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Vikings Beat Colts 16-10 to Improve to 6-0
The Minnesota Vikings beat the Indianapolis Colts 16-10 on Sunday to improve to 6-0.
Minnesota came from behind, and quarterback Kyler Murray threw a five-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Hockenson to put the Vikings ahead in the fourth quarter.
The team’s defense and special teams have helped drive its unbeaten start, while its offense has struggled.
The Vikings have scored 125 points, the second-fewest by a 6-0 team since 1940, and their 10 touchdowns are the fewest by a team with that record since 1933.
Coach Kevin O’Connell said the offense is not far off, but Minnesota now faces a tougher run of games against Detroit, Buffalo, Green Bay and San Francisco.
Only the Buffalo game will be at U.S. Bank Stadium.
The Minnesota Vikings beat the Indianapolis Colts 16-10 to improve their record to 6-0.
Minnesota came from behind, taking its first lead on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Kyler Murray to T.J. Hockenson.
The Vikings had managed 128 offensive yards and two field goals before Murray ran for 35 yards late in the third quarter.
Coach Kevin O'Connell said the offense was not far off, while the team’s defense and special teams had helped secure its unbeaten record.
Minnesota had scored 125 points and made 10 touchdowns, both unusually low totals for a 6-0 team, according to ESPN.
- Who
- The Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts. The Vikings won.
- What
- Minnesota won 16-10 and improved to 6-0.
- When
- Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- Where
- Minneapolis.
- Why
- The Vikings won by scoring 16 points to the Colts’ 10. The sources do not state a specific cause beyond the game’s events.
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The Vikings beat the New Orleans Saints 23-13 and recorded a season-high 364 total yards.
The Vikings came from behind to beat the Colts 16-10 and reach 6-0.
Murray ran for 35 yards to convert a third down.
Murray threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Hockenson, giving Minnesota its first lead at 13-10.
- Final score
- Vikings 16, Colts 10
- Vikings record
- 6-0
- Murray’s touchdown pass
- 5 yards to T.J. Hockenson
- Vikings offense before Murray’s late third-quarter run
- 128 yards and two field goals
- Vikings points through six games
- 125
- Vikings touchdowns through six games
- 10
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What people are saying
We're not far off
You can't get down on it right now
We'll continue to get better
It's just only going to get more comfortable and more comfortable as the season goes on.