The Vikings are set to host the Raiders in Minnesota's final home preseason game of 2015 at 7 p.m. Saturday. It's scheduled to be the final outdoor home preseason contest for the Vikings foreseeable future.
Although it's still quite early in the preseason slate, there are some noteworthy numbers related to the matchup:
4 — rushing touchdowns by the Raiders in all of 2014; Oakland allowed 17 scores on the ground to opponents; the Vikings had 12 rushing TDs in 2014, including nine by Matt Asiata, and allowed 10
18 — number of Vikings who have caught at least one pass during the preseason; Adam Thielen is leading the way with five catches, followed by four apiece from Jarius Wright, MyCole Pruitt, Kyle Rudolph and Stefon Diggs
21 — passing touchdowns thrown by Derek Carr last season to set a record for a Raiders rookie; Teddy Bridgewater threw 14 TDs in his first campaign with the Vikings in which he set or tied a total of 91 franchise records by a rookie QB
39.4 — net punting average by Jeff Locke and the Vikings punt coverage team against Tampa Bay, which slightly exceeded Locke's average of 39.0 on five punts, thanks to a tackle for loss and consistent collaboration with the coverage team; Bucs punters averaged 46.3 yards on eight punts, but netted only 33.3; Vikings opponents have averaged a paltry 2.8 yards on four punt returns this preseason, compared to the 20-yard average Vikings returners have delivered against opponents
50.7 — combined completion percentage of opposing passers so far this preseason against Minnesota's defense; Raiders QBs completed 76.7 percent of passes last week against the Rams; Vikings QBs have completed 78 percent of their passes in wins against the Steelers and Buccaneers
60 — career interceptions by cornerback turned safety Charles Woodson. The Raider leads all active players in the category, ahead of 43 by DeAngelo Hall and 37 by new Viking Terence Newman
65.5 — career sacks by Raiders DE Justin Tuck, placing him 17th among active players; Brian Robison is the Vikings career leader with 43.5, which is tied for 35th among NFL actives, according to pro-football-reference.com
78.5 — average rushing yards allowed by the Vikings in two preseason games; yes, opposing starters have played sparingly if at all, but that's more than 40 yards less than the 121.4 rushing average opponents had per game in 2014; the Raiders rushed for 102 yards against the Rams last week
108.6 — combined passer rating of Vikings QBs Bridgewater, Shaun Hill, Taylor Heinicke and Mike Kafka in two preseason games; opponents have a combined passer rating of 53.8
1,574 — career points for Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski, which is second among active players behind Adam Vinatieri's 2,146; Adrian Peterson has the most career points of any active Vikings player with 548 (tied for 21st most among active players), and Blair Walsh is 44th with 369 points through his first three seasons
