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Minnesota Vikings vs. Cincinnati Bengals | NFL 2025 Season Week 3 | Vikings vs Bengals
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00:00Very warm day outside by Minnesota standards, but then again, it is still summer.
00:04Either way, the children will grow, and it's the final weekend of summer,
00:09but we've got the NFL, and we're underway on EA Sports.
00:13Fielded about a yard deep.
00:16And all that worked, but he stopped where he ultimately would have been,
00:19and he's simply taken a knee, and that's the 25-yard line.
00:23Mike is 59. Mike is 59.
00:25Now the first carry for Dalvin Cook.
00:30They'll be brought down on the 30-yard line after a gain of six.
00:35Despite the blitz, they're still able to pick up a nice, solid gain.
00:39The disadvantage of blitzing often alters the normal spacing in run fits
00:43and leaves creases like they were able to exploit right there.
00:46The last run got six, now second and four.
00:55Now Cousins, and Rudolph has it left side.
01:00And tackled down after a gain of three, leaves him with one yard to go on third down.
01:05Only three yards on the catch.
01:07It's third down.
01:08Trying to get one more in here before the quarter breaks.
01:22No score after one on EA Sports.
01:26Second quarter now for Minnesota.
01:28It's the Vikings in possession of the football.
01:30They've got a third down and a yard to start things out.
01:39Working out of the gun, Cousins.
01:41And he's got Kyle Rudolph.
01:44Defense was thinking run, and they're dealt a pass of just under 20 yards.
01:49His position, and he's listed as a tight end, but he certainly doesn't run like one.
01:54And that's what we're seeing more and more coming into the league.
01:57Those guys who can run, make plays after the catch, and gain that additional yardage.
02:01And using that speed there to turn it into a pretty nice little gain.
02:04First down, here's Cousins.
02:09Now he'll dump it underneath to his running back, complete.
02:12The Vikings are going to signal for the first of their timeouts.
02:16As they get the stoppage with just under 50 seconds remaining in half number one.
02:20Could we get a touchdown in this first half after all?
02:35It's first and ten.
02:40They'll throw again.
02:42Cousins.
02:45Over the middle.
02:46He's got Treadwell.
02:47Now the Vikings will use the second of their timeouts.
02:51As they'll stop it with just over 40 seconds to go in the first half.
03:08Cousins is going to come up on a first and ten.
03:11And he's four for four now, throwing the ball to start the drive.
03:15From the red zone now, Cousins.
03:17That one into the hands of Thielen, complete.
03:20And they'll bring him down at the 13-yard line.
03:24A gain of six there on first.
03:26Good throw, good catch, but I really like the route.
03:29The drag and being able to run away from defenders, hard to stick with them for that long.
03:33Yeah, better against man than zone, or?
03:36Better against man, because now you're running away from someone,
03:39and you're not running into a defensive player in another zone.
03:42And this one hauled in by Rudolph.
03:45The Vikings going to use their third and final timeout,
03:49as they'll stop the clock with 12 seconds to go in this first half.
03:53They'll run with Cook.
04:15So he got three of one tackle, but couldn't do a whole lot else.
04:19It's a gain of a couple on what should be the final carry of half number one.
04:24So plenty of action on the field, but no action right now on the scoreboard,
04:29at least as of yet.
04:30Nothing, nothing is our score.
04:32As we'll head down to Orlando, that's where we find our man,
04:35Jonathan Coachman, at our EA Sports Halftime Report.
04:39Coach!
04:39This fielded at the 2.
04:44And a good return, as he'll be stopped just shy of the 30-yard line.
04:49So here's Dalton and the Bengals now, first and 10, just shy of the 30.
04:55Andy Dalton.
04:57And the catch made, it's Tyler Boyd.
05:00And he's brunt down after a very nice gain.
05:04Fresh out of the locker room, they hit him with a gain of over 20.
05:07Fresh out of the locker room, they hit him with a gain of over 20.
05:10First down, Bengals.
05:15He's up!
05:16Sleep!
05:17Check, Mike 54, Mike 54, Mike 54, Ricky Ricker, Ricky Ricker.
05:21Throw left side complete.
05:25That's Boyd.
05:26There they go backwards here, losing yardage back at the 48-yard line.
05:3148 yards.
05:37And this should be the final play before the quarter ends.
05:48And they're not going to get to the line to run another play.
05:50So we will switch ends as the third quarter has come to a close.
05:55We'll return with more after this.
05:57This is the NFL.
05:58And it's on EA Sports.
06:01So now Dalton.
06:07He's going to air one out.
06:09And that will be incomplete.
06:12Trying to dial up the long way out there, but it'll be third down.
06:16So he's unable to complete it there.
06:18And just not the game that you would expect from him.
06:21He's been off the mark, really, start to finish.
06:23It makes you wonder what exactly is going on.
06:26Is he a little bit dinged up here?
06:27Or is he just off just by a bit?
06:30Maybe he can get it back in this situation.
