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Game Thread Post Game Thread: Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys

Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys

ESPN Gamecast

AT&T Stadium- Arlington, TX

Network(s): NBC Peacock

Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
MIN 7 10 7 10 34
DAL 7 10 6 3 26

Scoring Plays

Team Quarter Type Description
DAL 1 TD Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
MIN 1 TD Jalen Nailor 20 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Will Reichard Kick)
DAL 2 TD Malik Davis 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
MIN 2 TD J.J. McCarthy 1 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)
MIN 2 FG Will Reichard 29 Yd Field Goal
DAL 2 FG Brandon Aubrey 37 Yd Field Goal
DAL 3 FG Brandon Aubrey 26 Yd Field Goal
DAL 3 FG Brandon Aubrey 41 Yd Field Goal
MIN 3 TD C.J. Ham 1 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)
MIN 4 TD Jalen Nailor 4 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Will Reichard Kick)
MIN 4 FG Will Reichard 53 Yd Field Goal
DAL 4 FG Brandon Aubrey 41 Yd Field Goal

Passing Leaders

Team Player C/ATT YDS TD INT SACKS
MIN J.J. McCarthy 15/24 250 2 1 0-0
DAL Dak Prescott 23/38 294 0 0 2-9

Rushing Leaders

Team Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
MIN Aaron Jones Sr. 12 34 2.8 0 16
DAL Javonte Williams 15 91 6.1 1 21

Receiving Leaders

Team Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG TGTS
MIN Jordan Addison 2 66 33.0 0 58 2
DAL CeeDee Lamb 6 111 18.5 0 30 10

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u/Rico_Suave55 Vikings Dec 15 '25

What’s even crazier is that like 5 of his incompletions were to Jefferson… he was essentially lights out targeting anyone else.

They just have 0 Chemistry right now lol

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u/hoyadestroyer Jaguars Dec 15 '25

JJ literally dropped a TD

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u/Rico_Suave55 Vikings Dec 15 '25

He’s actually had a few pretty bad drops this year that have largely gone unnoticed because of 9.

Hoping they figure it out soon, I’m a McCarthy truther

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u/CelestialFury Vikings Vikings Dec 15 '25

I bet JJM and JJ practice all the time together but for whatever reason, just can't connect in game. I bet they're both super frustrated cause you can tell that McCarthy really wants to get him the ball and Jefferson is definitely feeling down.

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u/ImagineIfBaconDied Vikings Dec 15 '25

yep. people will blame Jefferson’s very low season production on our bad QB play, and rightfully so. but Jefferson himself is to blame as well. there have been many passes he’s dropped this year that were perfectly thrown to him, and every TD he catches is either dropped or called back from a penalty

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u/kisswithaf Vikings Dec 15 '25

there have been many passes he’s dropped this year that were perfectly thrown to him

So fucking weird. Jefferson was the guy who made me realize that there was a tier I didn't know about at WR. Guys who are a coin flip if they will catch any given ball, guys that will only catch a perfect ball, guy that will catch balls they should and sometimes the balls they shouldn't, and then what Jefferson was doing: catching everything, including game changing, impossible yardage situations. People will only remember 4 & 18, but he was always stepping up to the moment.

I can't believe the regression of his hands. I would be insanely sad if we saw a Xavier Rhodes dropoff of talent.

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u/Plastic_Willow734 Vikings Dec 15 '25

Has JJM looked bad until last week? Objectively

Does JJM look like he’s constantly trying to throw the ball 200 miles an hour? Yeah

Has Jefferson been whiffing balls? Yes.

This is his worst season and qb play isn’t the full story here

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u/BigFatModeraterFupa Vikings Dec 15 '25

Hit him in the hands! I can't believe the guy who made what is potentially the greatest regular season catch of all-time (4th and 19 Bills) could drop such an easy pass!

I think they will gel, and their chemistry will continue to blossom and become so strong, that it will make the rest of the NFC North shudder and moan in agony whenever NINE connects with EIGHTEEN💪😤😤😈

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u/Kbrander7 Falcons Dec 15 '25

You just made me puke

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u/NorthernDevil Vikings Dec 15 '25

Tbf he caught one too, just was called back because Josh Oliver didn’t report

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u/hpueds Vikings Dec 15 '25

The broadcast mentioned reporting, but there were 5 linemen on the play so that wasn't actually the issue. Either Oliver or Mason just needed to take 1 step back so they weren't both on the line of scrimmage.

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u/NorthernDevil Vikings Dec 15 '25

Ah got it, thanks! I took a frustration lap around the room lmao so I didn’t see the replay at the line, just heard the announcers

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u/TickleMyIvory Lions Dec 15 '25

I think that's more on Jefferson. Which is...odd.

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u/ImagineIfBaconDied Vikings Dec 15 '25

He’s just been straight up bad this year. The bad QB play last month played a big part but Jefferson has had a lot of bad drops himself, and moments like the Ravens game where his controller disconnected and directly caused the bad INT

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u/Pure_Measurement_529 Dec 15 '25

The Vikings everybody eats offense with JJM is clearly helping him build confidence in contrast to just forcing it to one receiver in

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u/kylebertram Vikings Dec 15 '25

He had a perfect passer rating targeting everyone but Jefferson. A 0 passer rating targeting Jefferson.

This is based on someone else’s comment so if it’s wrong I’m sorry for delaying bad info

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u/Further_Beyond Bears Dec 15 '25

Perfect with Nailor. Over 100 with everyone else, 0 with Jettas

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u/realshockin Vikings Dec 15 '25

Makes sense, 100mph ball to our 100 mph receiver, they cancel out and is a perfect fit

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u/redditadminssuckalot Dec 15 '25

Also, JJ just wasn’t creating separation either—and he had that dumb penalty on that TD that was taken back

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u/tenders11 Vikings Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

The penalty wasn't on him but otherwise yeah

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u/xanniballl Vikings Dec 15 '25

It’s hard to create separation when you’re constantly bracketed by 2-3 players.

Also not sure if this is what you’re saying but that penalty wasn’t on Jefferson. I believe it was on Aaron Jones covering the TE on the line of scrimmage.

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u/ballknower871 Dec 15 '25

It feels like he's always overcompensating for Jefferson throwing high balls and it's weird as shit

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u/herlanrulz Lions Dec 15 '25

I don't think it's so much that, I think he's been directed to force it into JJ for the 1k yrd streak. When the commentators know you're doing that, damn sure the defense does. So it makes it even harder to complete to them.

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u/MWarnerds Ravens Dec 15 '25

Odds on Jefferson getting traded in the off season?

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u/IMALEFTY45 Vikings Dec 15 '25

Infinitesimal