MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (Valley News Live) - The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Miami Dolphins 15-10 Sunday, improving to 4-0 on the season.
Will Reichard made all five of his field goal attempts, accounting for all of Minnesota’s points. He connected from 47 yards with 7:54 left in the first quarter, 50 yards with 7:08 left in the second quarter, and 33 yards at the end of the second quarter to put the Vikings ahead 9-0 at halftime.
Dolphins respond in third quarter
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Miami’s Riley Patterson kicked a 27-yard field goal with 11:56 left in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 9-3. Reichard answered with a 41-yard field goal at the 6:35 mark, extending Minnesota’s lead to 12-3.
With 11 seconds left in the third quarter, Miami’s Ollie Gordon II scored on a 12-yard rush, and Patterson’s extra point cut Minnesota’s lead to 12-10.
Reichard’s fifth field goal, from 29 yards with 6:41 left in the fourth quarter, made the final score 15-10.
Statistical breakdown
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Kyler Murray completed 27 of 37 passes for 247 yards. Aaron Jones led Minnesota’s rushing attack with 20 carries for 94 yards, and T.J. Hockenson had 13 receptions for 119 yards.
Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis completed just 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, while Ollie Gordon II had 9 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Minnesota outgained Miami 336 total yards to 198. The Vikings had 213 passing yards and 123 rushing yards, compared with Miami’s 77 passing yards and 121 rushing yards.
Minnesota recorded 20 first downs to Miami’s 8. The Vikings converted 8 of 18 third-down attempts, while Miami converted 2 of 9; however, Minnesota did convert on one fourth down.
Minnesota ran 72 plays, and Miami only ran 37.
Minnesota was penalized 11 times for 85 yards, and Miami was penalized 9 times for 55 yards. Miami lost one fumble.
In terms of time of possession, Minnesota held the ball for 39:11, compared with Miami’s 20:49. Miami made its only field goal attempt and converted 1 of 2 red zone attempts, while Minnesota did not convert on all three red zone trips.
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