WEEK 10
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-1) @ BUFFALO BILLS (6-2)
DATE: Sunday (11/13/22)
STADIUM: Highmark Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Vikings lead all-time series, 8-6
STREAKS Bills have won past 2
LAST GAME 9/23/18: Bills 27 at Vikings 6
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/19/14: Bills 17, Vikings 16
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK W 20-17 at Washington
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 0-0
PTS. FOR 24.1
OFFENSE 340.1
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 197-304-1,999-13-6-89.5
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 131-608-4.6-5
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 59-867-14.7-3
PTS. AGAINST 20.1
DEFENSE 368.1
SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 8.5
INTs Harrison Smith: 4
TAKE/GIVE +6 (14/8)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 46.3 (43.5)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 51 (18/21 PAT; 11/16 FG)
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 265 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ TD passes & 4th in row on road with 80+ rating. Has TD pass in 38 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has 615 pass yards (307.5 per game) & 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 110.3 rating in 2 career starts vs. Buf.
• RB DALVIN COOK had 1st rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road & 5th in row overall with TD. Ranks 2nd among active players with 110.1 scrimmage yards per game. Has 42 TDs (40 rush, 2 rec.) since 2019, 4th-most in NFL.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON 7 catches for 115 yards & had 20th-career rec. TD last week. Has 19 games with 100+ rec. yards, tied with Odell Beckham Jr. & HOFer Randy Moss for most by player in 1st 3 career seasons all-time. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 100+ rec. yards & 6th in row on road with 6+ catches.
• WR ADAM THIELEN has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 road games this season. Had careerhigh 14 receptions for 105 yards in last meeting.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 9 receptions for 70 yards in Min. debut last week.
• DE DANIELLE HUNTER had 2 sacks last week, his 10th-career game with 2+ sacks. Has 6+ sacks in 7 of his 1st 8 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack & 5th in row overall with TFL.
• LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH has sack in 3 of his 4 road games this season. Had sack in his last game vs. Buf. (9/9/18 w/ Bal.). Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
• LB JORDAN HICKS had 12 tackles & 2 PD last week, his 4th game with 10+ tackles in 2022.
• S HARRISON SMITH aims for his 4th in row with INT. Had sack & FF in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Buf. with FF.
BUFFALO BILLS
LAST WEEK L 20-17 at N.Y. Jets
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 1-0
PTS. FOR 27.5
OFFENSE 416.4
PASSING Josh Allen: 191-298-2,403-19-8-99.2
RUSHING Josh Allen (QB): 62-392-6.3-4
RECEIVING Stefon Diggs: 60-857-14.3-7
PTS. AGAINST 14.8
DEFENSE 299.6
SACKS Von MIller: 7
INTs Jordan Poyer: 4
TAKE/GIVE +1 (15/14)
PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 47.6 (42.3)
KICKING Tyler Bass: 62 (26/26 PAT; 12/15 FG)
BILLS NOTES
• QB JOSH ALLEN had season-high 86 rush yards & 2 rush TDs last week, his 6th-career game with 2+ rush TDs, 3rd-most ever by QB in 1st 5 seasons. Has 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs with 119.1 rating in 3 home starts this season. Passed for 196 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs & with 111.2 rating & had 2 rush TDs in last meeting. Has 2+ TD passes in 10 of his past 11 starts vs. NFC. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 19 TD passes & 4th with 2,403 pass yards.
• RB DEVIN SINGLETARY has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3.
• WR STEFON DIGGS led team with 5 catches for 93 yards last week. Aims for 5th in row with 5+ catches & 90+ rec. yards. Has 100+ rec. yards & TD catch in 3 of past 4. Has 358 rec. yards (119.3 per game) & 5 rec. TDs in 3 home games this season. Ties for NFL lead with 7 rec. TDs this season & ranks 3rd with 857 rec. yards. Had 365 catches, 4,623 rec. yards & 30 rec. TDs in 5 seasons with Min. (2015-19).
• WR GABE DAVIS has 206 rec. yards (103 per game) in 2 home games this season.
• TE DAWSON KNOX has TD catch in 2 of past 3.
• LB VON MILLER had sack & 1st FF of season last week. Has sack in 4 of past 5. Has TFL in 2 of 3 home games this season. Had sack & FF in his last game vs. Min. (12/26/21 w/ LAR) & has sack in each of 3 career games vs. Min. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Aaron Donald & Cameron Jordan) with 7+ sacks in 7 of the past 8 seasons.
• LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles. Has PD in each of 1st 2 home games this season. Had 10 tackles, TFL & PD in last meeting.
• DE A.J. EPENESA had 1st-career FR last week. Aims for 3rd in row at home with PD.
• S DAMAR HAMLIN led team with career-high 12 tackles & had sack in Week 9. Aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles.
