WEEK ONE - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, MALL OF AMERICA FIELD - NOON CST - CBS

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1 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

2 WEEK ONE - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, MALL OF AMERICA FIELD - NOON CST - CBS 2012 VIKINGS SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV 9/9 (Sun.) JACKSONVILLE Noon CBS 9/16 (Sun.) at Indianapolis Noon FOX 9/23 (Sun.) SAN FRANCISCO Noon FOX 9/30 (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 Regular Season Opens 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 VIKINGS HOST FIRST SEASON OPENER SINCE 2007 The Vikings will host their 1st game on NFL Kickoff Weekend since 2007 when they take on Jacksonville at Mall of America Field in Week 1. The last time the Vikings opened their season at home was in 2007 when RB Adrian Peterson scored his 1st NFL TD on a 60-yard reception in a 24-3 win over Atlanta. The Vikings have opened the past 3 seasons at Cleveland, at New Orleans and at San Diego. GAME SUMMARY The Minnesota Vikings will open the regular season at Mall of America this Sunday, September 9, as they face the Jacksonville Jaguars. Kickoff is set for noon. The Vikings will host a season opener for the 1st time since 2007 when they take on Jacksonville. The Vikings and Jaguars have played 4 times overall. The Vikings hold the advantage The Vikings won the last meeting at Everbank Field in Adrian Peterson rushed for 80 yards on 17 carries and 1 TD. Jacksonville s only victory in Minneosta came in 2001, The head coaches in Sunday s matchup are both NFL alumni and Mike Mularkey began his career as a TE with the Vikings from Mularkey s 1st coaching job was at Concordia-St. Paul in 1993 tutoring the offensive line. BROADCAST COVERAGE TELEVISION: CBS (Channel 4 in Twin Cities) Play-By-Play: Kevin Harlan Analyst: Solomon Wilcots Sideline Reporter: Drea Avent 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. WHAT TO WATCH FOR * QB Christian Ponder will make his 1st start on NFL Kickoff Weekend. Ponder set rookie franchise marks for completions, attempts and completion % during his 2011 campaign. * RB Adrian Peterson holds team opening day records with 180 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs set against Cleveland on September 13, Peterson is only 67 yards away from breaking Robert Smith s career rushing record he has held since * 1st rounders T Matt Kalil (#4) and S Harrison Smith (#29) are both slated to make their 1st career starts in the season opener. * DT Kevin Williams begins his 10th season in Minnesota and is the longest tenured Viking. He ranks in the Vikings top 10 in career sacks and has started 140 career games. * LB Chad Greenway can lead the Vikings in tackles for a 5th straight season, trailing only Scott Studwell s 6 for the team record. * Vikings fan and stadium supporter Larry Spooner will sound the Gjallarhorn before Sunday s matchup. Spooner will represent all Vikings fans and stadium supporters for their role in helping pass stadium legislation during the 2012 Legislative Session. DOLEMAN RECEIVES HALL OF FAME RING Former Vikings DE Chris Doleman was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the class of He was enshrined in Canton on August 4, 2012 when he was presented for induction by his son, Evan. Doleman will receive his Hall of Fame ring at halftime of the season opener vs. Jacksonville. Doleman was selected by the Vikings with the 4th overall pick in the 1985 draft as a LB out of Pittsburgh. He made the move to DE toward the end of his 2nd NFL season and went on to lead the Vikings in sacks 6 times. Doleman had 10 or more sacks 8 times in his career and his total of sacks ranks 4th all-time in league history. In 1989, he led the NFL with 21.0 sacks and established a Vikings record at the time, the 4th-most in a single season in NFL history. Doleman s ability to strip the football was legendary, as he notched 45 career forced fumbles and recovered 24 fumbles. In 15 years in the NFL, Doleman only endured 3 losing seasons and his teams appeared in the playoffs 10 times. He appeared in the playoffs in each of his final 5 seasons with 3 different teams (Atlanta, 1995; San Francisco, ; Minnesota, 1999). Doleman was known as a very durable player, suiting up for 232 of 237 games in his career. He was named a Pro Bowler 8 times, 6 with the Vikings and one each as a member of the Falcons and 49ers. Doleman was named 1st-team All-Pro 3 times and 1st-team All-NFC 4 times. He is member of the NFL s All-Decade Team of the 1990s. * 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: (.273) Regular Season: (.273) Postseason: 0-0 (.000) Record with MIN: (.273) 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 while DBs Chris Carr and Zack Bowman improve backfield competition. 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. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 2

4 FROM THE HEAD COACH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier It feels good to be preparing for the season opener on Sunday. The fact that we re going to be opening up at home for the first time since 2007 is pretty exciting for our players, exciting for our entire organization. I think the roster that we put together is one that gives us the best chance to succeed in We re excited about the guys that are here and we re looking forward to kicking this season off, looking forward to the work that we have ahead of us. It s an exciting time for all of us. Q: With how young you are it seems you re looking for the future, but these are the best guys that won the jobs for right now? A: We think so. When we sat down throughout the preseason, and going back through the OTA s, as we talked about our roster and how it should shape up. The guys that end up making our ball club, they re on our final 53 plus the practice squad guys, we think are the guys that will give us the best chance to be successful here in Q: What did you see in A.J. Jefferson? A: We liked some things that he did with his cover ability. He has the ability to cover man and also play some zone coverage, good press corner, but he can also play off. He s a willing tackler, we like that part of his game. We felt like he would give us something that we wanted. We wanted a guy who could play some man coverage and he s shown that he has the strength to do that. His speed, his athleticism, he s a good kickoff return guy as well. He s a long guy with his size, we liked that as well. Q: Was it an age thing between Jefferson and Chris Carr? A: Not at all, that never entered into the equation. It was about what guy could fit what we re trying to get done on defense that would really help us have a chance to win on Sundays. We felt like A.J. gave us some things that we were looking for and that s why he s here. Q: What did some of the players who came out of the shadows like Matt Asiata or Andrew Sendejo do to impress you? A: Both of those guys you have to tip your hat off to, particularly Matt. When you consider he was here with us a year ago, didn t have an offseason, really took a little time for him to catch on to what we we re trying to do a year ago. We kind of stayed in touch and brought him back and his confidence, having an offseason, really helped him tremendously. When he got in the ball game he showed why he deserved that third running back spot. Andrew, what he did on special teams, it s hard to ignore. He did a great job every time that we lined up in the preseason and he worked extremely hard at our practices as well. He shows some things as a backup safety that you re looking for if you re going to keep a guy on the roster as a backup. Q: What specifically will you look for in Adrian Peterson as you monitor where he s headed? A: We re trying to determine as we are putting a game plan in is, how is he from a mental standpoint and picking that up and things we want to get done. Also, physically when we get on the field, some of the things we re going to ask him to do; how he responds to some of the things we re going to ask him to do. Catching the football, certain runs that we want him to be able to make in practice so we can kind of gauge if he s ready to line up against an opponent. We won t do any heavy contact for obvious reasons but we need to see him do some things physically within some things that we re trying to get done against Jacksonville. Q: How much will you weigh Adrian s morale into the decision to play? A: You really have to take the emotion out of it. You have to really hone in on what s best for him, what s best for our team. Adrian is not just another guy on our team; he is in so many ways the face of what we try to do. We have to be able to see the big picture when it comes to him and that s the way we ll approach it. Q: Do you worry he won t be able to see the big picture? A: There was a point where I maybe would have worried about that but as of late, I think he has really bought into some of the things we ve been talking to him about from a preparation standpoint and how we want to approach this regular season. So not anymore, I think now he understands how we re trying to see things. Q: Is that a decision you ll take right down to Sunday? A: Yes without question. We re going to give him and give our team every chance possible before we make that decision. Q: With Josh Robinson and Mistral Raymond being out here today, are they good to go to play Sunday? A: Yes, both those guys have been cleared. They went through practice today, we expect to have them go full out Wednesday as well. Q: Is Mistral your starting safety? A: There is a chance for it. We re going to talk a little bit more about that as the week goes on. He did some good things but between him and Jamarca [Sanford] we re going to work that out. Q: Marvin Mitchell, Andrew Sendejo, Marcus Sherels and Jarius Wright were out today, what is their status? A: Marvin Mitchell, we ll see how it goes, he has a high ankle sprain so that takes a little more time. Sendejo, Marcus, Jarius; we re going to see how they do. Each one of them, they all have ankles and Marvin is probably the one most in jeopardy to play in this first ball game. Q: When you look at Marcus Sherels, how does he keep making the 53? A: You have to credit his tenacity. He is one of those guys who is a little undersized but he plays a lot bigger than he is and he s a multi-purpose guy. He does a good job for us on special teams; he s probably going to end up being our starting punt returner. That, along with what he gives us as a backup defensive back, probably cemented his role on our football team. The punt return capabilities is one of the things that made him a valuable option for our team. Q: What is your plan for Percy Harvin returning kicks? A: He is quite a weapon as a kickoff return guy and obviously from an offensive standpoint with the type of season he had a year ago. We ll take a look during the course of the week and look at what Jacksonville does on kickoff as well to determine when we put him back there and how often we put him back there. We ll continue to evaluate that throughout the week. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 3

