{"id":295243,"date":"2023-10-24T05:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295243"},"modified":"2023-10-24T05:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:24:44","slug":"vikings-hc-kevin-oconnell-jordan-addisons-td-catch-a-game-changing-play-in-win-over-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/nfl\/vikings-hc-kevin-oconnell-jordan-addisons-td-catch-a-game-changing-play-in-win-over-49ers\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell: Jordan Addison's TD catch a 'game-changing play' in win over 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minnesota Vikings moved to 3-4 on the season with their 22-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, a victory that was keyed by the breakout play of their rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison.<\/p>\n

The night got off to a dubious start for the 21-year-old receiver when it appeared he had a catch on his first target of the game, but San Francisco cornerback Charvarius Ward wrestled the ball out of Addison’s hands for an interception. But the rookie rebounded.<\/p>\n

After Minnesota got the ball back on a fumble recovery, Addison had catches of 4, 11, and 20 yards on the ensuing drive, the last of which was a touchdown to take the early lead.<\/p>\n

And then at the end of the first half Addison got revenge for the earlier play by Ward, turning the tables and this time plucking the ball out of the cornerback’s hands as he came down with it. Turning what looked like another 49ers interception into a Vikings touchdown, Addison sprinted the rest of the way into the end zone for a 60-yard score just before the break.<\/p>\n

“We ask him to do a lot, and he did a lot for us tonight in the game plan,” head coach Kevin O’Connell said after the game. “For him to make that play on that ball where it was, it was a game-changing play.”<\/p>\n

The 60-yard score was the biggest highlight in a stellar all-around showing for Addison, who posted season highs of seven catches, 10 targets, 123 yards and the two touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Addison’s two touchdowns gave the Vikings a 16-7 lead after two quarters, and with the two scores, Addison became just the second Viking with six TDs through the first seven games of their rookie season, joining Hall of Famer Randy Moss.<\/p>\n

“Clearly, the way Jordan responded, he had a couple tough catches in traffic … you can tell he made a decision that that’s not happening again, and it reflected in the way he played,” quarterback Kirk Cousins said.<\/p>\n

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