Unfortunately, NFL games are 60 minutes long.
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The Vikings scored 25 straight points after being shut out in the first half.
“As detrimental as those turnovers were for scores, this team on that sideline still believed we were going to win the game all the way to the end”, Mularkey said Monday. I don’t think there’s anything. more you can take from it than that.
One of those things Zimmer is probably dying to fix is the running game.
“I was trying to kill it because I had to get it there”, Walsh said of the distance.
“I would say Everson’s rush was very pivotal, ” Kendricks said of his score with 1:24 left in the quarter.
“I saw that fire in a lot of guys” eyes [after the return]”, Patterson said. “They’re a talented front and when you get too one-dimensional like that, it becomes problematic for everyone”. The Packers will be looking to re-establish their divisional dominance after the Vikings took the NFC North crown in the 2015 season finale with 20-13 win at Lambeau Field.
The Tennessee Titans are leading 3-0 with 53 seconds left in the first half. He also helped the club convert on third down a respectable 43 percent of the time (6-of-14).
Wentz threw a 19-yard TD pass to Jordan Matthews on the opening drive and tossed a flawless 35-yard TD pass down the right side to Nelson Agholor for a 22-10 lead in the third quarter.
To hear the Minnesota Vikings tell it, they didn’t make a laundry list of halftime adjustments Sunday to get a handle on the Tennessee Titans’ offense.
Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer said Patterson is continuing a solid offseason.
That’s certainly Zimmer’s right, and he’s no dummy.
Yes, the deafening din made the Metrodome a tough place to play – for Mike Holmgren’s teams in the 1990s, Mike Sherman’s teams in the 2000s and, at times, McCarthy’s teams as well. “That’s what he’s done – he’s earned playing time”.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Carson Wentz had 278 yards passing and two touchdowns in a stellar National Football League debut and the Philadelphia Eagles beat Robert Griffin the Third and the Cleveland Browns 29-10 on Sunday. Titans rookie Tajae Sharpe caught seven passes for 76 yards.
“You prepare for it, but it’s unnerving a little bit”, Zimmer said.
While the Vikings allowed 16 points, linebacker Eric Kendricks (interception) and defensive end Danielle Hunter (fumble) provided touchdowns in a nine-point road victory.
Adrian Peterson rushed for only 31 yards on 19 attempts, a product of the Titans crowding the line of scrimmage and daring Hill to beat them deep.
The 50-yarder put the Vikings on the board and added to his franchise record of 24 field goals from 50 or more yards.
“I knew that one was well within my range”, Walsh said. They were well within field-goal range at this point. Either way, Bradford’s play will have a tremendous influence on whether or not the Vikings are a playoff team this upcoming season. He completed 18 out of 33 attempts for 236 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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Minnesota forced three turnovers in the second half and took two of them to the end zone. Defenses not fearing Hill as a downfield passer is a factor.
