2020 · Week 2
Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 20, 2020 · Lucas Oil Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Indianapolis Colts defeated Minnesota Vikings 28–11. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Colts had just a 48% chance going in. Colts improve to 1-1; Vikings fall to 0-2. Philip Rivers paced the offense with 214 passing yards and 1 TD; 3 rushing yards. Colts out-gained the opponent 365–193 in total yards. Vikings turned it over 3 times to Colts's 1.
Team stats
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | First downs | 21 |
| 193 | Total yards | 365 |
| 113 | Passing yards | 214 |
| 80 | Rushing yards | 151 |
| 11/26 | Comp / Att | 19/25 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:05) 5-D.Bailey 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-A.Cutting, Holder-2-B.Colquitt.
- Q2(11:51) (No Huddle) 28-J.Taylor left end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-R.Blankenship extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(1:13) 3-R.Blankenship 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(:28) 3-R.Blankenship 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q3(9:30) 3-R.Blankenship 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(14:04) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short right to 14-Z.Pascal for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-R.Blankenship extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(8:52) 3-R.Blankenship 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(5:27) (Shotgun) 33-D.Cook right end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 11/26 | 113 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 14 | 63 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Bisi Johnson | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 19/25 | 214 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 26 | 101 | 1 |
| Jordan Wilkins | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| Parris Campbell | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Alie-Cox | 5 | 6 | 111 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| T.Y. Hilton | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Zach Pascal | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| Ashton Dulin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nyheim Hines | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |