EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings are 6-5 following a tough 16-13 loss in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day.
Minnesota will again play a non-Sunday game as it hosts the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football at U.S. Bank Stadium at 7:25 (CT) p.m.
Dallas is 10-1 and atop the NFC East. The Cowboys have won 10 straight games, the most in a row in franchise history.
Here's a look at 10 numbers of note headed into Thursday's matchup:
13 — number of seasons Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer spent as a Cowboys coach; Zimmer was in Dallas from 1994-2006 and was an assistant defensive backs coach, defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator.
32:50 — average time of possession for the Cowboys this season, the best mark in the NFL; The Vikings are 13th in the league at 30:42.
108.6 — passer rating of Dallas rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, which is the fourth-best mark in the league; Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford is 10th at 98.3.
157.3 — number of rushing yards per game by the Cowboys; the second-best amount in the NFL; Minnesota's offense ranks last at 71.1 rushing yards per game.
17.5 — points per game allowed by Minnesota's defense, the second-best mark in the NFL; Dallas ranks tied for sixth at 19.4 points per game.
31.3 — kickoff return average for Minnesota's Cordarrelle Patterson, the highest in the league; Patterson is one of six players who have returned a kickoff for a score.
1,199 — number of rushing yards by Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott; The rookie leads the NFL in rushing and is tied for second with 11 rushing touchdowns.
4 — number of interceptions by the entire Dallas defense this season; Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes has the same amount of picks.
3 — number of Vikings defensive ends with at least 5.0 sacks, the only trio of defensive ends in the NFL to have that many; Danielle Hunter leads Minnesota with 7.5 sacks, Everson Griffen has 6.0 and Brian Robison has 5.0.
27.4 — the opposing quarterback's rating allowed by the Vikings defense on passing attempts of more than 20 yards; Minnesota has allowed just one touchdown and has five interceptions on such passes.
