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Minnesota Defeats Seattle 30-17 - Recap

Kirk Cousins passed for 3 TDs and 323 yards in leading the Vikings past Seattle on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Minnesota won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +2.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 53.0.

Kirk Cousins completed 30 of 38 pass attempts for 323 yards and 3 TDs for the Vikings in the win.

Chris Carson rushed for 80 yards for Seattle, while Freddie Swain added 11 yards. Russell Wilson threw for 298 yards for the Seahawks, while receivers DK Metcalf and Gerald Everett had 107 and 54 yards respectively.

Seattle was outgained by Minnesota 453-389 yards in Sunday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 28-21 by the Vikings.

The time of possession battle favored Minnesota as their offense was on the field for 35:53, longer than the 24:07 of their opponents.

Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Cleveland looking for another win. For Seattle, they head on the road to face San Francisco.