Nov 2nd 2008 10:08PM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Texans, Vikings, AFC South, NFC North
This is the kind of game the Vikings dreamed of when they were tweaking the roster during the offseason.
The Vikings won by seven thanks to free agent acquisitions Bernard Berrian and Madieu Williams with an assist from Jared Allen, who they picked up in an offseason trade.
Berrian, the high-priced free agent wide receiver, caught a 55-yard pass on the first play from scrimmage and snagged a 49-yard touchdown later in the first half. While it may have been the only two passes he caught all day, the threat of Berrian going deep was enough to back off the Texans safeties. In the first half, the Texans’ focused on shutting down Adrian Peterson, and it worked as Peterson was held to 15 carries for 36 yards.
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