Vikings Game Today Final: Bills Beat the Vikings 23-6 as James Cook Runs for 107 Yards and Carson Wentz Throws Two Interceptions
The Vikings game today ended as a defensive grind in Minneapolis: Buffalo held the ball for more than 42 minutes, forced three turnovers and beat Minnesota 23-6 on Monday Night Football to move to 7-1.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings game today is final, and it belonged to Buffalo's defense and its running back. The Bills beat the Vikings 23-6 at U.S. Bank Stadium on Monday Night Football, behind 31 carries, 107 yards and a touchdown from James Cook III and a defense that never let Minnesota's offense breathe.
Josh Allen completed 21 of 31 passes for 234 yards with one touchdown — the 25-yard first-half strike to rookie tight end Keleki Latu — and one interception, according to Reuters' game report. Across the line, Carson Wentz, starting for the inactive Kyler Murray, completed only 8 of 25 passes for 81 yards and threw two interceptions.
The Vikings' own game observations put the night in three numbers: three turnovers, including one on the fourth play of the game and two interceptions in the third quarter; 0-for-8 on third down, against Buffalo's 7-for-18; and a time-of-possession gap of 42:32 to 17:28. Minnesota's only points were Will Reichard's two field goals, from 43 and 53 yards, the second cutting Buffalo's lead to 10-6 five seconds before halftime.
Buffalo put it away after the break: a Tyler Bass field goal stretched the lead to 13-6 in the third quarter, Cook powered in for the touchdown that made it 20-6, and Bass closed the scoring. The Bills are 7-1 and alone with the AFC's best record; the Vikings, 6-0 two weeks ago, have lost two straight and fall to 6-2, out of first place in the NFC North. Buffalo visits the Jets on Sunday; Minnesota goes to Green Bay.
