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Keep up with the action in and around U.S.Bank Stadium with the Access Vikings crew and others on social media. We'll be here from before the opening kickoff until the final play of the game.
Dalvin Cook on #Vikings interim OC Kevin Stefanski: "We know coach Stefanski isn’t going to call no plays scared just because he just got the job. ... He knows what type of guys he got around him where we going to give 100 percent every play for him. He dialed it up today."
by Andrew Krammervia twitter12/16/2018 10:17:33 PM
Kirk attributed the 41 points on offense to everyone on the team:
"That's our defense, and that's our whole team putting the @MiamiDolphins in a position where they go for it on 4th down. It's everybody working together. That's NFL football. That's team football."
by Minnesota Vikingsvia twitter12/16/2018 10:07:11 PM
"He's been a great teammate, and I'm so happy for his success this year. Especially when it comes to finding the end zone." -@KirkCousins8 on @AldrickRobinson 's talent
"Obviously he's been here a long time and understands NFL football and offensive football. I'm happy for him, and I'm happy for this team right now after a big home win." -@KirkCousins8 on Stefanski
by Minnesota Vikingsvia twitter12/16/2018 9:56:31 PM
Zimmer said Vikings' offensive players were excited this week about "the possibility of playing football the way we did today." Said the game plan was cut back a bit today, but faster tempo also helped. "All offenses have a lot of plays; you just can't call them all."
Mike Zimmer said Kevin Stefanski "knew what I wanted" on offense this week. He mentioned a couple times where Stefanski told him, "I'm going to run the ball here."
"He was very calm. Never got panicked at all during the day... I thought the other coaches helped him a lot today, but I thought he did a good job." -Coach Zimmer on Stefanski's debut as Interim OC
by Minnesota Vikingsvia twitter12/16/2018 9:32:21 PM
"We was very calm. Never got panicked at all during the day... I thought the other coaches helped him a lot today, but I thought he did a good job." -Coach Zimmer on Stefanski's debut as Interim OC
The Vikings will likely have just one more game at U.S. Bank Stadium this season, after the Bears clinched the NFC North title on Sunday. But a 41-17 win over the Dolphins means they're still in control of their playoff destiny, with two games to go. It's the Lions next week.
#Vikings (7-6-1) now guaranteed to go on road during NFC's wild-card weekend should they make playoffs as it seems they will. Bears win NFC North, have 2-game lead on No. 3 seed over Dallas. Barring Vikings and/or Seahawks collapse, looks like a first-round trip to Chicago.
#Vikings defense has 2 of NFL's top 3 sack totals in a game this season: -Ravens: 11 vs. Tennessee -Vikings: 10 vs. Detroit -Vikings: 9 vs. Miami (via @pfref )
by Minnesota Vikingsvia twitter12/16/2018 8:49:41 PM
Dalvin Cook reverses field, puts up deuces on his way to another touchdown. It's a season-high 41 points for the #Vikings in OC Kevin Stefanski's first game calling plays.
Sack No. 7 by this #Vikings defense forces a turnover on downs at the Dolphins' 16-yard line. Six different defenders have taken down Tannehill, who has gotten off just 19 pass attempts today.
by Minnesota Vikingsvia twitter12/16/2018 8:16:18 PM
Bad swing for #Vikings . Pat Elflein's hands to face penalty negates 3rd-9 conversion, Dalvin Cook drops ball on 3rd-19 and Matt Wile shanks punt for 31 yards.