Vikings at Commanders Live Score Updates: NFL Regular Season Week 9
Someone's winning streak is ending today.
The Vikings, riding a five-game streak, are in the greater Washington D.C. area to take on the Commanders, who have won three straight to get back into the wild card mix. With a confident quarterback in Taylor Heinicke, a dangerous skill position group led by Terry McLaurin, and one of the NFL's best defensive lines, the Commanders have the talent to make this an interesting game at FedEx Field.
The Vikings are the better team, but they have a habit of being unable to pull away and win games comfortably. Kirk Cousins will be looking to have a big day in his return to Washington, facing his former team for just the second time in his career. It'll be interesting to see how much new Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson contributes, given that he was acquired by the team just five days ago in a blockbuster trade with the Lions.
The Commanders are without several key offensive pieces, including WR Jahan Dotson, RB J.D. McKissic, and a couple linemen. The Vikings are without their top defensive tackle, Dalvin Tomlinson. They will have starting cornerback Cam Dantzler available, despite him being listed as questionable coming into this game.
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, who welcomed his fourth child into the world on Friday night, is also returning to face his former employer, having coached for Washington from 2017 to '19.
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Final Score: Vikings 20, Commanders 17
Commanders 17, Vikings 17
7:46 — Just like that, we have a brand new ballgame. Kirk Cousins hits Dalvin Cook in the back of the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown pass. Tie game.
7:56 — Taylor Heinicke was due for a turnover. He just threw an interception to Harrison Smith, who returned it to the Washington 12.
Commanders 17, Vikings 10
10:46 — Kirk Cousins made an unbelievable throw to Justin Jefferson for 47 yards, but the Vikings' offense stalled in the red zone. Cousins had to come out for the first down play after getting crushed on his big throw. Greg Joseph hits a short field goal.
Commanders 17, Vikings 7
14:14 — The Commanders take a two-score lead on a touchdown pass from Heinicke to Dax Milne. Will the Vikings' offense respond?
Third quarter
0:00 — The Commanders are on the doorstep as the third quarter comes to an end. The Vikings did nothing offensively in the quarter, and Taylor Heinicke is making some magic happen.
Commanders 10, Vikings 7
14:01 — A wild play just happened. Taylor Heinicke threw up a deep ball into triple coverage and Cam Bynum appeared ready to intercept it until the referee ran into him. Instead, Curtis Samuel caught it for a 49-yard touchdown.
Second quarter
0:00 — The Vikings were driving to end the half, but Cousins threw one up for Jefferson in the end zone and it was intercepted off of a deflection. Halftime.
Vikings 7, Commanders 3
0:37 — The Commanders get on the board with a field goal.
2:00 — It's been a slugfest since the very first drive of the day. Neither offense can get much going. The Commanders are currently near midfield and looking to get on the scoreboard before halftime.
8:20 — Since gaining 78 yards on their opening drive, the Vikings have 40 yards over their last three possessions. The Commanders' defensive line is quite good.
11:19 — The Vikings' defense is off to a strong start, holding Washington to 50 total yards through three drives. They have two sacks, one by Danielle Hunter and one by D.J. Wonnum. Can the offense get going again?
First quarter
4:48 — The Vikings' second drive went worse than their first. Ed Ingram was beaten by Daron Payne for a sack on third down. The Commanders get the ball back with good field position after doing nothing on their opening possession.
Vikings 7, Commanders 0
9:17 — That was easy. The Vikings march down the field on the game's opening possession and score on a Kirk Cousins touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson to take an early lead. Cousins was 5 for 5 for 67 yards and a touchdown, with four of those passes going to Jefferson. The other went to new tight end T.J. Hockenson for a big third down conversion.
