Tennessee 24, Minnesota 16
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, August 19, 2023
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Clay Martin
Attendance:
66689
By Field Level Media
Malik Willis passed for 85 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 91 yards as the Tennessee Titans defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-16 in Minneapolis on Saturday night.
Julius Chestnut ran 13 times for 98 yards and a score and had a 1-yard touchdown catch as the Titans amassed 281 yards rushing. Willis played the entire game and went 10-of-17 passing and was intercepted once.
Tennessee's Tyjae Spears ran 33 yards for a touchdown with 1:06 left in the first quarter, but the Vikings got three field goals from Greg Joseph in the second quarter (from 45, 33 and 26 yards) to lead 9-7 at the half.
The Titans regained the lead with a 22-yard field goal from Trey Wolff, and padded the lead on Chestnut's 5-yard run with 4:11 left in the third and scoring catch early in the fourth.
The Vikings' only touchdown came on DeWayne McBride's 1-yard run with 5:50 left in the game. Nick Mullens completed 13 of 23 passes for 151 yards.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Tennessee |
|
Minnesota |
|
Mason Kinsey
|
Player |
Nick Muse
|
|
4 |
Receptions |
3 |
|
37 |
Yards |
46 |
|
9.2 |
Avg Yards |
15.3 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
11 |
Long |
20 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Tennessee
|
352 |
281 |
71 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Minnesota
|
262 |
91 |
171 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Vikings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Tennessee will play their next game at home against New England. The Titans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.