5 FROM THE HEAD COACH Q: If Adrian does enough to be cleared to play Sunday, what is your comfort level with how many carries he ll have? A: We wouldn t want to approach it, for sure, if he makes it back with the mindset that he has gone through an entire offseason with his teammates. We recognize if he s able to get in this first ball game, it ll be with limited exposure. We ll talk about it as the week goes on and see how he s doing and if it s even a valuable option to let him play. Q: Do you almost have to have two game plans whether Adrian is in or not? A: Not really, with Toby [Gerhart] we can run our offense even if Adrian isn t in there. We feel like we don t have to change any of our plays, we re very confident and comfortable with Toby being our lead back if that s the case. The same runs that Adrian would have would be the same runs that Toby would have. Obviously when Adrian is running the ball there are some differences in some of the things he does, but we wouldn t change our run scheme. Q: If you need Matt Asiata in there, is he ready to carry the ball as well? A: We think so, that s one of the reasons we kept him on the roster. We feel like if he has to play, he can step in and do a good job for us. Q: What is your level of confidence that Adrian will be there on Sunday? A: He s done a good job from the time we ve allowed him to begin practice. The game just takes on a whole different mindset for everybody, even the level of practice changes, the intensity. We have to see him get through some things and see how he handles certain things from a mental and physical standpoint. It s different when there is no endpoint, in his case he knew a few weeks ago he wasn t going to play in the preseason. Now the mindset changes a little bit and we have to see how he handles that. Q: How s John Carlson been since coming back to practice? A: He s been pretty good. We need to get him through this entire week. We ve had him on a limited basis so we need to get him through this week healthy and see him do some things and let our quarterback get comfortable with him as well so there s some things that we need to see along with Christian that will make us all more comfortable. Q: How far behind was Carlson? A: That part of it, he s on top of. We could see that last week when he came back and even today when we did some of the things we re doing, but the physical aspect, like when we put the pads on Thursday, we ll learn a little bit more about where he is when we get a chance to bang a little bit and have him in certain situations, but mentally, he seems to be on top of what his assignments are. Q: What were your discussions when sorting out that third quarterback position? A: We just talked about a lot of different things and where we are currently with our quarterbacks and where we want to be over the course of this season and the things we want to accomplish as a team, so we talked about a lot of things while trying to make that decision like what was best for us in 2012 and what s going to be good for us down the line, as well. Q: What did McLeod Bethel-Thompson show throughout the preseason? A: I like his arm strength that shows up, he has accuracy, but his command is one thing that really got all of our attention. Going all the way back to OTAs and doing the things that we did back in April, he has some confidence and some swagger about him and you like to see that in young guy and he has some talent to go along with that. He has some things that you d like to try to develop over time and see where he ends up going. Q: Is there any concern there with three young guys at quarterback? A: I think that if we get our number one where we want him to be, which I think we re heading in that direction, we have a lot of confidence in Joe [Webb], obviously with the move that we made, so we re pretty comfortable and confident in the guys that are playing quarterback for us. Q: How was that process overall on Friday after you got in at 2 a.m. and you had to have the cuts done by 8 p.m.? A: Well we sat down as a staff on Friday and went through every position and talked about the pros and cons of each position and the strengths and weaknesses, and we had already done this exercise prior to the game, we ve been doing it throughout the entire preseason, so we had an idea of what direction to go but there were some things that happened in that Texans game that made us rethink some things. We had to talk through some of that and that s what we did. We discussed every potential roster move and we came up with what we thought would be the final 53 that will give us the best chance to be successful. Q: Where is Geoff Schwartz at with his recovery? A: We need to see him practice this week. He s missed a ton of time, as you know. Right now he s one of the guys we expect to be up on Sunday but we need to get through some things in practice because there are some unknowns so it s hard to answer that until we have a practice on Wednesday. Q: What does Mark Asper give you? A: We think he gives us some flexibility at the guard and center position. We saw some things on tape that we made us believe he would be an upgrade and give us some competition along with some depth along the offensive line. We ll see if that turns out to be true Q: Is DeMarcus Love going to end up having surgery? A: He is and he ll be out for the season. It s about a four month recovery so we won t get him back this season. Q: Was it a torn labrum? A: He did some damage to his pectoral. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 4

6 VIKINGS-JAGUARS GAME INFORMATION MULARKEY LEADS THE JAGUARS NFL Head Coach: 3rd Year Overall NFL Experience: 19th Year Coaching Experience: 20th Year Overall NFL Record: Regular Season: Postseason: 0-0 Record with JAX: 0-0 Record vs. MIN: 0-0 College: Florida ( 82) Mike Mularkey was named head coach of the Jaguars on January 11, Mularkey has 18 years of NFL coaching experience including two seasons as a head coach and eight as an offensive coordinator. In five of the eight seasons he was a coordinator Mularkey s team went to the playoffs. Prior to Jacksonville, his previous coaching stops were at Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Miami and Atlanta. Mularkey is the fourth head coach in Jaguars history, including Mel Tucker who served as interim head coach for the final five games of the 2011 season. A veteran of 27 years in the NFL, Mularkey played nine seasons as a tight end for the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ft. Lauderdale, Florida native attended the University of Florida, where he played tight end before being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in Mularkey, 50, spent the past four seasons ( ) as offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, a team that advanced to the postseason in three of those four seasons. The Falcons produced a mark in Mularkey s tenure, the fifth-best record in the NFL. Over the four seasons the Falcons offense ranked ninth in total yards (354.8 per game) in the NFL, seventh in points (24.5), eighth in rushing yards (125.7), third in fewest turnovers (84), fourth in fewest sacks allowed (93) and sixth in third down conversions (44.2). Prior to joining the Falcons, Mularkey spent two seasons with the Miami Dolphins, as offensive coordinator in 2006 and tight ends coach in Mularkey served as head coach of the Buffalo Bills from , leading the club to a overall record. In his first season he directed the Bills to their first winning season in five years with a 9-7 record as the club tallied wins in nine of its final 12 games. From , Mularkey spent eight seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff under head coach Bill Cowher, including the last three years as offensive coordinator. Under Mularkey s direction as coordinator, the Steelers finished third and fifth, respectively, in the NFL in total offense in his first two years. VIKINGS-JAGUARS CONNECTIONS VIKINGS-JAGUARS CONNECTIONS - Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey was a tight end for the Vikings from , making 42 receptions for 464 yards and 5 TDs. - Vikings offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave held the same position with the Jaguars from Vikings special teams coordinator Mike Priefer was the Jaguars assistant special teams coach in Jaguars DL C.J. Mosley was drafted by the Vikings in the 6th-round of the 2005 NFL Draft and spent the 2005 season in Minnesota. LOCAL CONNECTIONS - Vikings assistant offensive line coach Ryan Silverfield was the quarterbacks coach at Jacksonville University in NFL CONNECTIONS - Vikings offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave coached with Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey in Atlanta from when Musgrave was the quarterbacks coach and Mularkey was the offensive coordinator. - Vikings running backs coach James Saxon coached with Jaguars special teams coordinator John Bonamego with the Miami Dolphins from Both held the same positions with the Dolphins. - Vikings wide receivers coach George Stewart coached alongside Jaguars assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach Greg Olson in San Francisco during the 2001 season when Stewart coached the 49ers wide receivers and Olson coached the quarterbacks. - Vikings C Joe Berger was teammates with Jaguars QB Chad Henne with the Miami Dolphins from WR Michael Jenkins and Jaguars WR Laurent Robinson were both part of the Atlanta Falcons receiving corps from Vikings LB Marvin Mitchell and Jaguars CB Leigh Torrence were teammates from with the New Orleans Saints. Torrence was also teammates with Vikings WR Michael Jenkins in Atlanta during the 2005 season. COLLEGE CONNECTIONS - Vikings DE D Aundre Reed was teammates with Jaguars OL Eben Britton at Arizona in Vikings P Chris Kluwe and Jaguars TE Mercedes Lewis were teammates at UCLA from Drafted in the ninth round by the San Francisco 49ers in 1983, Mularkey played nine seasons in the NFL. He was released by the 49ers at the end of his first training camp and was signed by Minnesota. He spent the next six seasons with the Vikings before being signed as a Plan B free agent in 1989 by the Steelers, where he played for three seasons. A graduate of Northeast High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Mularkey played quarterback and earned a scholarship to the University of Florida. He was a three-year letterman at tight end for the Gators from He and his wife, Betsy, have two sons, Patrick, a scouting assistant with the Jaguars, and Shane, a student at the University of North Carolina. MULARKEY S COACHING BACKGROUND Present... Jacksonville Jaguars...Head Coach Atlanta Falcons...Offensive Coordinator Miami Dolphins...Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Buffalo Bills...Head Coach Pittsburgh Steelers...Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Tampa Bay Buccaneers...Tight Ends/Quality Control Concordia College...Offensive Line WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 5

7 VIKINGS-JAGUARS GAME INFORMATION VIKINGS PERFORMANCES VS. JAGUARS Jared Allen...4 games, 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3.0 TFL, 3 PD Chris Kluwe...1 game, 3 punts, 145 yards, 48.3 avg., 2 inside 20 Adrian Peterson...1 game, 17 att., 80 yards, 1 TD Kevin Williams...2 games, 5 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 FR, 1 TD Antoine Winfield...4 games, 25 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PD VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. JAGUARS * DT Kevin Williams recorded 2 tackles, 1 sack and recovered a fumble and returned it 77 yards for a TD to clinch a win for the Vikings over the Jaguars on 11/28/04. * P Chris Kluwe punted the ball 3 times for 145 yards (48.3 avg.), including 2 inside the 20-yard line against the Jaguars on 11/23/08 in a Vikings win in Jacksonville. * RB Adrian Peterson led the Vikings with 80 rushing yards on 17 carries and added a TD against the Jaguars on 11/23/08 in a Vikings win. Peterson would go on to lead the NFL in rushing with 1,760 yards, the first time a Viking had ever led the League in rushing yards. * DE Jared Allen made 2 tackles and recorded 1.5 sacks against the Jaguars as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs on 10/7/07. The Jaguars won the game AD VS. MJD Since 2007, both Adrian Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew rank towards the top of most offensive lists Rushing Yards - NFL Rushing Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN... 6,752 2) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX... 5, 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 Scrimmage Yards - NFL Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN...8,061 2) Maurice Jones-Drew...7,950 VIKINGS VS. JAGUARS SERIES NOTES * The Vikings and Jaguars have played 4 times overall. The Vikings hold the advantage * The Vikings won the last meeting at Everbank Field in Vikings RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 80 yards on 17 carries and 1 TD. * The Vikings won the first meeting in 1998 at Mall of America Field. * Three of the four games between the teams have been played at Mall of America Field. A Vikings win in 2008 was the only matchup between the teams in Jacksonville. * The Vikings are 2-1 at home vs. the Jaguars, and 1-0 as visitors in the series. Jacksonville s only victory in Minneosta came in 2001, * This will be Leslie Frazier s first game against Jacksonville as head coach and Mike Mularkey s first game against Minnesota as head coach. * The teams have never played an overtime game against each other or met in the postseason. * The winner of the all four games in the series has scored at least 27 points. A WIN WOULD... * Give Head Coach Leslie Frazier his first opening day win as a head coach. * Improve the Vikings record against the AFC to all time. * Improve the Vikings record against the AFC South to all time. * Give Minnesota a 4-1 advantage in the overall series record with the Jaguars. * Give the Vikings their third consecutive victory against Jacksonville in the series history. It would also give the Vikings their second consecutive win over Jacksonville at Mall of America Field. VIKINGS-JAGUARS ALL-TIME VIKINGS VS. JAGUARS ALL-TIME Won 3, Lost 1; Home 2-1, Away 1-0 Year Site Result Minnesota... W Minnesota... L Minnesota... W Jacksonville... W VIKINGS-JAGUARS SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Record vs. Jaguars...Vikings 3-1 Last regular season game... Vikings 30, Jaguars 12 (2008) Vikings largest winning margin... 40; Vikings 50, Jaguars 10 (1998) Jaguars largest winning margin...30; Jaguars 33, Vikings 3 (2001) Current series streak...vikings 2 Vikings longest win streak...2 (2004-Present) Jaguars longest win streak...1 (2001) Most Points, Vikings (1998) Most Points, Jaguars (2001) Most Points, both teams... 60; Vikings 50, Jaguars 10 (1998) Fewest Points, Vikings... 3; Jaguars 33, Vikings 3 (2001) Fewest Points, Jaguars... 10; Vikings 50, Jaguars 10 (1998) Fewest Points, both teams...36; Jaguars 33, Vikings 3 (2001) WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 6

8 VIKINGS-JAGUARS GAME INFORMATION 2011 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (Qualifying players only/2011 regular season NFL rankings) 2011 Minnesota Vikings Category Total NFC Rank NFL Rank Scoring Longwell Passing Yds. Ponder...1, Passing TDs Ponder t...24t Passer Rating Ponder Completion Pct. Ponder Rushing Att. Peterson Rushing Yds. Peterson Rushing TDs Peterson t... 3t Receptions Harvin Receiving Yds. Harvin Receiving TDs Harvin t...33t Interceptions Sanford t...63t Fumble Rec. Allen Sacks Allen FGs Made Longwell t...25t FG Pct. Longwell t...24t Net Punting Avg. Kluwe Punt Ret. Avg. Sherels KO Ret. Avg. Booker Jacksonville Jaguars Category Total AFC Rank NFL Rank Scoring Scobee t...25t Passing Yds. Gabbert...2, Passing TDs Gabbert t...27t Passer Rating Gabbert Completion Pct. Gabbert Rushing Att. Jones-Drew Rushing Yds. Jones-Drew...1, Rushing TDs Jones-Drew t...12t Receptions Thomas t...85 Receiving Yds. Lewis Receiving TDs Jones-Drew/Hill t...76t Interceptions Landry t...63t Fumble Rec. DNQ Sacks Mincey t...29t FGs Made Scobee t...11t FG Pct. Scobee Punting Avg. Harris Punt Ret. Avg. DNQ KO Ret. Avg. Karim NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE Wednesday, September 5 Dallas at N.Y. Giants...7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 9 Indianapolis at Chicago... 12:00 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City... 12:00 p.m. Philadelphia at Cleveland... 12:00 p.m. Washington at New Orleans... 12:00 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit... 12:00 p.m. New England at Tennessee... 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville at Minnesota... 12:00 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets... 12:00 p.m. Seattle at Arizona...3:25 p.m. San Francisco at Green Bay...3:25 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay...3:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Denver...7:20 p.m. Monday, September 10 Cincinnati at Baltimore...6:00 p.m. San Diego at Oakland...9:15 p.m STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT (2011 Regular Season NFL Ranking) Vikings Jaguars 3-13 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 /68...Had Intercepted/Yards Returned...15/ Total Giveaways / Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost :39... Possession Average... 30: Third Down Efficiency Fourth Down Efficiency Red Zone TD Efficiency /908...Penalties/Yards...77/ 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 Opp. Red Zone TD Efficiency /834...Opp. Penalties/Yards /895 8/152...Defensive Interceptions/Yards Returned...17/ Total Takeaways / Defensive Sacks/Yards Turnover Ratio / Punts/Net Punting Avg / NFC NORTH STANDINGS Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. yz-green Bay x-detroit Chicago Minnesota 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. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 7

9 VIKINGS OPENING DAY RESULTS Rushing Attempts, Year Rushes 1) Chester Taylor, ) Adrian Peterson, t) Dave Osborn, t) Chuck Foreman, t) Chuck Foreman, t) Robert Smith, t) Moe Williams, ) Tommy Mason t) Bill Brown, t) Tommy Mason, t) Ted Brown, t) Herschel Walker, Rushing Yards, Year Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, ) Robert Smith, ) Terry Allen, ) Tommy Mason, ) Chuck Foreman, ) Robert Smith, ) Robert Smith, t) Bill Brown, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Adrian Peterson, Rushing Touchdowns, Year TDs 1t) Adrian Peterson, t) Daunte Culpepper, t) Bill Brown, t) Chuck Foreman, t) Brent McClanahan, t) Ted Brown, t) Rick Fenney, Longest Rush, Year Long 1) Robert Smith, t 2) Dave Osborn, ) Adrian Peterson, t 4) Robert Smith, t) Tommy Mason, t) Terry Allen, ) Adrian Peterson, ) Clinton Jones, t) Darrin Nelson, t) Leroy Hoard, t) Adrian Peterson, Passing Attempts, Year Attempts 1) Steve Dils, ) Fran Tarkenton, ) Rich Gannon, ) Tommy Kramer, t) Tommy Kramer, t) Daunte Culpepper, ) Warren Moon, t) Many players VIKINGS OPENING DAY RECORDS Completions, Year Completions 1) Steve Dils, ) Tommy Kramer, ) Fran Tarkenton, ) Warren Moon, t) Tommy Kramer, t) Randall Cunningham, t) Daunte Culpepper, t) Daunte Culpepper, Passing Yards, Year Yards 1) Tommy Kramer, ) Steve Dils, ) Tommy Kramer, ) Fran Tarkenton, ) Rich Gannon, ) Fran Tarkenton, ) Gary Cuozzo, ) Fran Tarkenton, Passing Touchdowns, Year TDs 1) Daunte Culpepper, t) Fran Tarkenton, t) Tommy Kramer, t) Brad Johnson, t) Joe Kapp, t) Tommy Kramer, t) Wade Wilson, t) Wade Wilson, t) Daunte Culpepper, Receptions, Year Receptions 1t) Ricky Young, t) Ted Brown, ) Ahmad Rashad, ) Randy Moss, t) Steve Jordan, t) Amp Lee, t) Cris Carter, t) Cris Carter, t) Many players...7 Receiving Yards, Year Yards 1) Ahmad Rashad, t) Gene Washington, t) Ahmad Rashad, ) Randy Moss, ) Rickey Young, ) Bob Grim, ) Anthony Carter, ) Cris Carter, ) Chuck Foreman, ) Randy Moss, Receiving Touchdowns, Year TDs 1) Ahmad Rashad, t) Ricky Young, t) Herschel Walker, t) Hassan Jones, t) Cris Carter, t) Cris Carter, t) Randy Moss, t) Randy Moss, Longest Pass Plays s, Year Play 1) Wilson-A. Carter, t 2) Culpepper-Moss, ) Culpepper-O. Smith, t 4) Culpepper-Chamberlain, ) Jackson-Peterson, t 6) Cramer-Rashad, t 7) Cuozzo-Washington, t) Tarkenton-Reichow, t 8t) Tarkenton-Brown, t 8t) Johnson-Moss, t Longest Field Goal, Year Yards 1) Paul Edinger, ) Jan Stenerud, ) Fuad Reveiz, ) Ryan Longwell, ) Aaron Elling, t) Ryan Longwell, t) Rick Danmeier, t) Gary Anderson, t) Fred Cox, t) Rick Danmeier, Most Field Goals, Year FGs 1t) Fred Cox, t) Fred Cox, t) Fred Cox, t) Fuad Reveiz, t) Gary Anderson, t) Doug Brien, t) Many players...2 Most Points, Year Points 1) Ahmad Rashad, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Bill Brown, t) Ted Brown, t) Daunte Culpepper, t) Many players Longest Punt, Year Punt 1) Mike Mercer, ) Randall Cunningham, ) Chris Kluwe, t) Bobby Walden, t) Harry Newsome, ) Mike Mercer, ) Greg Coleman, ) Greg Coleman, t) Chris Kluwe, t) Greg Coleman, t) Harry Newsome, Most Punt Returns, Year Returns 1) Eddie Payton, t) Charlie West, t) David Palmer, t) Nate Jacquet, t) Keenan Howry, t) Charlie West, t) Leonard Willis, t) Rufus Bess, t) Leo Lewis, t) Leo Lewis, Longest Punt Return, Year Return 1) Darius Reynaud, ) Leonard Willis, t) Hugh McElhenny, t) Mewelde Moore, t) Bob Reed, t) Bob Grim, t) Keenan Howry, t) Eddie Payton, t) Leo Lewis, ) Charlie West, Most Kickoff Returns, Year Returns 1t) Bob Reed, t) Lance Rentzel, t) Eddie Payton, t) Tyrone Carter, t) Nate Jacquet, t) Many players...4 Longest Kickoff Return, Year Return 1) Percy Harvin, t 2) Clinton Jones, ) David Palmer, ) Charlie West, t) Clinton Jones, t) Qadry Ismail, ) Troy Williamson, t) Percy Harvin, t) Jimmy Edwards, ) Bob Reed, Most Interceptions, Year INTs 1t) Larry Vargo, t) Paul Krause, t) Jeff Siemon, t) Jeff Brady, t) Corey Chavous, Longest Interception Return, Year INT Return 1) Darren Sharper, t 2) Brian Williams, ) Kevin Williams, t 4) Paul Krause, ) Jimmy Hitchcock, ) Ed Sharockman, WEEK ONE -JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 8

10 VIKINGS OPENING DAY RESULTS VIKINGS ON OPENING DAY DATE OPPONENT (ATTENDANCE) RESULT HEAD COACH STARTING QB RECORD 9/17/ vs. Chicago (32,236)... W, Norm Van Brocklin... George Shaw /16/ at Green Bay (38,669)... L, Norm Van Brocklin... Fran Tarkenton /15/ at San Francisco (30,781)... W, Norm Van Brocklin... Fran Tarkenton /13/ vs. Baltimore Colts (35,563)... W, Norm Van Brocklin... Fran Tarkenton /19/ at Baltimore Colts (56,562)... L, Norm Van Brocklin... Fran Tarkenton /11/ at San Francisco (29,312)... T, Norm Van Brocklin... Fran Tarkenton /17/ vs. San Francisco (39,638)... L, Bud Grant... Ron VanderKelen /14/ vs. Atlanta (45,563)... W, Bud Grant... Joe Kapp # 9/21/ at NY Giants (62,900)... L, Bud Grant... Gary Cuozzo # 9/20/ vs. Kansas City (47,900)... W, Bud Grant... Gary Cuozzo # 9/20/ at Detroit (54,418)... W, Bud Grant... Gary Cuozzo # 9/18/ vs. Washington (47,900)... L, Bud Grant... Fran Tarkenton /16/ vs. Oakland (46,619)... W, Bud Grant... Fran Tarkenton # 9/15/ at Green Bay (56,312)... W, Bud Grant... Fran Tarkenton # 9/21/ vs. San Francisco (48,418)... W, Bud Grant... Fran Tarkenton # 9/12/ at New Orleans (58,156)... W, Bud Grant... Fran Tarkenton # 9/18/ vs. Dallas (47,678)... L, (OT)... Bud Grant... Fran Tarkenton # 9/3/ at New Orleans (54,187)... L, Bud Grant... Fran Tarkenton # 9/2/ vs. San Francisco (46,539)... W, Bud Grant... Tommy Kramer /7/ vs. Atlanta (44,733)... W, Bud Grant... Tommy Kramer # 9/5/ at Tampa Bay (66,287)... L, Bud Grant... Steve Dils /12/ vs. Tampa Bay (58,440)... W, Bud Grant... Tommy Kramer # 9/4/ at Cleveland (70,087)... W, Bud Grant... Tommy Kramer /2/ vs. San Diego (57,276)... L, Les Steckel... Tommy Kramer /8/ vs. San Francisco (57,375)... W, Bud Grant... Tommy Kramer /7/ vs. Detroit (54,851)... L, Jerry Burns... Tommy Kramer /13/ vs. Detroit (57,061)... W, Jerry Burns... Wade Wilson # 9/4/ at Buffalo (76,783)... L, Jerry Burns... Wade Wilson # 9/10/ vs. Houston (54,015)... W, Jerry Burns... Wade Wilson # 9/9/ at Kansas City (68,363)... L, Jerry Burns... Wade Wilson /1/ at Chicago (64,112)... L, Jerry Burns... Wade Wilson /6/ at Green Bay (58,617)... W, (OT)... Dennis Green... Rich Gannon # 9/5/ at LA Raiders (44,120)... L, Dennis Green... Jim McMahon # 9/4/ at Green Bay (59,487)... L, Dennis Green... Warren Moon # 9/3/ at Chicago (63,036)... L, Dennis Green... Warren Moon /1/ vs. Detroit (52,972)... W, Dennis Green... Warren Moon # 8/31/ at Buffalo (79,139)... W, Dennis Green... Brad Johnson # 9/6/ vs. Tampa Bay (62,538)... W, Dennis Green... Brad Johnson # 9/12/ at Atlanta (69,555)... W, Dennis Green... Randall Cunningham # 9/3/ vs. Chicago (64,104)... W, Dennis Green... Daunte Culpepper # 9/9/ vs. Carolina (64,108)... L, Dennis Green... Daunte Culpepper /8/ at Chicago (63,226) *... L, Mike Tice... Daunte Culpepper /7/ at Green Bay (70,505)... W, Mike Tice... Daunte Culpepper /12/ vs. Dallas (64,105)... W, Mike Tice... Daunte Culpepper # 9/11/ vs. Tampa Bay (63,939)... L, Mike Tice... Daunte Culpepper /11/ at Washington (90,608)... W, Brad Childress... Brad Johnson /9/ vs. Atlanta Falcons (62,815)... W, Brad Childress... Tarvaris Jackson /8/ at Green Bay Packers (71,004)... L, Brad Childress... Tarvaris Jackson # 9/13/ at Cleveland Browns (70,560)... W, Brad Childress... Brett Favre # 9/9/ at New Orleans Saints (70,051)... L, Brad Childress... Brett Favre /11/ San Diego Chargers (66,716)... L, Leslie Frazier... Donovan McNabb * at Champaign, IL # qualified for playoffs WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 9

