On Sunday morning (Oct. 29) the Minnesota Vikings picked up a 33-16 win over the Cleveland Browns in the latest NFL game in London. Minnesota's backup quarterback Case Keenum once again delivered for his team as they recorded their sixth win through the midway point of the NFL season. Here's the latest Vikings versus Browns recap including top players, Game stats, a standings update, and what's up next for these teams on the schedule.
NFL game recap
In today's game, the Cleveland Browns actually held a 6-3 lead after one quarter and were up 13-12 going into halftime. However, the Minnesota Vikings outscored them 21-3 over the course of the next half to ultimately take this game 33-16.
Leading the way for the Minnesota Vikings in today's win was quarterback Case Keenum. He threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns on 27-of-43 passes, with just one interception. Jerick McKinnon had 14 carries for 50 yards and a touchdown on the ground, while Adam Thielen recorded 98 yards and a touchdown for the receiving core. Kyle Rudolph scored the team's other receiving TD for the latest victory.
For the Cleveland Browns, it was another rough outing. DeShone Kizer played decent, with an 18-of-34 passing game that resulted in 179 yards and no interceptions, but also no TDs were thrown. Dual purpose player Isaiah Crowell had 11 carries for 64 yards, a rushing touchdown, and four catches for 54 yards receiving.
Minnesota dominated the game for the most part, as they held the ball for nearly 38 minutes compared to just 22 for the Browns. The Vikings had 78 total plays in the game and racked up 375 yards of offense, which was 100 more than Cleveland could tally. The Browns also had two turnovers and five penalties that gave away 74 yards in the game.
Standings & what's next
With today's victory, the Minnesota Vikings are now 6-2 for their season.
The team has now taken control of the NFC North division and with the Aaron Rodgers injury that hit Green Bay, it seems they may be in cruise control to win the division. Minnesota has a bye week next week for the schedule but will return to action on Sunday, November 12 with a road game against the Washington Redskins at 1 PM ET.
The Cleveland Browns are still winless and they fall to 0-8 for their season. The team didn't have high expectations for this current season and they're certainly showing why through the halfway point. Cleveland also gets a bye in Week 9. They'll be back in action on Sunday, November 12 as they visit the Detroit Lions with game time set for 1 PM ET.