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Kearse is across from Rudolph and has former Vikings teammate Everson Griffen on his right. Smith goes across the formation as the ball is snapped to Cousins in the shotgun. Smith continues through the formation, and Griffen comes crashing down. Cook, however, picks up the key block.
Kearse peeks at the run, allowing Rudolph to get behind him, and Smith wins a footrace to his spot against linebacker Jahlani Tavai.
Cousins explained Sunday that Smith is his first read on the play that led to two Vikings being open.
"On the one touchdown to Irv, Rudy's completely uncovered, and the read is to start with Irv, so I started with Irv and he was open enough to throw him the ball, but Kyle's actually even more open. I just didn't have to progress to him. You just run the plays that are called, go where your reads take you, and if it means that Irv gets two touchdowns, so be it, and some weeks it's been Justin and Adam. I just think it's a great reminder to everybody on the outside of the player that Irv is, the player that Rudy is. At any time, they can help us. It's just a matter of the plays that get called and the way the defense chooses to defend those plays, and then the ball gets distributed accordingly."
Q4, 10:54 remaining — First-and-10 at the Minnesota 30