NFL GAME CAPSULE: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (2-4) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-0)
Regular Season: IND leads series, 17-9-1 (MIN won past 2)
Last reg. season meeting: 11/3/24: IND 13 at MIN 21
COLTS NOTES:
QB DANIEL JONES passed for season-high 269 yards & TD in Week 6. Has 210+ pass yards in 4 of his past 5 starts. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR led team with season-high 151 scrimmage yards (94 rush, 57 rec.) & had rush TD last week. Is 1 of 2 AFC RBs (Derrick Henry) with 7 rush TDs this season. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 80+ scrimmage yards. Has 2+ rush TDs in 2 of his past 3 on road. Can become 4th player ever under age 28 with 20 games of 2+ rush TDs. • WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with 8 receptions & 82 rec. yards in Week 6. Has 5+ receptions in 4 of his 5 games in 2026. Has 6+ receptions, 80+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Min. • WR JOSH DOWNS had 6 receptions for 60 yards in last meeting. • LB AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER led team with 9 tackles last week. Is 1 of 3 players with 7+ tackles in 6 games this season. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 on road. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had PD in Week 6. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 & PD in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Min. with sack. Had 6 tackles & sack in last meeting. • DT GROVER STEWART has 5+ tackles in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with sack. Had 4 tackles, 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. • DE JAYLAHN TUIMOLOAU had career-high 3 PD last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. • CB CHARVARIUS WARD aims for his 4th in row vs. Min. with PD. • CB SAUCE GARDNER has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with PD. • S CAM BYNUM had 1st INT of season in Week 6. Spent 1st 4 seasons (2021-24) with Min., totaling 337 tackles, 28 PD, 8 INTs, 5 TFL, 4 FRs, 3 FFs & 1.5 sacks. • S A.J. HAULCY (rookie) had 6 tackles last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of his past 3.
VIKINGS NOTES:
VIKINGS are 5-0 for 2nd time in past 3 seasons (2024). • QB KYLER MURRAY completed 24 of 30 pass atts. (80 pct) for 229 yards & TD for 109.6 rating & had 51 rush yards in Week 5. Ranks 4th among QBs with 3,286 rush yards since 2019. Has TD pass in 2 of his past 3. Had 245 pass yards & TD & rushed for 74 yards in last game vs. Ind. (12/25/21 w/ Ari.). • RB AARON JONES led team with 113 rush yards & had rush TD in Week 5. Aims for 5th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Had 82 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 18 rec.) in last meeting. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON led team with 6 receptions for 79 yards & TD catch in Week 5. Leads NFL with 8,738 rec. yards & ranks 3rd with 598 receptions since 2020, 2nd-most rec. yards under age 28 in NFL history. Had 7 catches for 137 yards in last meeting. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON ranks 4th among TEs with 456 receptions & 4,642 rec. yards since 2019. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 at home. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN led team with 9 tackles & had TFL in Week 5. Has 7+ tackles in 16 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. Had 13 tackles in last game vs. Ind. (1/6/24 w/ Hou.). • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had sack in Week 5 & has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5. • LB KYLE VAN NOY has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Had sack & 2 TFL in last game vs. Ind. (12/26/22 w/ LAC). Has 6+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 vs. Ind. • LB DALLAS TURNER aims for 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Ranks tied-3rd with 5.5 sacks this season. Aims for 5th in row at home with FF. • CB BYRON MURPHY tied career-high with 2 INTs in Week 5. Ranks tied-1st with 3 INTs this season. Had INT in last meeting. • CB ISAIAH RODGERS had PD in Week 5 & aims for 5th in row with PD. Had 88 tackles, 10 PD, 2 TFL, FF, FR & 3 INTs in 45 games with IND (2020-22). • S JOSH METELLUS had 5 tackles in Week 5. Has PD in 3 of his past 4.
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