2022 · Week 8
Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 30, 2022 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings topped Arizona Cardinals 34–26. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (69%). Vikings improve to 6-1; Cardinals fall to 3-5. Kirk Cousins was the story of the game with 232 passing yards and 2 TDs; 22 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Cardinals turned it over 2 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| ARI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 22 |
| 404 | Total yards | 405 |
| 326 | Passing yards | 232 |
| 78 | Rushing yards | 173 |
| 31/44 | Comp / Att | 24/36 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:20) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins scrambles right end for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q1(6:09) 5-M.Prater 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(9:59) 8-K.Cousins pass short right to 86-J.Mundt for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(:50) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 10-D.Hopkins for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(:03) 1-G.Joseph 56 yard field goal is BLOCKED (95-L.Fotu), Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(9:17) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 86-Z.Ertz for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q35-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q3(5:51) (Shotgun) 2-A.Mattison left guard for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(4:11) (Shotgun) 4-D.Cook up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(2:37) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short right to 4-R.Moore for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(12:35) 5-M.Prater 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q4(8:41) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short right to 17-K.Osborn for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q41-G.Joseph extra point is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 31/44 | 326 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Rondale Moore | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Eno Benjamin | 9 | 22 | 0 |
| Darrel Williams | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 12 | 13 | 159 | 1 |
| Rondale Moore | 7 | 8 | 92 | 1 |
| Zach Ertz | 4 | 5 | 34 | 1 |
| Eno Benjamin | 4 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| Greg Dortch | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Darrel Williams | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Robbie Chosen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 24/36 | 232 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Dalvin Cook | 20 | 111 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 5 | 40 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 5 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 8 | 98 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 6 | 7 | 67 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Johnny Mundt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |