ST. LOUIS (4-3) at MINNESOTA (5-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE – Vikings by 3
RECORD VS SPREAD – Rams 4-3, Vikings 6-1
SERIES RECORD – Vikings lead 25-16-2
LAST MEETING – Vikings beat Rams 34-6, Sept. 7, 2014
LAST WEEK – Rams beat 49ers 27-6; Vikings beat Bears 23-20
AP PRO32 RANKINGS – Rams No. 10, Vikings No. 7
RAMS OFFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (3), PASS (32)
RAMS DEFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (9), PASS (10)
VIKINGS OFFENSE – OVERALL (29), RUSH (5), PASS (30)
VIKINGS DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (15), PASS (9)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Rams last played in Minnesota in 2006, only loss by Vikings in last five in series, and have visited just twice in last 23 seasons. … Rams coach Jeff Fisher is 1-6 in career against Vikings. … In only prior start against Vikings, Rams QB Nick Foles had 428 yards, three TDs and 103.5 passer rating for Eagles in 48-30 loss at Minnesota on Dec. 15, 2013. … Rams RB Todd Gurley is first rookie in NFL history with four straight games of 125-plus yards rushing. … Rams tied for second in league with 26 sacks, led by DE Robert Quinn with five. … Seventh-year Rams LB James Laurinaitis plays first pro game in home state. … Vikings have won six straight home games. … Vikings RB Adrian Peterson has 350 yards and three TDs in three career games against Rams. … Peterson (90.4) ranks second behind Gurley (115.0) in yards rushing per game in NFL. … Vikings DBs have one interception, by Harrison Smith. … Blair Walsh has made 13 straight FGs for Vikings. … Fantasy Tip: Rams WR Tavon Austin has five TDs in last four games, coming off 98 yards receiving, second-highest total of career. Vikings WR Stefon Diggs has been targeted an average of 10 times per game, with 419 yards and two TDs receiving in four games.
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