Vikings - Cowboys live online: McCarthy touchdown, stats, scores and highlights | NFL Week 15
The Dallas Cowboys face the Minnesota Vikings in prime time and they need a win to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Follow along LIVE!
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McCarthy pass incomplete to Jefferson - 2nd and 10
McCarthy delivers a bullet to Hockenson for a huge gain of 29 yards - 1st down
Aubrey kicks to the 0 and Price takes it to the 27
Cowboys had a few explosive plays to make it into Vikings territory, but couldn't get into the end zone. Instead, Aubrey helped them out with a 41-yard field goal to extend the lead by six with 4:50 to play in the 3rd quarter.
COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!
Delay of Game on Cowboys - 5 yards, 4th and 8
Prescott to Davis for 10 yards - 4th and 3
False Start on Cowboys' Thomas, 5 yards - 3rd and 13
Turpin gains 2 - 3rd and 8
Prescott pass incomplete to Lamb - 2nd and 10
Davis gains 2 -1st down
Prescott pass to Turpin caught for 9 yards - 2nd and 1
Williams runs through the middle for a huge gain of 21 yards - 1st down at the Vikings 36
Prescott tosses to Flournoy and it's caught for 3 - 2nd and 7
Prescott pass complete to Lamb for a huge gain of 30yards - 1st down
Wright punted to the Cowboys 10, out of bounds
McCarthy makes two back-to-back incomplete passes to Nailor - 4th and 9
Jones gains a yard - 2nd and 9
Aubrey kicks to the 9 and Price returns it 33 yards to the 42
Schoonmaker's 29-yard gain
The Cowboys got the ball to start the second half and although they didn't make it into the end zone, Aubrey made the 26-yard field goal to put Dallas back in the lead with 11:14 to go in the 3rd quarter.
COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!
Prescott pass caught by Turpin for a yard - 4th and 7
Davis picks up 2 yards - 3rd and 8
Prescott pass to Lamb in the end zone incomplete - 2nd and 10
Prescott escaped pressure but was nearly taken down, got the ball away to Schoonmaker, and he picked up 29 yards! 1st down at the Vikings 11
Williams gains 3 - 2nd and 7
Williams is back in the game and he immediately makes an impact, takes off for 15 yards - 1st down
And we're back!
Reichard kicked to the Cowboys 2 and Turpin returned it 40 yards to the 42
END FIRST HALF
Aubrey kicks to the Vikings -9 and Price takes it 32 yards to the 23 and that will end the half.
Vikings and Cowboys are tied 17-17 at halftime.
Aubrey made the 37-yard field goal to even the score just before halftime.
COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!
Prescott pass incomplete - 4th and 7
Vikings take second timeout
Prescott pass incomplete - 3rd and 7
Luepke gains 3 yards and the clock is ticking as he's in bounds - 2nd and 7
Prescott pass to Pickens caught for 10 yards and he gets out of bounds - 1st down
Luepke gets it on a run of 3 yards and then a catch for 11 - 1st down
Cowboys' Tyler Smith was injured on the previous play
Luepke picks up 6 - 1st down
Prescott pass complete to Ferguson for 9 yards - 3rd and 1
Prescott under pressure by VanGinkel, pass incomplete - 2nd and 10
Reichard kicks to the Cowboys 8, out of bounds - called for the penalty
Ball placed at the 40-yard line
The Vikings didn't make it into the end zone, but tReichard made the 29-yard field goal to give the Vikings the lead with 1:48 to go in the first half.
VIKINGS FIELD GOAL!
McCarthy pass incomplete to Hockenson - 4th and 10 at the 11
McCarthy pass to Jefferson incomplete, and it's Bland on him again 3rd and 10
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
There's 2 minutes left in the first half. The game is tied 14-14, but the Vikings are looking to score with the ball inside the red zone.
Jones stopped by Williams and Clowney for no gain - 2nd and 10 at the 11
Jones picked up 7 yards, but there were flags...
