Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnbetter was able to do enough to help the team eke out a triumph over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, 27-24.
It was a game both teams necessitateed to prosper to upgrasp pace in their admireive division title races. Minnesota necessitateed to align the Detroit Lions after they won earlier in the day and Seattle necessitateed to prosper to align the Los Angeles Rams after they also won earlier in the day.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnbetter reacts after passing for a touchdown aachievest the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at Lumen Field. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images)
It was the Vikings’ game.
Seahawks veteran quarterback Geno Smith create A.J. Barner for a 4-yard touchdown pass to consent the direct with 4:21 left. It was an 11-apply drive that lasted more than six minutes.
Darnbetter replyed. In equitable four applys, Darnbetter somehow create Justin Jefferson with two Seahawks protecters around him and snuck the ball thraw the safeest of prosperdows. Jefferson caught it and ran into the end zone for a touchdown.
The 39-yard touchdown pass put the Vikings back up three points.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) and expansive getr DK Metcalf stand on the field during the second half Sunday. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle had a chance to tie the game. Jason Myers getd an opportunity to give Seattle three points tardy with a 60-yard field goal try. But he was equitable a restrictcessitate yards unwiseinutive of making it and the Seahawks lost.
Darnbetter was 22-of-35 with 246 passing yards and three touchdown passes. Jefferson had two of those three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison had the other. Jefferson finished with 10 catches for 144 yards and Addison had five catches for 35 yards.
Smith was as extraunrelabelable as he could be. He finished 31-of-43 passing for 314 yards and three touchdown passes. Jaxon Smith-Njigba and DK Metcalf had the other touchdown passes.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith greets Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnbetter after their game on Sunday. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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Minnesota raised to 13-2 on the season. Seattle fell to 8-7.
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