2024 · Week 9
Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings
Nov 3, 2024 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings topped Indianapolis Colts 21–13. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (59%) going in. Vikings improve to 6-2; Colts fall to 4-5. Sam Darnold was the story of the game with 290 passing yards and 3 TDs; 14 rushing yards. Vikings out-gained the opponent 445–247 in total yards.
Team stats
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 27 |
| 247 | Total yards | 445 |
| 179 | Passing yards | 312 |
| 68 | Rushing yards | 133 |
| 16/27 | Comp / Att | 29/35 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(11:06) 14-S.Darnold sacked at MIN 44 for -9 yards (90-G.Stewart). FUMBLES (90-G.Stewart) [90-G.Stewart], touched at MIN 43, RECOVERED by IND-23-K.Moore at MIN 38. 23-K.Moore for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez. ** Injury Update: MIN-0-I.Pace has returned to the game.
- Q2(5:50) 16-W.Reichard 53 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(2:00) 7-M.Gay 53 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(:17) 16-W.Reichard 31 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Right Upright, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(10:28) 14-S.Darnold pass short right to 3-J.Addison for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q316-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(2:53) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold pass short left to 83-J.Nailor for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [99-D.Buckner].
- Q316-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(12:45) 7-M.Gay 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(2:09) 14-S.Darnold pass short left to 84-J.Oliver for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(:33) 7-M.Gay 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Box score
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 16/27 | 179 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 13 | 48 | 0 |
| Ashton Dulin | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Trey Sermon | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Downs | 6 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Alec Pierce | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| Kylen Granson | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Adonai Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Ashton Dulin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Trey Sermon | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 28/34 | 290 | 3 | 2 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1/1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 21 | 64 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 6 | 46 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 7 | 9 | 137 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Josh Oliver | 5 | 5 | 58 | 1 |
| Cam Akers | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 5 | 5 | 42 | 1 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Brandon Powell | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Trent Sherfield | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Johnny Mundt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |