PRIMER: Minnesota Vikings (4-9-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-5)

Game: Minnesota Vikings (4-9-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-5)
Time: 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Paul Brown Stadium
Series Leader: Vikings, 6-5
Streak: Vikings have won four of the past six
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 7-15. Frazier: 9-4
Broadcast: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Rondé Barber, Kris Budden (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 138 (Min.), 92 (Cin.). XM: 225 (Cin.).
SB Nation: Daily Norseman
NFL.com: Game Center
Weather: 52 degrees and rain [Weather Underground]
Uniform: Black

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• The Bengals are undefeated (6-0) at home this season.
• Andy Dalton has 27 passing touchdowns this year, tied for a career-best.
• In his past two games, Dalton has five touchdowns and no picks for a passer rating of 101.5.
• The Bengals are 14-1 when Dalton has a passer rating of 100-plus rating.
• Dalton needs 351 yards passing to join Carson Palmer as the second player in franchise history to surpass 4,000 yards in a season.
• Running back Giovani Bernard leads all AFC rookies with 1,069 yards from scrimmage (653 yards rushing, 416 yards receiving).
• Running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 112 yards rushing on 17 attempts in his only game against the Minnesota Vikings.
• Wide receiver A.J. Green (3,675) needs 112 yards receiving to surpass Torry Holt (3,786) for second-most yards receiving yards in the first three years of a career.
• Wide receiver Marvin Jones has a career-high nine touchdown receptions.
• Jones is looking to generate a touchdown in this third straight game.
• Defense is allowing 19.6 points per game, second-fewest in AFC.
• Linebacker Vontaze Burfict leads the team with 151 tackles.
• Adam Jones posted his third interception of the season last week.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Quarterback Matt Cassel passed for 382 yards passing with a passer rating 116.6 rating last week.
• In his only meeting against the Bengals, running back Adrian Peterson posted 137 yards from scrimmage and two rushing touchdowns.
• Since entering the NFL in '07, Peterson leads the NFL with 10,070 yards rushing and 86 touchdowns.
• Running back Matt Asiata rushed for three touchdowns last week in his first career start.
• Wide receiver Greg Jennings had career-high 11 catches for 163 yards receiving last week, with a touchdown.
• Cordarrelle Patterson aims to score a touchdown in four straight games.
• Patterson is the only player in the NFL with a receiving (3) touchdown, rushing touchdown and a kickoff return for a touchdown (2).
• Wide receiver Jarius Wright had career-high 96 yards receiving last week.
• Since entering the NFL in '04, defensive end Jared Allen had a career-best 126 quarterback sacks.
• Defensive end Brian Robinson had eight sacks in past seven games.
• Linebacker Chad Greenway leads the team with 121 tackles.
• Linebacker Audie Cole has 41 tackles in his past four games.

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