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Gameday Live Blog: Vikings vs. Broncos, Week 11

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Gameday Live Blog: Vikings vs. Broncos, Week 11
Gameday Live Blog: Vikings vs. Broncos, Week 11

The Vikings are back home in Week 11, taking on the visiting Denver Broncos.

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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.


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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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