Before the team gets a week of well-earned rest and recovery, here are some numbers that deserve a closer look during the break:
5 & 10: With Sunday’s victory, Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell became just the 10th head coach in NFL history to start 5-0 multiple times within his first five seasons at the helm. Minnesota has also recorded its fifth season with a five-game win streak under O’Connell, marking the second-longest such streak of seasons to begin a head coach’s career all-time (O’Connell only trails San Francisco’s George Seifert, who accomplished the feat in each of his first seven seasons as head coach).
Additionally, the Vikings have won 10 consecutive games dating back to Week 14 of last season. That is the longest active streak in the NFL, and it’s tied for the third-longest regular-season win streak in franchise history (Week 14, 1999-Week 7, 2000).
24 & 25: With his 113 rushing yards on Sunday, running back Aaron Jones, Sr., crossed the triple-digit threshold for the 24th time in his career. Jones tied a career high in carries with 25, marking only the second time he’s done so; the lone other instance occurred in Week 17 of the 2019 season, when Jones led Green Bay to a 23-20 victory at Detroit, just 27 days after celebrating his 25th birthday.
Kyler Murray finished Sunday’s outing by completing 24 of his 30 pass attempts (80%) for 229 yards and a touchdown and added 51 yards on the ground on 10 carries. He became the first Vikings QB in team history to throw for 200-plus yards with an 80% completion percentage while also rushing for 50-plus yards. That specific stat line has only happened 25 total times in NFL history, with Murray tying Lamar Jackson for the most such games (three).
Minnesota has also given up just 25 total points in the second half this season, the lowest in the league.