The Vikings (2-2) return to action with 12 games remaining on their schedule by hosting the Chiefs (1-4), who have three loses against teams that have not lost this season. Here’s a look at 10 numbers of note:
0.8 — yards allowed per opponent punt return this season by Minnesota (four yards on five returns); the Chiefs have averaged 7.7 yards per punt return (131 yards on 17 returns by De’Anthony Thomas); Vikings punter Jeff Locke has netted 41.4 per punt (11th highest in NFL) and placed nine of his 16 punts inside opponents’ 20-yard line
3 — points allowed by the Vikings in all four first quarters combined this season; the Chiefs have allowed 37 in five first quarters
plus-4 — turnover margin for the Vikings, which is tied for ninth in the NFL thanks to eight takeaways (four interceptions, four fumble recoveries) against four giveaways; the Chiefs are minus-3 (due to seven giveaways (four fumbles lost, three interceptions) against three takeaways
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