Gameday Live Blog: Vikings vs. Broncos, Week 11
The Vikings are back home in Week 11, taking on the visiting Denver Broncos.
Everything you need to know about the game is right here.
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Fourth Quarter
0:02 Wow. What a game. It came down to the final play, but the Vikings were able to force three straight incompletions and win the game.
Vikings 27, Broncos 23
6:10 The Broncos have completely imploded. Kyle Rudolph just got wide open for the go-ahead touchdown and the 20-point halftime lead is gone.
8:19 Momentum has completely shifted. The Broncos miss a field goal and the Vikings can tie this game or take the lead.
Broncos 23, Vikings 20
10:29 Hello, Stefon Diggs! Cousins finds Diggs for a 54-yard touchdown and the Vikings are right back in this thing.
Broncos 23, Vikings 13
13:30 The Vikings get in the end zone on a Dalvin Cook run to complete an 18-play drive. However, the two-point conversion attempt is unsuccessful. This is still a two-score game.
Third Quarter
Broncos 23, Vikings 7
4:27 The Broncos add a field goal to increase their lead. Vikings had forced a punt, but a neutral zone infraction by Eric Wilson allowed the drive to continue.
Broncos 20, Vikings 7
11:34 The Vikings aren't dead yet. Cousins throws a touchdown to Irv Smith Jr., the first of his career, and the Vikings are on the board. Cousins converted a sneak on 4th and 1 and found Diggs for a 44-yard gain on the drive.
Second Quarter
2:46 Cousins loses the ball on a strip-sack. His first fumble in six games. The Vikings are in big trouble here.
9:08 The boos are out in full force for the Vikings right now. After a holding penalty wiped out a big gain from Stefon Diggs, the Vikings ran a draw on 2nd and 20 and then a swing pass on 3rd and 19. No attempt whatsoever to pick up the first down.
Broncos 17, Vikings 0
12:28 The Broncos just scored again. This time it was a 1-yard touchdown run by Andy Janovich, though it looked like his forward progress was stopped short of the end zone. Refs allowed the play to continue.
First Quarter
3:12 Kirk Cousins is sacked by Von Miller on third down and the Vikings are forced to punt. Through three possessions, the Vikings have
Broncos 10, Vikings 0
4:43 Broncos touchdown. Brandon Allen to Troy Fumagalli. Courtland Sutton beat Xavier Rhodes twice on that drive, once for a 48-yard gain and once for pass interference.
Broncos 3, Vikings 0
11:36 The Broncos get on the board on the game's opening possession with a Brandon McManus field goal. A 31-yard pass to rookie tight end Noah Fant was the big play on the drive.
