Lance completed a pass to Kittle on third-and-10, but it was ruled that Jordan Hicks would have recorded a sack before the ball got away.
On fourth down, Lance connected with Samuel for about 30 more yards, but the drive stalled and the clock ran out after three more plays.
The Vikings second-team defense closed out a drive led by Brock Purdy when Josh Metellus broke up a pass intended for Willie Snead IV on fourth down. Nate Hairston quickly dove and secured the football before it hit the turf. Metellus and Hairston were mobbed by teammates.
The Vikings first-team offense drove more than 70 yards, with more than 30 of the damage occurring on a pass from Kirk Cousins to Justin Jefferson. The third-year receiver got matched up against linebacker Dre Greenlaw and won his matchup by avoiding a jam from the linebacker. Jefferson was forced out of bounds inside the defense’s 5-yard line, which is where the ball was spotted.
Cousins followed with a pass to Alexander Mattison, where it looked like the running back reached the end zone, but he was marked shy at the 1. Second-and-goal was an incompletion, and third-and-goal was a throwaway.
Fourth-and-goal was a pass attempt to Johnny Mundt that fell incomplete.
Sean Mannion worked with the second-team offense, but the unit was unable to convert a fourth down with a short pass to Zach Davidson.
Vikings guard/center Chris Reed, guard Jesse Davis, running back Ty Chandler, cornerback Parry Nickerson, receiver Dan Chisena and defensive lineman Jullian Taylor did not participate.
Receiver Blake Proehl and linebacker Ryan Connelly remain on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list.
Head Coach Kevin O’Connell said Reed is dealing with an elbow injury, Chandler had a “little bit of a rolled ankle,” and Nickerson suffered a lower-leg muscle “kind of tweak” while making a red zone interception in Wednesday’s practice. O’Connell said the Vikings were trying to have Chandler and Nickerson back by Saturday’s game.
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