1 — season in the books for Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer, a longtime successful defensive coordinator who finally received his first opportunity at the helm almost a year ago; Zimmer was able to keep his imprint on the defense while establishing the overall foundational identity of the team and working more directly with offensive players; he was also able to experience a bevy of game management scenarios that challenge head coaches each week

5 — team-high and career-high interceptions for safety Harrison Smith, including an 81-yard return for a touchdown in the season opener at St. Louis; the Vikings finished with 13 interceptions on the season, including three by Josh Robinson and two by Captain Munnerlyn

7th — final ranking for pass yards allowed (223.3) per game in 2014 by the Vikings; it was the highest ranking for any team in the NFC North, and a dramatic improvement over the previous season in which Minnesota ranked 31st and allowed 287.2 yards per game

9 — rushing touchdowns this season for Matt Asiata, who led the Vikings with 164 carries and 570 yards; Asiata tied with Green Bay's Eddie Lacy and New Orleans' Mark Ingram for third-most rushing touchdowns this season, and he added a receiving TD and a pair of two-point conversions for 64 total points, which tied for ninth in the NFL

12 — career-high sacks for Everson Griffen in his first year as a starting defensive end, which was fourth-most in the NFC and tied for ninth in the NFL; Griffen also led the Vikings with 21 tackles for loss and 70 quarterback hurries; opponents devoted increased resources and altered their game plans away from Griffen as the season went on, but he kept working hard and playing the system

18 — team leading number of passes defended by Xavier Rhodes, who made one of the largest breakthroughs in his second season over his rookie year; Rhodes combined his large frame with physical play and refined technique under Zimmer; Rhodes even added shadowing Detroit's Calvin Johnson and Chicago's Alshon Jeffrey the second time the Vikings played those NFC North foes

19 (and 20) — final number of takeaways and giveaways by the Vikings this season for a turnover differential of minus-1; the Vikings recorded 13 interceptions and six fumble recoveries and suffered 18 interceptions and two fumbles lost; the importance of turnover margin is largely revealed by the teams who made the postseason, with Indianapolis (-5) being the only team to make the playoffs with a negative margin; Cleveland and Atlanta were the only two teams to finish with positive turnover margins and losing records  

59 — receptions for Greg Jennings, who also led the Vikings in receiving yards (742) and TD catches (six); it was the second year in a row for Jennings to finish atop the team list in all three categories; Jennings showed savvy and sensational plays, executing the tight rope along the sidelines multiple times and coming up with a critical one-handed grab to convert a third down in Sunday's season-ending win over the Bears; Jennings led the Vikings with 19 catches on third downs

64.4 — completion percentage by Teddy Bridgewater in starting 12 of the 13 games he played; the percentage broke Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton's franchise rookie record of 56.1 in 1961; Bridgewater's percentage is the third highest by a rookie in NFL history, behind Ben Roethlisberger's 66.4 in 2004 and Robert Griffin III's 65.6 in 2012 and helped him set the franchise record for passer rating (85.2) by a rookie, trumping Tarkenton's 74.5

115 — tackles for Chad Greenway (by coaches' tally), which finished second on the team behind Smith's 120; Greenway racked up the tackles despite missing four starts because of rib (three games) and knee injuries that were unable to be overcome by the player who hadn't missed a game since landing on injured reserve in the 2007 preseason as a rookie; his six previous seasons of leading the Vikings in the category tied Scott Studwell's franchise record