REGULAR SEASON WEEK 16 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, PAUL BROWN STADIUM - 12:00 CT - FOX GAME SUMMARY

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1 REGULAR SEASON WEEK 16 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, PAUL BROWN STADIUM - 12:00 CT - FOX 2013 VIKINGS Schedule (4-9-1) regular season Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result TV 9/8 (Sun.) at Detroit L, /15 (Sun.) at Chicago L, /22 (Sun.) CLEVELAND L, /29 (Sun.) PITTSBURGH** W, /6 (Sun.) Bye 10/13 (Sun.) CAROLINA L, /21 (Mon.) at New York Giants L, /27 (Sun.) GREEN BAY L, /3 (Sun.) at Dallas L, /7 (Thurs.) WASHINGTON W, /17 (Sun.) at Seattle L, /24 (Sun.) at Green Bay T, (OT) 12/1 (Sun.) CHICAGO W, (OT) 12/8 (Sun.) at Baltimore L, /15 (Sun.) PHILADELPHIA W, /22 (Sun.) at Cincinnati Noon* FOX 12/29 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon* FOX *Game time subject to change/flexible scheduling **International Game in London All regular season games will be radio broadcast on KFAN/ KTCN (FM 100.3) Weekly Media schedule stat of the week The Vikings 48 offensive points in Week 15 against the Eagles were the most in 32-year history of the Metrodome. GAME SUMMARY The Minnesota Vikings (4-9-1) travel to play the AFC North-leading Cincinnati Bengals (9-5) on Sunday, December 22 with kickoff scheduled for noon. The Vikings own a 6-5 series lead over the Bengals. The Vikings put together an impressive offensive attack and snapped the Philadelphia Eagles 5-game winning streak in convincing fashion, 48-30, in Week 15. QB Matt Cassel threw for a team season-best 382 yards and RB Matt Asiata filled in nicely for injured RBs Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart with 3 rushing TDs. Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier received his 1st opportunity as an NFL Defensive Coordinator with the Bengals from During his tenure in Cincinnati he helped the Bengals go.500 in consecutive season for the 1st time in 12 years, coming off a 2-14 campaign in BROADCAST COVERAGE NATIONAL TELEVISION: FOX Play-by-Play: Dick Stockton Analyst: Ronde Barber Sideline Reporter: Kris Budden LOCAL 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. CT KFAN and KTCN serve as the flagship stations for the 72-station, 5-state Vikings Radio Network. NORSEMAN NOTABLES WR Greg Jennings, who is scheduled to make his 100th career NFL start against the Bengals, grabbed a career-high 11 passes for 163 yards and 1 TD in Week 15 against Philadelphia. The 163 receiving yards are the most by a Viking since Sidney Rice, had 201 yards on 11/15/09 against the Lions. QB Matt Cassel threw for 382 yards vs. the Eagles, the most by a Viking since Brett Favre s 446 vs. Arizona on11/7/10. Cassel, who has yard TD passes, ties the team record. RB Matt Asiata, who rushed for 51 yards and 3 TDs against the Eagles, became the 1st NFL player since Daunte Culpepper (9/3/00) to rush for 3 TDs in his 1st career start. In his 1st career start, CB Shaun Prater snagged his 1st career INT against his former team, the Eagles, in Week 15 and will play against his other former team, the Bengals, in Week 16. DE Brian Robison and DE Jared Allen each registered 2.0 sacks against Philadelphia bringing both of their season sack totals to 9.0. They can be the 1st Viking duo to each get 10+ sacks since 2004 Kevin Williams (12) & Lance Johnstone (11) The Vikings scored a season-high 48 points against the Eagles. It was the 1st time the Vikings topped 40 points since beating the New York Giants, 44-7, on 1/3/10. WR/KR Cordarrelle Patterson recorded a team season-high 141 receiving yards against Baltimore in Week 14, including a team season-long 79-yard TD. The 141 receiving yards are the most by a Vikings rookie since WR Randy Moss (163, at Dallas, 11/26/1998). Since 2011, special teams coordinator Mike Priefer s first year in Minnesota, the Vikings are tied with the Ravens, Broncos and Titans for the most combined kick return TDs with 6 (4 kickoff returns, 2 punt returns). The 4 kickoff return TDs lead the NFL. Patterson s 1,199 kickoff return yards are the most in the NFL in 2013 and ranks 3rd all-time among Vikings. His 109-yard kickoff return TD against Green Bay on 10/27/13 is the longest kickoff return in NFL history. He needs 147 kickoff return yards to break the Vikings singleseason record (Buster Rhymes, 1,345 in 1985). Peterson rushed for 211 yards on a career-high and team record 35 carries vs. Chicago, marking his 5th career game with 200+ rushing yards. Peterson s 5 games of 200+ rushing yards are tied for 2nd all-time with Tiki Barber, trailing only trailing O.J. Simpson (6). * Statistical assistance throughout the Vikings weekly release is provided by Stats, Inc. & the NFL

2 head coach leslie frazier LESLIE FRAZIER NFL Head Coach: 3rd Year Overall NFL Experience: 21st Year Coaching Experience: 26th Year Overall NFL Record: (.387) Regular Season: (.394) Postseason: 0-1 (.000) Record with MIN: (.387) Leslie Frazier led the Vikings to a 2012 Wild Card playoff berth in his 2nd full season coaching the club and shattered outside expectations for a team that underwent a significant roster overhaul and relied on a talented but young core group with veteran leadership at key positions. The 2012 team marked Frazier s 8th team in 14 seasons coaching in the NFL that advanced to the playoffs, 6 of those teams as division winners, and he has suffered only 3 losing seasons. 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. Since taking over the head coaching duties of the Vikings for the final 6 games of the 2010 season, Frazier has been committed to building a roster with talent and character that places value on playing smart, team-oriented football. The 2012 Vikings set a franchise record by improving by 7 victories over the season before, finishing 10-6 to earn the 6th seed in the NFC playoffs after a 3-13 campaign in The 2012 team was 1 of 4 participants in the 2012 playoffs that were not in the tournament the season before. The Vikings came together as a team when it mattered most, winning the final 4 games of the regular season, including wins over playoff-bound Houston on the road and against NFC North champion Green Bay at home in the regular season finale. The Vikings counted on several rookies and 2nd-year players making huge contributions. The team started rookies LT Matt Kalil (1st round, #4) and S Harrison Smith (1st round, #29) in all 16 games while rookie kicker Blair Walsh had an NFL record-setting debut season. All 3 newcomers earned All- Rookie honors from the PFWA while 7 players earned Pro Bowl berths- Adrian Peterson, Jerome Felton, Jared Allen, Chad Greenway and Walsh. Peterson and Walsh were 1st-Team All-Pro selections by the Associated Press while Felton and Greenway were 2nd-Team selections. The club started a team-record 5 rookies in the home game vs. Chicago when CB Josh Robinson (3rd round), TE Rhett Ellison (4th round) and WR Jarius Wright (4th round) joined Kalil and Smith in the starting lineup. In his 2 full seasons coaching the Vikings in 2011 and 2012 the team has been witness to some of the top record-setting performances in franchise and NFL history. Adrian Peterson s remarkable comeback from a severe knee injury at the end of 2011 to post one of the most epic rushing seasons in NFL history was a story that captured the attention of the country. Peterson s 2,097 yards rushing ranks 2nd in NFL history. His play on the field and humility off it was an inspiration. If not for Peterson s performance, Walsh s record-setting debut season would have been the story of the team. He broke the NFL record for 50-yard FGs by going 10-of-10 and booted a game winner in the 1st game of the season and in the final regular season game of the season to seal a playoff berth. Walsh s 141 points set a Vikings rookie record and ranks 2nd in NFL history by a rookie. Jared Allen had a record-setting 2011 with 22.0 sacks, setting a new team record and falling just shy of the NFL record of 22.5 en route to finishing runner-up in Associated Press NFL Defensive of the Year honors along with notching a sack in a team-record 13 games during the season. Frazier notched a 3-3 record on an interim basis in the final 6 games of 2010, including winning his opening contest at Washington and an upset win over eventual NFC East champion Philadelphia on the road. His steady and consistent personality and coaching style helped the Vikings prepare weekly under unprecedented circumstances in a harrowing three-week span. The team endured the collapse of the roof on their home stadium, forcing the club to play consecutive home games at Detroit s Ford Field against the NY Giants and at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota against the Chicago Bears. Following the chaotic two weeks, the team experienced a two-day weather delay of a Sunday Night Football game at Philadelphia to Tuesday night, turning a routine road trip into a three-night extended stay. The Vikings 2010 defense ended the season ranked #8 in the NFL, the 3rd straight season the Vikings ranked in the top 10 in total defense for the first time since Offensively, the Vikings were stifled by injuries and started 3 QBs and centers during the season. The running game continued to excel as Pro Bowler Adrian Peterson notched 1,298 yards and 12 TDs. team was forced through injuries to turn to rookie QB Joe Webb to start the final 2 games of the season, winning his debut in an upset at Philadelphia. Frazier s defense led the NFL in 2009 with 48.0 sacks and the team ranks 5th in the NFL with sacks from The Vikings defense ranked #6 in the NFL in 2009, the 2nd straight season ranked #6 in total defense. The mark was the 1st time since the team ranked in the NFL s top 10 in consecutive seasons. The 2009 Vikings used a dynamic front line to continue their tradition of stopping the run and put pressure on opposing QBs. The unit ranked #2 in the NFL against the run after leading the league for the previous 3 seasons. The Vikings tied for the NFL lead by allowing only 5 rushing TDs. The NFL-best 48 sacks posted by the Vikings was the 5th-most in team history and Allen led the way with Allen and DT Kevin Williams were both recognized as Associated Press 1st Team All-Pros and were named to the Pro Bowl along with CB Antoine Winfield. Frazier s 2008 defensive unit ranked #6 overall in the NFL and #1 in the league against the run, making the Vikings the 1st squad since the 1970 AFL/ NFL merger to lead the league in rushing defense for 3 straight seasons. The Vikings #6 rank in total defense was the highest since the 1994 season. Of the teams ranked in the top 6 in the NFL, the other 5 had ranked in the NFL s top 10 in 2007 while the Vikings were #20 in 2007, making a 14-position improvement in The 2008 Vikings defense featured 4 players earning Pro Bowl berths, including 3 defensive linemen with Allen, DTs Kevin Williams and Pat Williams and rounded out with 10th-year CB Winfield earning his 1st Pro Bowl honors. The Vikings dominant line showed prowess as pass rushers as well as against the run. Allen tied for 5th in the NFL with 14.5 sacks and the team total of 45 ranked 4th in the NFL. The Vikings ranked 3rd in the NFL in 2008 by allowing only a 33.5% conversion rate on 3rd down and were 5th in the NFL by allowing 15.8 offensive points per game. In his debut season with the Vikings in 2007, the team maintained its dominance against the run, posting the #1 rush defense in the NFL and allowed a mere 3.1 yards per carry. The anchors of the Vikings defense, DTs Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, were joined by S Darren Sharper as Pro Bowl honorees, the most defensive Vikings to earn trips to Hawaii since Frazier s defense was opportunistic, scoring on 6 interception returns to tie a Vikings record and added a pair of TDs on fumble recoveries. The Vikings 6 scores by interception return ranks tied for 5th-most in a season in NFL history. The team scored on 3 interceptions in a key road game against the NY Giants to set a team record against the eventual Super Bowl XLII champions. The Vikings tied for 3rd in the NFL in 2007 by allowing only 7 rushing TDs and were 5th in the NFC in total offensive points allowed, an average of 17.8 points per game. The 2007 Vikings rush defense was the envy of the NFL, allowing 74.1 yards per game on the ground and allowed only 1 opponent RB to break the 100-yard mark. Frazier came to Minnesota after coaching DBs with Indianapolis and serving as Special Assistant to Head Coach Tony Dungy for 2 seasons. The 2006 Colts defense clamped down on opponents throughout the playoff run that brought the franchise its 1st Super Bowl title since Prior to his tenure with Indianapolis, Frazier served as defensive coordinator with Cincinnati in 2003 and 04 where he helped the Bengals go.500 in consecutive seasons for the 1st time in 12 seasons. Frazier s NFL coaching debut came from with Philadelphia where he worked with the Eagles DBs. Frazier helped CB Troy Vincent earn 4 Pro Bowl berths, S Brian Dawkins went to the game 3 times and Bobby Taylor appear in the all-star game once. The trio all earned Pro Bowl recognition in Frazier was part of an impressive program-building project in Philadelphia that saw the team improve from a 5-11 record in 1999 to 11-5 in 2000, 11-5 in 2001 and 12-4 in The team advanced to the playoffs in each of Frazier s final 3 seasons with the Eagles, including winning the NFC East in 2001 and 02 and advancing to the NFC Championship game in both seasons. As a player, Frazier was part of the legendary Chicago Bears defense that keyed the Super Bowl XX win over New England. He was a starter at CB on the 1985 Super Bowl team and played for the Bears from He led Chicago in interceptions in 1983, 84 and 85 but his career was cut short by a severe knee injury suffered in the Super Bowl. During his career he had 20 INTs in 65 games and returned a pair for TDs. Frazier was an All-America DB and baseball standout at Alcorn State University. In 2007, Frazier was inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame and in 2012 he earned induction into the Alcorn State Hall of Fame. Frazier was born (4/3/59) in Columbus, MS and attended S.D. Lee High. Frazier and wife, Gale, have 3 children- Kieron, Chantel and Corey, who plays DB at Rice. He holds a degree in business administration and was active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes throughout his playing career. Frazier works closely with All-Pro Dad, an organization that stresses fathers taking an active role and putting family first. 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 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

3 FROM HEAD COACH LESLIE frazier DECEMBER 16, 2013 Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier It was a pleasure to go back and look at that tape from yesterday s ballgame and to see so many guys step up in the absence of some of our starters. Tremendous team win for our football team. Credit to our players, our coaches, just doing a great job of preparing for a very good football team and coming away with a win at our home field, at Mall of America Field. So a terrific effort by our guys. So many individuals that stepped up on offense and defense. Can t say enough Matt Asiata stepping in in the shoes of a Toby [Gerhart] and Adrian [Peterson] and doing the things that he accomplished and then taking a look at what Matt Cassel was able to get done. Chase Ford stepping up. Number of guys just doing a great job Shaun Prater stepping up and starting. It kind of speaks to some of the things that our coaches have done throughout the year in developing our players. I was asked a number of times this morning and even yesterday about how do those guys go out and perform like that when they haven t had very many snaps in an NFL game other than maybe special teams and part of it goes back to the work that we do post-practice each day with our players. Our coaches staying out afterwards working with our young guys who aren t necessarily starters but we tell them all the time things can change in a hurry in the National Football League to where you could go from not dressing to all of a sudden having to have to be a starter in a ballgame. So we ll keep them after practices and the coaches will work with them and that s one of the ways guys are able to step in and perform the way they performed yesterday. So great job by our players, great job by our coaches as well. We came out pretty good health wise. I don t think we lost anybody for health reasons. The only guy that missed a little bit of time in the game was Cullen Loeffler. I don t know if you remember but Jared [Allen] stepped in and long snapped for us and did a very good job in the one occasion where he had to step in but Cullen should be fine going forward. He came back and finished the ballgame, so that was good news on that front health wise. Q: What do you think of the impact Harrison Smith had coming back from his injury and how that helped you to keep their passing attack under wraps for a while? A: Yeah, I thought Harrison s presence made a big difference. He s such a common influence on our entire defense and our secondary in particular. Some of the things he does that doesn t show up in the stat sheet just his moving around, being in position and discouraging quarterbacks by just his movement some times where he s bluffing like he might be coming on a blitz or showing where he might be in the box to discourage a run and all of a sudden he s back in the half-field position. His presence helps us all, so it was great to have him back. Q: Did you play him more than you anticipated? A: Yeah, a lot of more than we anticipated. We d ask him after each series especially the type of offense they were running how do you feel, what do you think and he wanted to go back out there and he did good. He did a great job. Q: Are any of the players that sat out yesterday in jeopardy of not playing at Cincinnati? A: I think most guys will be back. I don t know if anybody off the top of my head is in jeopardy. I think we should get most guys back for practice on Wednesday. Xavier, we may have to wait and see on him. He s the one that may not be sure about today. Q: What happened with Josh Robinson s injury that caused him to move to Injured Reserve? A: Just hasn t recovered fast enough. We re running out of time so we needed to get some other guys up and he s one of those guys that we didn t think was going to make it back where initial we were hoping that he would but wasn t going to work out. Q: What happened in practice that caused Chris Cook s knee injury? A: He just was planting on a route and getting ready to drive on a route and felt his knee tweak and ended up going and getting an MRI and had a bone bruise and struggled to get through that. We worked him out before the ballgame, just struggled with the pain so we had to get Shaun up and get him ready to go. Q: What have you seen from Matt Cassel that has allowed him to be so successful? A: He does a great job of studying for one and understanding what the looks are that you re going to get and having an idea of what coverages you re going to get as well. He knows where to go with the football in pre-snap and he gets it out of hands because of it. They ran a zero pressure yesterday that was a great example of it where they re going to have a free guy, he sees it in pre-snap, he knows exactly where his hot [route] is and where he has to get the football to and just like that he negates the zero pressure free blitzer because he gets the ball out so fast and he doesn t hesitate. He knows exactly where it has to go and that s his veteran experience and the confidence he has that he can make those plays. Q: How much does that preparation allow him to stay in the pocket and not get rattled? A: That s part of it the preparation part but I also think the experience factor. If you were to ask him when he was a 2nd or 3rd-year quarterback how he would have handled those situations it might be a little different but he s been in those situations a number of times and he knows if he can just buy another second when you ve got a guy like a Greg Jennings or a Cordarrelle Patterson those guys are going to get open if they re playing single-high safety and he has enough poise to maintain his composure and makes some plays. Q: Does that change at all how you can gameplan? The offense looked to be a little more open yesterday. A: To some degree but a lot of it goes with what Adrian s absence meant to us and also the type of defense we were playing. They were an attacking, freestyling defense that allowed you some things if you could take advantage of it in the secondary and we saw that and our guys were able to take advantage of it. But his communication with the coaches definitely helps in between series, what he thinks is available. His knowledge of the passing offense definitely helps as he s giving input about some things he s seeing on the field. Q: Did Shaun Prater play well enough to maybe start ahead of Chris Cook? A: I don t know about that for sure but he played well. He did a good job. We re going to sit back and evaluate his performance and see where Chris is physically as well. We think he s going to be fine going forward but we ll get on the field and find out on Wednesday. Q: Was Chris Cook not playing due to pain tolerance or risk of structural damage? A: There was no structural issues that I was told, more of dealing with the things you have to do as a defensive back plant, turn without thinking. You can t be worried about the pain. The fact that he was having trouble planting and driving, getting out of his back pedal, that s a problem as a defensive back. Q: How frustrating has it been with all of the injuries throughout his career and how he s left you hanging quite a few times? A: Well, a big part of what we do is availability. You can have talent but if you re not available then it kind of negates what you re trying to get done as a player and it really makes it tough for your teammates as well. I know he s trying to get out there, he s trying to do the best he can to help our team and unfortunately he wasn t able to help us in this last ballgame. Fortunately for us we had guys that stepped up and played well for us. Q: You guys are closing the season playing 3 potential division leaders (Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Detroit). How is it that when a team is out of playoff contention and gets to wreck the playoff hopes of other teams? Is that an added incentive? A: It isn t an incentive from my perspective. I m not even paying attention to where those teams are. We re taking it one game at a time and you re approaching that opponent for who they are whether they were in the playoffs, out of the playoffs, I don t think it would change our approach. I don t think it changed our approach yesterday with the guys that had to play. Q: Do you notice that players might like to play the role of spoiler? A: Well we don t use that word spoiler in our conversation. We re trying our very best to work as hard as we can to get a win for our team and it s nothing to do with the impact it would have on any other team, just trying to get a win for our team. WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

4 FROM HEAD COACH LESLIE frazier Q: Jerome Simpson said something yesterday one of the officials said something to your players that he thought was uncalled for. Is that something you feel that you need to look into? A: I ve spoken to Jerome on that and I think we re pretty clear on what was going on and I think he s done a good job of moving on from that. I feel better about it after having a chance to talk with him about it. Q: Do you know what happened there? A: There was a situation where there was a taunting called against him and so some of it traced back to that and I think we ve got that cleared up. Hopefully we won t experience that in the next couple of ballgames. Q: Did you get a feel for what the official was saying to him and even some of his teammates? A: Yeah, after hearing the conversation it s much more than it needed to be. I don t think it ll come to a whole lot. We ll see. Q: You talk about Cassel s success and you talk about preparation and experience but is there something about his personality because some guys that are in that situation can t handle it with such humility and with such patience? He says he never looks backwards or forwards, he just takes each game. Is there something special about him as a person that has happened with his success? A: I do think he has some strong leadership qualities and some of your better leaders at that position are guys that are able to just focus on the now and not get caught up in the what-ifs and what could have been. He s one of those guys that can really concentrate on the moment and that s not easy to do. There are so many things that can enter into your play as quarterback that can create negative thoughts and he s done a good job of just moving on from some of those moments. Part of it has to do with his experience and part of it is he s a good leader. He understands the importance of staying focused on the task and having confidence because as a leader those people around you, they re going to feed off of that confidence and he plays like that. Q: Is there something about Matt Cassel s personality that has helped him to this recent success? A: I do think he has some strong leadership qualities. Some of your better leaders at that position are guys that are able to just focus on the now and not get caught up in the what-ifs and what could have been and he s one of those guys who can really concentrate on the moment and that s not easy to do. There are so many things that can enter in to your play as a quarterback that can create negative thoughts. He s done a good job of just moving on from some of those moments and part of it has to do with his experience in this league and part of it is he s a good leader. He understand the importance of staying focused on the task and having confidence because, as a leader, those people around you, they re going to feed off of that confidence and he plays off of that. Q: Yesterday more points were scored than any other week in NFL history. Do you coach any differently knowing that points are going up and up? A: We did think about that week as we approached the Eagles. They are an explosive offense and we did talk about we re going to need to score a lot of points. But it just seems as you look at the numbers around the league, scoring is up. It was up a season ago and it s going to be up again this year. That s the trend in our league. It s becoming tougher and tougher to hold teams to 10 points or 13 points in a ball game. I just think that you have to be aware that you re going to need to score some points on offense because the league has trended to more of an offensive league, so you have to find ways to take advantage of that and score. Q: Are there examples of risks that you take now that you wouldn t have five years ago? A: I think you see a lot more teams going for it on fourth down situations where as in the past they might not have just because of this trend. People are throwing the ball on third and one a lot more, third and two a lot more than they would have in years past because of how liberal the rules are when it comes to defensive pass interference and some of the other things that have occur and the jamming of receivers. Passing is up, scoring is up and I don t see that changing for a while. Q: Have the rules gone too far to where it s too open? A: The game is so popular and that s what kind of drives the engine. It s working in that way and I don t know if it will change. The popularity of our league really drives what happens for all of us that are involved so I m not sure it will change anytime soon. Q: You guys haven t won an actually road game this year. Do you emphasize that this week? A: You re right about that. We are going to emphasize it. We want to win this final road game. It s important. It s our next game on our schedule and we are going to emphasize it for sure. Q: Do you have an update on John Carlson? A: He is doing some work today, this afternoon actually. We ll know more after these tests that he s taking today. Q: The Eagles said you played more man than what they expected. Was that a product of who was available in the defensive backfield or are you trying to incorporate that more into the broader scheme of what you re doing defensively? A: Well, it was more strategic. We looked at what they were doing on tape and we felt like if we had any chance of slowing down that offense this is what we needed to do. After watching how they had exposed a number of teams that did some other things a little bit different we said this is what we have to do and we tried to prepare our players to execute and, boy, they did a real good job for the most part throughout the day. Q: What does it mean to you as a coach seeing the team go out every week and battle even though the season hasn t gone your way? A: I ll tell you, when I talked with them after the game when we were in the locker room I told them how proud I am of the way they have continued to compete. They come out here and practice hard every time we get on the field. They don t get caught up in the what-ifs and what could have been. They work as hard as they can to focus on that opponent. We talked about it on Saturday night. We had a couple of our players stand up, John Sullivan, Phil Loadholt, Matt Cassel, Kevin Williams, Jared Allen, just talked about why we re going to work as hard as we can on this Sunday, and this was on Saturday night, to win this game and why that game was important to the people in that room. It was a very emotional time and then to see them come out and play the way they did with the odds so stacked against them, it makes you very, very proud of every one of those guys in the locker room. No matter what happens at the end of this season or in the future, they have my respect. Q: What kind of message were those veteran guys giving Saturday night? A: Each one put their own twist on it, but in general, just how important it is to go out and do the very best that you can every single game because there is no guarantee that there is a game after this. This career can be over so quick and most of the guys in that room know that because one play can lead to the end of a career. So to hear a John Sullivan or a Jared or a Kevin Williams talk about why this game is important to them in Week 14 or 15 when you re out of the playoffs, that had to mean something to our young guys as well, to hear them talk about the importance of the game late in the season when you re not a playoff team, competing for a playoff spot. They stressed that part of it. If nothing else, you do it for your family and your friends who are watching this game and pulling for you, so it was encouraging. Q: What specifically did Shaun Prater do that allowed him to be successful? A: He just played hard and played smart. Even that interception that he had they re running kind of a deceptive play, sending a guy to the post, he s a deep-third defender and he doesn t follow the guy to the post, he knows that Harrison (Smith) is there and I don t have to chase this receiver. And there is DeSean Jackson coming up the sideline coming up the sideline behind him and rather than following a guy he doesn t have to cover, he s smart enough and aware enough to fall off and make a great play. Usually that s a guy who has been playing a while and has been in that situation a number of times that makes that play, but his awareness and his acute alertness to what needed to happen was impressive to see. He made some other plays too that just shows you that he a very aware guy and a very smart football player. Q: At what point did Matt Cassel enter back into the picture as a guy you would look to as the starter? A: Looking at the guys who had been playing, primarily Christian, just seeing some of the ups and downs of his play and then when the injury occurred, I think it was Chicago he had the injury, Matt got back in and played very well for us down the stretch. Made some big time plays in that fourth quarter and overtime as WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

5 FROM HEAD COACH LESLIE frazier well. He s done that coming in a relief role and so now you say, Okay, we need to see him in a lead role on a consistent basis and see how he does in that role as well, but he s shown in relief he can be very, very good. He s been a starter before, I think Chris (Tomasson) asked me last week why hadn t it worked out in the past for him, but he s showed and he s shown us that he can be in that starter role, he can have success. It helps to have some guys around you like Cordarrelle (Patterson), Adrian and eventually Mr. (Kyle) Rudolph as well. He did a good job yesterday and he s done a good job for us here in Minnesota. Q: What have you seen from the pass protection that Cassel received? A: I thought our protection overall was pretty good. We had some moments at times where it wasn t ideal, but overall I thought we did a really good job. The offensive line handled some of the stuff that they gave us. They are a multiple front team. They give you a lot of different looks, a lot of movement and for the most part, I thought we handled it well. Q: Were there parts in the middle of the season where you wanted to see something in particular from Christian Ponder? A: Every time you put him out there you want to see him keep growing and keep getting better and that was a big part of why he was in that starting role. You want to see him just keep growing and do some of the things he did for us in the month of December a year ago. He helped us tremendously to get into the playoffs a year ago, so you want to build on that and watch him just continue to grow. He did some good things, but consistency and what you re always looking for. WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

6 VIKINGS-EAGLES GAME INFORMATION MARVIN LEWIS NFL Head Coach: 11th Year Overall NFL Experience: 22nd Year Coaching Experience: 33rd Year Overall NFL Record: (.497) Regular Season: (.508) Postseason: 0-4 Record with CIN: (.508) Record vs. MIN: 1-1 College: Idaho State 81 Marvin Lewis in 2013 extends his Bengalsrecord head coaching tenure to 11 seasons. He has led his team to the postseason in three of the last four years, making the Bengals one of only seven teams to make three or more playoff trips in that span. Lewis opens 13 with 79 career victories, most in Bengals history by a margin of 15 over Sam Wyche (64). His record is in the regular season and including postseason. The Bengals went 10-6 in the 2012 regular season, tying eventual Super Bowl winner Baltimore for the best record in the AFC North Division. Cincinnati was a Wild Card playoff entry for the second straight year. Though the past two seasons have ended with first-round playoff losses at Houston, the team remains on an upward trajectory entering 13. The 12 team rocketed into the playoffs with a 7-1 record in the season s second half, tying the 1981 Super Bowl team for the best second half by a Cincinnati team in a 16-game season. The 2012 Bengals achieved a rare NFL feat, becoming only the ninth of 131 teams since 1990 to rise from a 3-5 start to the playoffs. Cincinnati s defense ranked sixth in the NFL last season in fewest yards allowed, with a club-record 51 sacks, and though the offense s overall numbers did not match the defense, further strides are fully expected from a unit whose 11 starters in the playoff game included eight with four or fewer years of NFL experience. The Bengals were widely forecast as a non-contender in 2011, but Lewis fielded a young squad with new stars that posted a 9-7 mark to reach the playoffs. Long regarded among the NFL s top defensive minds, Lewis in 2011 brought on a new offensive coordinator in Jay Gruden, and over the last two years four Cincinnati offensive players have made one or more Pro Bowls. Gruden returns to the Bengals for 2013 after two years of being among candidates for head coaching jobs elsewhere in the NFL, and the same is true for Mike Zimmer, the defensive coordinator Lewis chose in Lewis s 11-season total as Bengals head coach is three more than the second-place total of eight shared by Wyche and Paul Brown. Lewis has risen to second in the NFL in longest current tenure with one team, trailing only Bill Belichick, who is in his 14th-straight season with New England. In the category of most seasons as head coach with any team, Lewis in 2013 ranks seventh among active coaches. Lewis was the consensus choice as NFL Coach of the Year in 2009, when the Bengals won the AFC North title while sweeping all six division games. The Bengals were AFC North champions under Lewis also in Named the ninth head coach in Bengals history on Jan. 14, 2003, Lewis started quickly. His 03 club finished 8-8, six games better than the 02 club, good for the biggest improvement in the NFL. Lewis finished second (behind Belichick of Super Bowl champion New England) in Associated Press Coach of the Year voting. Lewis came to the Bengals with credentials as a record-setting NFL defensive coordinator, having played a huge role in a championship season. His six seasons ( ) as Baltimore Ravens coordinator included a Super Bowl victory in 2000, when his defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game campaign (165). That team clipped 22 points off the previous mark. The 2000 Ravens are always an entry in discussions regarding the best NFL defensive units of all time. In 2002, the season before he joined the Bengals, Lewis led the Washington Redskins to a No. 5 NFL defensive ranking, serving as assistant head coach as well as defensive coordinator. He had his first NFL assignment from , as linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He aided the development of four Pro Bowl players Kevin Greene, Chad Brown, Levon Kirkland and Greg Lloyd. Lewis began his coaching career as linebackers coach at his alma mater, Idaho State, from ISU s team (also nicknamed the Bengals) finished 12-1 in Lewis s first season there and won the NCAA Division 1-AA championship. Lewis played LB at Idaho State, earning All-Big Sky Conference honors for three consecutive years ( ). He also saw action at quarterback and free safety during his college career. He received his bachelor s degree in physical education from Idaho State in 1981, and earned his master s in athletic administration in 82. He was inducted into Idaho State s Hall of Fame in Born Sept. 23, 1958, Lewis attended Fort Cherry High School in McDonald, Pa. (near Pittsburgh), where he was an all-conference quarterback and safety. He also earned high school letters in wrestling and baseball. He and his wife, Peggy, have a daughter, Whitney, and a son, Marcus. LEWIS COACHING/PLAYING BACKGROUND Coach 2003-Present... Cincinnati...Head Coach Washington...Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach Baltimore...Defensive Coordinator Pittsburgh...Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh...Assistant Coach New Mexico...Assistant Coach Long Beach State...Assistant Coach Idaho State...Assistant Coach Idaho State...Linebacker/Quarterback/Safety VIKINGS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS VIKINGS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier received his 1st opportunity as an NFL Defensive Coordinator with the Bengals from Vikings WR Jerome Simpson was a 2nd round draft choice of the Bengals and spent in Cincinnati. Bengals strength coach Jeff Friday was a strength coach for the Vikings from Bengals DL coach Jay Hayes was the Vikings special teams coach in Vikings CB Shaun Prater spent 2013 training camp and preseason with the Bengals before being released during final cuts. Prater was a 5thround for the Bengals in the 2012 and spent the entire season on Injured Reserve. Bengals C Kyle Cook entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Vikings in LOCAL CONNECTIONS Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph, who is currently on IR, is a Cincinnati native. Rudolph attended Cincinnati s Elder High where he was named 1st Team All-American by USA Today as a senior TE. Rudolph was also a star basketball player being named his conference s player of the year 3 times as a prep. COLLEGE CONNECTIONS Four players between the two teams played together at Notre Dame. Vikings S Robert Blanton and S Harrison Smith were teammates with Bengals C Trevor Robinson and TE Tyler Eifert. Bengals TE Jermaine Gresham was teammates with Vikings T Phil Loadholt at Oklahoma. Vikings K Blair Walsh played together with Bengals WR A.J. Green and H-B Orson Charles at Georgia. Vikings DT Chase Baker played with Bengals S George Iloka at Boise State. Stanford has produced a player on each team - Vikings RB Toby Gerhart and Bengals WR Ryan Whalen. Vikings LBs Michael Mauti and Gerald Hodges started on the 2011 Penn State defense along with Bengals DT Devon Still. Bengals LB Rey Maualuga was teammates with Vikings DE Everson Griffen, FB Rhett Ellison and T Matt Kalil during his time at Southern California. HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS Vikings K Blair Walsh and Bengals RB Giovanni Bernard both hail from Boca Raton, Fla. Walsh attended Cardinal Gibbons High School and Bernard attended St. Thomas Aquinas, rival high schools that are both members of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

