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"A lot of credit goes to our defense and some of the plays they made, like getting a safety and the turnovers they created and the stops they had on third down, to where our mistakes on offense don't end up doing us in," Cousins said.
It wasn't 100-percent pretty for the Vikings defense after the slow start, as Minnesota did allow Jacksonville to drive 75 yards for a touchdown and a 2-point conversion to tie the game at 24 with 68 seconds to go.
But the defense rose up once again in overtime, as Harrison Smith secured a diving interception in Jaguars territory to help set up the eventual game-winning field goal.
So, no, it wasn't a perfect outing for the Vikings defense on Sunday. But with so much roster turnover and a boatload of young players seeing the field, perhaps it won't be in the final four games of 2020.
But Minnesota is 6-6 and in the race for a Wild Card spot, and the Vikings defense made just enough plays Sunday to ensure that was the case.
"Coach Zimmer … he just wants to take it day-by-day, week-by-week, game-by-game," Dantzler said. "The next game is always the most important game. It was a good win, a hard-fought team win.
"He just wants to move forward and make the corrections on what we need to make corrections on and get ready for the next game," Dantzler added.