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The practices for the 2020 Reese's Senior Bowl rolled on in spite of bad weather that forced a change in locale. Instead of Ladd-Peebles Stadium, the site of Saturday's 71st edition of the college all-star game, the sessions were moved under a pavilion at the University of South Alabama...

Notable Number 81.3 — Rudolph caught 39 of 48 targets in 2019. His reception percentage of 81.3 was second-best among qualifying tight ends in the NFL behind Jets TE Ryan Griffin (34 of 41). The next-closest was Tennessee's Jonnu Smith (79.5). Memorable Moment(s) Minnesota's tight ends...

Hunter (second career Pro Bowl), Smith (fifth), quarterback Kirk Cousins (second), defensive end Everson Griffen (fourth) and cornerback Xavier Rhodes (third) also have shared advice with the Pro Bowl newbies on how to best capitalize on the week. "I tell them just to go have fun. It's all...

Here are three special teams stats that were solid in 2019: 1. 22 in a row Including the playoffs, Bailey made his final 22 field goal attempts to close his ninth pro season and second in Minnesota. The successful stretch began in Week 8 against Washington when he went 4-for-4 on field...

3. Shutting down in the red zone Teams had a little easier time moving the ball against Minnesota than in recent seasons, but the Vikings flexed their muscles in the red zone. Opponents were often shut down inside the Vikings 20-yard line, with Minnesota allowing a red zone percentage...

Small-school players impress at Senior Bowl The first day of practices at the Reese's Senior Bowl wrapped up Tuesday in Mobile, Alabama. Vikings.com highlighted Day 1 with 10 noteworthy tweets from Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Draft analyst Dane Brugler, who writes for The Athletic, is on the...

Laquon Treadwell Regular season: 13 games (1 start); nine receptions for 184 yards (20.4 yards per catch) and 1 touchdown Catch rate: 56.3 percent (16 targets) | Receptions of 20-plus yards: 3 Playoffs: 1 game, 0 targets Chad Beebe Regular season: 3 games; 2 receptions for 70 yards...

Hunter, who received initial Pro Bowl honors along with Vikings safety Harrison Smith and running back Dalvin Cook, was nearly as excited as Griffen when his teammate got the invite. "I was pumped," Hunter said. "During the season, we always talked about going to the Pro Bowl together. It was...

An early look at Senior Bowl participants The festivities for the Reese's Senior Bowl kick off this week, with practices for the North and the South running Tuesday through Thursday in Mobile, Alabama. The teams will then meet Saturday in the game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, with kickoff at...

2. Duck, Duck, Green Duck Addison is now the third former Oregon Duck on the Vikings roster. He joins receiver Dillon Mitchell, a 2019 draft pick, and running back Tony Brooks-James. Addison played in 39 games from 2012-15 (he missed 2014 with an ACL injury), totaling 1,937 yards and 20...

2 Highest highs 1. The Vikings season-high in rushing yards was 211, a mark the team hit twice. The first instance came in a Week 3 home win against the Raiders, with Cook leading the way with 110 yards and a touchdown on just 16 carries. Mattison added 58 yards on 12 carries, and punctuated...

Here are two stats that need to improve in 2020: 1. Offensive penalties Zimmer wasn't happy with the amount of penalties his team took in the first month or so during the season, and the Vikings eventually turned that around. By the end of the season, Minnesota averaged exactly six...

Cousins will make the second Pro Bowl appearance of his career, and first with the Vikings. The quarterback, who started 15 games, completed 307 of 444 passes (69.1 percent) for 3,603 yards with 26 touchdowns and six interceptions in 2019. His passer rating of 107.4 was a career high and...

MINNEAPOLIS — Ameer Abdullah was a few bites in when he raved, "FIRE!" You know, in that, "This is awesome," emoji kind of way, rather than, "This jerk chicken grilled cheese is too hot." Onika Goodluck, a chef who created the sandwich during her time as a "fellow" with All Square, smiled...

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Notable Number 107.4 — Cousins posted a career-high passer rating of 107.4 in 2019, surpassing his previous high of 101.6 as a starter (2015). Memorable Moment The Vikings weren't messing around in overtime. On the road in the Wild Card game and with advancing to the Divisional round on...

Here are five other numbers of note regarding the Vikings 2019 special teams: 93.1 – Dan Bailey's 93.1 field goal percentage was the NFL's fourth-best behind Jacksonville's Josh Lambo (97.1), Baltimore's Justin Tucker (96.6) and Pittsburgh's Chris Boswell (93.5). Bailey made 27-of-29 field...

SI's Orr names early offseason 'to-dos' for teams While four teams will vie this weekend for a spot in the Super Bowl, another 28 are already turning the page to the 2020 season. Sports Illustrated's Conor Orr took a look at each of those teams no longer contending and named one "to-do" item...

10. Dalvin's 2-Minute Drill Against Washington | By Eric Smith There was no chance we were leaving Dalvin Cook off this list. And while it was hard to find one moment to signify his strong season, he was just downright impressive in the final two minutes of the second half against Washington...

Here are five things to know about the newest Minnesota Viking: 1. Ties to a Vikings legend Sayles played the past two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the same team that Vikings Hall of Fame Head Coach Bud Grant played and coached for. Grant played...