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Receiving: Stefon Diggs eclipsed the 100-yard mark Sunday for the first time this season, as he had seven receptions for 108 yards.
Cook and Bisi Johnson each had 35 receiving yards, and Adam Thielen had two catches for six yards in the loss.
Diggs (209 yards, one touchdown) and Thielen (179 yards, two touchdowns) each have 13 receptions in 2019. Cook leads the team with 15 catches, and he has 114 yards.
Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard had seven catches for 76 yards, while Gallman had six receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown Sunday. Tight end Evan Engram added four catches for 54 yards.
Engram leads the team with 27 catches for 331 yards and two scores. Shepard has 20 receptions for 218 yards and a touchdown.
Defense: The Vikings allowed 269 total yards in Chicago, but came away frustrated due to penalties and missed opportunities.
It appeared the Vikings had a takeaway on the sixth play of the game, but the turnover was nullified by a defensive holding call.
The Vikings allowed 10 points in the first half, with Chicago’s two scoring drives combining for 147 yards on 30 plays chewing up nearly 14 minutes of the clock.
Minnesota did not force a turnover against the Bears. Shamar Stephen had the defense’s only sack.
New York allowed a season-low three points after giving up at least 28 points in its first three games of the season. The Giants had a season-high with four takeaways, including three interceptions off rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins, Jr.
Giants safety Jabrill Peppers had a 32-yard pick-six off Haskins in the third quarter.
The Giants only gave up 176 yards to Washington, including 55 yards on the ground.
Markus Golden leads New York with 3.5 sacks, and former Eden Prairie High School standout Ryan Connelly and Janoris Jenkins each have a pair of interceptions.
The Giants announced Monday that Connelly tore his ACL and is out for the season.
The Vikings rank fifth overall by allowing 290.8 yards per game, and are tied for fifth by giving up just 15.8 points per game.
The Giants rank 23rd in yards allowed per game (389.3) and are 20th in points allowed (24.3).