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Vikings-Giants Gameday Updates

10:30 PM - The Vikings remain perfect at 4-0 with a 24-10 win over the Giants. Matt Asiata, Kyle Rudolph and Jerick McKinnon all scored for the Vikings, who also got a field goal from Blair Walsh. The Vikings won the turnover battle, 2-0, and intercepted Eli Manning once. The Vikings play host to the Houston Texans on Sunday at noon (CT).

10:29 PM - That will do it. Your Vikings are 4-0! SKOL!

10:27 PM - New York drives near midfield but can't convert on fourth down. The Vikings take over with less than 2 minutes left.

10:20 PM - The Vikings are forced to punt but drain roughly three minutes off the clock. The Giants take over on their own 9-yard line.

10:14 PM - CB Xavier Rhodes is probable to return (cramps).

10:12 PM - Anthony Barr applies heavy pressure on Manning on fourth down and deflects the pass away. The Giants turn the ball over with just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter. The Vikings lead 24-10 and will start on their own 36-yard line.

10:02 PM - The Vikings march 76 yards in eight plays before Jerick McKinnon finds the end zone on a 4-yard touchdown run. Charles Johnson hauled in a 40-yard catch on the drive as Minnesota converted a pair of third downs. The Vikings now lead 24-10.

9:52 PM - The Giants score on a 1-yard touchdown run and add the extra point to cut Minnesota's lead to 17-10. New York had a 67-yard pass play on its 91-yard drive.

9:46 PM - Minnesota drives into New York territory but the drive stalls near the 40-yard line. The Giants will take over on their own 9-yard line.

The Vikings lead 17-3 at the end of the third quarter.

9:33 PM - Vikings cornerback Terence Newman has superb coverage of Odell Beckham Jr. on a deep pass down the sideline to force fourth down for the Giants. Minnesota will take over on its own 19-yard line.

9:30 PM - The Vikings have to settle for a 44-yard field goal by Blair Walsh after the interception by Rhodes. Minnesota leads 17-3 midway through the third quarter.

9:21 PM - Xavier Rhodes grabs his first interception of the season on a deep third-down pass by Eli Manning. Rhodes returns it 29 yards to New York's 43-yard line.

9:17 PM - The Vikings offense puts together a lengthy drive but Blair Walsh missed on a 46-yard field goal try. The Giants take over on their own 36-yard line.

8:58 PM - The Giants get on the board with a 40-yard field goal in the waning seconds of the first half. Minnesota leads 14-3 at halftime. Matt Asiata had a 1-yard touchdown run and Kyle Rudolph had a 7-yard touchdown catch for the Vikings.

8:41 PM - The Giants punt on fourth-and-1 after a stop by the Vikings defense. Minnesota takes over on its own 12-yard line with a 14-0 lead.

8:34 PM - Kyle Rudolph hauls in his third touchdown catch of the season on a 7-yard catch from Sam Bradford. Walsh's PAT makes it 14-0. Minnesota went 65 yards in nine plays on the scoring drive, which was highlighted by a 21-yard catch by Stefan Diggs.

8:20 PM -Anthony Barr laid a highlight reel hit on Vikings TE Larry Donnell to highlight another defensive stop for Minnesota.

The Vikings defense forces another punt, the fourth of the night for New York. Minnesota takes over on its own 35-yard line early in the second quarter.

8:16 PM - Minnesota is forced to punt after an incomplete pass on third down. New York takes over on its own 13-yard line.

View images as the Vikings take on the New York Giants on Monday Night Football.

8:14 PM - The Vikings lead the Giants 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.

RB Matt Asiata had a 1-yard touchdown run in the quarter. The Vikings lead after the first quarter for the first time this season.

8:10 PM - The Vikings defense forces the Giants into a third-and-17 situation and New York can't convert. Marcus Sherels returns the punt five yards as Minnesota will take over on its own 33-yard line.

8:04 PM - Jerick McKinnon breaks a 25-yard run, the Vikings longest of the season, but Minnesota's drive stalls near midfield. Jeff Locke's punt goes into the end zone and the Giants will take over on their own 20-yard line.

8:00 PM - New York drives just past midfield but is forced to punt as the Vikings swarm to the ball on third down. The Giants punt rolls into the end zone as the Vikings will take over on their own 20-yard line.

Jeremiah Sirles is in at right tackle for Andre Smith, who is questionable to return with an elbow injury.

7:50 PM - Minnesota scores first!

The Vikings get on the board first with a  1-yard touchdown run by Matt Asiata. Blair Walsh adds the extra point try for a 7-0. That run was Minnesota's first touchdown run on the season. Cordarrelle Patterson continues his strong game. He had a 21-yard reception on the drive and also drew a pass interference penalty in the end zone.

7:43 PM - The Vikings are forced to punt but New York muffs the punt after pressure by gunner Cordarrelle Patterson. Marcus Sherels recovers at New York's 41-yard line.

7:39 PM -The Giants drive into Minnesota territory but the Vikings defense holds strong to force a punt. The Vikings and quarterback Sam Bradford will start at their own 1-yard line.

7:32 PM - Eli Manning leads the Giants offense out onto the field. New York will start at its own 40-yard line after a 44-yard kickoff return.

7:30 PM - The Vikings win the toss and defer to the second half. Minnesota will send out its defense first, a unit that is giving up just 13.3 points per game this season.

View images prior to tonight's game between the Vikings and Giants.

6:00 PM - There were no surprises for the Vikings in terms of their inactive players list for tonight's game. G Alex Boone (hip) and FB Zach Line (knee) were both limited in practice early last week before being full go on Saturday, and both are active and starting for tonight's contest.

One note is that WR Laquon Treadwell draws back into the lineup after being inactive for last week's game vs. the Panthers, with fellow WR Jarius Wright being held out of this game.

Here are the Vikings' inactives for tonight's game vs. the Giants:

WR Jarius Wright

RB Ronnie Hillman

LB Kentrell Brothers

C Nick Easton

T Willie Beavers

DT Sharrif Floyd

TE David Morgan

Below are the inactive players for the New York Giants:

RB Rashad Jennings

CB Eli Apple

S Nat Berhe,

S Darian Thompson,

OT Marshall Newhouse,

DT Robert Thomas,

QB Josh Johnson

4:41 PM - First, it was Cam Newton against Sam Bradford. Now it's Eli Manning's turn against the Vikings quarterback.

Yes, it's a battle of former No. 1 overall picks for the second straight week.

The Vikings have won four straight games against quarterbacks who were former No. 1 overall picks, beating Newton (top pick in 2011) last week and getting wins against Manning (2004), Matthew Stafford (2009) and Alex Smith (2005) during the 2015 season.

Minnesota is 22-20 against quarterbacks who were former No. 1 overall picks, dating back to 1998 when Peyton Manning was drafted first overall by the Colts.

The Vikings have fared well against one Manning brother and not the other, going 5-3 against Eli but 0-4 against Peyton.

Minnesota has winning record of 7-5 against Stafford, who Vikings twice per year.

Of the nine quarterbacks taken first overall between Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck in 2012, the Vikings have a winning record against five of them.


The Vikings are scheduled to play four more games this season against quarterbacks who were former No. 1 overall picks — two against Stafford, one against Luck,  and one against Arizona's Carson Palmer, the No.1 selection back in 2003.

Bradford, whom the Vikings acquired in a trade with Philadelphia on Sept. 30, was the top pick in 2010.

The Vikings will look to remain unbeaten on the young NFL season as they play their first of two games at U.S. Bank Stadium over the next six days by taking on the New York Giants tonight on "Monday Night Football," with kickoff slated for 7:30. The game will air nationally on ESPN and locally on WCCO.

Get ready for the contest by watching the videos below, and stay tuned to vikings.com and the Vikings App all day and night for updates.

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