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.

The Vikings looked good in this game again.  Brett Favre was very solid in this game as he completed 13 of 18 passes for 142 yards with 1 TD pass.  The Vikings didn’t allow either of the other two QBs to throw the ball much.  Tarvaris Jackson completed both of his pass attempts for 22 yards.  Sage Rosenfels completed 2 of 3 passes for 26 yards last night.  Adrian Peterson was awesome as usual in this football game.  He took the ball from Brett Favre on the first play of the game and ran it 75 yards for a TD.  Peterson carried the ball 11 times for 117 yards (10.6 ypc) with a TD run in this game.  He also caught 1 pass for 8 yards.  Fellow RB Chester Taylor was also busy as he carried the ball 7 times for 30 yards (4.3 ypc).  He also caught 3 passes for 41 yards (13.7 avg) with a TD.  The Vikings finished up with 352 total yards on offense (180 rushing, 172 passing) in this game.

DE Jared Allen (7 tackles, sack) and LB Ben Leber (5 tackles, interception) led the way for the Vikings on defense in this game.  The Texans only finished up with 268 total yards on offense (61 rushing, 207 passing) in this game.

The Vikings played a pretty good solid all-around game last Friday Night at the MetroDome.  Brett Favre got the start and he looked rusty completing only 1 of 4 passes for 4 yards.  Tarvaris Jackson was the star on this night as he completed 12 of 15 passes for 202 yards with 2 TD passes.  John David Booty finished up this game by completing 6 of 8 passes for 61 yards.  Adrian Peterson led the way on the ground for the Vikings in this game with 44 yards on 10 carries (4.4 ypc).  WR Darius Reynaud led the way for the Vikings in this game with 88 yards receiving on 2 catches (44.0 avg) including a 64-yard TD from T.J.  TE Visanthe Shiancoe added 2 catches for 42 yards (21.0 avg) including Jackson’s other TD pass.  The Vikings finished up with 360 total yards in this game (93 rushing, 267 passing).

Linebackers Kenny Onatolu and Jasper Brinkley each led the way in this game for the Vikings with 5 tackles apiece.  The Vikings only allowed 298 total yards of offense (106 rushing, 192 passing) in this game.

The Minnesota Vikings controlled this game on the ground holding the football for a amazing 38:59!  Sage Rosenfels started this game and he was solid completing 10 of 13 passes for 91 yards.  Tarvaris Jackson was not nearly as effective completing 7 of 15 passes for 39 yards.  John David Booty finished up this game by completing 4 of 7 passes for 23 yards.  Albert Young led the way on the ground in this game for the Vikings with 58 yards on 14 carries (4.1 ypc).  He also caught 3 passes for 13 yards.  Ian Johnson also had a solid game with 50 yards rushing on 9 carries (5.6 ypc).  TE Visanthe Shiancoe led the way in the passing game for the Vikings with 55 yards on 4 receptions (13.8 avg).  The Vikings rushed for an amazing 198 yards on 41 carries (4.8 ypc) in this game.  When you can run the ball like that you can overlook the rather pedestrian 153 yards passing. 

Linebacker Erin Henderson and CB Asher Allen led the way for the Vikings in this game with 5 tackles apiece.  The Colts could only muster 142 total yards (77 rushing, 65 passing) in this game.  This was a good first game effort for the Vikings.

The Vikings looked pretty bad in this game but they were resting some key players.  Brooks Bollinger had a terrible game against the Cowboys completing only 6 of 18 passes for 62 yards.  John David Booty also got a lot of playing time in this game but he wasn’t that effective either.  Booty completed 8 of 15 passes for 93 yards with 1 interception.  Albert Young was the leading rusher for the Vikings in this game with 68 yards rushing on 14 carries (4.9 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 14 yards.  Maurice Hicks was also busy in this game as he carried the ball 8 times for 25 yards (3.1 ypc) with a 1-yard TD run.  He also caught 2 passes for 26 yards in this game.  The Vikings only had possession of the football for 24:06 of this football game and it’s very hard to win that way.  The Vikings finished up with 100 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 33 passes for 145 yards.

Cornerback Benny Sapp led the Vikings on defense with 9 tackles against the Cowboys.  The Cowboys finished up with 97 yards rushing on 26 carries (3.7 ypc) and they also completed 28 of 41 passes for 210 yards.  The Vikings finished up the preseason with a very unimpressive 1-3 record.  They better hope the offense gets in gear next week against the Packers as the games will start counting now.