Greg Joseph played heroes for the second week in a row, this time with a game-record 61-yard punt as the final seconds ticked away to give the Minnesota Vikings a 27-24 win over the New York Giants. Saturday.
With losses from the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, the Giants (8-6) had an opportunity to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2016 with a win at Minnesota. However, they came up once morest the National Association North champions, who posted an eighth victory in nine home games.
Joseph’s 61-yard punt is the longest in Vikings history (12-3). He capped off an incredible Vikings comeback with a 40-yard field goal last Saturday as Minnesota scored 31 straight points once morest the Indianapolis Colts for the biggest comeback in NFL history.
Justin Jefferson also broke a Vikings franchise record, and not the least. He surpassed the mark of the legendary Randy Moss for the most receiving yards in a season. With his yardage of 133, he now has 1,756, 124 more than Moss’ old record set in 2003.
Jefferson also scored his eighth touchdown of the season to increase the Vikings lead to eight points with three minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Saquon Barkley, however, found the end zone with a 27-yard run less than a minute later. The two-point conversion was successful and the Giants tied the game 24-24.
The Vikings rushed for 33 yards on eight plays in the next stretch, just enough to get their kicker through and give them the win with a long kick right in the center of the posts.
TJ Hockenson scored two touchdowns and had 109 yards. His quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 34 of 48 passes for 299 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
Daniel Jones was 30 for 42 for 334 yards and a touchdown. He suffered a larceny.
Barkley rushed for 84 yards and added 49 yards on eight receptions.
Seattle pulls away from the playoffs
The Seattle Seahawks complicated their job of advancing to the playoffs by losing 24-10 once morest the Kansas City Chiefs. Their record drops to seven wins once morest eight losses.
Kansas City (12-3) remains tied with the Buffalo Bills (12-3) for the best record in the American.
Seattle, for its part, is having a tough time heading into the playoffs, as the team has suffered defeat in each of its last three games and five times in its last six meetings. The team is currently out of the playoff picture.
Patrick Mahomes completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 224 yards and had two touchdowns in the win. His vis-à-vis Geno Smith was limited to a single touchdown pass.
The Chiefs also relied on the brilliance of Travis Kelce, who finished the game with six receptions for gains of 113 yards.
Kansas City started the game strong by building a 17-point lead. Kadarius Toney first gave KC a 7-0 lead when he crossed the eight yards that separated them from the end zone in the first quarter.
Then in the second quarter, Mahomes joined Jerick McKinnon on nine yards to allow the Chiefs to increase their lead.
In the fourth quarter, Mahomes returned to the charge, this time with his legs. He went to the end zone for a three-yard touchdown. Geno Smith joined Noah Fant for a touchdown later in the game, but the Seahawks were unable to come back.
In Seattle’s camp, Kenneth Walker III rushed for 107 yards and DK Metcalf caught seven fly balls for 81 yards.
The Chiefs have won their last 16 regular season games once morest National opponents. The Seahawks’ next game is once morest the New York Jets next week, as Kansas City takes on the Broncos.
The Panthers trample the Lions, who also walk away
D’Onta Foreman set a career-high 165 rushing yards and scored a touchdown, Chuba Hubbard rushed for 125 yards and the Carolina Panthers bettered a franchise record with 320 rushing yards in a win of 37-23 over the Detroit Lions.
The victory gives the Panthers (6-9) hope of winning a first title in the sad South division of the National since 2015. They need to end the season with victories in Tampa Bay and New Orleans to do so. arrive.
Sam Darnold completed 15 of 22 passes for 250 passing yards with a touchdown. He added a rushing touchdown and is 3-1 as the Panthers’ starting quarterback.
The Panthers had seven rushes for 20+ yards in the game in the coldest temperature in Bank of America Stadium history, minus-7 degrees Celsius at kickoff. They forged a 24-7 lead in the first half and never looked back.
Jared Goff threw three touchdowns in the loss to tight end Shane Zylstra, who had only one in his career prior to this game.
Heading into this week’s games, the Lions (7-8) had won six of their last seven games to come within a half game of the Washington Commanders and the last place giving access to the playoffs in the National.
Titans surprised by Texans following game delay
The opening kick of the National Football League game between the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans was pushed back an hour on Saturday due to extremely cold weather and power outages in the Nashville area .
The game was originally scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET (noon Nashville time). It finally started shortly following 2 p.m. EST.
The Texans ignored this temperature to surprise the Titans with a score of 19-14.
Texans quarterback Davis Mills completed 17 passes for 178 yards, in addition to throwing a touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks.
For the Titans, Derrick Henry’s 126 rushing yards and touchdown weren’t enough.
At the start of the game, the mercury was only minus 6.7 degrees Celsius, and the wind factor made it feel like minus 14.4 degrees Celsius. It was the coldest temperature in the franchise’s home game history. On December 31, 2017, the Titans played a home game in minus 5 Celsius.
The Titans released a statement in which they explained that the decision was made in conjunction with the NFL, Local Emergency Management Office (BLGU), Nashville Electrical Department (SEN) and the Mayor’s Office, by ” err on the side of caution to ensure the game would not negatively impact our community in any way. »
The team also said it was working to cut off all non-essential power around Nissan Stadium, although fans will have access to the stands.
“At all times, the operation of the game remained secondary to the well-being of our community, and we cannot thank the BLGU and SEN enough for their dedication to the safety of our neighbors,” the Titans said in a statement.
The Titans (7-8) will already have little time to recover and prepare for their next game, scheduled for Thursday night once morest the Dallas Cowboys at Nissan Stadium.
Equipped with blowers, workers were busy clearing light snow from the playing surface regarding 90 minutes before kickoff. No players from either team were on the pitch at the time.
The New Orleans Saints rallied from a 10-point deficit to claim a 17-10 win over the Cleveland Browns. The Saints won a second game in a row.
New Orleans (6-9) was able to triumph thanks to a strong performance from the ground game, which provided two touchdowns. Alvin Kamara had 76 yards on the ground, while Taysom Hill added 56 yards.
The match did not start off on the right foot for the Saints, who were the first to allow points. In the second quarter, Deshaun Watson charged into the end zone with a 12-yard run.
Watson finished the game with 15 completions for 135 yards, in addition to rushing for 24 yards.
Cleveland then increased their lead to 10 points thanks to a field goal from Cade York.
The rest of the game, however, was the business of the Saints, who first closed the gap with a field goal before the end of the second quarter.
Back on the field for the third quarter, it was the Saints’ running game that controlled the game. Taysom Hill tied the game with an eight-yard run, before seeing Alvin Kamara add more later with a four-yard run for the middle finger.
The Saints managed to hold on to their seven-point lead, en route to a victory.
