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en thread With the game tied at 7-7 http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-trevor-siemian-jersey , the Minnesota Vikings opened the second quarter against the Los Angeles Rams with a 1st-and-10 from their own 35. Kirk Cousins picked up where he left off, finding Adam Thielen for a big gain to the Los Angeles 38-yard line for a huge gain. A pivotal moment came as the Vikings faced a 4th-and-1 from the Los Angeles 29 on the ensuing set of downs, and Cousins handled it himself with a quarterback sneak to gain the yardage needed.A run by Dalvin Cook brought up another third down opportunity, this one a 3rd-and-2 from the Rams’ 19. Cousins dropped back to pass and a bunch of players had a chance to get their hands on it, but it fell incomplete. Dan Bailey came on for his first field goal attempt as a Viking, and he connected. . .with the right upright. AND THEN IT WENT THROUGH! The 37-yard field goal gave the Vikings the lead back at 10-7 with about ten minutes to go in the half.Bailey’s kickoff went for a touchback, giving the Rams the ball at their own 25. After a run by Gurley, the Rams showed off their big-play chops, as Jared Goff dropped back to pass and floated a perfect pass into the hands of Cooper Kupp for a huge 70-yard touchdown pass with Anthony Barr in. . .well, I suppose it was technically “coverage.” Sam Ficken added the extra point, and the Rams were in the lead for the first time in the game at 14-10.I’m about done with Anthony Barr, kids.Ficken’s kickoff was good for another touchback, putting the Vikings at the 25 to start for the third time in three possessions. The Vikings got a huge play to start the drive, as Cousins found Stefon Diggs on a short pass that Diggs turned into a big 34-yard gain into Los Angeles territory at the 41. Cousins then hit a wide open Kyle Rudolph for 24 more yards into the Rams’ red zone at the 17. On the next play, Cousins found the Vikings’ newest touchdown machine, Aldrick Robinson, for a 17-yard score to give him his second of the night. Bailey connected on the extra point, and the Vikings took the lead back at 17-14.Los Angeles started at their own 25 after another touchback, and there was some actual defense played as the Vikings forced the first three-and-out of the evening! Johnny Hekker came on to punt for the Rams, and the Vikings set up shop at their own 29 with just under seven minutes left in the half. The Vikings faced another third down right away, and could not convert as Cousins faced huge pressure from the Rams’ defense and had to throw it away. Matt Wile punted the ball away, and got a favorable roll to set the Rams up at their own 29-yard line.The Rams converted a first down in a couple of plays Womens George Iloka Jersey , with Goff finding Kupp for an 11-yard gain after a missed tackle by Mackensie Alexander. Goff then found Robert Woods for a huge 36-yard gain into Minnesota territory at the 19-yard line. After that, Goff found Kupp once again, this time for a 19-yard score over both Trae Waynes and Mike Hughes. It was an absolutely perfect throw by Goff, and Sam Ficken connected on the extra point to give the Rams a 21-17 lead with just under four minutes left in the half.Minnesota once again started at their own 25 after another touchback. They faced another third down, and Cousins found Thielen for a gain of eight to move the chains. A nice run by Latavius Murray was wiped out by a holding call on Pat Elflein just before the two-minute warning. A short pass to Diggs was snuffed out to make it 3rd-and-23, and a short pass to Murray didn’t get the needed yardage, forcing the Vikings to punt. Matt Wile’s punt was fair caught by Kupp at the Rams’ 27.Xavier Rhodes was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on the Rams’ first play from scrimmage after a catch by Kupp, and the Rams were quickly into Minnesota territory at the 47. On the very next play, Goff connected for his fourth scoring pass of the night, as Brandin Cooks got behind Trae Waynes for a 47-yard score. Ficken added the extra point, and the Rams extended their lead to 28-17.Minnesota started out at their own 25 after another touchback with 1:26 on the clock and three timeouts. The Vikings marched into Rams’ territory to the 39-yard line, where they faced a 3rd-and-4. A short pass to Diggs made it 4th-and-inches, and Cousins converted their second 4th-and-short of the night with another sneak. A pass to Rudolph got the ball to the Rams’ 21, and the Vikings were forced to call their last timeout. Dan Bailey came on to attempt a 39-yard field goal, and he connected to make it 28-20 as we go into the locker room at halftime.Cousins has been hot in this one, completing 25-of-32 passes for 255 yards and two scores. Jared Goff, unfortunately, has been even hotter, as he went 13-for-17 for 251 yards and four touchdowns.The Rams will get the ball first to start the second half of play, so the Vikings are going to have to get a stop. At halftime, we have a shootout, as the Vikings trail the Rams by a score of 28-20. Trailing the New England Patriots by a score of 10-7 after the first half of play Dalvin Cook Jersey , the Minnesota Vikings had to kick the ball away to start the second half. Dan Bailey’s kickoff went to old friend Cordarrelle Patterson, who returned the ball to the New England 36-yard line to set up Tom Brady and company. James White ran for four yards to start the drive, and an incompletion from Brady brought up a third down. The Patriots tried to set up a screen, but Brady just had to throw it into the ground, and it was a three-and-out for the Minnesota defense! Ryan Allen came in to punt, and the ball went out of bounds at the 17-yard line.The drive got started with a short pass from Kirk Cousins to Dalvin Cook, and on second down Cook ran for another short gain to make it 3rd-and-5. Cousins went for a long ball to Adam Thielen, but led him just a little too far and Thielen was unable to make what would have been a great catch. That was a three-and-out, and on came Matt Wile to punt the ball away. Julian Edelman got a nice return, but the Patriots were called for holding and the ball was placed back at the New England 24-yard line.White was called for a false start on the Patriots’ first offensive play to make it 1st-and-15. Brady then calmly dropped back and found Patterson for a big gain to near the midfield stripe to move the chains. Sony Michel then pushed into Minnesota territory at the 45, and a pass to James Develin picked up another Patriots’ first down. White ran on first down again, and a second down run by White was negated by a holding penalty on Rob Gronkowski to make it 2nd-and-15. Brady found White for a short gain to bring up third down, and a handoff to White was stopped a yard short of the line to gain to bring up 4th-and-1. New England elected to go for it, and despite Mackensie Alexander’s best efforts, a short pass to Chris Hogan got just enough for the first down.The Patriots were then called for another hold to make it 1st-and-20, and a run by White was stopped for no gain. A short screen brought up a 3rd-and-15 for the Patriots, and Brady attempted to find Gronkowski, but Mackensie Alexander got his hands on the ball to break it up. Gostkowski came on to attempt a 48-yard field goal, and he pushed it wide to the right to keep the score at 10-7!The Vikings started at their own 38-yard line after the missed field goal, and a nice run by Dalvin Cook that would have put the ball at midfield was negated by yet another holding penalty on Tom Compton. Cousins found Aldrick Robinson for a short pass that got the penalty yardage back, and a second straight throw to Robinson brought up a 3rd-and-2. Robinson got his number called again, and he moved the sticks with a catch to midfield. After an incompletion from Cousins http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-pat-elflein-jersey , he found Diggs for a five-yard gain to bring up another third down. Cousins then found Kyle Rudolph for a first down at the sticks. Bill Belichick challenged the call, as Rudolph fumbled the ball after he went out of bounds but appeared to complete the catch in bounds. The call stood, and the Vikings kept possession of the ball in New England territory at the 40.Cook then took a handoff and burst for a run of 18 to put the Vikings at the edge of the red zone. Cousins went for Thielen in the end zone, but overthrew the pass, and then found Latavius Murray for a short gain to make it 3rd-and-8. Cousins then went for Robinson in the end zone, but missed that connection as well, and on came Dan Bailey again for a 39-yard field goal attempt. Bailey connected, and the Vikings got things back to even at 10-10.Bailey’s kickoff went through the end zone for a touchback, giving the Patriots the football at their own 25-yard line. Brady found Josh Gordon for his first catch of the day, and he turned it into a 24-yard gain to near midfield after Marcus Sherels missed a tackle on Gordon. Brady then found Gronkowski for a 15-yard gain into Minnesota territory, and a run by James White moved the chains once again. Brady then found a wide-open Gordon, and he rolled into the end zone for a 24-yard touchdown. Just like that, after the Gostkowski extra point, the Vikings were down again by a score of 17-10.The kickoff from Gostkowski went through the end zone for a touchback, giving the Vikings the ball at the 25. Cousins tried to dial up a deep shot on first down, but it fell incomplete. Latavius Murray then took a handoff around the left side, and as we move to the fourth quarter of play, the Vikings are looking at a 3rd-and-5 from their own 30-yard line.Fifteen minutes left from Gillette Stadium, folks, and the Minnesota Vikings trail the New England Patriots by a score of 17-10. Do the Vikings have a comeback in them in this one, folks?