Shortly after Minnesota receiver Chad Beebe muffed a punt that allowed Carolina to pad its lead, he caught a 10-yard touchdown pass that lifted the Vikings to a 28-27 victory on Sunday.
Andy Dalton returned from a two-game absence to throw three touchdown passes, hitting Dalton Schultz for a 2-yard score with 1:37 left to lift the Cowboys over the Vikings 31-28 on Sunday to stop their four-game losing streak.
Dalvin Cook gained 226 yards from scrimmage and became the first Viking in over four decades to score four touchdowns in a single game as Minnesota defeated the Green Bay Packers 28-22 on Sunday.
The Minnesota Vikings say Matt Blair, one of the great linebackers in team history, has died. Drafted in the second round out of Iowa State in 1974, Blair played all 12 of his NFL seasons for the Vikings, from 1974 to 1985.
Dalvin Cook ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns and the Minnesota Vikings withstood a late rally from the winless Houston Texans to get their first victory on Sunday.
Dalvin Cook rushed for a career-high 181 yards and a score, and Justin Jefferson had seven catches for 175 yards and a touchdown for the Vikings, who are 0-3 for the first time since 2013.
Kirk Cousins had a 0.0 passer rating late into the third quarter, thanks in part to drops. Minnesota now is 0-2 for the first time since 2013 and has lost five of its past six games including last season's playoff loss.
Aaron Rodgers took full advantage of the young cornerbacks and the largely empty stadium in Minnesota, beginning his 13th season as Green Bay's starting quarterback by passing for 364 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Packers past the Vikings on Sunday.
The Minnesota Vikings signed running back Dalvin Cook to a five-year, $63 million contract extension Saturday, giving their dual-threat star some security the day before the season opener.
Former Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson has agreed to a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions, a person with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press.
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