Vikings host Arizona at 12 Noon Sunday
That play totally shifted the momentum in the game. If Minnesota can shut down Johnson the Vikings should put up enough points to win by a field goal. Prior to kickoff, the Vikings were preparing to rush out onto the field when the sound guy, for reasons now unknown, made a decision to run across the mouth of the tunnel where the Minnesota players were gathered. The Bengals managed only five first downs while being shut out in the second half.
“It’s been a long, long, long month, ” Zimmer said. “But it’s good to see when guys deserve it and they go out and make it happen”.
MORE THAN A THIELEN: Sam Bradford went 20 for 28 for 169 yards and no interceptions for the Vikings, with a touchdown pass on their first drive to Adam Thielen that was originally ruled incomplete but overturned when the Vikings successfully challenged that he landed both feet in bounds.
This season, Johnson is averaging 4.3 yards per carry and has nine touchdowns rushing.
A year ago when the two squared off, Peterson all but eliminated Diggs from the offense.
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In addition to the two turnovers, Rhodes came up big on a third-down play and forced a Cardinals punt early in the fourth quarter when he broke up a pass intended for Larry Fitzgerald, Jr. “I’m glad they have a roof”, he said with a smile, referencing the new stadium. 331 passing yards from Jameis Winston led the way for Tampa, while a disappointing day on offense from Alex Smith allowed the Bucs to move to 5-5 at the same time as pushing the Chiefs out of first place in the AFC West.
“When I saw the hole open up, a truck could’ve got through there”, Patterson said.
It was the second straight week that Williams was active and just the eighth career game for the former undrafted free agent. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Cardinals (4-5-1) have four road games remaining.
And to make matters worse, this is the first time since the 2012 season that the Cardinals are under the.500 mark through ten games.
“It was a great throw”, Brown said. It rolled all the way to the Arizona 13.
Vikings DE Everson Griffen vs Cardinals LG Mike Iupati – A vital area on the blitz comes with Griffen, who leads the Vikings on sacks for the season. Danielle Hunter got a big sack of Carson Palmer to end things at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Neither of those numbers is good by any means, and that’s the reason the Vikings have struggled so much this season. “We can go out and win”. And Bradford hit Cordarrelle Patterson on a crossing pattern on third and one for a 30-yard gain.
Bradford lined up wide right on the play in question, and even though it was a run to Asiata, Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson crushed Bradford behind the play. They also stuck to the run, finding success against a stout Cardinals defense. “I think you could feel it just at practice and in the locker room”. It felt good getting out there and getting to play.
Down 13-10, Arizona used a 49-yard kickoff return by Brittan Golden and then drove 39 yards to find itself with 3rd-and-goal at the Vikings’ 9.
ARI-Gresham 29 yard pass from C.Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 0:50.
The Vikings keep losing players, and that doesn’t count cutting kicker Blair Walsh and signing Kai Forbath. David Johnson added 46 yards and a touchdown.