Mattison hits a crease off left guard. Good push by Cleveland here. Pretty good run and gains some yards after contact. Holding I am guessing by Schlotmann, maybe ONeil on the backside of the play called and they go back 10 yards.
Shotgun 3 WR left Jefferson in motion to the right. Cousins hits Addison on a stop route on the left side and Addison is able to power his way through the tackle for extra yards and a 10 yard gain.
Shotgun and another strike to Addison on a quick out. The defender is all over him here and he gets driven back from the catch point.
Another quick out to Addison on the left side and he is able to get the 1st down although being tackled right away after the catch.
Plenty of time in the pocket for Cousins here. He finds Addison on a come back route on the right side. Cousins pushes the ball too far here and Addison could have done a better job coming back to the ball if Cousins gives him more space to do so. Samuel is able to get a hand in on the ball and knock it away. Somewhat of a rookie mistake I think here, Jefferson likely gets this ball, but again Cousins pushed the pass a bit too far downfield as well, even though he had plenty of time and no pressure on him. Maybe could have gotten the ball out a tick sooner as well.
Shotgun trips right. Draw play to Mattison. Good blocking here vs a light front. Mattison is able to weave his way to the crease on the left side for a good gain. ONeil seals the defender to the outside and Ingram actually get a good block here although he ends up falling down with the defender at the end of it just as Mattison is getting past the block. Mattison gets his head down and gains extra yards after 3 defenders collapse in on him.
Shotgun. Pretty good pocket that Cousins is able to step up in but he must not like what he sees downfield and holds the ball. ONeil fails to finish his block on Tuli Tuipulotu who ends up getting the sack on Cousins from the backside after he steps up. Ingram blocked no one on this play.
Low snap to Cousins which he handles fine. Pass rush is getting there right away. He finds Jefferson over the middle who is a bit ahead of the closest defender and is able to run the rest of the way up the middle for the TD. Its kind of funny how thes snaps that are off sometimes lead to big plays, like it messes up the timing of the defense. Good block by Mattison here on the free defender squaring up with him at the LOS. Jefferson makes the safety miss who was the only guy in front of him after the catch by running to the side at an angle then outruns the rest of the defenders trying to make the play.
Vikings actually take the lead for the first time after this play.
Shotgun. Herbert finds Keenan Allen on a out route where Allen has a step and a half on Murray. Allen is able to turn it upfield after the catch for extra yards before being forced out of bounds. Murray just got beat there.
Allen gets the ball out to to Kelly in the flat after rolling to his left. Some pass rush by the Vikings getting through on this play and a nifty pass by Herbert to sneak it past defenders hands that went up.
An amobea look from the Vikings defense with many off ball defenders blitzing inside. They all get picked up and Herbert finds Everett on the sideline for a short gain. Bynum fails the tackle trying to hold on to Everetts leg, but Everett steps out of this and is able to get the first down after getting out of the tackle attempt.
Shotgun. Play action. Hunter beats his block and is close to getting Herbert but he gets the ball away to Allen on the right sideline. Allen high points the ball over Murray but a penalty is called on this play, not sure on who. Offensive pass interference? Not sure.
1st and 20. Herbert gets touched by the pass rush but is able to step up through it and throws a deep jump ball to Palmer on the right sideline that is incomplete. Targeting Murphy again who seems to be often left in single coverage without help.
Kelly runs off left tackle for minimal gain.
3rd and 10 Allen with lots of time here rolling to his left. Heaves one over the middle to Allen who high points the ball between two defenders for the 1st down.
Shotgun. Herbert throws deep to the left side. Evans has good position on the throw and attempts to intercept the ball but it clanks off his hands right to Palmer for the TD.
1 yard run by Mattison. No creases made on this play just a bunch of bodies, half of them falling down.
Shotgun trips right. Addison in motion. Cousins throws to a spot in the seam but no Vikings receiver is near where he is throwing to. Not sure if he is trying to get it to Hockenson or Addison here. He splits both receivers and neither has a chance to make a play on that ball. Schlotmann is being driven back into Cousins before he throws and maybe this caused the pass to be off target as Cousins throws over them.
5 receivers 3 right 2 left. Cousins with plenty of time is able to step up in the pocket and delivers a pass to Addison over the middle for the 1st down.
Cousins finds Addison on the right sideline. The throw is a bit high but Addison is able to drag his toe and stay in bounds as he makes the catch here.
Cousins with plenty of time again here checks down to Mattison for a 7 yard gain over the middle.
Shotgun trips left. WR screen to Jefferson who is able to spin his way forward and almost gets the 1st down.
3rd and 1 quick run by Mattison who gets the first down but trips after crossing the line. He punches the ground after the play as I think he sees he could have had a bigger run if he didnt get tripped here.
Trips right Chandler in. Some pretty good blocking on the left side and Chandler has a nice run up the seam here.
Shotgun trips left. Another WR screen to Jefferson who is able to use his blockers and drives through a tackle on the sideline for some extra yards after contact.
1st and goal from the 3. Tight set. Mattison up the middle gets close to scoring but stopped short of the goal line.
Vikings go with a heavy formation Ham ahead of Mattison in the I formation. Defense gets penetration and stops Mattison short of the goal line.
Shotgun trips right. Addison in motion to the left. Cousins throws the ball out of bounds to his right. Lots of contact by the defensive backs on Jefferson and Osborn here, but they are within 5 yards so I think this is fine.
More stuff on the video I am watching blocking my view. Vikings go for it on 4th down but fail.
Not sure what happens after this. I see Cousins throws an interception after the Chargers turn it over on downs.