--Bernard Berrian's 110 receiving yards against the Saints marked the first time a Vikings wide receiver has reached the century mark since the second game of the 2006 season. Troy Williamson had six catches for 102 yards in a victory over Carolina in what was Brad Childress' second game as an NFL head coach.
--The Vikings have won 17 of the past 20 games between these teams. Brad Childress is 3-1 against the Lions since becoming the Vikings coach in 2006. His only loss came in Week 2 of last season when the Lions beat the Vikings, 20-17, in overtime.
--CB Antoine Winfield, who was named the NFC defensive player of the week for his performance versus New Orleans, had 12 tackles and picked off a pass by Joey Harrington against the Lions on Nov. 6, 2005.
--S Darren Sharper posted his first career interception when he picked off Lions quarterback Scott Mitchell and returned the ball 50 yards for a touchdown. That came on Nov. 2, 1997 when Sharper was a rookie with the Green Bay Packers. Sharper has posted at least one interception in four of his six games against Detroit since joining the Vikings.
--The Vikings and Lions have met three times on Thanksgiving in Detroit but have not played on that day since the 1995 season. Minnesota lost 44-38 to the Lions that day. The Vikings beat the Lions in 1969 (27-0) and 1988 (23-0) on Thanksgiving. Interestingly, the Vikings have played just as many Thanksgiving games in Dallas as they have Detroit.
--P Chris Kluwe set a Vikings record with a 57.5-yard gross punting average (230 yards on four punts) at Detroit on Sept. 16, 2007. That broke Mitch Berger's record of 55.8 set on Nov. 15, 1998 against Cincinnati.
--QB Gus Frerotte needs 174 pass yards to reach 20,000 for his career (including playoffs).
--RB Adrian Peterson needs a touchdown to surpass 100 career points. He currently has 96.
BY THE NUMBERS: 1 - Number of blocked field-goal attempts the Vikings have returned for touchdowns in the regular season. The first one happened Monday night when Antoine Winfield returned Martin Gramatica's blocked kick 59 yards for a score. The Vikings did return a blocked kick for a touchdown during the 1976 playoffs when Bobby Bryant did it against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I love this team, the feeling we have in the huddle. All of the guys here, they're looking at me and have trust in what we are doing and have trust in me." --Quarterback Gus Frerotte after the Vikings' victory over the Saints.
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