ON THE FALCONS BEAT
ON THE FALCONS BEAT

Ricardo Allen impressed with the Vikings’ passing attack

Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen discusses the Vikings’ passing attack and how they like to use tight end Kyle Rudolph, one of the NFL’s top red zone threats. Video by D. Orlando Ledbetter
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Nov 30, 2017

Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen believes that Minnesota’s passing attack, which ranks 12th in the league, is potent as he prepares for Sunday’s matchup.

“The do a really good job of spreading the ball out to everybody,” Allen said. “It’s not just like a set person that they want to get the ball to. (Adam) Thielen is killing. The tight end (Kyle Rudolph) is killing, too. But (Stefon) Diggs is a special player, too.”

Backup quarterback Case Keenum took over after Sam Bradford suffered a knee injury in Week 2. He has been sacked just seven times over 9-1/2 games. Keenum has completed 66.1 percent of his passes for 2,476 yards and thrown 14 touchdowns with just five interceptions.

The Vikings average 251.3 yards passing per game.

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