1. Thielen ties Anthony Carter
Thielen’s score was the 52nd touchdown reception of his career, tying him with Anthony Carter for third in team history. Only Moss (92) and Cris Carter (110) have more receiving touchdowns for the Vikings.
Thielen caught nine passes for 61 yards with a long of 16.
Thielen and Jefferson combined for 21 targets and caught 18 passes, helping Cousins finish 30-of-37 passing for 299 yards with three scores and an interception for a passer rating of 116.1. One of Thielen’s receptions was on an 11-yard pass by Jefferson.
In an amazing back-and-forth game with seven lead changes and five ties, the Vikings defense delivered in the fourth quarter.
Minnesota forced back-to-back three-and-punts by New England.
The first stop was helped by back-to-back pass breakups by Eric Kendricks and Camryn Bynum.
It followed a field goal that tied the game at 26. Minnesota piggybacked off the defensive momentum and put together the game-winning touchdown drive on the next series.
Danielle Hunter’s sack of Mac Jones created a fourth-and-16 that finished with an incompletion inside the 2-minute warning, and Ross Blacklock stuffed Jones for a loss of 9 as New England’s final possession started.
New England was 0-for-3 in the red zone.
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