 Vikings single-game rushing totals. Most Single-Game Rushing Yards - Vikings Yards, Game 1) 296 *... Adrian Peterson, vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 2) Adrian Peterson, at Chicago, 10/14/07 3) Chuck Foreman, at Philadelphia, 10/24/76 4) Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 5) Adrian Peterson, at Cleveland, 9/13/09 6t) Robert Smith, at St. Louis, 9/13/98 6t) Ted Brown, at Green Bay, 10/23/83 8) Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 * NFL Record 44 GAMES WITH A TD Peterson has a rushing touchdown in 45 career games. He is only the 5th Vikings player to have 30 games with a rushing TD. Most Career Games with a Rushing TD, Years Games w/ TD 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ) Bill Brown, ,000 RUSHING ATTEMPTS Career Rushing Attempts - Vikings, Years Attempts 1) Bill Brown, ,627 2) Chuck Foreman, ,529 3) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present...1,464 4) Robert Smith, ,411

22 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES PETERSON SETS PERSONAL STREAK In 2011, Peterson rushed for a TD in 6 consecutive games, tied for the 2nd-longest consecutive games in Vikings history, trailing only Moe Williams 7 games in Vikings Consecutive Games with a Rushing TD in a season, Years Consecutive Games w/rush TD 1) Moe Williams, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Bill Brown, MOST RUSHING TDs IN A SINGLE SEASON Peterson s 18 rushing TDs in 2009 broke his career high and the Vikings record for the most rushing TDs in a single season. His 18 scores also ranked as the 2nd-most combined TDs in a single season in Vikings annals. Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Single Season - Vikings, Year TDs 1) Adrian Peterson, t) Terry Allen, t) Chuck Foreman, t) Chuck Foreman, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Adrian Peterson, Most Combined Touchdowns in a Single Season - Vikings, Year TDs (Rush/Rec.) 1) Chuck Foreman, (13/9) 2t) Adrian Peterson, (18/0) 3t) Randy Moss, (0/17) 3t) Randy Moss, (0/17) 3t) Cris Carter, (0/17) PETERSON MATCHES NFL QUARTER MARK Peterson s 3 rushing TDs in the 1st quarter vs. Arizona (10/9/11) tied an NFL record for most rushing TDs in a quarter and he became only the 3rd player to rush for 3 TDs in the 1st quarter of a game. Peterson matched a Vikings record with 3 rushing TDs in a game, his 5th career game with 3+ TDs (6 including playoffs). Chuck Foreman holds the Vikings record with 6 career 3+ TD games. Most Rushing TDs in a Quarter in NFL History, Game TDs Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (1st)...3 Priest Holmes, Kansas City vs. Atlanta, 10/24/04 (2nd)... 3 Derrick Blaylock, Kansas City vs. Atlanta, 10/24/04 (2nd)... 3 LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego vs. Denver, 12/1/02 (2nd)... 3 Shaun Alexander, Seattle vs. Minnesota, 9/29/02 (2nd)... 3 Priest Holmes, Kansas City vs. Cleveland, 9/8/02 (4th)... 3 James Stewart, Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia, 10/12/97 (1st)... 3 Eric Dickerson, Indianapolis vs. Denver, 10/31/88 (1st)... 3 Leroy Kelly, Cleveland vs. NY Giants, 12/1/68 (3rd)... 3 Abner Hayes, Kansas City vs. Oakland, 11/26/61 (3rd)... 3 PETERSON S CAREER TOUCHDOWNS Game, Date Play vs. Atlanta, 9/ pass from T. Jackson at Kansas City, 9/23/ run at Chicago, 10/14/07 (3)...67 run, 73 run, 35 run at Dallas, 10/21/ run vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 (3)... 1 run, 64 run, 46 run vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 (2)...16 run, 13 run vs. Chicago, 12/17/07 (2)...1 run, 8 run at Green Bay, 9/8/ run at Tennessee, 9/28/08 (2) run, 3 run at Chicago, 10/19/08 (2)... 1 run, 54 run vs. Houston, 11/2/ run vs. Green Bay, 11/9/ run at Jacksonville, 11/23/ run vs. Chicago, 11/30/ run vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/30/ run vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/09 * (2) run, 3 run at Cleveland, 9/13/ run at Detroit, 9/20/ run vs. Green Bay, 10/5/ run at St. Louis, 10/11/09 (2)...5 run, 7 run at Pittsburgh, 10/25/ run at Green Bay, 11/1/ run vs. Detroit, 11/15/09 (2) run, 1 run vs. Chicago, 11/29/ run vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09 (2)...1 run, 3 run at Carolina, 12/20/ run at Chicago, 12/28/09 (2)...1 run, 1 run vs. N.Y. Giants, 1/3/ run at New Orleans, 1/24/10 * (3)...19 run, 1 run, 2 run vs. Miami, 9/19/ run vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 (2)... 6 run, 80 run vs. Dallas, 10/17/ run at Green Bay, 10/24/ run at New England, 10/31/ run vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 (2) pass from Favre, 4 run at Washington, 11/28/ run vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10 (3)...2 run, 3 run, 43 run at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 (1)... 1 run vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 (2)...1 run, 9 run vs. Detroit, 9/25/11 (1)... 6 run vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (3)... 4 run, 24 run, 14 run at Chicago, 10/16/11 (1)... 4 run vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 (1)... 1 run at Carolina, 10/30/11 (2) pass from Ponder, 9 run at Green Bay, 11/14/11 (1)... 3 run vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 (1)...12 run at Washington, 12/24/11 (1)... 1 run vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 (2)...3 run, 2 run Totals...74 (69 regular season; 66 rushing, 3 receiving) * Playoffs SCRIMMAGE YARDAGE LEADER Peterson has broken into the Vikings Top 10 for most combined net yards in a career. He currently has 8,651 career yards, which is 7th in team history. Most Career Combined Net Yards - Vikings, Years Combined Yards 1) Cris Carter, ,410 2) Darrin Nelson, , ,365 3) Randy Moss, , ,496 4) Bill Brown, ,237 5) Chuck Foreman, ,970 6) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present...8,651 7) Robert Smith, ,574 8) Anthony Carter, ,107

23 PERCY HARVIN NOTES OFF TO A STRONG START Percy Harvin s opening 3 seasons have ranked among the best in Vikings history for starts to their career. Harvin enters 2012 tied for 5th in team history for receptions in the opening 4 seasons of a career. Receptions by Vikings in First 3 seasons Receptions 1) Randy Moss, WR, ) Rickey Young, RB, ) Percy Harvin, WR, Receptions by Vikings in First 4 seasons Receptions 1) Randy Moss, WR, ) Rickey Young, RB, ) Ahmad Rashad, WR, ) Percy Harvin, WR, ) Cris Carter, WR, Career Games to Reach 200 Receptions- Vikings Games 1t) Percy Harvin, WR, t) Randy Moss, WR, NFL Reception Leaders Receptions 1) Percy Harvin, Minnesota ) Danny Amendola, St. Louis ) Calvin Johnson, Detroit...24 PERCY-EPTION IS REALITY Percy Harvin s average of 5.1 receptions per game in his opening 4 seasons ranks as the 3rd-best in Vikings history and his 72.6 receptions per season also stands as 3rd-best in team history. Career Receptions Per Game- Vikings Reception Average (Rec/Gms) 1) Cris Carter, WR, (1,004/188) 2) Randy Moss, WR, , (587/113) 3) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-present (245/48) 4) Ahmad Rashad, WR, (400/98) Career Receptions Per Season- Vikings Reception Average (Rec/Seasons) 1) Cris Carter, WR, (1,004/12) 2) Randy Moss, WR, , (587/8) 3) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-present (218/3) Career Games Leading Vikings in Receptions Games as Reception Leader 1) Cris Carter, WR, ) Randy Moss, WR, , t) Steve Jordan, TE, t) Anthony Carter, WR, ) Chuck Foreman, RB, t) Bill Brown, RB, t) Ahmad Rashad, WR, ) Ted Brown, RB, ) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-present ) Paul Flatley, WR, Career Games with 10+ Receptions- Vikings catch games 1) Cris Carter, WR, ) Randy Moss, WR, , t) Rickey Young, RB, t) Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-present... 3 Receptions in Opening 3 Games of a Season- Vikings... Receptions in 1st 3 Games 1) Percy Harvin, ) Cris Carter, ) Ted Brown, HARVIN ON THE GROUND WR Percy Harvin now has 629 rushing yards as a Viking, breaking the Vikings record for rushing yards by a WR. Harvin broke his own team record for rushing yards by a WR in a season set in 2009 and ended 2011 with 345. Career Rushing Yards by a Wide Receiver - Vikings, Years Rushing Yards 1) Percy Harvin, 2009-present ) Anthony Carter, Single-Season Rushing Yards by a Wide Receiver - Vikings, Year Yards 1) Percy Harvin, ) Percy Harvin, ) Bob Grim, ) Anthony Carter, Career Rushing Attempts by a Wide Receiver - Vikings, Years Rushing Atts 1) Percy Harvin, ) Anthony Carter, Single-Season Rushing Attempts by a Wide Receiver - Vikings, Year Attempts 1) Percy Harvin, ) Percy Harvin, ) Anthony Carter, ) Percy Harvin, Rushing Yards in a Game by a Wide Receiver - Vikings, Game Yards 1) Percy Harvin, at Kansas City, 10/2/ ) Bob Grim, at NY Giants, 10/31/ ) Sammy White, at Washington, 11/2/ Longest Rushes by a Wide Receiver - Vikings, Game Yards 1) Bob Grim, at NY Giants, 10/31/ ) Sammy White, at Washington, 11/2/ ) John Gilliam, vs. Philadelphia, 10/21/ t 4) Percy Harvin, vs. Detroit, 9/25/ Single-Season Rushing Yards by WRs since NFL, Season Yards 1) Lionel James, 1985, San Diego ) Josh Cribbs, 2009, Cleveland ) Percy Harvin, 2011, Minnesota EXPLOSIVE HARVIN Explosive WR/KR Percy Harvin notched his 7th career game with 200+ combined net yards at Atlanta (11/27/11). Harvin posted his 7th career 100+ receiving-yard day at Indianapolis (9/16/12). Most Career Games with 200+ Combined Net Yards -Vikings, Years Games w/200+ Yards 1) Percy Harvin, 2009-present ) Tommy Mason, t) Chuck Foreman, t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present... 4 Harvin s Career 100-Yard Receiving Games Game Yards/Rec/TDs vs. Chicago, 11/29/ /6/1 at New England, 10/31/ /6/0 vs. Arizona, 11/7/ /9/0 at Philadelphia, 12/28/ /7/0 vs. Denver, 12/4/ /8/2 vs. Chicago, 1/1/ /10/0 at Indianapolis, 9/16/ /12/0

24 VIKINGS 2012 OFFENSIVE TEAM NOTES RUDOLPH LEADS THE WAY TE Kyle Rudolph tied the Vikings team record for TDs in a game by a TE with 2 against San Francisco (9/23/12). Most Receiving TDs in a Game by Vikings TEs, Game TDs Kyle Rudolph, vs. San Francisco (9/23/12)... 2 Visanthe Shiancoe, vs. Baltimore (10/18/09)... 2 Visanthe Shiancoe, vs. Atlanta (12/21/08)... 2 Jermaine New Orleans (10/17/04)... 2 Jim Kleinsasser, vs. Chicago (9/14/03)... 2 Andrew Glover, vs. Jacksonville (12/20/98)... 2 Steve Jordan, vs. New Orleans, (12/21/86)... 2 Steve Jordan, vs. Green Bay (9/28/86)... 2 Bob Buffalo (9/16/82)... 2 Joe Houston (12/21/80)... 2 Stu Voigt, vs. Chicago (10/5/75)... 2 Hal Bedsole, vs. Chicago (9/20/64)... 2 TACKLE FOOTBALL The 2012 Vikings will feature rookie LT Matt Kalil opening the season as the starter at that critical position. Kalil can match a feat few Vikings rookies have done- opening all 16 games at T and can join fellow T Phil Loadholt. Most Starts by a Rookie Tackle - Vikings, Year Starts 1t) Gary Zimmerman, 1986 * t) Todd Steussie, t) Phil Loadholt, t) Korey Stringer, * Played in the USFL prior to joining the Vikings Rookie Tackles to Start Season Opener - Vikings, Year Matt Kalil, 2012, Left Tackle Phil Loadholt, 2009, Right Tackle Todd Steussie, 1994, Left Tackle Everett Lindsey, 1993, Left Tackle Gary Zimmerman*, 1986, Left Tackle Doug Davis, 1966, Right Tackle * Played in the USFL prior to joining the Vikings WEBB GEMS QB Joe Webb came off the bench in the 2nd half at Washington (12/24/11) in relief of starter Christian Ponder, who left the game with a concussion. Webb keyed a comeback from a deficit to spark the Vikings to a win. Webb ran for a TD and threw for a pair of TDs while throwing only 5 times during the game- 2 of his 4 completions were TDs to Kyle Rudolph and Percy Harvin. During 2011, Webb was sacked only 3 times in 63 pass attempts. Longest Rushes by NFL QBs, Game Play 1) Kordell Stewart, Pittsburgh vs. Carolina (12/22/96)...80t 2t) Steve Bono, Kansas City vs. Arizona (10/1/95)...76t 2t) Greg Landry, Detroit vs. Green Bay (9/20/70) ) Kordell Stewart, Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore (10/5/97)...74t 5) Virgil Carter, Cincinnati vs. Cleveland (11/15/70) ) Steve McNair, Tennessee vs. Tampa Bay (11/8/98)...71t 7) Joe Webb, Minnesota at Detroit (12/11/11)...65t Rushing Yards by Vikings QBs in a Game (* rookie), Game Yards Joe Webb, at Detroit (12/11/11) Fran Tarkenton, at Los Angeles (11/5/61)*...99 Daunte Culpepper, vs. Detroit (10/14/01)...83 Longest Rushes by Vikings QBs, Game Yards Joe Webb, at Detroit (12/11/11)...65t Fran Tarkenton, at Los Angeles (11/5/61)... 52t GERHART GETS IN GEAR Toby Gerhart rumbled to his 1st career 100-yard rushing day at Washington (12/24/11), including posting the longest rush by a Viking in 2011 with a 67-yarder. He ran for 109 yards on 11 carries for the day, 105 of them coming in the 2nd half after starter Adrian Peterson left the game with a knee injury on the 1st play of the 2nd half. Gerhart had his 1st career 2-TD receiving day vs. New Orleans and tied a Vikings record for most TD catches by a RB. Vikings Rushing Yards in a Quarter, Season Yards/Qtr Adrian Peterson vs. SD, 11/4/ /4 Chuck Foreman at PHI, 10/24/ /4 Adrian Peterson vs. SD, 11/4/ /3 Adrian Peterson at CLEV, 9/13/ /4 Clinton Jones vs. ATL, 11/28/ /2 Robert Smith at STL, 9/13/ /2 Toby Gerhart at WASH, 12/24/ /3 Michael Bennett at TB, 11/3/ /2 Vikings 100-Yard Rushers in a Season s Season Adrian Peterson (3), Joe Webb (1), Toby Gerhart (1) Onterrio Smith (2), Michael Bennett (1), Moe Williams (1) Tony Galbreath (1), Ted Brown (1), Darrin Nelson (1) Vikings TD Receptions in a Game by a RB s Game Toby Gerhart (2)... vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11 Moe Williams San Diego, 11/9/03 Herschel Walker (2)...@ Kansas City, 9/9/90 Rickey Young (2)... vs. Chicago, 10/21/79 Rickey Young (2)...@ New Orleans, 9/3/78 Chuck Foreman (2)...@ Buffalo, 12/20/75 Chuck Foreman (2)...vs. NY Jets, 10/12/75 Chuck Foreman (2)...@ Dallas, 10/6/74 Ed Marinaro Detroit, 10/7/73 Bill Brown Los Angeles, 11/19/72 Bill Brown (2)... vs. Pittsburgh, 10/18/64 Tommy Mason (2)...vs. Los Angeles, 11/25/62 Tommy Mason (2)... vs. Philadelphia, 10/28/62 Vikings Career TD Receptions by a RB s TDs Bill Brown...23 Chuck Foreman...23 Rickey Young...14 Ted Brown...13 Tommy Mason...11 Dave Osborn... 7 Ed Marinaro... 7 Robert Smith... 6 Allen Rice... 6 Michael Bennett... 5 Herschel Walker Toby Gerhart...3 Adrian Peterson...3

25 VIKINGS 2012 DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES NOWHERE TO RUN The Vikings rush defense continues to rank among the NFL leaders and continue the recent tradition of stuffing the run NFL Red Zone Defense Team RZ Poss/Pts/TD/TD% 1) Tampa Bay... 11/38/2/18.2 2) Detroit...5/19/1/20.0 3) Arizona...9/25/2/22.2 4) Philadelphia...8/26/2/25.0 5) Houston...7/23/2/28.6 6) Miami... 13/52/4/30.8 7) Minnesota... 9/38/3/33.3 The Vikings have given up a total of 6,257 rushing yards over the past 5 seasons, which is the 3rd-fewest in the NFL during that time. The Vikings became the first team since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to rank #1 against the run in 3 consecutive seasons ( ), and finished #2 in Opponent Rushing Yards Team Yards Allowed Yards Per Game 1) Pittsburgh... 5, ) Baltimore... 6, ) Minnesota... 6, Opponent Rushing TDs Team TDs 1) Pittsburgh ) Baltimore ) Minnesota t) New England t) San Francisco Opponent Average Yards Per Rush Team Avg. 1t) Pittsburgh t) Baltimore t) San Francisco t) Minnesota t) NY Jets t) Miami Opponent Rushes of 10+ Yards Team 10+ Yard Rushes 1) Pittsburgh ) San Francisco ) Baltimore ) NY Jets ) Dallas ) Minnesota Opponent Rushing Attempts Team Att. 1) Pittsburgh... 1,564 2) Dallas... 1,639 4) Atlanta... 1,663 3) Minnesota... 1,668 SACKS COMING FAST The Vikings had 50.0 sacks in 2011, led by Jared Allen s The 50 sacks ranks 3rd in Vikings history and is the most since Over the seasons, the Vikings are tied for the NFL lead with 54 sacks NFL Sacks Team Sacks 1t) Minnesota t) Philadelphia t) Baltimore t) Cincinnati Vikings Sacks in a Season Team Sacks KEEPING EM OUT OF THE END ZONE The Vikings have ranked among the NFL leaders over the past 6 seasons at keeping opponents out of the end zone, allowing 169 scrimmage TDs NFL Scrimmage TDs Allowed Team TDs 1) Pittsburgh ) Baltimore ) San Francisco ) NY Jets ) Indianapolis ) Minnesota ) Dallas ) Green Bay TAKING ADVANTAGE OF FUMBLES The Vikings defense leads the NFL lead with 18 fumble recoveries in NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries Team FRs 1) Minnesota ) San Francisco ) Detroit t) Chicago t) Baltimore t) New England t) Atlanta t) Cincinnati t) NY Jets SACKING EM WAY BACK Everson Griffen notched his 1st sack of 2012 and made it one to remember, catching Colts QB Andrew Luck for a 22-yard loss, the 3rd-longest sack in Vikings history. Longest Sacks in Vikings History Team Yds Lost 1t) Cliff Livingston at Detroit (12/9/62) t) Ben Leber at NY Giants (11/25/07) ) Everson Griffen at Indianapolis (9/16/12)... 22

26 JARED ALLEN NOTES ALLEN BREAKS VIKINGS SACK RECORD DE Jared Allen set a new Vikings record for singleseason sacks with 22.0 in 2011, breaking Chris Doleman s mark of 21.0 in He entered the final game of the season with 18.5 sacks and notched a season-best 3.5 vs. Chicago. Allen is the 1st Viking since John Randle from to lead the club in sacks 4 straight seasons. Since entering the league in 2004, Allen has career sacks, which ranks 1st among all players during that time frame. Allen s 22.0 sacks in 2011 paced the Vikings as they tied for the NFL lead with 50.0 sacks, the 3rd-highest total in team history. Allen led the NFL in sacks in 2007 and 2011, giving him the chance to be the 1st NFL player to lead the League in sacks 3 times in a career. NFL Sack Leaders 2011 Sacks 1) Jared Allen, MINN ) DeMarcus Ware, DALL ) Jason Babin, PHI ) Jason Pierre-Paul, NYG NFL Sack Leaders from 2004-present Sacks 1) Jared Allen ) DeMarcus Ware NFL Sack Leaders from 2008-present (since Allen joined Vikings) Sacks 1) DeMarcus Ware, DAL ) Jared Allen, MIN Most Sacks in a Single Game - Vikings Sacks 1) Randy Holloway, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/ ) Jared Allen, vs. Green Bay, 10/6/ t) Kevin Williams, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 (last time) Most Consecutive Games with a Sack- Vikings, Year Cons. Games 1) Jared Allen, t) Jim Marshall, t) Carl Eller, Games in a Season with a Sack- Vikings, Year Games w/sack 1) Jared Allen, ) Alan Page, TAKING THE BALL AWAY Jared Allen and Kevin Williams have shown a knack throughout their careers for flustering QBs and making big plays. Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Career - Vikings Interceptions 1t) Jared Allen t) Kevin Williams ) Chris Doleman... 3 Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Season - Vikings Interceptions 1t) Jared Allen, t) Kevin Williams, t) Tim Newton, Longest Fumble Recovery Returns by a Vikings Lineman, Game Return 1) Kevin Williams, vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/ t 2) Alan Page, at Chicago, 10/11/ t 3) Jared Allen, at St. Louis, 10/11/ t ALLEN BRINGS BACK SACK MEMORIES Allen s remarkable, record-setting 22.0 sack performance in 2011 was highlighted by his season-high 3.5 sacks in the final game of the season vs. Chicago as he came within grasp of the NFL s single-season record. Prior to Allen s arrival, the last Viking to top 14.5 sacks was DT John Randle, who amassed 15.5 in Allen s 14.5 sacks in 08 were the most by a player in his 1st season with the Vikings. Vikings Top Single-Season Sack Totals, Year Sacks 1) Jared Allen, ) Chris Doleman, t) Keith Millard, t) Alan Page, ) John Randle, t) Carl Eller, t) Carl Eller, t) Jared Allen, t) Jared Allen, t) Chris Doleman, Most Sacks in First 9 NFL Seasons - NFL, Years Sacks 1) Reggie White, ) Derrick Thomas, t) Jared Allen, t) Bruce Smith, ) Leslie O Neal, ) Simeon Rice, Single-Season Sacks - NFL (since 1982), Year Sacks 1) Michael Strahan, t) Jared Allen, t) Mark Gastineau, t) Chris Doleman, t) Reggie White, ) Lawrence Taylor, t) Derrick Thomas, t) DeMarcus Ware, Career Sacks by Active s, Year Sacks 1) John Abraham, ) Jared Allen, ) DeMarcus Ware, t) Dwight Freeney, t) Julius Peppers, SAFETY DANCE Jared Allen has chased QBs and has a knack for notching safeties, posting his NFL-record matching 4th of his career vs. Denver (12/4/11). Most Career Safeties - NFL Safeties 1t) Jared Allen, 2004-present t) Ted Hendricks, t) Doug English, Most Career Safeties - Vikings Safeties 1) Jared Allen, 2008-present t) Chris Doleman, , t) Carl Eller, t) Alan Page, Most Single Season Safeties - NFL Safeties 1t) Jared Allen, MIN, t) Alan Page, MIN, t) 13 other players tied... 2 The 2 safeties vs. Green Bay (11/9/08) tied a team record for most in a game.

27 JARED ALLEN NOTES ALLEN BRINGS BACK SACK MEMORIES Jared Allen s Career Sacks (*-playoffs) Game... QB... Sacks vs. Houston, 9/26/04...David Carr... Jacksonville, 10/17/04...Byron Leftwich vs. Atlanta, 10/24/04...Michael Vick vs. New England, 11/22/04... Tom Brady vs. Oakland, 12/5/04...Kerry Collins... Tennessee, 12/13/04...Billy Volek vs. Oakland, 12/25/04...Kerry Collins vs. NY Jets, 9/11/05...Chad Pennington vs. Philadelphia, 10/2/05... Donovan McNabb vs. Washington, 10/16/05... Mark Brunell... Buffalo, 11/13/05... Kelly Holcomb, 1.0; J.P. Losman vs. New England, 11/27/05... Tom Brady... Dallas, 12/11/05... Drew Bledsoe vs. San Diego, 12/24/05... Drew Brees vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/06...Carson Palmer... Arizona, 10/8/06... Matt Leinart... San Diego, 10/22/06... Phillip Rivers... St. Louis, 11/5/06...Marc Bulger... Miami, 11/12/06... Joey Harrington vs. Denver, 11/23/06...Jake Plummer... Oakland, 12/23/06...Andrew Walter vs. Minnesota, 9/23/07...Kelly Holcomb vs. Jacksonville, 10/7/07...David Garrard vs. Cincinnati, 10/14/07...Carson Palmer... Oakland, 10/21/07...Daunte Culpepper vs. Green Bay, 11/4/07... Brett Favre vs. Denver, 11/11/07... Jay Cutler vs. San Diego, 12/2/07... Phillip Rivers... Detroit, 12/23/07... Jon Kitna... NY Jets, 12/30/07...Kellen Clemens vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08...Peyton Manning vs. Carolina, 9/21/08... Jake Delhomme vs. Detroit, 10/12/08...Dan Orlovsky... Chicago, 10/19/08... Kyle Orton vs. Houston, 11/2/08... Matt Schaub, 1.0; Sage Rosenfels vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08...Aaron Rodgers vs. Chicago, 11/30/08... Kyle Orton... Detroit, 12/7/08...Daunte Culpepper... Arizona, 12/14/08...Kurt Warner vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/09*... Donovan McNabb... Detroit, 9/20/09...Matthew Stafford vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09... Shaun Hill vs. Green Bay, 10/5/09...Aaron Rodgers vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09... Joe Flacco... Green Bay, 11/1/09...Aaron Rodgers vs. Chicago, 11/29/09... Jay Cutler... Carolina, 12/20/09... Jake Delhomme vs. NY Giants, 1/3/10...Eli Manning vs. Dallas, 1/17/10*... Tony Romo vs. Miami, 9/19/10...Chad Henne vs. Arizona, 11/7/10... Derek Anderson... Chicago, 11/14/10... Jay Cutler vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10...Aaron Rodgers... Washington, 11/28/10... Donovan McNabb vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10...Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. NY Giants, 12/13/10...Eli Manning... Philadelphia, 12/28/10...Michael Vick... Detroit, 1/2/11... Shaun Hill... San Diego, 9/11/11... Philip Rivers vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11...Josh Freeman vs. Detroit, 9/25/11...Matthew Stafford... Kansas City, 10/2/11...Matt Cassel vs. Arizona, 10/9/11... Kevin Kolb... Chicago, 10/16/11... Jay Cutler vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11...Aaron Rodgers... Carolina, 10/30/11...Cam Newton... Green Bay, 11/14/11...Aaron Rodgers vs. Denver, 12/4/11...Tim Tebow... Detroit, 12/11/11...Matthew Stafford vs. Chicago, 1/1/12...Josh McCown vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12... Alex Smith Total (109.0 w/playoffs) FORCING THE ISSUE Jared Allen capped his Vikings-record, career-best 22.0-sack season by also leading the NFL with 4 fumble recoveries. Allen s knack for making the big play makes him one of the NFL s most-feared defenders NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries FRs 1t) Jared Allen, Minnesota t) 12 others tied with NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries FRs 1) Kerry Rhodes t) Jared Allen t) Jay Ratliff t) LaMarr Woodley t) Darnell Dockett t) Jonathan Vilma t) James Anderson t) Stephen Tulloch t) Bernard Pollard t) Ray Lewis t) Robert Mathis t) Josh Wilson NFL Forced Fumbles FFs 1) Robert Mathis ) DeMarcus Ware t) Jared Allen t) Charles Tillman t) Dwight Freeney t) James Harrison t) Osi Umenyiora t) John Abaraham...26 Vikings Career Forced Fumbles FFs 1) Chris Doleman, , ) Alan Page, ) John Randle, ) Matt Blair, ) Joey Browner, ) Ed McDaniel, t) Jared Allen, 2008-present t) Carl Eller, t) Jeff Siemon, t) Cedric Griffin, t) Henry Thomas, t) Mark Mullaney, t) Scott Studwell, Vikings Fumble Recoveries in a Season FRs 1) Don Hultz, ) Alan Page, ) Fred McNeil, t) Chris Doleman, t) Joey Browner, t) Matt Blair, t) Jared Allen, t) Chad Greenway, t) Duane Clemons, t) Jack Del Rio, t) Orlando Thomas, t) Fred Strickland, t) Mike Merriweather, t) Joey Browner, t) Scott Studwell, t) Carl Eller, t) Carl Eller,

28 VIKINGS DEFENSIVE NOTES FORCING THE ISSUE Chad Greenway has made a habit of jarring the ball away from opposing offenses. The duo has each notched 9 forced fumbles during their careers, ranking among the all-time leaders for forced fumbles from the LB position. Career Forced Fumbles by Vikings LBs FFs 1) Matt Blair ) Ed McDaniel ) Jeff Siemon ) Scott Studwell t) Chad Greenway t) E.J. Henderson t) Mike Merriweather t) Fred McNeil... 9 CAN T GET AWAY FROM GREENWAY According to coaches film review, LB Chad Greenway led the Vikings with 22 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11) and passed the 100-tackle plateau for the season. Greenway s 22 stops ranks as his career-high, breaking his previous mark of 17 and moved him into 2nd-most in Vikings history. The 22-tackle tally marked the 6th time in 2011 that Greenway had 10+ tackles in a game. SIngle-Game Tackles by Vikings, Game Tackles 1) Scott Studwell, at Detroit (11/17/85) ) Chad Greenway, vs. Oakland (11/20/11) t) Scott Studwell, at Pittsburgh (9/24/89) t) Ed McDaniel, at Green Bay (9/4/94) t) Scott Studwell, vs. Dallas (10/2/83) t) Matt Blair, vs. Green Bay (11/13/83) t) Scott Studwell, at San Francisco (12/8/84) t) Joey Browner, at Chicago (10/27/85)...20 SAFETY FIRST The 2012 Vikings will open with rookie Harrison Smith holding one of the safety spots. He will be joined in the bacfield by Mistral Raymond, who started 5 games as a rookie in The Vikings have a tradition of standout young safeties making an impact on the season. In 1995, Orlando Thomas led the NFL as a rookie with 9 INTs. Smith is only the 3rd DB drafted by the Vikings in the 1st round and the 2nd safety. Most Starts by a Rookie Safety - Vikings, Year Starts 1) Chuck Lamson, ) Karl Kassulke, ) Orlando Thomas, t) Tyrone Carter, t) Tyrell Johnson, Vikings 1st-Round DB Draft Choices, Year Pick Joey Browner, USC, #19 Dewayne Washington, North Carolina St....#18 Harrison Smith, Notre Dame, #29 TAKEAWAY GREENWAY Vikings LB Chad Greenway became just the 15th player in team history to notch a 3-takeaway game and only the 3rd LB (Jack Del Rio and Roy Winston) to accomplish the feat when he intercepted 2 passes and recovered a fumble at Detroit in Greenway has 9 fumble recoveries for his career, which is 2nd among all players from (missed 2006 to injury). His 9 forced fumbles ranks tied for 5th all-time by a Vikings LB. Greenway set a career-high with 2.0 sacks vs. San Francisco (9/23/12), which moved his career mark to 10.5 and into 7th place in Vikings history among LBs. Most Interceptions in a Single Game by a Linebacker - Vikings, Game INTs 1t) Jack Del Rio, at Detroit, 12/5/ t) Roy Winston, at San Francisco, 10/25/ t) Chad Greenway, at Detroit, 9/20/ Most Opponent Fumble Recoveries NFL FRs 1) Kerry Rhodes t) Chad Greenway t) Darnell Dockett...9 2t) Jay Ratliff...9 2t) Bradie James...9 6t) Jared Allen t) Antonio Smith...8 6t) Brian Urlacher...8 6t) Robert Mathis...8 6t) Lamar Woodley...8 6t) Ray Lewis...8 Vikings Single-Season Opponent Fumble Recoveries Opp. Fumble Recoveries 1) Don Hultz, 1963 (NFL Leader) ) Alan Page, 1970 (NFL Leader) ) Fred McNeill, t) Chris Doleman, t) Joey Browner, t) Matt Blair, t) Chad Greenway, 2007 (NFL Leader) t) 10 other players... 4 Vikings Single-Season Sacks - Linebackers Sacks 1) Ed McDaniel, t) Broderick Thomas, t) Matt Blair, ) Chad Greenway, t) Ben Leber, t) Dwayne Rudd, t) Matt Blair, 1978, Vikings Career Sacks - Linebackers Sacks 1) Matt Blair, ) Ed McDaniel, ) Fred McNeill, ) E.J. Henderson, ) Ben Leber, ) Roy Winston, ) Chad Greenway, t) Mike Merriweather, t) Dwayne Rudd, Consecutive Seasons Leading Vikings in Tackles Seasons 1) Scott Studwell, t) Chad Greenway, t) Rip Hawkins,

29 VIKINGS 2012 DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES WILLIAMS ON TRACK DT Kevin Williams was named to the Pro Bowl for the 6th time in 2010 and has earned a spot in the Vikings career top-10 for sacks. A member of the 50 Greatest Vikings squad, Williams enters 2012 as the longest-tenured Viking as he enters his 10th campaign Sacks By Defensive Tackles - NFL Sacks 1) Justin Smith, CINN/SF ) Kevin Williams, MIN ) Richard Seymour, NE/OAK Most Sacks In A Single Game - Vikings 1) Randy Holloway, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/ ) Jared Allen, vs. Green Bay, 10/5/ t) Kevin Williams, vs. Detroit, 10/12/ t) 8 other players Most Career Quarterback Sacks - Vikings 1) Carl Eller, ) Jim Marshall, ) John Randle, ) Alan Page, ) Chris Doleman, , ) Jared Allen, 2008-present ) Doug Martin, ) Henry Thomas, ) Kevin Williams, 2003-present ) Keith Millard, Most Career Fumble Recoveries by Defensive Linemen - Vikings 1) Jim Marshall, ) Carl Eller, ) Alan Page, ) Chris Doleman, , ) Kevin Williams, 2003-present WILLIAMS WRITES HISTORY DT Kevin Williams has 4 career defensive TDs, which is tied for the most defensive TDs (INTs and FRs) in Vikings history and he is the only non-db on the list. Williams needs 1 more to take over sole possession of the career record. Williams NFL TDs vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/ yard fumble return at Seattle, 10/22/ yard fumble return vs. Atlanta, 9/9/ yard INT return at San Francisco, 12/9/ yard INT return Most Career Defensive Touchdowns (INT-FR) - Vikings 1t) Kevin Williams, 2003-present (2-2)...4 1t) Antoine Winfield, 2004-present (2-2)...4 1t) Orlando Thomas, (2-2)...4 1t) Dewayne Washington, (3-1)...4 1t) Joey Browner, (3-1)...4 1t) Bobby Bryant, (3-1)...4 1t) Paul Krause, (2-2)...4 1t) Ed Sharockman, (3-1)...4 Most Career Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman - Vikings 1t) Kevin Williams, 2003-present t) Jared Allen, 2008-present ) Chris Doleman, , * (had 2 INTs as a LB for 5 total) Most Single Season INTs By a Defensive Lineman - Vikings 1t) Jared Allen, t) Kevin Williams, t) Tim Newton, STEADY AS SHE GOES Kevin Williams durability on the interior of the Vikings defensive front ranks among the all-time leaders at his position in Vikings history, trailing only a pair of Pro Football Hall of Famers for most career starts at DT by a Viking. Vikings Career Starts at DT Starts 1) Alan Page ) John Randle ) Kevin Williams WINFIELD ALL OVER THE FIELD Veteran CB Antoine Winfield returns in 2012 for his 14th NFL season and 9th as a Viking. Winfield set a team record in 2010 for the most tackles by a CB in a single season, finishing the year with 110 tackles. Despite only playing in 5 games in 2011, Winfield notched 42 tackles, averaging 7 stops per game, which projects to a season total of 112 over a 16- game slate. Most Career Sacks by a DB - Vikings, Season Sacks 1) Joey Browner, S t) Robert Griffith, S t) Karl Kassulke, S ) Antoine Winfield, CB Most Tackles by a Cornerback in a Single Season - Vikings, Season Tackles 1) Antoine Winfield, ) Willie Teal, ) Rufus Bess, t) Carl Lee, t) Antoine Winfield, t) Cedric Griffin, Most Career Takeaways by a Cornerback - Vikings Takeaways Games 1) Bobby Bryant...58 (51 INT, 7 FR) ) Ed Sharockman...46 (40 INT, 6 FR) ) Nate Wright...35 (31 INT, 4 FR) ) Carl Lee...34 (29 INT, 5 FR) t) John Turner...26 (22 INT, 4 FR) t) Antoine Winfield (18 INT, 8 FR) ) Audray McMillian...21 (19 INT, 2 FR)...79 Most Career Return Touchdowns (All Returns) - Vikings TDs 1) Ed Sharockman, CB...6 (3 INT, 2 BP, 1 FR) 2) Antoine Winfield, CB...5 (2 INT, 2 FR, 1 BFG) 3t) Kevin Williams, DT...4 (2 INTs, 2 FRs) 3t) 6 other players...4 Career Games Played by Current Vikings Games 1) Antoine Winfield, CB (106 w/vikings) 2) Kevin Williams, DT (142 w/vikings) 3) Jared Allen, DE (66 w/vikings)

30 VIKINGS 2012 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES KICKS FOR A CAUSE P Chris Kluwe makes a donation to Kicks for a Cure for every punt he landed inside the 20, a charity that benefits Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. Kluwe landed 22 punts inside the 20 in Kluwe s kicking prowess already has earned him multiple Vikings team records for game, season and career marks. In 2011, Kluwe had only 3 touchbacks on his 77 punts during 2011, ranking among the fewest touchbacks in the NFL and ranked 3rd in Vikings history. Along with his punting duties, Kluwe holds on placement kicks and set up rookie K Blair Walsh to tie the season opener as time expired with a 55-yard FG and then boot the game-winnner in OT from 38 yards away, which tied for the 3rd-longest OT game-winning FG in Vikings history while the 55-yarder matched the 2nd-longest FG in the team record book NFC Net Punting Average Punts/Yds/Gr Avg/Net Avg Jon Ryan, Seattle...14/709/50.6/45.5 Thomas Morestead, New Orleans...14/761/54.4/45.2 Tim Masthay, Green Bay...17/794/46.7/42.4 Chris Kluwe, MIN... 13/615/47.3/41.5 Vikings Single-Season Touchback % TBs/Punts/% Greg Coleman, /82/2.4 Bobby Walden, /75/2.7 Chris Kluwe, /77/3.8 OVER 100 INSIDE 20 Since entering the league in 2005, Vikings P Chris Kluwe has left opponents inside the 20-yard line 184 times. In 2007, Kluwe left opponents inside the 20 a team-record 34 times, which ranked 3rd in the NFL. Vikings Career Punts Inside 20-Yard Line Punts Inside 20 1) Chris Kluwe (2005-present) ) Greg Coleman ( ) Vikings Punts Inside 20-Yard Line - Single Season Punts Inside 20 1) Chris Kluwe, ) Chris Kluwe, t) Chris Kluwe, t) Mike Saxon, Most Punts Inside NFL Punts Inside 20 1) Dustin Colquitt ) Brad Maynard ) Donnie Jones ) Andy Lee ) Shane Lechler ) Chris Kluwe GIVING IT THE BOOT P Chris Kluwe ranks 1st in team history for punts of 50+ yards with 175 punts that have gone over 50 yards. Vikings Career Punts of 50+ Yards 50+ Yard Punts 1) Chris Kluwe (2005-present) ) Greg Coleman ( )...99 Games with a 50+ Yard Punt Games 1) Chris Kluwe (2005-present) ) Greg Coleman ( )...68 KLUWE IN THE TOP 10 Since being cut by the Seahawks as a rookie in 2005, P Chris Kluwe has gone on to punt 564 times for the Vikings. He is 10th in the NFL with a 44.4-yard gross punting average over the last 8 years. Gross Punting Average NFL Gross Avg. 1) Shane Lechler ) Andy Lee ) Brandon Fields ) Mat McBriar ) Donnie Jones ) Mike Scifres ) Jon Ryan ) Brett Kern ) Brian Moorman t) Chris Kluwe t) Dustin Colquitt PUNTING INTO THE RECORD BOOKS P Chris Kluwe owns several Vikings records, including the highest singleseason gross punting average and career gross punting average. Vikings Single-Season Gross Punting Average Gross Avg. 1) Chris Kluwe, ) Bobby Walden, ) Chris Kluwe, Vikings Single-Season Net Punting Average Gross Avg. 1) Bobby Walden, ) Chris Kluwe, Vikings Career Gross Punting Average- entering 2012 Gross Avg. 1) Chris Kluwe ) Harry Newsome Vikings Career Net Punting Average- entering 2012 Gross Avg. 1) Bobby Walden ) Chris Kluwe Vikings Single-Game Gross Punting Average Gross Avg 1) Chris Kluwe, at Det., 9/16/ (4 punts yards) 2) Mitch Berger, vs. Cin., 11/15/ (4 punts yards) 3) Chris Kluwe, vs. TB, 9/11/ (4 punts yards) 4t) Chris Cluwe at Ten, 9/28/ (6 punts yards) 4t) Harry Newsome vs. Phx, 10/13/ (5 punts yards) Most 50+ Yard Punts In A Single Season 50+Yard Punts 1) Chris Kluwe, ) Chris Kluwe, ) Chris Kluwe, t) Chris Kluwe, t) Mitch Berger,

31 VIKINGS 2012 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES RETURN TO GLORY KR Percy Harvin is tied for the NFL lead with 4 KO return TDs since 2009 and is tied for 4th in the NFL over the past 3 seasons with 4 combined KR/PR TDs, trailing Ted Ginn and Devin Hester. Harvin extended his own Vikings record with his 4th career KO return TD in He took back the opening kickoff of the season opener at San Diego 103 yard for the score, the 1st time in team history that an opening kickoff was returned for a TD. He later returned a kickoff 104 yards at Atlanta but did not score on the play. The 104-yard return tied the longest in Vikings history. NFL Kickoff/Punt Return TDs TDs 1) Devin Hester... 6 (5 PR, 1 KOR) 2t) Ted Ginn, Jr (3 KOR, 2 PR) 2t) Josh Cribbs... 5 (3 KOR, 2 PR) 4t) Percy Harvin...4 (4 KOR) 4t) Jacoby Ford...4 (4 KOR) 4t) Patrick Peterson... 4 (4 PR) NFL Kickoff Return Average KORs/Yards/Avg/TDs 1) Percy Harvin... 24/760/31.7/1 2) Joe McKnight... 42/1271/30.3/1 3) Richard Goodman... 40/1117/27.9/1 4) Ted Ginn, Jr....29/800/27.6/1 Career Kickoff Return Average- Vikings (minimum 50 returns) Avg. 1) Percy Harvin (106 ret., 2,849 yds) ) Charlie West (78 ret., 1,991 yds) Highest Single Season Kickoff Return Average - Vikings, Year Avg. 1) Aundrae Allison, ) Percy Harvin, Vikings Career Kickoff Returns Returns 1) Darrin Nelson ) Qadry Ismail ) David Palmer ) Percy Harvin, Vikings Career Kickoff Returns of 50+ Yards 50+ Returns 1) Percy Harvin ) David Palmer...5 VIKINGS KICKOFF RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNS WR/KR Percy Harvin added to his team record with his 4th career kickoff return for a TD. Here is a look at the all-time Vikings kickoff returns for TDs. All-Time Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns - Vikings Percy San Diego, 9/11/11... (103) Percy Harvin vs. Dallas, 10/17/10... (95) Percy Pittsburgh, 10/25/09... (88) Percy Harvin vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09... (101) Aundrae Allison vs. Detroit, 12/2/07... (104) Koren N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05... (86) Moe N.Y. Giants, 12/26/99... (85) Robert Kansas City, 12/12/99... (76) David Baltimore, 12/13/98... (88) Herschel Philadelphia, 11/19/89... (93) Eddie Payton vs. Oakland, 9/14/81... (99) Keith Washington, 11/2/80... (70) Clinton Jones vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/5/67... (96) Lance Rentzel vs. Baltimore, 11/14/65... (101) Bill Los Angeles, 10/20/63... (78) RECORD-SETTING HARVIN WR/KR Percy Harvin continues to build on his own Vikings record for career kickoff return TDs as he took back the opening kickoff in the season opener for his 4th KOR at San Diego (9/11/11). Harvin tied the Vikings record and set his career-long with a 104-yard KO return at Atlanta (11/27/11), reaching the Falcons 3-yard line before being tackled. Most Career Combined Kick/Punt Return Touchdowns - Vikings KR for TD 1) Percy Harvin, (4 KOR) ) David Palmer, (2 PR, 1 KOR)...3 3) Mewelde Moore, (2 PR)...2 Most Career Games with 150+ Kickoff Return Yards - Vikings, Years Games 1) Percy Harvin, 2009-present t) 5 times...2 Longest Kickoff Returns in Vikings History, Game Return 1t) Percy Harvin, at Atlanta, 11/27/ t) Aundrae Allison, vs. Detroit, 12/2/ t 3) Percy Harvin, at San Diego, 9/11/ t 4t) Lance Rentzel, vs. Baltimore, 11/14/ t 4t) Percy Harvin, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/ t 6) Eddie Payton, vs. Oakland, 9/14/ t 7) Clinton Jones, vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/5/ t 8) Percy Harvin, vs. Dallas, 10/17/ t 9) Herschel Walker, vs. Philadelphia, 11/19/ t 10) Dave Osborn, vs. Los Angeles, 10/3/ t) Percy Harvin, vs. Pittsburgh, 10/25/ t 11t) Buster Rhymes, vs. Philadelphia, 12/22/ t) David Palmer, vs. Pittsburgh, 12/13/ t WALSH WALKS THE WALK Vikings rookie K Blair Walsh made a huge impact in his debut, kicking a game-tieing 55-yard FG as time expired and then a 38-yard game-winner in OT. Walsh became the 10th Viking to connect on a 50-yard FG in his career and the only rookie in team history to boot a 50+. Benny Ricardo holds the Vikings record with a pair of game-winning OT FGs in a season in Walsh continued to make Vikings and NFL history, connecting on a 50+ FG in each of the 3 opening games of 2012, setting team mark with 3 consecutive games with a 50-yarder and he became the 1st NFL rookie to boot a 50+ FG in each of his opening 3 games of his career- connecting on the 55-yarder vs. Jacksonville (9/9), 51-yarder at Indianapolis (9/16) and a 52-yarder vs. San Francisco (9/23). Longest FGs in Vikings History, Game Distance 1) Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/ t) Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/ t) Ryan Longwell at Chicago, 10/14/ t) Ryan Longwell at Jacksonville, 11/23/ t) Ryan Longwell vs. Green Bay, 11/9/ t) Paul Edinger vs. Chicago, 1/1/ t) Jan Stenerud vs. Atlanta, 9/16/ Longest Game-Winning Overtime FGs in Vikings History, Game Distance 1) Rick Danmeier vs. Denver, 9/11/ ) Benny Ricardo at Tampa Bay, 9/18/ t) Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/ t) Gary Anderson at Chicago, 11/14/ FGs in a Season by Vikings, Season 50+ FGs Ryan Longwell, Blair Walsh, Paul Edinger, Jan Stenerud,

32 VIKINGS EXTRA POINTS VOICES OF THE VIKINGS KFAN-FM radio mid-day personality Paul Allen finished his 11th season as the Vikings radio play-by-play voice in Joining him in the booth for the 3rd year was former Vikings LB and coach Pete Bercich, while former Vikings punter Greg Coleman served as the sideline reporter. Joining the crew for the 2012 preseason simulcast is former Vikings LB Ben Leber. KFAN-FM (100.3) and KTCN (1130 AM) serve as the flagship stations for the Minnesota Vikings Radio Network, which includes outlets in six states: MINNESOTA IOWA Market Station Freq. Market Station Freq. Twin Cities KFAN-FM Ames KASI-AM 1430 Twin Cities KTCN-AM 1130 Cedar Rapids KMJM-AM 1360 Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3 Mason City KGLO-AM 1300 Alexandria KIKV-FM Sioux City KMNS-AM 620 Austin KNFX-AM 970 Spencer KICD-AM 1240 Bemidji KBUN-AM 1450 Bemidji KBHP-FM MONTANA Benson KSCR-FM 93.5 Miles City KKRY-FM 92.5 Blue Earth KBEW-FM 98.1 Brainerd KBLB-FM 93.3 NORTH DAKOTA Crookston KROX-AM 1260 Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 Dassel KARP-FM Carrington KDAK-AM 1600 Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340 Devils Lake KDLR-AM 1240 Detroit Lakes KRCQ-FM Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 Duluth WEBC-AM 560 Fargo KFGO-AM 790 Ely WELY-AM 1450 Ely WELY-FM 94.5 Grand Forks KKXL-AM 1440 Fergus Falls KBRF-AM 1250 Jamestown KQDJ-AM 1400 Grand Rapids KMFY-FM 96.9 Minot KRRZ-AM 1390 Hibbing WMNT-AM 650 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 Hutchinson KARP-FM Valley City KOVC-AM 1490 Intl. Falls KSDM-FM Williston KEYZ-AM 600 Jackson KRAQ-FM Mankato KHRS-FM Mankato KXLP-FM 93.1 SOUTH DAKOTA Mankato KYSM-AM 1230 Aberdeen KSDN-AM 930 Marshall KARL-FM Milbank KMSD-AM 1510 Morris KKOK-FM 95.7 Mobridge KMLO-FM New Ulm KNUJ-FM Pierre KPLO-FM 94.5 Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870 Sioux Falls KXQL-FM Pine City WCMP-FM Sisseton KBWS-FM Rochester KRCH-FM Watertown KWAT-AM 950 Rochester KWEB-AM 1270 Yankton KVTK-AM 1570 Roseau KCAJ-FM St. Cloud WJON-AM 1240 WISCONSIN Spring Grove KQYB-FM 98.3 Amery WLMX-FM Staples KSKK-FM 94.7 Balsam Lake WLMX-FM Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230 Eau Claire WMEQ-AM 880 Wadena KSKK-FM 94.7 Hayward WHSM-FM Walker KQKK-FM LaCrosse KYOB-FM 98.3 Waseca KOWZ-AM 1170 Menomonie WMEQ-AM 880 Winona KWNO-FM 99.3 Rice Lake WKFX-FM 99.1 VIKINGS ON THE WEB The Minnesota Vikings official website, which can be viewed at vikings.com, provides Vikings fans with everything they need to follow their favorite team. Vikings.com is one of the league s most trafficked sites and is the only place on the web that provides complete video and audio of all Vikings press conferences. Additionally, the website provides unique and exclusive written and video content that can only be found on Vikings.com. Vikings media members can find stats, press releases, weekly game releases and updated rosters under the press tab. VIKINGS ON THE AIR In addition to a groundbreaking approach to simulcasting Vikings 2012 preseason radio and TV broadcasts with the team of Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber, a new TV show will debut this season. Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron will feature a documentary-style format and will focus on the rare inside access that a team network can provide. Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron will be co-produced by VEN and Elite Edge Productions and will air Saturdays on KARE 11 and Sundays on FSN. Vikings GamePlan, presented by Sports Authority, will return for its sixth season as the team s pregame TV show. Hosted by Paul Allen, Game- Plan features interviews with current players, game film review with Head Coach Leslie Frazier, expert analysis and more. Vikings GamePlan is co-produced by VEN and FSN and airs Sundays on KARE 11 and FSN. WEEK 2 - VIKINGS AT COLTS

33 VIKINGS EXTRA POINTS QUICK HITS Franchise Founded: January 28, 1960 First Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin First Regular Season Game: 9/17/61 - Vikings 37, Chicago Bears 13 First Playoff Game: 12/22/68 - Vikings 14, Baltimore Colts 24 First Super Bowl: Super Bowl IV (1/11/70) Vikings 7, Chiefs 23 Playoff Appearances/Games: 26/45 Super Bowl Appearances: 4 - Super Bowl IV, VIII, IX, and XI All-Time Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): All-Time NFC Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): All-Time Home Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): All-Time Away Record (Reg. Season & Postseason): Home Stadiums: Metropolitan Stadium ( ) HHH Metrodome (1982-present) Stadium Info: Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Capacity: 63,731 Address: th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN Playing Surface: Sportexe Momentum 51 Training Facilities: Winter Park Address: 9520 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie, MN Training Camp: Minnesota State University-Mankato Address: 700 Ellis Avenue, Mankato, MN Owner/Chairman: Zygi Wilf Owner/President: Mark Wilf VIKINGS YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Preseason Regular Season Playoffs (SB loss) (SB loss) (SB loss) (SB loss) Totals (.591) (.543) (.422) VIKINGS ALL-TIME COACHES Years Head Coach Total Games Regular Season (%) Playoffs (%) Overall (%) Norm Van Brocklin (.369) (.000) (.369) , Bud Grant (.618) (.454) (.607) Les Steckel (.188) (.000) (.188) Jerry Burns (.547) (.500) (.544) Dennis Green (.610) (.333) (.591) Mike Tice (.492) (.500) (.493) Brad Childress (.527) (.333) (.519) 2010-Present... Leslie Frazier (.320) (.000) (.320)