11 2012 COACHING STAFF BILL MUSGRAVE Offensive 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. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 10 MIKE PRIEFER Special Teams Coordinator 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

12 2012 SCHEDULE NOTES Date Opponent All-Time Series Notes 9/9 JACKSONVILLE The Vikings will kick off the season at home for the first time since 2007 against the Jaguars, who are visiting Minnesota for the 4th time in their history, with the Vikings holding a 2-1 advantage. Jacksonville is led by head coach Mike Mularkey, who played tight end for the Vikings from The Vikings are 17-7 all-time when opening the season at home. 9/16 at Indianapolis The Vikings make their first-ever trip to Lucas Oil Stadium. Minnesota will be searching for its first win in Indianapolis all-time. 9/23 SAN FRANCISCO Minnesota will look to extend their 4-game win streak against San Francisco at home. The last time the 49ers beat the Vikings in Minnesota was /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 WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS 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

13 2012 SEASON OUTLOOK VIKINGS HOST FIRST SEASON OPENER SINCE 2007 The Vikings will host their first game on NFL Kickoff Weekend since 2007 when they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars at Mall of America Field in Week 1. The last time the Vikings opened their season at home was in 2007 when RB Adrian Peterson scored his first NFL TD on a 60-yard reception in a 24-3 Vikings win over the Atlanta Falcons. Last season, Jacksonville posted a 5-11 record while finishing in 3rd place in the AFC South. The Vikings will face a tough task in defending Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew, who rushed for an NFL-high 1,606 yards last season, including 8 TDs. On defense, Jacksonville ranked 6th in the League in giving up only yards per game. The Jaguars defense also ranked 3rd in the League with forcing their opponents into three-and-outs on 29.2 percent of their drives. In the past ten opening games, the Vikings are 5-5, with the most recent a loss at San Diego in The last time the Vikings met Jacksonville, RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 80 yards and 1 TD in a Vikings win in There are a couple of Vikings who have put themselves in the record book for opening game highs in recent years. In 2009, Peterson ran for 180 yards and 3 touchdowns at Cleveland, both franchise records for opening games. In 2007 vs. Atlanta, Kevin Williams returned an interception for 54 yards for a touchdown, which is the 3rd longest interception return in Vikings history on opening day. Vikings Past Opening Game Results Year Opponent Score 2011 at San Diego (9/11/11) (L) 2010 at New Orleans (9/9/10) 9-14 (L) 2009 at Cleveland (9/13/09) (W) 2008 at Green Bay (9/8/08) (L) 2007 Atlanta (9/9/07) 24-3(W) 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 (.641) 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. 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 86 Tori Gurley...WR...South Carolina Tyler Holmes...G...Tulsa...R 68 Kevin Murphy...T...Harvard...R 95 Ernest Owusu...DE...California...R 15 Chris Summers...WR...Liberty...R 23 Jordan Todman...RB...Connecticut...1 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 Tori Gurley (PS)...WR...South Carolina 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 7a) 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 WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 12

14 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. 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 Vikings average kickoff return yardage - the 2nd best in the NFL in Team sacks for the Vikings in 2011, tied for the most in the NFL Career sacks for Kevin Williams - the most by an NFL defensive tackle since 2003 and 9th overall in Vikings history. 64 Career rushing TDs for RB Adrian Peterson. He is 1st in Vikings history after surpassing Chuck Foreman (52) in week 2 vs. Tampa Bay. 85 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. 109 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. 6,752 Career rushing yards for RB Adrian Peterson in 5 seasons, which ranks 2nd in team history behind Robert Smith s franchise record. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 13

15 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 140, 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 WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 14

16 VIKINGS 2O11 TEAM NOTES 2011 NFL STANDINGS 2011 HONOR ROLL AFC East Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo AFC North Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland AFC South Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis AFC West Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City NFC East Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington NFC North Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. Green Bay Detroit Chicago Minnesota NFC South Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. New Orleans Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay NFC West Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Div. Conf. San Francisco Arizona Seattle St. Louis RB 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 - FedEX Ground Game 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 DE Jared Allen - NFC Defensive of the Month in October (10/11) - Allen tallied 8 sacks, 2 FFs, 2 FRs, and 24 tackles - Allen currently leads the NFL with 12.5 sacks - This is the 2nd time Allen has received the honor, and 1st as a Viking. - Named to 2011 All-Pro Team - Allen received 49 of 50 votes and was the second highest vote getter Pro Bowler - Allen was named to the 4th Pro Bowl of his career - Allen led the NFL in sacks with 22.0, just a half-sack shy of Michael Strahan s NFL record LB Chad Greenway Pro Bowler - Chad Greenway was named to his first career Pro Bowl. Greenway led the team in tackles with 174, a career-high. - Greenway has led the Vikings in tackles for 4 consecutive seasons (08-11). - Vikings Community Man Of The Year - Since entering the League, Greenway has been very active in the local community, volunteering at Memorial Blood Center, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Sanford Hospital, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children s Hospital, Fuel Up to Play 60, Taste of the NFL, United Way and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota. - Greenway also established the Lead The Way Foundation. WR Percy Harvin Korey Stringer Good Guy Award Winner - Percy received this honor for his efforts in dealing with the local media. LS Cullen Loeffler - Named USA Football All Fundamental Team - Award given to exhibit exemplary football techniques for youth players to emulate. TE Kyle Rudolph - Named to National Football Post All-Rookie Team - Rudolph grabbed 26 receptions for 249 yards and 3 TDs in his rookie campaign. - Named to Pro Football Weekly s All-Rookie Team Vikings Name Team MVPs Each year the Vikings players vote for their Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams MVPs. This year s winners were: Offensive MVP - Percy Harvin Defensive MVP - Jared Allen Special Teams MVP - Eric Frampton VIKINGS SEND TWO TO 2011 PRO BOWL The Vikings sent two players from the defensive side of the ball - DE Jared Allen and LB Chad Greenway - to the 2011 Pro Bowl. For Allen, it marked a career year on the defensive line. He amassed 22.0 sacks on the season, setting an all-time Vikings record, surpassing Vikings great Chris Doleman, and was just a half-sack away from Michael Strahan s NFL record 22.5 sacks. Allen was awarded NFC Defensive of the Month for October. This wil be Allen s fourth Pro Bowl appearance. Greenway will make his 1st Pro Bowl appearance this season after ammassing a career-high 174 tackles. Greenway was 4th in the League in tackles in Greenway was also named the Vikings Community Man of the Year for 2011 for his proactive work in the community. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 15

