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10 Vikings-Colts Numbers of Note: Bradford Leading NFL in Completion Percentage

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings kept alive their playoff hopes with a 25-16 win in Jacksonville last weekend. 

Minnesota will look for its second straight win Sunday when it hosts  Indianapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium at noon (CT).

The Vikings are 7-6, while the Colts are 6-7 following a loss to the Texans last weekend.

Here's a look at 10 numbers of note headed into Sunday's matchup:

17.3 — number of points per game allowed by the Vikings defense, the lowest total in the NFL; Indianapolis ranks 25th, allowing 25.6 points per game.

10 — number of field goals made, in 10 attempts, by kicker Kai Forbath since he joined the Vikings last month. His longest kick is from 48 yards.

71.2 — completion percentage for Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford, which leads the NFL and is also a career high; Colts quarterback Andrew Luck ranks 19th at 62.9 percent.

28 — number of career touchdowns receptions for Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph, which ties him with Steve Jordan for the most by a tight end in franchise history; Rudolph has six touchdown catches in 2016.

10.5 — number of sacks for Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter this season, a career-high and the fifth-most in the league; Hunter has the second-most sacks (16.5) of any player drafted in 2015.

31.7 — kickoff return average for Minnesota's Cordarrelle Patterson, the top mark in the NFL (no other player averages more than 28 yards per return); The Colts give up 19.9 yards per return (sixth in the NFL).

Plus-12 — Minnesota's turnover margin, which ranks second in the NFL behind Oakland's plus-15 differential; The Colts are tied for 23rd with a ratio of minus-5.

3 — number of Vikings wins against the AFC South this season; Minnesota has already defeated Tennessee, Houston and Jacksonville.

2 — number of No. 1 overall picks that will play in Sunday's game; Bradford was the top pick in 2010, and Luck was the first selection in 2012.

304.3 — number of yards per game allowed by the Vikings defense, the second-lowest total in the NFL; Indianapolis ranks 29th at 377.8 yards per game.

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