Vikings Find Yet Another Comeback against Colts to snap losing streak

Minnesota snapped their two game losing streak with a comeback win against Indianapolis on Sunday Night Football.

Final: Indianapolis Colts 13 Minnesota Vikings 21
Stats:
Minnesota:
QB:
S. Darnold 28/34 290 yds 3 TD 2 INT 107.1 rtg
RB:
A. Jones 21 car 64 yds 3.0 avg 13 long (4 rec 18 yds)
C. Akers 6 car 46 yds 7.7 avg 13 long
WR:
J. Jefferson 7 rec 137 yds 19.6 avg 41 long (1/1 22 passing yards)
J. Oliver 5 rec 58 yds 11.6 avg 1 TD 14 long
J. Addison 5 rec 42 yds 8.4 avg 1 TD 21 long
TJ Hockenson 3 rec 27 yds 9.0 avg 19 long
DEF:
B. Murphy Jr 1 INT
J. Greenard 2 sacks
J. Ward 1 sack
K:
W. Reichard 0/2 FG 3/3 XP

Game summary:
Minnesota came out of the gate in this game extremely shaky. While they forced a turnover from the Colts, they also committed one of their own on a Darnold pick. Neither team scored in the 1st quarter. In the 2nd, Darnold fumbled and it was returned by the Colts for a touchdown. Minnesota had a couple chances to kick a field goal in the 2nd quarter, but Will Reichard missed his first field goals of his career. It appeared that he was a little bit hobbled and maybe not 100%.
In the second half, Minnesota woke up. The Vikings scored two touchdowns in the 3rd quarter to take the lead. In the 4th quarter, Indy would kick a couple of field goals but Minnesota would score a touchdown and put up a great defensive stand to ice the game.
Minnesota really looked shaky for portions of this game. Its hard to tell if the Vikings were just that much better in the 2nd half or if the Colts are just really bad. Minnesota's defense only allowed 13 points after allowing 30 and 31 points in their two losses, hopefully this is the start of new trend. Sam Darnold looked like he had two very different halves. The first was a reminder that Darnold will never be "the guy" for Minnesota, but the second told us that for now - this is pretty damn good.

NFC North Update:
Now that we finished up Week 9, I figured its time to start talking about the playoff picture and how the division race is shaping up. As everything stands now, Minnesota is second in the NFC North with a 6-2 record and a win over Green Bay. This is good for the 5th seed in the NFC playoffs. NFC North leader Detroit, whom Minnesota lost too a couple weeks ago, is leading the NFC. Washington, who is having a great season thus far and is the conference's second seed as the NFC East leader. Atlanta, led by former Vikings QB Kirk Cousins, is the 3rd seed and leading the NFC South. Arizona, who is also having a surprisingly great start to the season, is the 4th seed and leading that middling NFC West division. Behind Minnesota in the wild card race is Philadelphia at the 6 and Green Bay at the 7. 

Injury Report:
Today a couple of injuries were announced. Rookie kicker Will Reichard did indeed suffer a more serious injury and the Vikings have since placed him on Injured Reserve. John Parker Romo has been signed to replace Reichard while he is out. 
LS Andrew DePaola also has suffered a more serious injury and went on Injured Reserve today. Jack McQuaide has been signed to replace DePaola.

Up Next:
This week, the Vikings will hit the road for the beginning of a 3 game trip away from US Bank Stadium. They will play in Jacksonville this week with kickoff at 12 PM CT.

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