NFL Week 16 Game Recap: Minnesota Vikings 27, New York Giants 24

In a Week 16 game with plenty of playoff implications for both sides, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the New York Giants by a score of 27-24. The game brings the Vikings to a season record of 12-3, while the Giants have now fallen to 8-6-1.

Offensive spotlight: The nod for Offensive Player of the Game goes to Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who finished with a stat line of 34-for-48 with 299 passing yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Both T.J. Hockenson and Justin Jefferson had more than 100 yards through the air on the end of Cousins’ passes.

Defensive spotlight: Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter finished the game with two sacks on the day. His initial pass-rush grade came in at 87.9.

Rookie spotlight: Giants rookie edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux finished the game with a 62.8 initial grade. He recorded a 68.8 run-defense grade and a 53.0 pass-rushing grade on first review.

Offensive line spotlight: The Vikings had three offensive linemen grade out above 76.0 on the day, pending review: Christian Darrisaw, Ezra Cleveland — who both finished with grades above 80.0 — and Ed Ingram. Darrisaw and Cleveland did allow a sack each, but it was a solid performance from the group as a whole.

Box Score

Passing

New York Giants
Player	Fantasy	Comp/Att	Yds	YPA	TD	Int
Daniel Jones	24.76	30 / 42	334	8	1	1
Minnesota Vikings
Player	Fantasy	Comp/Att	Yds	YPA	TD	Int
Kirk Cousins	24.16	34 / 48	299	6.2	3	0
RUSHING
New York Giants
Player	Fantasy	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Long
Saquon Barkley	27.3	14	84	6	1	27
Daniel Jones	24.76	4	34	8.5	0	14
Matt Breida	0.9	2	9	4.5	0	6
Gary Brightwell	-0.1	1	-1	-1	0	-1

Rushing

Minnesota Vikings
Player	Fantasy	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Long
Kirk Cousins	24.16	1	2	2	0	2
Dalvin Cook	10.7	14	64	4.6	0	18
Alexander Mattison	1.7	4	17	4.2	0	13
RECEIVING
New York Giants
Player	Fantasy	Tgt	Rec	Yds	YPT	TD
Saquon Barkley	27.3	10	8	49	4.9	0
Isaiah Hodgins	22.9	11	8	89	8.1	1
Richie James	17	12	8	90	7.5	0
Darius Slayton	11.9	6	4	79	13.2	0
Daniel Bellinger	5.7	2	2	27	13.5	0

Receiving

New York Giants
Player	Fantasy	Tgt	Rec	Yds	YPT	TD
Saquon Barkley	27.3	10	8	49	4.9	0
Isaiah Hodgins	22.9	11	8	89	8.1	1
Richie James	17	12	8	90	7.5	0
Darius Slayton	11.9	6	4	79	13.2	0
Daniel Bellinger	5.7	2	2	27	13.5	0
Minnesota Vikings
Player	Fantasy	Tgt	Rec	Yds	YPT	TD
T.J. Hockenson	38.9	16	13	109	6.8	2
Justin Jefferson	34.3	16	12	133	8.3	1
Dalvin Cook	10.7	4	3	13	3.2	0
K.J. Osborn	4.7	4	3	17	4.2	0
Johnny Mundt	2.6	1	1	16	16	0
Adam Thielen	1.6	5	1	6	1.2	0
C.J. Ham	1.5	1	1	5	5	0