TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIN leads series, 20-11 (won 5 of past 6) Postseason: Series tied, 1-1
The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/5/23: MIN 31 at ATL 28 Postseason: NFC-C 1/17/99: ATL 30 at MIN 27
HEAD COACHES
Raheem Morris vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 27-44 (.380)
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 30-16 (.652) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
FALCONS NOTES
QB KIRK COUSINS has 3,052 pass yards in 2024, his 9th-career 3,000-yard season. Passed for 23,265 yards & 171 TDs with 101.2 rating in 88 starts over 6 seasons (2018- 23) with Min., 2nd-most TD passes & 3rd-most pass yards in franchise history. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON had 6 catches, 135 scrimmage yards (102 rush, 33 rec.) & 7th rush TD of season last week, his 5th-career game with 100+ rush yards. Ranks 3rd among RBs with 51 catches & ranks 4th in NFL with 1,277 scrimmage yards in 2024. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7. • RB TYLER ALLGEIER had rush TD in last meeting. • WR DRAKE LONDON had team-high 9 catches for 86 yards last week. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 on road. Is 1 of 2 in NFC (Amon-Ra St. Brown) with 70+ catches (70) & 5+ rec. TDs (6) in 2024. • WR DARNELL MOONEY has 51 catches in 2024, his 3rd-career 50+ catch season. Has 85+ rec. yards in 3 of his 5 road games this season. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his 4 career games at Min. • TE KYLE PITTS has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. • S JESSIE BATES has PD in 4 of his past 5. Has 72 tackles in 2024 & is 1 of 4 DBs (Budda Baker, Kevin Byard & Harrison Smith) with 70+ tackles in each of past 7 seasons. • S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 5th PD of season last week & has 5+ PD in 7 of his 9 career seasons. Had 3 PD in his last game vs. Min. (11/19/23 w/ Den). • DL GRADY JARRETT has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. Min. • LB KADEN ELLISS had 2nd sack of season last week. Has 4 TFL in his past 4. Has 102 tackles in 2024, his 2nd-straight 100+ tackle season. • CB A.J. TERRELL had TFL & 5th PD of season last week, his 5th-straight season with 5+ PD. Had 2 TFL in last meeting
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB SAM DARNOLD had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111.6 rating last week, his 9th game with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2024, most in NFL. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ TD passes, 0 INTs & 100+ rating. Has career-high 23 TD passes in 2024. Has 2,952 pass yards this season & can set new career high in pass yards (3,024 in 2019 with NYJ). • RB AARON JONES had 20th-career rec. TD last week. Has 1,111 scrimmage yards in 2024, his 5th-career season with 1,100+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,038 rec. yards in 2024 & became 4th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 5 career seasons. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 6+ catches & 7th in row at home with 80+ rec. yards. Had 9 catches for 166 yards & 2 TDs in last home meeting. • WR JORDAN ADDISON aims for his 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN led team with 11 tackles last week, his 7th-career game with 10+ tackles. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Had 2 TFL in last meeting (10/8/23 w/ Hou.). • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL leads NFC with career-high 15 TFL & aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 & has career-high 9 sacks in 2024. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD had 10th sack & career-high 3rd FF of season last week. Aims for his 8th in row with TFL & ranks 2nd in NFC with 14 TFL in 2024. • CB BYRON MURPHY had 5th-career game with 3 PD & career-high 5th INT of season last week. Is 1st player since 2017 (Harrison Smith) with 5+ INTs (5), 5+ TFL (5) & 10+ PD (11) in single season. • S HARRISON SMITH is 1 of 3 with 50+ tackles in each of past 13 seasons. • S JOSH METELLUS &S CAMRYN BYNUM each had season-high 10 tackles last week.
