The Minnesota Vikings (8-8 in 2016) travel to the Pacific Northwest for a Preseason Week 2 matchup at the Seattle Seahawks (10-5-1 in 2016) on Friday, Aug. 18. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CT at CenturyLink Field. The game will be simulcast live locally on FOX 9 and KFAN 100.3-FM. The simulcast team features Paul Allen and Pete Bercich in the booth with Greg Coleman and Ben Leber on the sideline.
The Vikings have earned a 13-1 (.928) preseason mark under Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who has led the club to two undefeated preseasons in his first three seasons at the helm. Last Thursday, the Vikings picked up their first preseason win of 2017 with a 17-10 defeat of the Bills. Rookie WRs Rodney Adams and Stacy Coley stood out in their NFL debuts, with Adams snagging his first touchdown (3 rec. 12 yards, 1 TD and 1 rush for 14 yards) and Coley leading the team in receiving yards (3 rec. 67 yards).
BROADCAST INFO
TELEVISION: FOX 9 (Channel 9 in Minneapolis)
Play-by-Play: Paul Allen | Analyst: Pete Bercich
Sideline Reporters: Greg Coleman & Ben Leber
LOCAL RADIO: KFAN-FM 100.3/KTLK-AM 1130
Play-by-Play: Paul Allen | Analyst: Pete Bercich
Sideline Reporters: Greg Coleman & Ben Leber
Pre-game Show: Mike Mussman – 7 p.m. CT
KFAN and KTLK serve as the flagship stations for the 63-station, five-state Vikings Radio Network.
VIKINGS IN THE PRESEASON
- The Vikings have a combined record of 153-97-3 (.610) in their 253 preseason games.
- The team has finished undefeated in the preseason 8 times (1964, '65, '73, '92, '98, 2001, '14 and '16).
- The Vikings have finished with a .500 record or better 43 times in the team's 56 preseasons.
- Minnesota has finished .500 or better in the regular season 33 times after posting a .500 or better record in the preseason.
- The 13 preseasons in which the Vikings have finished below .500, the team went on to finish below .500 seven times in the ensuing regular season.
- Under Head Coach Mike Zimmer, the Vikings have compiled a 13-1 (.928) record in the 2014 (4-0), 2015 (4-1), 2016 (4-0) and 2017 (1-0) preseasons.
VIKINGS-SEAHAWKS CONNECTIONS
Seattle Seahawks Executive VP of Football Operations and Head Coach Pete Carroll served as the DBs coach with the Minnesota Vikings from 1985-89. Carroll's son, Nate, is the Seahawks Assistant WRs Coach and was born in Edina, Minnesota during the elder Carroll's stint with the Vikings.
Seahawks Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell served in the same role for the Vikings from 2006-10.
Vikings DBs coach Jerry Gray coached the Seahawks DBs in 2010.
Seahawks K Blair Walsh was a member of the Vikings from 2012-16.
Seattle Assistant Special Teams Coach Heath Farwell played LB for the Vikings from 2005-10.
LOCAL CONNECTIONS
Vikings T Mike Remmers hails from Portland, Oregon.
Seattle Seahawks Co-Director of Player Personnel Trent Kirchner graduated from St. John's University in Minnesota, where he played QB for 2 years. He interned with the Minnesota Twins in 1999.
Seahawks Research Analyst Brian Eayrs attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis where he played QB.
Seahawks Director of Health and Player Performance Sam Ramsden grew up in La Crescent, Minnesota.
Seattle Seahawks General Manager John Schneider is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
*COLLEGE CONNECTIONS *
Vikings CB Trae Waynes, WR R.J. Shelton and TE Josiah Price were the teammates of Seahawks DT Malik McDowell at Michigan State.
Vikings LB Kentrell Brothers was the teammate of Seahawks C Justin Britt and TE Marcus Lucas at Missouri.
Vikings RB Bishop Sankey was the teammate of Seahawks WR Jermaine Kearse and WR Kasen Williams at Washington.
Vikings T Austin Shepherd was the teammate of Seahawks RB Eddie Lacy at Alabama.
Vikings DE Sam McCaskill was the teammate of Seahawks G/T Rees Odhiambo at Boise State.
VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. SEAHAWKS
- QB Sam Bradford went 23-for-41 for 289 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in his first game against the Seahawks as a rookie with the St. Louis Rams on 10/3/10.
- WR Michael Floyd had seven receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns against the Seahawks on 11/15/15 while with the Cardinals.
- CB Terence Newman recorded five tackles and a 17-yard Interception on 11/6/11 vs. Seattle while he was a member of the Dallas Cowboys.
VIKINGS SEAHAWKS SERIES INFO
Record vs. Seahawks:5-10
Last regular season game:Seahawks 38, Vikings 7 (2015, In Minneapolis)
Vikings largest winning margin:27; Vikings 34, Seahawks 7 (2003)
Seahawks largest winning margin: 31; Seahawks 38, Vikings 7 (2015)
Current series streak: Seattle 4
Vikings longest win streak: 2 (2006-09)
Seahawks longest win streak: 4 (2012-current)
Most Points, Vikings: 35 (2009)
Most Points, Seahawks: 48 (2002)
Most Points, both teams:71 (2002)
Fewest Points, Vikings:7 (2015)
Fewest Points, Seahawks: 7 (2003)
Fewest Points, both teams:19; Seahawks 10, Vikings 9 (2015 Wild Card)