34 VIKINGS IN THE COMMUNITY Jared Allen Homes for Wounded Warriors VIKINGS IN THE COMMUNITY Cullen Loeffler Sheriffs Youth Program Joe Berger Children s Home Society and Family Services Adrian Peterson All Day Foundation Jasper Brinkley Memorial Blood Centers Christian Ponder Special Olympics Minnesota Larry Dean Vikings Children s Fund Fitness Challenge Mistral Raymond North Community YMCA Teen and Youth Enrichment Center Fred Evans American Cancer Society D Aundre Reed Cheerful Givers Brandon Fusco Minnesota D.A.R.E. Brian Robison National Alliance for Thrombosis & Thrombophillia Toby Gerhart NFL Play 60 Kyle Rudolph Muscular Dystrophy Association Chad Greenway Lead The Way Foundation Marcus Sherels R.T. Autism Awareness Foundation Everson Griffen United Way Jerome Simpson Special Olympics Minnesota Percy Harvin Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota John Sullivan University of Minnesota Amplatz Children s Hospital Erin Henderson Foundation 50 Joe Webb Planet Purple Matt Kalil Keep Gym In School Kevin Williams Children s Hospitals and Clinics Minneapolis Chris Kluwe Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Kicks for the Cure Antoine Winfield Play 60 Phil Loadholt Vikings Children s Fund

35 VIKINGS VITALS Offensive and Defensive Statistics Rosters and Depth Chart Participation Chart How The Vikings Were Built Roster Moves Game-By-Game Statistics The Last Time

36 VIKINGS 2012 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Won 2, Lost 1 9/9 W vs. Jacksonville 56,607 9/16 L at Indianapolis 63,912 9/23 W vs. San Francisco 57,288 Minnesota Opponent Total First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty 5 5 3rd Down: Made/Att 16/39 20/44 3rd Down Pct. 41.0% 45.5% 4th Down: Made/Att 2/2 1/2 4th Down Pct % 50.0% Possession Avg. 29:30 30:30 Total Net Yards Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play Net Yards Rushing Avg. Per Game Total Rushes Net Yards Passing Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost 6/17 7/61 Gross Yards Attempts/Completions 97/68 105/67 Completion Pct. 70.1% 63.8% Had Intercepted 0 1 Punts/Average 13/ /52.3 Net Punting Avg Penalties/Yards 17/162 17/136 Fumbles/Ball Lost 7/4 5/3 Touchdowns 7 5 Rushing 3 0 Passing 4 5 Returns 0 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team Opponents Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts B.Walsh /7 7/ K.Rudolph /0 0/ A.Peterson /0 0/ C.Ponder /0 0/0 0 6 S.Burton /0 0/0 0 6 Team /7 7/ Opponents /4 8/ RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD A.Peterson T.Gerhart P.Harvin C.Ponder t 1 Team t 3 Opponents RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD P.Harvin K.Rudolph M.Jenkins D.Aromashodu A.Peterson T.Gerhart S.Burton t 1 M.Asiata Team Opponents INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Robinson Team Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B C.Kluwe Team Opponents PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD M.Sherels Team Opponents KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD P.Harvin M.Asiata M.Sherels D.Reed Team Opponents FIELD GOALS B.Walsh 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 1/ 1 3/ 3 Team 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 1/ 1 3/ 3 Opponents 1/ 1 4/ 4 0/ 0 2/ 3 1/ 1 Fumbles Lost: T.Gerhart 2, C.Ponder 2 Total: 4 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: K.Williams 1, B.Robison 1, M.Mitchell 1 Total: 3 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 1/1 Sacks: E.Henderson 2.0, C.Greenway 2.0, E.Griffen 1.0, C.Cook 1.0, J.Allen 1.0 Team: 7.0, Opponents: 6.0 Walsh: (20G, 42G, 55G, 38G) (51G, 29G) (52G) Opponent: (19G, 26G, 47G) (26G, 45G, 53G) (29G, 43B, 29G) PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating C.Ponder % % 0 0.0% 29 6/ Team % % 0 0.0% 29 6/ Opponents % % 1 1.0% 41 7/

37 VIKINGS 2012 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS TKL AST COMB SACK TFL QBH INT PD FF FR C. Greenway E. Henderson A. Winfield H. Smith J. Brinkley C. Cook B. Robison K. Williams L. Guion J. Robinson J. Sanford M. Raymond J. Allen E. Griffen M. Mitchell C. Ballard F. Evans M. Sherels A. Jefferson TOTALS INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Robinson, Josh TOTALS SPECIAL TEAMS SOLO AST TOT FF FR BL Dean, Larry Sanford, Jamarca Griffen, Everson McKenzie, Tyrone Ballard, Christian Robinson, Josh Ellison, Rhett Smith, Harrison Sherels, Marcus Sendejo, Andrew Kalil, Matt Guion, Letroy TOTALS SACKS SACKS YDS Greenway, Chad Henderson, Erin Griffen, Everson Cook, Chris Allen, Jared TOTALS TACKLES FOR LOSS TFL Henderson, Erin 4.0 Winfield, Antoine 3.0 Greenway, Chad 3.0 Cook, Chris 1.0 Williams, Kevin 1.0 Griffen, Everson 1.0 Allen, Jared 1.0 TOTALS 14.0 QB HURRIES QBH Greenway, Chad 5 Robison, Brian 4 Griffen, Everson 3 Allen, Jared 3 Williams, Kevin 3 Henderson, Erin 2 Evans, Fred 1 Brinkley, Jasper 1 TOTALS 22 PASSES DEFENSED PD Cook, Chris 5 Greenway, Chad 4 Winfield, Antoine 3 Smith, Harrison 3 Raymond, Mistral 2 Allen, Jared 1 Robison, Brian 1 Williams, Kevin 1 Robinson, Josh 1 Jefferson, A.J. 1 TOTALS 21

38 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE BIRTHDATE EXP COLLEGE HS HOMETOWN ACQUIRED G S DNP IA 69 Allen, Jared DE /3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) Aromashodu, Devin WR /23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL UFA (Chi) Asiata, Matt RB /24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA Asper, Mark G /8/85 R Oregon Idaho Falls, ID W (Buf) Ballard, Christian DT /3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D Berger, Joe C /25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA Bethel-Thompson, McLeod QB /3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA Blanton, Robert S /7/89 R Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D Brinkley, Jasper LB /12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D Burton, Brandon CB /31/89 2 Utah Houston, TX D5a Burton, Stephen WR /11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b Carlson, John TE /12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA Cole, Audie LB /1/89 R NC State Monroe, MI D7a Cook, Chris CB /15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a Dean, Larry LB /7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA Ellison, Rhett FB /3/88 R Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b Evans, Fred DT /6/83 6 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA Felton, Jerome FB /3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA Fusco, Brandon G /26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c Gerhart, Toby RB /28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b Greenway, Chad LB /12/83 6 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D Griffen, Everson DE /22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D Guion, Letroy DT /21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b Harvin, Percy WR /28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D Henderson, Erin LB /1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA Jefferson, A.J. CB /4/88 3 Fresno State Bakersfield, CA T (AZ) Jenkins, Michael WR /18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA (Atl) Johnson, Charlie G /2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA (Ind) Kalil, Matt T /6/89 R Southern California Corona, CA D1a Kluwe, Chris P /24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) Loadholt, Phil T /21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D Loeffler, Cullen LS /27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA McKenzie, Tyrone LB /11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA Mitchell, Marvin LB /21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA Peterson, Adrian RB /21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D Ponder, Christian QB /25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D Raymond, Mistral S /7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b Reed, D Aundre DE /1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a Reisner, Allen TE /29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA Robinson, Josh CB /8/91 R Central Florida Sunrise, FL D Robison, Brian DE /27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D Rudolph, Kyle TE /9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D Sanford, Jamarca S /27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D Schwartz, Geoff G /11/86 3 Oregon Pacific Palisades, CA UFA Sendejo, Andrew S /9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA Sherels, Marcus CB /30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA Simpson, Jerome* WR /4/86 5 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA Smith, Harrison S /2/89 R Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b Sullivan, John C /8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a Walsh, Blair K /8/90 R Georgia Boca Raton, FL D Webb, Joe QB /14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D Williams, Kevin DT /16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D Winfield, Antoine CB /24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) Wright, Jarius WR /25/89 R Arkansas Warren, AR D4a Active Roster PRACTICE SQUAD 62 Baker, Chase DT /21/88 R Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA Felder, Bobby CB /23/90 R Nicholls State McComb, MS UDFA Holmes, Tyler G /24/88 R Tulsa Ontario, Canada UDFA Kropog, Troy T /31/86 3 Tulane Metairie, LA PS Murphy, Kevin T /16/90 R Harvard San Clemente, CA FA Owusu, Ernest DE /26/88 R California Princeton, N.J. UDFA Summers, Chris WR /10/89 R Liberty Jacksonville, FL PS Todman, Jordan RB /24/90 1 Connecticut Dartmouth, MA FA 11 (SD-PS) INJURED RESERVE 85 Childs, Greg WR /10/90 R Arkansas Warren, AR D4c Love, DeMarcus T /7/88 1 Arkansas Lancaster, TX D6a Taylor, Nick DB /27/88 R Florida International Miami, FL UND MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Leslie Frazier Coordinators: Bill Musgrave (Offensive Coordinator), Alan Williams (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Assistants: Brendan Daly (Defensive Line), Jeff Davidson (Offensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Wide Receivers), Jeff Imamura (Defensive Assistant/Linebackers), Craig Johnson (Quarterbacks), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning), Aaron McLaurin (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Diron Reynolds (Assistant Defensive Line), James Saxon (Running Backs), Ryan Silverfield (Assistant Offensive Line), Mike Singletary (Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Linebackers), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant Quarterbacks), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Cameron Turner (Assistant to the Head Coach), Chris White (Assistant Special Teams), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs).

39 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE BIRTHDATE EXP COLLEGE HS HOMETOWN ACQUIRED 3 Blair Walsh K /8/90 R Georgia Boca Raton, FL D McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB /3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA 12 5 Chris Kluwe P /24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) 05 7 Christian Ponder QB /25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D Stephen Burton WR /11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b Percy Harvin WR /28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D Joe Webb QB /14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D Jarius Wright WR /25/89 R Arkansas Warren, AR D4a Devin Aromashodu WR /23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL UFA (Chi) Chris Cook CB /15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a Josh Robinson CB /8/91 R Central Florida Sunrise, FL D Harrison Smith S /2/89 R Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b A.J. Jefferson CB /4/88 3 Fresno State Bakersfield, CA T (AZ) Antoine Winfield CB /24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) Brandon Burton CB /31/89 2 Utah Houston, TX D5a Adrian Peterson RB /21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D Toby Gerhart RB /28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b Jamarca Sanford S /27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D Andrew Sendejo S /9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA Marcus Sherels CB /30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA Robert Blanton S /7/89 R Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D Rhett Ellison FB /3/88 R Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b Mistral Raymond S /7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b Jerome Felton FB /3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA Cullen Loeffler LS /27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA Matt Asiata RB /24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA Erin Henderson LB /1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA Larry Dean LB /7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA Chad Greenway LB /12/83 7 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D Jasper Brinkley LB /12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D Marvin Mitchell LB /21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA Audie Cole LB /1/89 R NC State Monroe, MI D7a Tyrone McKenzie LB /11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA Joe Berger C /25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA Brandon Fusco G /26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c John Sullivan C /8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a Jared Allen DE /3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) Phil Loadholt T /21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D Charlie Johnson G /2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA (Ind) Matt Kalil T /6/89 R Southern California Corona, CA D1a Geoff Schwartz G /11/86 3 Oregon Pacific Palisades, CA UFA Mark Asper G /8/85 R Oregon Idaho Falls, ID W (Buf) Jerome Simpson* WR /4/86 5 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA Kyle Rudolph TE /9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D Allen Reisner TE /29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA Michael Jenkins WR /18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA (Atl) John Carlson TE /12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA Fred Evans DT /6/83 6 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA D Aundre Reed DE /1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a Kevin Williams DT /16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D Brian Robison DE /27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D Everson Griffen DE /22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D Letroy Guion DT /21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b Christian Ballard DT /3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 11 Active Roster PRACTICE SQUAD 15 Chris Summers WR /10/89 R Liberty Jacksonville, FL PS Jordan Todman RB /24/90 1 Connecticut Dartmouth, MA FA 11 (SD-PS) 31 Bobby Felder CB /23/90 R Nicholls State McComb, MS UDFA Chase Baker DT /21/88 R Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA Tyler Holmes G /24/88 R Tulsa Ontario, Canada UDFA Kevin Murphy T /16/90 R Harvard San Clemente, CA FA Troy Kropog T /31/86 3 Tulane Metairie, LA PS Ernest Owusu DE /26/88 R California Princeton, N.J. UDFA 12 INJURED RESERVE 39 Nick Taylor DB /27/88 R Florida International Miami, FL UND DeMarcus Love T /7/88 1 Arkansas Lancaster, TX D6a Greg Childs WR /10/90 R Arkansas Warren, AR D4c MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Leslie Frazier Coordinators: Bill Musgrave (Offensive Coordinator), Alan Williams (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Assistants: Brendan Daly (Defensive Line), Jeff Davidson (Offensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Wide Receivers), Jeff Imamura (Defensive Assistant/Linebackers), Craig Johnson (Quarterbacks), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning), Aaron McLaurin (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Diron Reynolds (Assistant Defensive Line), James Saxon (Running Backs), Ryan Silverfield (Assistant Offensive Line), Mike Singletary (Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Linebackers), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant Quarterbacks), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Cameron Turner (Assistant to the Head Coach), Chris White (Assistant Special Teams), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs).

40 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER-BY-POSITION UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 OFFENSE (25) : Bill Musgrave Quarterbacks (3): Craig Johnson/Kevin Stefanski No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 4 Bethel-Thompson, McLeod QB /3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA 12 7 Ponder, Christian QB /25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D Webb, Joe QB /14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 10 Running Backs (5): James Saxon No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 48 Asiata, Matt FB /24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA Elliston, Rhett FB /3/88 R Southern California Portola Valley, CA D4b Felton, Jerome FB /3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA Gerhart, Toby RB /28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b Peterson, Adrian RB /21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 07 Wide Receivers (6): George Stewart/Ryan Ficken No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 19 Aromashodu, Devin WR /23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL FA Burton, Stephen WR /11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b Harvin, Percy WR /28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D Jenkins, Michael WR /18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA Simpson, Jerome WR /4/86 5 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, NC UFA Wright, Jarius WR /25/89 R Arkansas Warren, AK D4a 12 Tight Ends (3): Jimmie Johnson No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 89 Carlson, John TE /12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA Reisner, Allen TE /29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA Rudolph, Kyle TE /9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 11 Offensive Line (8): Jeff Davidson/Ryan Silverfield No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 79 Asper, Mark G /8/85 R Oregon Idaho Falls, ID W (Buf) Berger, Joe C /25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA Fusco, Brandon C /26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c Johnson, Charlie T /2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX FA Kalil, Matt T /6/89 R Southern California Corona, CA D1a Loadholt, Phil T /21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D Schwartz, Geoff G /11/86 3 Oregon Pacific Palisades, CA UFA Sullivan, John C /8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a 08 DEFENSE (26) : Alan Williams Defensive Line (8): Brendan Daly/Diron Reynolds No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 69 Allen, Jared DE /3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) Ballard, Christian DT /3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D Evans, Fred DT /6/83 6 Texas St. Morgan Park, IL FA Griffen, Everson DE /22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D Guion, Letroy DT /21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b Reed, D Aundre DE /1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a Robison, Brian DE /27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D Williams, Kevin DT /16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AK D1 03 Linebackers (7): Fred Pagac/Mike Singletary No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 54 Brinkley, Jasper LB /12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D Cole, Audie LB /1/89 R N.C. State Monroe, MI D7a Dean, Larry LB /7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA Greenway, Chad LB /12/83 7 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D Henderson, Erin LB /1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA McKenzie, Tyrone LB /11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA Mitchell, Marvin LB /21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA 12 Defensive Backs (11): Joe Woods/Jeff Imamura No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 36 Blanton, Robert S /7/89 R Notre Dame Matthews, N.C. D Burton, Brandon CB /31/89 3 Utah Houston, TX D Cook, Chris CB /15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a Jefferson, A.J. CB /4/88 3 Fresno State Bakersfield, CA T (AZ) Raymond, Mistral S /7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b Robinson, Josh CB /8/91 R Central Florida Sunrise, FL D Sanford, Jamarca S /27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D Sendejo, Andrew S /9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA Sherels, Marcus CB /30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA Smith, Harrison S /2/89 R Notre Dame Knoxville, TN D1b Winfield, Antoine CB /24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA 04 SPECIAL TEAMS (3) : Mike Priefer Specialists (3): Mike Priefer/Chris White No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq 4 Kluwe, Chris P /24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) Loeffler, Cullen LS /27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA 04 3 Walsh, Blair K /8/90 R Georgia Boca Raton, FL D6 12

41 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE Updated: September 24, TH YEAR (1) 6TH YEAR (5) 3RD YEAR (7) 1st YEAR (3) Antoine Winfield Fred Evans Jasper Brinkley Matt Asiata Chad Greenway Chris Cook McLeod Bethel-Thompson Marvin Mitchell Toby Gerhart D Aundre Reed Adrian Peterson Everson Griffen 10TH YEAR (1) Brian Robison A.J. Jefferson Kevin Williams Chris Schwartz Joe Webb ROOKIES (9) Mark Asper 5TH YEAR (4) Robert Blanton 9TH YEAR (3) Jerome Felton Audie Cole Jared Allen Letroy Guion 2nd YEAR (12) Rhett Ellison Michael Jenkins Jerome Simpson Christian Ballard Matt Kalil Cullen Loeffler John Sullivan Brandon Burton Josh Robinson Stephen Burton Larry Dean Brandon Fusco 8TH YEAR (1) 4TH YEAR (6) Tyrone McKenzie Chris Kluwe Devin Aromashodu Christian Ponder John Carlson Mistral Raymond Percy Harvin Allen Reisner Erin Henderson Kyle Rudolph 7TH YEAR (2) Phil Loadholt Andrew Sendejo Joe Berger Jamarca Sanford Marcus Sherels Charlie Johnson Harrison Smith Blair Walsh Jarius Wright [Overall Selection In Brackets] 1ST ROUND (9) [4] Matt Kalil (12), [7] Adrian Peterson (07), [9] Kevin Williams (03), [12] Christian Ponder (11), [17] Chad Greenway (06), [22] Percy Harvin (09), [23] Antoine Winfield (99-Buf.), [29] Michael Jenkins (04-Atl.), [29] Harrison Smith (12). 2ND ROUND (6) [34] Chris Cook (10), [38] John Carlson (08-Sea.), [43] Kyle Rudolph (11), [46] Jerome Simpson (08-Cin.), [51] Toby Gerhart (10), [54] Phil Loadholt (09). 3RD ROUND (2) [66] Josh Robinson (12), [97] Tyrone McKenzie (09-NE). MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER BY DRAFT ROUND 4TH ROUND (6) [100] Everson Griffen (10), [102] Brian Robison (07), [106] Christian Ballard (11), [118] Jarius Wright (12), [126] Jared Allen (04-KC) [128] Rhett Ellison (12). 5TH ROUND (5) [139] Brandon Burton (11), [139] Robert Blanton (12), [146] Jerome Felton (08-Det.), [150] Jasper Brinkley (09), [152] Letroy Guion (08) 6TH ROUND (8) [170] Mistral Raymond (11), [172] Brandon Fusco (11), [175] Blair Walsh (12), [187] John Sullivan (08), [178] Mark Asper (12-Buf.), [199] Charlie Johnson (06-Ind.), [199] Joe Webb (10), [207] Joe Berger (05-Car.). 7TH ROUND (8) [207] Fred Evans (06-Mia), [210] Audie Cole (12), [215] D Aundre Reed (11), [220] Marvin Mitchell (07-NO), [231] Jamarca Sanford (09), [233] Devin Aromashodu (06-Ind), [236] Stephen Burton (11), [241] Geoff Schwartz (08-Car.). UNDRAFTED (10) Cullen Loeffler (04), Chris Kluwe (05-Sea), Erin Henderson (08), A.J. Jefferson (10-Ari.), Andrew Sendejo (10-Dal), Marcus Sherels (10), Larry Dean (11), Matt Asiata (11), McLeod Bethel-Thompson (11-SF), Allen Reisner (11).

42 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR: 81 Jerome Simpson 84 Michael Jenkins 19 Devin Aromashodu LT: 75 Matt Kalil LG: 74 Charlie Johnson 79 Mark Asper C: 65 John Sullivan 61 Joe Berger RG 63 Brandon Fusco 76 Geoff Schwartz RT: 71 Phil Loadholt TE: 82 Kyle Rudolph 89 John Carlson 40 Rhett Ellison 83 Allen Reisner WR: 12 Percy Harvin 11 Stephen Burton 17 Jarius Wright QB: 7 Christian Ponder 14 Joe Webb 4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson FB: 42 Jerome Felton HB: 28 Adrian Peterson 32 Toby Gerhart 48 Matt Asiata DEFENSE LE: 96 Brian Robison 91 D Aundre Reed NT: 98 Letroy Guion 90 Fred Evans UT: 93 Kevin Williams 99 Christian Ballard RE: 69 Jared Allen 97 Everson Griffen SLB: 52 Chad Greenway 51 Larry Dean MLB: 54 Jasper Brinkley 57 Audie Cole 58 Tyrone McKenzie WLB: 50 Erin Henderson 55 Marvin Mitchell LCB: 26 Antoine Winfield 21 Josh Robinson 27 Brandon Burton RCB: 20 Chris Cook 24 A.J. Jefferson 35 Marcus Sherels SS: 41 Mistral Raymond 36 Robert Blanton FS: 22 Harrison Smith 33 Jamarca Sanford 34 Andrew Sendejo SPECIALISTS P: 5 Chris Kluwe K: 3 Blair Walsh LS: 46 Cullen Loeffler H: 5 Chris Kluwe KR: 12 Percy Harvin 35 Marcus Sherels 24 A.J. Jefferson 21 Josh Robinson PR: 35 Marcus Sherels 17 Jarius Wright 21 Josh Robinson Rookie s Underlined (Injured s in Parentheses) Devin AROMASHODU... a-row-ma-sha-dew Matt ASIATA... ah-see-ah-ta Joe BERGER... BUR-jur McLEOD Bethel-Thompson...muh-CLOUD Brandon FUSCO...FUSS-co Toby GERHART... GARE-heart Letroy GUION... LA-troy GUY-on Matt KALIL...kuh-LIL Chris KLUWE...CLUE-ee Cullen LOEFFLER... LEFF-ler MISTRAL Raymond...miss-TRAIL Allen REISNER...RISE-ner Brian ROBISON... ROB-ah-sin Andrew SENDEJO... sin-dey-ho Marcus SHERELS...SHARE-els ANTOINE Winfield...an-TWAN 2012 VIKINGS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHES Tom KANAVY...ka-NAY-vee Fred PAGAC...PUG-itch Mike PRIEFER...PREE-fer

43 HOW THE 2012 MINNESOTA VIKINGS WERE BUILT YEAR DRAFT TRADES FREE AGENCY/WAIVERS 2003 DT Kevin Williams (1) 2004 LS Cullen Loeffler* CB Antoine Winfield** 2005 P Chris Kluwe (W-Sea.)** 2006 LB Chad Greenway (1) 2007 RB Adrian Peterson (1) DT Fred Evans ** DE Brian Robison (4) 2008 DT Letroy Guion (5b) DE Jared Allen (KC) LB Erin Henderson * C John Sullivan (6a) 2009 WR Percy Harvin (1) T Phil Loadholt (2) LB Jasper Brinkley (5) S Jamarca Sanford (7) 2010 CB Chris Cook (2a) CB Marcus Sherels* RB Toby Gerhart (2b) DE Everson Griffen (4) QB Joe Webb (6) 2011 QB Christian Ponder (1) WR Devin Aromashodu** TE Kyle Rudolph (2) FB Matt Asiata* DL Christian Ballard (4) C Joe Berger** CB Brandon Burton (5) LB Larry Dean* DB Mistral Raymond (6b) WR Michael Jenkins** OL Brandon Fusco (6c) T Charlie Johnson** DE D Aundre Reed (7a) LB Tyrone McKenzie** WR Stephen Burton (7b) TE Allen Reisner* S Andrew Sendejo** 2012 OT Matt Kalil (1a) CB A.J. Jefferson (Ari.) T Mark Asper** S Harrison Smith (1b) QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson** CB Josh Robinson (3) TE John Carlson** WR Jarius Wright (4a) FB Jerome Felton** FB Rhett Ellison (4b) LB Marvin Mitchell** S Robert Blanton (5) G Geoff Schwartz** K Blair Walsh (6) WR Jerome Simpson** LB Audie Cole (7a) * Rookie free agent prior to joining Vikings ** NFL veteran or had been in other NFL camps prior to joining Vikings # was drafted by the Vikings and returned via trade, waivers or free agency

