Sam Darnold passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns against his former team, including a 97-yard strike in the second quarter to Justin Jefferson, and an attacking defense again fueled the Minnesota Vikings in a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns against his former team, including a 97-yard strike in the second quarter toDarnold went 17 for 26 with one interception to win his second straight start for the Vikings , who used the last of three field goals by rookie Will Reichard to give themselves a bigger cushion midway through the fourth quarter.
Overcoming two red zone turnovers that the 49ers turned into touchdowns and a quadriceps injury that forced Jefferson out of the game in the third quarter, Darnold and the Vikings put on a show in his home debut after backing up Purdy last season for the NFC champions. San Francisco lost for the eighth straight time in Minnesota, including for the second straight year. The most recent win here was in 1992., the three-time All-Pro linebacker who made his NFL debut for the 49ers in the season opener at Minnesota in 2018.
Warner, who finished with nine tackles and two passes defensed, made a diving interception at the San Francisco 10 to thwart a promising drive with the Vikings leading 10-0. The 49ers seized the momentum with a five-play march capped with a touchdown pass from Purdy toPlaying in his 100th regular-season game, Kittle had seven catches for 76 yards to post the third-most receiving yards by a tight end in NFL history at the 100-game mark. Rob Gronkowski andnext Sunday.
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