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23	August 2019

A brief look at Cardinals/Vikings histor

y It�s a little later in the week than we usually do this Dru Samia Jersey nfl draft , but it�s time to take a look back at the history between the Minnesota Vikings and their opponent for the upcoming week. On Sunday, the Vikings will return home for the first time since Week 3 to take on the Arizona Cardinals, who this past Sunday became the last team in the NFL to get into the victory column.These two teams have been fairly evenly matched over the years, but it�s depended heavily on where the games have been located. The Cardinals� success in Minnesota has been pretty limited over the years, regardless of where they�ve called home.As always, the numbers in this piece are brought to you by the folks from Pro Football Reference. Also, we will focus on regular season numbers only.Games between the Vikings and the Cardinals: 25All-time record: Vikings, 14-11Total Vikings� points scored, head-to-head: 595 (23.8 points/game)Total Cardinals� points scored, head-to-head: 559 (22.4 points/game)Longest Vikings� winning streak vs Cardinals: 4, 12 December 1995 to 12 November 2000Longest Cardinals� winning streak vs Vikings: 4, 6 November 1977 to 30 October 1983Most recent Vikings� home win in series: 20 November 2016 (final score 30-24)Most recent Cardinals� road win in series: 6 November 1977 (final score 27-7)Biggest Vikings� home win in series: 27 points, 13 October 1991 (final score 34-7)Biggest Cardinals� road win in series: 42 points, 6 October 1963 (final score 56-14, first game between the two teams)Current streak: Vikings Replica Dru Samia Jersey , 1 winYes, the last time an NFL team named the Cardinals won a game in Minnesota, they were not the Arizona Cardinals. They weren�t even the Phoenix Cardinals. They were the St. Louis Cardinals. Actually, if you look back at the history between these two teams, the Cardinals won the first four regular season games in Minnesota between these two teams (though the Vikings did get a post-season victory over the Cardinals en route to Super Bowl IX against Pittsburgh).In that 1977 contest, neither team generated a whole lot in the passing game. Both teams threw for 143 yards, and both starting quarterbacks (Fran Tarkenton and Jim Hart) were intercepted three times. The difference was the fact that the Cardinals gained 316 yards on the ground, whereas the Vikings. . .well, didn�t. Two Cardinals running backs, Wayne Morris and Terry Metcalf, each had a pair of touchdowns in that one, and they each had one on the ground and one through the air. Morris did the majority of the damage, rushing for 182 yards, and the Cardinals raced out to a 27-0 lead before a garbage time touchdown from Sammy White in the fourth quarter closed the final margin to 27-7.The last game between these two teams took place at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2016, and saw the Vikings riding a four-game losing streak after their 5-0 start. They had to do something to try to get themselves right again Dru Samia Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , and a couple of their stars did their best to do just that. Near the end of the first half, this happened:That 100-yard pick-six by Xavier Rhodes now stands as the longest interception return for a touchdown in team history, and gave the Vikings a lead at halftime. To start the second half, Cordarrelle Patterson took a kickoff 104 yards for another score, and the Vikings were able to hold off a late Arizona rally to walk out with a 30-24 victory.That�s a brief look back at the history between the Minnesota Vikings and the St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, ladies and gentlemen. The Vikings have won their last eight regular season games on friendly soil between these two teams, and hopefully they can extend that streak of dominance to nine in a row. MINNEAPOLIS � Kirk Cousins gave the Minnesota Vikings exactly what they needed for a victorious debut by their new quarterback.The throws Cousins made in tight coverage at important times were on target. Unlike Jimmy Garoppolo, he kept the ball out of the other team�s hands.Cousins passed for two touchdowns and the Vikings forced four turnovers, fueling a 24-16 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday that stuck Garoppolo with his first loss in eight games as an NFL starting quarterback.10<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:PHOTOS: Vikings vs. 49ersCousins connected with Stefon Diggs in the second quarter and Kyle Rudolph in the third quarter for scores, and the defense finished the job with three sacks and three second-half interceptions of Garoppolo. Mike Hughes turned one pick into a 28-yard touchdown return, the first by a rookie in a Vikings season opener.