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Tough loss for the Silver and Black
By Jeremy Kahn November 19, 2007 |
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The Minnesota Vikings have the luxury of having one of the best running back tandems in the National Football League. Despite being without rookie Adrian Peterson, who set an NFL record on November 4, when he ran for 296 yards missed the game due to a knee injury, no problem, the Vikings turned to Chester Taylor in his place. All Taylor did was run for 164 yards and scored three touchdowns, as the Vikings defeated the Oakland Raiders 29-22 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. This was definitely a game that the Raiders could have won, as the Vikings turned the ball over four times in the first half. Following three of those four turnovers, Sebastian Janikowski kicked three field goals. In his first game back in Minnesota since leaving the Vikings, Daunte Culpepper went 23-for-39 for 344 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception. With the Raiders trailing by three points, and at he Vikings 14-yard line, Culpepper fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Chad Greenway. Following the Culpepper fumble, Taylor scored his third and final touchdown of the afternoon, giving the Vikings a 10-point lead at 29-19. In the waning moments of the game, and the Raiders driving for the possible game-tying score, Tim Dwight was called for a false start. Since the false start occurred in the final minute of the game, an additional 10 seconds with taken off the clock along with five-yard penalty. Culpepper’s final heave ho was batted down in the end zone, and the Raiders lost for the sixth consecutive time. Ronald Curry made two amazing catches on the afternoon, and John Madsen caught a touchdown pass that cut the Vikings lead in the first half down to 12-10. Justin Fargas carried the ball 22 times for 60 yards. |
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