06:32He'll need to.
06:35Dalton wants to throw.
06:37And he can't get a throw away.
06:39He's taken down.
06:41The Vikings are going to signal for their first of their timeouts
06:44as they get the stoppage with a little over 50 seconds left to go in the game.
06:48Here's Kevin Huber now.
07:00And surprisingly, this is the first punt of the game for either team.
07:05And he gets this away.
07:06And look at this.
07:07This is a good one.
07:12The Minnesota offense about ready to get this next drive underway.
07:16They've got work to do, but they do still have a bit of time here.
07:20And they've got to feel comfortable with that.
07:22But they have all their play sequences called.
07:24If they get out of bounds, that allows them to huddle and call another play.
07:27But if they don't, it's hurry up to the line of scrimmage
07:29and either spike it and stop the clock
07:31or continue to move it downfield
07:33in order to try and get in range and win this game.
07:36See if they can do just that.
07:39The Vikings in the hurry up.
07:41They're hustling up to the line.
07:42It's been a long day for you.
07:46Mike, Mike, check, check.
07:4759, 59.
07:48What do you say?
07:49Me and you all day.
07:50All day.
07:51I'm coming after you.
07:52I'm coming after you.
08:02Wait, you hot, hot.
08:03Here's Cousins.
08:06The throw left side complete to Dreadwell.
08:08And pass the 40 before he's out of bounds.
08:12And here in overtime, if the team that receives the ball scores a touchdown, it's over.
08:17If they don't, we can still have some more football.
08:19That's exactly right.
08:20If they go down and kick a field goal,
08:22the other team gets a possession to either match it
08:24or score a touchdown to win the ball game.
08:27If both teams kick field goals, the next team to score wins.
08:31But if the receiving team throws a pick six
08:33or fumbles the ball and gets picked up by the defense and they score,
08:36the game is over at that point.
08:41This will be taken in at the one.
08:45And not a bad return.
08:46Here he gets it out to the 25-yard line.
08:50The Bengals drive about to get going.
08:52They're set for their first drive here in overtime.
08:54And this is where the crowd can really become a factor.
08:57They've had to battle it all day, but I know what you're saying.
09:01In overtime, that gets doubled, doesn't it?
09:04At least.
09:05Because now the crowd really wants to be involved and help their team.
09:08And that first drive can dictate the whole thing.
09:11Because they know if this team takes it downfield and scores a touchdown, it's game over.
09:15And it's been loud in here so far.
09:19One play has him up past the 40 already and another first and 10.
09:24I'm coming, I'm coming.
09:27The former second-round pick, this is Joe Mixon.
09:32And able to break one tackle, but then quickly brought down.
09:37Now another timeout called for by the offense.
09:40They'll be down to just one remaining as we step aside here in overtime.
09:54The last run got a couple.
09:56Here's second and eight.
09:57Watch the screen, watch the screen.
09:59Now a first carry from Javani Bernard.
10:04And he's able to get most of what he needed on the carry there.
10:07Seven yards on the gain.
10:08And it's third and two now.
10:11And there we saw one of the downsides of blitzing during a rundown.
10:13Because sometimes you get out of your gaps.
10:15You don't fit the run quite as well.
10:17Because you're headed towards the ball carrier with abandon.
10:20Open to keep this OT drive alive.
10:22Now they face a third and two.
10:25They'll run again with Bernard.
10:27And that one going nowhere from the start.
10:29As he's met in the backfield and goes backwards.
10:32That'll back him up two yards and also bring up fourth.
10:35Here's Kevin Huber now.
10:44On for a very important punt here in overtime.
10:47One overtime.
10:48How about two?
10:49We need another.
10:50We're still leaving.
10:51We'll switch sides and have that second overtime in just a moment.
10:54Here's Kevin Huber now.
10:58And a double overtime.
11:00This needs to be a good one.
11:03And this is away.
11:04It's a high kick.
11:05And he got all of it.
11:08Here are the Vikings now to start their next drive.
11:12Their defense did its job.
11:14Got to stop all they need.
11:15This three and this is over.
11:17Couldn't have done much else other than...
11:19And a pressure too much that time as Cousins goes down.
11:23Now another timeout called for by the offense.
11:27They'll be left with just one remaining here at OT.
11:30Now the Minnesota offense set to take over again.
11:41So now 20 yards to go on second down after the sack.
11:45Work to be done.
11:49Cousins gives way to Cook.
11:51A good positive play there.
11:54Nine yards, but still third and long.
11:56That was a good run.
11:58Probably right on the edge of breaking into something really big.
12:01So the defensive guys right now are talking about,
12:03okay, what can we do to slow him down before he truly gets started?
12:08Third and 11.
12:10And some extra depth in the secondary here.
12:12They're in the dime.
12:14What can Cousins do in the OT?
12:16And he'll be taken down by the Bengal pressure.
12:20These strong safeties, some people may not realize it.