44 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER MOVES DATE POS PLAYER TRANSACTION DATE POS PLAYER TRANSACTION September 18 OL KROPOG, Troy Signed To Practice Squad May 30 CB ALLEN, Asher Retired September 18 WR GURLEY, Tori Waived May 23 TE ELLISON, Rhett Signed September 3 WR SUMMERS, Chris Signed To Practice Squad May 22 WR WRIGHT, Jarius Signed September 3 WR GURLEY, Tori Signed To Practice Squad May 22 WR CHILDS, Greg Signed September 3 DE OWUSU, Ernest Signed To Practice Squad May 22 DB BLANTON, Robert Signed September 3 OL MURPHY, Kevin Signed To Practice Squad May 22 K WALSH, Blair Signed September 1 DB FELDER, Bobby Signed To Practice Squad May 22 LB COLE, Audie Signed September 1 DT BAKER, Chase Signed To Practice Squad May 22 DT GUYTON, Trevor Signed September 1 OL HOLMES, Tyler Signed To Practice Squad May 18 T HORN, Levi Signed as Free Agent September 1 RB TODMAN, Jordan Signed To Practice Squad May 17 CB WHITLOCK, C.C. Waived September 1 DB JEFFERSON, A.J. Acquired Via Trade (Arizona) May 17 T MURPHY, Kevin Waived September 1 DB BOWMAN, Zach Released May 16 DE REED, Nick Signed as Free Agent September 1 G ASPER, Mark Claimed Via Waivers (Buffalo) May 16 DE CYRILLE, Kevin Waived September 1 OL BROWN, Pat Waived May 15 T MURPHY, Kevin Signed off Waivers (SF) August 31 RB TODMAN, Jordan Waived May 15 T VALDEZ, Jose Waived August 31 TE SHULER, Mickey Waived May 14 G HOLMES, Tyler Signed as Free Agent August 31 OL SAULSBERRY, Quentin Waived May 11 WR ADAMS, Kris Waived August 31 DE REED, Nick Waived May 7 DE JACOBS, Anthony Signed as Free Agent August 31 OL PASZTOR, Austin Waived May 7 K LONGWELL, Ryan Released August 31 LB PAREDES, Corey Waived May 4 DT BAKER, Chase Signed as Free Agent August 31 OL MURPHY, Kevin Waived May 4 RB COLEMAN, Derrick Signed as Free Agent August 31 DB JONES, Reggie Waived May 4 DE CYRILLE, Kevin Signed as Free Agent August 31 OL HOLMES, Tyler Waived May 4 DB FELDER, Bobby Signed as Free Agent August 31 RB HILLIARD, Lex Waived May 4 WR JORDEN, Kamar Signed as Free Agent August 31 DT GUYTON, Trevor Waived May 4 DE LATIMORE, Eric Signed as Free Agent August 31 DB FELDER, Bobby Waived May 4 LB NIELSEN, Tyler Signed as Free Agent August 31 FB D IMPERIO, Ryan Waived May 4 DE OWUSU, Ernest Signed as Free Agent August 31 OL DeGEARE, Chris Waived May 4 LB PAREDES, Corey Signed as Free Agent August 31 DT BAKER, Chase Waived May 4 G PASZTOR, Austin Signed as Free Agent August 31 WR ARCENEAUX, Emmanuel Waived May 4 DT POWELL, Tydreke Signed as Free Agent August 31 QB ROSENFELS, Sage Released May 4 DT RESONNO, Terrell Signed as Free Agent August 31 DB FRAMPTON, Eric Released May 4 C SAULSBERRY, Quentin Signed as Free Agent August 31 DE CHARLESTON, Jeff Released May 4 T WEEMS, Darrion Signed as Free Agent August 31 DB CARR, Chris Released May 4 DB WHITLOCK, C.C. Signed as Free Agent August 31 OL LOVE, DeMarcus Placed on Injured Reserve May 2 G LEWIS, Butch Waived August 25 OL BUCHE, Bridger Waived May 2 TE HARDY, Daniel Waived August 25 RB COLEMAN, Derrick Waived May 1 RB KING, Caleb Waived August 25 OL COOK, Grant Waived April 26 WR SIMPSON, Jerome Signed as Free Agent August 25 LB ELIMIMIAN, Solomon Waived April 10 LB MITCHELL, Marvin Signed as Free Agent August 25 DB GATEWOOD, Corey Waived April 10 CB CARR, Chris Signed as Free Agent August 25 OL HORN, Levi Waived April 2 WR WALTERS, Bryan Signed as Free Agent August 25 DT JACOBS, Anthony Waived March 28 WR AROMASHODU, Devin Re-signed August 25 WR JORDEN, Kamar Waived March 27 CB BOWMAN, Zach Signed as Free Agent August 25 WR LOVE, A.J. Waived March 27 LB HENDERSON, Erin Re-signed August 25 LB NIELSON, Tyler Waived March 26 OL SCHWARTZ, Geoff Signed as Free Agent August 25 DE OWUSU, Ernest Waived March 21 DT AYODELE, Remi Released August 25 DT POWELL, Tydreke Waived March 21 RB HILLIARD, Lex Signed as Free Agent August 25 DB STROUD, Chris Waived March 21 DT EVANS, Fred Re-signed August 25 WR TAYLOR, Kerry Waived March 20 RB FELTON, Jerome Signed as Free Agent August 25 WR WALTERS, Bryan Waived March 20 DT GUION, Letroy Re-signed August 12 RB PETERSON, Adrian Passed Physical March 16 DB TAYLOR, Nicholas Signed as Free Agent August 7 WR CHILDS, Greg Placed on Injured Reserve March 14 TE CARLSON, John Signed as Free Agent August 6 WR LOVE, A.J. Signed as Free Agent March 13 QB ROSENFELS, Sage Re-signed Auguet 6 WR CHILDS, Greg Waived - Injured March 10 G HUTCHINSON, Steve Released August 4 G BUCHE, Bridger Signed as Free Agent March 10 G HERRERA, Anthony Released August 4 WR LOVE, AJ Waived March 10 CB GRIFFIN, Cedric Released August 3 G COOK, Grant Signed as Free Agent January 31 LB ELIMIMIAN, Solomon Signed as Reserve/Future FA August 3 DE LATIMORE, Eric Waived January 18 T VALDEZ, Jose Signed as Reserve/Future FA July 31 DB TAYLOR, Nicholas Placed on Injured Reserve January 18 TE HARDY, Daniel Signed as Reserve/Future FA July 30 DB STROUD, Chris Signed as Free Agent January 13 QB BETHEL-THOMPSON, McLeod Signed as Reserve/Future FA July 30 DB TAYLOR, Nicholas Waived - Injured January 5 FB ASIATA, Matt Signed as Reserve/Future FA July 26 T KALIL, Matt Signed January 2 WR TAYLOR, Kerry Signed as Reserve/Future FA July 25 CB ROBINSON, Josh Signed January 2 TE REISNER, Allen Signed as Reserve/Future FA July 24 T MURPHY, Kevin Signed as Free Agent January 2 LB McKENZIE, Tyrone Signed as Reserve/Future FA July 24 T WEEMS, Darrion Waived January 2 G LEWIS, Butch Signed as Reserve/Future FA June 28 DE CHARLESTON, Jeff Signed as Free Agent January 2 DB JONES, Reggie Signed as Reserve/Future FA June 28 DT RESONNO, Terrell Waived January 2 G DeGEARE, Chris Signed as Reserve/Future FA June 5 WR LOVE, AJ Signed January 2 WR ADAMS, Kris Signed as Reserve/Future FA June 4 DB GATEWOOD, Corey Signed June 1 DB SMITH, Harrison Signed

45 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 PARTICIPATION CHART Date 9/9 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/25 11/4 11/11 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/23 12/ Season Career Opponent IND DET WAS ARI SEA GB HOU GB GP GS DNP IA GP GS Allen, Jared S S S Aromashodu, Devin P P P Asiata, Matt P P P Asper, Mark I I I Baker, Chase PS PS PS Ballard, Christian P P P Berger, Joe P P P Bethel-Thompson, McLeod I I I Blanton, Robert P I I Brinkley, Jasper S S S Burton, Brandon P I I Burton, Stephen P P P Carlson, John S S S Childs, Greg IR IR IR Cole, Audie I I P Cook, Chris S S S Dean, Larry P P P Ellison, Rhett P P P Evans, Fred P P P Felder, Bobby PS PS PS Felton, Jerome P S S Fusco, Brandon S S S Gerhart, Toby P P P Greenway, Chad S S S Griffen, Everson P P P Guion, Letroy S S S Gurley, Tori PS PS N Harvin, Percy S S S Henderson, Erin S S I Holmes, Tyler PS PS PS Jefferson, A.J. I P P Jenkins, Michael S P P Johnson, Charlie S S S Kalil, Matt S S S Kluwe, Chris P P P Kropog, Troy N N PS Loadholt, Phil S S S Loeffler, Cullen P P P Love, DeMarcus IR IR IR McKenzie, Tyrone P P P Mitchell, Marvin I I S Murphy, Kevin PS PS PS Owusu, Ernest PS PS PS Peterson, Adrian S S S Ponder, Christian S S S Raymond, Mistral S S S Reed, D Aundre P P I Reisner, Allen P P P Robinson, Josh P P P Robison, Brian S S S Rudolph, Kyle S S S Sanford, Jamarca P P P Schwartz, Geoff DNP DNP DNP Sendejo, Andrew I P P Sherels, Marcus P P P Simpson, Jerome SUS SUS SUS Smith, Harrison S S S Sullivan, John S S S Summers, Chris PS PS PS Taylor, Nick IR IR IR Todman, Jordan PS PS PS Walsh, Blair P P P Webb, Joe DNP DNP DNP Williams, Kevin S S S Winfield, Antoine S S S Wright, Jarius I I I P-played; S-started; DNP-did not play; IR-injured reserve; N-not with club; I-inactive; NFI-non-football illness; PS-Practice Squad; SUS-Reserve/Suspended; RE-Roster Exemption; PUP-A - Active/Physically Unable to Perform; PUP-R - Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform

46 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS VIKINGS 1st Downs Total Offense INTs By Minn. Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Pen Fum Scoring T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg. N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG S vs JAC / / /40 1/ /2 4/4 0 at IND / / /105 2/ /2 2/2 0 vs SF / / /10 4/ /3 1/1 0 at DET vs TEN at WAS vs ARI vs TB at SEA vs DET at CHI at GB vs CHI at STL at HOU vs GB TOTALS / / /155 7/ /7 7/7 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: 16-39, 41% 9/11 vs JAC % 9/18 at IND % 9/25 vs SF % 10/2 at DET /9 vs TEN /16 at WAS /23 vs ARI /30 vs TB - - OPPONENTS 11/14 at SEA /20 vs DET /27 at CHI /4 at GB /11 vs CHI /18 at STL /24 at HOU - - 1/1 vs GB - - 1st Downs Total Offense INTs By Opp. Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Pen Fum Scoring T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg. N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG S vs JAC / / /25 3/ /2 3/3 0 at IND / / /51 0/ /2 3/3 0 vs SF / / /60 2/ /1 2/3 0 at DET vs TEN at WAS vs ARI vs TB at SEA vs DET at CHI at GB vs CHI at STL at HOU vs GB Totals / / /136 5/ /5 8/9 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: 20-44, 45.4% 9/11 vs JAC % 9/18 at IND % 9/25 vs SF % 10/2 at DET /9 vs TEN /16 at WAS /23 vs ARI /30 vs TB /14 at SEA /20 vs DET /27 at CHI /4 at GB /11 vs CHI /18 at STL /24 at HOU - - 1/1 vs GB - - VIKINGS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL MINN. FG VS JAC , 42, 55, 38 AT IND , 29 VS SF AT DET VS TEN AT WAS VS ARI VS TB AT SEA VS DET AT CHI AT GB VS CHI AT STL AT HOU VS GB TOTALS SCORING SUMMARY OPPONENTS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT Total Opp. FG VS JAC , 26, 47 AT IND , 45, 53 VS SF , 29 AT DET VS TEN AT WAS VS ARI VS TB AT SEA VS DET AT CHI AT GB VS CHI AT STL AT HOU VS GB TOTALS

47 GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING STATISTICS 28 ADRIAN PETERSON RB 32 TOBY GERHART RB OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER t 66 CAREER CAREER PERCY HARVIN WR 7 CHRISTIAN PONDER QB 14 JOE WEBB QB OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/9 DID NOT PLAY at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/16 DID NOT PLAY vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ t 1 vs SF - 9/23 DID NOT PLAY at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS t TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER t 4 42 JEROME FELTON FB OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER MATT ASIATA RB

48 GAME-BY-GAME PASSING STATISTICS 7 CHRISTIAN PONDER QB OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Rating vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS % CAREER , %

49 GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATISTICS 12 PERCY HARVIN WR 84 MICHAEL JENKINS WR 19 DEVIN AROMASHODU WR OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER t 17 CAREER CAREER JEROME SIMPSON WR 82 KYLE RUDOLPH TE 89 JOHN CARLSON TE OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/9 SUSPENDED vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/16 SUSPENDED at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/23 SUSPENDED vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER ADRIAN PETERSON RB 11 STEPHEN BURTON WR 32 TOBY GERHART RB OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ t 1 at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS t TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER

50 GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATISTICS 17 JARIUS WRIGHT WR 48 MATT ASIATA RB OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER ALLEN REISNER TE OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER JEROME FELTON FB

51 GAME-BY-GAME SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS KICK RETURNS 12 PERCY HARVIN WR OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER PUNT RETURNS 35 MARCUS SHERELS CB OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER MARCUS SHERELS CB OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER MATT ASIATA RB OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ TOTALS CAREER D'AUNDRE REED DE OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TD at IND - 9/ TOTALS CAREER

52 GAME-BY-GAME SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS 5 CHRIS KLUWE P OPPONENT No Yds Avg Ret. Ret. Yds. Net Yds. Net Avg. TB I20 LG BL vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER , ,107 20, BLAIR WALSH K FGs FG PATs OPPONENT M A M A M A M A M A M A Pct M A vs JAC - 9/ % 2 2 at IND - 9/ % 2 2 vs SF - 9/ % 3 3 at DET - 9/ % 0 0 vs TEN - 10/ % 0 0 at WAS - 10/ % 0 0 vs ARZ - 10/ % 0 0 vs TB - 10/ % 0 0 at SEA - 11/ % 0 0 vs DET - 11/ % 0 0 at CHI - 11/ % 0 0 at GB - 12/ % 0 0 vs CHI - 12/ % 0 0 at STL - 12/ % 0 0 at HOU - 12/ % 0 0 vs GB - 12/ % TOTALS % 7 7 CAREER % 7 7

53 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 69 JARED ALLEN DE 98 LETROY GUION DT 90 FRED EVANS DT OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER BRIAN ROBISON DE 91 D'AUNDRE REED DE 93 KEVIN WILLIAMS DT OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER CHRISTIAN BALLARD DT 97 EVERSON GRIFFEN DE 52 CHAD GREENWAY LB OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER JASPER BRINKLEY LB 50 ERIN HENDERSON LB 57 AUDIE COLE LB OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER

54 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 51 LARRY DEAN LB 55 MARVIN MITCHELL LB 33 JAMARCA SANFORD S OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER CHRIS COOK CB 26 ANTOINE WINFIELD CB 27 BRANDON BURTON CB OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER JOSH ROBINSON CB 22 HARRISON SMITH S 35 MARCUS SHERELS CB OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER MISTRAL RAYMOND S 36 ROBERT BLANTON S 24 A.J. JEFFERSON CB OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS CAREER CAREER CAREER

55 SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES 51 LARRY DEAN LB 97 EVERSON GRIFFEN DE 33 JAMARCA SANFORD S OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS DEVIN AROMASHODU WR 35 MARCUS SHERELS CB 57 AUDIE COLE LB OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS BRANDON BURTON CB 41 MISTRAL RAYMOND S 46 CULLEN LOEFFLER LS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS ROBERT BLANTON S 20 CHRIS COOK CB 55 MARVIN MITCHELL LB OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS

56 SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES 21 JOSH ROBINSON CB 32 TOBY GERHART RB 99 CHRISTIAN BALLARD DT OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS TYRONE MCKENZIE LB 40 RHETT ELLISON FB 75 MATT KALIL T OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS HARRISON SMITH S 34 ANDREW SENDEJO S 98 LETROY GUION DT OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ at IND - 9/ at IND - 9/ TOTALS vs SF - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS TOTALS

57 THE LAST TIME... (playoff games in italics) BY THE VIKINGS CATEGORY BY AN OPPONENT 489 yards, vs. Denver, 12/4/ Yards Total Offense 405 yards, at Carolina, 10/30/ yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/ yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/ yards, vs. Chicago, 11/29/ Yards Total Offense 573 yards, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11 Has never happened 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Christian Ponder, 381 yards, vs. Denver, 12/4/ Yards Passing In A Game Aaron Rodgers, 335 yards, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 Brett Favre, 310 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Donovan McNabb, 300 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/08 Brett Favre, 446 yards, vs. Arizona, 11/7/ Yards Passing In A Game Drew Brees, 412 yards, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11 Jeff George, 424 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 By A Has never happened Brett Favre, vs. New York Giants, 1/3/10 4 TD Passes In A Game Drew Brees (5), vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11 Brett Favre, vs Dallas, 1/17/10 By A Kerry Collins (5), at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Toby Gerhart, 109 yards, at Washington, 12/24/ Yards Rushing In A Game Evan Royster, 132 yards, at Washington, 12/24/11 Adrian Peterson, 122 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Terry Kirby, 120 yards, at San Francisco, 1/3/98 Adrian Peterson, 296 yards, vs. San Diego, 11/4/ Yards Rushing In A Game Walter Payton, 275 yards, at Chicago, 11/20/77 Has never happened By A Has never happened Adrian Peterson, vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 3 TDs Rushing In A Game Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06 Adrian Peterson, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Has never happened Percy Harvin, 104 yards, at Indianapolis, 9/16/ Yards Receiving In A Game Donnie Avery, 111 yards, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Bernard Berrian, 102 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 By A Ike Hilliard, 155 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Sidney Rice, 201 yards, vs. Baltimore, 10/18/ Yards Receiving In A Game Steve Smith, 201 yards, at Carolina, 10/30/05 Anthony Carter, 227 yards, at S.F., 1/9/88 By A Has never happened Marcus Robinson (15, 15, 2), vs. Cleveland, 11/27/05 3 TD Catches In A Game Greg Jennings, vs Green Bay, 11/21/10 Sidney Rice, (47, 16, 45), vs. Dallas, 1/17/10 By A Has never happened Adrian Peterson, vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (3 rushing) 3 TD In A Game By A Mike Tolbert, at San Diego, 9/11/11 (2 receiving, 1 rushing) Adrian Peterson, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 (3 rushing) Mario Bates, vs. Arizona, 1/10/99 (3 rushing) Ahmad Rashad, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/79 (4 receiving) 4 TD In A Game By A Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06 (3 rushing, 1 rec.) Has never happened Has never happened Darren Sharper, at N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05 3 INTs In A Game By A Deltha O Neal, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05 Has never happened Has never happened Bernard Berrian, 82 yards, at Arizona, 12/14/08 Punt Returned For A TD Randall Cobb, 80 yards, at Green Bay, 11/14/11 Anthony Carter, 84 yards, at New Orleans, 1/3/88 Golden Richards, 63 yards, at Dallas, 12/30/73 Percy Harvin, 103 yards, at San Diego, 9/11/11 Kickoff Returned For A TD Devin Hester, 98 yards, at Chicago, 10/16/11 Has never happened Tony Horne, 95 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 Jared Allen, 36 yards, at Detroit, 1/2/11 INT Returned For A TD Alphonso Smith, 30 yards, at Detroit, 12/11/11 Reggie Rutland, 27 yards, at San Francisco, 1/9/88 Asante Samuel, 44 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/08 Antoine Winfield, 45 yards, at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Fumble Returned For A TD Stephen Tulloch, Recovered in End Zone, at Detroit, 12/11/11 Nate Wright, 20 yards, vs. St. Louis, 12/21/74 Kevin Miniefield, 48 yards, vs. Chicago, 1/1/95 Jim Kleinsasser, vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 Punt Blocked Craig Steltz, at Chicago, 10/19/08 Scott Studwell, at L.A. Rams, 12/31/78 Spencer Tillman, at San Francisco, 1/6/90 Issiac Holt, recovered in end zone, vs. San Francisco, 10/12/86 Punt Blocked For TD Garrett Wolfe, 17 yds, at Chicago, 10/19/08 (Blocked by Gerald Robinson) (Blocked by Craig Steltz) Terry Brown, recovered in end zone, Doug Rogers recovered blocked kick in end zone, vs. Pittsburgh 1/12/75 (Blocked by Matt Blair) vs. Atlanta, 1/9/83 (Blocked by Paul Davis) Mike Merriweather, vs. L.A. Rams, 11/5/89 Punt Blocked For Safety Kevin Miniefield, vs. Chicago, 10/28/96 Has never happened Has never happened Willis McGahee tackled in end zone by Jared Allen Safety Scored Donovan McNabb Sacked in End Zone by Stephen Paea vs. Denver, 12/4/11 at Chicago, 10/16/11 Ron Jaworski tackled in end zone Fran Tarkenton tackled in end zone, by Doug Martin and Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/12/75 Letroy Guion, vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Field Goal Blocked Ray McDonald, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09 Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 at Green Bay, 1/9/05 Antoine Winfield, 59 yards, at New Orleans, 10/6/08 Blocked FG Returned For A TD Nate Clements, 59 yards, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09 Bobby Bryant, 90 yards, vs. L.A. Rams, 12/26/76 Has never happened Ryan Longwell, at Washington, 12/24/10 PAT Missed (1 pt.) Jason Hanson (kick aborted), at Detroit, 12/19/04 Chuck Nelson, at San Francisco, 1/1/89 Mike Cofer, at San Francisco, 1/6/90 Matt Kalil, vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 PAT Blocked Remi Ayodele, at New Orleans, 9/9/10 Carl Eller, at Dallas, 1/1/78 Has never happened Minnesota 50, Jacksonville 10, 12/20/98 50 Points Scored In A Game San Francisco 51, Minnesota 7, 12/8/84 Has never happened Has never happened Minnesota 44, New York Giants 7, vs. New York, 1/3/10 40 Points Scored In A Game New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11 Minnesota 41, Arizona 21, 1/10/99 N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01 Minnesota 13, Detroit 0, 12/5/93 Shutout Scored Green Bay 34, Minnesota 0, 11/11/07 Has never happened N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01 Minnesota 26, Jacksonville 23, 9/9/12 Overtime Victory Detroit 26, Minnesota 23, 9/25/11 Has never happened New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, 1/24/10 Tarvaris Jackson pass to Percy Harvin, at New England, 10/31/10 Two-Point Conversion Blaine Gabbert Pass to Justin Blackmon, vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Leroy Hoard run, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 Has never happened

58 MISCELLANEOUS STATS First Downs and Fourth Down Efficiency Red Zone Efficiency Takeaways And Turnovers Scoring Drives Individual and Team Single-Game Bests Week-by-Week Leaders and Week-by-Week Starters Vikings Record When Long Plays Gameday Inactives Game Summaries

59 FIRST DOWNS EARNED REGULAR SEASON Total First Downs (First Downs on Third or Fourth Downs) One awarded to passer and receiver on passing plays PLAYER RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING TOTAL Christian Ponder 2-43 (16) 45 (16) Percy Harvin 2 15 (4) - 17 (4) Adrian Peterson 10 (2) 3 (1) - 13 (3) Kyle Rudolph - 10 (5) - 10 (5) Devin Aromashodu - 6 (1) - 6 (1) Toby Gerhart 2 3 (3) - 5 (3) Michael Jenkins - 5 (1) - 5 (1) Stephen Burton - 1 (1) - 1 (1) TOTAL 16 (2) 43 (16) 43 (16) 102 (34)

60 2012 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY Game Att. Quarter Play/Result/Drive Result vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 0/0 - - at Indianapolis (9/16) 1/1 4th S. Burton 7 yd. TD pass from C. Ponder vs. San Francisco (9/23) 1/1 1st K. Rudolph 1 yd. TD pass from C. Ponder TOTAL 2/2

61 2012 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY VS. JACKSONVILLE (9/9/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE AT SEATTLE (11/4/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE AT INDIANAPOLIS (9/16/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE VS. DETROIT (11/11/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE VS. SAN FRANCISCO (9/23/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE AT CHICAGO (11/25/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE AT DETROIT (9/30/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE AT GREEN BAY (12/2/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE VS. TENNESSEE (10/7/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE VS. CHICAGO BEARS (12/9/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE AT WASHINGTON (10/14/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (12/16/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE VS. ARIZONA (10/21/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE AT HOUSTON TEXANS (12/23/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE VS. TAMPA BAY (10/25/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE VS. GREEN BAY (12/30/12) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE SEASON TOTALS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE DEFENSE

62 2012 TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS TAKEAWAYS 4 Takeaways (1 INT, 3 FR) 4 resulted in 7 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20 0 First Half Takeaways (0 INT, 0 FR) 0 resulted in 0 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings st Quarter Takeaways (0 INT, 0 FR) 0 resulted in 0 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings nd Quarter Takeaways (0 INT, 0 FR) 0 resulted in 0 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20 4 Second Half Takeaway (1 INT, 3 FR) 4 resulted in 7 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings rd Quarter Takeaway (0 INT, 1 FR) 1 resulted in 7 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings th Quarter Takeaways (1 INT, 2 FR) 3 resulted in 0 Vikings points 0 inside Vikings 20 TURNOVERS 4 Turnovers (0 INT, 4 FL) 4 resulted in 6 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20 1 First Half Turnovers (0 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 3 opponents points 0 inside opponents st Quarter Turnover (0 INT, 0 FL) 0 resulted in 0 opponents points 0 inside opponents nd Quarter Turnovers (0 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 3 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20 3 Second Half Turnovers (0 INT, 3 FL) 3 resulted in 3 opponents points 0 inside opponents rd Quarter Turnovers (0 INT, 1 FL) 1 resulted in 3 opponents points 0 inside opponents th Quarter Turnovers (0 INT, 2 FL) 2 resulted in 0 opponents points 0 inside opponents 20 PLUS/MINUS TURNOVER RATIO First Half First Quarter Second Quarter Second Half Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Overtime Totals 0 Takeaways 0 Takeaways 0 Takeaways 4 Takeaways 1 Takeaway 3 Takeaways 0 Takeaways 4 Takeaways First Half First Quarter Second Quarter Second Half Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Overtime Totals 1 Turnover 0 Turnovers 1 Turnover 3 Turnovers 1 Turnover 2 Turnovers 0 Turnovers 4 Turnovers KEY INT = Interception FR = Fumbles Recovered FL = Fumbles Lost Even Turnover Ratio

63 2012 TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS BREAKDOWN TAKEAWAYS Fumble Recoveries and Interceptions DATE OPPONENT TAKEAWAY QTR. YD-LINE RESULT 9/9/12 Jacksonville Fumble recovery by Kevin Williams 3 JAX-44 Touchdown 9/23/12 San Francisco Fumble recovery by Everson Griffen 4 Midfield Punt 9/23/12 San Francisco Interception by Josh Robinson 4 SF-44 Turnover 9/23/12 San Francisco Fumble recovery by Brian Robison 4 MIN-42 End of Game TURNOVERS Fumbles Lost and Had Intercepted DATE OPPONENT TURNOVER QTR. YD-LINE RESULT 9/9/12 Jacksonville Fumble recovery by C.J. Mosley 3 MIN-16 Field Goal 9/16/12 Indianapolis Fumble recovery by Cory Redding 2 IND-42 Field Goal 9/23/12 San Francisco Fumble recovery by Patrick Willis 4 SF-35 Turnover 9/23/12 San Francisco Fumble recovery by Carlos Rogers 4 SF-43 Turnover FUMBLE BREAKDOWN PLAYER FUMBLES LOST Toby Gerhart 3 2 Christian Ponder 2 2 Adrian Peterson 1 0 Marcus Sherels 1 0 TOTAL 7 4

64 2012 SCORING DRIVES Poss. Net How Opponent Plays Time Quarter Yards Acquired (yd. line) Scoring Play 9/9 vs. Jacksonville 7 1:47 2nd 59 Punt - MIN 41 Peterson 3 yd. Run 9/9 vs. Jacksonville 4 1:54 3rd 44 Fumble Recovery - JAX 44 Peterson 2 yd. Run 9/9 vs. Jacksonville 11 5:31 4th 75 Kickoff - MIN 23 Walsh 20 yd. FG 9/9 vs. Jacksonville 9 4:02 4th 57 Kickoff - MIN 20 Walsh 42 yd. FG 9/9 vs. Jacksonville 3 0:20 4th 32 Kickoff - MIN 31 Walsh 55 yd. FG 9/9 vs. Jacksonville 8 3:54 OT 55 Kickoff - MIN 25 Walsh 38 yd. FG 9/16 at Indianapolis 12 7:12 1st 44 Kickoff - MIN 23 Walsh 51 yd. FG 9/16 at Indianapolis 9 4:11 2nd 46 Kickoff - MIN 43 Walsh 29 yd. FG 9/16 at Indianapolis 10 5:03 4th 54 Punt - MIN 46 Burton 7 yd. Pass From Ponder 9/16 at Indianapolis 9 2:19 4th 47 Punt - IND 48 Rudolph 6 yd. Pass From Ponder 9/23 vs. San Francisco 16 7:40 1st 82 Kickoff - MIN 18 Rudolph 1 yd. Pass From Ponder 9/23 vs. San Francisco 11 6:44 2nd 80 Kickoff - MIN 20 Ponder 23 yd. Run 9/23 vs. San Francisco 9 0:52 2nd 33 Blocked FG - MIN 33 Walsh 52 yd. FG 9/23 vs. San Francisco 12 7:00 4th 86 Kickoff - MIN 14 Rudolph 2 yd. Pass From Ponder Averages 9.2 4:

65 2012 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME BESTS VIKINGS OFFENSE RUSHING Yards Rushing 86 Adrian Peterson vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Rushing Attempts 25 Adrian Peterson vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) TDs Rushing 2 Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Rush 23t Christian Ponder vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Longest TD Rush 23t Christian Ponder vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) PASSING Yards Passing 270 Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Passing Attempts 35 Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Christian Ponder vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Passes Completed 27 Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16/12) TDs Passing 2 Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Christian Ponder vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Longest Pass 29 Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest TD Pass 7t Christian Ponder to Stephen Burton at Indianapolis (9/16/12) RECEIVING Yards Receiving 104 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Receptions 12 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Longest Reception 29 Kyle Rudolph vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) TDs Receiving 2 Kyle Rudolph vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) VIKINGS DEFENSE Interceptions 1 Josh Robinson vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Longest Interception Return 24 Josh Robinson vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Fumble recoveries 1 Kevin Williams vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Everson Griffen vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Brian Robison vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Longest Fumble Return 0 Kevin Williams vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Everson Griffen vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Brian Robison vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Forced Fumbles 1 Jared Allen vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Jamarca Sandford vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) QB Sacks 2 Chad Greenway vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Solo Tackles 11 Chad Greenway vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Combined Tackles 16 Chad Greenway vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) TFLs 3 Erin Henderson at Indianapolis (9/16/12) QB Hurries 2 Chad Greenway vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Kevin Williams vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Passes Defended 3 Chris Cook vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) VIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS Field Goals Made 4 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Field Goals Attempted 4 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Field Goal 55 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Punt 59 Chris Kluwe vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Punt Return 15 Marcus Sherels vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Longest Kickoff Return 50 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Field Goal Block 1 Letroy Guion vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) PAT Block 1 Matt Kalil vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Tackles 2 Multiple times

66 2012 TEAM SINGLE-GAME BEST OFFENSE Points 26 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) First Downs 25 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Total Offense 389 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Net Yards Rushing 146 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Net Yards Passing 266 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Rushing Attempts 41 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Passing Attempts 35 at Indianapolis (9/16/12) vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Passes Completed 27 at Indianapolis (9/16/12) DEFENSE Interceptions 1 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Longest Interception Return 24 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Longest Fumble Return 0 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) QB Sacks 3 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) QB Hurries 7 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Tackles for Loss 7 at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Forced Fumbles 2 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12) Passes Defensed 9 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) Solo Tackles 50 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) at Indianapolis (9/16/12) Combined Tackles 76 vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12) at Indianapolis (9/16/12)

67 2012 WEEK-BY-WEEK LEADERS OPPONENT RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPT. REC. YDS SACKS TACKLES 9/9 Henderson, 1 Henderson, 13 vs. Jacksonville Peterson, 17 Peterson, 84 Harvin, 6 Harvin, 84 Cook, 1 Greenway, 13 9/16 Henderson, 1 at Indianapolis Peterson, 16 Peterson, 60 Harvin, 12 Harvin, 104 Griffen, 1 Henderson, 13 9/23 vs. San Francisco Peterson, 25 Peterson, 86 Harvin, 9 Harvin, 89 Greenway, 2 Greenway, 16 9/30 at Detroit 10/7 vs. Tennesse 10/14 at Washington 10/21 vs. Arizona 10/25 vs. Tampa Bay 11/4 at Seattle 11/11 vs. Detriot 11/25 at Chicago 12/2 at Green Bay 12/9 vs. Chicago 12/16 at St. Louis 12/23 at Houston 12/30 vs. Green Bay

68 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS VIKINGS OFFENSE FB/2nd TE 3rd WR/ vs. Jacksonville Jenkins Kalil Johnson Sullivan Fusco Loadholt Rudolph Harvin Ponder Peterson Carlson Date/Opp. 9/9 WR/2nd TE LT LG C RG RT TE/WR WR/3rd TE QB RB 2nd RB 9/16 at Indianapolis Carlson Kalil Johnson Sullivan Fusco Loadholt Rudolph Harvin Ponder Peterson Felton 9/23 vs. San FranciscoCarlson Kalil Johnson Sullivan Fusco Loadholt Rudolph Harvin Ponder Peterson Felton 9/30 at Detroit 10/7 vs. Tennesse 10/14 at Washington 10/21 vs. Arizona 10/25 vs. Tampa Bay 11/4 at Seattle 11/11 vs. Detriot 11/25 at Chicago 12/2 at Green Bay 12/9 vs. Chicago 12/16 at St. Louis 12/23 at Houston 12/30 vs. Green Bay VIKINGS DEFENSE Date/Opp. LE LDT RDT RE SLB MLB WLB/3rd CB LCB RCB FS SS 9/9 vs. Jacksonville Robison Guion Williams Allen Greenway Brinkley Henderson Winfield Cook Smith Raymond 9/16 at Indianapolis Robison Guion Williams Allen Greenway Brinkley Henderson Winfield Cook Smith Raymond 9/23 vs. San FranciscoRobison Guion Williams Allen Greenway Brinkley Mitchell Winfield Cook Smith Raymond 9/30 at Detroit 10/7 vs. Tennesse 10/14 at Washington 10/21 vs. Arizona 10/25 vs. Tampa Bay 11/4 at Seattle 11/11 vs. Detriot 11/25 at Chicago 12/2 at Green Bay 12/9 vs. Chicago 12/16 at St. Louis 12/23 at Houston 12/30

69 2012 LONG PLAYS RUSHES OF 15+ YARDS 23t Christian Ponder vs. San Francisco (9/23) 20 Adrian Peterson vs. San Francisco (9/23) 20 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16) 19 Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville (9/9) CATCHES OF 20+ YARDS 29 Kyle Rudolph from Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 26 Devin Aromashodu from Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 24 Percy Harvin from Christian Ponder vs. San Francisco (9/23) 20 Percy Harvin from Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 20 Percy Harvin from Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16) 20 Adrian Peterson from Christian Ponder at Indianapolis (9/16) PASSES OF 20+ YARDS 29 Christian Ponder to Kyle Rudolph vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 26 Christian Ponder to Devin Aromashodu vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 24 Christian Ponder to Percy Harvin vs San Francisco (9/23) 20 Christian Ponder to Percy Harvin vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 20 Christian Ponder to Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16) 20 Christian Ponder to Adrian Peterson at Indianapolis (9/16) INTERCEPTION RETURNS OF 10+ YARDS 24 Josh Robinson vs. San Francisco (9/23) FUMBLE RETURN OF 15+ YARDS KICKOFF RETURNS OF 35+ YARDS 50 Percy Harvin at Indianapolis (9/16) PUNT RETURNS OF 20+ YARDS LONG FIELD GOALS OF 40+ YARDS 55 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9) 52 Blair Walsh vs. San Francisc (9/23) 51 Blair Walsh at Indianapolis (9/16) 42 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville (9/9) LONG TOUCHDOWNS OF 15+ YARDS 23t Christian Ponder Run vs. San Francisco (9/23)

70 2012 GAMEDAY INACTIVES VS. JACKSONVILLE (9/9/12) G 79 M. Asper, QB 4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson, LB 57 A. Cole, CB 24 A. Jefferson, LB 55 M. Mitchell, S 34 A. Sendejo, WR 17 J. Wright AT INDIANAPOLIS (9/16/12) G 79 M. Asper, QB 4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson, CB 27 B. Burton, S 36 R. Blanton, LB 57 A. Cole, LB 55 M. Mitchell, WR 17 J. Wright VS. SAN FRANCISCO (9/23/12) G 79 M. Asper, QB 4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson, CB 27 B. Burton, S 36 R. Blanton, LB 50 E. Henderson, DE 91 D. Reed, WR 17 J. Wright AT DETROIT (9/30/12) VS. TENNESSEE (10/7/12) AT WASHINGTON (10/14/12) VS. ARIZONA (10/21/12) VS. TAMPA BAY (10/25/12) AT SEATTLE (11/4/12) VS. DETROIT (11/11/12) AT CHICAGO (11/25/12) AT GREEN BAY (12/2/12) VS. CHICAGO BEARS (12/9/12) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (12/16/12) AT HOUTON TEXANS (12/23/12) VS. GREEN BAY (12/30/12)

71 2012 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 1 VIKINGS 26, JAGUARS 23 At Mall of America Field, September 9, 2012 Attendance 56, OT Total Jacksonville Minnesota Jaguars J. Scobee 19 yd. Field Goal (1st 2:52) Jaguars M. Lewis 1 yd. pass from B. Gabbert (kick blocked) (2nd 5:21) Vikings A. Peterson 3 yd. run (B. Walsh kick) (2nd :41) Vikings A. Peterson 2 yd. run (B.Walsh kick) (3rd 9:42) Jaguars J. Scobee 26 yd. Field Goal (3rd 4:40) Vikings B. Walsh 20 yd. Field Goal (4th 14:09) Jaguars J. Scobee 47 yd. Field Goal (4th 9:35) Vikings B. Walsh 42 yd. Field Goal (4th 5:33) Jaguars C. Shorts 39 yd. pass from B. Gabbert (B. Gabbert-J. Blackmon pass) (4th 0:20) Vikings B. Walsh 55 yd. Field Goal (4th 0:00) Vikings B. Walsh 38 yd. Field Goal (OT 11:06) JAGUARS VIKINGS First Downs Rushes/Yards 34/113 29/123 Passing Yards Punt Return/Yards 4/20 2/22 KO Return/Yards 3/63 5/128 Passes (A-C-I) Times Sacked/Yards 2/11 2/4 Punts 4 5 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1 Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/40 Possession Time 37:49 27:05 PASSING Vikings C. Ponder , 74.0%, 0 TD, 0 INT Jaguars B. Gabbert , 58.9%, 2 TD, 0 INT 96.1 RUSHING Vikings A. Peterson TD, P. Harvin 5-20, T. Gerhart 6-18, C. Ponder 1-1 Jaguars M. Jones-Drew 19-77, R. Jennings 8-31, B. Gabbert 5-6, J. Parmele 1-0, M. Thomas 1-(-1) RECEIVING Vikings P. Harvin 6-84, K. Rudolph 5-67, D. Aromashodu 3-61, M. Jenkins 3-45, T. Gerhart 1-8, A. Peterson 1-3, M. Asiata 1-2 Jaguars L. Robinson 5-66, M. Lewis 5-52-TD, C. Shorts 4-74-TD, J. Blackmon 3-24, M. Jones-Drew 3-18, G. Jones 1-9, R. Jennings 1-9, M. Owens SACKS Vikings E. Henderson 1.0, C. Cook 1.0 Jaguars T. Alualu 1.0, T. Knighton 1.0 TACKLES Vikings C.Greenway , E. Henderson , J. Brinkley 4-3-7, A. Winfield 6-1-7, H. Smith 3-4-7, L. Guion 4-1-5, B. Robison 0-5-5, C. Cook 4-1-5, J. Robinson 4-0-4, M. Raymond 3-0-3, J. Allen 1-1-2, K. Williams 2-0-2, F. Evans 0-1-1, C. Ballard Jaguars D. Landry 6-2-8, P. Posluszney 4-3-7, R. Allen 1-6-7, A. Ross 4-2-6, D. Lowery 4-2-6, T. Alualu 3-1-4, T. Knighton 3-0-3, J. Mincey 2-1-3, W. Middleton 1-2-3, K. Rutland 2-0-2, K. Bosworth1-1-2, C. Mosley 0-2-2, R. Mathis 1-0-1, M. Owens 1-0-1, A. Branch1-0-1, Da. Smith INTERCEPTIONS Vikings None Jaguars None GAME NOTES Adrian Peterson s 84 yards rushing establishes a new team record for most career yards breaking Robert Smith s career mark. 1) 6,836 Adrian Peterson 2) 6,818 Robert Smith 3) 5,879 Chuck Foreman Adrian Peterson set a team record for most rushing touchdowns vs. the Jaguars in the series. 1) 2 Adrian Peterson, 9/9/12 2t) 1 Four players, last time by Adrian Peterson, 11/23/08 The Vikings are now 4-1 vs. the Jaguars. The Vikings are now on season openers. The Vikings have won 18 of 25 season openers at home. Harrison Smith is the sixth rookie safety to start a season opener. Previous players were Chuck Lamson 1962, Terry Kosens 1963, Willie Offord 2002, Greg Blue 2006 and Tyrell Johnson Matt Kalil is the fifth rookie tackle to start a season opener. Previous players were Doug Davis 1966, Everrett Lindsay 1993, Todd Steussie 1994 Phil Loadholdt Matt Kalil becomes only the third player in team history to block a PAT in a season opener. He becomes the first to accomplish vs. Jacksonville. The last time a Vikings player blocked a PAT was Ray Edwards vs. Carolina, 12/20/09. 1t) 1 Nate Allen, 9/12/76 1t) 1 Randy Holloway, 9/2/79 1t) 1 Matt Kalil, 9/9/12 Blair Walsh set a team record for longest field goal in a season opener and fourth player to make a 50+ yard kick. 1) 55 Blair Walsh, 9/9/12 2) 53 Paul Edinger, 9/11/05 3) 52 Jan Stenerud, 9/2/84 4) 50 Fuad Reveiz, 9/6/92 Blair Walsh s 55 yard field goal ranks tied for second longest in team history. 1) 56 Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/05 2t) 55 Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 2t) 55 Ryan Longwell vs. Chicago, 10/14/07 4t) 54 Ryan Longwell vs. Jacksonville, 11/23/08 4t) 54 Ryan Longwell vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 4t) 54 Paul Edinger vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 4t) 54 Jan Stenerud vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 Percy Harvin set a team record for most combined net yards in a season opener. 1) 192 Percy Harvin, 9/9/12 2) 163 Bob Reed, 9/16/62 3) 145 Eddie Payton, 9/7/80 4) 130 Nate Jacquet, 9/9/01 5) 129 Eddie Payton, 9/5/81 Percy Harvin becomes the fifth player in team history to reach 100 career kickoff returns. 1) 159 Darrin Nelson 2) 147 Qadry Ismail 3) 145 David Palmer 4) 104 Eddie Payton 5) 101 Percy Harvin Adrian Peterson moves into third place for most career rushing attempts. 1) 1,627 Bill Brown 2) 1,529 Chuck Foreman 3) 1,423 Adrian Peterson 4) 1,411 Robert Smith Antoine Winfield moves into fourth place for most career solo tackles by a defensive back. 1) 700 Tommy Hannon 2) 666 Joey Browner 3) 543 Robert Griffith 4) 523 Antoine Winfield 5) 520 Carl Lee Christian Ponder s 270 yards passing ranks fifth-highest for a season opener. 1) 395 Tommy Kramer, 9/7/80 2) 361 Steve Dils, 9/5/81 3) 297 Tommy Kramer, 9/2/79 4) 282 Fran Tarkenton, 9/3/78 5) 270 Christian Ponder, 9/9/12

72 2012 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 2 COLTS 23, VIKINGS 20 At Lucas Oil Stadium, September 16, 2012 Attendance 63, OT Total Minnesota Jacksonville Vikings B. Walsh 51 yd. Field Goal (1st 7:12) Colts D. Allen 3 yd. pass from A. Luck (A. Vinatieri kick) (1st 6:59) Vikings B. Walsh 29 yd. Field Goal (2nd 4:11) Colts A. Vinatieri 26 yd. Field Goal (2nd 4:13) Colts R. Wayne 30 yd. pass form A. Luck (A. Viatieri kick) (2nd 1:04) Colts A. Vinatieri 45 yd. Field Goal (3rd 7:54) Vikings S. Burton 7 yd. pass from C. Ponder (B. Walsh kick) (4th 5:03) Vikings K. Rudolph 6 yd. pass from C. Ponder (B. Walsh kick (4th 2:19) Colts A. Vinatieri 53 yd. Field Goal (4th 0:23) GAME NOTES Christian Ponder s 27 completions rank second in the Colts series history. 1) 28 Joe Kapp, 9/28/69 2) 27 Christian Ponder, 9/16/12 Percy Harvin set a team record for most receptions vs. the Colts in the series history. 1) 12 Percy Harvin, 9/16/12 2t) 7 Tommy Mason, 9/23/62 2t) 7 Paul Flatley, 11/17/63 Stephen Burton scored his first touchdown reception. Everson Griffen s 22 yard quarterback sack was the third longest in team history. 1t) 26 Cliff Livingston vs. Detroit, 12/9/62 1t) 26 Ben Leber vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/25/07 3) 22 Eversen Indianapolis, 9/16/12 4) 20 Chris Doleman vs. Philadelphia, 12/6/92 5) 19 Jim Prestel vs. Los Angeles, 11/3/63 VIKINGS COLTS First Downs Rushes/Yards 26/95 30/84 Passing Yards Punt Return/Yards 5/51 1/11 KO Return/Yards 4/111 1/19 Passes (A-C-I) Times Sacked/Yards 4/13 2/30 Punts 4 5 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0 Penalties/Yards 11/105 7/51 Possession Time 30:22 29:38 PASSING Colts A. Luck , 64.5%, 2 TD, 0 INT, Vikings C. Ponder , 77.1%, 2 TD, 0 INT RUSHING Colts D. Brown 16-45, A. Luck 4-21, V. Ballard 6-13, D. Avery 2-7, D. Allen 1-0, M. Moore 1-(-2) Vikings A. Peterson 16-60, T. Gerhart 5-15, P. Harvin 2-13, C. Ponder 3-7 RECEIVING Colts D. Avery 9-111, R. Wayne 6-71-TD, C. Fleener 2-16, T. Hilton 1-15, M. Moore 1-8, D. Allen 1-3 Vikings P. Harvin , M. Jenkins 5-43, K. Rudolph 3-35-TD, A. Peterson 3-20, T. Gerhart 2-17, D. Aromashodu 1-19, S. Burton 1-7-TD SACKS Colts J. Freeman 1.0, R. Mathis 1.0, K. Conner 1.0, J. Hughes 1.0 Vikings E. Henderson 1.0, E. Griffen 1.0 TACKLES Colts J. Freeman , J. Powers 7-2-9, A. Bethea 6-2-8, V. Davis 5-2-7, R. Mathis 3-4-7, C. Redding 3-3-6, K. Conner 4-1-5, D. Nevis 1-2-3, J. Hughes 2-0-2, T. Zbikowski 1-1-2, M. Fokou 1-1-2, F. Moala Vikings E. Henderson , C. Greenway , A. Winfield 7-2-9, H. Smith 7-2-9, K. Williams 2-4-6, C. Cook 5-1-6, B. Robison 1-3-4, J. Robinson , M. Raymond 2-1-3, L. Guion 0-2-2, E. Griffen 1-1-2, C. Ballard 1-1-2, J. Brinkley 1-1-2, J. Sanford 2-0-2, M. Sherels INTERCEPTIONS Vikings None Colts None Percy Harvin s 12 receptions give him his third career game with 10+ receptions. 1) 14 Cris Carter 2) 8 Randy Moss 3t) 3 Percy Harvin 3t) 3 Rickey Young Percy Harvin s second kickoff return was his seventh career return of 50+ yards. 1) 7 Percy Harvin, ) 5 David Palmer, Percy Harvin set a career high with 12 receptions in a game. Previous best was 10 vs. Chicago last year. Christian Ponder completed his first 8 passes combined with the last five from last week give him his career best consecutive pass completions. 1) 16 Tommy Green Bay, 11/11/79 2t) 14 Brett Favre vs. Arizona/Chicago, 11/7/10-11/14/10 2t) 14 Warren Chicago, 9/3/95 2t) 14 Wade Wilson vs. Detroit, 11/6/88 5t) 13 Christian Ponder vs. Jacksonville/Indianapolis, 9/9/12-9/16/12 Blair Walsh tied a team record with his second consecutive game with a 50+ field goal made. He becomes the first rookie kicker 1t) 2 Blair Walsh, 9/9/12-9/16/12 (55, 51) 1t) 2 Fuad Reveiz, 9/6/92-9/13/92 (50, 52) Adrian Peterson started his 68th career game which moves him into seventh among running backs in team history. 1) 111 Bill Brown, ) 84 Chuck Foreman, ) 75 Ted Brown, ) 72 Robert Smith, ) 71 Alfred Anderson, ) 69 Dave Osborn, ) 68 Adrian Peterson, ) 67 Darrin Nelson, , Percy Harvin s 195 combined net yards give him a season total of 387 which is a team record after the first two games. 1) 387 Percy Harvin, ) 352 Troy Williamson, ) 339 Sammy White, ) 324 Gene Washington, ) 314 Adrian Peterson, ) 311 Bill Brown, ) 303 Adrian Peterson, 2007

73 2012 SEASON AT A GLANCE - GAME 3 VIKINGS 24, 49ERS 13 At Mall of America Field, September 23, 2012 Attendance 57, OT Total San Francisco Minnesota Vikings K. Rudolph 1 yd. pass from C. Ponder (B. Walsh kick) (1st 7:20) 49ers D. Akers 29 yd. Field Goal (2nd 12:13) Vikings C. Ponder 23 yd. run (B. Walsh kick) (2nd 5:29) Vikings B. Walsh 52 yd. Field Goal (2nd 0:00) 49ers D. Akers 29 yd. Field Goal (3rd 12:46) 49ers V. Davis 1 yd. pass from A. Smith (D. Akers kick) (3rd 6:17) Vikings K. Rudolph 2 yd. pass from C. Ponder (B. Walsh kick) (4th 14:17) 49ERS VIKINGS First Downs Rushes/Yards 20/89 41/146 Passing Yards Punt Return/Yards 2/24 0/0 KO Return/Yards 4/193 3/74 Passes (A-C-I) Times Sacked/Yards 3/13 0/0 Punts 3 4 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 4/2 Penalties/Yards 6/60 1/10 Possession Time 26:32 33:28 PASSING Vikings C. Ponder , 60.0%, 2 TD, 0 INT, ers A. Smith , 68.5%, 1 TD, 1 INT, 81.1 RUSHING Vikings A. Peterson 25-86, C. Ponder 7-33-TD, T. Gerhart 8-18, P. Harvin ers F. Gore 12-63, A. Smith 4-26, K. Hunter 4-0 RECEIVING Vikings P. Harvin 9-89, K. Rudolph TDs, D. Aromashodu 2-24, A. Peterson 2-21, T. Gerhart 2-20, M. Jenkins ers M. Crabtree 6-40, M. Manningham 5-56, V. Davis 5-53-TD, R. Moss 3-27, K. Williams 2-16, F. Gore 1-9, K. Hunter 1-2, D. Walker 1-1 SACKS Vikings C. Greenway 2.0, J. Allen ers None TACKLES Vikings C. Greenway , A. Winfield 5-4-9, H. Smith 3-6-9, J. Brinkley 4-3-7, J. Sanford 5-1-6, L. Guion 3-1-4, B. Robison 1-2-3, E. Griffen 0-3-3, M. Mitchell 3-0-3, C. Cook 2-1-3, J. Robinson 2-1-3, J. Allen 1-1-2, K. Williams 2-0-2, F. Evans 0-1-1, M. Raymond ers N. Bowman , P. Willis , A. Brooks 5-3-8, D. Whitner 4-2-6, Ald. Smith 3-0-3, T. Brown 3-0-3, J. Smith 3-0-3, D. Goldson 2-1-3, I. Sopoaga 2-1-3, R. Jean Francois 2-0-2, C. Culliver 1-1-2, R. McDonald 0-2-2, C. Rogers , TEAM 1-0-1, L. Grant 0-1-1, W. Tukuafu INTERCEPTIONS Vikings J. Robinson ers None GAME NOTES Blair Walsh set a team record with his third consecutive game with a 50+ yard FG. 1) 3 Blair Walsh, 9/9/12-9/23/12 (55, 51, 52) 2) 2 Fuad Reveiz, 9/6/92-9/13/92 (50, 52) Blair Walsh tied a team record for longest FG vs. the 49ers in the series. 1t) 52 Ryan Longwell, 9/27/09 1t) 52 Blair Walsh, 9/23/12 Kyle Rudolph tied a team record for most touchdowns in a game by a tight end. Christian Ponder rushed for his first career touchdown. This was the fifth longest scoring run by a quarterback. 1) 65t Joe Detroit, 12/11/11 2) 52t Fran Los Angeles, 11/5/61 3) 33t Daunte Culpepper vs. Detroit, 10/14/01 4) 27t Daunte Culpepper vs. Tampa Bay, 10/9/00 5) 23t Christian Ponder vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Percy Harvin set a team record for most combined net yards after three games. 1) 559 Percy Harvin, ) 514 Percy Harvin, ) 477 Adrian Peterson, ) 475 Onterrio Smith, ) 453 Adrian Peterson, 2007 Percy Harvin set a team record for most receptions after three games. He becomes only the fifth player to catch 20+ passes in a season s first three games. 1) 27 Percy Harvin, ) 23 Cris Carter, ) 22 Ted Brown, t) 21 Rickey Young, t) 21 Randy Moss, 2002 Adrian Peterson set a team record for most rushing attempts in first six seasons. 1) 1,464 Adrian Peterson 2) 1,446 Chuck Foreman Letroy Guion blocked his second career FG. This was the first Vikings blocked kick since Oakland last season. Guion is only the fourth defensive tackle in team history to have two career blocked FG s. 1) 8 Alan Page 2) 3 Jim Prestel 3t) 2 Kevin Willliams 3t) 2 Letroy Guion The Vikings won their 5th straight home win against the 49ers. Josh Robinson intercepted his first career pass. Chad Greenway s two sacks move him into seventh place for most career sacks by a linebacker. The last time a Vikings linebacker had two sacks was Ed McDaniel vs. San Francisco, 10/24/99. 1) 23.0 Matt Blair, ) 20.5 Ed McDaniel, ) 16.5 Fred McNeill, ) 15.5 E.J. Henderson, ) 12.0 Ben Leber, ) 11.0 Roy Winston, ) 10.5 Chad Greenway, t) 10.0 Mike Merriweather, t) 10.0 Dwayne Rudd, Percy Harvin moves into fourth place all-time in career kickoff returns surpassing Eddie Payton s ) 159 Darrin Nelson 2) 147 Qadry Ismail 3) 145 David Palmer 4) 106 Percy Harvin 5) 104 Eddie Payton Percy Harvin moves into fourth place for most receptions in first four seasons. 1) 308 Randy Moss, ) 267 Rickey Young, ) 250 Ahmad Rashad, ) 245 Percy Harvin, ) 238 Cris Carter, The Vikings are all-time against the 49ers in the month of September. Percy Harvin s 9 receptions rank second most in the series vs. 49ers. 1) 12 Cris Carter, 12/18/95 2) 9 Percy Harvin, 9/23/12 3) 8 Randy Moss, 9/28/03

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75 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #69 JARED ALLEN DE 5th Year Vikings/9th Year NFL Idaho State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Drew constant double teams in the win over Jacksonville and fi nished Week 1 with 2 tackles and 2 QB pressures. Finished the Colts game with 1 tackle and 1 PBU. Allen s 1st sack of the season sealed the Vikings win over the 49ers after knocking the ball free and being recovered by Brian Robison. Allen added 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QBP and 1 FF in the 2nd win of the season. CAREER NOTES Set new Vikings record and career-best with 22.0 sacks in 2011, nearly matching the NFL record of Leads NFL since his rookie year in 2004 with sacks. Ranks 6th in Vikings history with 62.0 career sacks. Earned 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in Was runner-up in 2011 AP Defensive of the Year voting...earned 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro honors and Pro Bowl berths from Led Vikings and ranked 2nd in the NFL with 14.5 sacks in Matched NFL career record and set Vikings record with 4 career safeties. Had career-best 2 INTs during Scored 4 career TDs, 2 on defense with a 36-yard INT return at Detroit (1/2/11) and returned a fumble 52 yards for a score at St. Louis (10/11/09)...Scored 2 TDs on receptions in goal-line situations while with Kansas City. Posted 4.5 sacks vs. Green Bay (10/5/09), the 2nd-most in a game in Vikings history. Has 20 career multi-sack games, including playoffs. Acquired by the Vikings via trade with Kansas City on 4/23/08, sending the Vikings 1st-round pick (#17) and both 3rd-round picks (#73, #82) along with swapping 6thround picks (#182 for #187) with the Chiefs. His 15.5 sacks in 2007 is the 2nd-best single-season performance in Kansas City history behind Derrick Thomas 20.0 in Ranks 6th in Chiefs history with 43.0 career sacks...set Chiefs record and led NFL with 6 fumble recoveries in Scored a pair of TDs on goal-line receptions in 2007, hauling in a 2-yard pass vs. San Diego (12/2/07) and a 1-yarder at Detroit (12/23/07). Entered the NFL as a 4th-round pick (#126) by Chiefs in Was the 12th DE drafted in JARED ALLEN CONTINUED: 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 128/122 (61/55-KC; 67/67-MIN) 4/4 (1/1-KC; 3/3-MIN) Allen s 2012 Season Highs QB Pressures vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Pass Defended at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Sack vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Tackle For Loss vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Forced Fumble vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Allen s Career Highs Tackles at Denver, 9/26/05; vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09 Sacks vs Green Bay, 10/5/09 INTs vs Seattle, 10/29/06; vs. Chi, 11/29/09; at GB, 10/24/10; at Det., 1/2/11 Forced Fumbles vs. Washington, 10/16/05 Fumble Recoveries 2...vs. Washington, 10/16/05; at Oakland, 12/23/06; at St. Louis, 10/11/09 Blocked FG at Indianapolis, 11/18/07 QB Hurries at Chicago, 11/14/10 Safety vs Detroit, 10/12/08; vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 JARED ALLEN S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER TOTALS CAREER

76 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #19 DEVIN AROMASHODU WR 2nd Year Vikings/4th Year NFL Auburn 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Recorded 61 receiving yards on 3 receptions in the overtime victory over the Jaguars. Hauled in a 26-yard reception to move the Vikings into Jaguars territory with 7 seconds left in regulation, helping set up Blair Walsh s 55-yard game-tying FG. Finished the Indy game with 1 catch for 19 yards, was targeted 3 times. Caught 2 passes in the win over SF for 24 yards and a long catch of 13 yards. CAREER NOTES Set career-highs with 16 games played and 6 starts in 2011 with the Vikings. Had career-long 60-yard catch vs. Arizona (10/9/11) in Vikings 1st win of season...burst onto the scene in the final weeks of 2009, starting 2 times and catching 4 TDs in the final 4 games of the season. Hauled in 39-yard TD pass to top the Vikings at Soldier Field in overtime on 12/28/09. Played in career-high 14 games in Played in 2nd career playoff game in 2010 NFC Divisional Playoffs vs. Seattle (1/16/11). Made 1st career start in 2007 with Indianapolis when he opened regular season finale vs. Tennessee (12/30/07). Spent time on practice squads with Indianapolis, Houston and Washington... Drafted by Miami in 2006 with the 232nd overall pick, but was waived following training camp. #48 MATT ASIATA FB 1st Year Vikings/1st Year NFL Utah 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Saw his fi rst career action against Jacksonville in the season opener. Returned 2 kicks for 40 yards in the vs. the Jaguars, including a 22-yard return in OT. Caught 1 pass for 2 yards. Appeared in the loss to Indy but did not record any stats. Recorded 1 catch along the goal line versus the 49ers but it was waived off due to a defensive penalty. Played on offense and special teams in the win. CAREER NOTES Signed by Vikings on 1/12/12. Spent part of opening week of 2011 on Vikings practice squad before his release on 9/7/11. Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent for training camp and preseason GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 3/0 0/0 Asiata s Career and Season Highs Receptions vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Receiving Yards vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Reception vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 ASIATA S SEASON AND CAREER STATS RECEIVING 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 49/11 (6/1-Ind, 24/4 Chi, 19/6-MIN) 2/0 (1/0 Ind.,1/-0 Chi.) Aromashodu s 2012 Season Highs Receptions vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Receiving Yards vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Reception vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 OPPONENT... No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ TOTALS CAREER Aromashodu s Career Highs Receptions vs. Green Bay, 12/13/09 Receiving Yards vs. Minnesota, 12/28/09 Long Reception vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 TD Receptions at Detroit, 1/3/10 AROMASHODU S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #79 MARK ASPER T Rookie Oregon 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was inactive Week 1 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars. Was inactive Week 2 at the Indianapolis Colts. Was inactive Week 3 versus the San Francisco 49ers. CAREER NOTES Joined Vikings off waivers as teams moved to the 53-man rosters following preseason. Originally drafted in the 6th round (#178) by Buffalo in Part of Bills Squad that visited the Vikings in Week 2 of 2012 preseason (8/17/12). Joins former Oregon offensive linemate Geoff Schwartz in Minnesota GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 0/0 0/0

77 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #99 CHRISTIAN BALLARD DL 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Iowa 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Rotated among the defensive linemen in the Week 1 win over Jacksonville. Ballard fi nished with 1 solo tackle. Added 2 special teams tackles against the Jaguars, tying a career high. Recorded 2 tackles in the loss to Indianapolis. Appeared on special teams and defense in the win over San Francisco but failed to record any stats. CAREER NOTES Was selected in the 4th round, 106th overall in the 2011 Draft. #61 JOE BERGER C 2nd Year Vikings/7th Year NFL Michigan Tech 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Saw action in the season opener against Jacksonville. Appeared in the Indianapolis contest on special teams. Participated on special teams in the win over San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Joined the NFL as a 6th round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in Signed by the Vikings on 9/12/11. 6th year veteran has spent time with Carolina, Dallas and Miami GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 58/17 (8/0-Dal; 34/10-Mia; 16/7 MIN) 0/0 Becomes the 1st Iowa Hawkeye drafted by the Vikings since 1st Round LB Chad Greenway. Started a pair of games during his rookie season...earned 1st career start at Green Bay (11/14/11) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 19/2 0/0 Ballard s 2012 Season Highs Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 ST Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Ballard s Career Highs QB Pressures at Atlanta, 11/27/11 Tackles at Green Bay, 11/14/11, vs Denver, 12/4/11 Tackles for Loss at Green Bay, 11/14/11, vs Oakland, 11/20/11 Forced Fumbles vs Oakland, 11/20/11 ST Tackles vs Arizona, 10/9/11, vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 BALLARD S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ aat IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER SPECIAL TEAMS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS

78 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #4 MCLEOD BETHEL-THOMPSON QB 1st Year Vikings/1st Year NFL Sacramento State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was inactive Week 1 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars. Was inactive Week 2 at the Indianapolis Colts. Was inactive Week 3 vs. San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Signed by Vikings on 1/13/12 Spent time in Arena Football League, NFL and United Football League during a hectic 2011 affected by the NFL lockout. Began pro career with Arena League s San Jose SaberCats in spring Joined 49ers for preseason and training camp. Played with UFL s Sacramento Mountian Lions following release by 49ers. Ended 2011 season on Dolphins practice squad GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 0/0 0/0 #36 ROBERT BLANTON S Rookie Notre Dame 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Appeared in his 1st career NFL game against Jacksonville (9/9/12) and saw action on special teams. Was a healthy scratch (inactive) for the game against the Colts. Was inactive for the 2nd straight game, this time versus San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Selected #139 overall in the 2012 draft. Joins former college teammate Harrison Smith in the Vikings 2012 draft class, the 1st Notre Dame pair to be drafted by the Vikings in the same year in team history. Will make the switch to S from CB. Former college teammate of Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 1/0 0/0 BLANTON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

79 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #54 JASPER BRINKLEY LB 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL South Carolina 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Started at MLB in Week 1 of the 2012 season against Jacksonville. Tallied 7 total tackles in the OT win. Finished the Colts contest with 2 tackles. Tied his season high in tackles with 7 against SF. Brinkley added 1 QBP in the win. CAREER NOTES Rebounding from season-ending injury during preseason 2011, spending entire season on injured reserve. Took over as starter at MLB after E.J. Henderson was injured for the final 4 games of the regular season and saw significant playing time in both playoff games in Part of a talented Vikings 2009 rookie class that saw all 5 members start a game during the season. Acquired after trade up with Washington to move from #158 to #150 to make the selection. Part of 7 South Carolina Gamecocks drafted in 2009, the most players by any SEC squad GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 35/7 2/0 Brinkley s 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 QB Hurries vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Brinkley s Career Highs Tackles at Carolina, 12/20/09, at Chicago, 12/28/90 Tackles for Loss at Carolina, 12/20/09 QB Hurries vs NY Giants, 1/3/10 ST Tackles vs Baltimore, 10/18/90, vs Dallas, 10/17/10 BRINKLEY S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #27 BRANDON BURTON CB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Utah 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Appeared on defense and special teams in Week 1 against Jacksonville but failed to record any stats. Was a healthy scratch (inactive) against the Colts in Week 2. Inactive for Week 3 against San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Selected in the 5th round by the Vikings (#139) in the 2011 Draft. Made his NFL debut on 10/9/11 against Arizona appearing on special teams. Recorded 2 (career high) special teams tackles in the win over Washington. Played in 10 games and started 1 during rookie season. Selected #139 overall in 2011 by the Vikings GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 11/1 0/0 Burton s 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs New Orleans, 12/18/11 ST Tackles at Washington, 12/24/11 BURTON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

80 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #11 STEPHEN BURTON WR 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL West Texas A&M 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Saw action in the regular season opener vs. the Jaguars. Recorded his 1st NFL TD at Indianapolis (9/16/12) late in the 4th quarter on a 7-yard pass from Christian Ponder. Burton snared a tipped pass that went through several sets of hands. It was his only catch of the game. Was targeted 1 time in the win over San Francisco, did not record any stats. CAREER NOTES Climbed through Vikings ranks from practice squad to playing in 3 games during rookie season. Was the last of 10 players drafted by the Vikings in 2011, the biggest Vikings draft class since 2000 when the club selected 10 players. Was the only WR drafted by the Vikings in Joined 6th-rounder Brandon Fusco from Slippery Rock as fellow Division II players drafted by the Vikings in Extended WTAMU s consecutive seasons with an NFL draft pick to 3 straight years GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 6/0 0/0 Burton s 2012 Season Highs Receptions at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Receiving Yards at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Long Reception at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Receiving TDs at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Burton s Career Highs Receptions vs Denver, 12/4/11 Receiving Yards vs Denver, 12/4/11 Long Reception vs Denver, 12/4/11 Receiving TDs at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 BURTON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ t 1 vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS t 1 CAREER #89 JOHN CARLSON TE 1st Year Vikings/4th Year NFL Notre Dame 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Started at TE in his fi rst game as a Viking against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Earned his 2nd start of the season against the Colts. Did not record any stats. Was a key part in the Vikings running attack against SF and helped the offense pile up 146 rushing yards. CAREER NOTES Joins Vikings as a free agent after 4 seasons with Seattle. Enjoyed record-setting seasons with Seahawks, establishing top 2 seasons for catches by a TE with 55 as a rookie and 51 in Set Seahawks record for TDs in a season by a TE with 7 in 2009 and the top 2 single-season yardage marks by a TE with 627 as a rookie and 574 in Earned All-Rookie honors in Has only been held without a catch in 4 of the 47 games he has played in. Selected as the TE on Seahawks 35th Anniversary team as voted by readers on Seahawks.com in spring Led Seattle in catches, yards and TDs as a rookie, only the 4th time a rookie TE led his team in all 3 areas, joining Mike Ditka (1961), Bob Trumpy (1968) and Keith Jackson (1988) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 50/41 (47/38 - Sea; 3/3 - Min) 2/0 (2/0-Sea) OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER Carlson s 2012 Season Highs Carlson s Career Highs Receptions vs. New England, 12/7/08 Receiving Yards at Dallas, 11/27/08 Long Catch vs. Arizona, 10/18/09 Receiving TDs vs. St. Louis, 9/13/09

81 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #57 AUDIE COLE LB Rookie NC State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was inactive during Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Was inactive during Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts. Made his Vikings debut on 9/23/12 in a victory over the 49ers. Appeared on special teams. CAREER NOTES Selected #210 overall in 2012 by the Vikings. Becomes the 8th LB chosen in the 7th round by the Vikings all-time. First North Carolina State LB ever drafted by the Vikings. Returned 2 INTs for TD against Buffalo (8/17/12) during Week 2 of the pre-season GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 1/0 0/0 COLE S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS #20 CHRIS COOK CB 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL Virginia 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Cook had a strong performance for most of Week 1 against Jacksonville. He totaled 5 tackles, 4 solo, 1 TFL, 1 sack (1st career), and 3 passes defended (career-high). Contributed 6 tackles (5 solo) and 1 pass defended in the loss to the Colts. Added 3 tackles and 1 PBU in the win over San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Appeared in 6 games, starting 5, during his rookie season. Would go on IR after 2 knee surgeries during the 2010 season. Played in opening 6 games of the 2011 season and started 3. Was the highest CB drafted by the Vikings at 34th overall since Dewayne Washington was taken with the 18th overall pick in Becomes the fi rst ever player selected out of the University of Virginia by the Vikings. Was selected with a pick the Vikings acquired following a Day 1 draft trade with Detroit, giving the Lions the #30 overall pick for the Lions 2nd round pick (#34), the Lions 4th-round pick (#100) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 15/11 0/0 Cook s 2012 Season Highs Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Solo Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Sacks vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Tackle For Loss vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Passes Defended vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Cook s Career Highs Tackles vs Detroit, 9/26/10, at Chicago, 11/14/10, vs. Arizona, 10/9/11, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Solo Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Pass breakups vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Special Teams Tkls at San Diego, 9/11/11 Tackles For Loss vs. Detroit, 9/25/11, vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 COOK S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

82 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #51 LARRY DEAN LB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Valdosta State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Dean continued to shine on special teams and started the 2012 season with 2 tackles in the win over Jacksonville. Recorded a ST tackle for the 2nd straight game. Dean had 1 assisted tackle in the loss to Indy. Led the way for the Vikings special teams unit in the win over San Francisco. Recorded his 2nd game with multiple tackles (1 solo, 1 assisted). Placed several key blocks on kick returns to aid Percy Harvin. CAREER NOTES Appeared in his fi rst NFL game at San Diego on 9/11/11 making 3 special teams tackles. Played in all 16 games and ranked 4th in special teams tackles for Vikings as a rookie free agent in Helped the Vikings fi nish with a 26.9 kick return average, a team record and ranked 2nd in the NFL. Broke the Valdosta State career tackles record held by former Blazer star and NFL standout Jessie Tuggle. Joins teammate Brandon Fusco as Division II players on the Vikings roster GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 19/0 0/0 Dean s 2012 Season Highs ST Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs San Francisco. 9/23/12 #40 RHETT ELLISON TE/FB Rookie Southern California 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Saw his fi rst career action in the season opener vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars. Recorded one special teams tackle in Week 1. Appeared in the Colts game on offense and ST but did not record any stats. Played in the 49ers contest and recorded 1 ST tackle, his 2nd of season. CAREER NOTES Joins former USC teammate Matt Kalil in 2012 Vikings draft class. Kalil and Ellison were 2 of the 3 USC players drafted in Selected with club s 2nd of 3 picks in the 4th round (#128 overall) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 2/0 0/0 Ellison s 2012 Season and Career Highs ST Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 ELLISON S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS Dean s Career Highs Tackles at Chicago, 10/16/11 ST Tackles at San Diego, 9/11/11 DEAN S SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS

83 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #90 FRED EVANS DT 6th Year Vikings/7th Year NFL Texas State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Rotated along the defensive line and fi nished the Jacksonville contest with 1 tackle and 1 QB pressure. Appeared in the Colts contest along the d-line but did not record any stats. Added 1 assisted tackle in the win over San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Replaced injured DT Pat Williams in 2008 for the final 2 regular season games and Wild Card playoff game...notched 1st career sack at NY Giants (11/25/07) when he caught eventual Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning. Played in all 16 games for the Vikings top-ranked rush defense in Played in all 16 games in 2011 for the 2nd time in his career. Had career-high 35 tackles in Excelled in 2009 playoff action for the Vikings, notching 10 tackles, 6 QB hurries, 2 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in 3 career playoff games. #42 JEROME FELTON FB 1st Year Vikings/5th Year NFL Furman 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in his fi rst game as a Viking against the Jaguars in Week 1. Made his fi rst start with the Vikings at Indianapolis. Started for a 2nd straight week and helped the Vikings pile up 146 rushing yards in the win over San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Served as regular FB for Detroit from Played with Carolina and Indianapolis in Originally joined NFL as a 5th-round (#146) Draft pick by Detroit in GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/2 62/21 (42/19-Det, 9/1-Car, 5/2-Ind, 3/2-Min) 3/1 (3/1-MIN) Felton s 2012 Season Highs Felton s Career Highs Rushes vs. Green Bay, 12/12/10 Rushing Yards vs. Green Bay, 12/12/10 Long Rush at Chicago, 10/4/09 Receptions at Chicago, 10/4/09, vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09 Receiving Yards vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09 Long Reception vs Pittsburgh, 10/11/09 Helped 2007 and 2008 Vikings rank #1 in the NFL against the run GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 68/2 (67/2-MIN; 1/0-MIA) 3/1 (3/1-MIN) Evans 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs San Francisco, 9/24/12 QB Pressures vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Evans Career Highs Tackles at Chicago, 10/16/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 Solo Tackles vs. Philadelphia, 10/28/07; vs. Atlanta, 12/21/08 Sack at N.Y. Giants, 11/25/07 Tackle For Loss times, most recently, at San Diego, 9/11/11 QB Hurries vs. Houston, 11/2/08 EVANS SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

84 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #63 BRANDON FUSCO G 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Slippery Rock 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Started his fi rst career game in Week 1 when he lined up at RG against the Jaguars. Started in the Colts matchup on 9/16/12. Handled the powerful SF front 7 and helped the offense rack up 344 yards (198 passing, 146 rushing). CAREER NOTES Saw time in 3 games during rookie season Spent 13 weeks of his rookie season as an inactive player or did not play as he learned the NFL game Became the 5th overall player and the highest-drafted player selected from Slippery Rock at #172 overall Was the 1st SRU player to earn an invite to the Senior Bowl and to the annual Scouting Combine 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 6/3 0/0 #32 TOBY GERHART RB 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL Stanford 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Carried the ball 6 times for 18 yards in the opener against the Jaguars. Brought in one pass for 8 yards vs. the Jaguars in OT to set up Blair Walsh s GW FG. Rushed 5 times for 15 yards and caught 2 passes for 17 yards in the loss to Indy. Finished the SF game with 18 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards. His 2 receptions went for 1st downs just before half and led to a Blair Walsh 52-yd FG. CAREER NOTES Notched 1st career 100-yard game at Washington (12/24/11), going for 109 yards on the day, 105 in the 2nd half. Started career-best 5 games in Tied Vikings record for a RB with 2 TD receptions vs. New Orleans (12/18/11). Had most productive game of rookie season in his lone start, vs. Chicago (12/20/10) on Monday Night Football in frigid conditions at TCF Bank Stadium. Scored 1st career TD at Washington (11/28/10) in Interim Head Coach Leslie Frazier s debut with the club. Was inactive for season opener but played in next 15 games as a rookie. Selected with #51 overall pick after the Vikings traded up with the Houston Texans. Joins Adrian Peterson (2004) as former Heisman Trophy runner-ups with the Vikings GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 34/6 0/0 Gerhart s 2012 Season Highs Rushing Attempts vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Rushing Yards vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Long Rush vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Receptions at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Receiving Yards vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Long Reception vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Gerhart s Career Highs Rushing Attempts at Washington, 11/28/10 Rushing Yards at Washington, 12/24/11 Long Rush at Washington, 12/24/11 Receptions vs Denver, 12/4/11 Receiving Yards at New England, 10/31/10 Long Reception vs Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 Rushing TDs at Washington, 11/28/10, at Atlanta, 11/27/11 Receiving TDs vs New Orleans, 12/18/11 GERHART S SEASON AND CAREER STATS RUSHING OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ TOTALS CAREER RECEIVING OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ TOTALS CAREER

85 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #52 CHAD GREENWAY LB 7th Year Vikings/7th Year NFL Iowa 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Finished the Jacksonville win with 13 tackles that tied Erin Henderson for the team high. Added 1 QB pressure and a key pass defended late in the game. Recorded double-digit tackles for the 2nd straight game with 11 against Indy. Added 1 TFL, 1 QB pressure and 2 passes defended. Led the defense with 16 tackles (11 solo), 2 sacks (career high), 2 TFLs (season high) and 2 QB pressures in the win over San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Earned 1st career Pro Bowl berth after leading team with 174 tackles in Led Vikings in tackles in and ranked 2nd in Joins only Scott Studwell (6) and Rip Hawkins (4) as the only players in Vikings history to lead the team in tackles 4+ straight seasons. Was selected by teammates in 2010 as Vikings Defensive MVP. Led team with 10.0 TFL. Set career-high with 22 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11), the 2nd-most in Vikings history behind Studwell s 24 at Detroit in Earned 1st career NFC Defensive of the Week honors at Detroit (9/20/09), a day he had 3 takeaways (2 INT, 1 FR) and recovered an onside kick. Scored 1st career TD on a 37-yard INT return at NY Giants (11/25/07). Since spending his rookie season on injured reserve with a preseason knee injury, he has not missed a game in the following 6 seasons...has started 81 of the 80 career games he has played and all 3 playoff contests From , his 9 FRs ranks 2nd in the NFL...Notched 6 takeaways in each 2007 and Named NFC Defensive of the Week for game at Detroit (9/20/09) when he had 3 takeaways (2 INT, 1 FR) and recovered an onside kick. Is the only Iowa LB ever selected in the 1st round of the NFL Draft Selected #17 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft and was the 3rd LB taken, behind only A.J. Hawk (#5) and Ernie Sims (#9) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 83/82 3/3 Greenway s 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Solo Tackles vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 QB Pressures vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Passes Defended at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Tackle For Loss vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Sacks vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Greenway s Career Highs Tackles vs Oakland, 11/20/11 Solo Tackles at Tampa Bay, 11/16/08 Sacks vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 QB Hurries at Arizona, 12/14/08 Passes Defensed at Arizona, 12/14/08; at Cleveland, 9/13/09 Interceptions at Detroit, 9/20/09 Long INT Return... 37t... at N.Y. Giants, 11/25/07 Forced Fumbles vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07 Fumble Recovery times, last vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09 Tackles for Loss at Green Bay, 10/24/10 #97 EVERSON GRIFFEN DE 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL Southern California 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Led the special teams charge in the win over Jacksonville with 2 solo tackles and 1 forced fumble. Griffen added 1 QB pressure on defense. Sacked Andrew Luck for a loss of 22 yds, 3rd longest sack in Vikings history. Sack was late in the 4th Q that allowed the offense to get the ball back and tie up the Colts. Added 2 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 QBP. Finished the San Francisco contest with 3 tackles and 1 fumble recovered. CAREER NOTES Set a career high with 5 defensive tackles against Green Bay (11/21/10). Made his NFL debut at Lambeau Field on 10/24/10 and recorded 1 special teams tackle. Helped the Vikings fi nish with a 26.9 kick return average, a team record and ranked 2nd in the NFL in Ranked 4th on team in 2011 with 4.0 sacks despite not starting a game. Notched 18 special teams tackles in 2011 to rank #2 on team. Selected with the 2nd pick in the 4th round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the 100th player selected overall...declared for the draft after his junior season GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 30/0 0/0 Griffen s 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10 Solo Tackles vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10 QB Hurries vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10, vs. Detroit, 9/25/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 Sack at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Tackle For Loss at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Fumble Recovery vs San Francisco, 9/24/12 Griffen s Career Highs Tackles vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10 Solo Tackles vs. Green Bay, 11/21/10 QB Hurries vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10, vs. Detroit, 9/25/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 Sacks times; last at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Special Teams Tkls at Kansas City, 10/2/11, vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 Fumble Recovery times; last vs San Francisco, 9/24/12 GRIFFEN S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ TOTALS CAREER GRIFFEN S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ TOTALS GREENWAY S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

