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Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars

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7-2, 3-1 Away
Final
12 - 7
2-8, 2-3 Home

Stingy Vikings hold the clawless Jaguars to 143 yards in a 12-7 victory and improve to 7-2

Mac Jones throws an INT late in the 4th

Minnesota's stingy defense held Jacksonville to 143 yards — the fewest in coach Doug Pederson's three seasons — and the Vikings overcame Sam Darnold's three interceptions to beat the Jaguars 12-7 on Sunday in a mostly purple-clad stadium.

“Those are the types of games that good teams find a way to win, regardless of what it looks like all day,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said. “And I’m proud of that, but absolutely a lot of things we need to correct and fix.”

It was an ugly win for the Vikings (7-2) that felt about as lopsided as any blowout in the league this season.

Minnesota ran 82 plays to Jacksonville's 43. The Vikings held the ball for 42 minutes, 19 seconds to Jacksonville's 17:41. Minnesota picked up 28 first downs to Jacksonville's 10. The Vikings ran 39 plays in Jaguars territory and finished with 402 yards.

But Darnold essentially tried to hand the game to Jacksonville (2-8). It was his first three-interception game in three years. He threw a fourth that was negated by a penalty.

All three came while targeting All-Pro receiver Justin Jefferson, who finished with five catches for 48 yards, and two happened in the red zone.

“I got to do a lot better job to take care of football," Darnold said. “I think that’s obvious.”

The Vikings finished with three field goals in the five trips inside the 20-yard line. They took the lead on the third of John Parker Romo's four field goals. Romo hit from 29, 34, 33 and 45 yards in his NFL debut.

The Jaguars had a chance late thanks to Travon Walker's sack on a third-and-1 play, an odd call against a team that was doing nothing offensively.

Mac Jones, filling in for the injured Trevor Lawrence (non-throwing shoulder) and making his first start in nearly a year, was mostly ineffective. Nonetheless, he had Jacksonville on the move down the stretch and got help from a face-mask penalty against linebacker Blake Cashman.

But Jones threw his second pick with 1:49 remaining to end the rally. Jones had two more turnovers earlier in the fourth — an interception and a fumbled snap.

“The easy stuff just wasn’t good enough by me,” Jones said.

Minnesota looked as though it would have to punt in the final minute, but Walker was flagged for unnecessary roughness on third down for trying to punch the ball out of running back Aaron Jones' hands. The Vikings took a knee from there.

Mac Jones completed 14 of 22 passes for 111 yards and a 38.3 passer rating.

Darnold's rating was slightly better after completing 24 of 38 passes for 241 yards. He targeted his tight ends 15 times. T.J. Hockenson finished with eight receptions for 72 yards. Josh Oliver caught four passes for 52 yards.

Jacksonville’s yardage total was the fifth lowest in franchise history and another strike against Pederson, who is 3-13 in his last 16 games.

“I never expected to be here, obviously,” Pederson said. “We have five or six one-score games. It's hard. As a team, as coaches, we're making it hard. We're making it too hard. The guys are frustrated, and they should be. They're angry, and they should be. We all are.”

Robinson's return Vikings left tackle Cam Robinson was flagged for three penalties in his return to Jacksonville. The most egregious one came in the third quarter when Robinson was penalized for hitting cornerback Ronald Darby out of bounds during an interception return. Several of his former teams, including defensive ends Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker, got in Robinson’s face after the play.

The Jaguars traded Robinson to the Vikings last week, and he ended up with a quick return to the place where he spent the first eight years of his NFL career.

Injuries Vikings: RB Aaron Jones left in the third quarter with a rib injury and later returned.

Jaguars: RB Tank Bigsby (ankle), CB Tyson Campbell (shoulder) and LB Devin Lloyd (shoulder) left the field, but later returned. Jaguars DE Arik Armstead left in the fourth to be evaluated for a concussion.

Up next Vikings: Play at Tennessee next Sunday to complete a three-game stretch against AFC South opponents.

Jaguars: Play at NFC North-leading Detroit next Sunday.

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Scoring Summary

MIN FG 1st Period 7:56 John Parker Romo 45 Yd Field Goal
JAX TD 1st Period 3:44 Mac Jones 1 Yd Run (Cam Little Kick)
MIN FG 3rd Period 1:42 John Parker Romo 33 Yd Field Goal
MIN FG 4th Period 7:14 John Parker Romo 34 Yd Field Goal
MIN FG 4th Period 4:22 John Parker Romo 29 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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28 1st Downs 10
15 Passing 1st downs 5
10 Rushing 1st downs 4
3 1st downs from penalties 1
5-14 3rd down efficiency 5-11
1-1 4th down efficiency 0-0
82 Total Plays 43
402 Total Yards 143
4.9 Yards per Play 3.3
10 Total Drives 10
233 Passing 87
24/38 Comp/Att 14/22
6.0 Yards per pass 3.5
3 Interceptions thrown 2
1-8 Sacks-Yards Lost 3-24
169 Rushing 56
43 Rushing Attempts 18
3.9 Yards per rush 3.1
0-5 Red Zone (Made-Att) 1-1
6-40 Penalties 3-25
3 Turnovers 3
0 Fumbles lost 1
3 Interceptions thrown 2
0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0
42:19 Possession 17:41
Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Jaguars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Trevor Lawrence, QB Questionable Apr 9
David White Jr., WR Questionable Feb 11
Patrick Murtagh, TE Questionable Feb 11
Cooper Hodges, OT Questionable Feb 11
Gabe Davis, WR Questionable Feb 11
Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mekhi Blackmon, CB Questionable Apr 21
Jordan Mason, RB Questionable Apr 7
Rondale Moore, WR Questionable Mar 19
Will Fries, G Questionable Mar 11
Christian Darrisaw, OT Questionable Feb 26

Game Information

EverBank Stadium

Location: Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 65,695 · Capacity:

2024 NFC North Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Detroit 15 2 .882 0 564 342
Minnesota 14 3 .824 0 432 332
Green Bay 11 6 .647 0 460 338
Chicago 5 12 .294 0 310 370

2024 AFC South Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Houston 10 7 .588 0 372 372
Indianapolis 8 9 .471 0 377 427
Jacksonville 4 13 .235 0 320 435
Tennessee 3 14 .176 0 311 460
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