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Sam Darnold helped the Minnesota Vikings get off to a good start in Sunday's 23-17 victory against the San Francisco 49ers, throwing to wide receiver Justin Jefferson for a stunning 97-yard touchdown.
Darnold is 8-for-8 for 97 yards and two touchdown passes after the first two Vikings offensive drives. Make that two TDs for the @Vikings in the 1st quarter 👀 #MINvsLAR on Prime Video Also ...
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson's 97-yard touchdown reception in the Vikings' 23-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers was the longest scoring play of Week 2 through Sunday. Yet he ...
The Minneapolis Miracle (also known as the Minnesota Miracle) was a NFC divisional playoff game played between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 14, 2018, the term “Minneapolis Miracle” refers to the final play of the game, when Vikings player Stefon Diggs caught a game winning touchdown.
Early in the first quarter, Vikings punter Mitch Berger shanked a 12-yard punt that gave the 49ers a first down on the Minnesota 26-yard line, leading to fullback William Floyd's 1-yard touchdown run. It the start of a long day for Berger, who finished the game with a measly 29.9 yards per punt average on his seven kicks.
The touchdown helped match a Vikings record with a punt return touchdown and kickoff return touchdown in the same game as Percy Harvin also scored on a 105-yarder. Sherels finished the season with 9 total tackles and one pass defended as a cornerback, and 16 kick returns for 422 yards (26.4 avg.) and 32 punt returns for 287 yards (9.0 avg.).
The Minnesota Vikings held off the Seattle Seahawks in a 27-24 thriller on Sunday to keep pace in the race for the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs in a critical game for each team's playoff fate.
The team ultimately won their final game of the regular season, matching their 9–7 record from 1996 and claiming the 6th seed in the playoffs for a second consecutive year. In the wild card round against the New York Giants , the Vikings came back from a 22–13 deficit with 90 seconds to play to win 23–22, their first playoff victory since ...