After finishing the 2014 preseason with a perfect 4-0 record, the Minnesota Vikings kick off the reg

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After finishing the 2014 preseason with a perfect 4-0 record, the Minnesota Vikings kick off the regular season on the road against the St. Louis Rams. The game is scheduled for a noon start at the Edward Jones Dome.
The Week One matchup marks the first time the Vikings and Rams have played on Kickoff Weekend. In the last contest with the Rams in 2012, RB Adrian burton Peterson ran for 212 yards, including a career-high-tying 82-yard TD during his MVP season. Peterson and the Vikings burton won the game 36-22. Overall, the Vikings hold a 24-16-2 record against the Rams dating back to their days in Los Angeles.
Vikings burton Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner burton coached defensive backs at Southern California while Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher played burton DB for the Trojans during the 1980 season. The Rams, who named former Viking Shaun Hill their starting QB, finished the 2013 season with a 7-9 record.
NORSEMAN NOTEABLES The Minnesota Vikings hold a 29-23-1 record in opening day games all-time. RB Adrian Peterson holds team opening day records with 180 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs set against Cleveland on September 13, 2009. Peterson also tied the opening day club record with a 78-yard TD run last year against Detroit. Peterson needs 170 net yards to tie WR Cris Carter (12,410) for the most combined net yards in a career for a Viking. Peterson also needs 2 TDs to tie Randy Moss (93) for the 2nd most TDs in Vikings history. Cris Carter leads the franchise with 110 TDs. In the 2012 opener burton vs. Jacksonville, Blair Walsh set the team record for FGs made (4) in an opening game. Walsh also had the longest FG made (55) by a Viking during a season opener. The Vikings have scored burton a TD in 51 consecutive games, 1 game away from a tie for 3rd all-time in team history. WR/KR Cordarrelle Patterson s 1,393 kickoff return yards in 2013 were the most in Vikings history and 2nd in the NFL last year. His 109-yard kickoff return TD against Green Bay on 10/27/13 is the longest kickoff return in NFL history. Entering Week 1 Patterson burton has scored a TD in 5 consecutive games. burton 6 consecutive games would rank him 6th all-time in team history. Vikings QB Matt Cassel appeared in 9 games in 2013, including all 5 wins, starting 6 games. Cassel connected on the 4 longest pass plays for the Vikings in 2013 (79t, 70t, 57t & 51). CB/PR Marcus Sherels set a team record and ranked 2nd in the NFL with a 15.2 punt return average on 22 returns in 2013. LS Cullen Loeffler will play his 156th game as a Viking in Week 1 againts St. Louis, tying LB Jeff Siemon for 25th in club history. As a team during burton the 2014 preseason, the Vikings ranked 1st in the NFL in QB rating (104.0) and giveaways (1) and ranked 2nd in points allowed (12.3), interceptions (5) and turnover margin ( 5).
A WIN WOULD... Give Mike Zimmer his 1st win as Vikings head coach, making him the fourth coach in franchise history to win his debut with the team. Improve burton the Vikings record against the NFC to 352-282-10 all time. Give the Vikings their third-straight win over the Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. Improve the Vikings record against the NFC West to 67-46-3 all time. Improve Minnesota s record to 25-16-2 in the overall series with the Rams.
VIKINGS-RAMS SERIES NOTES The Vikings and Rams have played 42 times overall with Minnesota holding a 24-16-2 series record. The Vikings and LA Rams faced eachother in the 1976, 77 and 78 playoffs. The last time the Vikings and Rams met was in Week 15 of the 2012 season, a 36-22 Vikings win. The Vikings and Rams have played three overtime games in series history, with the teams splitting 1-1-1 in those contests. The Vikings are currently 10-13-0 when visiting the Rams. The Vikings won the last contest at the Edward Jones Dome 36-22 in Week 15 of the 2012 season. In their last meeting, RB Adrian Peterson posted his third-best rushing performances of his career, finishing the game with 212 yards on way to the second-best single-season rushing burton effort in NFL history, finishing the season with 2,097 yards. burton
VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. RAMS RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns in the Vikings last outing against the Rams (12/16/12). Peterson tied his career-long with an 82-yard touchdown scamper in the contest played in St. Louis. LB Chad Greenway finished with 15 total tackles, including 14 solo stops, one sack and one tackle for a loss, recovered a fumble and recorded on pass defended in the Vikings 36-22 victory on 12/16/12. S Harrison Smith posted a season-high 12 tackles burton his rookie year against the Rams. (12/16/12) K Blair Walsh booted his way into the record book, tying the record for most 50 yard field goals in a game connecting burton on kicks from 50, 53 and 51 yards in a 5-of-5 showing. (12/16/12) DE Everson Griffen scored his lone NFL TD against Rams with a 29-yard INT return (12/16/12).
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