17 VIKINGS 2O12 POSITION-BY-POSITION SNAPSHOT VIKINGS QUARTERBACKS McLeod Bethel-Thompson: Signed with the Vikings on 1/13/12...Signed to the Dolphins practice squad on 12/20/11 where he spent the last 2 weeks of the season...played with the UFL s Sacramento Mountain Lions before his time with the Dolphins...Spent the 2011 training camp and preseason with the 49ers before his release...started his professional career with the San Jose Sabercats of the AFL in Spring 2011 where he played in all 18 games and threw 3 TDs...Played his final 3 years of collegiate career at Sacramento State after transferring from UCLA. Christian Ponder: Selected in the first round (12th overall pick) of the 2011 Draft by the Vikings...Started the final 10 games of the 2011 season for the Vikings, matching Fran Tarkenton s team record for starts by a rookie QB...Set Vikings record for most passing yards in a game by a rookie when he threw for 381 against Denver in Set team records for attempts, completions, and completion percentage by a rookie QB for a season in Was a threeseason starter during his career at Florida State University...Over his four-year career at Florida State, he threw for 6,872 yards and 49 touchdowns, while posting a 61.8 completion percentage. Joe Webb: Rookie selected in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft...Saw significant time in 3 games in 2011, including a win at Washington in Week Threw 1st TD pass of his career at Detroit on a 2-yard pass to Toby Gerhart... Made his first start at Philadelphia in 2010 and finished with 195 yards on 17- of-26 passing while rushing for 31 yards and a TD...Became only the second Vikings rookie QB to win his first career start...finished 2010 with 477 yards on 54-of-89 passing while rushing for 120 yards on 18 carries... Played college football at UAB and was named the Conference USA Offensive of the Year as a senior in VIKINGS TIGHT ENDS John Carlson: Native Minnesota returns home after being signed by the Vikings as a free agent during the 2012 offseason...spent with the Seattle Seahawks, recording 137 receptions for 1,519 yards and 13 TDs... Spent 2011 season on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury...caught 2 TD passes in a Seahawks win over the Saints in the 2010 NFC Wildcard Playoffs... Started all 16 games in 2009, catching a career-high 7 TDs and a Seahawks record for TEs...Became 4th rookie TE in NFL history to lead his franchise in all 3 receiving categories...ended college career at Notre Dame with 100 receptions for 1,093 yards and 8 TDs...A native of Litchfield, MN. Allen Reisner: Signed by the Vikings as a rookie free agent in Made Vikings roster following 2011 preseason before being released on 9/4/11 and signed to the team s practice squad...signed to Vikings 53-man roster 9/10/11 before season opener...played in 6 games as a rookie, catching 1 pass for 5 yards at Atlanta (11/27/11)...Earned 2nd-Team All-Big 10 as a senior in 2010 at Iowa. Kyle Rudolph: Drafted by the Vikings in the 2nd-round (43rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame University...Tied for 2nd in Vikings history for a rookie TE with 8 starts in Scored 3 TDs in the final 7 games of his rookie season in While at Notre Dame, caught 62 passes for 704 yards and 5 touchdowns in 23 games, 22 of which he started...in 2009, was only sophomore named a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award. VIKINGS OFFENSIVE LINE C Joe Berger: Signed by the Vikings on 9/12/11...Played in 13 games with 7 starts for the Vikings in Spent with Miami...Spent with Dallas, playing in 6 games...inactive for all 16 games of 2006 when he spent time with Dallas and Miami...Spent 2005 season with Miami...Originally drafted by the Panthers in the 6thround of the 2005 NFL Draft. C Brandon Fusco: Drafted by the Vikings in the 6th-round (172nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft...Played in 3 games in 2011, and was inactive for the other 13 games... When drafted, became fifth player from Slippery Rock to be drafted into the NFL, and the highest pick among those selected. T Charlie Johnson: Signed by the Vikings early in 2011 training camp as a free agent...started all 16 games for the Vikings at LT in Helped Vikings rushing offense rank #4 in the NFL in yards per game at and #3 in the NFL with 18 rushing TDs in Spent with the Colts, including playing in Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago and starting in Super Bowl XLIV vs. New Orleans. T Matt Kalil: Drafted by the Vikings with the #4 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft... Became the 2nd-highest offensive lineman drafted in Vikings history behind OT Ron Yary, the #1 overall pick in Recipient of the PAC-12 s Morris Trophy as the top offensive lineman in T Phil Loadholt: Drafted in the 2nd round - 54th overall - by the Vikings in the 2009 NFL Draft...Started all 16 games of the 2011 season...helped 2011 Vikings rushing offense rank #4 in the NFL with an average of yards per game...started all 16 games in 2010 and 15 games during his rookie season in 2009, including 2 playoff games. T Geoff Schwartz: Signed with the Vikings on 3/21/12 as a free agent...spent with the Carolina Panthers, but was on injured reserve for the entire 2011 season due to an injured right hip. C John Sullivan: Drafted by the Vikings in the 6th-round of the 2008 NFL Draft... Started all 15 games he played in Helped 2011 Vikings rushing offense rank #4 in the NFL with an average of yards per game...played in 47 games during his collegiate career at Notre Dame. VIKINGS RUNNING BACKS Matt Asiata: Signed with Vikings on 1/12/12...Spent 3 days on Vikings practice squad in Originally signed by Vikings as rookie free agent in Rhett Ellison: Drafted by the Vikings in the 4th-round of the 2012 NFL Draft... Started 31 games at USC, seeing time at FB and TE as well as excelling on special teams...caught 53 passes for 471 yards and 6 TDs over his career at USC. Jerome Felton: Signed by the Vikings as a free agent on 3/20/12...Spent time with Carolina and Indianapolis in 2011, helping the Colts win 2 of their final 5 games, their only 2 wins of the year...spent with Detroit, catching 39 passes for 126 yards and rushing the ball 30 times for 240 yards during his time there. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 16 Toby Gerhart: Drafted by the Vikings in the 2nd-round of the 2010 NFL Draft...Ran for 369 yards in the final 5 games of the 2011 season...recorded 1st career 100-yard rushing day at Washington in 2011, going for 109 yards... Recorded 81 rushing attempts for 322 yards and 1 TD in Finished collegiate career ranked 2nd on Stanford s all-time career rushing list with 3,522 yards. Adrian Peterson: Drafted by the Vikings with the #7 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft...Holds Vikings career rushing TDs record with 64 and is poised to break career rushing yards record in only his 6th NFL season...became the 1st Vikings RB to lead the NFL in rushing in 2008, setting the team record with 1,760 yards...set NFL single-game rushing record with 296 yards vs. San Diego in 2007, the 8th game of his career...ran for 970 yards in 12 games in Had season cut short by knee injury at Washington, going on injured reserve before the season finale...has rushed for 6,752 yards over his career, only 67 yards away from breaking Robert Smith s team record for career rushing yards.

18 VIKINGS 2012 POSITION-BY-POSITION SNAPSHOT VIKINGS SPECIALISTS P Chris Kluwe: Claimed by the Vikings off waivers from Seattle in Owns Vikings career punting average record at 44.4 yards per punt and ranks 2nd in career net punting at 36.9 ypp...ranks 2nd in Vikings hisotry with 551 career punts, trailing Greg Coleman s Set Vikings records with a yard gross punting average and 33 punts of 50+ yards in Holds the top 3 marks in Vikings history for landing punts inside the 20, including a teamrecord 34 in 2007 and runner-up 32 in Recorded the 2nd-best gross punting average of his career in 2011 with a 45.7-yard mark...posted careerbest touchback percentage of his career in 2011 at 3.8%, only 3 touchbacks in his 77 punts for the season, a mark that ranked 3rd in Vikings history. LS Cullen Loeffler: Originally joined the Vikings as a rookie free agent in One of the more consistent long snappers in the league, the ninth year pro has been a member of the team since 2004 The former tight end has snapped on four of the five longest FGs in team history...has recorded 28 tackles on special teams in his 8 NFL seasons...missed 1st time of his career in 2011, going on injured reserve for the final 5 games of the season. K Blair Walsh: Drafted by the Vikings in the 6th-round of the 2012 NFL Draft... Played his collegiate career at Georgia, setting the school and SEC record with 412 career points...the 1st K drafted by the Vikings since Named to Georgia s Team of the Decade...Set NCAA record in his career with at least 1 FG in 45 games...holds Georgia record with 184 career PATs. VIKINGS WIDE RECEIVERS Devin Aromashodu: Signed by Vikings in 2011 following lockout...set career-highs with 26 receptions, 468 receiving yards, and 18.0 yards per catch in Spent with Chicago...Spent entire 2006 season on Colts practice squad...originally drafted by Miami in the 7th-round of the 2006 Draft. Stephen Burton: Selected in the 7th-round (236th overall) by the Vikings in the 2011 NFL Draft out of West Texas A&M...Played in 3 games in 2011, making 2 receptions for 38 yards vs. Denver on 12/8/11...Over his two seasons at West Texas A&M, he recorded 132 receptions for 1,909 yards and 13 touchdowns. Percy Harvin: Selected with the #22 overall pick by the Vikings in the 2009 NFL Draft...Holds Vikings record with 4 career KO return TDs and broke team record for career and single-season rushing by a WR (2011)...Honored by teammates as 2011 Vikings Offensive MVP when he led team in receiving with 87 receptions for 967 yards and total offensive yards with 1,312...Enters 2012 ranked 14th in Vikings history with 218 career receptions...scored TDs during the 2011 season by rushing, receiving and KO return to become the 1st Viking to score 3 different ways multiple times in their career...earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and was selected to the Pro Bowl in VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TACKLES Christian Ballard: Drafted in the 4th-round (106th overall) by the Vikings in the 2011 NFL Draft...Saw action in all 16 games while starting 2 during Totaled 16 tackles, including 4 on special teams, during his rookie campaign Recorded 3.0 TFLs and 8 QB hurries in his initial season Played at both defensive end and defensive tackle during his three-year career at Iowa...He posted 153 total tackles, 12 sacks, and 21.5 tackles for loss while at Iowa...Played in 49 games (39 starts) during his college career. Fred Evans: Joined the Vikings during the 2007 offseason after a one-year stay in Miami Received playing time in all 16 regular season games in 2008 and started the Wild Card playoff game against Philadelphia...Notched 11 tackles and 5 QB hurries in 13 contests in Finished with six tackles, two TFLs and five QB hurries in the 2009 postseason...played in his first game in 2010 in Week Six vs. Dallas...Had five tackles and two TFLs on the year Had a career-best 35 tackles and played in all 16 games in Letroy Guion: Fifth-round selection finished his fourth NFL season in 2011 Played in career-high 16 games, including 3 starts in 2011 and registered a career-best 35 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and 13 QB hurries Played in 15 games in 2010 Saw action in 7 games during his second year in 2009 Played in 2 games as a rookie in 2008 Started 14 of the 32 career games he played at FSU...Opened career-high 8 games as a junior, his final campaign with the Seminoles. Kevin Williams: Selected #9 overall in the 2003 NFL Draft One of the most decorated defensive lineman in the League Totaled 57 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 14.0 TFLs and 24 QB hurries in 14 games after being suspended the first two games of the 2011 season Had 1.0 sack, 65 tackles, nine TFLs, 29 QB hurries, seven passes defensed and one FF in Selected to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl and his sixth overall...posted 55 tackles, 6.0 sacks, 36 QB hurries, two FF and a FR in 2009 Tied for the lead among all NFL DTs with his 6.0 sacks in The 9th overall pick in 2003 is a five-time Pro Bowler over his first eight NFL seasons, while he has been named a 1st Team All-Pro five times...named to the 2000s All-Decade Team...Notched 22 sacks during first two seasons in the NFL Has scored four defensive touchdowns since becoming a member of the Vikings, which is tied for best in franchise history Had a FR in the 2009 Divisional Round, while logging six tackles...finished 2009 postseason with 14 tackles, three TFLs and seven QB hurries. Michael Jenkins: Signed by the Vikings as a free agent shortly before 2011 training camp...ranked 2nd in receiving for the Vikings in 2011 despite missing final 5 games with injury...recorded career-best 111 yards receiving vs. Green Bay on 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...spent with Atlanta, catching 276 passes for 3,512 yards and 20 TDs...Originally selected with the #29 pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by Atlanta. Jerome Simpson: Signed with the Vikings as a free agent on 4/26/12...Had breakout season with Cincinnati in 2011 with a career-best 50 receptions for 725 yards and 4 TDs...Ranked 2nd on Bengals squad in receiving yards and TDs and 3rd in receptions in Played in all 16 regular season games with 14 starts and opened AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Houston in Spent with Cincinnati, totaling 71 receptions for 1,004 yards and 7 TDs... Originally drafted by Cincinnati in the 2nd-round of the 2008 Draft out of Coastal Carolina. Jarius Wright: Selected by the Vikings in the 4th-round of the 2012 Draft... Left Arkansas as the school-record holder in receptions with 168 and receiving yards with 2,934...Played in 50 games over his career, missing only 1 game in Teammates in high school and at Arkansas with Vikings other 4thround selection WR Greg Childs. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 17

