2025 · Week 16
Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants
Dec 21, 2025 · New Meadowlands Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings held off New York Giants 16–13. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (68%) going in. Vikings improve to 7-8; Giants fall to 2-13. J.J. McCarthy paced the offense with 108 passing yards; 20 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| MIN | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 8 |
| 274 | Total yards | 161 |
| 160 | Passing yards | 33 |
| 114 | Rushing yards | 128 |
| 16/23 | Comp / Att | 7/13 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:54) 16-W.Reichard 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(11:08) 30-B.Sauls 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q2(5:51) (Shotgun) 9-J.McCarthy pass short right intended for 1-J.Nailor INTERCEPTED by 8-J.Holland at NYG 4. 8-J.Holland for 96 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NYG-51-A.Carter, Defensive Offside, 4 yards, enforced at NYG 8 - No Play.
- Q2(4:53) 16-W.Reichard 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(2:09) (Shotgun) 9-J.McCarthy scrambles right end for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(:25) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-J.McCarthy sacked at MIN 33 for -8 yards (0-B.Burns). FUMBLES (0-B.Burns) [0-B.Burns], RECOVERED by NYG-27-T.Nubin at MIN 27. 27-T.Nubin for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN. MIN-9-J.McCarthy was injured during the play.
- Q230-B.Sauls extra point is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q4(11:10) 30-B.Sauls 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q4(4:18) 16-W.Reichard 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy | 9/14 | 108 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Brosmer | 7/9 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Aaron Jones | 21 | 85 | 0 |
| Max Brosmer | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Zavier Scott | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jordan Mason | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 8 | 85 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Josh Oliver | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Zavier Scott | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jordan Mason | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tai Felton | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart | 7/13 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 16 | 71 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 11 | 47 | 0 |
| Jaxson Dart | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Darius Slayton | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Theo Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |