![]() Meanwhile, the combination of Brad Johnson and Marcus Robinson was lighting things up for the Vikings, as the duo accounted for all three of the touchdowns the purple scored on the day on a pair of 15-yard scoring connections and a 2-yard strike. They forced five Cleveland turnovers, including three interceptions, and held the Browns to just a pair of field goals in the first three quarters. 500 after a rough start to the season, and the Minnesota defense was positively dominant. The two teams met at the Metrodome with the Vikings having finally gotten themselves back to. To find the Vikings’ last home win in this series, you have to go back to the 2005 season. However, with less than a minute to go in the game, Brian Hoyer found Cameron for his third touchdown, and the Vikings’ last-minute drive fell apart in Cleveland territory as the Browns emerged with a 31-27 win. The Vikings tied the game at 24-24 after Christian Ponder’s second rushing touchdown of the day late in the third quarter, and a field goal from Blair Walsh gave them a 27-24 lead in the fourth quarter. Honestly, I don’t even remember who the hell Jordan Cameron was, but he had three touchdown receptions in the game, including one that came on a fake field goal. For some reason, the Vikings just couldn’t stop.Jordan Cameron. The last meeting between these two teams in the Twin Cities was one of the two victories that Cleveland has ever notched on the road in this series as they rolled into the Metrodome in September of 2013. The Vikings turned on the jets after that, however, as fourth-quarter touchdowns from Jerick McKinnon and Kyle Rudolph helped the Vikings to 18 unanswered points to finish the contest and a 33-16 victory. Despite that, they gave the Vikings all that they could handle in the first half, as they took a 13-12 lead into the locker room at halftime and led 16-15 late in the third quarter. The Browns.well, the Browns were bad that year, as that was the team that finished 0-16 on the season. The last time these two teams got together, the Browns “hosted” the Vikings at Twickenham Stadium in London, England as part of the NFL’s International Series back in 2017. Having said that, however, on Sunday the purple will be looking for their first win over the Browns in Minneapolis in 16 years. Yes, over the years the Vikings have had their way with the Browns, as you can see from the record and the point differential. Biggest Browns’ road win in series: 4 points, 22 September 2013 (Final score 31-27).Biggest Vikings’ home win in series: 48 points, 9 November 1969 (Final score 51-3).Most recent Browns’ road win in series: 22 September 2013 (Final score 31-27).Most recent Vikings’ home win in series: 27 November 2005 (Final score 24-12).Longest Browns’ winning streak vs Vikings: 2 (26 October 1986 - 17 December 1989).Longest Vikings’ winning streak vs Browns: 5 (9 November 1969 - 4 September 1983).Total Browns’ points scored, head-to-head: 240 (16 points/game).Total Vikings’ points scored, head-to-head: 410 (27.3 points/game).Vikings’ home record against the Browns: 6-2.Regular season games between the Browns and the Vikings: 15.As always, these numbers are brought to you by the good folks at Pro Football Reference. With that, let’s get into the regular-season history. The Browns finally got the ball into the end zone, but it didn’t make any difference as the Vikings won their lone NFL Championship.yes, it still counts. The Vikings put on a dominant performance, getting out to a 27-0 lead after three quarters. It was back in 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium in the last NFL Championship Game before the AFL/NFL merger. Though we do focus on regular-season games in these posts, it’s worth noting that the Browns and Vikings have met in the post-season before. Bank Stadium, and though there isn’t a lot of history between these teams, what history there is does lean pretty heavily towards the Vikings. This week, the purple will welcome the Cleveland Browns to U.S. Once again, we start our coverage of this week’s Minnesota Vikings game with a look back at the history between the Vikings and their opponent.
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