Vikings-Chiefs Preview Capsule
MINNESOTA (6-2) at KANSAS CITY (5-3)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
OPENING LINE — Off
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Vikings 5-3; Chiefs 4-4
SERIES RECORD — Chiefs lead 7-5
LAST MEETING — Vikings beat Chiefs 16-10, Oct. 18, 2015
LAST WEEK — Vikings beat Redskins 19-9; Chiefs lost to Packers 31-24
AP PRO32 RANKING — Vikings No. 5, Chiefs T8
VIKINGS OFFENSE — OVERALL (3), RUSH (3), PASS (16)
VIKINGS DEFENSE — OVERALL (5), RUSH (7), PASS (8)
CHIEFS OFFENSE — OVERALL (5), RUSH (27), PASS (2)
CHIEFS DEFENSE — OVERALL (24), RUSH (30), PASS (11)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Chiefs beat Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl 4 on Jan. 11, 1970, final one played before AFL merged with NFL. … Minnesota fourth in NFL in points against (16.5) while Kansas City fourth in points scored (28.3). … Vikings defense has allowed one rush TD this season. … Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer 4-1 against AFC West. … QB Kirk Cousins set Vikings single-game record for completion rate (23 of 26) last week vs Redskins. … Vikings DE Danielle Hunter tied for third in NFL in sacks (10). … Vikings RB Dalvin Cook leads NFL with 823 yards rushing and 1,116 yards from scrimmage. … Vikings WR Stefon Diggs fourth in league with 706 yards receiving. He broke Randy Moss’s franchise record for three-game stretch with 452 yards from Week 6 to Week 8. … Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes missed last week’s game with knee injury. He has NFL-record 15 300-yard passing games in 24 outings. … Backup QB Matt Moore threw for 267 yards and two TDs last week vs Green Bay. … Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has receptions in 87 consecutive games. … Chiefs RT Mitchell Schwartz has played 7,798 consecutive snaps over 120 games. … Kansas City has had five players with multiple sacks over past two games. … Fantasy Tip: It could be good day to sit Chiefs WRs Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins given uncertainty at QB spot and fact Minnesota ranks eighth in league against pass.
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