MIN 27
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GB 24
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DET 20
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CHI 17
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DAL 33
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NYG 28
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Every story from the Vikings newsroom — game reaction, film breakdowns, roster moves and the road to January. Updated after the 27-24 win over Chicago.
Minnesota trailed Chicago by four with 6:12 left and answered with a 12-play, 74-yard drive that never touched third-and-long. Sam Darnold went 6-for-6 on the march, Aaron Jones closed it out, and the Vikings walked off U.S. Bank Stadium at 8-3 with the NFC North still in reach. Here is how Kevin O'Connell's late-game script finally clicked.
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Chicago tried to run at the second level 11 times. It went nowhere, and the tape explains why.
Kevin O'Connell leaned on it 14 times against the Bears and it produced 9.4 yards per attempt.
Nine pressures on Sunday, and the coverage behind him has never had to hold this long.
Two-high looks have not slowed him down. The pre-snap movement is doing the heavy lifting.
The first-year group is being trusted in bigger moments as the schedule tightens.
He is not the fastest safety on the field anymore. He does not need to be.
Three straight games ending with the ball in his hands, and three straight wins.
Grades are premature, but the roles are real. A position-by-position check-in.
A short week, a fast surface and a Cardinals offense that has been better than its record.
Revisiting Eagan in August, when T.J. Hockenson's return timeline was still a question.
"Win the situational downs." It sounded like a slogan in July. It looks like a plan now.
Most August projections age badly. A few of these calls are still standing in Week 12.
The preseason snaps hinted at a bigger slot role. Sunday's touchdown confirmed it.
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