86 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #98 LETROY GUION DT 5th Year Vikings/5th Year NFL Florida State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Earned a starting role leading up to the 2012 season. Started Week 1 vs Jacksonville and recorded 5 tackles, 4 solo. Added 2 tackles in the loss at Indianapolis. Picked up his 2nd career blocked FG in the 1st half against San Francisco and David Akers. Guion added 4 tackles (3 solo) in the victory. CAREER NOTES More than doubled his career tackle total entering 2011 during the 2011 season, notching 35 tackles on the season. Made 1st career starts in 2011, starting in opening 2 games in place of suspended Kevin Williams. Guion was able to sack the elusive Mike Vick in Philadelphia, it was his second sack of the 2010 season and second of his career. Guion registered his fi rst NFL sack against Donovan McNabb along with 3 tackles and a forced fumble at Washington on 11/28/10. Blocked the fi rst Vikings FG since 2008 when getting a paw on Janikowski s FG attempt at Mall of America Field (11/20/11). Guion is only the 4th DT in team history to have 2 career blocked FGs...Alan Page (8), Jim Prestel (3), Kevin Williams (2) and Letroy Guion (2) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 43/6 0/0 Guion s 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Solo Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Blocked FG vs San Francisco, 9/24/12 Guion s Career Highs Tackles at San Diego,9/11/11 Solo Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 QB Hurries at Cleveland, 9/13/09, vs. Seattle, 11/22/09; vs. N.Y. Giants, 1/3/10, vs Detroit, 9/25/11 Tackles for Loss at Atlanta, 11/27/11 Forced Fumble at Washington, 11/28/10 Sacks at Washington, 11/28/10, at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Blocked FG vs Oakland, 11/20/11, vs San Francisco, 9/24/12 GUION S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #12 PERCY HARVIN WR 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL Florida 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Provided an offensive spark by setting personal opening day bests with 6 catches for 84 yards in the OT win over Jacksonville. Ran the ball 5 times for 20 yards and returned 3 kicks for 88 yards vs. the Jaguars in Week 1. Produced a career game at Indy: 12 receptions (career-high), 104 yards (season high), 2 rushes for 13 yards, and a 50-yard KR (7th 50+ of career). Led the team in receiving for the 3rd straight game during the win over SF. 9 receptions for 89 yards. 1 rush for 9 yards and 3 KOR for 74 yards. vcareer NOTES Set Vikings record for single-season (345) and career rushing yards (587) by a WR in Set the Vikings record for most combined yds after 2 games (387). His 18 receptions is also tops in team history surpassing Randy Moss. Returned Vikings-record 4th career KO for a TD in 2011 season opener at San Diego (9/11/11). Tied Vikings record for longest play in team history with 104-yard KO return at Atlanta (11/27/11), the longest play in NFL history not to go for a TD. Holds Vikings career KO return average record with a 26.9-yard mark (106 returns/2,849 yards). Holds Vikings record for single-season (52 in 2011) and career (93) rushing attempts by a WR. Set Vikings mark as the 1st player to score TDs 3 different ways- rushing, receiving, KO return- multiple times in his career, achieving the feat in 2010 and Set Vikings record for combined net yardage in a player s opening 2 seasons with 3,922 yards, breaking teammate Adrian Peterson s previous record. Led Vikings in receiving in 2010 and Became the 6th Viking to win Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year and was honored as Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year. Became 1st Viking to return a pair of kickoffs for TDs in a season and holds career record with 4 KO return scores. Named to Pro Bowl as a return man following rookie season. Named NFL Rookie of the Month and NFC Special Teams of the Week during the 2009 campaign. Earned NFC Special Teams of the Week vs. Dallas (10/17/10) when he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score. Selected #22 overall in 2009 by the Vikings, the 4th WR selected in the Draft. Is the 1st Florida Gator drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings and the 5th WR drafted in the 1st round by the club in franchise history GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 48/37 2/1 Harvin s 2012 Season Highs Receptions at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Receiving Yards at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Long Catch vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Rushing Attempts vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Rushing Yards vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Rush at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Kickoff Returns vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Kickoff Return Yards vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Kickoff Return at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Harvin s Career Highs Receptions at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Receiving Yards vs Denver, 12/4/11 Long Catch... 53t... at Chicago, 11/14/10 TD Catches at NYJ, 10/11/10, vs Denver, 12/4/11 Rushing Attempts vs Oakland, 11/20/11, at Atlanta, 11/27/11, vs Denver, 12/4/11 Rushing Yards at Kansas City, 10/2/11 Rushing TDs at Green Bay, 10/24/10, at Carolina, 10/30/11 Long Rush vs Detroit, 9/25/11 Kickoff Returns at NYJ, 10/11/10 Kickoff Return Yards vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09 Long Kickoff at Atlanta, 11/27/11 Kickoff Return TD times, most recently, at San Diego, 9/11/11

87 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS PERCY HARVIN CONTINUED: Harvin leads the NFL in receptions (27), and yards after catch (153), 7th in receiving yards (277), 4th in kickoff return avg. (30.0), 9th in yards from scrimmage (319). HARVIN S SEASON AND CAREER STATS RECEIVING OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER t 17 RUSHING OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER KICK RETURNS OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #50 ERIN HENDERSON LB 5th Year Vikings/5th Year NFL Maryland 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Led the way on defense, along with Chad Greenway, with 13 total tackles (9 solo) and added 1 sack and 1 TFL in the win over Jacksonville. Led the defense again in total tackles with 13 (11 solo) against the Colts. Added a sack for the 2nd straight game along with 3 total TFLs. Set career-highs in tackles, solo tackles and TFLs in loss to Indy. Was inactive for the San Francisco game with a concussion. CAREER NOTES Had impressive 1st season as starter in 2011, ranking 4th on team with 91 tackles. Started 1st career game in 2011 opener at San Diego (9/11/11), starting alongside older brother, EJ, for the 1st time in their football careers. Steady contributor on special teams during rookie year, ranked 4th on team with 11 stops. Joined S Husain Abdullah and T Drew Radovich as the only 2009 rookie free agents to make the 53-man roster following preseason. Entered NFL Draft following his junior season at Maryland GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/2 38/13 1/0 Henderson s 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Solo Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Tackles For Loss at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Sacks vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 QB Pressures vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Henderson s Career Highs Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Solo Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Sack at San Diego, 9/11/11, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Forced Fumble at Tennessee, 9/28/08, at Chicago, 10/16/11 Fumble Recovery vs Miami, 9/19/10 Special Teams Tkls at Jacksonville, 11/23/08 Tackles For Loss at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 ERIN HENDERSON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/23 INACTIVE at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

88 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS # A.J. JEFFERSON CB 1st Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL Fresno State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was inactive for Week 1 of the 2012 season after being recently acquired by the Vikings from the Arizona Cardinals. Appeared on special teams in his Vikings debut at Indianapolis (9/16/12). Played a larger role in defense against the 49ers. Jefferson added 1 pass defended CAREER NOTES Acquired in trade with Arizona as teams made final roster cuts to 53-man roster on 9/1/12. Started opening 7 games of the 2011 season for Arizona, played in all 16. Snared 1st career INT off Michael Vick at Philadelphia (11/13/11). Originally joined Arizona as a rookie free agent in Played in 1st career NFL game on 11/21/11 at Kansas City GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 20/7 (18/7-Ari., 2/0-MIN) 0/0 Jefferson s 2012 Season Highs Passes Defended vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Jefferson s Career Highs Tackles at Seattle, 9/25/11, at Minnesota, 10/9/11 Solo Tackles at Seattle, 9/25/11, at Minnesota, 10/9/11 Interception at Philadelphia, 11/13/11 Passes Defended at Washington, 9/18/11 Kickoff Returns at Cincinnati, 12/24/11 Long KO Return at Seattle, 9/25/11 #84 MICHAEL JENKINS WR 2nd Year Vikings/9th Year NFL Ohio State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Opened the 2012 season in the starting lineup for the Vikings against Jacksonville. Jenkins hauled in 3 receptions for 45 yards with a long catch of 16 yards. Targeted 6 times against Indy with 5 catches going for 43 yards. Hauled in 1 catch for 8 yards in the win over San Francisco. vcareer NOTES Has recorded at least 1 reception in the past 55 games he has appeared in dating back to Ranked 2nd in receiving on Vikings squad in 2011 despite missing final 5 games with injury Set a career-high in receiving yards with 111 vs. Green Bay (10/23/11) Caught longest pass by a Viking in 2011, hauling in a 72-yard pass from rookie QB Christian Ponder vs. Green Bay (10/23) on the 1st play of the QB s 1st career start Former 1st-round draft pick in 2004 (#29) by Atlanta Had streak of 3 seasons with 50+ catches from Ranked 3rd-or-better on Falcons roster in catches from and ranked 4th in 2010 Enjoyed career-best 7 TDs in the final season Vikings WR coach George Stewart tutored the Falcons receivers Registered a pair of 2-TD days, vs. Houston (9/30/07) and at Oakland (11/2/08) Atlanta won NFC South titles in 2010 and 2004 during his tenure and advanced to playoffs in 2008 as a Wild Card Helped Atlanta to 10+ win seasons in 2010 (13-3), 2008 (11-5) and 2004 (11-5) JEFFERSON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/1 117/71 (103/63-Atl., 14/8-MIN) 4/2 (4/2-Atl.) Jenkins 2012 Season Highs Receptions at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Receiving Yards vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Reception vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Jenkins Career Highs Receptions vs. Tampa Bay, 11/18/07, vs. New Orleans, 12/10/07, vs Detroit, 9/25/11 Receiving Yards vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 Receiving TDs vs. Houston, 9/30/07, at Oakland, 11/2/08 Long Reception vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 JENKINS SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

89 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #74 CHARLIE JOHNSON T 2nd Year Vikings/7th Year NFL Oklahoma State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Made his fi rst start at LG for the Vikings as they lined up against the Jaguars for opening week of the 2012 season. Helped Peterson, Gerhart and Harvin pile up 123 rushing yards and 2 TDs (Peterson) on the ground. Started against the Colts, his former team, and helped the offense put up 327 total yards. Held strong against the 49ers dominant front 7 and helped the Vikings offense total 344 yards (198 passing, 146 rushing) in the victory. Allowed 0 sacks. CAREER NOTES Will make transition to G in 2012 following the selection of LT of Matt Kalil with the #4 overall pick in the 2012 Draft Opened all 16 games at LT for the Vikings after signing as a free agent during early in training camp Veteran was a full-time starter in Indianapolis from From the Colts allowed 1 sack every 44.4 pass plays, setting a team record in 2009 by allowing 1 every 47.2 pass plays Served as blind-side protector for Colts offense that was the NFL s #1 passing unit in 2010 and #2 in Indianapolis ranked #4 in NFL total offense in 2010 and #9 in 2009 Started in Super Bowl XLIV against New Orleans and saw action in Super Bowl XLI against Chicago...Was the Colts regular starter at LT when Peyton Manning won NFL MVP in 2008 and Played on 5 straight playoff teams with Colts #75 MATT KALIL T Rookie Southern California 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Started at LT in his 1st career NFL game. Kalil and the o-line allowed just 2 sacks on the day while stacking up 389 total yards. The rookie made his presence felt on ST when blocking a Josh Scobee extra point in the 2nd quarter. Made his fi rst NFL start on the road at Indianapolis on 9/16/12. Held strong against the 49ers dominant front 7 and helped the Vikings offense total 344 yards (198 passing, 146 rushing) in the victory. Allowed 0 sacks. CAREER NOTES Was the #4 overall pick in 2012 Draft and the highest-selected offensive lineman Became the 8th offensive lineman drafted by the Vikings in the 1st round in team history...the 2nd-highest drafted offensive lineman in Vikings history behind Hall of Famer and fellow USC OT Ron Yary, the #1 overall pick in 1968 Becomes the 3rd USC OT the Vikings have drafted in the 1st round, joining Yary and Steve Riley, #25 in 1974 and the 5th overall player from USC, joined by S Joey Browner (#19, 1983) and DE Kenechi Udeze (#20, 2004) Was the highest-drafted Vikings player since Hall of Fame DE Chris Doleman was #4 in the 1985 Draft...Declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season. Brother, Ryan is a Pro Bowl C for Carolina and father, Frank, was signed by Buffalo as a C before playing in the USFL GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 3/3 0/0 Part of Colts team that won AFC South titles in 5 of his 6 seasons, 2006, 07, 09, 10 Played at Indianapolis as a rookie when Leslie Frazier served on Colts staff. Originally acquired as a 6th-round draft pick in 2006 by Indianapolis 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 92/73 (73/55-Ind., 19/19-MIN) 10/5 (10/5-Ind.)

90 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #5 CHRIS KLUWE P 8th Year Vikings/8th Year NFL UCLA 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Punted 5 times in the 2012 season opener and averaged 48.4 yards per punt with a net of Kluwe s long punt of the day was 59 yards with 1 stopping inside the 20. Punted 4 times for 192 yards in the loss to Indy...a 48.0 average with a 45.3 net. Kluwe landed 2 inside of the 20 with a long punt of 55 yards. Punted 4 times for 181 yards in the win over SF. Landed 1 inside the 20-yard line with a long punt of 53 yards. CAREER NOTES Owns Vikings career gross punting average record at 44.4 yards per punt and ranks 2nd in career net punting at 36.9 ypp, trailing Bobby Walden s Ranks 2nd in career punts with 551, trailing Greg Coleman s 721. Holds top single-season gross average (47.6 in 2008), 50-yard punts in a season (35 in 2008), 50-yard punts in a game (6 at Tennessee and vs. Detroit in 2008) and gross punting average in a game (57.5 at Detroit in 2007). Holds Vikings career record with 184 punts landed inside the 20...Holds top 3 marks in Vikings single-season history for punts inside the 20, highlighted by teamrecord 34 in Owns Vikings career record with 171 punts of 50+ yards after the 2011 season. Converted fake FG for a 1st-down vs. Detroit (12/2/07), hitting Jeff Dugan with a shovel pass for a 27-yard gain. Came to the Vikings as a virtual unknown in 2005 when he was claimed off waivers after being released by Seattle Holder for FGs and PATs. Voted by teammates as Vikings 2010 Special Teams MVP. #71 PHIL LOADHOLT T 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL Oklahoma 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Started his 4th straight opening game at RT. Led the Vikings offense to 389 total yards in the win over Jacksonville. Anchored the right side of the Vikings line against the Colts on 9/16/12. Held strong against the 49ers dominant front 7 and helped the Vikings offense total 344 yards (198 passing, 146 rushing) in the victory. Allowed 0 sacks. CAREER NOTES Has missed only 1 game in his 4 NFL seasons. Has started all 48 games he has played with the Vikings. Joined fellow 2009 Vikings rookie Percy Harvin on the All-Rookie team. Became the 1st Vikings rookie OT to start at least 15 games in their 1st season since Korey Stringer in The 6th OT selected in the 2009 NFL Draft. Played against Vikings 1st-round pick Harvin against Florida in the 2008 National Championship game. Helped pace the Vikings ruhing offense to rank #4 in the NFL with an average of yards per game and rank #3 in the NFL with 18 rushing TDs in GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 50/50 2/2 Earned NFC Special Teams of the Month in September 2005, the only rookie in Vikings history to win a of the Month award GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 114/0 3/0 Kluwe s 2012 Season Highs Punts vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Punting Yards vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Punt vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Gross Average vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Net Average at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Inside the at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Kluwe s Career Highs Punts vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 Punting Yards vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 Long Punt at Kansas City, 9/23/07 Gross Average at Detroit, 9/16/07 Net Average vs Arizona, 10/9/11 Inside the vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 Pass Attempt vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 KLUWE S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT No Yds Avg Ret. Ret. Yds. Net Yds. Net Avg. TB I20 LG BL vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER , ,107 20,

91 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #46 CULLEN LOEFFLER LS 9th Year Vikings/9th Year NFL Texas 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Handled all the snapping duties in the 2012 opener against Jacksonville includling the 55-yard kick by Blair Walsh to send the game to overtime. Walsh would win the game with a 38-yard kick in OT. Snapped for Blair Walsh s 51-yard FG on the opening drive of the Colts game. Helped rookie K Blair Walsh set a NFL record by connecting on 50+ yard FG in 3 consecutive games with his 52-yard FG just before half. CAREER NOTES Signed a 3-year extension during the 2011 season Snapped on 4 of the 5 longest FGs in Vikings history Has 28 special teams tackles in his 8 seasons Was recognized by USA Football on its All-Fundamentals Team in 2011 Missed 1st time of his NFL career, going on injured reserve for the final 5 games Delivered the ball in pressure-packed situations and has been critical to several game-winning FGs and record-setting performances by Vikings specialists Ranks 2nd in Vikings history for career games by a long snapper Won the long-snapping position in 2004 training cam Originally signed by the Vikings on 5/3/04 Most Games Played by a Vikings Long Snapper 1. Mike Morris Cullen Loeffler GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 126/0 5/0 LOEFFLER S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS #58 TYRONE MCKENZIE LB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL South Florida 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS In his fi rst Vikings game, McKenzie saw action on special teams and recorded 1 solo tackle in the win over Jacksonville. Recorded a special teams tackle for the 2nd straight game, this time against the Colts. Played on ST in the win over San Francisco but did not record any stats. CAREER NOTES Spent 2011 season on Vikings practice squad, joining Vikings on 9/7/11 Saw time in 3 games for Tampa Bay in Promoted from Buccaneers practice squad to the active roster for final 3 regular season games Spent time on New England practice squad in 2010 after going through training camp and preseason with the club Had rookie season cut short by knee injury suffered during preseason Originally entered NFL as a 3rd-round (#97) pick of New England in GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 6/0 (3/0-TB, 3/0-Min) 0/0 McKenzie s 2012 Season Highs ST Tackles vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 McKENZIE S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS

92 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #55 MARVIN MITCHELL LB 1st Year Vikings/6th Year NFL Tennessee 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was inactive during Week 1 and 2 of the 2012 season with an ankle injury. Appeared and started his 1st Vikings game on 9/23/12 in a win over San Francisco. Mitchell added 3 tackles. CAREER NOTES Spent opening 4 seasons of career with New Orleans before going to Miami for 2011 season. Notched 1st career INT in 2011, snaring a pass against NY Jets (1/1/12) in regular season finale, retuning the pick 55 yards. Has a pair of sacks to his credit, notching 1 each in 2010 and Started a pair of games for New Orleans in 2009 as team went on to win Super Bowl XLIV. Played in 10 games as a rookie in Entered NFL as a 7th-round draft pick (#220) by New Orleans in GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/1 72/3 55/2-NO, 16/0-Mia, 1/1-Min) 4/2 (4/2-NO) Mitchell s 2012 Highs Tackles vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Mitchell s Career Highs Tackles vs NY Jets, Baltimore, 12/19/10 Baltimore, 12/19/10 Baltimore, San Diego, 12/2/11 Interception vs NY Jets, 1/1/12 Long INT Return vs NY Jets, 1/1/12 MITCHELL S SPECIAL TEAMS STATS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS MITCHELL S DEFENSIVE STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/9 INACTIVE at IND - 9/16 INACTIVE vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #28 ADRIAN PETERSON RB 6th Year Vikings/6th Year NFL Oklahoma 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was a man of his word and made it back for Week 1 of the 2012 season after suffering a major knee injury late in Peterson made the start at RB. Led the rushing attack for the Vikings with 17 carries for 84 yards and 2 TDs. Peterson had a long rush of 20 yards and had a 3-yard reception. Rushed for 60 yards on 16 carries to go with 3 receptions for 20 yards in the loss to Indy. Tough sledding against San Francisco but AP led the way with 86 yards on 25 carries, both season highs. Added 2 receptions for 21 yards. CAREER NOTES In 5 seasons with the Vikings he has posted 4 of the top 5 single-season rushing yardage marks in club history - #1, #3, #4 and #5. Holds Vikings career record with 66 rushing TDs. Ranks 1st in Vikings history for career rushing yards with 6,896 Ranks 2nd in team history for career 100-yard rushing games with 27, trailing Robert Smith s 29. Set Vikings record with 18 rushing TDs in 2009 and ranks 2nd in team history for total TDs in a season, trailing Chuck Foreman s 22 in Set Vikings single-season rushing record with 1,760 yards in Set a Pro Bowl record for career rushing TDs with 4. Became the 1st Viking to lead the NFL in rushing in Tabbed by the Maxwell Club as the Bert Bell Award winner as the of the Year. Re-wrote the Vikings rookie record book with one of the biggest debut seasons in NFL history en route to the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year awards. Set NFL single-game rushing mark with 296 yards vs. San Diego (11/4/07). Came to the Vikings as the 10th RB selected by the team in the 1st round...the only Vikings RBs selected as high or higher were Tommy Mason (#1, 1961), Clinton Jones (#2, 1967) and Darrin Nelson (#7, 1982). Named to 50 Greatest Vikings team as part of 50th season celebration in and 2009 Associated Press All-Pro 1st Tea NFC Offensive of the Week at Chicago (10/14/07), vs. San Diego (11/4/07), vs. Green Bay (11/9/08), vs. Detroit (9/26/09), vs. Arizona (10/9/11)... FedEx Ground of the Week at Chicago (10/14/07), vs. San Diego (11/4/07), vs. Arizona (10/9/11).

93 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS ADRIAN PETERSON CONTINUED: 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 76/69 3/3 Peterson s 2012 Season Highs Rushing Attempts vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Rushing Yards vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Long Rush vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Rushing TDs vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Receptions at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Receiving Yards vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12 Long Reception at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Peterson s Career Highs Rushing Attempts vs. San Diego, 11/4/07; Green Bay, 11/9/08 Rushing Yards vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 Long Rush...80t... vs Detroit, 9/26/10 Rushing TDs times, most recently, vs Arizona, 10/9/11 Receptions at Arizona, 12/6/09 Receiving Yards at Carolina, 12/20/09 Long Reception at Carolina, 12/20/09 Kickoff Returns at Chicago, 10/14/07 Kickoff Return Yards at Chicago, 10/14/07 Long Kickoff Return at Chicago, 10/14/07 PETERSON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS RUSHING OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER t 66 RECEIVING OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #7 CHRISTIAN PONDER QB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Florida State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Led the Vikings to a comeback win over Jacksonville in Week 1 of the NFL season. Ponder was for 279 yards with a long pass of 29 yards. No TDs or INTs. With 20 seconds left, Ponder found Devin Aromashodu for a 26-yard gain and then Kyle Rudolph on a 6-yard completion to set up Blair Walsh for the tying 55-yd FG. Tried to lead another 4th quarter comeback against the Colts with 2 late TD passes but fell short in the end. Ponder was solid and went for 245 yds, 2 TD with a long pass of 20 yds and a QB rating of Ponder is currently 2nd in the NFL with a completion percentage of His QB rating of is 5th in the NFL after 3 weeks. Led the Vikings over the 49ers with 198 passing yards, 2 TDs and 33 rushing yards including a 23-yard rushing TD. His 1st in the NFL. CAREER NOTES Started final 10 games of season, matching Fran Tarkenton for team record for starts by a rookie QB and tied Tarkenton s team record with 2 wins as a rookie. Set Vikings record for passing yards in a game with 381 vs. Denver (12/4), breaking Tarkenton s 51-year-old record by over 100 yards. Had a pair of games with a 100+ passer rating...set team records for attempts, completions and completion % by a rookie QB for a season and single-game rookie records passing attempts, completions and longest pass play. Ranks 2nd among Vikings rookie QBs for passing TDs in a season and passing yards in a season. Started 1st career game vs. Green Bay (10/23) and set Vikings record on 1st play from scrimmage with a 72-yard pass to Michael Jenkins, the longest pass play by a Vikings rookie QB. Saw 1st game action of career at Chicago (10/16) on Sunday Night Football. Earned 1st career win at Carolina (10/30) in 2nd career start, taking team on a 7-minute drive in the 4th quarter for a game-winning FG in the win. Became the 3rd QB drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings, joining Tommy Kramer (#27, 1977) and Daunte Culpepper (#11, 1999). Was the 4th QB selected in the 2011 Draft following Cam Newton, Jake Locker and Blaine Gabbert.

