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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.
TEAM RANKINGS
OFFENSE | BENGALS | VIKINGS |
Total | 362.4 (10th) | 353.9 (13th) |
Scoring | 25.3 (11th) | 25.9 (8th) |
Third Downs | 39% (12th) | 39% (t-13th) |
Rushing | 111.6 (19th) | 128.0 (10th) |
Rushing TDs | 12 (t-15th) | 21 (1st) |
20-Yard Runs | 5 (t-27th) | 13 (5th) |
Passing | 250.7 (12th) | 225.9 (22nd) |
Passing TDs | 27 (8th) | 16 (t-27th) |
Sacks Allowed | 27 (5th) | 37 (t-15th) |
20-yard Passes | 49 (11th) | 52 (8th) |
DEFENSE | BENGALS | VIKINGS |
Total | 318.4 (6th) | 406.5 (31st) |
Scoring | 19.6 (6th) | 30.4 (31st) |
3rd Downs Allowed | 35% (7th) | 44% (31st) |
Rushing | 98.7 (5th) | 115.9 (20th) |
Rushing TDs | 5 (t-4th) | 13 (t-22nd) |
Passing | 219.6 (7th) | 290.6 (30th) |
Passing TDs | 20 (t-8th) | 32 (32nd) |
Sacks | 37 (14th) | 34 (t-17th) |
QB Rating | 78.9 (6th) | 96.3 (26th) |
Interceptions | 14 (t-12th) | 12 (t-20th) |
SPECIAL TEAMS | BENGALS | VIKINGS |
Kickoff Return | 25.6 (5th) | 25.2 (8th) |
Punt Return | 9.1 (15th) | 13.1 (2nd) |
Punting (Net) | 40.5 (8th) | 39.6 (t-16th) |
Punts Inside the 20 | 24 (t-12th) | 18 (t-28th) |