Vikings Pull Off the Win in Overtime in Carolina

The Minnesota Vikings finally came out on top in an overtime matchup this year!

Minnesota Vikings 34 Carolina Panthers 28 F/OT

Minnesota:
QB:
K. Cousins 33/48 373 yds 7.8 avg 3 TD 112.6 rtg

RB:
D. Cook 29 car 140 yds 4.8 avg 1 TD 23 long
CJ Ham 1 car 30 yds 30.0 avg 30 long
A. Mattison 3 car 10 yds 3.3 avg 5 long

WR:
A. Thielen 11 rec 126 yds 11.5 avg 1 TD 35 long
J. Jefferson 8 rec 80 yds 10.0 avg 26 long 1 fumble lost
KJ Osborn 6 rec 78 yds 13.0 avg 1 TD 27 long
T. Conklin 3 rec 71 yds 23.7 avg 40 long
D. Westbrook 2 rec 13 yds 6.5 avg 7 long
C. Herndon 1 rec 2 yds 2.0 avg 1 TD 2 long

K:
G. Joseph 3/5 FG (22, 23, 25) 1/1 XP

DEF:
E. Kendricks 1 fumble recovery, 1 sack
D. Tomlinson 1 fumble recovery, 0.5 sack
A. Watts 1 sack
A. Barr 0.5 sack
J. Lynch 1 sack
B. Breeland 1 INT

Game Summary:
What a game this was. The Vikings came out a little sluggish in the 1st quarter. They were able to kick two field goals, but Carolina scored a touchdown to give them the lead. In the 2nd quarter the Vikings were able to put together a touchdown drive to TE Chris Herndon, picked up from the Jets at the beginning of the season. 
The Panthers kicked a field goal before half and the Vikings had the lead going into the second half. Things ebbed and flowed for the rest of the game. The Panthers blocked a Vikings punt in the 3rd quarter and returned it for the touchdown giving them the lead. But the Vikings had other things to say about that, they scored 2 touchdowns a field goal regaining the lead to a two score game. However, on 2 of the 3 touchdowns, the Vikings tried for 2 point conversions and failed.
But they wanted to blow this so badly. So Carolina went down and got a field goal, then got a touchdown and two point conversion to tie the game at 28. The Vikings got back on the field and drove down for a game winning field goal. However, Joseph missed the 40 yard attempt and we went to overtime. 
The Vikings won the toss and elected to receive. They drove down the field and won on a 30 yard touchdown pass to 2nd year receiver KJ Osborn for the win!

Injury Report
RB Dalvin Cook played today after missing the last 2 games with an ankle injury. 
All other inactives were mostly healthy scratches. 

Up Next
Now the Vikings go on their Week 7 bye and rest up for their difficult schedule coming up. Their next game is on Sunday October 31st on Sunday Night Football hosting the Dallas Cowboys.

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