TV: FOX (4:05 PM ET): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: SEA leads series, 12-6 (won 6 of past 7) Postseason: SEA leads series, 1-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/26/21: SEA 17 at MIN 30 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/10/16: SEA 10 at MIN 9
HEAD COACHES
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 32-16 (.667) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
Mike Macdonald vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 8-6 (.571)
VIKINGS NOTES
• VIKINGS clinched playoff berth for 2nd time in past 3 seasons (2022). • QB SAM DARNOLD has career highs in pass yards (3,530) & TD passes (29) in 2024. Is only player with 10 games of 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating this season & has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 5 of his 6 road starts in 2024. • RB AARON JONES had 106 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 20 rec.) & 5th rush TD of season last week, his 50th-career rush TD. Since 2017, is 1 of 3 (Alvin Kamara & Christian McCaffrey) with 50+ rush TDs & 20+ rec. TDs (20). Has 1,301 scrimmage yards (979 rush, 322 rec.) in 2024, his 4th-career 1,300- yard season & can reach 1,000 rush yards for 4th time in his career. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his 6 road games in 2024. Incl. playoffs, has 2 TDs in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Sea. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 7 catches for 73 yards & 8th rec. TD of season last week. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,243 rec. yards in 2024. Has most rec. yards (7,142) & 4th-most catches (474) by player in 1st 5 seasons all-time. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch & 4th in row with 7+ catches. Had 9 catches for 118 yards & TD in last meeting. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had 7 catches for 63 yards last week & aims for his 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD catch. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5 on road & 50+ rec. yards in 7 of his past 8 road games. Had 8 catches for career-high 179 yards & 2 rec. TDs in his only career game vs. Sea. (10/2/22 w/ Det.). • LB BLAKE CASHMAN had 3rd-career FR last week. Has 5+ tackles in 7 of his past 8. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL has career highs in sacks (9) & TFL (15) in 2024. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD had 11th sack & 4th FF of season last week. Has sack & FF in 3 of his past 4 & TFL in 8 of his past 9. • CB BYRON MURPHY has INT in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with PD. • S HARRISON SMITH had 2 PD last week & needs PD for 6th-career 10-PD season. Is only DB with 75+ tackles in each of past 9 seasons. • S JOSH METELLUS led team with 10 tackles last week, his 4th-career game with 10+ tackles. Has 5+ tackles in 12 of his past 13 games.
SEAHAWKS NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH ranks 2nd in NFL in completions (339) & 3rd in pass yards (3,623) in 2024, his 3rd-straight season with 3,500+ pass yards. • QB SAM HOWELL can make 1st start of season in Week 16. Has 4,139 pass yards & 28 TDs (22 pass, 6 rush) in 20 career games (18 starts). • RB KENNETH WALKER has 50+ scrimmage yards in 17 of his 20 career reg. season home games. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 90+ scrimmage yards. • RB ZACH CHARBONNET had 66 scrimmage yards (54 rush, 12 rec.) & 8th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 10 catches for 83 yards last week & is 1 of 5 in NFL with 3 games of 10+ catches in 2024. Needs 6 rec. yards for 1st-career 1,000+ rec. yard season. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. • WR DK METCALF can become 5th player ever with 50+ catches & 900+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 6 seasons. Had 6 catches for 107 yards & TD in last meeting & had 6 catches for 93 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last home meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Min. with 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards. • WR TYLER LOCKETT is 1 of 4 (Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins & Travis Kelce) with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 10 seasons. • DE LEONARD WILLIAMS has 8 TFL in his past 4 & aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Is only DL with 40+ tackles in each of past 10 seasons. • LB ERNEST JONES had 9 tackles & 1st FF of season in Week 15. Has 116 tackles in 2024, his 3rd-straight 100-tackle season. Has 8+ tackles in each of his 7 games with Sea. • CB RIQ WOOLEN aims for his 5th in row at home & 5th in row overall with PD. Is 1 of 5 with 10+ PD in each of past 3 seasons. • S JULIAN LOVE had 4th-career FR last week. Needs 6 tackles for 3rdstraight season with 100+ tackles. Has 4 PD in his past 4.
