Week 9 · Recap
Vikings 6, Bills 23: Week 9 recap
What happened
The Vikings got run over by the Bills 23-6 at home at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 9, moving to 6-2.
The Vikings were outgained 339-178, lost the turnover battle, 3 giveaways to 1, and went 0-8 on third down.
Carson Wentz went 8 of 25 for 81 yards and 2 INTs. Jordan Mason had 6 carries for 35 yards on the ground. Justin Jefferson led the receivers with 3 catches for 58 yards.
On defense, Andrew Van Ginkel led with 1 sack and Blake Cashman had 12 tackles.
Team stats
- 178Total yards339
- 127Passing yards205
- 51Rushing yards134
- 9First downs22
- 0-8Third down7-18
- 0-1Red zone (TD-att)1-3
- 3Turnovers1
- 2-12Sacked-yards4-29
- 4-20Penalties-yards8-62
- 17:28Possession42:32
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: BUF-MIN- 1st quarter
- BUFTyler Bass 39 Yd Field Goal1:573-0
- 2nd quarter
- MINWill Reichard 43 Yd Field Goal4:023-3
- BUFKeleki Latu 25 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)0:4410-3
- MINWill Reichard 53 Yd Field Goal 0:0510-6
- 3rd quarter
- BUFTyler Bass 25 Yd Field Goal 6:0313-6
- 4th quarter
- BUFJames Cook III 5 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)6:1720-6
- BUFTyler Bass 52 Yd Field Goal4:4023-6
Week 10 · Division game · Up next
Line GB -3, total 41.5
ESPN win chance · MIN left, GB right
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.