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VIKINGS-49ERS CONNNECTIONS
Minnesota Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Advisor Gary Kubiak and tight ends coach Brian Pariani began their NFL careers with San Francisco.
Vikings Director of Competition Development Mark Uyeyama worked for the 49ers from 2008-16 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and Director of Human Development.
Joe Woods, the 49ers defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator, coached Vikings defensive backs for eight seasons (2006-13).
San Francisco pass rush specialist Chris Kiffin is the son of former Minnesota assistant coach Monte Kiffin, who coached Vikings linebackers in playoff games against the 49ers after the 1987-89 regular seasons.
49ers LB Elijah Lee was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft and RB Jerick McKinnon (Injured Reserve) played his first four seasons with Minnesota after his selection in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
LOCAL CONNECTIONS
The Vikings have five players — Anthony Barr (San Pedro), Eric Kendricks (Fresno), Sean Mannion (Pleasanton), Alexander Mattison (San Bernardino) and Dru Samia (West Sacramento) — from California on their 53-man roster. Pariani (San Francisco) and defensive line coach Andre Patterson (Richmond) also are from California.
COACHING CONNECTIONS
Kubiak and Pariani were on the Texans staff with San Francisco Head Coach Kyle Shanahan, Defensive Coordinator Robert Saleh and Special Teams Coordinator Richard Hightower.
Minnesota assistant special teams coach Ryan Ficken and Shanahan coached together at UCLA in 2003.
PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS
Vikings G Josh Kline and 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo teamed together with the Patriots.
Minnesota P Britton Colquitt, Kubiak, Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator Rick Dennison, Pariani and quarterbacks coach Klint Kubiak overlapped with San Francisco WR Emmanuel Sanders and OL Ben Garland in Denver.
Gary Kubiak, Dennison and Pariani were on the Ravens staff during part of 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk’s time with Baltimore. Dennison was Buffalo’s offensive coordinator when San Francisco WR Jordan Matthews was with the Bills in 2017.
Vikings K Dan Bailey teamed with 49ers LB Mark Nzeocha in Dallas.
Minnesota Special Teams Coordinator Marwan Maalouf was with the Colts when San Francisco T Michael Person was in Indianapolis.
Vikings RB Ameer Abdullah and T Riley Reiff overlapped with 49ers G Laken Tomlinson and TE Levine Toilolo while with the Lions.
Minnesota QB Kirk Cousins played at Washington with Shanahan as his offensive coordinator and when Hightower was on the coaching staff.
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS
Vikings DT Jaleel Johnson with 49ers QB C.J. Beathard and TE George Kittle at Iowa
Minnesota T Rashod Hill and San Francisco QB Nick Mullens at Southern Miss
Vikings DE Stephen Weatherly with 49ers OL Justin Skule and WR Jordan Matthews at Vanderbilt
Minnesota C Garrett Bradbury and San Francisco DL Kentavius Street at N.C. State
Vikings G Pat Elflein and DT Jalyn Holmes with 49ers DL Nick Bosa at Ohio State
Vikings DE Danielle Hunter and 49ers LB Kwon Alexander at LSU
VIKINGS TOP PERFORMERS VS. 49ERS
Kirk Cousins: 2 games (2 starts; 1 with Washington and 1 with Minnesota), 45-of-73 passing, 574 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, passer rating of 98.8; 8 rushes for 52 yards and a TD
Stefon Diggs: 1 game (1 start), 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD; 1 rush for 8 yards
Adam Thielen: 1 game (1 start), 6 receptions, 102 yards
Kyle Rudolph: 3 games (3 starts), 11 receptions, 100 yards, 3 TDs
Linval Joseph: 4 games (4 starts), 13 tackles (league stats), 2.0 sacks, FF; 2 tackles and 1 PBU in 1 playoff game
Xavier Rhodes: 2 games (2 starts), 9 tackles (league stats), 1 INT, 1 PBU
Harrison Smith: 3 games (3 starts), 22 tackles (league stats), 1.0 sack, 1 INT, 2 PBU, 1 FR
VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. 49ERS
While with Washington in 2017, Cousins passed for 330 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a 7-yard touchdown in a 26-24 win over San Francisco. He also won his first start as the Vikings QB in the 2018 season opener.
Rudolph recorded the first two-touchdown game of his career against San Francisco on Sept. 23, 2012.
Diggs and Thielen combined for 145 yards and a score against the 49ers on Sept. 9, 2018.
While with the Giants, Joseph recorded a sack in each of his first two games against the 49ers.
Smith was awarded NFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording seven tackles, a sack, an interception, two tackles for loss and recovering a fumble against San Francisco in Week 1 of 2018.
VIKINGS-49ERS SERIES NOTES
1. This will be the sixth postseason meeting and 48th overall between the Vikings and 49ers. The franchises are deadlocked at 23-23-1 all-time, which includes a 22-19-1 mark for Minnesota in the regular season and a 1-4 showing in playoff games. The 1987 Vikings upset the 49ers in the Divisional round of the playoffs 36-24 thanks to Anthony Carter posting 227 receiving yards and a dominant day by the defense.
2. In Week 1 of the 1979 season, Ahmad Rashad set a Vikings single-game record with four touchdowns (all receiving) to help Minnesota prevail 28-22.
3. The Vikings overcame a 24-point deficit against the 49ers in a 28-27 win on Dec. 4, 1977, when rookie Tommy Kramer led the largest comeback in franchise history. Kramer replaced Bob Lee, who was filling in for an injured Fran Tarkenton.
Longest Vikings winning streak in series: 5 games (Sept. 15, 1963 through Oct. 24, 1965)
Longest Vikings losing streak in series: 4 games twice (Oct. 15, 1961 through Dec. 2, 1962 and Oct. 30, 1988 through Dec. 30, 1990)