TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIN leads series, 16-12 (won 3 of past 4) Postseason: MIN leads series, 2-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/30/22: ARI 26 at MIN 34 Postseason: NFC-D 1/10/99: ARI 21 at MIN 41
HEAD COACHES
Jonathan Gannon vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 10-18 (.357)
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 29-16 (.644) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 285 yards last week & aims for his 3rd in row on road with 275+ pass yards. Has 726 pass yards (363 per game) & 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) with 106.6 rating in 2 career starts vs. Min., incl. 325+ pass yards & 3 TD passes in each game. • RB JAMES CONNER needs 7 scrimmage yards for his 4th-straight 1,000-yard season. Is 1 of 2 RBs (Derrick Henry) with 5+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 7 seasons. • TE TREY MCBRIDE led team with career highs in receptions (12) & rec. yards (133) in Week 12, his 3rd-career game with 10+ catches & 4th-career 100- yard game. Can join Travis Kelce (10 games from 2019-20) as only TEs all-time with 5+ catches in 10 straight road games. Ranks 2nd among TEs in rec. yards (685) & 3rd in receptions (61) in 2024. • WR MARVIN HARRISON JR. leads all rookies in rec. TDs (6) & ranks 5th in rec. yards (546). • S BUDDA BAKER had 2nd sack of season last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Ranks 2nd among DBs with 107 tackles in 2024, his 5th-career 100+ tackle season. Is 1 of 3 (Zaire Franklin & Logan Wilson) with 7+ tackles in 11 games this season. Has 29 tackles (9.7 per game), 4 TFL & FR-TD in 3 career games vs. Min. • LB KYZIR WHITE had 5th TFL of season last week. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 overall & in 4 of his 5 road games in 2024. • LB ZAVEN COLLINS had career-high 4th sack of season & 2nd-career FF in Week 12. Has 3 sacks in his past 3. • LB JESSE LUKETA aims for his 4th in row with sack & 5th in row with TFL. • DL DANTE STILLS has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5 & has career-high 4.5 sacks in 2024.
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB SAM DARNOLD passed for season-high 330 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.1 rating in Week 12, his 8th game with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating this season, most in NFL. Has career-high 21 TD passes in 2024 & needs 283 pass yards for 2nd-career 3,000-yard season. Has 100+ rating in 4 of his 5 home starts this season. • RB AARON JONES had 129 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 23 rec.) & 3rd rush TD of season in Week 12, his 22nd-career game with 100+ rush yards. Has 1,083 scrimmage yards in 2024, his 5th-career 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ari. with rush TD. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON ranks 2nd in NFL with 939 rec. yards in 2024 & can become 4th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 5 seasons. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 6+ catches & 6th in row at home with 80+ rec. yards. • WR JORDAN ADDISON set career highs with 8 catches for 162 yards & had 4th rec. TD of season last week, his 3rd-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 7 catches for 114 yards last week, his 5th-career 100-yard game. Made NFL debut vs. Ari. (9/8/19 w/ Det.) & had 6 catches for 131 yards & rec. TD. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had career-high 9th sack of season last week & aims for his 4th in row with sack. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 14 TFL this season. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Had career-high 19 tackles & sack in his last game vs. Ari. (11/19/23 w/ Hou.). • LB JONATHAN GREENARD had career-high 4 TFL & 2 sacks in Week 12. Aims for his 7th in row with TFL & ranks tied-4th with 13 TFL in 2024. Has 7 sacks in 5 home games this season. • CB BYRON MURPHY had 2 TFL in Week 12 & has career-high 5 TFL in 2024. Had 34 PD, 9 TFL & 5 INTs in 56 games (2019-22) with Ari. • S HARRISON SMITH led team with season-high 11 tackles last week.
