After the Vikings took a 17-10 lead, Minnesota and Chicago both remained stagnant offensively and neither team could move the ball much let alone score. But things changed after Sam Darnold missed Justin Jefferson on a third down.
Minnesota was forced to punt, and when Ryan Wright punted the ball away, Chicago’s DeAndre Carter muffed the punt, and Vikings’ UDFA Bo Richter recovered the ball at Chicago’s 15-yard line. Darnold then hit Jordan Addison to get closer, and running back Aaron Jones capped it off with a two-yard touchdown run to give Minnesota a 24-10 lead toward the end of the third quarter.
With Jones scoring that touchdown, a wild stat came with it.
That was the Vikings’ first second-half rushing touchdown by a running back in 27 games. They were 4 games away from tying the record held by the Dayton Triangles.
Minnesota is currently up 24-10 at the end of the third quarter. The Vikings will have the ball to start the fourth.
