--Colts coach Tony Dungy has close ties to Minnesota. He was the Vikings defensive coordinator from 1992-95 and played quarterback for the University of Minnesota from 1973-76 and later served as an assistant coach with the Gophers.

--Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield set a career-high with 16 tackles against the Colts in 2004. Three of Winfield's 20 career interceptions -- including his first career INT as a rookie with the Buffalo Bills -- have come against Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Winfield's only career sack during the regular season also came against Manning.

--The Vikings have a combined regular-season record of 70-69-1 against AFC teams and are 17-18-1 against the AFC South.

--The home team has won the last seven meetings.

--Wide receiver Bernard Berrian, who signed as a free agent in the offseason, caught four passes for 38 yards as a member of the Chicago Bears against the Colts in Super Bowl XLI.

--Vikings 37-year-old backup quarterback Gus Frerotte made his first career start against the Colts in 1994 and earned NFC offensive player of the week honors after leading the Washington Redskins to a 41-27 victory.

BY THE NUMBERS: 1,250 -- Career points for Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell, which puts him 25th on the NFL's career scoring list.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "The sense of urgency has to go up. You look at that (Packers) game, the big plays that they had. But we had the ball with two minutes left to win it. In the NFL that's what these games are going to come down to. You don't see a whole lot of blowouts. But again, it's all self-inflicted wounds." -- Defensive end Jared Allen in his team's mindset after losing the opener at Green Bay.