Tennessee Titans (2-8) – Minnesota Vikings (8-2): 13-23
Minnesota loves the AFC South! After the Texans, Colts and Jaguars, it is the Titans' turn to lose to the Vikings. If we add the victory in London against the Jets, the purples are received 5/5 against the teams of the AFC conference. Justin Jefferson (6 receptions, 81 yards) took advantage of this afternoon to break a new record. He surpasses Torry Holt and becomes the most productive receiver in history over the first 5 seasons.
Sam Darnold almost clean
Against the Jaguars last week, Sam Darnold (20/32, 246 yards, 2TDs, 1 fumble) had difficulty avoiding the hands of opposing defenders. This time, the Vikings quarterback was much cleaner.
However, it started very badly since his first transmission to Aaron Jones resulted in a fumble. But the former Jets didn't panic. The next two possessions ended with a touchdown, including a 47-yarder for Jordan Addison (3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD).
At the end of the third quarter, Darnold found Cam Akers for the third touchdown of the afternoon in favor of Minnesota. This is the last time that the purples will put points on the scoreboard, but it will be enough to leave Nashville with the victory.
Titans penalized too much
The locals gave the referees a lot of work today. Penalized 13 times for 91 yards, the Titans shot themselves in the foot too many times to hope to win.
7 of these penalties gave the Vikings a first down, a record this season. One of them even canceled a potential 51-yard touchdown for Calvin Ridley, canceled for an illegal formation.
Will Levis, however, showed that he was making progress. The young Titans quarterback had already shown good things against the Chargers last week. He tried to resist the blitzes of Brian Flores and the Vikings. His incredible pass to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 98-yard touchdowneven almost restarted the match.
But harassed by Andrew Van Ginkel and Pat Jones, behind an offensive line in great difficulty, Levis ended up conceding 5 sacks. Abandoned by a non-existent ground game, which averaged 1.7 yards on 19 carries, the former Kentucky player ended his game with an interception, in a desperate attempt to reverse the score of an already lost game.
