NFL results: Minnesota Vikings beat Chicago Bears while Atlanta Falcons secure win over Las Vegas Raiders
“Our defensive performance was big tonight,” said Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, whose team led 13-0 at halftime.
“It felt like when we needed to make a play, those guys did it.”
elsewhere, atlanta falcons Quarterback Kirk Cousins ended his four-game touchdown pass drought and the Falcons defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 15-9.
The Falcons got their first win in four games to improve to 7-7, one behind the NFC South’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are 8-6 .
Cousins hasn’t thrown for a touchdown since Nov. 3, but he threw for 112 yards with one interception against the Raiders and set up a first-quarter touchdown pass for Drake London provided a touchdown.
“This is not where I want to be,” Cousins said. “There’s a lot of room for improvement.”
The Raiders still threatened in the final minute, but quarterback Desmond Reed failed to pass the ball twice to reach the end zone in the last 10 seconds.
