Minnesota Vikings 24, Seattle Seahawks 13
The defense was outstanding last night for the Vikings and it was the biggest reason for the win. CB Antoine Winfield led the way on D for the Vikings with 6 tackles. CB Marcus Sherels pitched in with 2 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 interception last night. The Vikings held the Seahawks to 44 yards rushing (2.9 ypc) and 242 yards passing last night. The Vikings were also ballhogs on offense as the Seahawks only had the ball for 22:52 last night. In fact the Seahawks only scored six points against the Vikings’ D (7 points were scored on a pick six that Brett Favre threw).
Brett Favre got the start at QB for the Vikings last night and he completed 16 of 26 passes for 187 yards with 2 INTs (one was returned 86 yards for a TD by safety Earl Thomas of the Seahawks. Favre also lost a fumble as he didn’t look too sharp. Tavaris Jackson made a brief appearance completing only 1 of 3 passes for 4 yards. Sage Rosenfels looked sharp in this game completing 5 of 6 passes for 71 yards with 1 TD pass. Rookie QB Joe Webb only tossed 1 pass last night and it went for a 7-yard TD. Adrian Peterson led the way on the ground with 37 yards on 11 carries (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run. He also caught 2 passes for 36 yards (18.0 avg) in this game. Rookie RB Toby Gerhart pitched in with 30 yards rushing on 7 carries (4.3 ypc) last night. Newly acquired WRs Greg Camarillo (4 rec, 47 yards) and Javon Walker (2 rec, 32 yards and a TD) led the way in the passing game for the Vikings last night. 7th round rookie fullback Ryan D’Imperio pitched in with 2 grabs for 22 yards (11.0 avg) with a TD grab. The Vikings finished up with 112 yards rushing (3.4 ypc) and 246 yards passing last night. The Vikings are now 2-1 on the pre-season.


