Vikings...30 Jaguars...12

With the NFL’s leading rusher and one of the league’s best defenses, the Minnesota Vikings easily made an early lead hold up. They got plenty of help from the home team.

Adrian Peterson ran for 80 yards and a touchdown, Minnesota’s defense harassed the Jaguars in all sorts of ways and the Vikings used two scores in the first 1:41 to beat Jacksonville, 30-12.

With their second road win, the Vikings (6-5) kept pace with Chicago in the NFC North. The Jaguars (4-7) fell to 1-5 at home and faded further back in the AFC playoff race.

Jacksonville had five turnovers, none more costly than the two fumbles to open the game. The Vikings were up 14-0 before many fans even found their seats. They added three field goals and then sealed the victory with Peterson’s 16-yard scoring run with 6:55 to play.

Quoteworthy: “We kept stubbing our own toe, the whole foot, both feet actually.” -- Fred Taylor, Jaguars running back