The Vikings began their Halloween night home game with the Cowboys full of optimism, as Dak Prescott's calf injury kept the quarterback from directing the league's top-ranked offense. But even with Cooper Rush making his first NFL start in a hostile environment, the Vikings remained unable to make things easy.
After claiming a 16-13 lead with 2:51 left, the Vikings allowed Rush to drive down the field for the winning touchdown to claim a 20-16 victory.
Rush hit Amari Cooper for a 5-yard touchdown pass with 51 seconds remaining and Kirk Cousins and the Vikings could not pull out another last-minute save, dropping to 3-4.