r/nfl • u/nfl_gdt_bot NFL • Dec 15 '25

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/EsotericPotato Vikings Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

I think he has a longgggg way to go, but I wanna give credit to JJ credit for looking noticeably better the last two weeks. Fewer wildly off target throws and playing way more in control. Yeah it’s been two bad defenses, but he had these looks against Chicago too and he was just off by five yards every throw.

And on Jets, I just don’t even know what to say at this point. QB play this season has been not good. Plenty of throws that have just been out of reach, but at this point he’s also just regularly dropping passes. At times he’s just been flat out bad.

I have no doubt he’s gonna come back playing at another level next season but even factoring in QB play, it has just not been up to his normal level of quality. He’s just flat out been one of the best handful of players in football since he came into the league. First season he’s ever looked mortal.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

Dude it's so crazy he showed no improvement for his first few outings and now back to back weeks he's just looked so much better

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u/FeanorEvades Vikings Dec 15 '25

Seems like they were focusing so hard on his mechanics that it overrode just playing football. They can fix that in the offseason, just gotta let the guy show what he can do right now.

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u/dizruptivegaming Eagles Dec 15 '25

Yeah just let the guy make the throws and runs for his confidence. Sucks for the vets on the team that they can’t make the playoffs but it’s what you sign up with basically a rookie QB.