19 VIKINGS 2O12 POSITION-BY-POSITION SNAPSHOT VIKINGS DEFENSIVE ENDS Jared Allen: Acquired in an offseason trade (Kansas City) in 2008, has amassed 40.0 sacks in a Vikings uniform, the most of any Vikings player in the first three seasons with the team Set the team record with 22.0 sacks in 2011, coming a half-sack shy of tying the NFL mark...earned A.P. 1st-Team All-Pro honors, a Pro Bowl berth and was runner-up in NFL Defensive of the Year voting in Started all 16 games and totaled 86 tackles, 25.0 TFLs, 45 QB hurries and 1 interception in 2011 Had 11.0 sacks, 77 tackles, eight TFLs, two INTs, including one he returned for a TD, one FF, one FR and 54 QB hurries on the 2010 season...led the Vikings with 14.5 sacks in both 2008 and 2009 Is only the 2nd player in NFL history to have three consecutive seasons of 14+ sacks ( )...Earned 1st Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors for three straight seasons ( )...Ranked 2nd in the NFL with 14.5 sacks in Compiled 79 tackles, 13 TFL, 6 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and an INT in the regular season. Everson Griffen: Selected with the 2nd pick in the 4th round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the 100th player selected overall...was the only defensive lineman of the drafted by the Vikings in Serves as one of the most versatile players on the roster Played in all 16 games in 2011 and notched 4.0 sacks to rank 4th on team...ranked 2nd on team with 18 special teams tackles, 4 behind team-leader Eric Frampton in his second season Saw his first career action in Week Seven at Green Bay (10/24/10)...Had seven tackles and eight special teams tackles while playing in 11 games in D Aundre Reed: Drafted in the 7th-round (215th overall) by the Vikings in the 2011 Draft out of the University of Arizona...Spent entire 2011 season on the practice squad Played in 47 games (8 starts) over his career at Arizona, posting 83 tackles and 6.0 sacks, along with 11.5 tackles for loss. Brian Robison: Was the Vikings 4th round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft Took over at full-time starter at LDE in 2011, starting all 16 games Posted a career-best 8.0 sacks, ranking 2nd on team...finished 2010 with two fumble recoveries, 18 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 15 QB hurries...recorded 3.0 of his 4.5 sacks in 2009 over the Vikings last four games...named to the 2007 Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team Notched a career-high 1.5 sacks vs. Green Bay in Week 4...Compiled 12 tackles and 13 QB hurries on the year. VIKINGS LINEBACKERS Jasper Brinkley: Rookie from South Carolina started the last four games of the regular season for an injured E.J. Henderson, beginning in Week 14 vs. Cincinnati...Vikings traded up in the 5th round of the 2009 draft to select the hard-hitting linebacker...also saw time on special teams, playing in all 16 games as a rookie...logged 31 defensive tackles (including 1 TFL) and three QB hurries...had six tackles and ranked 2nd on the team with 17 special teams tackles this season. Audie Cole: Selected #210 overall in 2012 by the Vikings Finished his career at N.C. State ranked 12th in school history with 328 tackles His 32.5 TFLs rank 13th and his 15 sacks rank him 10th in school history. Larry Dean: Signed with the Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2011 Joined only Christian Ballard as the lone Vikings rookies in 2011 to play in all 16 games...made biggest impact by the Vikings rookie free agents in Ranked 4th on team with 14 special teams tackles. Chad Greenway: Selected to first Pro Bowl in 2011 after leading the Vikings in tackles for the 4th consecutive season Tallied 149 tackles and 10.0 TFLs in 2011 Led the team with 149 tackles in Also had a sack, a forced fumble, a special teams fumble recovery and 10 tackles for a loss...has led the Vikings in tackles each of the last three years, recording 150 in 2008 and 127 in 09...Led the team with six takeaways in 2009, ranking tied for 3rd in the NFL with three FRs...Also tied for 2nd among all NFL linebackers with three INTs...The 17th overall pick in the 2006 draft, missed his rookie season after suffering a knee injury in the first preseason game. Erin Henderson: Signed with the Vikings after going undrafted in 2008 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...entered NFL Draft following junior season. Tyrone McKenzie: 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 Marvin Mitchell: Signed with Vikings as a free agent during the 2012 offseason Spent opening 4 seasons of career with New Orleans before going to Miami for 2011 season 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 WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 18

20 VIKINGS 2O12 POSITION-BY-POSITION SNAPSHOT VIKINGS DEFENSIVE BACKS S Robert Blanton: Selected #139 overall in 2012 Will make the switch to S from CB Appeared in 50 consecutive games at Notre Dame, making 26 starts...totaled 193 career tackles with 19 TFLs, 16 pass breakups and 8 INTs. CB Brandon Burton: Selected in the 5th-round (139th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Vikings out of the University of Utah...Played in 10 games and started 1 during rookie season Was named second-team All-Mountain West Conference in Born in Germany. CB Chris Cook: Played in opening 6 games of the 2011 season and started 3... Started 5 games as a rookie in Knee injuries forced him to miss the final 6 games of his rookie campaign Is the 1st University of Virginia draftee selected by the Vikings. S Mistral Raymond: Drafted in the 6th-round (170th overall) in the 2011 Draft by the Vikings out of the University of South Florida... Started final 5 games and played in the final 10...Lowest-drafted Vikings rookie to start during the season Collected 36 tackles and 1 INT in his rookies season Played in 34 career games (15 starts) at South Florida, posting 96 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 7 passes defensed. CB Josh Robinson: Selected in 3rd round (#66 overall) by the Vikings Declared for NFL Draft following his junior season..posted the fastest 40-yard dash time at the 2012 combine at S Jamarca Sanford: Drafted by the Vikings in the 7th round in 2009 Stepped into full-time starting role for 1st time in his career, opening all 15 games he played...ranked 3rd on team and led Vikings DBs with 118 tackles...led team with 2 INTs...Had 16 tackles, 1.0 sack and one tackle for a loss to go with his nine special teams tackles in 2010 Started all 44 games he played at Ole Miss. S Andrew Sendejo: Signed by Vikings on 11/29...Spent time with the Cowboys and Jets before Vikings...Saw action in career-high 3 games for the Vikings in Began pro career with UFL s Sacramento Mountain Lions in CB Marcus Sherels: Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2010 Handled all punt return duties and tied for 2nd on team with 16 kickoff returns Member of the Vikings practice squad for 15 weeks and was activated for the final game of the 2010 season. S Harrison Smith: 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 Is the only player in Irish history to register more than 200 tackles (309), 15 TFLs (18.5) and 15 pass breakups (28) in a career Was the lone captain of the 2011 Fighting Irish. CB Antoine Winfield: Started all 5 games he played but was hampered by injuries throughout the 2011 season...ranked 3rd on the team with 110 tackles, 2.0 sacks, two INTs, nine passes defensed, a forced fumble and a FR for a TD in Ranks 2nd in team history with five return touchdowns and tied for 1st with four defensive TDs...Logged 58 tackles, two TFLs, an INT, a FF and a team-high nine passes deflected in Missed six games that year due to injury...earned first Pro Bowl berth in 2008 and was a 2nd-Team AP All-Pro after recording 96 tackles (career-best 9.0 TFLs)...Joined the Vikings after leaving the Buffalo Bills in 2004 Selected with the 23rd pick in 1999 NFL Draft. WEEK ONE - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS - 19

21 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 7 players who have earned a combined 20 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, E.J. Henderson, LB, Chad Greenway, LB, RECORDS OF TEAMS SINCE 1970 MERGER The Vikings 364 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 245 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 WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

22 VIKINGS 2O12 TEAM NOTES VIKINGS A RUSH Over the last 5 years, the Vikings have had one of the best running attacks in the NFL, rushing for 11,150 yards. The team s yards per game average ranks #1. NFL Rushing Yards in 2011 Team Yards Avg. Per Game 1) Denver... 2, ) Houston... 2, ) Carolina... 2, ) Minnesota...2, ) Philadelphia... 2, NFL Rushing TDs in 2011 Team TDs 1) Carolina ) Philadelphia t) Minnesota t) New England t) Houston 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 5 years. Highest Yards Per Carry Average Team Attempts Yards Avg. 1t) Minnesota...2, , t) Philadelphia... 2, , t) Carolina... 2, , The Vikings lead the NFL with 330 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 90 rushing TDs since the start of the 2007 season. Rushing Touchdowns Team Rushing TDs 1) New England ) Minnesota ) Carolina ) San Diego ) Tennessee...81 SPECIAL DELIVERIES The Vikings special teams under 1st-year coorindator Mike Priefer pinned opponents inside their own 20 on kickoff returns 19 times during the season and the Vikings were 2nd in the NFL with a 26.9 average on kickoff returns NFL Kickoff Return Average Team KOR Avg. 1) San Francisco ) Minnesota ) New Orleans NFL Kickoff Returns of 50+ Yards Team 50+ Returns 1t) Minnesota...4 1t) NY Jets...4 1t) Chicago NFL Kickoff Returns of 20+ Yards Team 20+ KORs 1t) NY Jets t) Arizona t) St. Louis ) Minnesota ) NY Giants NFL Opponent Drive Starts Inside the 20 on Kickoffs Team KOR Starts in20 1) New England ) Atlanta ) NY Jets ) Cincinnati ) Arizona ) Detroit t) Minnesota t) Buffalo t) Philadelphia t) Cleveland t) San Francisco...18 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- Percy Harvin, Marcus Sherels and Lorenzo Booker. Vikings Single-Season Kickoff Return Average Season KOR Avg PUT IT ON THE BOARD The Vikings have scored 212 total TDs in the last 5 years, a total that ranks 11th in the NFL. The Vikings 22.9 points per game during is 10th. Touchdowns Scored Team Total TDs 1) New England ) New Orleans ) Green Bay ) San Diego ) NY Giants ) Indianapolis t) Dallas t) Philadelphia t) Houston t) Arizona ) Minnesota WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

23 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) First rush...8 yards, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16) First att/comp... to Adrian Peterson, 0 yards, 4th QTR at Chicago (10/16) First start...vs. Green Bay (10/23) First victory...at Carolina (10/30), W Longest pass...to Michael Jenkins, 72 yards, 1st QTR vs. Green Bay (10/23) Longest TD pass...to Percy Harvin, 52 yards, 3rd QTR vs. Denver (12/4) First TD pass...to Visanthe Shiancoe, 2 yards, 1st QTR, vs. Green Bay (10/23) TD passes...3, vs. Denver (12/4) Rushing Attempts...5, vs. Oakland (11/20) Rushing Yards... 71, vs. Oakland (11/20) Long rush yards, 1st QTR, vs. Oakland (11/20) Pass attempts... 47, vs. Denver (12/4) Pass completions... 29, vs. Denver (12/4) Passing yards...381, vs. Denver (12/4) Highest Passer Rating , at Atlanta (11/27) Most players catching passes...8, vs. Oakland (11/20) 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 *start Starts by Vikings Rookie QBs, Season Starts (W-L) Fran Tarkenton, (2-8) Christian Ponder, (2-8) Joe Webb, (1-1) Tarvaris Jackson, (0-2) Ron Vanderkelen, (1-0) Tommy Kramer, (0-1) Most Completions by Vikings Rookies in a Season, Season Completions Christian Ponder, Fran Tarkenton, Most Attempts by Vikings Rookies in a Season, Season Attempts Christian Ponder, Fran Tarkenton, Completion % by Vikings Rookies in a Season, Season Completion % Christian Ponder, Fran Tarkenton, Most Yards by Vikings Rookies in a Season, Season Yards Fran Tarkenton, ,997 Christian Ponder, ,853 Passer Rating by Vikings Rookies, Game Rating Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago, 9/17/ Fran Tarkenton, vs. Los Angeles, 12/3/ Fran Tarkenton, at San Francisco, 11/26/ Christian Ponder, at Atlanta, 11/27/ Christian Ponder, at Carolina, 10/30/ WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

