Minnesota Vikings hold on to beat Kansas City Chiefs

The fumble occurred at the Vikings' 43-yard line with the Chiefs trailing 16-10 with 4:38 left in the game.

"The turnovers, the mistakes, the penalties..."

"We really just had so many self-inflicted things in the first half", said Smith.

The Chiefs blew their best chance late in the third quarter, when Anthony Sherman and Charcandrick West were stymied on third-and-1 and fourth-and-1 at the Minnesota 7.

The linebacker that stepped up on key downs this time was not Derrick Johnson, but rookie 4th round draft pick Ramik Wilson. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he will enter the league's concussion protocol and his status for the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers is in the league's hands. You are what your record says you are.

Allen Bailey led the charge this week, producing eight tackles, three tackles for a loss, and even a sack. The Chiefs are the 27th ranked passing defense and the Vikings are the 32nd ranked passing offense.

The Chiefs lost wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who walked off the field woozily following a third-down incompletion he dived for prior to the 48-yard field goal by Cairo Santos that gave the Chiefs their first points early in the fourth quarter.

The Minnesota Vikings shut out the Kansas City Chiefs for more than three quarters.

Still, the Vikings were able to mount a scoring drive with a little help from the Chiefs.

Kyle Rudolph #82 of the Minnesota Vikings catches a touchdown pass against Eric Berry #29 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the second quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium.

The Vikings increased their lead to 13-0 in the third quarter on a 45-yard field goal from Blair Walsh.

"We had 24 plays in the first half, so he didn't get to show much there", Reid said.

"We were very confident". "You've got to go". "That's all that was about". If teams are going to crowd the box and use run blitzes, then Vikings pass catchers must win their one-on-one matchups and Teddy Bridgewater must deliver the ball on time and on target. First of all, the Vikings' offensive line has been shuffled repeatedly since right tackle Phil Loadholt endured a season-ending Achilles' tendon injury in Minnesota's second preseason game, and the unit's performance has been uneven this season.

A win Sunday would send the Vikings into a two-game road trip to Detroit (0-5) and Chicago (2-3). I just tried to just throw it over Houston to lay it out there for Rhett to make a play.

Without Charles, the team will likely turn to Charcandrick West, who was Charles' backup and was on the practice squad last season after being signed as an undrafted free agent out of Abilene Christian.

The Chiefs defense is clearly the star of their team. The Vikings were able to get a field goal out of the drive and it was enough to win the game. But the Chiefs are trying to stay positive. "I can just imagine what he'd be saying to him on the sideline, '" Peterson said. "There's going to be a game. The body feels rejuvenated, refreshed, and I'm just ready to finish off what we started". "He can serve a dual role for you, plus he's been a good special teams player for us in preseason". You have to go, it keeps going.

Making matters worse for Chiefs fans, West got up and ran the ball into the end zone for a score that would've pulled Kansas City to within six points. Peterson has picked up 372 yards and three touchdowns on the 75 carries that he has received this season. But West fumbled in Minnesota territory on the next possession, and Smith missed on two deep throws in the final two minutes to drop the Chiefs to 1-5. Minnesota, Diggs 7-129, Wright 2-69, Wallace 2-23, Rudolph 2-9, Ellison 1-11, Asiata 1-8, Line 1-3, Peterson 1-(minus 3).