WEEK 8
ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-4) @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-1)
DATE: Sunday (10/30/22)
STADIUM: U.S. Bank Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Brad Allen
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Vikings lead all-time series, 15-12
STREAKS Vikings have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 9/19/21: Vikings 33 at Cardinals 34
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/14/18: Vikings 27, Cardinals 17
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK W 42-34 vs. New Orleans (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 1-0
PTS. FOR 22.3
OFFENSE 343.1
PASSING Kyler Murray: 184-281-1,667-7-4-83.7
RUSHING Eno Benjamin: 57-265-4.6-2
RECEIVING Zach Ertz (TE): 37-320-8.6-2
PTS. AGAINST 25.1
DEFENSE 359.7
SACKS J.J. Watt: 2.5
INTs Many tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE +5 (10/5)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 46.5 (37.9)
KICKING Matt Prater: 22 (4/4 PAT; 6/6 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB KYLER MURRAY had TD pass vs. 0 INTs for 100.4 rating in Week 7. Aims for his 5th in row overall & 5th in row on road with 25+ rush yards. Has rush TD in 2 of his 3 road starts this season. Completed 29 of 36 atts. (80.6 pct.) for 400 yards & 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 117.6 rating & had rush TD in last meeting.
• RB JAMES CONNER aims for his 12th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards.
• RB ENO BENJAMIN set career highs in scrimmage yards (113) & rush yards (92) & had 3rd-career rush TD last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had 10 catches for 103 yards in season debut last week, his 13th-career game with 10+ receptions & 38th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Had rec. TD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with TD catch. Had 5 rec. TDs in 5 road games last season & aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD catch.
• TE ZACH ERTZ has 6+ catches in 5 of his past 6 & aims for his 6th in row on road with 6+ receptions. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Min.
• DE J.J. WATT leads all active players with 183 TFL.
• DE ZACH ALLEN had TFL & PD last week. Is only DL in 2022 with 5+ TFL (5) & 5+ PD (career-high 6).
• LB ISAIAH SIMMONS (56-yard INT-TD) & CB MARCO WILSON (38-yard INT-TD) each had 1st career TD in Week 7 & became 1st pair of Az. teammate with INT-TD in same game since 2015 (Week 3: Justin Bethel & Tyrann Mathieu).
• S BUDDA BAKER had TFL & PD last week. Had FR-TD in last road meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with 8+ tackles & 2+ TFL.
• S JALEN THOMPSON had 2 PD last week & has 5 PD in his past 4.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK Bye (W 24-16 at Miami in Week 6)
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 0-0
PTS. FOR 23.2
OFFENSE 339.8
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 151-228-1,502-9-5-88.7
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 94-450-4.8-4
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 46-654-14.2-2
PTS. AGAINST 19.7
DEFENSE 384.5
SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 5.5
INTs Harrison Smith: 2
TAKE/GIVE +4 (10/6)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 45.0 (43.1)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 39 (12/14 PAT; 9/13 FG)
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 104.2 rating in Week 6. Has 833 yards (277.7 per game) & 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 101.2 rating in 3 home starts in 2022 & aims for his 4th in row at home with 250+ pass yards & 90+ rating. Had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 122.4 rating in last meeting. Has TD pass in 36 straight games, longest active streak in NFL & tied-6th longest streak all-time.
• RB DALVIN COOK had 4th rush TD of season in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD & 5th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. Had 148 scrimmage yards (131 rush, 17 rec.) in last meeting. Ranks 3rd among active players with 110.5 scrimmage yards per game.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 6 catches for 107 yards in Week 6. Has 18 career games with 100+ rec. yards, 3rd-most ever by player in 1st 3 career seasons (Odell Beckham Jr. & HOFer Randy Moss – 19). Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Had TD catch in last meeting.
• WR ADAM THIELEN had 51st-career rec. TD in Week 6 & surpassed Wes Welker (50) for 3rd-most by undrafted player since 1967. Had 11 catches for 123 yards & rec. TD in last home meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Az. with 5+ catches & rec. TD.
• DE DANIELLE HUNTER had 4th sack of season in Week 6 & aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 2+ TFL. Has 8 sacks in 4 career games vs. Az. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Az. with 2+ sacks & 5th in row overall vs. Az. with sack.
• LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH had 2 sacks, incl. 50th-career sack, in Week 6. Aims for his 7th in row with TFL & needs TFL for 4th-career season with 10+ TFL (2018-20).
• S HARRISON SMITH had 31st-career INT & 9th-career FF in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Az. with sack. Is only active player with 30+ INT & 15+ sacks (16.5).