24 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. 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 ^- 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 PASSING UNDER PRESSURE Inside the red zone Ponder has gone 21-of-27 with 8 TDs to lead the NFL among all passers in red zone passer rating. Ponder has also shown grace under pressure by completing 57.1 % of his passes on 3rd down in his action this 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 PASSING PROWESS IN ROOKIE CLASS Christian Ponder set a Vikings rookie record with 381 passing yards vs. Denver (12/4/11), the 3rd-most passing yards in a game by a rookie in 2011, trailing only a pair of Cam Newton s performances Passing Yards in a Game by NFL Rookies, Game Yards/TDs Cam Newton, vs. Green Bay (9/18/11) /1 Cam Newton, at Arizona (9/11/11) /2 Christian Ponder, vs. Denver (12/4/11)...381/ Passing TDs in a Game by NFL Rookies, Game TDs Christian Ponder, vs. Denver (12/4/11)... 3 Cam Newton, vs. Minnesota (10/30/11)... 3 Andy Dalton, at Tennessee (11/6/11)... 3 Cam Newton, vs. Tampa Bay (12/24/11)... 3 WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

25 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES RUSHING TO THE TOP After suffering a knee injury at Washington (12/24/11), Adrian Peterson was placed on injured reserve on 12/26. The injury cut Peterson s quest for the Vikings career rushing record and a bid for a 5th-straight 1,000-yard rushing season short. He is currently 66 yards behind Robert Smith s career-best 6,818 yards rushing. Since entering the league in 2007, Peterson has rushed for 6,752 yards and 64 TDs, both rank as the most in the NFL over the last 5 seasons Rushing Yards - NFL Rushing Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN... 6,752 2) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX... 5, 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 ) Chris Johnson, TEN Scrimmage Yards - NFL Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN...8,061 2) Maurice Jones-Drew...7, Scrimmage Yards Per Game - NFL ALL DAY AND THE ALL-TIME GREATEST STARTS Peterson among the all-time leaders for RBs in their first 5 NFL seasons (charts courtesy of Stats, Inc.). Most Rushing Yards in First 5 Seasons - NFL, Years Rushing Yards 1) Eric Dickerson, ,265 2) LaDainian Tomlinson, ,361 3) Emmitt Smith, ,183 4) Earl Campbell, ,995 5) Walter Payton, ,926 6) Eddie George, ,874 7) Barry Sanders, ,789 8) Adrian Peterson, ,752 9) Jamal Lewis, ,669 10) Terrell Davis, ,624 Most Rushing Touchdowns in First 5 Seasons - NFL TDs 1) LaDainian Tomlinson, ) Emmitt Smith, ) Adrian Peterson, ) Shaun Alexander, ) Eric Dickerson, Peterson ended 2011 with 6,752 yards rushing, 64 rushing TDs and 1,406 rushing attempts. 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) Terrell Davis, ,906 21) Maurice Jones-Drew, ,854 22) Adrian Peterson, ,752 Most Rushing Touchdowns in First 6 Seasons - NFL TDs 1) LaDainian Tomlinson, ) Emmitt Smith, ) Shaun Alexander, ) Eric Dickerson, ) Jim Brown, ) Earl Campbell, ) Walter Payton, ) Adrian Peterson, WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

26 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 CLIMBING THE CHARTS In 73 career games, Adrian Peterson is knocking on the doorstep of the Vikings career rushing record, held by Robert Smith in his 98-game career. Career Rushing Leaders - Vikings Att. Yds. Avg. TD 1) Robert Smith, , , ) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present..1, , ) Chuck Foreman, , , 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 crushed the Vikings record for the most rushing yards gained in the first 5 seasons on the team and continues to build on it. Peterson also has 5 career games with 3+ total touchdowns. Most Rushing Yards In First 5 Seasons - Vikings, Years Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, ,752 2) Chuck Foreman, ,915 Most Games with 3+ Combined Touchdowns - Vikings, Years Games w/3+ TDs 1) Chuck Foreman, t) Randy Moss, , t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present rd-HIGHEST AVERAGE IN NFL HISTORY In 73 career games, Peterson is averaging 92.5 rushing yards per contest (6,752 yards), ranking 4th in NFL history among players with 5,000+ yards. Average Rushing Yards Per Game (5,000+ Yards) - NFL Career (Yards/Games) Yards Per Game 1) Jim Brown, (12,312/118) ) Barry Sanders, (15,269/153) ) Terrell Davis, (7,607/78) ) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present (6,752/73) 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, t) Bernard Berrian, WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

27 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 73 career games, Peterson has 64 rushing TDs, the most in team history. He has 67 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 73 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 44 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) Robert Smith, ,411 4) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present...1,406 WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

28 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 Peterson has rushed for a TD in 44 of his 73 career games. 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 SCRIMMAGE YARDAGE LEADER Peterson has broken into the Vikings Top 10 for most combined net yards in a career. He currently has 8,377 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) Robert Smith, ,574 7) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present...8,377 8) Anthony Carter, ,107 9) Ted Brown, ,607 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 Totals...72 (67 regular season; 64 rushing, 3 receiving) * Playoffs WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

29 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, ) Cris Carter, WR, t) Percy Harvin, WR, t) Chuck Foreman, RB, Career Games to Reach 200 Receptions- Vikings Games 1t) Percy Harvin, WR, t) Randy Moss, WR, Career Games to Reach 200 Receptions- Vikings Games 1) Randy Moss, WR, ) Cris Carter, WR, PERCY-EPTION IS REALITY Percy Harvin s average of 4.8 receptions per game in his opening 3 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, (218/45) 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, (218/3) 4) Jermaine Wiggins, TE, (186/3) 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, ) Paul Flatley, WR, ) Sammy White, WR, ) Percy Harvin, WR, Career Games with 10+ Receptions- Vikings catch games 1) Cris Carter, WR, ) Randy Moss, WR, , ) Rickey Young, RB, t) Percy Harvin, WR, t) Ted Brown, RB, t) Joe Senser, TE, t) Jake Reed, WR, , HARVIN ON THE GROUND WR Percy Harvin now has 587 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, ) 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). 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 Most Games with 200+ Combined Net Yards in a Single Season - Vikings, Years Single Season Games w/200+ Yards 1t) Percy Harvin, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Tommy Mason, WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

30 VIKINGS 2012 OFFENSIVE TEAM NOTES RUDOLPH LEADS THE WAY TE Kyle Rudolph caught his 3rd TD of his rookie season at Washington (12/24) on a 17-yard strike from backup QB Joe Webb. Rudolph had caught his opening 2 TDs from fellow rookie Christian Ponder. Rudolph snared 15 of his 26 receptions for the season in the final 8 games and scored all 3 TDs of the season in that 8-game span. Most Receiving TDs by Rookie TEs - Vikings, Years TDs 1) Hal Bedsole, ) John Beasley, ) Kyle Rudolph, 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 booked RT Phil Loadholt. Loadholt started 15 games (missed St. Louis to injury) his rookie season in 2009, which tied for the 3rd-most starts by a Vikings rookie tackle in team history. Loadholt was only the 5th Vikings rookie offensive tackle to start a season opener and only the 2nd right tackle (first since 1966). Loadholt was named to the NFL s All-Rookie Team. 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 WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

31 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 Opponent Rushing Yards Team Yards Alowed 1) San Francisco... 1,236 2) Baltimore... 1,482 3) Miami... 1,530 4) Houston... 1,536 5) Chicago... 1,542 6) Atlanta... 1,552 7) Dallas... 1,585 8) Pittsburgh... 1,597 9) Jacksonville... 1,667 10) Cincinnati... 1,675 11) Minnesota... 1,712 The Vikings have given up a total of 5,971 rushing yards over the past 4 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... 5, ) Minnesota... 5, Opponent Rushing TDs Team TDs 1) Pittsburgh ) Baltimore ) Minnesota t) New England t) San Francisco ) Dallas Opponent Average Yards Per Rush Team Avg. 1t) Pittsburgh t) Baltimore t) San Francisco t) Minnesota t) NY Jets Opponent Rushes of 10+ Yards Team 10+ Yard Rushes 1) Pittsburgh ) Baltimore ) San Francisco ) NY Jets ) Dallas ) Minnesota Opponent Rushing Attempts Team Att. 1) Pittsburgh... 1,494 2) Dallas... 1,554 3) Minnesota... 1,584 4) Atlanta... 1,586 NEGATIVE REACTION The Vikings defense has posted 119 plays for a negative gain against opposing offenses during the 2011 season sacks, 66 tackles for loss on rushing plays and 4 tackles for loss on pass plays Opponent s Negative Plays Team Negative Plays Rushes/Sacks/Passes 1) Philadelphia /49/11 2t) Minnesota /49/4 2t) Arizona /42/10 4t) St. Louis /37/7 4t) Tampa Bay /23/5 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 NFL Sacks Team Sacks 1t) Minnesota t) Philadelphia t) Baltimore t) NY Giants VIKINGS STACKING UP SACKS The Vikings have combined a strong run defense with dynamic pass rush, especially since Jared Allen came to the club in NFL Sacks Team...Sacks 1t) Philadelphia t) Pittsburgh ) Dallas ) Minnesota 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 5 seasons at keeping opponents out of the end zone, allowing 164 scrimmage TDs NFL Scrimmage TDs Allowed Team TDs 1) Pittsburgh ) Baltimore ) NY Jets ) San Francisco ) Indianapolis ) Washington t) Minnesota t) Tennessee ) Dallas TAKING ADVANTAGE OF FUMBLES The Vikings defense tied for the NFL lead with 15 fumble recoveries in NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries Team FRs 1t) Minnesota t) San Francisco ) Detroit WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

32 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 paced the Vikings as they tied for the NFL lead with 50.0 sacks as a team, the 3rd-highest total in team history. NFL Sack Leaders 2011 Sacks 1) Jared Allen, MINN ) DeMarcus Ware, DALL ) Jason Babin, PHI ) Jason Pierre-Paul, NYG NFL Sack Leaders from Sacks 1) Jared Allen ) DeMarcus Ware NFL Sack Leaders from (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, ) Bruce Smith, ) Leslie O Neal, t) Jared Allen, t) 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, ) Dwight Freeney, ) Julius Peppers, ) DeMarcus Ware, 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. WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

33 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 Total (108.0 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) Darnell Dockett t) Jonathan Vilma t) LaMarr Woodley t) James Anderson t) Stephen Tulloch t) Bernard Pollard t) Robert Mathis NFL Forced Fumbles FFs 1) Robert Mathis ) DeMarcus Ware t) Jared Allen t) Dwight Freeney t) James Harrison t) Osi Umenyiora t) Charles Tillman...26 Vikings Career Forced Fumbles FFs 1) Chris Doleman, , ) Alan Page, ) John Randle, ) Matt Blair, ) Joey Browner, ) Ed McDaniel, ) Carl Eller, t) Jared Allen, 2008-present 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, Jared Allen currently 8 fumble recoveries for his Vikings career. WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

34 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. 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 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, Consecutive Seasons Leading Vikings in Tackles Seasons 1) Scott Studwell, t) Chad Greenway, t) Rip Hawkins, t) Jack Del Rio, t) Ed McDaniel, WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

35 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. Since entering the league in 2003, Williams leads all NFL DTs with 54.5 sacks. After leading NFL DTs with 8.5 sacks in 08, Williams tied for 1st among DTs with 6.0 sacks in With 54.5 career sacks, Williams ranks 9th in team history among all Vikings players. Williams joins fellow Vikings defenisve linemate Jared Allen in the career top-10 of Vikings sacks. Williams posted a career-high 12 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11) Sacks By Defensive Tackles - NFL Sacks 1) 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, 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 (103 w/vikings) 2) Kevin Williams, DT (140 w/vikings) 3) Jared Allen, DE (64 w/vikings) WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

