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• Al Riveron: Will Fuller didn’t maintain control of the football

  04-10-2020 23:34
  The Texans got as close as the Minnesota 5-yard line to have a chance at tying the Vikings. They needed a touchdown and a two-point conversion for a hope of sending it into overtime. The Texans briefly thought they had the touchdown part of the equation on fourth down with 1:12 left. Officials ruled Will [more]
  
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• J.J. Watt: What we’re doing is not working

  04-10-2020 23:02
  
  The Texans changed their approach on offense for Sunday’s game against the Vikings, but the result wasn’t any better. Minnesota got out to a 17-6 lead in the first half and held off a comeback attempt in the second half to send the Texans to a 31-23 loss. That leaves the Texans with an 0-4 [more]
  
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• Texans get close, but Vikings hold on for 31-23 win

  04-10-2020 22:08
  
  The Texans made a run early in the second half, but back-to-back touchdowns by the Vikings appeared to provide them with the breathing room they needed to win their first game of the 2020 season and they needed every inch of it. Deshaun Watson threw a 24-yard touchdown to Kenny Stills on a fourth down [more]
  
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• Vikings snuff Texans comeback bid, back up 31-16

  04-10-2020 21:26
  
  The Vikings gave up 10 straight points to the Texans to open the second half of Sunday’s game, but the momentum swing didn’t last all that long. It took them just under five minutes to drive 75 yards for an Adam Thielen touchdown and, after forcing a three-and-out on the ensuing Texans possession, Alexander Mattison [more]
  
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• Texans finally find some offense, cut Vikings lead to 17-16

  04-10-2020 21:01
  
  The Texans Offense never got going in the first half, but they’ve found the right buttons to press to start the third quarter. After a Vikings punt to start the half, the Texans drove 73 yards in seven plays for their first touchdown of the afternoon. Dan Bailey missed a 55-yard field goal on the [more]
  
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• Vikings up 17-6 at halftime

  04-10-2020 20:25
  
  There was some question early this week about whether the Vikings and Texans would play as scheduled, but the Vikings never had any positive COVID-19 tests and everything went as planned once they reopened their facility on Thursday morning. They’ve continued to go pretty much as planned over the first 30 minutes in Houston. Dalvin [more]
  
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• Harrison Smith ejected for hit on Jordan Akins

  04-10-2020 20:21
  
  The Vikings are winning with halftime around the corner, but they won’t have safety Harrison Smith to help them keep the Texans from coming back. Smith was ejected late in the second quarter for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Texans tight end Jordan Akins at the end of a 26-yard gain. The officials conferred and Smith [more]
  
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• Dalvin Cook puts Vikings up in Houston

  04-10-2020 19:28
  
  The Vikings have struck first in a battle of 0-3 teams in Houston. Vikings running back Dalvin Cook found the end zone for the fourth week in a row and his club is up 7-0 on the Texans with just over five minutes to play in the first quarter. The Vikings have given Cook plenty [more]
  
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• NFL fines Jadeveon Clowney $35,000

  04-10-2020 13:13
  
  The NFL hit Titans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney hard for two hits in last week’s game. Clowney was fined a total of $35,000 for separate incidents of unnecessary roughness, $15,000 for one and $20,000 for the other, according to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. One of Clowney’s hits was costly on the [more]
  
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• Vikings downgrade Kris Boyd, Tajae Sharpe, promote George Iloka

  04-10-2020 00:02
  
  The Vikings downgraded cornerback Kris Boyd (hamstring) and receiver Tajaé Sharpe (illness) to out Saturday. Boyd, who made his first career start last week, earned a doubtful designation after being limited in practice. Sharpe was not on the injury report in the three days of practice this week. The Vikings already ruled out cornerback Mike [more]
  
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