12:23It's really like an extra linebacker, right?
12:25It really is because they're hybrids.
12:28Half linebacker, half defensive back.
12:31The linebacker in him on that play emerged.
12:33Here's Matt Wild now.
12:35As the drive goes backwards, so he's on to punt it away.
12:39He steps into this one, and this is a rocket.
12:42So the OT clock hits zero, and we're still not done.
12:49We'll switch sides and need at least one more OT to decide it after this.
12:56The offense now at the line, ready for their next drive.
13:00They punted last time they had it.
13:01What steps, Charles, do you think they have to take to make sure they don't do that again?
13:05Well, let's just go to the football.
13:06101, the tread expression 101.
13:09Win first down.
13:09Make five, six, seven yards on first down, and make it a second and three, second and manageable.
13:16Keep accumulating first downs that way.
13:18Keep moving the football.
13:19You don't want to get behind the sticks because then the defense has the advantage.
13:23Now the Cincinnati offense ready to see what they can do here.
13:26Neither team scored yet.
13:28Now we go to sudden death.
13:29Next points win this game.
13:31How about the tension right now?
13:33It is ratcheted up, isn't it?
13:35I mean, now whatever happens, points are scored, that's your ball game.
13:39Can't wait to see the defense now.
13:41Do they get a little more aggressive in order to not let the team just drive the ball easily down the field?
13:46Got to be careful, though, right?
13:48Yeah, if you're too aggressive, you just give up something easy and cheap.
13:51But some defensive coordinators, they'd rather take a stand that way as opposed to being nickel and dimed down the field.
13:57Four yards on that last completion, so that sets up second and six.
14:02Dalton.
14:04Now he'll dump it underneath to his running back, complete.
14:08It's a gain of five on the play, and that'll make it third and one.
14:12Now a timeout called for by the offense.
14:15It'll be their second and final timeout, remember, here in overtime.
14:20We'll be back.
14:27They had the catch on second down, but it didn't help at all, and now they're looking at third down here.
14:37Despite only needing one, Dalton to throw.
14:40Looks to throw, fires right side, and that's going to be incomplete.
14:45The coverage, too good there.
14:47The contact popped the ball free, and it's fourth down.
14:51Didn't have a receiver open downfield, and as it turned out, couldn't even find his outlet, man,
14:55because of the coverage of way too tight, unable to find anyone open.
15:00Here's Kevin Huber now as he's on to punt for Cincinnati.
15:11The offense back out there at the line, ready for their next drive.
15:15And three and out on the last drive.
15:17No points on the scoreboard.
15:20A little soul-searching now?
15:21I would say so, and they need to help out their defense a little bit.
15:24They've had to be on the field a lot more than normal, put them in some tough spots,
15:27but what's the old adage?
15:29When you get another chance, it gives you a better chance to do it right.
15:39After the incompletion, here's second and ten from the 20.
15:42Let's get off the field, D.
15:45Let's get off the field, D.
15:47To throw, Cousins.
15:50Got his man complete over the middle.
15:52That's Cook.
15:53And they're going to get this beyond the 30 before he's taken down.
15:57First down, here's the run with Cook.
16:16Trying to find a lane, but instead he'll get back to the line of scrimmage.
16:19And no more.
16:21Now another timeout called for by the offense.
16:24They'll be down to just one remaining as we step aside here in overtime.
16:37Officially nothing on that last run.
16:39They'll try again second and ten.
16:41From the gun, here's Cousins.
16:45Over the middle here to Rudolph.
16:48And they're well past midfield, just a yard or two shy of the 40.
16:5216 yards, a first down.
16:55Charles, you get into these overtime situations, that's not a bad guy to dial into.
16:59Well, when you have to have plays, especially in a spot as you just described, we're an OT.
17:05You've got to go to the guys you can trust, and you know we're going to make the plays.
17:09Well, they say it's not the X's and the O's, it's the Jimmy's and the Joe's.
17:14And now a throw on first down there, but it's incomplete.
17:17Another nice job there defensively.
17:19They've really stymied their passing attempts, and it continues in overtime.
17:23And for them to do that, that means they've had to be cohesive on defense.
17:26It's pressure in the quarterback's face, good coverage of not just the wide receivers,
17:31but the tight end, the running backs when they try and slip out,
17:34and making sure they're at the point of attack.
17:36When the ball's in the air, they get there and help force some of those incompletions.
17:41Cousins on target to Diggs.
17:43And he works it past the 30, almost to the 25.
17:47Now the offense will burn their third and final timeout.
17:51That's their second and last timeout here in the overtime session.
17:55We'll be back.
17:56So it all comes down to the foot of Dan Bailey.
18:07This to win it in overtime.
18:12And he got it.
18:14The kick is good in overtime.
18:17He's able to split the uprights.
18:19So moving it.
18:20And I won't get it.
18:20Let's get it.
18:20I'm up.
18:21I'm up.
18:22We'll be back.
18:23The kick is good in.
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