Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold was able to do enough to help the team to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, 27-24.
It was a game both teams needed to win to stay on pace in their respective division title races. Minnesota needed to match the Detroit Lions after they won earlier in the day and Seattle needed to win to match the Los Angeles Rams after they also won earlier in the day.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold reacts after passing for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at Lumen Field. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images)
It was the Vikings game.
Seahawks veteran quarterback Geno Smith found AJ Barner for a 4-yard touchdown pass to take the lead with 4:21 left. It was an 11-play march that lasted more than six minutes.
Darnold responded. In just four plays, Darnold somehow found Justin Jefferson with two Seahawks defenders around him and sneaked the ball through the tightest window. Jefferson caught it and ran into the end zone for a score.
The 39-yard touchdown pass put the Vikings back up by three points.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) and wide receiver DK Metcalf are on the field during the second half on Sunday. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle had a chance to tie the game. Jason Myers had a chance to give Seattle three points late with a 60-yard field goal attempt. But he was just a few feet away from doing so and the Seahawks lost.
Darnold was 22 of 35 with 246 passing yards and three touchdown passes. Jefferson had two of those three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison had the other. Jefferson finished with 10 receptions for 144 yards and Addison had five receptions for 35 yards.
Smith was as extraordinary as could be. He finished 31 of 43 passing for 314 yards and three touchdown passes. Jaxon Smith-Njigba and DK Metcalf had the other touchdown passes.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith meets with Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold after Sunday’s game. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Minnesota improved to 13-2 on the season. Seattle fell to 8-7.
