Dallas Cowboys 35, Minnesota Vikings 31
The Vikings had issues in this game last Friday Night as the special teams, offense and defense all having problems. Tarvaris Jackson was the only QB that didn’t have a big boo-boo for the Vikings in this game as he completed 2 of 4 passes for 42 yards with 1 TD pass. Sage Rosenfels did not look too good completing 7 of 15 passes for 115 yards with a interception that was returned for a TD. John David Booty wasn’t much better completing 7 of 13 passes for 85 yards with a interception that was also returned for a TD. Ian Johnson was busy in this game with 61 yards rushing on 17 carries (3.6 ypc) with 2 TD runs. He also caught 3 passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg) in this game. WR Darius Reynaud had a big play in this game for the Vikings as he returned a punt 81 yards for a TD. But, the Vikings also allowed Cowboys’ WR Jesse Holley to return a punt 82 yards for a TD (the game deciding play). The Vikings finished up with 369 total yards (127 rushing, 242 passing) in this game.
DT Letroy Guion was very busy in this game for the Vikings as he had 2 tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and a interception! The Cowboys finished up with 310 total yards of offense in this game (92 rushing, 218 passing). The Vikings finished a solid 3-1 this pre-season.
