2021 · Week 1
Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals
Sep 12, 2021 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals edged Minnesota Vikings 27–24, in overtime. ScoutIndex had favored Bengals (60%) going in. Bengals improve to 1-0; Vikings fall to 0-1. Joe Burrow led the way with 261 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards.
Team stats
| MIN | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 19 |
| 429 | Total yards | 410 |
| 362 | Passing yards | 261 |
| 67 | Rushing yards | 149 |
| 37/50 | Comp / Att | 20/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(6:42) 8-K.Cousins pass short right to 19-A.Thielen for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q2(1:52) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short middle to 85-T.Higgins for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN [94-D.Tomlinson].
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q2(:42) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 1-J.Chase for 50 yards, TOUCHDOWN. MIN-21-B.Breeland was injured during the play.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(9:20) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 28-J.Mixon up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(2:30) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short middle to 19-A.Thielen for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q4(14:18) 2-E.McPherson 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q4(9:26) 64-B.Brandel reported in as eligible. 33-D.Cook left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q41-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q4(:03) 1-G.Joseph 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q5(:05) 2-E.McPherson 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 36/49 | 351 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1/1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 20 | 61 | 1 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 9 | 10 | 92 | 2 |
| K.J. Osborn | 7 | 9 | 76 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 5 | 9 | 71 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 6 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Dede Westbrook | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Herndon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 20/27 | 261 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | 29 | 127 | 1 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 5 | 22 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 5 | 7 | 101 | 1 |
| Tee Higgins | 4 | 5 | 58 | 1 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Tyler Boyd | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |