The Minnesota Vikings caused quite a surprise by defeating the powerful San Francisco 49ers by a score of 22 to 17, Monday evening at US Bank Stadium, and that deserved a little celebration.
Safety Camryn Bynum had a strong game, making two interceptions in the fourth quarter against Brock Purdy. Number 24 had a lot of fun celebrating his good moves with the famous earthworm dance.
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More seriously, the Vikings (3-4) had to be excellent to beat San Francisco and Kirk Cousins delivered the goods. The quarterback completed 35 of his 45 throws for 378 yards. He served two touchdown passes to rookie player Jordan Addison, who notably joined the paying zone on a long play of 60 yards.
The 49ers (5-2) offense was limited to 17 points for a second consecutive game. Christian McCaffrey still found the trick to score two touchdowns; one by passing and the other by running. He already has 11 majors on his record this season after seven games.
One of the most spectacular plays was by a San Francisco defensive player. The Vikings were on the scoreboard in the third quarter and only needed a sneak to get into the end zone. No sooner did Cousins get his hands on the ball than Fred Warner jumped the wall to prevent his progress.
Minnesota ultimately had to settle for a field goal on this sequence.
The Vikings will face the Green Bay Packers (2-4) on Sunday, while the 49ers will battle the Cincinnati Bengals (3-3) the same day.