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10 Vikings-Jaguars Numbers of Note: Bradford Completion Rate Ranks 2nd in NFL

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings sit at 6-6 and have work to do if they want to make the playoffs for a second straight season. 

The final quarter of the season begins Sunday in Jacksonville against the Jaguars, who are 2-10 and have lost seven straight games.

Minnesota has dropped six of seven contests and sits at second place in the NFC North.

Here's a look at 10 numbers of note headed into Sunday's matchup:

2 — number of total third-down conversions allowed by Minnesota and Jacksonville's defenses in Week 13; The Vikings limited Dallas to just one of nine tries, while the Jaguars held Denver to one third-down conversion on 13 attempts.

15.5 — number of career sacks by Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter through 26 games; Hunter's tally is the most of any player selected in the 2015 NFL Draft.

75 — number of receptions this season by Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs, which is tied for the fourth-most total in the league; Diggs' 75 grabs are the most by a Vikings wide receiver since Percy Harvin had 87 in 2011.

Plus-13 — Minnesota is second in the NFL with a plus-13 turnover ratio. The Jaguars rank last with a turnover ratio of minus-18.

54 — number of catches by Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph this season, a career high; Rudolph has also set a career high with 513 receiving yards.

30 — number of kickoff returns for Jacksonville this season, the second-most attempts in the NFL; The Vikings are tied for 15th with 24 returns.

71.2 — completion percentage for Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford in 11 starts with the Vikings, a career high that ranks second in the NFL; Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles ranks 29th with a completion percentage of 58.4.

3 — number of interceptions by Jacksonville's defense this season, which ranks last in the league; Minnesota has 12 picks, which is tied for fifth among all NFL teams.

6 — number of field goals made, in six attempts, by Kai Forbath; The Vikings kicker joined the team in mid-November and has been perfect with a long of 48 yards.

15 — number of interceptions thrown by Bortles, the most in the league; Bradford has thrown three, the third-fewest amount.

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