Minnesota moved to 7-2 on the season after taking down the Jaguars in Jacksonville, 12-7. It was a unique game for the Vikings for multiple reasons. Quarterback Sam Darnold threw three

The last time a team won a game while scoring zero touchdowns and turning the ball over at least three times was in 2006, when the Packers did it against none other than the Vikings. Since then, coming into this weekend, teams had lost 195 straight regular season games (and 5 playoff games) when meeting that criteria.

Minnesota’s stingy defense held Jacksonville to 143 yards — the fewest in coach Doug Pederson’s three seasons — and the Vikings overcame Sam Darnold’s three interceptions to beat the Jaguars 12-7 on Sunday in a mostly purple-clad stadium.