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Vikings Rookie Isaiah Rodgers Scores Two Defensive TDs in First-Half Rout of Bengals

The rookie became the first Viking with two defensive touchdowns in a game, highlighted by 87- and 66-yard returns.

Overview

  • Rodgers returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown and later stripped Noah Fant before running back a 66-yard fumble score.
  • Associated Press reporting states he forced three of Cincinnati’s four turnovers in the half, including a fumble on Ja’Marr Chase that Jeff Okudah recovered.
  • He is the first player in franchise history with two defensive touchdowns in a game and one of a small group in the Super Bowl era to score via both interception and fumble returns.
  • Next Gen Stats credited Rodgers’ first-half plays with a combined +31% win-probability swing, and Minnesota’s halftime win probability exceeded 99%.
  • Minnesota led 34-3 at the break in a matchup started by backup quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Jake Browning.