The Vikings ... 5 sacks and is the key to the pass rush, while safety Xavier McKinney has 7 game-changing interceptions, 9 passes defensed and 75 tackles. It will take their best effort of the ...

Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson (18) scores a second-quarter touchdown in the 23-17 upset of the 49ers at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sept. 15. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Now it was fourth-and-21 and O’Connell chose to punt — on the next play and, essentially, on the season. And just like that, the Vikings’ once bustling dream of winning the franchise’s ...