36 VIKINGS 2012 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES KICKS FOR A CAUSE P Chris Kluwe made 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 for the Vikings and has helped Ryan Longwell achieve career-highs Touchbacks on Punts- NFL TBs/Punts Brad Maynard, CLE... 1/81 Sav Rocca, WASH... 1/66 Mike Scifres, SD... 2/47 Pat McAfee, IND... 3/88 Chris Kluwe, MIN... 3/77 Michael Koenen, TB... 3/67 Zoltan Mesko, NE... 3/57 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 180 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 ) Shane Lechler ) Andy Lee ) Chris Kluwe GIVING IT THE BOOT P Chris Kluwe ranks 1st in team history for punts of 50+ yards with 168 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 551 times for the Vikings. He is tied for 8th in the NFL with a 44.4-yard gross punting average over the last 7 years. Gross Punting Average NFL Gross Avg. 1) Shane Lechler ) Andy Lee ) Mat McBriar ) Brandon Fields ) Donnie Jones ) Mike Scifres ) Jon Ryan t) Chris Kluwe t) Brian Moorman t) Dustin Colquitt t) Brett Kern ) Josh Bidwell Most Punts NFL Punts 1) Andy Lee ) Donnie Jones ) Brad Maynard ) Dustin Colquitt ) Shane Lechler ) Jason Baker ) Chris Kluwe 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 Gross Avg. 1) Chris Kluwe ) Harry Newsome Vikings Career Net Punting Average 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, WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

37 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) Johnny Knox... 55/1506/27.4/1 2) Brad Smith... 75/2024/27.0/3 3) Percy Harvin... 98/2609/26.6/4 4) Stefan Logan...143/3746/26.2/1 Career Kickoff Return Average- Vikings (minimum 50 returns) Avg. 1) Percy Harvin (98 ret., 2,609 yds) ) Charlie West (78 ret., 1,991 yds) Highest Single Season Kickoff Return Average - Vikings, Year Avg. 1) Aundrae Allison, ) Percy Harvin, 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 Kickoff Returns for TDs in Vikings History KR for TD 1) Percy Harvin t) 11 players tied...1 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 Most Kickoff Returns of 50+ Yards in a Career - Vikings, Year 50+ Yard KR 1) Percy Harvin, ) David Palmer, Most Kickoff Returns of 50+ Yards in a Single Season - Vikings, Year 50+ Yard KR 1t) Percy Harvin, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Koren Robinson, t) Buster Rhymes, 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. 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/ WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

38 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 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

39 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) (.542) (.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 (.286) (.000) (.272) WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

40 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 WEEK 1 - JAGUARS AT VIKINGS

41 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

42 V I K I N G S P R E S E A S O N S TAT I S T I C S Won 1, Lost 3 8/10 L 6-17 at San Francisco 69,732 8/17 W vs. Buffalo 56,430 8/24 L vs. San Diego 56,521 8/30 L at Houston 71,116 MINN OPP Total First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty rd Down: Made/Att 16/54 17/55 3rd Down Pct. 29.6% 30.9% 4th Down: Made/Att 3/5 1/5 4th Down Pct. 60.0% 20.0% Possession Avg. 30:24 29:37 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 18/104 11/65 Gross Yards Attempts/Completions 140/79 124/69 Completion Pct. 56.4% 55.6% Had Intercepted 3 3 Punts/Average 19/ /45.5 Net Punting Avg Penalties/Yards 17/165 35/257 Fumbles/Ball Lost 6/5 3/1 Touchdowns 7 8 Rushing 1 4 Passing 4 3 Returns 2 1 RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD M.Asiata J.Todman t 1 J.Webb T.Gerhart L.Hilliard D.Coleman C.Ponder J.Wright M.Bethel-Thompson S.Rosenfels Team t 1 Opponents t 4 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD D.Aromashodu t 1 A.Reisner S.Burton J.Wright t 1 K.Rudolph R.Ellison J.Todman E.Arceneaux L.Hilliard P.Harvin M.Jenkins K.Taylor M.Shuler J.Simpson M.Asiata T.Gerhart B.Walters R.D Imperio J.Felton t 1 D.Coleman P.Brown Team t 4 Opponents t 3 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team Opponents Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts B.Walsh /7 9/ A.Cole /0 0/ D.Aromashodu /0 0/0 0 6 J.Felton /0 0/0 0 6 J.Todman /0 0/0 0 6 M.Asiata /0 0/0 0 6 J.Wright /0 0/0 0 6 Team /7 9/ Opponents /8 5/ Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0 Sacks: J.Allen 2.0, F.Evans 2.0, N.Reed 2.0, J.Brinkley 2.0, A.Cole 1.0, C.Baker 1.0, A.Jacobs 1.0 Team: 11.0, Opponents: 18.0 Fumbles Lost: L.Hilliard 1, R.Jones 1, S.Burton 1, M.Asiata 1, D.Coleman 1 Total: 5 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: L.Dean 1 Total: 1 Walsh: (39G, 26G) (22G, 49WR, 47G, 45G, 40G, 30G) (45WL, 29G) (43WL, 36G) Opponent: (29G) ( ) (50G, 34G, 54G, 35G) ( ) INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD A.Cole t 2 S.Elimimian Team t 2 Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B C.Kluwe Team Opponents PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD J.Wright M.Sherels B.Walters J.Robinson R.Jones Team Opponents t 1 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD S.Burton M.Sherels J.Todman Team Opponents FIELD GOALS B.Walsh 0/ 0 3/ 3 3/ 3 3/ 6 0/ 0 Team 0/ 0 3/ 3 3/ 3 3/ 6 0/ 0 Opponents 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 2/ 2 PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating C.Ponder % % 1 2.6% 52 7/ M.Bethel-Thompson % % 2 5.6% 59t 4/ S.Rosenfels % % 0 0.0% 58t 2/ J.Webb % % 0 0.0% 26 5/ Team % % 3 2.1% 59t 18/ Opponents % % 3 2.4% 80t 11/ W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

43 V I K I N G S P R E S E A S O N D E F E N S I V E S TAT I S T I C S TKL AST COMB SACK TFL QBH INT PD FF FR T. McKenzie L. Dean A. Cole J. Brinkley E. Frampton E. Henderson M. Mitchell B. Burton A. Sendejo J. Charleston C. Paredes C. Baker R. Blanton M. Raymond M. Sherels J. Sanford R. Jones C. Carr C. Ballard F. Evans H. Smith J. Allen S. Elimimian J. Robinson N. Reed Z. Bowman T. Nielsen A. Jacobs B. Robison C. Greenway C. Gatewood L. Guion C. Cook A. Winfield B. Felder E. Griffen T. Guyton T. Owusu TEAM D. Reed K. Williams TOTALS INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Cole, Audie t 2 Elimimian, Solomon TOTALS t 2 SPECIAL TEAMS SOLO AST FF FR BL McKenzie, Tyrone Sendejo, Andrew Cole, Audie Dean, Larry Bowman, Zack D Imperio, Ryan Reed, D Aundre Walters, Bryan Jones, Reggie Frampton, Eric Burton, Brandon Ellison, Rhett Reisner, Allen TOTALS SACKS SACKS YDS Allen, Jared Evans, Fred Brinkley, Jasper Reed, Nick Cole, Audie Baker, Chase Jacobs, Anthony TOTALS TACKLES FOR LOSS TFL Allen, Jared 4.0 Cole, Audie 3.0 Jacobs, Anthony 2.0 Brinkley, Jasper 2.0 Henderson, Erin 2.0 Evans, Fred 2.0 Reed, Nick 2.0 Mitchell, Marvin 1.0 Raymond, Mistral 1.0 Smith, Harrison 1.0 Guyton, Trevor 1.0 Baker, Chase 1.0 McKenzie, Tyrone 1.0 TOTALS 23.0 QB HURRIES QBH Reed, Nick 4 Brinkley, Jasper 3 Allen, Jared 2 Evans, Fred 2 Sendejo, Andrew 1 Cole, Audie 1 Jacobs, Anthony 1 Reed, D Aundre 1 Charleston, Jeff 1 Williams, Kevin 1 Baker, Chase 1 McKenzie, Tyrone 1 Ballard, Christian 1 TOTALS 20 PASSES DEFENSED PD Cole, Audie 2 Robinson, Josh 2 Reed, Nick 2 Smith, Harrison 2 Bowman, Zackary 1 Elimimian, Solomon 1 Sanford, Jamarca 1 Reed, D Aundre 1 Jones, Reggie 1 TOTALS 13 W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

44 M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S A L P H A B ET I C A L R O S T E R UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 3, 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 FB /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 RB /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 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 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 Gurley, Tori WR /22/87 1 South Carolina Brimingham, AL PS Holmes, Tyler G /24/88 R Tulsa Ontario, Canada UDFA 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) 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). W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

45 M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S N U M E R I C A L R O S T E R UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 3, 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 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 RB /3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA Cullen Loeffler LS /27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA Matt Asiata FB /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 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 PRACTICE SQUAD 15 Summers, Chris WR /10/89 R Liberty Jacksonville, FL PS Todman, Jordan RB /24/90 1 Connecticut Dartmouth, MA FA 11 (SD-PS) 31 Felder, Bobby CB /23/90 R Nicholls State McComb, MS UDFA Baker, Chase DT /21/88 R Boise State Rocklin, CA UDFA Holmes, Tyler G /24/88 R Tulsa Ontario, Canada UDFA Murphy, Kevin T /16/90 R Harvard San Clemente, CA FA Gurley, Tori WR /22/87 1 South Carolina Brimingham, AL PS Owusu, Ernest DE /26/88 R California Princeton, N.J. UDFA 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). W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

46 M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S R O S T E R - B Y - P O S I T I O N UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 3, 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 W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

47 M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S R O S T E R B Y E X P E R I E N C E Updated: September 3, 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). W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

48 M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S U N O F F I C I A L D E P T H C H A R T OFFENSE WR: 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: 32 Toby Gerhart 28 Adrian Peterson 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 W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

49 H O W T H E M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S W E R E B U I LT 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 W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

50 M I N N E S O TA V I K I N G S R O S T E R M O V E S DATE POS PLAYER TRANSACTION DATE POS PLAYER TRANSACTION 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 OL 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 May 30 CB ALLEN, Asher Retired May 23 TE ELLISON, Rhett Signed W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

51 T H E L A S T T I M E... (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, 156 yards, vs. Denver, 12/4/ Yards Receiving In A Game Demaryius Thomas, 144 yards, vs. Denver, 12/4/11 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. Oakland, 11/20/11 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 Ray Edwards, at Carolina, 12/20/09 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 27, Arizona 24, 11/7/10 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 Tim Tebow run, vs. Denver, 12/4/11 Leroy Hoard run, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 Has never happened W E E K 1 - J A G U A R S A T V I K I N G S

52 BIOS OF PLAYERS NOT IN VIKINGS MEDIA GUIDE

53 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