2024 · Week 16
Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
Dec 22, 2024 · Seahawks Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings edged Seattle Seahawks 27–24. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (57%). Vikings improve to 13-2; Seahawks fall to 8-7. Sam Darnold led the way with 246 passing yards and 3 TDs; 11 rushing yards. Seahawks turned it over 2 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| MIN | SEA | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 21 |
| 327 | Total yards | 373 |
| 246 | Passing yards | 314 |
| 81 | Rushing yards | 59 |
| 22/35 | Comp / Att | 31/43 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:09) 14-S.Darnold pass short middle to 3-J.Addison for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(13:41) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass deep right to 14-D.Metcalf for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-J.Myers extra point is GOOD, Center-41-C.Stoll, Holder-4-M.Dickson.
- Q2(5:54) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold pass short right to 18-J.Jefferson for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on MIN-18-J.Jefferson, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q216-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(3:38) 16-W.Reichard 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(:24) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass deep right to 11-J.Smith-Njigba for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-J.Myers extra point is GOOD, Center-41-C.Stoll, Holder-4-M.Dickson.
- Q3(10:41) 5-J.Myers 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-C.Stoll, Holder-4-M.Dickson.
- Q3(6:29) 16-W.Reichard 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(4:26) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass short middle to 88-A.Barner for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q45-J.Myers extra point is GOOD, Center-41-C.Stoll, Holder-4-M.Dickson.
- Q4(3:58) 14-S.Darnold pass deep left to 18-J.Jefferson for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN [55-D.Jones].
- Q416-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(2:00) 5-J.Myers 60 yard field goal is No Good, Short, Center-41-C.Stoll, Holder-4-M.Dickson.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 22/35 | 246 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 18 | 67 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 10 | 13 | 144 | 2 |
| Aaron Jones | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 5 | 8 | 35 | 1 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Oliver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SEA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith | 31/43 | 314 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Kenny McIntosh | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Zach Charbonnet | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Julian Love | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 8 | 12 | 95 | 1 |
| DK Metcalf | 3 | 7 | 57 | 1 |
| Noah Fant | 3 | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 8 | 8 | 28 | 0 |
| Tyler Lockett | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Kenny McIntosh | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Zach Charbonnet | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| AJ Barner | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Jake Bobo | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |