Indianapolis Colts vs. Minnesota Vikings: Box score, player stats, and summary feat. Jonathan Taylor, Justin Jefferson

The Minnesota Vikings hosted the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night, with the former looking to gain momentum in an extremely competitive NFC North and the latter aiming to get closer to the AFC South-leading Houston Texans.

Sam Darnold's squad had shocked the league by winning their first five games, laegely helped by their top-ranked defense; but they had fallen on harder times as of late, dropping two straight and being eclipsed by the Detroit Lions for the divisional lead.

Meanwhile, Joe Flacco was making his third start of the season, but first since he was permanenly elevated in the wake of Anthony Richardson's highly contentious benching after the Week 8 loss at the Texans.

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Vikings-Colts box score

TEAMS	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	TOTAL
COLTS	0	7	0	6	13
VIKINGS	0	0	14	7	21

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Colts Player Stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Joe Flacco	16/27	179	0	1	63.7

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Jonathan Taylor	13	48	0	3	11	0
Ashton Dulin	2	17	0	0	0	0
Trey Sermon	2	4	0	1	9	0
Joe Flacco	2	-1	0	0	0	0
Josh Downs	0	0	0	6	60	0
Alec Pierce	0	0	0	3	41	0
Kylen Granson	0	0	0	1	22	0
Adonai Mitchell	0	0	0	1	22	0
Michael Pittman Jr.	0	0	0	1	14	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Interceptions
E.J. Speed	12	9	0	0
Nick Cross	10	7	0	1
Zaire Franklin	8	6	0	1
Julian Blackmon	7	6	0	0
Jaylon Jones	7	3	0	0
Kenny Moore II	6	6	0	0
DeForest Buckner	6	4	1	0
Samuel Womack III	5	4	0	0
Grover Stewart	4	2	2	0
Grant Stuard	3	3	0	0
Taven Bryan	2	2	0	0
Kwity Paye	2	1	1	0
Dayo Odeyingbo	2	0	0	0
Adetomiwa Adebawore	1	1	0	0
Tyler Goodson	1	1	0	0
Josh Downs	1	1	0	0
Raekwon Davis	1	0	0	0
Laiatu Latu	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Matt Gay	2/3	1/1

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Rigoberto Sanchez	3	148	0	54

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Vikings Player Stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Sam Darnold	28/34	290	3	2	107.1
Justin Jefferson	1/1	22	0	0	118.8

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing Touchdowns	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Touchdowns
Aaron Jones	21	64	0	4	18	0
Cam Akers	6	46	0	2	7	0
Sam Darnold	4	14	0	5	42	1
Jordan Addison	1	9	0	0	0	0
Justin Jefferson	0	0	0	7	137	0
Josh Oliver	0	0	0	5	58	1
T.J. Hockenson	0	0	0	3	27	0
Brandon Powell	0	0	0	1	9	0
Jalen Nailor	0	0	0	1	7	1
Trent Sherfield Sr.	0	0	0	1	7	0

Defense

Player	Total Tackles	Solo Tackles	Sacks	Interceptions
Ivan Pace Jr.	6	3	0	0
Josh Metellus	5	4	0	0
Harrison Phillips	5	3	0	0
Camryn Bynum	5	2	0	0
Byron Murphy Jr.	4	4	0	1
Harrison Smith	4	2	0	0
Jerry Tillery	3	2	0	0
Stephon Gilmore	3	1	0	0
Jonathan Greenard	2	2	2	0
Jihad Ward	2	2	1	0
Andrew Van Ginkel	2	1	0	0
Jonathan Bullard	2	0	0	0
Dallas Turner	2	0	0	0
Josh Oliver	1	1	0	0
Jalen Redmond	1	1	0	0
Andrew DePaola	1	0	0	0
Kamu Grugier-Hill	1	0	0	0
Brian Asamoah II	1	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Will Reichard	0/2	3/3

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Ryan Wright	2	83	0	44

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Vikings-Colts game summary

The Colts got off to a fast start, picking up multiple first downs thanks to Jonathan Taylor. But then Joe Flacco lost the ball deep into Vikings territory, allowing the hosts to steal possession.

The Vikings' drive did not last long, however, as Zaire Franklin intercepted Sam Darnold. No scoring plays occurred in the first quarter.

Justin Jefferson managed to make a highlight play when he passed deep to Aaron Jones on third down in the second quarter, but it all came to naught. Grever Stewart forced a fumble on Sam Darnold, which Kenny Moore recovered and took to the endzone for six:

Then just to add to the Vikings' woes, Will Reichard missed a 53-yard field goal attempt. Matt Gay then also missed a field goal attempt from the same place at the two-minute mark sometime later.

Then, with just seventeen seconds left. Reichard missed another attempt - a 31-yard chip shot.

The Vikings finally reached the end zone to begin the third quarter, courtesy of Jordan Addison catching this pass:

Both teams exchanged interceptions to begin the fourth quarter, before Gay made the night’s first successful field goal attempt.

Josh Oliver then scored a touchdown just before the two-minute warning to seemingly seal the game. Still, the Colts continued to fight and eventually got a field goal.

Justin Jefferson eventually secured the onside kick to seal the game.