Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins showed a slippery press in the first 30 minutes, falling backwards while trying to throw the football to running back Dalvin Cook, a fumble recovered by the running back, as well as his interception on a turnover above the waist that was intended for a wide receiver. KJ Osborn. Minnesota marched down the field with ease to start, scoring an opening-drive touchdown on six plays, the last of which wide receiver Justin Jefferson hauled in a deep pass for a 22-yard score. However, the Vikings were unable to get things going in the red zone for the vast majority of the first half. Minnesota had a first down from the Buffalo two, but ended up settling for a 27-yard field goal, thanks to an offensive pass interference penalty on tight end TJ Hockenson. Cousins finished the half with 143 passing yards, the first drive score and an interception while completing 12 of his 21 pass attempts. Bills running back Devin Singletary was off to one of the best games of his career early, totaling 33 yards and two rushing touchdowns — tied for his career high in one game — in his first six games. However, his final three carries of the half only went for eight yards and included a fumble. The key sequence of the half came when the Vikings opted to pass their third and fourth plays after the two-minute warning from the Bills’ 28, resulting in both incompletions, resulting in a turnover on downs when a field goal could have been easily. Allen, shaking off concerns about an elbow injury before the game, went 25 yards to start the drive. Four plays later, Buffalo was in the end zone via Allen’s arm to wide receiver Gab Davis for an 11-yard score that put them within two touchdowns, 24-10, with 32 seconds left in the half. The Vikings will start the second half with the ball with a chance to come back to score, so stay tuned to our coverage of this Week 10 matchup between two of the NFL’s winningest teams for all the real-time updates and analysis!
title: “Score Bills Vs. Vikings Live Updates Game Stats Highlights Analysis As Wild Game Heads Into Overtime " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-01” author: “Mary Stevens”
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins showed a slippery press in the first 30 minutes, falling backwards while trying to throw the football to running back Dalvin Cook, a fumble recovered by the running back, as well as his interception on a turnover above the waist that was intended for a wide receiver. KJ Osborn. Minnesota marched down the field with ease to start, scoring an opening-drive touchdown on six plays, the last of which wide receiver Justin Jefferson hauled in a deep pass for a 22-yard score. However, the Vikings were unable to get things going in the red zone for the vast majority of the first half. Minnesota had a first down from the Buffalo two, but ended up settling for a 27-yard field goal, thanks to an offensive pass interference penalty on tight end TJ Hockenson. Cousins finished the half with 143 passing yards, the first drive score and an interception while completing 12 of his 21 pass attempts. Bills running back Devin Singletary was off to one of the best games of his career early, totaling 33 yards and two rushing touchdowns — tied for his career high in one game — in his first six games. However, his final three carries of the half only went for eight yards and included a fumble. The key sequence of the half came when the Vikings opted to pass their third and fourth plays after the two-minute warning from the Bills’ 28, resulting in both incompletions, resulting in a turnover on downs when a field goal could have been easily. Allen, shaking off concerns about an elbow injury before the game, went 25 yards to start the drive. Four plays later, Buffalo was in the end zone via Allen’s arm to wide receiver Gab Davis for an 11-yard score that put them within two touchdowns, 24-10, with 32 seconds left in the half. The Vikings will start the second half with the ball with a chance to come back to score, so stay tuned to our coverage of this Week 10 matchup between two of the NFL’s winningest teams for all the real-time updates and analysis!