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Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
SD		 13
 31
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ARI
GB		 17
 31
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MIA
IND		 20
 23
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DET
JAC		 31
 14
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DEN
CIN		 31
 23
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CHI
TEN		 51
 20
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CAR
WAS		 21
 13
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BUF
HOU		 9
 21
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BAL
CLE		 25
 15
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MIN
SEA		 20
 30
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TB
OAK		 42
 32
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PIT
NYG		 24
 20
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DAL
ATL		 13
 19
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PHI
NO		 13
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Seahawks 17, Vikings 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Christian Ponder Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 9 Adrian Peterson Rush: 90, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 47 Toby Gerhart Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 8 Percy Harvin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 57 Michael Jenkins Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 63 Jerome Simpson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 18 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 12 Blair Walsh FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 6 Defense / ST  
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Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Russell Wilson Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 8 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 43 Robert Turbin Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 38 Sidney Rice Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 47 Golden Tate Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 72 Braylon Edwards Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 26 Zach Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 23 Steve Hauschka FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings QB Christian Ponder aims for 5th win in past 7 starts... Since 2007, RB Adrian Peterson leads NFL with 7,527 rush yards & 68 rush TDs. Peterson (7,527) now has more rush yards than Pro Football HOFer JIM BROWN (7,459) through 1st 6 NFL seasons. Aims for 3rd in row with 120+ rush yards & TD. Has 30 career 100-yard rush games, most in franchise history... WR-KR Percy Harvin & HOFer GALE SAYERS are only players in NFL history w/ 20+ scrim. TDs & 5 KR-TDs in 1st 4 seasons. Harvin, Sayers & TIMMY BROWN are only players in NFL history w/ rush, rec. & KR TD in 3 consecutive seasons. Since Ponder's 1st start (10/23/11), Harvin has 122 receptions, 2nd most in NFL. Aims for 5th in row w 100+ rec. yards or rec. TD. Had TD catch in last meeting... DE Jared Allen has 7 sacks in past 6 & aims for 7th in row with sack. Has 39 sacks in past 33. Since entering NFL in 2004, Allen has NFL-best 112 sacks. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 81 tackles... Rookie K Blair Walsh has converted 17 of 18 FGs, incl. 4 of 4 from 50+ yards.

Seahawks Rookie QB Russell Wilson passed for 236 yards & 2 TDs for 96.8 rating last week. Leads all rookies with 10 TD passes & is tied for most wins by starting rookie QB (4)... RB Marshawn Lynch ranks 2nd in NFL with 757 rush yards. Has 85+ rush yards in 15 of past 17. Since Nov. 2011, leads NFL with 1,698 rush yards. Rushed for 105 yards last week, incl. career-long 77-yard TD. RB-PR-KR Leon Washington ranks 2nd in NFC with 29.8 KR avg...WR Sidney Rice was Vikings' 2nd-round draft pick in 2007 & spent 4 seasons with club (2007-10). Has TD in 2 of past 3. WR Golden Tate has 20+ yard catch in 5 of past 6 at home. Last week, TE Zach Miller had 1st TD catch with Seahawks... Rush defense (84.9 yards per game) ranks 2nd in NFC. DE Chris Clemons has 13 sacks in past 15. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. Rookie DE Bruce Irvin leads NFC rookies w/ 4.5 sacks. LB Leroy Hill had 1 sack & FF in last home meeting. Posted 1st sack of season last week. S Earl Thomas has INT in 2 of past 3.


Results and Schedule
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 L 26-38 -12
7 2012-10-21 ARI H W 21-14 +7
8 2012-10-25 TB H L 17-36 -19
9 2012-11-04 SEA A L 20-30 -10
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    
   
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 ARI A L 16-20 -4
2 2012-09-16 DAL H W 27-7 +20
3 2012-09-24 GB H W 14-12 +2
4 2012-09-30 STL A L 13-19 -6
5 2012-10-07 CAR A W 16-12 +4
6 2012-10-14 NE H W 24-23 +1
7 2012-10-18 SF A L 6-13 -7
8 2012-10-28 DET A L 24-28 -4
9 2012-11-04 MIN H W 30-20 +10
10 2012-11-11 NYJ H    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 MIA A    
13 2012-12-02 CHI A    
14 2012-12-09 ARI H    
15 2012-12-16 BUF A    
16 2012-12-23 SF H    
17 2012-12-30 STL H    

Injury Report
Minnesota Vikings
Out  TE John Carlson (concussion)
Questionable  SS Mistral Raymond (ankle)
Probable  DT Fred Evans (knee)
 DT Letroy Guion (ribs)
 WR Percy Harvin (hamstring)
 WLB Erin Henderson (elbow)
 RB Adrian Peterson (ankle)
 QB Christian Ponder (knee)
 CB Antoine Winfield (knee)
IR  CB Chris Cook (arm, 10/26)
   
Seattle Seahawks
Out  WR Braylon Edwards (knee)
 DT Jason Jones (ankle)
Questionable  DE Greg Scruggs (oblique)
Probable  WR Doug Baldwin (ankle)
 RB Marshawn Lynch (back)
IR  WR Ben Obomanu (wrist, 10/30)
PUP  CB Walter Thurmond (leg)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Offense 		 SEA
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.8 16.8 22.3 MIN
Rushing yards 144.8 123.5 114.4 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.93 4.41 4.25 MIN
Completion % 62.0% 61.5% 61.5% MIN
Passing yards 196.3 175.8 239.6 MIN
Passing yards per completion 9.31 11.43 10.84 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 5.78 7.03 6.67 SEA
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 0.9 SEA
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.5 0.7 SEA
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.8 2.3 SEA
3rd down conversions 35.1% 32.4% 38.7% MIN
4th down conversions 75.0% 50.0% 55.2% MIN
Time of possession 29:38 27:34 29:58 MIN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Defense 		 SEA
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.0 16.8 22.3 SEA
Rushing yards 107.3 84.3 114.4 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.20 3.99 4.25 SEA
Completion % 63.2% 60.7% 61.5% SEA
Passing yards 223.3 216.0 239.6 SEA
Passing yards per completion 9.42 9.78 10.84 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.95 5.94 6.67 SEA
INT return 0.8 0.8 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.7 MIN
Sacks 2.8 2.5 2.3 MIN
3rd down conversions 43.0% 44.0% 38.7% MIN
4th down conversions 37.5% 33.3% 55.2% SEA
Time of possession 30:22 32:26 29:58 MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIN   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.1 6.8 8.3 MIN
Yards per kick return 33.9 22.3 24.5 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 6.2 14.4 8.3 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 38.1 19.9 24.5 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIN   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 4.8 6.3 SEA
Penalty yards 39.0 43.8 53.6 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 4 2002-09-29 MIN SEA 23-48 SEA
2003 14 2003-12-07 SEA MIN 7-34 MIN
2004 14 2004-12-12 SEA MIN 27-23 SEA
2006 7 2006-10-22 MIN SEA 31-13 MIN
2009 11 2009-11-22 SEA MIN 9-35 MIN

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.