�I�m so grateful for this opportunity that I�ve been given, and I just want to make good on it with every chance I get,� said Cousins, who had no turnovers.Harrison Smith sealed the game with an interception with 1:35 left . He also recovered a fumble by Alfred Morris at the 2-yard line after Linval Joseph stripped the ball just in front of the goal line in the late in the first half and sacked Garoppolo on a third-down safety blitz late in the fourth quarter .�It was pretty smooth sailing there for a while,� Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched , �and it was good to find the fight and the heart that we had there at the end.�More Vikings coveragePhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 � 7/27/19Rookie Bradbury is central figure to Vikings� overhauled offensive lineVikings depth at cornerback being tested, Hughes still not clearedPlayers to watch at Minnesota Vikings 2019 training campTop Tweets: Vikings WR Diggs makes push for All-NFL Style TeamGaroppolo finished 15 for 33 for 261 yards and a touchdown pass to rookie Dante Pettis late in the third quarter. With an injury depleted offensive line in front of him and the absence of top wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, Garoppolo was unable to capitalize on the opportunity for a comeback after the 49ers defense forced three straight three-and-out possessions by the Vikings to start the fourth quarter. DeForest Buckner had 2½ sacks for San Francisco.�We knew it was going to be a tough challenge with the environment, going against a tough team,� Garoppolo said. �They stood up to everything we thought they would, but with all the things that went bad we still had a shot at the end there. Just a tough way to end it.�Cousins went 20 for 36 for 244 yards, targeting Adam Thielen 12 times. Thielen caught six passes for 102 yards.�He played the way he always does,� said cornerback Richard Sherman, who made his 49ers debut. �Efficient. Doesn�t make a lot of mistakes. He�s poised and doesn�t get rattled.�Vikings running back Dalvin Cook caught six passes for 55 yards. He said Cousins was �locked in� from the start.�I like to see a guy next to me with that look in his eyes,� Cook said.TOO KITTLE TOO LATETight end George Kittle had five catches for 90 yards, but the one he didn�t make for the 49ers stood out. Wide open after beating Anthony Barr up the seam, Kittle had what would�ve been a 30-yard completion fall off his fingers at midfield. The third-down interception by Hughes came next to give the Vikings a 17-3 lead.�Misjudged it,� Kittle said. �Thought it was a little closer to me. Probably ran a bit too far with my arms out. Just a bad play.�MINNESOTA MEMORIESFred Zamberletti, the team�s original athletic trainer who died last week at age 86, was honored with a pregame moment of silence. The Vikings also staged a 20th anniversary tribute to the 1998 squad that went 15-1 and reached the NFC championship game. Robert Smith Discount Dru Samia Jersey , one of 28 former players who were introduced at halftime, received the loudest ovation. He focused on the current team at the end of his speech.�We want to see them accomplish something that we weren�t able to do,� Smith told the crowd, �and we want them to do it for you.�INJURY REPORT49ers: Goodwin hurt his right quadriceps in the first quarter and didn�t return. � RG Mike Person went down in the second quarter. His replacement Joshua Garnett was hurt in the third quarter, both with left foot injuries. With three backups on the OL already inactive, rookie Mike McGlinchey moved from RT to RG for the first time in his life while Garry Gilliam took over at RT � With two starters at LB already out, Malcolm Smith (hamstring) and Reuben Foster (suspension), Smith�s sub, Brock Coyle, suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter and needed several minutes to get up.Vikings: CB Trae Waynes hurt his right knee while ripping a deep pass away from Pettis in the end zone in the second quarter and didn�t return. With Mackensie Alexander (ankle) inactive and Terence Newman retired, the Vikings had SS Jayron Kearse in slot coverage in the nickel defense with Hughes on the outside for Waynes.UP NEXT49ers: Host Detroit next Sunday. They haven�t lost to the Lions at home since 1975, a streak of 12 straight wins.Vikings: Play at Green Bay next Sunday. They haven�t faced the Packers on the road in September since the 2008 season opener.