Illegal Shift on Vikings' Nailor, superseded
Personal Foul on Cowboys' Carson - 10 yards
1st down at the 11
McCarthy pass to Jefferson CAUGHT for 12 yards - 1st down at the 21
McCarthy pass to Jones for 5 yards - 2nd and 5
Jones gets it again, this time for 13 yards - 1st down
McCarthy pass to Jones for 8 yards - 2nd and 2
Aubrey's field goal attempt from 51 yards was NO GOOD! It's extremely rare for Aubrey to miss a field goal, but he's only human. Vikings will take over at their own 33.
Prescott SACKED by Greenard and Hargrave for a loss of 5 yards - 4th and 10
Cowboys take second timeout
Prescott pass incomplete.- 3rd and 5
Davis gains 5 - 2nd and 5
Cowboys go for it on 4th and 3 and Prescott connects with Lamb for 17 yards - 1st down
Prescott pass complete to Ferguson for 7 yards - 4th and 3
Prescott pass incomplete to Lamb, covered by Murphy - 3rd and 10
Davis gets nowhere, stopped by Redmond - 2nd and 10
Reichard kicked to the Cowboys 4 and Turpin returned it 39 yards to the 43
"That's a little nasty right there"
After a penalty forced them to 4th down, McCarthy took the ball into the end zone himself with a walk-in touchdown no Dallas defender saw coming. Reichard's PAT was good and the Vikings even the score again with 9:28 to go in the first half.
VIKINGS TOUCHDOWN!
McCarthy takes off with the ball and he's stopped JUST short of the end zone by Hooker - 4th and inches at the goal line
McCarthy pass to Jefferson in the end zone incomplete - 3rd and goal
Cowboys take first timeout
McCarthy passed to Jefferson in the end zone for what would've been a touchdown, but it was NULLIFIED due to Vikings' Illegal Formation
Instead, it's 2nd and goal from the 8
Mason stopped by Murray after a yard - 2nd and goal at the 3
Addison with the HUGE catch for 58!
Vikings take first timeout
McCarthy passes DEEP to Addison and it is CAUGHT for a gain of 58 yards! He's finally tackled by Carson at the 4-yard line!
Mason gains 2, stopped by Overshown - 3rd and 7
McCarthy pass incomplete to Jefferson with Bland all over him - 2nd and 10
Mason takes it again, gets the 1st down after 2 yards
Mason gains 2 more - 3rd and inches
Mason pushes through for 7 yards - 2nd and 3
Aubrey kicked to the Vikings 7 and Price returned it 18 yards to the 25
Davis' time to shine!
With Williams questionable to return, Malik Davis has had his time to shine. He pushed through to get near the goal line and then made the 1-yard touchdown run. Aubrey's PAT was good, and the Cowboys take back the lead to start the 2nd quarter.
COWBOYS TOUCHDOWN!
Prescott throws the ball away - 2nd and goal
END FIRST QUARTER
That takes us to the end of the first quarter. The Vikings and Cowboys are tied 7-7 but the Cowboys are a yard away from another score at 1st and goal to start the 2nd.
Davis takes the ball and shoves through for 4 yards - 1st and goal at the 1-yard line
Davis takes the ball, gains 5 - 2nd and 5
Prescott pass to Lamb is caught but he's forced backwards for a loss of 5 yards
But Vikings' Rodriguez is called for FaceMask penalty - 15 yards
1st down at the 12
Prescott pass caught by Lamb for a huge gain of 30 yards - 1st down at the 24
Prescott pass complete to Flournoy and he takes off for a gain of 19 yards
Reichard kicks to the Cowboys 1 and Turpin returns it 26 yards to the 27
Nailor for the TD to even the score
He walked off the field after this, so hopefully he's going to be okay after that hard fall.
The Vikings evened the score after a big play by Aaron Jones. McCarthy made the 20-yard pass to Nailor in the end zone for the touchdown and Reichard's PAT was good. The Vikings and Cowboys are tied up with 2:35 remaining in the 1st quarter.
McCarthy made the pass into the end zone and Nailor leapt to make the catch for the score, but landed on his back and was on the ground grabbing his neck. He's now being looked at on the sideline.
VIKINGS TOUCHDOWN!
