When I left you, Minnesota had just gotten the ball. They hadn't done anything on offense prior to my post and had several costly penalties kill a couple of drives as well. But that all changed when they decided to...give Adrian Peterson the ball.
Having only 3 carries prior to their last posession of the half, the Vikings decided to give their playmaker the ball and he got chunks of yardage that finally got their offense inside the Carolina 30. Mix in a few completed passes and the Vikings were knocking on the door. However once again Minnesota was held out of the endzone and they had to settle for a field goal. 10-3 Carolina.
But then the defense finally made a big play of their own. Antoine Winfield came in on a corner blitz on the Panthers' ensuing possession and, all in one play, got a QB sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a defensive touchdown. Not bad. 10-10 tie ball game at half.
Now all we need from the Vikings is to find the endzone on offense. I will be worried, whether they win the game or not, if they are held out of the endzone on offense through 8 quarters of play. Right now that streak is at 6. If the offense can start opening some holes for Peterson and Taylor that streak should end. If they can continue to keep the Panther D guessing after their most recent offensive drive by mixing up the plays with a few completed passes that will also aid in ending the endzone drought. I, for one, am tired of settling for field goals.
Halftime stats:
Minn:
Pass- Frerotte 9/17 87 yds
Rush- Peterson 9 car. 36 yds
Rec- Wade 2 rec. 28 yds
Car:
Pass- Delhomme 9/15 115 yds
Rush- Stewart 6 car. 14 yds TD
Rec- Smith 3 rec. 60 yds
Well second half is about to start so back to the game. Vikings will get the ball to start.
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