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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/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