2022 · Week 16
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
Dec 24, 2022 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 27–24 win over New York Giants. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (73%) going in. Vikings improve to 12-3; Giants fall to 8-6-1. Kirk Cousins was the story of the game with 299 passing yards and 3 TDs; 2 rushing yards. Giants turned it over 2 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| NYG | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 21 |
| 460 | Total yards | 382 |
| 334 | Passing yards | 299 |
| 126 | Rushing yards | 83 |
| 30/42 | Comp / Att | 34/48 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(3:23) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 87-T.Hockenson for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on NYG-99-L.Williams, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(9:45) 1-G.Joseph 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(4:30) 8-D.Jones pass short right to 18-I.Hodgins for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
- Q3(11:22) 9-G.Gano 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
- Q3(4:35) 9-G.Gano 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
- Q4(14:18) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 87-T.Hockenson for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q41-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q4(6:29) 9-G.Gano 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
- Q4(3:06) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass deep middle to 18-J.Jefferson for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN [55-J.Ward].
- Q41-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q4(2:07) (Shotgun) 26-S.Barkley left guard for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(:04) 1-G.Joseph 61 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 30/42 | 334 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Saquon Barkley | 14 | 84 | 1 |
| Matt Breida | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Brightwell | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie James | 8 | 11 | 90 | 0 |
| Isaiah Hodgins | 8 | 12 | 89 | 1 |
| Saquon Barkley | 8 | 10 | 49 | 0 |
| Darius Slayton | 4 | 6 | 79 | 0 |
| Daniel Bellinger | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 34/48 | 299 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 14 | 64 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 4 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 12 | 16 | 133 | 1 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 13 | 16 | 109 | 2 |
| Dalvin Cook | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Johnny Mundt | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |