2021 · Week 2
Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 19, 2021 · University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Arizona Cardinals held off Minnesota Vikings 34–33. ScoutIndex had favored Cardinals (66%) going in. Cardinals improve to 2-0; Vikings fall to 0-2. Kyler Murray paced the offense with 400 passing yards and 3 TDs; 31 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| MIN | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 21 |
| 421 | Total yards | 503 |
| 244 | Passing yards | 400 |
| 177 | Rushing yards | 103 |
| 22/32 | Comp / Att | 29/36 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(14:27) 8-K.Cousins pass deep right to 17-K.Osborn for 64 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q1(5:57) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 10-D.Hopkins for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q1(:28) 8-K.Cousins pass short middle to 19-A.Thielen for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q2(9:05) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 18-J.Jefferson for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN [34-J.Thompson]. Penalty on ARI-3-B.Baker, Defensive Holding, declined.
- Q21-G.Joseph extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q2(3:24) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray scrambles up the middle for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(1:46) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass deep left to 4-R.Moore for 77 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(:25) 1-G.Joseph 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q2(:01) 5-M.Prater 62 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q3(14:09) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short right intended for 4-R.Moore INTERCEPTED by 59-N.Vigil at ARI 38. 59-N.Vigil for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q3(9:16) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short right to 18-A.Green for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q35-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q4(14:16) 1-G.Joseph 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q4(4:29) 5-M.Prater 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q4(:04) 1-G.Joseph 37 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 22/32 | 244 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 22 | 131 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 5 | 6 | 91 | 1 |
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 10 | 65 | 1 |
| Adam Thielen | 6 | 7 | 39 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 29/36 | 400 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 5 | 31 | 1 |
| Chase Edmonds | 8 | 46 | 0 |
| James Conner | 8 | 26 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rondale Moore | 7 | 8 | 114 | 1 |
| Maxx Williams | 7 | 7 | 94 | 0 |
| Christian Kirk | 3 | 4 | 65 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 4 | 4 | 54 | 1 |
| Chase Edmonds | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| A.J. Green | 3 | 6 | 44 | 1 |