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Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
STL		 3
 17
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PHI
PIT		 14
 16
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MIA
CIN		 17
 13
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GB
IND		 27
 30
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CLE
NYG		 27
 41
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BAL
KC		 9
 6
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ATL
WAS		 24
 17
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TEN
MIN		 7
 30
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CHI
JAC		 41
 3
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SEA
CAR		 16
 12
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DEN
NE		 21
 31
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BUF
SF		 3
 45
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SD
NO		 24
 31
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HOU
NYJ		 23
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Vikings 30, Titans 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Chris Johnson Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 58 Javon Ringer Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 25 Kendall Wright Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
 WR 36 Nate Washington Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 7 Jared Cook Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 17 Rob Bironas FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  
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Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Christian Ponder Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 4 Adrian Peterson Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 57 Toby Gerhart Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11 Percy Harvin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 42 Jerome Simpson Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 70 Michael Jenkins Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 9 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 8 Blair Walsh FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Titans Have won 10 of past 13 on road vs. NFC... QB Jake Locker passed for career-high 378 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 113 rating in only start vs. NFC (vs. Det. on 9/23/12)... RB Chris Johnson posted season-best 141 rush yards last week. Has 29 career 100-yard rush games & Titans are 21-8 (.724) in such games. In 17 career games vs. NFC, Johnson averages 97.4 rush yards per game & has 17 rush TDs... WR Nate Washington averages 22.8 yards per catch in '12 (10 rec., 228 yards). Has 100+ rec. yards in 4 of past 6 vs. NFC... Rookie WR Kendall Wright has TD catch in 2 of past 3... Since '11, TE Jared Cook ranks 3rd in AFC among TEs with 959 rec. yards (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 1,587; AARON HERNANDEZ, 969)... G STEVE HUTCHINSON spent 6 seasons with Vikings (2006-11)... LB Akeem Ayers leads team with 44 tackles... KR-RB DARIUS REYNAUD is tied for longest KR-TD (105) in NFL in '12 (Percy Harvin).

Vikings QB Christian Ponder is only NFL starting QB with 0 INTs (123 att.). Has 97.7 rating with 4 pass TDs & has 1 rush TD... Since entering NFL in 2007, RB Adrian Peterson leads league with 7,084 rush yards & 66 rush TDs. Had 102 rush yards last week. Rushed for 2 TDs in last meeting. In 20 games vs. AFC, has rushed for 2,162 yards (108.1 per game) & 22 TDs... WR-KR Percy Harvin had 105-yard KR-TD last week & is 1 of 5 players in NFL history with 5+ KR-TDs in 1st 4 seasons. CB-PR Marcus Sherels had 77-yard PR-TD last week, 1st career TD. Vikings are 1st team in NFL history to record both KR-TD & PR-TD in same game 3 different times. Harvin ranks 3rd in NFL with 30 receptions. Since Ponder's 1st start (10/23/11), Harvin has 92 receptions, 4th most in NFL. In past 3 vs. AFC, has 26 catches for 344 yards (114.7 per game) & 2 TDs... DE Jared Allen has 34 sacks in past 29, incl. 22.5 in past 18. Since entering NFL in 2004, Allen has NFL-best 107 sacks. LB Chad Greenway had 11 tackles in last meeting. DE Everson Griffen & DT Letroy Guion each had career-best 2 sacks last week.


Results and Schedule
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NE H L 13-34 -21
2 2012-09-16 SD A L 10-38 -28
3 2012-09-23 DET H W 44-41 +3
4 2012-09-30 HOU A L 14-38 -24
5 2012-10-07 MIN A L 7-30 -23
6 2012-10-11 PIT H    
7 2012-10-21 BUF A    
8 2012-10-28 IND H    
9 2012-11-04 CHI H    
10 2012-11-11 MIA A    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 JAC A    
13 2012-12-02 HOU H    
14 2012-12-09 IND A    
15 2012-12-17 NYJ H    
16 2012-12-23 GB A    
17 2012-12-30 JAC H    
   
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 JAC H W 26-23 +3
2 2012-09-16 IND A L 20-23 -3
3 2012-09-23 SF H W 24-13 +11
4 2012-09-30 DET A W 20-13 +7
5 2012-10-07 TEN H W 30-7 +23
6 2012-10-14 WAS A    
7 2012-10-21 ARI H    
8 2012-10-25 TB H    
9 2012-11-04 SEA A    
10 2012-11-11 DET H    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 CHI A    
13 2012-12-02 GB A    
14 2012-12-09 CHI H    
15 2012-12-16 STL A    
16 2012-12-23 HOU A    
17 2012-12-30 GB H    

Injury Report
Tennessee Titans
Out  QB Jake Locker (shoulder)
Questionable  WR Kenny Britt (ankle)
 MLB Colin McCarthy (ankle)
 DE Scott Solomon (hamstring)
Probable  TE Jared Cook (shoulder)
IR  DE Dave Ball (concussion, 8/31)
 DE Keyunta Dawson (hamstring, 9/26)
 DT Leger Douzable (shoulder, 8/31)
 WR Marc Mariani (leg, 8/27)
 SLB Gerald McRath (knee, 8/23)
PUP  FS Markelle Martin (knee)
   
Minnesota Vikings
Out  SS Mistral Raymond (ankle)
Doubtful  MLB Marvin Mitchell (calf)
Questionable  WLB Erin Henderson (concussion)
 WR Michael Jenkins (ribs)
Probable  DE Jared Allen (groin)
 QB Christian Ponder (knee)
 CB Marcus Sherels (quadriceps)
 CB Antoine Winfield (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Offense 		 MIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.3 22.5 23.7 MIN
Rushing yards 68.8 122.8 109.9 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 3.96 4.09 MIN
Completion % 63.4% 68.3% 62.2% MIN
Passing yards 245.8 199.0 243.5 TEN
Passing yards per completion 10.92 9.48 11.06 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.92 6.47 6.88 TEN
Interceptions 1.0 0.0 0.9 MIN
Fumbles lost 1.0 1.0 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 1.5 2.0 2.3 TEN
3rd down conversions 31.9% 37.3% 37.9% MIN
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 60.9% MIN
Time of possession 25:11 30:03 30:18 MIN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Defense 		 MIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 37.8 18.0 23.7 MIN
Rushing yards 136.5 85.3 109.9 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.87 3.28 4.09 MIN
Completion % 75.3% 62.2% 62.2% MIN
Passing yards 285.0 228.3 243.5 MIN
Passing yards per completion 10.36 9.41 11.06 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.81 5.85 6.88 MIN
INT return 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.7 MIN
Sacks 1.5 3.0 2.3 MIN
3rd down conversions 45.5% 43.3% 37.9% MIN
4th down conversions 66.7% 40.0% 60.9% MIN
Time of possession 36:55 31:10 30:18 MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TEN   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.4 18.8 10.6 MIN
Yards per kick return 27.8 30.1 24.7 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 7.8 9.0 10.6 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 27.4 34.4 24.7 TEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TEN   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 5.5 6.5 MIN
Penalty yards 48.5 62.3 57.5 TEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Tennessee Titans vs. Minnesota Vikings
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 13 2001-12-09 TEN MIN 24-42 MIN
2004 7 2004-10-24 TEN MIN 3-20 MIN
2008 4 2008-09-28 MIN TEN 17-30 TEN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.