Before the team gets a week of well-earned rest and recovery, here are some numbers that deserve a closer look during the break:<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
24 & 25: With his 113 rushing yards on Sunday, running back Aaron Jones, Sr.<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n