2024 · Week 8
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
Oct 24, 2024 · SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf
Recap
Los Angeles Rams defeated Minnesota Vikings 30–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Rams had just a 41% chance going in. Rams improve to 3-4; Vikings fall to 5-2. Matthew Stafford paced the offense with 279 passing yards and 4 TDs.
Team stats
| MIN | LAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 21 |
| 304 | Total yards | 386 |
| 240 | Passing yards | 279 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 107 |
| 18/25 | Comp / Att | 25/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:48) 14-S.Darnold pass short left to 84-J.Oliver for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q1(6:42) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short middle to 23-K.Williams for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-J.Karty extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-42-E.Evans.
- Q1(:58) 14-S.Darnold pass short left to 11-T.Sherfield for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(10:11) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short left to 10-C.Kupp for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-J.Karty extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-42-E.Evans.
- Q3(6:25) 16-W.Reichard 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(2:40) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass deep right to 15-D.Robinson for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on MIN-1-S.Griffin, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.
- Q316-J.Karty extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-42-E.Evans.
- Q4(12:51) 16-W.Reichard 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(6:23) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short right to 15-D.Robinson for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-J.Karty extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-42-E.Evans.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 18/25 | 240 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 19 | 58 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 8 | 9 | 115 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Josh Oliver | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Jordan Addison | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Trent Sherfield | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Johnny Mundt | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
LAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 25/34 | 279 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Puka Nacua | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kyren Williams | 23 | 97 | 0 |
| Blake Corum | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puka Nacua | 7 | 9 | 106 | 0 |
| Kyren Williams | 5 | 7 | 19 | 1 |
| Cooper Kupp | 5 | 8 | 51 | 1 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 2 | 3 | 35 | 2 |
| Tutu Atwell | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Hunter Long | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Colby Parkinson | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Blake Corum | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |