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Minnesota was smart with their play calling to get him off to a strong start. They utilized play-action passing game early, had Cousins roll out to eliminate half of the field and that helped him to complete 9-for passing in the opening quarter for yards. That gave him the confidence for the rest of the game to take chances deep and displayed his strong connection with Adam Thielen. Cousins thriving through the air also opened things up even more for Dalvin Cook and the Vikings who were able to dominate time of possession, particularly in the first half.

That really didn't give New York much of an opportunity to contend early and put pressure on each of their possessions. Minnesota's defense also suffocated Daniel Jones throughout the afternoon. Part of that was poor play by New York's offensive line, but it was also a credit to the strong front seven of the Vikings.

They took Jones down four times, picked him off once and had eight quarterback hits. New York couldn't take advantage of key scoring opportunities. In the third quarter, they were able to take the ball all the way down to the Minnesota 14, but they only were able to come away with a field goal even after being gifted a first down on an unnecessary roughness penalty on an earlier field goal attempt gave them a new set of downs.

The Giants' next two offensive possession also found themselves deep in Vikings territory, but weren't able to convert on fourth down. When you facing a defense like the Vikings, you need to put up points. As we mentioned above, Daniel Jones, who played well overall, was under siege all afternoon. Part of it was simply due to the talent of Minnesota's defense, but the Giants offensive line didn't do themselves any favors.

Starting left tackle Nate Solder struggled in pass protection again. Starting running back Wayne Gallman leaving the game early due to a concussion also destroyed any semblance of a running game for the Giants, which hurt all afternoon. Bears Sunday, Jan. TV Map. Watch Vikings games live, locally. Watch ESPN. Watch NFL Network.

Learn More. Watch Fox Sports. Watch NBC Sports. Free with membership. Watch Amazon Prime. Start A Free Trial. Sports app for smartphones and tablets. Download Yahoo! Download NFL Mobile. The team accrued 22 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory. Chicago's defense was a presence, holding New York to a paltry yards. The defense got past the Giants' offensive line to sack QB Mike Glennon four times for a total loss of 34 yards.

Leading the way was LB Trevis Gipson and his two sacks. Gipson now has 6. Meanwhile, a win for the Vikings just wasn't in the stars last week as the squad never even grasped a temporary lead.

Minnesota was down at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. RB Dalvin Cook had a memorable game, but not in the way you want to be remembered: he rushed for 13 yards on nine carries. The Bears are now while Minnesota sits at