7 VIKINGS-BENGALS GAME INFORMATION VIKINGS PERFORMANCES VS. BENGALS Jared Allen...4 games, 17 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 FF Matt Cassel...2 games, 30-of-53 passing, 273 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Adrian Peterson...1 game, 26 rushing attempts, 97 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 3 receptions, 40 receiving yards Brian Robison...1 game, 1 tackle, 1 sack VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. BENGALS DE Jared Allen recorded 3 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble against the Bengals on 10/14/07. RB Adrian Peterson combined for 137 total yards (97 rushing, 40 receiving yards) and 2 rushing TDs in his lone career game against the Bengals. In his first career start against the Bengals, QB Matt Cassel finished 22-of-37 for for 180 yards, 1 TD and 2 INT. VIKINGS-BENGALS SERIES NOTES The home team has won 10 of the 11 matchups between the two teams, including the last 4 games. The last meeting took place on 12/13/09, a Vikings win. This teams met on Christmas Day in 1989, a Vikings victory. The Vikings only road win in the series came on 9/27/92. A WIN WOULD Give the Vikings their 7th win in the month of December dating back to The Vikings currently are tied for 4th in the NFL with a 6-2 record in December in that span. Give the Vikings their 3rd win in the past 4 games. Give the Vikings back-to-back wins over the Bengals for the second time in the series. VIKINGS-Bengals SERIES VIKINGS VS. BENGALS ALL-TIME Won 6, Lost 5; Home 6-0, Away 1-5 Year Site Result Cincinnati...Cincinnati Minnesota... Minnesota Cincinnati...Cincinnati Minnesota... Minnesota Cincinnati... Cincinnati Minnesota... Minnesota Cincinnati...Minnesota Cincinnati... Cincinnati Minnesota...Minnesota Cincinnati...Cincinnati Minnesota... Minnesota VIKINGS-BENGALS SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Record vs. Bengals...Vikings 6-5 Last regular season game...vikings 30, Bengals 10 (2009) Vikings largest winning margin... 35; Vikings 42, Eagles 7 (1992) Bengals largest winning margin... 29; Bengals 37, Vikings 8 (2005) Current series streak...vikings 1 Vikings longest win streak... 2, ( ) Bengals longest win streak...1 (5 times) Most Points, Vikings... 42, (1977, 1992) Most Points, Bengals (2005) Most Points, both teams...52; Vikings 42, Bengals 10 (1977) Fewest Points, Vikings...0, (1980) Fewest Points, Bengals...3, (1998) Fewest Points, both teams... 14; Bengals 14, Vikings 0 (1980) Adrian Peterson leaps into the endzone for one of his 2 TDs agant the Cincinatti Bengals on 12/13/09. The Vikings won the game WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

8 2013 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 2013 Minnesota Vikings Category Total nfc Rank nfl Rank Scoring Walsh Passing Yds. Ponder...1, Passing TDs Cassel t Passer Rating Ponder Completion Pct. Ponder Rushing Att. Peterson Rushing Yds. Peterson...1, Rushing TDs Peterson t... 3t Receptions Jennings t...41t Receiving Yds. Simpson Receiving TDs Jennings t...47t Tackles Greenway t Interceptions Greenway t...22t Sacks Allen/Robison t...16t FGs Made Walsh t FG Pct. Walsh Net Punting Avg. Locke Punt Ret. Avg. Sherels KO Ret. Avg. Patterson Cincinnati Bengals Category Total nfc Rank nfl Rank Scoring Nugent Passing Yds. Dalton...3, Passing TDs Dalton Passer Rating Dalton Completion Pct. Dalton Rushing Att. Green-Ellis t...15t Rushing Yds. Green-Ellis Rushing TDs Green-Ellis t...14t Receptions Green Receiving Yds. Green...1, Receiving TDs Green t...14t Tackles Burfict Interceptions Jones t...22t Sacks Gilberry t FGs Made Nugent t 2013 WEEK SIXTEEN SCHEDULE FG Pct. Nugent Net Punting Avg. Huber Punt Ret. Avg. Tate KO Ret. Avg. Tate Sunday, December 22 Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals... 12:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills... 12:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers... 12:00 p.m. Denver Broncos at Houston Texans... 12:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars... 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs... 12:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns at New York Jets... 12:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams... 12:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins... 12:00 p.m. New York Giants at Detroit Lions...3:05 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks...3:05 p.m. New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens...3:25 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers...3:25 p.m. Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers...3:25 p.m. Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles...7:30 p.m STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT Vikings Bengals 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 /290...Had Intercepted/Yards Returned...16/ Total Giveaways / Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost...27/164 28:10... Possession Average... 31:18 75/194...Third Down Efficiency...77/198 10/17... Fourth Down Efficiency...11/19 61/630...Penalties/Yards...86/ 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 /896...Opp. Penalties/Yards...58/596 12/78...Defensive Interceptions/Yards Returned...14/ Total Takeaways / Defensive Sacks/Yards...37/ Turnover Ratio / Punts/Net Punting Avg... 68/ NFC NORTH STANDINGS Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Chicago Detroit VIKINGS VS. NFC NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Team Total Games All-Time Series Titles* Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears Detroit Lions * Since 2002 division realignment The following numbers are combined NFC Central and NFC North: Playoff Appearances Division Titles 27 VIKINGS... Minnesota MEDIA-ONLY Vikings FTP SITE Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 11...Detroit Lions 3...Detroit Lions 6...Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3...Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday, December 23 Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers...7:40 p.m. WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

9 2013 VIKINGS COACHING STAFF BILL MUSGRAVE Offensive Coordinator Bill Musgrave, entering his 3rd season as the Vikings offensive coordinator, led an offense that tied the franchise record with 2,634 rushing yards. The 2012 season also saw great improvements by QB Christian Ponder in his 1st full season as a starter and 2nd under the tutelage of Musgrave. Ponder made strides during his sophomore season throwing 1 less interception and improving both his completion percentage (54.3 to 62.1) and his QB rating (70.1 to 81.2). Ponder started all 16 regular season games and was the only player to attempt a pass for the first time since nd year TE Kyle Rudolph also had a career year setting new career highs in catches (53), receiving yards (493) and TDs (9). 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 4th-most 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. During the 1999 and 2000 campaigns, Musgrave worked with the QBs in Carolina and also served as offensive coordinator in 2000 under George Seifert. 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 Alan Williams, who enters his 2nd year as the Vikings defensive coordinator, led an improved defense in 2012, dropping their opponents points per game average down to 21.7 from 28.1 the previous season. The Vikings held their opponents to under 20 points 6 times. The defense was led by LB Chad Greenway, who set a career high with 191 tackles and led the team in tackles for the 5th straight season and DE Jared Allen, who recorded his 6th straight 10+ sack season and 7th overall. Williams, who just completed his 12th year of coaching, reunited with Leslie Frazier in Minnesota. Williams and 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. 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. From , the opening 2 seasons as RBs coach and the final 3 as DBs coach from Williams and wife, Lisa, have 3 sons- Christian, Solomon and Nathan. MIKE PRIEFER Special Teams Coordinator The Vikings special teams units, led by 3rd year coordinator Mike Priefer, had a strong showing in The Vikings led the NFL in opponent average starting field position on kickoffs and Walsh set the team record for most kickoff touchbacks with 53. Minnesota also had two special teams return TDs in the same game at Detroit (9/30) when WR Percy Harvin took a kickoff 105 yards and CB Marus Sherels returned a punt 77 yards. P Chris Kluwe also set a new career high with a 39.7 net punting average. Walsh also added 2 game-winning FGs in 2012, Week 1 and Week 17. 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 joinin the Vikings, Priefer s special teams units have posted some of the NFL s best performances. Since 2011 the Vikings rank 1st in KOR avg with 26.8, tied for 1st with 2 KOR TDs and 3rd in avg. starting position after kickoffs. The Vikings coverage units also had success ranking 1st in opponent KOR of 20+ yards allowed. 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 Special Teams JEFF HOWARD Assistant to the Head Coach Jeff Imamura Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs Craig johnson Quarterbacks Jimmie Johnson Tight Ends Tom Kanavy Strength and Conditioning KLINT KUBIAK Quality Control - Offense 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 Assistant Head Coach/LBs kevin stefanski Assistant Quarterbacks George SteWART Wide Receivers MARTIn streight Assistant Strength and Conditioning Joe Woods Defensive Backs WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

10 2013 SCHEDULE NOTES Date Opponent Series Notable 9/8 at Detroit The Detroit Lions handed the Minnesota Vikings a loss to open the 2013 season despite a 78-yard TD run by Adrian Peterson and a 140-receiving yard effort from Jerome Simpson. After sweeping the season series in 2012, the Vikings lost their 1st game against the Lions since /15 at Chicago Despite 4 takeaways, a special teams TD and a defensive TD, the Minnesota Vikings dropped their second consecutive game to begin the 2013 season, The loss hands the Vikings their 6th straight loss at Chicago. Adrian Peterson ran for his 38th game of 100+ rushing yards. 9/22 Cleveland The Cleveland Browns spoiled the Minnesota Vikings home opener with a score. Erin Henderson led the defense recording 8 tackles, 2.0 sacks and an interception with a 9-yard return. QB Christian Ponder rushed for 2 touchdowns in the game that saw him become the 3rd Viking to complete 500 passes in his first three NFL seasons. 9/29 Pittsburgh The Vikings earned their first win of the 2013 season with a victory over the Steelers in the 8th game of the NFL International Series. Matt Cassel earned his first start as the Vikings quarterback filling in for an injured Christian Ponder. Adrian Peterson rushed for 140 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown run. Greg Jennings scored his first touchdown as a member of the Vikings when he caught a 70-yard pass from Matt Cassel. Jennings finished with 3 receptions for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kevin Williams and Everson Griffen helped seal the victory when Griffen forced a fumble that Williams recovered with 11 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter. 10/13 Carolina /21 at NY Giants Following the bye week, the Vikings and Panthers squared off for their 11th meeting and the 8th time in Minnesota in Week 6. The Panthers got the better of the Vikings in a match. Kyle Rudolph recorded a career high in catches with 9 and a career high in yards with 97 while a hauling in a TD in the loss. In Josh Freeman s 1st start as Minnesota s quarterback, the Vikings fell to the New York Giants 23-7 on Monday Night Football. Marcus Sherels scored the lone touchdown for the Vikings on an 86-yard punt return, the 3rd-longest in franchise history. The touchdown was Sherels second of his career, tying him for the franchise record. 10/27 Green Bay The Vikings fell to the Packers in their lone Monday Night Football appearance of the 2013 season. Rookie KR Cordarrelle Patterson returned the opening kickoff 109 yards for a touchdown, tying an NFL record for the longest play. RB Toby Gerhart rushed for his 4th career TD when he scored from 13 yards out in the 4th quarter. 11/3 at Dallas /7 Washington In their first visit to AT&T Stadium, the Vikings lost to the Cowboys Adrian Peterson led the Vikings with 140 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Brian Robison became the first Vikings to record sacks on back-to-back plays since Kevin Williams in A.J. Jefferson recorded his second career INT when he picked off a Tony Romo pass in the 4th quarter. The Vikings earned their 2nd victory of the 2013 when they defeated the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football. John Carlson led the Vikings with 7 receptions for 98 yards and 1 TD, personal bests with the Vikings. Kevin Williams led the defense with 2.5 sacks, his first multi-sack game since 10/18/09. Christian Ponder set a career-best with an 81-percent completion percentage. Ponder finished 17-of-21 for 174 yards, 2 TD and 1 INT. 11/17 at Seattle Despite Jarius Wright s 2 receiving TDs, the Vikings fell to the Seahawks Wright scored the Vikings first TD of the game when he hauled in a 38-yard pass from Christian Ponder. Wright set a single game career high when he caught a Matt Cassel pass from 21 yards out. Brian Robison recorded his 3rd sack in as many games. 11/24 at Green Bay The Packers and Vikings tied in their final meeting of the 2013 season. It was the 2nd tie between the two franchises with the last coming on 11/26/78. Adrian Peterson led the Vikings with 146 yards on 32 carries while Toby Gerhart rushed 8 times for 91 yards. Audie Cole earned his first start in place of Erin Henderson and recorded his first career sack on the first play of the game. Cole led all players with 18 tackles. Blair Walsh connected on 4-of-4 FG attempts, including a 35-yard game-tying field goal to extend the overtime period. 12/1 Chicago The Vikings played in their second consecutive overtime game when they defeated the Bears Blair Walsh kicked a 30-yard field goal with 24 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime before ultimately kicking a 34-yard game-winning field goal. Cordarrelle Patterson became the first player in Vikings history to score a touchdown three different ways (rushing, receiving and returning) when he scored on a 33-yard run. Matt Cassel connected with Jerome Simpson for 20 yards on a key 4th-down pass to extend the Vikings drive that ultimately set up Walsh s game-tying field goal. 12/8 at Baltimore The Vikings fell to the defending Super Bowl champs, Baltimore Ravens, Cordarrelle Patterson led the Vikings with 141 receiving yards, the most by a Vikings rookie since Randy Moss on 11/26/98. Patterson snagged a team season-long 79-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the game. S Andrew Sendejo recorded his first career INT. With 4 passes defensed, CB Xavier Rhodes broke a rookie franchise record. 12/15 Philadelphia /22 at Cincinnati /29 Detroit The Vikings earned their 4th win of the season and 3rd at Mall of America Field with a victory over the Eagles. Matt Asiata became the first NFL player since Daunte Culpepper to have 3 rushing TDs in his first career start. Shaun Prater intercepted his first career pass, one that came against his former team. Jared Allen and Brian Robison each recorded 2.0 sacks, the 3rd-straight week each of them got to the quarterback in the backfield. The Bengals and Vikings, both playoff teams in 2012, matchup for the 1st time since 2009 and the 1st time in Cincinnati since The Vikings are 1-5 all-time on the road against Cincinnati. Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier served as the Bengals Defensive Coordinator from Vikings TE and 2013 Pro Bowl MVP Kyle Rudolph hails from Cincinnati and attended Elder High. The Vikings end the 2013 season hosting Detroit in the final regular season game at Mall of American Field. The Viking swept the season series against the Lions for the 1st time since The Vikings received one of many notable special teams performances in the Week 4, 20-13, win at Detroit when they notched both a KR TD and PR TD for an NFL record 3rd time in team history. The Vikings have won 7 of the last 10 games with the Lions and own a record all-time in the series. WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

11 2013 TEAM NOTES 2013 CAPTAINS BY GAME Game...Captains at Detroit (9/8)... G. Jennings, J. Sanford, C. Loeffer & J. Allen at Chicago (9/15).. C. Ponder, A. Peterson, C. Greenway, K. Williams vs. Cleveland (9/22)..J. Sullivan, P. Loadholt, C. Johnson, B. Robison vs. Pittsburgh (9/29)...G. Jennings, A. Peterson, C. Loeffler, K. Rudolph, K. Williams vs. Carolina (10/13)...C. Loeffler, J. Allen, P. Loadholt, K. Rudolph at NY Giants (10/21)...A. Peterson, J. Sanford, J. Sullivan, B. Robison vs. Green Bay (10/27)...C. Ponder, G. Jennings, C. Greenway, B. Robison at Dallas (11/3)...C. Ponder, A. Peterson, P. Loadholt, C. Johnson, B. Robison vs. Washington (11/7)...G. Jennings, C. Loeffler, C. Greenway, J. Allen at Seattle (11/17)...J. Sanford, P. Loadholt, C. Johnson at Green Bay (11/24)...C. Ponder, G. Jennings, C. Loeffler, C. Greenway vs. Chicago (12/1)...J. Allen, A. Peterson, J. Sanford, K. Williams at Baltimore (12/8)...C. Loeffler, J. Sullivan, P. Loadholt, B. Robison vs. Philadlephia (12/15)...J. Allen, P. Loadholt, C. Johnson, K. Williams 2013 ATTENDANCE BY GAME Game... Attendance at Detroit (9/8)... 62,461 (Ford Field) at Chicago (9/15)... 62,181(Soldier Field) vs. Cleveland (9/22)... 63,672 (Mall of America Field) vs. Pittsburgh (9/29)... 83,518 (Wembley Stadium) vs. Carolina (10/13)... 63,963 (Mall of America Field) at NY Giants (10/21)... 79,314 (MetLife Stadium) at Green Bay (10/27)... 64,314 (Mall of America Field) at Dallas (11/3)... 85,360 (AT&T Stadium) vs. Washington (11/7)...64,011 (Mall of America Field) at Seattle (11/17)... 68,235 (CenturyLink Field) at Green Bay (11/24)... 77,871 (Lambeau Field) vs. Chicago (12/1)... 64,134 (Mall of America Field) at Baltimore (12/8)... 70,921 (M&T Bank Stadium) vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...64,087 (Mall of America Field) 2013 GJALLARHORN SOUNDERS Game... Sounder vs. Cleveland (9/22)... Hubert H. Humphrey IV vs. Pittsburgh (9/29)... David Haye vs. Carolina (10/13) WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx/Lindsay Whalen vs. Green Bay (10/27)... Joey Browner (Ring of Honor Inductee) vs. Washington (11/7)... Cris Carter (Hall of Fame Inductee) vs. Chicago (12/1)... Jerry Reichow vs. Philadelphia (12/15)... Daunte Culpepper(All-Mall of America Field Team Honoree) PICKING UP PRO BOWLERS The Vikings had 7 Pro Bowlers in Overall, the team has 10 Pro Bowl players on the roster. Of those 10 players, six were original draft picks by the Vikings, one was acquired via trade and two were signed as a free agent: Jared Allen ( 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12) - Acquired via trade with Chiefs in 2008 Matt Cassel ( 10) - FA signee in Jerome Felton ( 12) - FA signee in Chad Greenway ( 11, 12) - Drafted in the 1st round (17th overall) in Greg Jennings ( 10, 11) - FA signee in 2013 Matt Kalil ( 12) - Drafted in the 1st round (4th overall) in 2012 Adrian Peterson ( 08, 09, 10, 11, 12) - Drafted in the 1st round (7th overall) Kyle Rudolph ( 12) - Drafted in 2nd round (43rd overall) in 2011 Kevin Williams ( 05, 07, 08, 09, 10) - Drafted in 1st round (9th overall) in 2003 Blair Walsh ( 12) - Drafted in 6th round (175th overall) in 2012 DOME FIELD ADVANTAGE The Vikings have had a significant home-field advantage since moving into Mall of America Field in The team now has a combined record of (.643) all-time at Mall of America Field, which includes a 6-4 mark in postseason games. The Vikings have gone undefeated 3 times at Mall of America Field ( 89, 98, 09) and have finished the season undefeated at home 8 total times in team history. The team has never been shut out at the current stadium and hasn t been shut out at a home stadium since 10/7/62, when they lost 13-0 to Chicago at Met Stadium. FAREWELL DOME After 31 seasons indoors, the Vikings will play their final season at Mall of America Field in The Vikings will be moving to TCF Bank Stadium for 2 seasons while their new stadium is being constructed on the current site of the Metrodome. The Vikings expect to open up the 2016 season at the new state-of-the-art stadium NEW FACES FREE AGENTS/WAIVERS Pos. School Matt Cassel...QB...USC Josh Freeman...QB... Kansas State Greg Jennings...WR...Westen Michigan Shaun Prater... CB...Iowa Mike Remmers... T...Oregon State J Marcus Webb... T...West Texas A&M DRAFTED ROOKIES BY ROUND Pos. School 1a) Sharrif Floyd... DT... Florida 1b) Xavier Rhodes... CB... Florida State 1c) Cordarrelle Patterson...WR... Tennessee 4) Gerald Hodges...LB...Penn State 5) Jeff Locke...P... UCLA 6) Jeff Baca... G... UCLA 7a) Michael Mauti...LB...Penn State UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS Pos. School Rodney Smith...WR... Florida State Chase Ford...TE... Miami (FL) 2013 VIKINGS PRACTICE SQUAD The following six players make up the Vikings practice squad in 2013: Pos. School Exp. 30 Brandan Bishop...S...North Carolina State...R 25 Kip Edwards...CB...Missouri...R 68 Kevin Murphy...T...Harvard Bradley Randle...RB...Nevada-Las Vegas...R 19 Adam Thielen...WR...Minn. State-Mankato...R 92 Justin Trattou...DE...Florida...3 WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

12 VIKINGS TEAM NOTES 2013 VIKINGS HONOR ROLL KR Cordarrelle Patterson NFC Special Teams of the Month - September - Led the NFL averaging 33.8 yards per kick return in the first month of the season. - One of two NFL players to return a kickoff for a touchdown during the month of September. - The 2nd consecutive month a Vikings rookie has earned NFL Special Teams of the Month (Blair Walsh, December 2012). - The 2nd Vikings kick returner to earn the award (Percy Harvin, September 2012). KR Cordarrelle Patterson NFC Special Teams of the Week - Week 8 - Set an NFL record for the longest kickoff return when he took the opening kickoff 109 yards for a TD. - Became the 2nd player in franchise history to have 2 kickoff return TDs in the same season (Percy Harvin, 2009). - One of five rookies in NFL history to record over 200 return yards and a average in a single game. RB Adrian Peterson NFC FedEx Ground of the Week - Week 4 -. Rushed for 140 yards and 2 TDs in a Vikings victory over Pittsburgh. - Recorded his 12th rush of 60+ yards, an NFL record. The previous record was 9 set by Jim Brown. RB Adrian Peterson NFC FedEx Ground of the Week - Week Rushed for 211 yards in the Vikings overtime victory over Chicago. - His 211 yards put him over 10,000 rushing yards for his career, becoming the 3rd-fastest to that mark in NFL history. K Blair Walsh NFC Special Teams of the Week - Week 12 - Was a perfect 4-4 on FGs including a 47-yarder in regulation and a 35-yarder in OT. - Registered 5 touchbacks on a cold day in Green Bay. The FGs (4) and touchbacks (5) were both season highs. - This is Walsh s 4th POW award, joining Gary Anderson and Mitch Berger for most in team history in only his 2nd season. VIKINGS BY THE NUMBERS 2 INTs returned for TDs by rookie S Harrison Smith. Smith became the 2nd rookie in history to score multiple TDs off of INTs. 5 Career 200+ rushing yard games by Adrian Peterson, tied for 2nd most in NFL history (Tiki Barber 5, O.J. Simpson 6) 5 Career INTs by Kevin Williams, which ties an NFL record (Dan Wilkinson) for most INTs by a defensive lineman. 11 Team record consecutive games with at least a half sack by DE Jared Allen. 12 Field goals from 50+ yards without a miss by K Blair Walsh. In his rookie season, Walsh set an NFL record for most made field goals (10) from 50+ yards without a miss. The 12 FGs from 50+ push Walsh past Ryan Longwell for most in Vikings history. 22 Tackles for LB Chad Greenway vs. Oakland on 11/20/11, the 2nd most in a game by a Viking. 42 Career 100-yard rushing performances for RB Adrian Peterson Career sacks for Kevin Williams - the 2nd most by an NFL defensive tackle since 2003 and 9th overall in Vikings history. 77 Yard punt return for a TD by CB Marcus Sherels against the Lions (9/30/12) on his 25th birthday. 86 Career rushing TDs for RB Adrian Peterson. He is 1st in Vikings history after surpassing Chuck Foreman (52) in 2011 during week 2 vs. Tampa Bay. 101 Games it took Adrian Peterson to reach 10,000 rushing yards, the 3rd fastest in NFL history behind Eric Dickerson (91) and Jim Brown (98). 109 Longest kickoff return in NFL history, set by rookie KR Cordarrelle Patterson on 10/27/13 vs. Green Bay. 128 Team sacks for the Vikings since the beginning of the 2011 season, 4th most in the NFL during that span. 296 Rushing yards Adrian Peterson had against the Chargers on Nov. 4, It stands as the highest single-game rushing total in NFL history. 430 All time regular season wins in Vikings history, which is tied for 16th in league history. 1,313 Rushing yards for Adrian Peterson in 2012 from Week 7 to Week 15. It is the most rushing yards in an 8-game span in NFL history in a single season. WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

13 2013 ROSTER NOTES ROSTER NOTES Oldest Viking Kevin Williams 33, born 8/16/80 Youngest Viking Sharrif Floyd 22, born 5/28/91 Most Seasons as a Viking Kevin Williams 11 Most NFL Seasons Kevin Williams 11 College with the most Vikings 3 tied, 4 Florida State Notre Dame Southern California Conference with the most Vikings Pac-12 9 players on roster Largest Viking Phil Loadholt 6-8, 343 lbs Smallest Viking Marcus Sherels 5-10, 175 lbs Former 1st-Round Draft Picks 10 Sharrif Floyd Josh Freeman Chad Greenway Matt Kalil Cordarrelle Patterson Adrian Peterson Christian Ponder Xavier Rhodes Harrison Smith Kevin Williams PRONUNCIATION GUIDE s...pronunciation Matt Asiata... ah-see-ah-ta Jeff Baca... BAH-ka Joe Berger... BUR-jur Audie Cole... ODD-ee Brandon Fusco... FUSS-co Toby Gerhart... GARE-heart Letroy Guion... LA-troy guy-on Matt Kalil... kuh-lil Cullen Loeffler... LEFF-ler Michael Mauti... MAW-tee Cordarrelle Patterson... core-dare-ul Mistral Raymond... MISS-trail Brian Robison... ROB-ah-sin Andrew Sendejo... sin-day-ho Marcus Sherels... SHARE-els COACHES...PRONUNCIATION Tom Kanavy...ka-NAY-vee Fred Pagac...PUG-itch Mike Priefer...PREE-fer Pro Bowlers 9 Jared Allen Matt Cassel Jerome Felton Chad Greenway Greg Jennings Matt Kalil Adrian Peterson Kevin Williams Blair Walsh Coaches who played in the NFL 7 Jeff Davidson Leslie Frazier Jimmie Johnson Bill Musgrave Fred Pagac James Saxon Mike Singletary 60 & UP DT Kevin Williams tops the list of most games played as a Viking on the current roster with 168, but several others have logged 60 or more....gp (Starts) Kevin Williams (169) Cullen Loeffler (0) Chad Greenway (109) Brian Robison (52) Adrian Peterson (95) Jared Allen (94) Fred Evans (6) John Sullivan (75) Phil Loadholt (76) Jamarca Sanford (42) Letroy Guion (30) Erin Henderson (31) Toby Gerhart (6) WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

14 VIKINGS TEAM NOTES 2013 NFL STANDINGS AFC East Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. New England Miami New York Jets Buffalo AFC North Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland AFC South Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. y-indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville Houston AFC West Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. x-denver x-kansas City San Diego Oakland NFC East Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Philadelphia Dallas New York Washington NFC North Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Chicago Green Bay Detroit Minnesota NFC South Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. New Orleans Carolina Tampa Bay Atlanta NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Minnesota has 5 current players that have earned 12 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. Cordarrelle Patterson NFC Special Teams of the Week vs. GB (10/27/13) - Set an NFL record for longest kick return TD when with a 109-yard return. - Finished with 228 return yards, 2nd-most in franchise history. Adrian Peterson NFC Offensive of the Week vs. ARI (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. Adrian Peterson - Offensive of the Week - vs. ARI (10/21/12) - Had 153 rushing yards and 1 TD on 23 carries. - Averaged 6.7 yards per carry and caught 2 passes for 6 yards. Adrian Peterson - Offensive of the Week - vs. CHI (12/9/12) - Recorded 154 yards on a career high 31 rushing attempts while finding the endzone twice on a pair of 1-yard runs. - Ran for his 7th consecutvie 100+ yard game and recorded his Leagueleading 5th 50+ yard run. Blair Walsh - Special Teams of the Week - vs. JAX (9/9/12) - Went 4/4 on FGs of 20, 42, 55 and 38 yards was was 2-2 on extra points. The 55-yard kick sent the Vikings/Jaguars game to overtime. - Walsh connected on a 38-yard FG in overtime that proved to be the game-winning kick. Blair Walsh - Special Teams of the Week - vs. STL (12/16/12) - Went 5/5 on FGs of 50, 38, 42, 53, 51 yards was was 3/3 on extra points to give him 18 points against the St. Louis Rams. - Walsh made yard FGs (50, 53, 51) which is tied for the most in NFL history. Blair Walsh - Special Teams of the Week - vs. GB (11/24/13) - Went a perfect 4-for-4 on FGs, including a 47-yarder in regulation and a 35-yarder in OT. - Added 5 kickoff touchbacks, which tied a season high. Kevin Williams - Defensive of the Week - vs. JAX (11/28/04) - Finished with six tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery for a TD. NFC West Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div. Seattle San Francisco Arizona St. Louis x - clinched playoff spot y - clinched division WEEK 15 - EAGLES AT VIKINGS

15 VIKINGS 2013 TEAM NOTES SUPER MEN The Vikings have several players and coaches who have been to the NFL s pinnacle game, including Leslie Frazier who have played in the Super Bowl. 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 Greg Jennings, Green Bay (player)... XLV vs. Pittsburgh Desmond Bishop, Green Bay (player)... XLV vs. Pittsburgh FIRST ROUND FOCUS The Vikings feature 10 players on the roster who entered the NFL as 1st-round draft choices, 9 of which were selected by the Vikings. VIKINGS 1ST-ROUND TALENTS PLAYER, TEAM... SEASON, SELECTION Kevin Williams, Minnesota , #9 Chad Greenway, Minnesota , #17 Adrian Peterson, Minnesota , #7 Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay , #17 Christian Ponder, Minnesota , #12 Matt Kalil, Minnesota , #4 Harrison Smith, Minnesota , #29 Sharrif Floyd, Minnesota , #23 Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota , #25 Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota , #29 ALOHA VIKINGS The Vikings have 10 players who have earned a combined 25 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, 12 Jared Allen, DE, , 08, 09, 11, 12 Greg Jennings, WR, , 11 Chad Greenway, LB, , 12 Matt Cassel, QB, Jerome Felton, FB, Matt Kalil, T, Kyle Rudolph, TE, Blair Walsh, K, RECORDS OF TEAMS SINCE 1970 MERGER The Vikings 378 wins since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger rank 6th in the NFL over that span and trail only behind Dallas and San Francisco in the NFC. The Vikings have won 16 Division titles since the 1970 season, the 4th-most among NFL teams, and have made 25 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 ) San Francisco ) Minnesota Playoff berths by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger Team Playoffs 1t) Dallas t) Pittsburgh ) Minnesota ) San Francisco ) Miami...22 Division titles by NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger Team Playoffs 1) Pittsburgh ) San Francisco ) Dallas ) Minnesota ) New England...14 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 259 regular season and playoff games indoors, notching a record. In 2010 the team endured the loss of the final 2 home games of the season following the collapse of the Dome roof due to heavy snows and blizzard conditions. The Vikings played host to the NY Giants at Detroit s Ford Field and played the regular season home finale at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus when Chicago visited for a Monday Night Football matchup on 12/20/10. Ironically, the game was 29 years to the day since the last outdoor Vikings game in Minnesota, the finale at Met Stadium on 12/20/81 against Kansas City. Home records of NFL teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger Team Wins Pittsburgh Denver Miami Dallas Minnesota New England Green Bay San Francisco Vikings best home records- regular season Team Record w/playoffs w/playoffs w/playoffs w/playoffs

