Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams: Box score, player stats and game summary feat. Justin Jefferson, Cooper Kupp

The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams rematched on Monday under unusual circumstances. Normally the Wild Card Game would be held at Inglewood's Sofi Stadium, but wildfires in Southern California forced a relocation to Glendale's State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals.

Nevertheless, the agenda of Sam Darnold's squad was clear: Revenge. The first time out, the referees had failed to see Byron Young grab his mask. That sparked something within the Vikings – they would go on a 10-win streak that was ended only in the season finale when the Detroit Lions clinched the NFC North, the top seed and a first-round bye at their expense.

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Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams box score

Teams	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
Minnesota Vikings	0	3	6	0	9
Los Angeles Rams	10	14	3	0	27

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Minnesota Vikings player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Sam Darnold	25/40	245	0	1	77.6

Rushing and receiving

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss
Blake Cashman	11	5	1	0
Ivan Pace Jr.	10	7	0	2
Harrison Smith	9	3	0	0
Jonathan Greenard	3	2	0	0
Byron Murphy Jr.	3	2	0	1
Josh Metellus	3	2	0	0
Andrew Van Ginkel	3	1	1	1
Camryn Bynum	3	1	0	0
Stephon Gilmore	2	1	0	0
Jihad Ward	2	0	0	0
Jonathan Bullard	1	1	0	0
Shaquill Griffin	1	1	0	0
Ty Chandler	1	1	0	0
Jordan Addison	1	1	0	0
Harrison Phillips	1	0	0	0
Jalen Redmond	1	0	0	0
Dallas Turner	1	0	0	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss
Blake Cashman	6	3	0	0
Ivan Pace Jr.	4	3	0	0
Harrison Smith	4	2	0	0
Camryn Bynum	3	1	0	0
Byron Murphy Jr.	2	2	0	1
Josh Metellus	2	1	0	0
Jonathan Bullard	1	1	0	0
Ty Chandler	1	1	0	0
Jordan Addison	1	1	0	0
Jonathan Greenard	1	0	0	0
Stephon Gilmore	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Will Reichard	1/1	0/0

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Ryan Wright	3	133	0	56

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Los Angeles Rams player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Matthew Stafford	19/27	209	2	0	117.7

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Kyren Williams	16	76	0	3	16	1
Ronnie Rivers	3	8	0	0	0	0
Matthew Stafford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Higbee	0	0	0	5	58	0
Puka Nacua	1	7	0	5	44	0
Demarcus Robinson	0	0	0	1	23	0
Davis Allen	0	0	0	1	13	1
Colby Parkinson	0	0	0	2	13	0
Hunter Long	0	0	0	1	13	0
Cooper Kupp	0	0	0	1	29	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss	Interceptions
Quentin Lake	9	6	0	1	0
Christian Rozeboom	7	4	0	0	0
Kamren Kinchens	6	4	0	0	0
Jaylen McCollough	6	2	0	0	0
Neville Gallimore	5	2	1.5	1	0
Byron Young	4	3	1.5	2	0
Kamren Curl	4	3	0	0	0
Omar Speights	4	3	0	0	0
Kobie Turner	4	2	2	2	0
Darious Williams	4	2	0	1	0
Michael Hoecht	4	1	0.5	0	0
Ahkello Witherspoon	3	3	1	1	0
Tyler Davis	3	1	0	0	0
Cobie Durant	2	1	1	1	1
Jared Verse	2	1	0	0	0
Desjuan Johnson	1	1	1	1	0
Josh Wallace	1	1	0	0	0
Keir Thomas	1	0	0	0	0
Braden Fiske	1	0	0.5	0	0
Bobby Brown III	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Whittington	1	0	0	0	0
John Johnson III	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Joshua Karty	2/2	3/3

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Ethan Evans	5	251	3	54

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Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams game summary

The Rams struck first via a Kyren Williams short pass:

They then forced a punt on the Vikings' first drive, which they punished with a field goal.

The Vikings would not score until early in the second quarter via a field goal. Then they got a sack on Matthew Stafford on the next drive, causing a punt. Sam Darnold was sacked in the ensuing drive, seemingly causing yet another punt – only for Jacob Hummel to hit Ryan Wright for a penalty and a new set of downs.

However, they squandered that opportunity: after entering the opposing 43, Darnold was picked off by Cobie Durant. The Rams failed to capitalize, being forced to punt – only for Ahkello Witherspoon to sack Darnold, causing a fumble that Jared Verse retrieved for six:

Then they did it again on the next drive, causing a turnover on downs with a sack, then turning it into a Davis Allen touchdown just before halftime:

The second half began with the Rams forcing a punt on the vikings’ opening drive, then punishing it with a field goal.

Finally, however, the Vikings scored a touchdown courtesy of TJ Hockenson, but hey whiffed on the two-pointer:

Both teams then exchanged punts on the next three drives. The Vikings then committed a turnover on downs, forced a punt in response, then lost the ball on downs again to end the game.