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10 Vikings-Packers Numbers of Note: Preparing for 113th Border Battle

The Vikings will play Green Bay on Saturday at noon (CT) for their final regular-season road game of 2016.

Minnesota is 7-7 after losing to the Colts, and the Packers are 8-6 after getting a win over Chicago.

The teams have combined to win seven of the past eight NFC North titles, although the Vikings cannot win the division this season after claiming it in 2015.

Here's a look at 10 numbers of note headed into the 113th Border Battle:

71.6 — completion percentage of Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford, which leads the NFL; Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers ranks 12th at 64.9 percent.

13 — number of career rushing touchdowns for Vikings running back Adrian Peterson against the Packers; Peterson has played 17 regular-season games against Green Bay.

6 — number of touchdown catches for tight end Kyle Rudolph this season, which leads the Vikings; Rudolph has set career highs in catches (66) and yards (670).

4 — number of interceptions by Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes, which leads the team and is a career high for Rhodes.

18 — number of career regular-season games for Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway against the Packers; Greenway has 2.0 career sacks and 96 tackles (league stats) against Green Bay.

Minus-3 — turnover margin for the Vikings on Sunday, their worst ratio of the season; Minnesota has an overall turnover margin of plus-9 this season.

70.6 — number of rushing yards per game for the Vikings this season, which ranks last in the NFL; Minnesota had 34 yards on nine attempts Sunday. 

30.5 — number of sacks by Minnesota's defensive line in 2016. Danielle Hunter has a team-high 10.5 sacks, while Everson Griffen has 8.0 and Brian Robison has 7.0.

80 — number of catches for Stefon Diggs this season, which ranks 10th in the NFL and is a career high for the Vikings wide receiver.

22 — number of rushing yards, on six carries, for Peterson in his return to the field Sunday after suffering a torn meniscus against Green Bay in Week 2; The Packers got 162 rushing yards on 16 carries from receiver Ty Montgomery against the Bears

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