16 VIKINGS 2013 TEAM NOTES VIKINGS A RUSH Over the last 7 years the Vikings have led the NFL, rushing for 15,576 yards. The team s yards per game average ranks #1. Rushing Yards Per Game Team Yards Avg. Per Game 1) Minnesota... 15, ) Carolina...14, ) NY Jets...14, The team s 4.8-yard average is 1st in the NFL over the past 7 seasons. Highest Yards Per Carry Average Team Attempts Yards Avg. 1) Minnesota...3, , ) Philadelphia... 2, , ) Carolina... 3, , The Vikings lead the NFL with 455 rushes of 10+ yards since Rushes of 10+ Yards Team Rushes of 10+ Yards 1) Minnesota ) Carolina ) Philadelphia SPECIAL DELIVERIES The Vikings have notched 4 KO Return TDs and 2 PR TDs during the 3 seasons Mike Priefer has coordinated the Vikings special teams units, 3 players- Cordarrelle Patterson, Marcus Sherels and Percy Harvin have combined for the NFL Average Starting Field Position After Kickoffs Team Avg. Starting Line 1) Minnesota ) Kansas City ) Baltimore NFL Kickoff Return Average Team KOR Avg. 1t) Minnesota t) Baltimore NFL Kickoff Return Touchdowns Team KO Returns/TDs 1) Minnesota...154/4 2) Baltimore...136/3 3t) Denver...97/2 3t) San Diego...110/2 3t) Kansas City...126/2 3t) Tennessee...130/2 3t) NY Jets...155/2 HE S GOT THE MAGIC TOUCHBACK Blair Walsh s kickoff ability has earned him a spot in the Vikings record book. Most Kickoff Touchbacks in a Game- Vikings, Game Touchbacks Blair Walsh, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/ Blair Washington, 10/14/ Blair Walsh, vs. Detroit, 11/11/ Blair St. Louis, 12/16/ Blair Green Bay, 11/24/ Blair Walsh, vs. Cleveland, 9/22/ Blair Detroit, 9/8/ Blair Walsh, vs. Tennessee, 10/7/ Blair Detroit, 9/30/ Mitch Berger, vs. Jacksonville, 12/20/ Mitch Berger, vs. Chicago, 12/6/ Mitch Berger, vs. Green Bay, 11/22/ Mitch Berger, vs. Washington, 10/18/ Most Kickoff Touchbacks in a Season- Vikings, Game Touchbacks Blair Walsh, Mitch Berger, THE REAL CORDARRELLE DEAL Cordarrelle Patterson became only the 2nd Vikings player to score multiple KO return TDs in a season or career when he set a team and NFL record for longest KO return with a 109-yarder on the opening kickoff vs. Green Bay. Longest Kickoff Returns- Vikings, Game Yards Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/27/ t Cordarrelle Patterson, at Chicago, 9/15/ t Percy Harvin, at Detroit, 9/30/ t Percy Harvin, at Atlanta, 11/27/ Aundrae Allison, vs. Detroit, 12/2/ t Percy Harvin, at San Diego, 9/11/ t Percy Harvin, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/ t Lance Rentzel, vs. Baltimore, 11/14/ t Eddie Payton, vs. Oakland, 9/14/ t Clinton Jones, vs. NY Giants, 11/5/ t Percy Harvin, vs. Dallas, 10/17/ t 2013 Longest NFL Kickoff / Punt Return TDs, Team Play Cordarrelle Patterson, Minn. vs. GB (10/27) t KOR Knile Davis, KC vs. Denver (12/1)...108t KOR Cordarrelle Patterson, Minn. at Chi (9/15) t KOR Trindon Holliday, Denver vs. Philadelphia (9/29)...105t KOR Tavon Austin, St. Louis vs. Indianapolis (11/9)...98t PR Jeremy Ross, Detroit vs. Philadelphia (12/8)... 98t KOR Quintin Demps, Kansas City vs. Washington (12/8)... 95t KOR Micah Hyde, GB at Minnesota (10/27)...93t PR Dexter McCluster, KC vs. NYG (9/29)...89t PR Keshawn Martin, Houston vs. Oak (11/17)...87t PR Marcus Sherels, Minn. at NYG (10/21)... 86t PR Dwayne Harris, Dallas vs. Wash. (10/13)...86t PR 2013 NFL KO Return Average, Team KR/Yds/Avg/TD 1) Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota... 36/1,199/33.3/2 2) Dwayne Harris, Dallas...26/792/20.5/0 Vikings Kickoff Return Average- Season, Season Percy Harvin, yds Cordarrelle Patterson, yds Vikings Kickoff Return Yards- Season, Season Buster Rhymes, 1985 (rookie)... 1,345 Koren Robinson, ,221 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 (rookie)...1,199 Career KO Return TDs- Vikings KOR TDs Percy Harvin...5 Cordarrelle Patterson others tied with...1 Single Season KO Return TDs- Vikings, Season KOR TDs Cordarrelle Patterson, Percy Harvin, Fastest Scores in Vikings History, Game, Play Elapsed Time Percy Harvin at Detroit (9/30/12), 105t KOR...0:12 Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. Green Bay (10/27/13), 109t KOR... 0:13 Cordarrelle Patterson, at Chicgao (9/15/13), 105t KOR... 0:13 Napolean Harris, at Jacksonville (11/23/08), 27t FR...0:13 Travis Taylor, vs. New Orleans (9/25/05), 24t Pass...0:13 Longest Plays in NFL History, Game Play Cordarrelle Patterson, Minn vs. GB (10/23/07)...109t KOR Antonio Cromartie, SD at Minn (11/4/07)...109t missed FG return Jacoby Jones, Balt vs. Dall (10/14/12) t KOR Randall Cobb, GB vs. NO (9/8/11) t KOR Ellis Hobbs, NE at NY Jets (9/9/07) t KOR Devin Hester, Chi at NY Giants (11/12/06)...108t missed FG return Nathan Vasher, Chi vs. SF (11/13/05)...108t missed FG return Most Plays of 105+ Yards in NFL HIstory, Game Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota t KOR, 109t KOR Jacoby Jones, Baltimore, t KOR, 105t KOR Ed Reed, Baltimore, t INT, 106t INT

17 QUARTERBACK NOTES STARTING THE FULL SLATE Christian Ponder opened all 16 games in 2012, the 6th Vikings QB to start every game in the 16-game era. Ponder s 10 victories in 2012 ranks high highly among Vikings QBs in team history. His career starting record stands at Most Wins by Vikings QBs in a Season, Seasons Record Randall Cunningham, Brett Favre, Fran Tarkenton, Fran Tarkenton, Joe Kapp, Daunte Culpepper, Christian Ponder, Fran Tarkenton, Gary Cuozzo, Vikings QBs Starting all 16 games, Game Christian Ponder, Brett Favre, Daunte Culpepper, Daunte Culpepper, Daunte Culpepper, Warren Moon, Tommy Kramer, Fran Tarkenton, Career Starts by Vikings QBs Fran Tarkenton Tommy Kramer Daunte Culpepper Wade Wilson Brad Johnson Joe Kapp Warren Moon Christian Ponder...35 Rich Gannon Brett Favre TAKING CARE OF THE BALL Christian Ponder had 8 games during the 2012 season where he did not throw an INT, going 7-1 in those games. Ponder s 8 games without an INT ranks 2nd in Vikings history behind only Brett Favre in Games Without an INT by Vikings QBs, Season Brett Favre, (9-1) Christian Ponder, (7-1) Daunte Culpepper, (4-4) Warren Moon, (4-4) COMEBACK KID PONDER POWERS IT IN Christian Ponder has 4 rushing TDs in 2013, giving him 6 for his career- good for 5th place in a career by a Vikings QB. Career Rushing TDs by Vikings QBs Daunte Culpepper Fran Tarkenton Wade Wilson...9 Tommy Kramer...8 Christian Ponder... 6 Joe Kapp...5 Tarvaris Jackson...4 Joe Webb...4 BY LAND OR AIR Ponder s Touchdowns vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11*... 2 pass to V. Shiancoe, 24 pass to M. Jenkins at Carolina, 10/30/11*...19 pass to Peterson vs. Oakland, 11/20/11* pass to Harvin, 1 pass to Rudolph at Atlanta, 11/27/11* pass to Harvin vs. Denver, 12/4/11*...19 pass to Rudolph, 52 pass to Harvin, 48 pass to Harvin at Detroit, 12/11/11*...7 pass to Shiancoe, 6 pass to Harvin vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11* pass to Gerhart, 16 pass to Gerhart at Indianapolis, 9/16/12*...7 pass to S. Burton, 6 pass to Rudolph vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12*...1 pass to Rudolph, 23 run, 2 pass to Rudolph vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12*...10 pass to Harvin, 15 pass to Rudolph at Washington, 10/14/12*... 9 pass to Jenkins, 1 pass to Rudolph vs. Arizona, 10/21/12*...3 pass to Harvin vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12* pass to Harvin vs. Detroit, 11/11/12*... 3 pass to Wright, 20 pass to Rudolph at Chicago, 11/25/12*...2 pass to Rudolph at Green Bay, 12/2/12*...7 pass to Rudolph at St. Louis, 12/16/12*... 5 run at Houston, 12/23/12*...3 pass to Rudolph vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12*...8 pass to Wright, 2 pass to Peterson, 3 pass to Jenkins at Detroit, 9/8/13*... 4 pass to Peterson at Chicago, 9/15/13* pass to Rudolph vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13*...6 run, 8 run vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13*...19 run at Dallas, 11/3/13*...6 run, 31 pass to Rudolph vs. Washington, 11/7/13*...2 pass to Patterson, 28 pass to Carlson at Seattle, 11/17/13*...38 pass to Wright at Green Bay, 11/24/13*...12 pass to Ellison *start Ponder s Touchdown Targets Kyle Rudolph...13 Percy Harvin... 8 Adrian Peterson... 3 Michael Jenkins... 3 Jarius Wright... 3 Toby Gerhart... 2 Visanthe Shiancoe... 2 Stephen Burton... 1 Cordarrelle Patterson... 1 John Carlson... 1 Rhett Ellison... 1 Christian Ponder led the team to his 1st career victory at Carolina in his 2nd career start. The Vikings were tied with the Panthers in the 4th quarter before Ponder led the club on a 72-yard drive that resulted in a 31-yard game-winning FG. In the 2012 season opener, Ponder led the Vikings to a game-tying FG as time expired in regulation and guided the team down the field to set up a game-winning FG in OT Final Pre Drive Drive Drive Starting Last Drive Net Time of Date... Opponent...Score...Score... QTR... Start...End... Scoring Play... LOS... LOS...Plays...Yds...Poss. 10/30/11... at Carolina :53...2:47... Longwell 31 FG...MV15...CP :10 9/9/12... vs. Jacksonville OT :20...0:00... Walsh 55 FG... MV JAX : : :06... Walsh 38 FG... MV JAX :54 12/30/12... vs. Green Bay :54...0:00... Walsh 29 FG... MV GB :54 ^- drive started in 3rd quarter!- playoffs t- game ended in tie

18 QUARTERBACK NOTES DO CALL IT A COMEBACK Matt Cassel has led 10 career comeback wins in the 4th quarter or OT, including 4 in OT. Cassel entered the game vs. Chicago after an injury to starter Christian Ponder and led a comeback from a deficit in the 4th quarter. Cassel led the Vikings to 13 unanswered points in the final 7:41 of the 4th quarter and OT to get the win in the Vikings 2nd straight OT game. 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. 10/26/08... vs. St. Louis :57...3: pass to Faulk...NE 47...SL :44 Seattle :47...2: run by Morris...NE SEA :03 Washington :55...3: FG by Succop...WAS WAS :19 11/22/09... vs. Pittsburgh OT :00...8: FG by Succop...KC PIT : :35...4: pass to Charles... KC 9... PIT :41 Cleveland :12...7: FG by Succop...KC CLEV :31 10/31/10... vs. Buffalo :13...0: FG by Succop...KC 31...BUFF :13 Indianapolis :54...5: pass to Breaston...KC IND :39 10/31/11... vs. San Diego OT :44...5: FG by Succop...KC SD :28 New Orleans OT :46...6: FG by Succop...KC 47...NO : :33...0: FG by Succop...KC 38...NO :30 12/1/13... vs. Chicago OT :07...1: FG by Walsh... MIN CHI : :40...0: FG by Walsh...MIN 9... CHI :20 CASSEL CASHES IN CASSEL S TOUCHDOWNS GAME vs. Miami, 1/1/ pass to T. Dwight, 9 pass to B. Watson vs. Washington, 10/28/ run vs. Kansas City, 9/7/ pass to R. Moss vs. Miami, 9/21/ pass to J. San Francisco, 10/5/ pass to R. Moss vs. Denver, 10/20/ pass to Moss, 27 pass to Moss, 6 pass to Welker vs. St. Louis, 10/26/ pass to K. Faulk vs. Buffalo, 11/9/ run vs. NY Jets, 11/13/ pass to Gaffney, 10 pass to Watson, 16 pass to Miami, 11/23/ run, 25 pass to Moss, 8 pass to Moss, 29 pass to Seattle, 12/7/ pass to B. Oakland, 12/14/ pass to Faulk, 20 pass to Moss, 13 pass to Welker, 9 pass to Moss vs. Arizona, 12/21/ pass to Faulk, 11 pass to Welker, 76 pass to Moss vs. Oakland, 9/20/ pass to D. Philadelphia, 9/27/ pass to M. Bradley, 9 pass to B. Wade vs. NY Giants, 10/4/ pass to S. Ryan, 2 pass to B. Wade vs. Dallas, 10/11/ pass to M. Vrabel, 16 pass to D. Bowe vs. San Diego, 10/25/ pass to D. Jacksonville, 11/8/ pass to C. Chambers, 5 pass to C. Chambers vs. Pittsburgh, 11/22/ pass to L. Pope, 2 pass to J. San Diego, 11/29/ pass to C. Chambers vs. Cleveland, 12/20/ pass to C. Chambers, 12 pass to M. Cincinnati, 12/27/ pass to T. Castille vs. San Diego, 9/13/ pass to T. Moeaki vs. San Francisco, 9/26/ pass to McCluster, 45 pass to Bowe, 18 pass to Houston, 10/17/ pass to Vrabel, 17 pass to Bowe, 42 pass to Bowe vs. Jacksonville, 10/24/ pass to D. Bowe, 6 pass to Bowe vs. Buffalo, 10/31/ pass to D. Oakland, 11/7/ pass to V. Tucker, 20 pass to D. Denver, 11/14/ pass to Charles, 15 pass to Bowe, 11 pass to Bowe, 22 pass to Bowe vs. Arizona, 11/21/ pass to D. Bowe, 38 pass to D. Seattle, 11/28/ pass to Bowe, 36 pass to Bowe, 9 pass to Bowe, 6 pass to Moeaki vs. Denver, 12/5/ pass to L. St. Louis, 12/19/ pass to L. Pope vs. Tennessee, 12/26/ pass to Charles, 5 pass to Charles, 75 pass to Bowe vs. Buffalo, 9/11/ pass to J. San Diego, 9/25/ pass to D. Bowe, 1 pass to L. Pope vs. Minnesota, 10/2/ pass to D. Indianapolis, 10/9/ pass to Bowe, 16 pass to Breaston, 5 pass to Bowe, 11 pass to Bowe vs. San Diego, 10/31/ pass to J. Baldwin vs. Denver, 11/13/ pass to L. McClain vs. Atlanta, 9/9/ pass to K. Boss, 5 Buffalo, 9/16/ pass to D. Bowe, 2 pass to D. Bowe vs. San Diego, 9/30/ pass to J. Charles, 29 pass to D. Bowe vs. Oakland, 10/28/ pass to D. McCluster vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/ pass to G. Jennings, 16 pass to G. Jennings vs. Carolina, 10/13/ pass to K. Seattle, 11/17/ pass to J. Wright vs. Chicago, 12/1/ pass to G. Baltimore, 12/8/ pass to J. Simpson, 79 pass to C. Patterson vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/ pass to Jennings, 6 run, 5 pass to Patterson Total (91 passing, 5 rushing) CASSEL COMES THROUGH The Vikings turned to backup QB Matt Cassel to start the International Series game at Wembley Stadium against Pittsburgh (9/29) and he responded with one of the best debuts in club history for a QB. Cassel came into the Washington game on the final drive of the 3rd quarter and engineered a pair of FG drives in the 4th quarter to seal the victory. His performance against Philadelphia in the upset win marked the most offensive points scored by the Vikings in Metrodome history. The victory raised Cassel s career record to as a starter. His 79-yard TD pass to Cordarrelle Patterson marks the longest pass of Cassel s career. Passing TDs of 70+ in a Season by Vikings QBs, Season 70+ TDs Matt Cassel, Gus Frerotte, Todd Bouman, Warren Moon, Fran Tarkenton, Fran Tarkenton, Passing Yards in 1st Game Played by a Vikings QB, Game Yards Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chicago (9/17/61) Matt Cassel, vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13) Tony Adams, vs. Green Bay (10/4/87) Passer Rating in 1st Game Started by a Vikings QB, Game Rating Gus Frerotte, vs. San Francisco (9/28/03) Todd Bouman, vs. Tennessee (12/9/01) Matt Cassel, vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13) A RATIO TO RAVE ABOUT The Vikings have QBs on the roster that have posted 2 of the top 9 singleseason TD/INT ratios in NFL history. Vikings QBs Matt Cassel and Josh Freeman both enjoyed career-best seasons in 2010 with Kansas City and Tampa Bay respectively. Top Single Season TD/INT Ratios in NFL History (Min. 25 TDs), Team, Season Ratio Tom Brady, NE, /4 Tom Brady, NE, /8 Peyton Manning, IND, /10 Brett Favre, MINN, /7 Aaron Rodgers, GB, /7 Josh Freeman, TB, /6 Vinny Testaverde, NYJ, /7 Donovan McNabb, PHI, /8 Matt Cassel, KC, /7 Drew Brees, SD, /7

19 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES RUSHING TO THE TOP Adrian Peterson burst into 2013 with a 3-TD day at Detroit in the season opener, highlighted by a 78-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st offensive snap. The play marked the longest run by an NFL player on their 1st play of the season since the 1970 NFL merger. Since entering the league in 2007, Peterson has rushed for 10,070 yards and 86 TDs, both rank as the most in the NFL over the last 7 seasons Rushing Yards - NFL Rushing Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN... 10,070 2) Chris Johnson, TENN... 7,748 3) Frank Gore, SF... 7, Rushing Touchdowns - NFL Touchdowns 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Michael Turner, ATL ) Marshawn Lynch, SEA/BUFF ) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX Total Touchdowns - NFL Touchdowns 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Calvin Johnson, DET Rushing Yards Per Game - NFL Yards Per Game 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Arian Foster, HOU Scrimmage Yards - NFL Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN...11,765 2) Chris Johnson, TENN...9, Scrimmage Yards Per Game - NFL Avg. 1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ) Chris Johnson, TENN Career Rushing Leaders - Vikings Att. Yds. Avg. TD 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present...2, , ) Robert Smith, , , GLASS HALF FULL Peterson has rushed for 100 yards or more in a half 16 times in his career, 10 times in the 1st half, 6 in the 2nd half. 100 Yards Rushing In A Half - Vikings Games 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present (10 in 1st) 2) Robert Smith, Vikings Rushing Yards in a Half Adrian Peterson vs. San Diego (11/4/07) (2nd half) Adrian Cleveland (9/13/09) (2nd half) Chuck Philadelphia (10/24/76) (2nd half) Adrian Seattle (11/4/12) (1st half) Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago (12/1/13) (2nd half) Adrian Green Bay (12/2/12) (1t half) Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago (12/9/12) (1st half) Robert St. Louis (9/13/98) (1st half) Adrian St. Louis (12/16/12) (1st half) Adrian Chicago (10/14/07) (2nd half) Adrian Peterson vs. Indianapolis (9/14/08) (1st half) ABOVE THE AVERAGE Adrian Peterson has moved among the NFL s all-time greats in rushing average in his 7 seasons. Peterson s 98.7 yards per game ranks 3rd in NFL history among players with a minimum of 100 career games played. NFL All-Time Rushing Yards Per Game - minimum 100 games (Yards/Games) YPG Jim Brown (12,312/118) Barry Sanders (15,269/153) Adrian Peterson (10,070/102) NFL All-Time Career Rushing Average Leaders - RBs with minimum 1,000 att. Avg Jim Brown (2,539 att / 12,312 yds) Adrian Peterson (2,022 att / 10,070 yds) Barry Sanders (3,062 att / 15,261 yds) NFL Single-Season Rushing Average Leaders - minimum 200 attempts Avg. Jim Brown, 1963 (291 att / 1,863 yds) Jamaal Charles, 2010 (230 att / 1,467 yds) Barry Sanders, 1997 (334 att / 2,053 yds) Adrian Peterson, 2012 (348 att / 2,097 yds) O.J. Simpson, 1973 (332 att / 2,003 yds) ALL DAY AND GREATEST STARTS Adrian Peterson among the all-time leaders for RBs in their first 7 NFL seasons (charts courtesy of Stats, Inc.). Peterson can become only the 5th player in NFL history to amass 10,000+ yards rushing in their first 7 seasons. Most Rushing Yards in First 7 Seasons - NFL, Years Rushing Yards 1) Eric Dickerson, ,226 2) LaDainian Tomlinson, ,650 3) Barry Sanders, ,172 4) Emmitt Smith, ,160 5) Adrian Peterson, ,070 6) Walter Payton, ,608 7) Jim Brown, ,322 Most Rushing Touchdowns in First 7 Seasons - NFL TDs 1) Eric Dickerson, ) Emmitt Smith, ) Shaun Alexander, ) Adrian Peterson, t) Jim Brown, t) Eric Dickerson, Career Touchdowns by Active s TDs (rush/rec.) 1) Tony Gonzalez (0/110) 2) Adrian Peterson (86/5) 3) Larry Fitzgerald (0/87) 4) Antonio Gates (0/86) PETERSON S RECORD PACE With his 2,097 yards in 2012, Peterson now owns 5 of the top 7 single season rushing totals in Vikings history. Single Season Rushing Leaders - Vikings Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, ,097 2) Adrian Peterson, ,760 3) Robert Smith, ,521 4) Adrian Peterson, ,383 5) Adrian Peterson, ,341 6) Adrian Peterson, ,298 7) Michael Bennett, ,296

20 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES REACHING 100 Peterson holds the Vikings career record with 42 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, Detroit, 9/30/ vs. Arizona, 10/21/ vs. Tampa Bay, Seattle, 11/4/ vs. Detroit, Chicago, Green Bay, 12/2/ vs. Chicago, St. Louis, 12/16/ vs. Green Bay, Chicago, 9/15/ vs. Pittsburgh, Dallas, Green Bay, 11/24/ vs. Chicago, 12/1/ * NFL Record, # Playoffs Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings 1) Adrian Peterson ) Robert Smith...29 IN THE (END) ZONE Peterson matched his career-high in the 2013 season opener at Detroit with a 3-TD day. Peterson has 10+ rushing TDs in each of his opening 7 NFL seasons. NFL 2013 Rushing TD Leaders Rushing TDs 1t) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota t) Marshawn Lynch, Seattle t) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City t) Knowshon Moreno, Denver...10 NFL 2013 Leading Scorers, TDs TDs 1) Jimmy Graham, New Orleans (14 rec) 2) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City...13 (10 rush, 3 rec) 3t) Calvin Johnson, Detroit (12 rec) 3t) Marshawn Lynch, Seattle...12 (10 rush, 2 rec) 3t) Knowshon Moreno, Denver...12 (10 rush, 2 rec) 6t) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota (10 rush, 1 rec) 6t) Vernon Davis, San Francisco (11 rec) 6t) Julius Thomas, Denver (11 rec) 6t) Demaryius Thomas, Denver (11 rec) 200+ DAY BREAKS 10K Peterson broke the 200-yard plateau for the 5th time in his career, extending his own team record and closing in on the NFL mark. His 211 against Chicago also put him over 10,000 yards rushing for his career. Career Games with 200+ Rushing Yards, Years 200+ Games 1) O.J. Simpson, t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present t) Tiki Barber, Fewest Games to 10,000 Yards Rushing- NFL Games Eric Dickerson...91 Jim Brown...98 Adrian Peterson Barry Sanders YARD DASH Peterson already has 21 runs of 50+ yards in his short career, topping the team record held by Robert Smith (12) and tied the NFL mark with 7 in NFL Leading Rushers... Att/Yards 1) Lesean McCoy, Philadelphia /1,343 2) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota /1,221 3) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City /1, NFL Longest Runs... Yards 1) Terrelle Pryor (QB), Oakland vs. Pitt. (10/27)... 93t 2t) Andre Ellington (RB), Arizona vs. Atl. (10/27)... 80t 2t) Rashad Jennings (RB), Oakland at Hou. (11/17)... 80t 2t) Bobby Rainey (RB), Tampa Bay vs. Buff. (12/8)... 80t 5) Adrian Peterson (RB), Minnesota at Det. (9/8)... 78t 6) C.J. Spiller (RB), Buffalo vs. Atlanta (12/1) ) Chris Ivory (RB), NY Jets at Buff. (11/17) ) Randall Cobb (WR), Green Bay vs. Det. (10/6) ) Tavon Austin (WR), St. Louis vs. Chi. (11/24)... 65t 10) Marcel Reece (RB), Oakland vs. NY Jets (10/8)... 63t 11t) Michael Vick (QB), Philadelphia vs. KC (9/19) t) C.J. Spiller (RB), Buffalo vs. KC (11/3) t) Adrian Peterson (RB), Minnesota vs. Pitt. (9/29)...60t 12t) Ben Tate (RB), Houston vs. Tenn. (9/15) t) Eddie Lacy (RB), Green Bay at Dallas (12/15)...60 Career 50+ Runs - Vikings Yd Rushes 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ) Robert Smith, Career 70+ Runs - Vikings Yd Rushes 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ) Robert Smith, NFL 50+ Runs in a Season Yd Rushes 1t) Adrian Peterson, t) Barry Sanders, NFL 150+ Yard Games in a Season Yd Games 1t) Adrian Peterson, t) Earl Campbell, Top Rushing Games in NFL History...Yards 1) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. San Diego (11/4/07) ) Jamal Lewis, Baltimore vs. Cleveland (9/14/03) ) Jerome Harrison, Cleveland vs. Kansas City (12/20/09) Top Rushing Seasons in NFL History...Yards 1) Eric Dickerson, LA Rams, ,105 2) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, ,097 3) Jamal Lewis, Baltimore, ,066 4) Barry Sanders, Detroit, ,053 5) Terrell Davis, Denver, ,008 6) Chris Johnson, Tennessee, ,006 7) O.J. Simpson, Buffalo, ,003

21 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES ADRIAN PETERSON S LONG RUNS Peterson owns 3 of the 7 longest runs in Vikings history and is the only Viking with a pair of 80-yard runs in a single 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, at Green Bay, 12/2/ t 4t) Adrian Peterson, at St. Louis, 12/16/ t 6t) Adrian Peterson, vs. Detroit, 9/26/ t 6t) 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 longest career runs: Yards Game W/L 1t) 82t...at St. Louis, 12/16/12... W 1t) 82t...at Green Bay, 12/2/12...L 3) 80t...vs. Detroit, 9/26/10... W 4) 78t...at Detroit, 9/8/13...L 5) 74...at Seattle, 11/4/12...L 6) 73t...at Chicago, 10/14/07... W 7t) 67t...vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28/08... W 7t) 67t...at Chicago, 10/14/07... W 9t) 64t...vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12...L 9t) 64t...vs. San Diego, 11/4/07... W 9t) 64t...at Cleveland, 9/13/09... W 12) 61t...vs. Detroit, 11/11/12... W 13) 60t...vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13*... W 14) 59...vs. Chicago, 11/30/08... W 15) 58...vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09... W *International Series game in London Longest Runs in a Season Opener- Vikings, Game Run 1t) Adrian Peterson, at Detroit, t 1t) Robert Smith, at Buffalo, t 3) Dave Osborn, vs. San Francisco, Career Rushing Yards by Active NFL s Yards 1)Steven Jackson... 10,586 2) Adrian Peterson... 10,070 3) Frank Gore...9, RUSHING TD PLATEAU In each of his opening 7 NFL seasons, Peterson has rushed for at least 10 touchdowns, the 1st player in Vikings history to notch 7 seasons with 10+ TD and trails only 2 players in NFL history for the most seasons with 10+ rushing TDs. Tomlinson is the only other player to open his career with 7 straight seasons of 10+ TDs. Most Seasons with 10+ Rushing TDs - NFL Seasons w/ 10+ Rushing TDs 1) LaDainian Tomlinson, ) Emmitt Smith, , 94-96, ) Adrian Peterson, TOTAL NET YARDAGE LEADERS Peterson has moved into 2nd in club history for most combined net yards in a career. He currently has 11,934 career yards. Most Career Combined Net Yards - Vikings, Years Combined Yards 1) Cris Carter, ,410 2) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present... 11,934 TOPS IN TDS Through 102 career games, Peterson has 86 rushing TDs, the most in team history. He has 91 total TDs, the 3rd-most in Vikings history. Most Career Rushing TDs - Vikings TDs 1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present t) Chuck Foreman, t) Bill Brown, Most Career Overall TDs - Vikings, Years TDs 1) Cris Carter, ) Randy Moss, , ) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present ) Bill Brown, ) Chuck Foreman, ) Anthony Carter, ) Ted Brown, ) Sammy White, CENTURY MARK Peterson holds the Vikings mark for career 100-yard rushing performances with 42 in 102 career games and has added 1 in playoff action. Peterson had a streak of 8 consecutive 100-yard rushing games, a team record. Peterson led the NFL with 10 games over 100 yards during the 2012 season. Career Regular Season 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings 1) Adrian Peterson ) Robert Smith...29 Single Season 100-Yard Rushing Games - Vikings 1t) Adrian Peterson, t) Adrian Peterson, ) Robert Smith, t) Adrian Peterson, t) Robert Smith, Vikings Consecutive 100-yard Rushing Games 1) Adrian Peterson, 2012 (11/4-12/16) ) Robert Smith, 2000 (11/6-11/30)... 5 SINGLE-GAME RUSHING HIGHS Peterson owns 10 of the top 13 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) Adrian Peterson, at St. Louis, 12/16/12 4) Adrian Peterson, vs. Chicago, 12/1/13 5) Adrian Peterson, at Green Bay, 12/2/12 6) Chuck Foreman, at Philadelphia, 10/24/76 7) Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 8) Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 9) Adrian Peterson, at Seattle, 11/4/12 10) Adrian Peterson, at Cleveland, 9/13/09 11t) Robert Smith, at St. Louis, 9/13/98 11t) Ted Brown, at Green Bay, 10/23/83 13) Adrian Peterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 *NFL Record 60 GAMES IN THE END ZONE Peterson has scored a touchdown in 60 career games, closing in on 2nd place in team history. Most Career Games with a TD, Years Games w/ TD Vikings Gms 1) Cris Carter, ) Randy Moss, , ) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present

22 ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES PETERSON CLIMBING CAREER TD Adrian Peterson s 86 career rushing TDs is tied for 14th in NFL history and has achieved the feat in only 101 career games, the fewest games among the players in the NFL s all-time top 25 in rushing TDs. NFL Career Rushing TDs, Years TDs 1) Emmitt Smith, ) LaDainian Tomlinson, ) Marcus Allen, ) Walter Payton, ) Jim Brown, ) John Riggins, t) Shaun Alexander, t) Marshall Faulk, ) Barry Sanders, t) Jerome Bettis, t) Franco Harris, t) Eric Dickerson, t) Curtis Martin, t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present t) Priest Holmes, ) Jim Taylor, ) Corey Dillon, ) Ottis Anderson, ) Edgerrin James, ) Ricky Watters, ) Tony Dorsett, ) Pete Johnson, RUSHING TDS IN A 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. 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, t) Adrian Peterson, Most Combined Touchdowns in a Single Season - Vikings, Year TDs (Rush/Rec.) 1) Chuck Foreman, (13/9) 2) Adrian Peterson, (18/0) 3t) Randy Moss, (0/17) 3t) Randy Moss, (0/17) 3t) Cris Carter, (0/17) PETERSON AT THE QUARTER POLE 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. 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 LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego vs. Denver, 12/1/02 (2nd)... 3 Shaun Alexander, Seattle vs. Minnesota, 9/29/02 (2nd)... 3 Priest Holmes, Kansas City vs. Cleveland, 9/8/02 (4th)... 3 James Stewart, Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia, 10/12/97 (1st)... 3 Eric Dickerson, Indianapolis vs. Denver, 10/31/88 (1st)... 3 Leroy Kelly, Cleveland vs. NY Giants, 12/1/68 (3rd)... 3 Abner Hayes, Kansas City vs. Oakland, 11/26/61 (3rd)... 3 PETERSON S CAREER TDS Game, Date * Series Game at London Play vs. Atlanta, 9/9/ 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, 9/13/09 (3)...1 run, 1 run, 64 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/ run vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11 (2)...1 run, 9 run vs. Detroit, 9/25/ run vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 (3)... 4 run, 24 run, 14 run at Chicago, 10/16/ run vs. Green Bay, 10/23/ run at Carolina, 10/30/11 (2) pass from Ponder, 9 run at Green Bay, 11/14/ run vs. Oakland, 11/20/ run at Washington, 12/24/ run vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 (2)...3 run, 2 run vs. Arizona, 10/21/ run vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/ run at Seattle, 11/4/12 (2)...1 run, 4 run vs. Detroit, 11/11/ run at Green Bay, 12/2/ run vs. Chicago, 12/9/12 (2)...1 run, 1 run at St. Louis, 12/16/ run vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 (2)...7 run, 2 pass from Ponder at Detroit, 9/8/13 (3)...78 run, 4 run, 4 pass from Ponder vs. Cleveland, 9/22/ run vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 60 run, 7 run vs. Green Bay, 10/27/ run at Dallas, 11/3/ run vs. Washington, 11/7/13 (2) run, 1 run at Green Bay, 11/24/ run Totals...96 (91 regular season; 86 rushing, 5 receiving)

23 JENNINGS, ASIATA, CARLSON, PATTERSON NOTES JENNINGS JUMPS IN PATTERSON PILES UP YARDS Greg Jennings joined the Vikings as a free agent following a 7-year career with border rival Green Bay. During his tenure with the Packers, Jennings started 99 of his109 games in the regular season and 8 of 10 in the playoffs. His career highlight came in Super Bowl XLV against Pittsburgh when he caught 4 passes, 2 for TDs, en route to the Packers win. A Pro Bowl honoree in 2010 and 2011, Jennings had a career-best 12 TDs in 2007 and in He amassed 26 career 100-yard receiving games (23 regular season, 3 playoffs). NFL Receiving TDs TDs 1) Calvin Johnson ) Larry Fitzgerald t) Randy Moss (retired) t) Marques Colston ) Greg Jennings ) Brandon Marshall ) Antonio Gates...52 ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE Greg Jennings ability to make the most of yards after catch has given him one of the best receiving averages in the NFL over his career. Among players with at least 350 receptions since 2007, Jennings 15.1 yards per catch ranks 3rd NFL Receiving Average - min. 350 receptions Avg. 1) Vincent Jackson ) Calvin Johnson ) Greg Jennings NFL Receptions of 25+ Yards 25+ Catches 1) Calvin Johnson ) Desean Jackson ) Steve Smith ) Vincent Jackson ) Roddy White t) Larry Fitzgerald t) Andre Johnson t) Brandon Marshall ) Greg Jennings CARLSON COMES ON STRONG John Carlson has taken advantage of his opportunity for more playing time from 11/7 to 12/8 to rank among the NFL s leading TEs in receiving yards (283, #5). Carlson rose to the occasion after injuries depleted the Vikings TE group and responded vs. Washington (11/7) with a 7-catch, 98-yard day and scored his 1st TD as a Viking. Receiving Yards by NFL TEs - 11/7/13-12/8/13 Yards Charles Clay, Miami Rob Gronkowski, New England Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Garrett Graham, Houston John Carlson, Minnesota Carlson s Career-Best Games Rec/Yds/TDs at Dallas, 11/27/ /105/0 vs. Washington, 11/7/ /98/1 vs. St. Louis, 9/13/09...6/95/2 vs. Tampa Bay, 12/20/09...7/86/1 vs. San Francisco, 9/14/08...6/78/0 at St. Louis, 12/14/08...5/76/0 at Seattle, 11/17/ /69/0 vs. New England, 12/7/08...8/69/1 Cordarrelle Patterson notched his season-best day at Baltimore (12/8) with a 141-yard receiving performance against the Ravens, including a 79-yard TD with :45 seconds left in the game. He is poised to break the Vikings kickoff return yardage and average record NFL Total Net Yardage, Game Yards LeSean McCoy, Philadelpia... 1,850 (1343 rush, 507 rec) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City... 1,836 (1181 rush, 655 rec) Matt Forte, Chicago... 1,722 (1200 rush, 522 rec) Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota... 1,679 (50 rush, 430 rec, 1199 KR) 2013 NFL Rookie Receiving Yards in a Game, Game Yards Terrance Williams, Dallas vs. Denver Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota at Balt Total Net Yardage in a Season by a Vikings Rookie, Season Yards Percy Harvin, ,081 Adrian Peterson, ,021 Cordarrelle Patterson, ,679 Receiving Yards in a Game by a Vikings Rookie, Game Yards Sammy White, vs. Detroit, Randy Moss, at Green Bay, Paul Flatley, vs. Detroit, Randy Moss, at Dallas, Paul Flatley, vs. Baltimore, Randy Moss, vs. Green Bay, James Brim, vs. Green Bay, Cordarrelle Patterson, at Baltimore, Receiving Yards in a Season by a Vikings Rookie, Season Yards Randy Moss, ,313 Sammy White, Paul Flatley, Percy Harvin, Hassan Jones, Nate Burleson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Receptions in a Season by a Vikings Rookie, Season Receptions Randy Moss, Percy Harvin, Sammy White, Paul Flatley, Cordarrelle Patterson, DEBUT OF THE DECADE RB Matt Asiata made an impressive 1st career start when he got the call against Philadelphia, rushing for 3 TDs to tie a Vikings record and he became the 1st NFL player to score 3 rushing TDs in their 1st start since the 2000 season opener when Daunte Culpepper achieved the same feat. Rushing TDs in a Game by Vikings, Game TDs Matt Asiata, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/ * Adrian Peterson, vs. Arizona, 10/9/ Adrian Peterson, vs. Buffalo, 12/5/ Adrian Peterson, at Cleveland, 9/13/ Chester Taylor, vs. Oakland, 11/18/ Adrian Peterson, vs. San Diego, 11/4/ Adrian Peterson, at Chicago, 10/14/ Artose Pinner, at Detroit, 12/10/ Onterrio Smith, vs. Kansas City, 12/20/ Daunte Culpepper, vs. Chicago, 9/3/ * Herschel Walker, at Phoenix, 10/27/ D.J. Dozier, vs. Denver, 10/26/ Chuck Foreman, vs. San Diego, 11/23/ Chuck Foreman, at Green Bay, 9/15/ Clinton Jones, vs. Detroit, 11/15/ Tommy Mason, at San Francisco, 10/24/ *1st career start

24 VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES NOWHERE TO RUN The Vikings have given up a total of 9,286 rushing yards over the past 6 seasons, which is the 4th-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... 8, ) San Francisco... 8, ) Baltimore... 9, ) Minnesota... 9, Opponent Rushing TDs Team TDs 1) Baltimore ) Pittsburgh ) San Francisco ) New England ) Minnesota...58 Opponent Average Yards Per Rush Team Avg. 1t) San Francisco t) Pittsburgh t) Baltimore ) NY Jets ) Minnesota Opponent Rushes of 10+ Yards Team 10+ Yard Rushes 1) Pittsburgh ) San Francisco ) Baltimore ) NY Jets ) Cincinnati ) San Diego ) Miami ) Minnesota EVERSON S AUDIE-DACIOUS IMPACT DEBUT In his 1st career start at Green Bay (11/24/13) LB Audie Cole had a gamehigh and Vikings season-high with 18 tackles and posted a sack on the 1st play of the game when he corralled Packers QB Scott Tolzien. Cole, originally a 7th-round draft pick (#210 overall), had been a regular contributor on special teams during his rookie season in 2012 and during 2013 up until the Green Bay game when he replaced regular starter Erin Henderson. Cole posted a game-high 18 tackles and added his 1st career sack along withpressuring Packers QBs throughout the game. The Vikings held Green Bay to 3-of-16 conversions on 3rd down (19%), the lowest allowed by the club in Vikings Single-Game Tackles , Game Tackles Audie Cole, at Green Bay (11/24)...18 Erin Henderson, vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) Erin Henderson, vs. Green Bay (10/27) Andrew Sendejo, vs. Washington (11/7) EVERSON S HENDERSON IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS Vikings MLB Erin Henderson leads the team in tackles and showcased his big play ability with a 2.0-sack day and added an INT vs. Cleveland. Sacks in a Game by LBs in Vikings History, Game Sacks Lonnie Warwick, vs. Green Bay, 12/3/ Broderick Thomas, vs. Tampa Bay, 12/3/ Erin Henderson, vs. Cleveland, 9/22/ * Chad Greenway, vs. San Francisco, 9/23/ Ed McDaniel, vs. San Francisco, 10/24/ Ed McDaniel, at Green Bay, 10/22/ Carlos Jenkins, vs. San Francisco, 12/13/ Mike Merriweather, at Detroit, 10/22/ * Fred McNeill, at Green Bay, 9/27/ Fred McNeill, at Chicago, 9/9/ *also had INT in game SACKS COMING FAST The Vikings had 50.0 sacks in 2011, led by Jared Allen s The 50 sacks ranks 3rd in Vikings history and is the most since Over the seasons, the Vikings are 4th with 128 sacks NFL Sacks Team Sacks 1t) Cincinnati t) St. Louis ) Denver ) Minnesota ) Miami PLAYING TAKEAWAY The Vikings hard-hitting defense and special teams has helped the club rank among the NFL leaders in forcing and recovering fumbles in recent seasons. The VIkings have 40 forced fumbles and 34 fumble recoveries over the past 3 seasons NFL Forced Fumbles Team FFs 1) Chicago ) New England ) Cincinnati ) Denver t) Minnesota t) Jacksonville t) San Francisco t) Baltimore ) Tennessee NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries Team FRs 1) New England ) Chicago ) Cincinnati ) San Francisco t) Minnesota t) NY Giants ) Seattle ) Carolina ROBISON RAMBLES WITH RETURN Brian Robison notched sacks on consecutive plays at Dallas (11/3/13), the 1st player to do so since linemate Kevin Williams in Robison has posted 8 sacks in the past 7 games, dating back to the game at Dallas, and has 6 sacks in the past 5 games, notching a sack in the past 5 consecutive games. Robison is tied for the Vikings team lead with 9.0 sacks in 2013, setting a new career-high. If Robison and Jared Allen each notch 10+ sacks on the season they will be the 1st Vikings tandem to do so since 2004 when Kevin Williams (12.0) and Lance Johnstone (11.0) achieved the feat. Consecutive Plays with a Sack- Vikings, Game Plays Gary Larsen, vs. Detroit, 10/6/ Brian Robison, at Dallas, 11/3/ Kevin Williams, vs. San Francisco, 9/28/ several other players with... 2 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) Brian Robison, at Chicago, 9/15/ t 4) Jared Allen, at St. Louis, 10/11/ t Vikings Single-Season Passes Defensed by Defensive Linemen Team Passes Defensed 1) Kevin Williams, t) Brian Robison, t) Kevin Williams,

25 JARED ALLEN NOTES STACKS OF SACKS DE Jared Allen set a new Vikings record for single-season 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 5 straight seasons. Since entering the league in 2004, Allen has career sacks, leading the NFL in that span. Allen s 22.0 sacks in 2011 paced the Vikings as they tied for the NFL lead with 50.0 sacks, the 3rd-highest total in team history. Allen led the NFL in sacks in 2007 and 2011, giving him the chance to be the 1st NFL player to lead the League in sacks 3 times in a career. NFL Sack Leaders from 2004-present Sacks 1) Jared Allen ) DeMarcus Ware NFL Sack Leaders from 2008-present (since Allen joined Vikings) Sacks 1) DeMarcus Ware ) Jared Allen t) John Abraham t) Robert Mathis 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, BIG PLAY J.A. Jared Allen has made a habit of producing splash plays throughout his NFL career. He is tied for the NFL record with 4 career safeties, has scored 4 TDs- 2 on offense- and snared 5 career INTs. Allen s Safeties Game Play vs. Detroit, 10/12/08... sacked Orlovsky in end zone vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08... sacked Rodgers in end zone vs. Green Bay, 10/5/09... sacked Rodgers in end zone vs. Denver, 12/4/11...tackles McGahee in end zone Allen s Interceptions Game INT QB vs. Seattle, 10/29/ (3)...Seneca Wallace vs. Chicago, 11/19/ (-4)...Jay Green Bay, 10/24/ (4)... Aaron Detroit, 1/2/ (36t)...Shaun San Diego, 9/11/ (14)...Philip Rivers Allen s Touchdowns Game Play vs. San Diego, 12/2/ pass from Detroit, 12/23/ pass from St. Louis, 10/11/ t fumble Detroit, 1/2/ t INT return SACKS FOR THE 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 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 10 NFL Seasons, Years Sacks 1) Reggie White, ) Jared Allen, ) Derrick Thomas, ) Bruce Smith, ) DeMarcus Ware, ) Lawrence Taylor, ) Leslie O Neal, 1986, ) Richard Dent, Single-Season Sacks - NFL (since 1982), Year Sacks 1) Michael Strahan, t) Jared Allen, t) Mark Gastineau, t) Chris Doleman, t) Reggie White, t) Lawrence Taylor, t) J.J. Watt, Career Sacks by Active s, Year Sacks 1) John Abraham, ) Jared Allen, ) Julius Peppers, ) DeMarcus Ware, t) Dwight Freeney, t) Robert Mathis, 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

26 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...Andew 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... Washington, 12/24/11... Rex Grossman vs. Chicago, 1/1/12...Josh McCown vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12... Alex Smith... Detroit, 9/30/12...Matthew Stafford vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12...Matt Hasselbeck... Washington, 10/14/12...Robert Griffin III vs. Arizona, 10/21/12...John Skelton vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12...Josh Freeman... Green Bay, 12/2/12...Aaron Rodgers... Houston, 12/23/12... Matt Schaub vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12...Aaron Rodgers... Green Bay, 1/5/13...Aaron Rodgers... Chicago, 9/15/13... Jay Cutler vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13... Ben Roethlisberger... NY Giants, 10/21/13...Eli Manning vs. Washington, 11/7/13...Robert Griffin III vs. Chicago, 12/1/13...Josh McCown... Baltimore, 12/8/13... Joe Flacco vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13...Nick Foles Total (130.0 w/playoffs) FORCING THE ISSUE NFL Opponent Fumble Recoveries FRs 1) Rob Ninkovich t) Jared Allen t) Kerry Rhodes t) Stephen Tulloch t) LaMarr Woodley t) Brian Urlacher t) Jay Ratliff t) Bradie James t) James Anderson t) Julius Peppers t) Josh Wilson t) Chad Greenway t) Darnell Dockett t) Jonathan Vilma t) Bernard Pollard t) Ray Lewis t) Robert Mathis t) Charles Tillman t) Vince Wilfork t) DeAngelo Hall t) Jason Hunter t) Quintin Mikell t) Quentin Jammer t) Jonathan Babineaux NFL Forced Fumbles FFs 1) Charles Tillman ) Robert Mathis ) John Abraham ) DeMarcus Ware ) Osi Umenyiora ) Jared Allen t) James Harrison t) Tamba Hali...28 Vikings Career Forced Fumbles FFs 1) Chris Doleman, , ) Alan Page, ) John Randle, ) Matt Blair, ) Joey Browner, ) Ed McDaniel, ) Jared Allen, 2008-present ) Carl Eller, t) Jeff Siemon, t) Cedric Griffin, Vikings Fumble Recoveries in a Season FRs 1) Don Hultz, ) Alan Page, ) Fred McNeil, t) Chris Doleman, t) Joey Browner, t) Matt Blair, t) Jamarca Sanford, 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 has 9 fumble recoveries for his Vikings career.

27 VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES MILLENIUM MAN Vikings LB Chad Greenway joined elite company against Dallas when he became only the 7th player in Vikings history to notch 1,000+ career tackles and only the 5th LB in club history to reach the mark. Greenway is among the 2013 NFL leaders for INTs by a LB with 3 on the season. He joins only 2 other LBs in the NFL this season with 3+ INTs and 3+ sacks. The Vikings record for INTs by a LB in a season is 5, set by Rip Hawkins in LBs with 3+ sacks and 3+ INTs, Team Sacks/INTs LaVonte David, Tampa Bay...6/5 Karlos Dansby, Arizona /3 Chad Greenway, Minnesota...3/3 Vikings Career Defensive Tackles (not including special teams), Games Tackles Scott Studwell, LB, ,928 Matt Blair, LB, ,404 Jeff Siemon, LB, ,375 Alan Page, DT, ,118 Chad Greenway, LB, ,071 Tommy Hannon, S, ,056 Ed McDaniel, LB, ,020 Most Interceptions in a Single Game by a LB - 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) Rob Ninkovich t) Chad Greenway t) Bradie James t) Kerry Rhodes t) Brian Urlacher t) Julius Peppers t) Jared Allen t) Darnell Dockett...9 7t) Jay Ratliff...9 7t) Antonio Smith...9 7t) Stephen Tulloch...9 7t) LaMarr Woodley...9 7t) Quentin Jammer...9 Vikings Single-Season Sacks - Linebackers Sacks 1) Ed McDaniel, t) Broderick Thomas, t) Matt Blair, ) Chad Greenway, t) Ben Leber, t) Dwayne Rudd, t) Matt Blair, 1978, Vikings Career Sacks - Linebackers Sacks 1) Matt Blair, ) Ed McDaniel, ) Fred McNeill, ) E.J. Henderson, ) Chad Greenway, 2006-present ) Ben Leber, Vikings Career Interceptions by Linebackers INTs 1) Matt Blair t) Lonnie Warwick t) Roy Winston t) Rip Hawkins t) Scott Studwell t) Jeff Siemon ) Jack Del Rio ) Chad Greenway... 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. Consecutive Seasons Leading Vikings in Tackles Seasons 1) Scott Studwell, ) Chad Greenway, 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 Vikings Single-Season Tackles Tackles 1) Scott Studwell, ) Scott Studwell, ) Matt Blair, ) Scott Studwell, ) Scott Studwelll, ) Scott Studwell, ) Scott Studwelll, ) Chad Greenway, SAFETY FIRST Rookie Harrison Smith opened all 16 games in 2012 and set a new team mark for starts by a rookie safety. Smith matched a Vikings record with his 2nd INT-return TD of his rookie season vs. Chicago (12/9), a mark Dewayne Washington set in Smith was placed on injured reserve-recall after suffering a toe injury vs. Carolina (10/13). Most Starts by a Rookie Safety - Vikings, Year Starts 1) Harrison Smith, ) Chuck Lamson, ) Karl Kassulke, ) Orlando Thomas, INT Return TDs by Vikings - Season, Year TDs Jimmy Hitchcock, *Harrison Smith, Kevin Williams, Darren Sharper, *Dewayne Washington, Anthony Parker, Audray McMillian, Carl Lee, Rip Hawkins, INT Return Yards by Vikings Rookies- Season, Year Return Yds Dewayne Washington, Orlando Thomas, Harrison Smith, NFL INT Return TDs- 2012, Year TDs Charles Tillman, Chi, CB...3 *Janoris Jenkins, St. L, CB...3 *Harrison Smith, Minn, S... 2 Lance Briggs, Chi, LB...2 Demorrio Williams, SD, LB...2 Captain Munnerlyn, Car, CB...2 Chris Harris, Den, CB...2 Darius Butler, Ind, CB...2 *rookie

28 VIKINGS 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 is the longest-tenured Viking on the roster, playing in his 11th season with the club in Drafted #9 in the 2003 Draft, Willliams has seen action in 169 career games, all starts, with the Vikings. Williams 59.0 career sacks ranks #11 in NFL history by a DT, with 2.0 more sacks, he can crack the NFL s top 10 and tie Michael Dean Perry Sacks By Defensive Tackles - NFL Sacks 1) Justin Smith, CINN/SF ) Kevin Williams, MIN ) Cullen Jenkins, GB/PHI/NYG 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, DE, ) Jim Marshall, DE, ) John Randle, DT, ) Alan Page, DT, ) Chris Doleman, DE, , ) Jared Allen, DE, 2008-present ) Doug Martin, DE, ) Kevin Williams, DT, 2003-present ) Henry Thomas, DT, ) Keith Millard, DT, Most Career Passes Defensed by Defensive Linemen - Vikings 1) Kevin Williams, 2003-present ) Carl Eller, ) Jim Marshall, Most Career Fumble Recoveries by Defensive Linemen - Vikings 1) Jim Marshall, ) Carl Eller, ) Alan Page, ) Chris Doleman, , ) Kevin Williams, 2003-present WILLIAMS WRITES HISTORY DT Kevin Williams has 4 career defensive TDs, which is tied for the most defensive TDs (INTs and FRs) in Vikings history and he is the only non-db on the list. Williams needs 1 more to take over sole possession of the career record. Williams NFL TDs vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/ yard fumble return at Seattle, 10/22/ yard fumble return vs. Atlanta, 9/9/ yard INT return at San Francisco, 12/9/ yard INT return Most Career Defensive Touchdowns (INT-FR) - Vikings 1t) Kevin Williams, 2003-present (2-2)...4 1t) Antoine Winfield, (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 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, joining only a pair of Pro Football Hall of Famers for most career starts at DT by a Viking. Career Starts by Vikings DTs Starts 1) Kevin Williams ) Alan Page ) John Randle Career Starts by Vikings Defensive Linemen Starts 1) Jim Marshall, DE ) Carl Eller, DE ) Kevin Williams, DT ) Alan Page, DT TICKET CAN PICK IT WITH THE BEST Jared Allen and Kevin Williams have shown a knack throughout their careers for flustering QBs and making big plays. Williams put his name in the NFL record book when he tied For the most INTs by a DT in NFL history. NFL Career Interceptions By a Defensive Tackle Interceptions 1t) Kevin Williams t) Dan Wilkinson t) Darnell Dockett t) Dave Hanner t) Alex Karras t) Chester McGlockton t) Warren Sapp t) Randy Starks t) Henry Thomas... 4 Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Career - Vikings Interceptions 1) Kevin Williams ) Jared Allen ) Chris Doleman... 3 Interceptions By a Defensive Lineman, Season - Vikings Interceptions 1t) Jared Allen, t) Kevin Williams, t) Tim Newton, SECONDARY A PRIMARY FOCUS The Vikings defensive backfield has underwent a wholesale change in personnel over the past 2 seasons and has solidified a hard-hitting starting lineup between Jamarca Sanford and Andrew Sendejo at safety and Chris Cook, Josh Robinson and Xavier Rhodes at CB. Rhodes became just the 4th Vikings DB to be drafted in the 1st round in team history. Forced Fumbles by a Vikings DB, Year FFs 1) Jamarca Sanford, t) Joey Browner, t) Antoine Winfield, Vikings Career INT Return TDs, Season TDs Darren Sharper, Jimmy Hitchcock, Dewayne Washington, Audray McMillian, Joey Browner, Bobby Bryant, Ed Sharockman, Rip Hawkins, leading Vikings entering 2013 Harrison Smith, Kevin Williams,

29 VIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES THE BLAIR WALSH PROJECT Blair Walsh earned NFC Special Teams of the Week honors for his game at Green Bay (11/24) when he was 4-of-4 on FGs including an OT kick that tied the game and had 5 touchbacks. A week later, Walsh was in another OT game and came through with the game-tying and game-winning kicks on a 30-yard and 34-yard FG respectively, helping the Vikings erase a 10-point 4th-quarter deficit to get the win. The Bears game marked the 2nd time in Walsh s career he hit the game-tying kick and game-winner both. Walsh s Game-Winning FGs Kick Time Final 9/9/12 vs. Jacksonville...38 FG...11:06 OT /30/12 vs. Green Bay...29 FG...0: /1/13 vs. Chicago...34 FG...1:43 OT NFL FGs Made, Team FGs/FGs Att Justin Tucker... 59/64 Blair Walsh...61/68 Stephen Gostkowski... 61/ NFL FGs of 50+ Made, Team 50+ FGs Blair Walsh Phil Dawson...10 Justin Tucker NFL Longest FGs, Team FG Matt Prater, Denver vs. Tennessee (12/8)...64 Justin Tucker, Baltimore at Detroit (12/16)...61 Robbie Gould, Chicago vs. Cincinnati (9/8)...58 Mason Crosby, Green Bay vs. NY Giants (11/17)...57 Dan Carpenter, Buffalo vs. Carolina (9/15)...55 Garrett Hartley, New Orleans vs. NY Jets (11/3)...55 Graham Gano, Carolina vs. Atlanta (11/3)...55 Phil Dawson, San Francisco vs. New Orleans (11/17)...55 Blair Walsh, Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) others tied with FG of Longest FGs in Vikings History, Game Distance 1t) *Blair Walsh at Houston, 12/23/ t) Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/ t) *Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/ t) *Blair Walsh at Seattle, 11/4/ t) Ryan Longwell at Chicago, 10/14/ t) Blair Walsh vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/ t) *Blair Walsh vs. Green Bay, 12/30/ t) 4 others tied at FGs in a Season by Vikings, Season 50+ FGs *Blair Walsh, Ryan Longwell, FGs in a Career by Vikings 50+ FGs Blair Walsh, 2012-present Ryan Longwell, NFL Consecutive 50+ FGs 50+ FGs Blair Walsh, Robbie Gould, Tony Zendejas, NFL Single-Season 50+ FGs 50+ FGs *Blair Walsh, Minnesota, /10 Jason Hanson, Detroit, /8 Morten Andersen, Atlanta, /9 FGs in a Season by Vikings, Season FGs *Blair Walsh, Gary Anderson, NFL 50+ FGs in a Game FGs *Blair Walsh, Minnesota at St. Louis (12/16/12)...3 (50, 53, 51) Phil Dawson, Cleveland vs. Baltimore (9/27/12)...3 (51, 50, 52) Josh Scobee, Jacksonville vs. Baltimore (10/24/11)...3 (54, 54, 51) Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland vs. Houston (10/9/11)...3 (55, 54, 50) Connor Barth, Tampa Bay vs. Miami (11/15/09)...3 (51, 50, 54) Kris Brown, Houston vs. Miami (10/7/07)...3 (54, 54, 57) Neil Rackers, Arizona vs. Seattle (10/24/04)...3 (55, 55, 50) Morten Andersen, Atlanta vs. New Orleans (12/10/95)... 3 (51, 55, 55) *rookie LEFTY LOCKE POUNDS PUNTS Jeff Locke is the highest-drafted punter in Vikings history, drafted in the 5th round (#155 overall) and is only the 6th punter drafted by the team. Locke handled kickoff chores when Blair Walsh was hampered by an injury vs. Carolina and at NY Giants in consecutive games. He booted 1 touchback and had a 49.8 gross average on 4 punts on the day against Carolina. Vikings Rookie Gross Punting Average in a Season, Season Gross Avg. Bobby Walden, Jeff Locke, SHIFTY SHERELS Marcus Sherels joined rare company in Vikings history when he returned his 2nd career TD on a punt return at NY Giants in joining only David Palmer and Mewelde Moore to achieve the feat in club history. HIs 119 return yards set a Vikings record for a single game. Vikings KO and PR TDs in a Game s Game Marcus Sherels (77t PR), Percy Harvin (105t KR)...at Detroit, 9/30/12 Mewelde Moore (71t PR), Koren Robinson (86t KR)... at NY Giants, 11/13/05 Randy Moss (64t PR), Robert Tate (76t KR)... at Kansas City, 12/12/ NFL Punt Return Average, Avg. Tandon Doss, Baltimore Micah Hyde, Green Bay Marcus Sherels, Minnesota Single Season Punt Return Average in Vikings History, Season Avg. David Palmer, (26/342) David Palmer, (34/444) Marcus Sherels, 2013* (1.25 PR/game to qualify) (18/236) Career Punt Return Average in Vikings History Avg. Mewelde Moore David Palmer Billy Butler Marcus Sherels (83/800) Punt Return TDs in Vikings History, Game Yards Marcus Sherels, at NY Giants (10/21/13)...86t Marcus Sherels, at Detroit (9/30/12)...77t Bernard Berrian, at Arizona (12/14/08)... 82t Mewelde Moore, vs. New England (10/30/06)... 71t Mewelde Moore, at NY Giants (11/13/05)... 71t Nate Burleson, at Indianapolis (11/8/04)... 91t Randy Moss, at Kansas City (12/12/99)... 64t David Palmer, at NY Giants (9/29/96)... 69t David Palmer, at Detroit (11/23/95)... 74t Leo Lewis, vs. Atlanta (11/22/87)... 78t Charlie West, vs. Washington (11/3/68)... 98t Billy Butler, vs. San Francisco (9/29/63)... 60t Hugh McElhenny, at Chicago (12/17/61)... 81t Longest Punt Returns in Vikings History, Game Yards Charlie West, vs. Washington (11/3/68)... 98t Nate Burleson, at Indianapolis (11/8/04)... 91t Marcus Sherels, at NY Giants (10/21/13)...86t Bernard Berrian, at Arizona (12/14/08)... 82t Bob Grim, vs. NY Giants (11/5/67)...81 Hugh McElhenny, at Chicago (12/17/61)... 81t Leo Lewis, vs. Atlanta (11/22/87)... 78t Marcus Sherels, at Detroit (9/30/12)...77t IT S A SNAP FOR LOEFFLER Cullen Loeffler is the 2nd-longest tenured player on the Vikings roster and moved past Mike Morris for the most games played by a Vikings long snapper with 145 games at New York on Monday Night. His steady work has been key to some of the longest FGs and game winners in team history. Longest FGs in Vikings History, Game Distance Snapper 1t) Blair Walsh at Houston, 12/23/ Loeffler 1t) Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay, 10/23/ Loeffler 3t) Blair Walsh vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/ Loeffler 3t) Blair Walsh at Seattle, 11/4/ Loeffler 3t) Ryan Longwell at Chicago, 10/14/ Loeffler

30 VIKINGS EXTRA POINTS VOICES OF THE VIKINGS ALL THINGS 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 6th 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 2013 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 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 preseason radio and TV broadcasts with the team of Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber, a new TV show will debuted last 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 will return for its seventh season as the team s pregame TV show. Hosted by Paul Allen, GamePlan 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.

31 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: 27/46 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 YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Preseason Regular Season Playoffs (SB loss) (SB loss) (SB loss) (SB loss) Totals (.586) (.540) (.413) 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 (.394) (.000) (.386)