EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. —The Vikings are going prime-time to kick off the 2017 season.
Minnesota will welcome the New Orleans Saints to U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 1 on ESPN's Monday Night Football.
The matchup will feature a Vikings defense that was among the league's best in 2016 against a high-powered New Orleans offense that features a dynamic quarterback and averaged almost 30 points per game last season.
Here's a look at 10 numbers of note headed into the matchup:
8 — Number of games in which Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford had a passer rating above 100 in 2016, setting a career high and tying him for the second-most in Vikings history; Brees posted a passer rating of 100 or more in nine games last season.
3 — Number of rookies expected to start for the Vikings in Monday's season opener: running back Dalvin Cook, center Pat Elflein and linebacker Ben Gedeon.
26 — Number of wins for Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer in his first three seasons in Minnesota; Zimmer begins his fourth season with the Vikings in 2017. Saints Head Coach Sean Payton totaled 25 wins in his first three seasons and has a regular-season mark of 94-66 in 10 seasons with New Orleans.
465 — Number of career touchdown passes for Brees, which ranks third all-time; Brees is also third in NFL history with 66,111 passing yards, trailing only Peyton Manning (71,940) and Brett Favre (71,838).
97 — Number of career rushing touchdowns for Saints running back Adrian Peterson, all of which came with the Vikings; The former Vikings running back also ranks first in Vikings franchise history with 11,747 career rushing yards.
17 — Number of touchdown catches for Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss in 1998, which still stands as a rookie record; Moss will be inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor at halftime of Monday's game.
3 — Rank of Vikings defense in yards allowed per game (314.9) in 2016; Minnesota also was sixth in points allowed per game (19.2). The Saints offense ranked first in yards per game (426) and second in points per game (29.3) last season.
2 — Number of punt returns for touchdowns for Marcus Sherels in 2016, which tied for the most in the league; Sherels was one of three players to return a pair of punts for a score.
View the Vikings roster as the front office made the final cuts to open the 2017 season.
![QB Sam Bradford](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/asqoimr1itabpr4t3cpc.jpg)
![QB Case Keenum](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vusreawuliq7kllvsm6k.jpg)
![RB Dalvin Cook](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/pjhrtuykql9kdv6sctcj.jpg)
![RB Latavius Murray](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/e0bv7muxzcdm8fnaw8ah.jpg)
![RB Jerick McKinnon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/slq3z6fwnkig74pu45fe.jpg)
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![WR Stefon Diggs](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ejbkkeorffozejyahnz9.jpg)
![WR Adam Thielen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/sa0mqalxl5okk0qa1ik2.jpg)
![WR Jarius Wright](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/iwbm4mlfsxf10q0ga2iu.jpg)
![WR Laquon Treadwell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/aowmmijtw6htvz7rdwxt.jpg)
WR Laquon Treadwell
![WR Rodney Adams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ev7ayozv0y43gbl2ufie.jpg)
![WR Stacy Coley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/beciij499jtsp7nsonia.jpg)
![TE Kyle Rudolph](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/blcezxdbnddztzhfnzrr.jpg)
![TE David Morgan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/pflky3fyxfenz7jkkmjw.jpg)
![TE Blake Bell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/crmjgcqbhxmevwix1r7n.jpg)
![T Riley Reiff](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/b9buadxtp45oqxicsi2t.jpg)
![T Mike Remmers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/pq7nuccutmjye6hukbvq.jpg)
![T Aviante Collins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ocutlfioua7rl06l83wn.jpg)
![69 T Rashod Hill](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/lixwfyh9daux5z1yzrzx.jpg)
69 T Rashod Hill
![G Danny Isidora](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/eom7yioiku834ni2fsfz.jpg)
![C Pat Elflein](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ryje2cwr3me9bti5zsyn.jpg)
![G Joe Berger](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jdpoerbvqdnqmdhafs2w.jpg)
![C Nick Easton](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/qzjtbgqxlcxfxvdcwnuu.jpg)
![G Jeremiah Sirles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/cg9npcfflkx1dexghhc5.jpg)
![DT Linval Joseph](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/pkgoqsi5sy4powgap07h.jpg)
![DT Shamar Stephen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dcmipsx53sby1ke8epfx.jpg)
![DT Tom Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/qsb8z6kjsn65vaihkgge.jpg)
![DT Jaleel Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/s7zwfn3m6aydftmmak1w.jpg)
![DE Danielle Hunter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/pffvxhdj7atgkgbyqog9.jpg)
![DE Brian Robison](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/qpklorux9jmph0q0imxl.jpg)
![DE Tashawn Bower](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/rv7usr1zhivf1heakcqq.jpg)
![DE Everson Griffen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/u06cwndayjxpphxntr1h.jpg)
![DE Stephen Weatherly](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/bq1miril8rpoile1pdlx.jpg)
![LB Anthony Barr](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/duotjg6zygduzoyhfmww.jpg)
![LB Eric Kendricks](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vcbjkrnvcgmktgcrnyzs.jpg)
![LB Emmanuel Lamur](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/qjjqyojygnu5qvrgii52.jpg)
![LB Ben Gedeon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/x5jiglxv1k6arslsn9wy.jpg)
![LB Eric Wilson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zuxb0nkgxunsxjm0wxc0.jpg)
![LB Kentrell Brothers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/pdtoq3vlx65rhkpliln9.jpg)
![CB Xavier Rhodes](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ehdjhg50fjtr8ilmgvmc.jpg)
![CB Trae Waynes](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/y3gvnueorm8uteezmgwy.jpg)
![CB Terence Newman](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/duaokvg2otidmt5nxa4r.jpg)
![CB Tramaine Brock](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/kfao67ux2yi0o86kjm0g.jpg)
![CB Marcus Sherels](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zd4mawlroayrwjhmaoih.jpg)
![CB Mackensie Alexander](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ftqrhnkaovwrl3ucton1.jpg)
![S Harrison Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zk3fdxdnukch47rojpgg.jpg)
![S Andrew Sendejo](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/glp8umyrbfynd4z1acve.jpg)
![S/CB Antone Exum Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jwha8rrzrpenlrua37xe.jpg)
![S Anthony Harris](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/p3fynaqnwsgbl5g9ubrx.jpg)
![S Jayron Kearse](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/c3jl8fgtd7jtzkeavsvs.jpg)
![P Ryan Quigley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/arg1hmibdze6nrhbbpou.jpg)
![K Kai Forbath](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jnajvseijvuuh8hqztjz.jpg)
![LS Kevin McDermott](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ujoar8bcqeizgqey1awd.jpg)
19 — Number of players on Minnesota's 53-man roster who began their careers as undrafted free agents; The list includes three rookies: defensive end Tashawn Bower, linebacker Eric Wilson and tackle Aviante Collins.
15 — Number of consecutive field goals made by kicker Kai Forbath after joining the Vikings in November; Forbath, who played in 10 games for the Saints in 2015, won the kicking gig this offseason by beating out Marshall Koehn.