It was maybe a little too close at the end, but the Minnesota Vikings were able to defeat the San Francisco on Sunday to begin the 2018 season with a win.
The Vikings are now 3-0 all-time in home openers since U.S. Bank Stadium opened in 2016 and 4-1 in Week 1 matchups with Mike Zimmer as their head coach.
Sunday’s game featured a number of memorable moments including the regular season debuts of Kirk Cousins and Sheldon Richardson in Minnesota uniforms, the return of Dalvin Cook, and the Vikings’ top defense handing 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo the first loss of his NFL career.