STADIUM: Empower Field Mile High
REFEREE: Ron Torber
DATE: Sunday, November 19, 2023
GAME TIME: 8:20 PM ET
NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) MIN: 81 or 226 DEN: 85 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: MIN leads series, 8-7 (DEN won 3 of past 4. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/17/19: DEN 23 at MIN 27.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Kevin O’Connell vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 19-8 (.704) Postseason: 0-1 (.000). Sean Payton vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 6-4 Reg. Season: 156-94 (.624) Postseason: 9-8 (.529).
MINNESOTA VIKINGS NOTES:
• QB JOSHUA DOBBScompleted 23 of 34 atts. (67.6 pct.) for 268 yards & TD pass vs. 0 INTs for 101.1 rating & had 44 rush yards & rush TD in Week 10. In past 2 weeks with Min., became 1st player ever with 400+ pass yards (426), 100+ rush yards (110) & 0 INTs in 1st 2 games with team. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rating & 5th in row with rush TD.
• RB TY CHANDLER had 1st-career rush TD last week.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 11 receptions for 134 yards & rec. TD in Week 10, his 4th-career game with 10+ catches & 4th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 9 of 10 games this season & aims for his 4th in row on road with 6+ catches. Leads TEs with 71 receptions & 681 rec. yards in 2023.
• WR JORDAN ADDISON (rookie) had 69 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Ranks tied-2nd in the NFL with 7 rec. TDs in 2023. Ranks 2nd among rookies in rec. yards (603) & tied-4th in receptions (45).
• LB DANIELLE HUNTER had sack last week. Leads NFL with 14 TFL & ranks tied-1st with 11 sacks this season. Has 6 sacks & 7 TFL in 5 road games in 2023.
• LB D.J. WONNUM had 5th sack of season last week. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 & has 5+ TFL in each of past 4 seasons. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• S CAMRYN BYNUM aims for his 3rd in row on road & 5th in row overall with PD. Leads DBs with career-high 83 tackles in 2023.
• S JOSH METELLUS has career-high 63 tackles in 2023 & is only DB with 5+ tackles in 10 games this season.
• S HARRISON SMITH aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. Had INT in last road meeting (10/4/15).
• CB BYRON MURPHY aims for his 3rd in row with INT. Ranks tied-4th in the NFL with 12 PD in 2023.
DENVER BRONCOS NOTES:
• QB RUSSELL WILSON completed 24 of 29 atts. (season-high 82.8 pct.) with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 117.4 rating last week, his 6th game with 100+ rating this season, tied-most in NFL. Has 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 115.8 rating in past 3. Has 11 TDs vs. INT with 108.7 rating in 5 home starts this season. Is 6-1 with 110.9 rating in 7 career starts vs. Min. Has 3+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 starts on SNF. Ties-3rd in NFL with 18 TD passes this season & 4th with 104 rating.
• RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS led the team with season-high 110 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 31 rec.) & had TD catch last week, 5th-career 100-yard game. Aims for 4th in row with 95+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row with rec. TD. Has 560 scrimmage yards (93.3 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 6 career games in primetime.
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON has TD catch in 6 of past 7 & in each of past 4 & can become 1st Den. player with rec. TD in 5 straight games since Julius Thomas in 2014. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had 5 catches for 113 yards in the last meeting.
• WR JERRY JEUDY has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 overall & in each of his past 3 at home.
• LB ALEX SINGLETON led the team with 11 tackles & had 1st FR of season last week, his 6th game this season with 10+ tackles, tied 3rd-most in NFL. Has TFL in 2 of past 3.
• LB JOSEY JEWELL aims for 6th in row with 5+ tackles & has 5+ tackles in each of 5 home games this season. Had FR in the last meeting.
• CB PAT SURTAIN II has PD in 2 of past 3. Had 6 PD in 5 home games this season, with PD in 4 of 5 games.
• CB JA’QUAN MCMILLIAN had 5 tackles & 1st-career FF & FR last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles.
• S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 5 tackles, INT & FF in Week 10, 2nd career game with both INT & FF. Aims for 3rd in row with INT.
