MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As more and more time passes from those back-to-back Super Bowls the Seattle Seahawks reached, their defense less and less resembles those dominant groups. Kirk Cousins passed for three touchdowns before halftime for Minnesota and guided three clock-draining field goal drives after that, as the Vikings cruised past the Seahawks 30-17. The Vikings converted nine of 14 third downs and had possession for a whopping 22:40 after halftime — more than 75% of the second half. While the play felt like a distant memory down the stretch, backup safety Ugo Aamdi made a costly gaffe in the second quarter. Fellow starting defensive end Kerry Hyder Jr. (concussion) departed the game in the second quarter and didn’t return.

Source: thestar September 27, 2021 02:15 UTC