Friday, December 13, 2024

NFL Preview: Minnesota Vikings (7-2) vs Tennessee Titans (2-7)

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIN leads series, 9-5 (won 2 of past 3) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/27/20: TEN 31 at MIN 30 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES

Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 27-16 (.628) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)

Brian Callahan vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 2-7 (.222) Postseason: —

VIKINGS NOTES

• QB SAM DARNOLD needs 3 TD passes to reach 20 TD passes in season for 1st time in his career. Has 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating in 3 of his 4 road starts this season. • RB AARON JONES had 101 scrimmage yards (88 rush, 13 rec.) in Week 10, his 5th game with 100+ scrimmage yards in 2024. Needs 89 yards for 5th-career season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 7th in row on road with 95+ scrimmage yards. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 7 catches for 175 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Needs 55 rec. yards to surpass Torry Holt (6,784) for most rec. yards by player in his 1st 5 seasons in NFL history. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ receptions. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON led team with 8 catches & 72 rec. yards last week. • LB IVAN PACE had career-high 3rd sack of season & 2nd-career game with 2 TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN had 5th-career game with 2 TFL & 2nd sack of season in Week 10. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had career-high tying 6th sack of season & 2 TFL last week. Has career-high 10 TFL in 2024, incl. 4 games with 2+ TFL. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Had 2.5 sacks & FF in his last game vs. Ten. (12/17/23 w/ Hou.) & aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL. • CB BYRON MURPHY had career-high tying 4th INT of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row overall & 4th in row on road with INT. • S JOSH METELLUS aims for his 9th in row with 5+ tackles. • S CAMRYN BYNUM had career-high 3rd INT of season in Week 10. Has PD in 6 of his past 7. Aims for his 4th in row overall & 4th in row on road with PD. • S HARRISON SMITH had INT in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with 8+ tackles & TFL.

TITANS NOTES

• QB WILL LEVIS completed 18 of 23 atts. (career-high 78.3 pct.) for 175 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 127.4 rating & had career-high 41 rush yards last week, 3rd-career game with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs. • RB TONY POLLARD aims for 7th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards. Has 115+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Has 85+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 home games this season. Had career-high 189 scrimmage yards (career-high 109 rec., 80 rush) & 2 rec. TDs in his last game vs. Min. (11/20/22 w/ Dal.). Has TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Min. • RB TYJAE SPEARS led team with season-high 47 rush yards last week. • WR CALVIN RIDLEY led team with 5 catches for 84 yards & season-high 2 TDs in Week 10, 7th-career game with 2+ rec. TDs. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Had 60+ rec. yards & rec. TD in each of 2 career games vs. Min. Needs 17 rec. yards for 5th-career season with 500+ rec. yards. • WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE has TD catch in 4 of past 5. Aims for 3rd in row at home with rec. TD. • DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had 5 tackles & PD last week. Has sack in 2 of past 3. Aims for 4th in row at home with TFL. Had 5 tackles & sack in last meeting. • LB JACK GIBBENS led team with career-high 15 tackles in Week 10. Has 29 tackles over past 2 weeks. • LB ARDEN KEY aims for 5th in row with TFL. Has 2 TFL in 3 of past 4. Has FF in 2 of past 3. • LB HAROLD LANDRY aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Has 6 TFL in 4 home games this season with 2 TFL in 3 of 4 games. Had 5 tackles & PD in last meeting. • CB JARVIS BROWNLEE (rookie) aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of past 3. • CB ROGER MCCREARY had TFL & PD last week. Aims for 4th in row with TFL.

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