94 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS CHRISTIAN PONDER CONTINUED: 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 14/13 0/0 Ponder s 2012 Season Highs Attempts at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Completions at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Passing Yards vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Pass vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 (K. Rudolph) Highest QB Rating at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Passing TDs at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Rushing Attempts vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Rushing Yards vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Long Rush...23t... vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Ponder s Career Highs Attempts vs Denver, 12/4/11 Completions vs Denver, 12/4/11 Passing Yards vs Denver, 12/4/11 Long Pass vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 (M. Jenkins) Highest QB Rating at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Passing TDs vs Denver, 12/4/11 Interceptions vs Oakland, Detroit, 12/11/11 Rushing Attempts vs Oakland, 11/20/11 Rushing Yards vs Oakland, 11/20/11 Long Rush vs Oakland, 11/20/11 PONDER S SEASON AND CAREER STATS PASSING OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Rating vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS % CAREER , % RUSHING OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ t 1 at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS t 1 CAREER CAREER #41 MISTRAL RAYMOND S 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL South Florida 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Earned the starting SS position after his 2nd NFL training camp. Recorded 3 solo tackles and 2 passes defended in the thrilling win over Jacksonville. Finished the Colts contest with 3 tackles (2 solo). Left the 49ers game with an ankle injury that will keep him out for several weeks. Recorded 1 tackle before leaving the game. CAREER NOTES Selected in the 6th round with the 170th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft Is the 1st USF player drafted by the Vikings in club history Started final 5 games and played in the final 10 during his rookie campaign in 11 Snared 1st career INT at Washington (12/24) when he grabbed a Rex Grossman pass and returned it 31 yards Started 1st game vs. Denver (12/4)...Played in 1st game vs. Green Bay (10/23), seeing action on special teams Posted career-best 7 tackles in consecutive weeks vs. New Orleans (12/18) and at Washington (12/24)...Recorded 1st career defensive stats with 3 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20) 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 13/8 0/0 Raymond s 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Solo Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Passes Defended vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Raymond s Career Highs Tackles vs Denver, 12/4/11 Special Teams Tkls at Carolina, 10/30/11, vs Oakland, 11/20/11 QB Pressures vs Oakland, 11/20/11 Fumble Recovery... 1 (26)... vs New Orleans, 12/18/11 Interception at Washington, 12/24/11 Passes Defended vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 RAYMOND S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

95 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #91 D AUNDRE REED DE 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Arizona 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Appeared in his 1st NFL game against Jacksonville on 9/9/12 while seeing action on both defense and special teams. Reed did not record any stats. Saw action against the Colts but did not record any stats. Was inactive for the 49ers with a calf injury. CAREER NOTES Selected in the 7th round with the 215th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Was inactive for all 16 games in Becomes the 4th Arizona Wildcat drafted by the Vikings GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 2/0 0/0 #83 ALLEN REISNER TE 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Iowa 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Saw action against Jacksonville in the 2012 Week 1 opener at Mall of America Field. Reisner did not record any stats. Saw action against the Colts but did not record any stats. Saw action against the 49ers but did not record any stats. Was targeted on 1 pass and played on special teams. CAREER NOTES Made the Vikings opening day roster for the 2nd straight season after a productive pre-season. Was an undrafted rookie out of Iowa. The only undrafted offensive player to make the Vikings opening day roster in Saw action in 6 games during rookie season. Caught 1 career pass for 5 yards at Atlanta (11/27/11) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 9/0 0/0 Reisner s Career Highs Receptions at Atlanta, 11/27/11 Receiving Yards at Atlanta, 11/27/11

96 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #21 JOSH ROBINSON CB Rookie Central Florida 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was credited with 4 solo tackles in his NFL debut against Jacksonville. Added 1 special teams tackle in Week 1 of the NFL season. Had 3 solo tackles in the loss to Indy. Recorded his 1st career interception against San Francisco and Alex Smith. Robinson had 3 tackles, 1 INT and 1 PBU. He added a TD saving tackle on special teams when tracking down Kyle Williams. CAREER NOTES Declared for NFL Draft following his junior season. The 2nd DB selected by the Vikings with their top 3 choices in the 2012 Draft and 1 of 3 DBs drafted in the Vikings 10 choices. Posted the fastest 40-yard dash time at the 2012 combine at Was the 1st player selected from a Florida college in the 2012 Draft. Is the 1st UCF player drafted by the Vikings since Daunte Culpepper in the 1st round of Selected in 3rd round (#66 overall) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 3/0 0/0 Robinson s Career and Season Highs Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Solo Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 ST Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Interceptions vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 ROBINSON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #96 BRIAN ROBISON DE 6th Year Vikings/6th Year NFL Texas 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Made his 2nd start on Opening Day for the Vikings in as many years. Was active all game and a constant presence in the Jaguars backfi eld while adding 5 tackles and 1 QB pressure. Finished the Colts contest with 4 tackles and 1 QBP. Tallied 3 tackles, 1 QB pressure and 1 fumble recovery in the win over San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Notched career-best 8.0 sacks in 2011 in his 1st season as a full-time starter and helped team notch 50 sacks to lead NFL. Signed contract extension in 2011 off-season. Was the last Viking to sack Packers QB Brett Favre. All-Rookie honoree in 2007, ranked 3rd among NFL rookies with 4.5 sacks. Exceptional UT athlete was a full-time starter his final 3 seasons in football and was NCAA runner-up in the shot put GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 82/26 3/1 Robison s 2012 Season Highs Tackles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 QB Hurries vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Fumble Recovery vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Pass Defended vs Jacksonville, 9/23/12 Robison s Career Highs Tackles vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28/08 Sacks vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07, vs Detroit, 9/25/11 Forced Fumble vs. Oakland, 11/18/07, at Arizona, 12/14/08, vs Arizona, 10/9/11, at Wash, 12/24/11 QB Hurries vs Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 Tackle for Loss times, last at San Diego, 9/11/11 Pass Defensed times; last vs Jacksonville, 9/23/12 ROBISON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS

97 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #82 KYLE RUDOLPH TE 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Notre Dame 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Now the top TE on the roster, Rudolph earned the start in Week 1 of the 2012 season vs. Jacksonville. Posted career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (67) with a long catch of 29-yards in the exciting win over Jacksonville. Scored a 6-yard TD with under a minute to go to bring the Vikings back from 14 down against the Colts. Finished the contest with 3 catches for 35 yards. Made the most of his 5 receptions against the 49ers. 2 TDs on 5 receptions for 36 yards with 1 TD coming on 4th and goal. CAREER NOTES Tied for 2nd in Vikings history for a rookie TE with 8 starts. Scored all 3 of his TDs in the final 7 games of his rookie year. Tied the Vikings TE record with 2 TDs in a game. The 12 TE to accomplish the feat. Was the 1st TE selected in the 2011 NFL Draft...Selected #43 overall, he is the 2nd-highest drafted TE in Vikings history behind Hal Bedsole (#19 overall) in Entered the NFL draft following his junior season at Notre Dame. Earned All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly and National Football Post GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 18/11 0/0 Rudolph s Career Highs Receptions vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Receiving Yards vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Reception vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Receiving TDs vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Rudolph s Career Highs Receptions vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Receiving Yards vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Reception at Kansas City, 10/2/11 Touchdowns vs Oakland, 11/20/11, vs Denver, 12/4/11, at Washington, 12/24/11, at Indy, 9/16/12 RUDOLPH S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #33 JAMARCA SANFORD S 4th Year Vikings/4th Year NFL Mississippi 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Saw action in the 2012 season opener on special teams and recorded 2 tackles and 1 forced fumble against Jacksonville. Recorded 1 special teams tackle and 2 defensive tackles in the loss to the Colts. Replaced the injured Mistral Raymond and turned in quite the performance with 6 tackles (5 solo), 1 forced fumble and 1 special teams tackle. CAREER NOTES Became the 1st Vikings rookie to start at safety since Willie Offord on 11/2/02 against the N.Y. Giants in Week 14 against Cincinnati during the 2009 season. Ranked 3rd on the Vikings with 19 special teams tackles and a FF in Has started 18 games in his opening 3 seasons with the Vikings. Stepped into full-time starting role for 1st time in his career, opening all 15 games he played during Ranked 3rd on team and led Vikings DBs with 118 tackles. Led team with 2 INTs and posted longest INT return of the season with a 52-yarder vs. Arizona (10/9) in the 1st win of the season. Notched career-best 16 tackles vs. New Orleans (12/18) and had 10+ tackles in 3 games GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS ` 3/0 44/18 2/0 Sanford s 2012 Season Highs Special Teams Tkls vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Defensive Tackles vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Forced Fumbles vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Defensive Tkls at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Sanford s Career Highs Tackles vs New Orleans, 12/18/11 Solo Tackles vs New Orleans, 12/18/11 Special Teams Tkls vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09; vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09 Forced Fumbles vs. Seattle, 11/22/09, vs New Orleans, 12/18/11, vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Fumble Recoveries vs. Denver, 12/4/11 Tackles for Loss vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 Interceptions vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 Passes Defended vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 SANFORD S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ TOTALS CAREER SPECIAL TEAMS OPPONENT U A T FF FR BK vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS

98 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #76 GEOFF SCHWARTZ G 1st Year Vikings/4th Year NFL Oregon 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was in uniform but did not see the field in the Vikings win over Jacksonville. Recorded a did not play in the loss at Indianapolis. Did not play in the Vikings win over San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Signed by the Vikings on 3/21/12 as a free agent after spending the previous 3 seasons with Carolina. Missed the entire 2011 season due to an injured right hip. Started all 16 games for the Panthers during the 2010 season Started the opening 5 games of 2010 at RT before starting at RG for the final 11 games. Played in all 16 games of the 2009 season, including 3 starts Filled in as the starting RT for the final 3 games after Jeff Otah suffered a season-ending injury. Helped clear the way for DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart to become the 1st set of teammates in NFL history to each rush for more than 1,100 yards in the same season. #34 ANDREW SENDEJO S 2nd Year Vikings/2ndYear NFL Connecticut 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was inactive for the Jacksonville game with an ankle injury. Earned a spot on the 53-man roster after a strong pre-season, his first with the Vikings. Made his 2012 Vikings debut on 9/16/12 at Indianapolis and appeared on special teams. Recorded 1 special teams tackle in the win over San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Saw action in career-high 3 games for the Vikings in Played 2 games as a rookie in 2010 for Dallas. Began pro career with UFL s Sacramento Mountain Lions in GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2/0 7/0 (2/0-Dal, 5/0-Min) 0/0 Made the 1st start of his career against the Vikings on 12/20/09. Spent the entire 2008 season on practice squad Released after training camp on 8/31/08 Originally drafted by the Panthers in the 7th round (#241 overall) GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 32/19 (32/29-Car, 0/0-Min) 0/0

99 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #35 MARCUS SHERELS CB 2nd Year Vikings/2nd Year NFL Minnesota 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Is the starting punt returner after the 2012 preseason. Fielded 2 punts for 22 yards with a long return of 15 during Jacksonville. Signaled for 1 fair catch in the win Joins TE John Carlson as the 2 native Minnesotans on the roster. Recorded 1 defensive tackle in the loss to Indianapolis, his fi rst of the season. Returned 5 punts (career high) for 51 yards with a long return of 15. Tallied 1 special teams tackle against San Francisco. CAREER NOTES Was an undrafted rookie out of Minnesota. Spent 15 weeks of the 2010 season on the practice squad before making his NFL debut at Detroit on 1/1/11. Set a career-high with a 53-yard punt return against the Detroit Lions. It was the 3rd longest return against the Lions in 100 games between the two teams. Sherels 90 punt return yards during Week 3 of 2011 is tied for 6th best in franchise history. Earned his 1st start in the NFL against the Arizona Cardinals (10/9/11). Recorded his fi rst NFL sack on Aaron Rodgers and fi nished the game with 5 solo tackles (10/23/11). Put up 3 tackles on defense in the win at Carolina but provided a 78-yard kick return to begin the game. It was the fi rst reutrn of Sherels career and the longest in team history against Carolina. Helped Vikings post a team-record 26.9-yard kickoff return average as a team. Had career-high 6 tackles vs. New Orleans (12/18) Finished the 2011 season with 6 special teams tackles (4 solo, 2 assisted). Signed as a rookie free agent on 5/4/10 after performance in Vikings rookie camp where he participated on a tryout basis GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 20/3 0/0 Sherels 2012 Season Highs Punt Returns at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Return Yards at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Long Return at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Defensive Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Special Teams Tkls vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Sherels Career Highs Punt Returns at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Return Yards vs Detroit, 9/25/11 Long Return vs Detroit, 9/25/11 Kick Returns vs Denver, 12/4/11 Long Kick Return at Carolina, 10/30/11 ST Tackles vs Detroit, 9/25/11 Defensive Tackles vs New Orleans, 12/18/11 Sacks vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 Solo Tackles vs Green Bay, 10/23/11 #81 JEROME SIMPSON WR 1st Year Vikings/5th Year NFL Coastal Carolina 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS After an impressive pre-season, Simpson will miss the fi rst 3 games of the 2012 NFL season due to League suspension. He will return on 9/30/12 at Detroit. CAREER NOTES Joined Vikings on 4/26/12 as a free agent. Had breakout season with Cincinnati in 2011 with career-best 50 catches, 725 yards and 4 TDs...Ranked 2nd on Bengals squad in receiving yards and TDs and 3rd in receptions. Has notched 5 career 100+ receiving yardage days. Caught 1st 2 career TDs vs. San Diego (12/26/10). Originally drafted by Cincinnati in 2nd round (#46 overall) in Saw time in all 16 regular season games with 14 starts and opened AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Houston...Played in 1st career post-season game in Wild Card. Had a highlight for the ages vs. Arizona (12/24) when he somersaulted over LB Daryl Washington at the goal line and stuck the landing in the end zone for a 19-yard TD in the Bengals win. The play was nominated for an ESPY Award. Converted 34 of his 50 receptions into 1st downs in Simpson s 2012 Season Highs 2012 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 29/18 (29/18-Cin, 0/0-Min) 1/1 (1-1-Cin) Simpson s Career Highs Receptions at Baltimore, 1/2/11 Receiving Yards at Baltimore, 1/2/11 Long Reception at Denver, 9/18/11 TD Receptions vs San Diego, 12/26/10 SIMPSON S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD vs JAC - 9/9 SUSPENDED at IND - 9/16 SUSPENDED vs SF - 9/23 SUSPENDED at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER t 17 SHERELS SEASON AND CAREER STATS PUNT RETURNS OPPONENT No Yds Avg FC Lg TD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ TOTALS CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD at IND - 9/ TOTALS CAREER

100 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #22 HARRISON SMITH S Rookie Notre Dame 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Lined up at FS in the 2012 season opener against Jacksonville. Finished with 7 total tackles and 1 pass defended. His 1 PD was on 3rd down in overtime as the Vikings came from behind to beat the Jaguars Set career highs in tackles (9), solo tackles (7) and recorded his fi rst career special teams tackle in the loss to Indianapolis. Tied Antoine Winfi eld with 9 tackles to lead the secondary in the win over the 49ers. Added 1 PBU and 1 special teams tackle. CAREER NOTES Selected #29 overall in 2012 by the Vikings. Becomes just the 3rd Notre Dame player and 3rd DB chosen by the Vikings in the 1st round in team history. Played on the North Senior Bowl team that was coached by the Vikings. Former teammates of Robert Blanton, John Carlson, John Sullivan and Kyle Rudolph in South Bend GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 3/3 0/0 Smith s Season and Career Highs Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Solo Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Passed Defended vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Special Teams Tkls at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 SMITH S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #65 JOHN SULLIVAN C 5th Year Vikings/5th Year NFL Notre Dame 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Lined up at C for the Vikings on Opening Day for the 4th straight season. Sullivan and the o-line allowed just 2 sacks and helped the Vikings compile 389 total yards of offense on the way to their OT win over Jacksonville. Battled through a sore ankle in the Vikings loss at Indy. Held strong against the 49ers dominant front 7 and helped the Vikings offense total 344 yards (198 passing, 146 rushing) in the victory. Allowed 0 sacks. CAREER NOTES Signed a 5-year extension with the Vikings on 12/17/11. Has started all 46 regular season games and both playoff contests he has played over the past 4 seasons. Has helped RB Adrian Peterson rush for 1,000+ yards and 12+ TDs in 2009 and 2010, including team-record 18 TDs in Joined rookie RT Phil Loadholt in 2009 as new starters along the Vikings line. Held down middle of the Vikings line in 2009, his 1st season as a starter, opening all 16 games and both playoff contests. Was the 4th C drafted in 2008 and became the 1st Notre Dame C drafted since 2003 when Jeff Faine was taken by Cleveland in the 1st round. Recruited to Notre Dame and played his freshman and sophomore seasons under former Vikings assistant coach Tyrone Willingham GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 64/48 3/2

101 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #3 BLAIR WALSH K Rookie Georgia 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was the hero of Week 1 in the Vikings OT win over Jacksonville by nailing a 55-yard FG with no time left on the clock to send the game to overtime. Walsh connected on 4-4 FGs and 2-2 extra points during Week 1. Walsh hit FGs from 20, 38, 42 and 55. His 55-yarder was 1 yard shy of the Vikings record held by Paul Edinger (56). Connected on all 4 kicks against the Colts 2 FGs (51, 29) and 2 extra points. Tied a team record for hitting FGs in back-to-back games with Fuad Reveiz (50, 52 in 92). Kicked a 52-yard fi eld goal in the Vikings win over San Francisco. Walsh, who had a 55-yarder in Week 1 and a 51-yarder in Week 2, is the fi rst rookie in NFL history to kick a 50-yard fi eld goal in each of his team s fi rst three games. CAREER NOTES Walsh s 55-yard FG was the longest FG made in NFL history by a rookie on the opening week of the season. Selected #175 overall in 2012 by the Vikings. Becomes the 6th kicker ever drafted by the Viking and the 1st since Southeast Missouri s Mike Wood in 1978 (8th Round). The 3rd kicker selected in the 2012 NFL Draft and 1 of 7 Bulldogs drafted GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/0 3/0 0/0 Walsh s Season and Career Highs Field Goals Made vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Field Goals Attempted 4... vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Extra Points vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Extra Points Att vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Long FG vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 #14 JOE WEBB QB 3rd Year Vikings/3rd Year NFL UAB 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Has been in uniform but has not seen the fi eld during the fi rst 3 weeks of the 2012 season. CAREER NOTES Webb set a team record for most rushing yards in a game by a QB with 109 at Detroit on 12/11/11. Webb s 65-yard TD scramble (1/2/11, at Det) was the longest rush by a QB in the Vikings history. It was also the 6th longest QB run in NFL history. Kordell Stewart holds the record with an 80-yard TD run in Earned his fi rst start as a WR on 12/4/11 when playing the Broncos. Webb rushed once for 4 yards and threw once for 8 yards. Came into game in relief of starter Christian Ponder when he suffered a concussion at Washington (12/24/11) and helped team to the victory with a pair of passing TDs and 1 rushing TD. Webb earned his fi rst NFL victory over Mike Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles as the Vikings won on Sunday (Tuesday) Night Football (12/28/10). Webb fi nished the game for 195 yards with a long pass of 46. He added 31 yards rushing plus a TD. Webb is the fi rst rookie QB to have rushing TDs in consecutive weeks since Fran Tarkenton did so on 11/5/61-11/12/61. With his win over Philly, Webb is the fi rst rookie QB to win a game since Joe Kapp defeated Pittsburgh on 11/26/67. He is only the second rookie QB in Vikings history to win his fi rst ever start. Ron Vanderkelen also won his fi rst start in Philly on 12/15/63. Webb, making his NFL debut, became the fi rst QB in Vikings history to return a KO GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 15/3 0/0 WEBB S RUSHING SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT No Yds Avg Lg TD 2012 TOTALS CAREER t 4 WEBB S PASSING SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT Att Comp Yds Pct. TD INT Lng Sack Lost Rating 2012 TOTALS % CAREER % Webb s Career Highs Passing Attempts at Detroit, 1/2/11 Completions at Detroit, 1/2/11 Passing Yards at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Long Pass at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 QB Rating at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Rushing Attempts at Detroit, 12/11/11 Rushing Yards at Detroit, 12/11/11 Long Rush... 65t... at Detroit, 12/11/11 Rushing TDs vs. Chicago, 12/20/10, at Philly, 12/28/10, at Detroit, 12/11/11, at Wash, 12/24/11

102 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #93 KEVIN WILLIAMS DT 10th Year Vikings/10th Year NFL Oklahoma State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Recovered a fumble and posted 3 tackles in the OT win over Jacksonville in Week 1 of the 2012 NFL season. Finished the Colts contest with 6 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure. CAREER NOTES Williams becomes the 10th Vikings player to reach 50+ career sacks. Ranks 9th in Vikings history with 54.5 career sacks, good for 4th in team history among DTs. Has been selected to 6 Pro Bowls, 5 times All-Pro. His 6 Pro Bowls rank behind only Alan Page (9) and ties John Randle (6) by Vikings DTs. Helped Vikings rank #1 in NFL rushing defense for the 3 straight seasons from , the 1st NFL team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to lead the League in 3 straight seasons. Was named to the 50 Greatest Vikings team during the 50th season in Tied with Jared Allen for the Vikings record for career INTs by a defensive lineman with 4, including 2 for TDs in Named a 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2004, leading all DTs in the voting in 2004 Named an NFC starter in the Pro Bowl following the 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2004 seasons and was selected as an alternate following Led NFL DTs in sacks in 2004, notching team-high Consensus All-Rookie honoree Selected with the 9th overall pick in the 2003 Draft, the Vikings highest draft choice on defense since Chris Doleman was selected #4 in 1985 Was the 3rd defensive lineman drafted in GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 143/143 5/5 Kevin Williams 2012 Season Highs Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Fumble Recoveries vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Tackle For Loss at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 QB Pressures vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Kevin Williams Career Highs Tackles at Green Bay, 9/8/08 Sacks vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 QB Hurries at Washington, 10/28/10 Forced Fumbles times, last at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Interception times, last at San Francisco, 12/9/07 Long INT Return... 54t... vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 Fumble Recoveries times, last vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12 Long Fumble Return 77t... vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04 Passes Defensed at N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05; at Green Bay, 11/1/09 Tackles for Loss at Buffalo, 10/1/06, vs New York Giants, 12/13/10 Blocked FG at Green Bay, 9/8/08; at New Orleans, 10/6/08 KEVIN WILLIAMS SEASON AND CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER #26 ANTOINE WINFIELD CB 9th Year Vikings/14th Year NFL Ohio State 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Recorded 7 tackles (6 solo), 1 TFL and 1 pass defended in the OT win over Jacksonville. Tied Harrison Smith with 9 tackles to lead the secondary. Added 1 TFL and 1 PBU against the Colts. CAREER NOTES Winfi eld now holds the Vikings record for most fumble recoveries by a DB with 8. Named to the 50 Greatest Vikings team during the 2010 season. Has scored 5 TDs (2 FRs, 2 INTs, 1 blocked FG), all since joining the Vikings in 04. Returned the 1st blocked FG for a TD in Vikings history at New Orleans (10/6/08). Joined Vikings great Carl Lee as the only CBs in team history to earn 3 trips to the Pro Bowl when he was added for his 2010 performance. For the 2nd time in his career, he recorded a sack, FF, and FR for TD in a single play when he stripped Eagles QB Michael Vick at Philadelphia (12/28/10)... Moved into tie for 2nd in team history with 11 FF by a DB, trailing Joey Browner s GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 3/3 178/161 (105/102-MIN; 72/58-BUF) 6/6 (5/5-MIN; 1/1-BUF) Winfield s 2012 Season Highs Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Solo Tackles at Indianapolis, 9/16/12 Tackles For Loss vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Passes Defended vs Jacksonville, 9/9/12, at Indianapolis, 9/16/12, vs San Francisco, 9/23/12 Winfield s Career Highs Tackles at Indianapolis, 11/8/04 Forced Fumbles times, last at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Fumble Recovery times, last at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 Interception times, last vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10 Long INT Return at New Orleans, 10/17/04 INT Return TD vs. Chicago, 9/24/06; vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 Passes Defensed at Green Bay, 12/21/06; vs. Chicago, 12/17/07 Sack at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 QB Hurries at Philadelphia, 9/20/04; vs. New England, 10/30/06 Blocked FG Return at New Orleans, 10/6/08 Long Blk FG Return. 59t... at New Orleans, 10/6/08 Fumble Return TD... 45t... at Philadelphia, 12/28/10 WINFIELD S SEASON AND CAREER STATS OPPONENT U A T TFL SK QH FF FR INT PD vs JAC - 9/ at IND - 9/ vs SF - 9/ at DET - 9/ vs TEN - 10/ at WAS - 10/ vs ARZ - 10/ vs TB - 10/ at SEA - 11/ vs DET - 11/ at CHI - 11/ at GB - 12/ vs CHI - 12/ at STL - 12/ at HOU - 12/ vs GB - 12/ TOTALS CAREER

103 2012 VIKINGS PLAYER BIOS #17 JARIUS WRIGHT WR Rookie Arkansas 2012 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was inactive for the 2012 season opener against Jacksonville with an ankle injury. Inactive for the 2nd straight game, this time at Indianapolis. CAREER NOTES Selected #134 overall in 2012 by the Vikings. Joins former college and high school teammate Greg Childs in the Vikings 2012 draft class, the 2nd Arkansas pair to be drafted by the Vikings in the same year in team history. Was the 1st of 3 Vikings picks in the 4th Round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Former college teammate of Vikings OT DeMarcus Love. Participated in the East-West Shrine Game GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0 0/0 0/0 Wright s 2012 Season Highs

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105 A.J. JEFFERSON #24 POSITION: Cornerback HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/190 DOB: HOMETOWN: Bakersfield, CA COLLEGE: Fresno State ACQUIRED: TR (Ariz) for 2012 NFL SEASON: 3 VIKINGS SEASON: 1 GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2010 (2/0-Ariz), 2011 (16/7-Ariz). Total- 18/7. Acquired in trade with Arizona as teams made final roster cuts to 53-man roster on 9/1/12. Did not play high school football until his junior year. OFF THE FIELD Majored in public relations at Fresno State...Has supported breast cancer charities during his NFL career...has worked with training self-defense dogs. PRO Joined Vikings via trade as teams made final roster cuts to 53 players...started opening 7 games of 2011 for Cardinals at CB...Played in all 16 games in Snared 1st career INT off Michael Vick at Philadelphia (11/13/11)...Tied career-best with 8 tackles in game at Minnesota (10/9/11)...Originally joined Arizona as a rookie free agent in Earned spot on opening-day 53-man roster in 2010 and moved between practice squad and active roster throughout season...played in 1st career NFL game on 11/21/11 at Kansas City Started opening 7 games of season at CB...Saw time as kickoff return man, taking back 14 kicks during the season... Notched career-best 51-yard KOR at Seattle (9/25)...Posted 1st career INT at Philadelphia (11/13), picking off Michael Vick on the final drive of the game to seal the Arizona win...had a pair of 8-tackle games during the season at Seattle (9/25) and at Minnesota (10/9)...Ended season with 67 tackles and 11 passes defensed Played in 1st career game at Kansas City (11/21) and saw time the following week vs. San Francisco (11/29)...Was inactive for 11 games during the season...made 53-man roster coming out of preseason and was inactive for the opening 3 games of the year...moved between practice squad and 53-man roster in late September and early October...Re-signed from practice squad to 53-man roster on 10/26...Inactive for final 5 games of season after seeing time in a pair of games in November...Originally joined Cardinals as a rookie free agent. COLLEGE Saw time in 45 career games for Fresno State with 18 starts...standout kickoff returner had 3 TDs and a career average of 29.4 yards per return...led nation in 2007 with a 35.8-yard KOR average...started all 12 games as a senior for the Bulldogs...Named WAC Special Teams of the Week 3 times in 2007 as a sophomore...had a pair of kickoff return TDs and returned a blocked kick for a TD against Nevada in PREP Standout at West Bakersfield High did not play football until his junior season...played WR and DB...Helped squad go 12-1 and win section title as a senior. JEFFERSON S NFL TOTALS Tackles Special Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks INTs PBU TFL QBH FF/FR Teams 2010 (Ariz)...2/ / (Ariz)... 16/ (0) /0 0 Totals... 18/ (0) /0 1 Kickoff Returns Year No Yds Avg Lg TD 2011 (Ariz) Totals SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles @ Seattle, Minnesota, 10/9/11 Solos @ Seattle, Minnesota, 10/9/11 Interception @ Philadelphia, 11/13/11 Passes Defensed @ Washington, 9/18/11 Kickoff Returns @ Cincinnati, 12/24/11 JEFFERSON S INTERCEPTIONS GAME QB INTs Long KO Return @ Seattle, Philaelphia, 11/13/11...Michael Vick... 1 (0) Total... 1 (0) MARK ASPER #79 POSITION: Guard HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-7/325 DOB: HOMETOWN: Idaho Falls, ID Acquired by Vikings off waivers from Buffalo as teams made final roster cuts to 53-man squad. Spent 2 years on a mission trip in Barcelona following high school. OFF THE FIELD Married to Michelle, the couple has 2 daughters...served on a 2-year mission before starting college, working in Barcelona...Has undergraduate degrees in sociology and Spanish and earned his master s degree in educational methodology...aspires to a career in athletic administration following his playing days. PRO Joined Vikings off waivers as teams moved to 53-man rosters following preseason...originally drafted in 6th Round (#178) by Buffalo in Part of Bills squad that visited the Vikings in Week 2 of 2012 preseason (8/17/12)...Joins former Oregon offensive linemate Geoff Schwartz in Minnesota. COLLEGE Started 36 games and played in 47 during collegiate career for the Ducks...As a senior, was Honorable Mention All-Pac 12 and 1st-Team Academic All-Pac 12...Named the Ed Mashofsky Trophy winner as Oregon s top offensive lineman... Started 13 games at RG and 1 at RT as a senior...started 11 games at RT as a junior in Started 12 games at RG as a sphomore in As a redshirt freshman in 2008, played in 7 games and earned 1st career start at RT in Holiday Bowl against Oklahoma State. PREP Earned 1st-Team All-State as a senior in 2003 and 2nd-TEam honors as a junior...led team in sacks as a junior and senior...standout in basketball that helped team to the 4A state title in COLLEGE: Oregon ACQUIRED: W (Buff) for 2012 NFL SEASON: Rookie VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie