Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams: Fourth quarter open thread

Trailing by a score of 28-20 coming out of the locker room Fran Tarkenton Jersey , the Minnesota Vikings had to kick the ball to the Los Angeles Rams, as the Rams deferred to the second half after winning the opening coin toss. Dan Bailey once again launched one for a touchback, and the Rams started out from their own 25-yard line. After another big gain from Jared Goff to Cooper Kupp, Danielle Hunter got the first sack of the game for either team to stall the Los Angeles drive. The Rams went for a fake punt from the Minnesota 36-yard line, but Johnny Hekker’s long pass fell incomplete, and the Vikings got a huge break.The Vikings converted yet another third down, as Kirk Cousins found Stefon Diggs for a nice gain into Los Angeles territory at the 46. After Adam Thielen had to come off the field for a medical timeout after taking a hard shot, the Vikings failed to convert on third down, and Matt Wile came on to punt with Kupp fair catching the punt at the Rams’ 15.The Rams connected on a 57-yard screen pass to Todd Gurley (that was chased down by Danielle Hunter), and the play was originally flagged for a block in the back against Andrew Sendejo, but the flag was picked up because reasons. Holton Hill made a nice play on a run play to Kupp to create a five-yard loss. That was enough to stall the Rams’ drive, as they had to call on Sam Ficken for a 34-yard field goal attempt. He connected Brett Favre Jersey , and extended the Los Angeles lead to 31-20 with about five and a half minutes left in the third quarter.Ficken put the ball through the end zone for another touchback, and the Vikings started at their own 25 again. Cousins then threw a ball that went off of the hands of Rams’ cornerback Sam Shields and into the hands of Stefon Diggs for a first down near midfield. Cousins found Diggs again for a short gain, and on the next play Cousins found Thielen for a big 45-yard touchdown! Minnesota went for two following the touchdown, and Cousins found Latavius Murray for the conversion to make it 31-28.We actually had a kickoff return on the ensuing kickoff, as Blake Countess took the ball from the goal line and took it to. . .the 25-yard line. The Rams quickly advanced to near midfield on a run by Todd Gurley and a pass from Jared Goff to Robert Woods. Wood and Goff connected again, this time for more points for the Rams as Anthony Barr was in coverage again for a 31-yard score. Ficken hit the extra point, and the Rams’ lead was back to 10 at 38-28.The Vikings got the ball at their own 25 again after another touchback with about a minute left in the quarter. Cousins found Thielen again for a 14-yard gain and a first down, and as we move to the final quarter of play, the Vikings are look at 2nd-and-8 from their own 41-yard line.Fifteen minutes of football left at the Coliseum, ladies and gentlemen, and the Vikings trail the Rams by a score of 38-28. Can the purple mount what would be a pretty sweet comeback? Happy Thursday, everyone!You got it Adam Thielen Jersey , it’s thirsty Thorsday, and you can soon start counting down the hours until Sunday’s kickoff. I’m looking forward to the game. I, unlike what seems to be far too many Vikings fans, think we’re going to win on Sunday. There are several reasons I believe this, and I truly think we will. I also live by the adage that you root for your team to win.......always. I don’t normally have a lot of bad things to say about the Vikings or their players, although I will mention when someone isn’t playing as well as they should or if a coach isn’t doing their job (you’ll remember that I was never a fan of DeFillipo, but I kept mostly silent for quite a while to allow him time to get better, which never happened). I certainly don’t utter a lot of negativity during the playoffs, mainly because my team is in the playoffs, which makes me happy, and I’m busy cheering for them to win. There is plenty of time to gripe about the season once the season is over, in my opinion. So Stefon Diggs Jersey , I’m going to enjoy the playoff run until the run ends, and I can start thinking about the draft and changes that need to be made, or until my team finally brings a championship home, at which time I will commence a several-month-long celebratory period. Anyway, that’s just my way of saying ‘enjoy the playoffs, cheer for the Vikings, and save the griping for the off-season, there will be plenty of time for it.’ Just my two-cent’s worth, which, when you calculate inflation, taxes, and the cost of minting coins Harrison Smith Jersey , is worth...........less than zero. Ah, who cares? SKOL!Around the DN since our last open thread:Our friends at Draft Kings Nation has a full list of Vikings Super Bowl 54 odds.The Vikings designated Brett Jones to return from injured reserve, per Chris.Wludford has an updated NFC playoff predictor.Chris shared the Vikings’ Wednesday injury report, and Kendricks is still sitting out, unfortunately.Other Vikings/NFL news, and random oddities and annoyances:From FoxBusiness, NFL ratings soared upward in 2019.From ESPN, Jason Garrett will meet with Jerry Jones again today.We come to today’s media selection:If you aren’t pumped up for the game yet, you need help. Let’s see if AC/DC can provide that help. 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