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VIKINGS TOP PERFORMERS VS. CHIEFS
Kirk Cousins (with Washington): 2 games (1 start), 21-of-40 passing, 279 yards, 2 passing TD, 91.6 passer rating
Stefon Diggs: 1 game (1 start), 7 receptions, 129 yards
Kyle Rudolph: 2 games (2 starts), 5 receptions, 53 yards, TD
Everson Griffen: 1 game, 1.0 sack
Danielle Hunter: 1 game, 4 tackles, 0.5 sack, FF
Eric Kendricks: 1 game, 10 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 PBU
VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. CHIEFS
Kyle Rudolph: posted 44 receiving yards in his third career start (2011)
Stefon Diggs: recorded first game with 100-plus yards in his second career game (2015)
Danielle Hunter: recorded first QB takedown in third career game (2015)
Eric Kendricks: recorded second sack and first pass breakup of career in fifth game (2015)
VIKINGS-CHIEFS SERIES NOTES
1. This will be just the 13th all-time meeting between the franchises that played their first seasons in 1960 (Kansas City in the American Football League) and 1961 (Minnesota in the NFL). The series includes Super Bowl IV on Jan. 11, 1970, which was the final one played before the AFL merged into the NFL.
The Chiefs claimed that game 23-7 but fell 27-10 in the 1970 season opener. The teams also met in the final football game at Metropolitan Stadium with Kansas City prevailing 10-6 on Dec. 20, 1981.
Most recently, the Vikings defeated the Chiefs 16-10 at the University of Minnesota on Oct. 18, 2015.
2. From 1991-2009, the Chiefs held training camp at Wisconsin-River Falls, allowing for some joint practices with the Vikings.
3. The Vikings and Chiefs also met on an international stage at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. Minnesota won the preseason contest 17-9 on Aug. 7, 1994.
Longest Vikings winning streak in series: 2 games (Sept. 20, 1970 through Dec. 14, 1974)
Longest Vikings losing streak in series: 2 games (three times; most recent was Sept. 23, 2007 through Oct. 2, 2011)