The Vikings improved to 6-3 with a 21-13 win over the Colts on Sunday night.
on Sunday night. The victory coupled with Detroit beating the Packers gives Minnesota the tiebreaker over Green Bay for second in the NFC North and they stay within striking distance of the Lions. Let's dig into five things that stood out...The Vikings possessed the ball five times in the first half and they drove into Indianapolis territory on all five drives and came away with zero points.
In the second half, their possessions ended touchdown-touchdown-punt-interception-touchdown-kneel down. Overall, the Vikings dominated time of possession 36:54 to 23:06.Ty Chandler? Nope, not him. Chandler did not play. Instead, Cam Akers was the unquestioned No. 2 running back and he made the Vikings' decision to trade for him look good by rushing for 46 yards on six carries. He averaged 7.7 yards per carry.
Take away Darold's fumble that was returned for a touchdown and Darnold's interception that set up a short field for a field goal in the fourth quarter and Minnesota's defense was almost perfect. What the Vikings did on defense against the Colts was similar to how they played during the 5-0 start to the season and was a far cry from the defense that struggled to stop Jared Goff's Lions and Matthew Stafford's Rams the past two weeks.
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