MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings fought to the finish and held the Cowboys to a season-low for points, but the wave of emotion Minnesota rode into Thursday Night crashed with a heart-wrenching, gut-stomping 17-15 loss.
Dallas capitalized on a special teams turnover to set up an 8-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott to Dez Bryant and take a 14-9 lead with 10:22, added a field goal and forced an incompletion on Minnesota’s attempt to tie the game on a two-point conversion in the final minute.
Sam Bradford led the Vikings on a 65-yard scoring drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jerick McKinnon to bring the game within two points.