McCarthy pass to Jones and he takes off for 18 yards
Cowboys' Steward is called for a Horse Collar Tackle to give Minnesota another 15 - 1st down at the 20
Anger punts to the Vikings 47 and Price calls for the fair catch
Luepke takes it up 8 yards - 4th and 2
Prescott pass incomplete to Pickens and the Cowboys are at 3rd and 10 on their own 3
Davis takes the ball but Rodgers takes him down immediately, no gain - 2nd and 10
Wright punts to the Cowboys 3, downed by Felton
Jones stopped by Revel for a loss of a yard - 4th and 2
McCarthy pass complete to Addison for 8 yards - 3rd and 1
Jones stopped by Clowney after just a yard - 2nd and 9
McCarthy passed to Hockenson and he took off for 13yards and the 1st down
Jones took the ball but Clark was immediately on him for a loss of 3 yards - 2nd and 13
Aubrey kicks to the Vikings 3 and Price takes it 11 yards to the 14
Williams gives 'Boys the lead
Aubrey FAKED the field goal for the Cowboys 1st down!
McCarthy pass intercepted by Williams
After an interception of J.J. McCarthy's pass on the second play of the game, the Cowboys maximized on the turnover. They got downfield far enough for a field goal on 4th and 4, but Brandon Aubrey faked the kick and instead ran the ball 6 yards for the first down, which allowed them to eventually get into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run by Javonte Williams. Cowboys lead with 8:23 still to go in the first quarter.
COWBOYS TOUCHDOWN!
William shoves through and he's stopped before the end zone, but he makes the 1st down at the 1-yard line
Prescott keeps it and he gets 2 yards, marked about a half-yard short of the 1st down - 4th and 1...
Williams takes it again, gains a yard - 3rd and 4
Williams shoves through for a gain of 6 - 2nd and 4 at the 7
Prescott pass complete to Flournoy for 10 yards - 1st down at the 11
Williams takes it up the middle for 2 yards - 2nd and 8 at the 21
Aubrey came in for the field goal, OR SO WE THOUGHT! He instead took off running with the ball on the fake and gained 6 yards for the 1st down!
Prescott pass complete to Lamb but it's short - 4th and 4
Prescott pass to Spann-Ford incomplete - 3rd and 8
Cowboys take the field!
Javontae Williams takes it to start, gains 2 - 2nd and 8
McCarthy pass deflected by Wilson and INTERCEPTED by Williams at the 34
Side note: In three games versus the Cowboys, Aaron Jones has rushed for 100+ yards in each and scored six total touchdowns, plus three more in a single game in 2023.
Aaron Jones takes the ball up 6, 2nd and 4
Aubrey kicks to the Vikings 7 and Price returns it 25 yards to the 32
And WE ARE OFF!!!
Cowboys won the toss and elected to defer, so we'll see the Vikings on offense to start. Here we go!!!
Cowboys’ home-field scoring advantage
The Cowboys have been electric at AT&T Stadium this season, averaging 32+ points per home game, about a touchdown more than on the road. The Vikings shut out Washington last week, but the Cowboys' offensive firepower at home could be the deciding factor under the primetime lights.
Vikings end losing streak in historic fashion
Minnesota snapped a three-game skid with a 31-0 blowout of Washington last week, becoming the first team in 33 years to follow a shutout loss with a shutout win. Josh Oliver and J.J. McCarthy connected for two TDs, while the defense forced three turnovers and held the Commanders to just 206 total yards. Momentum could be a key factor tonight against Dallas.
Javonte Williams poised for big workload vs Vikings
Cowboys star WR CeeDee Lamb suffered a concussion in Week 14, putting his status for this week in jeopardy, but the team received good news on Friday.
Cowboys-Vikings INJURY REPORT
Cowboys Injury Report
Dallas enters tonight relatively healthy overall, but the offensive line remains a concern. Tackle Tyler Guyton was ruled out earlier this week and won't be available, forcing the Cowboys to continue shuffling protection in front of Dak Prescott. The Cowboys avoided any major late-week setbacks, and several starters who had been limited earlier in the week are expected to play, including star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Cowboys INACTIVES
RB Jaydon Blue
OT Tyler Guyton
DT Jay Toia
WR Jalen Tolbert
DT Perrion Winfrey
Vikings Injury Report
Minnesota's injury situation is far more impactful, particularly up front. Christian Darrisaw remains sidelined as he continues navigating a frustrating return from his 2024 ACL injury. With the Vikings already eliminated from playoff contention, the team appears to be exercising caution with key long-term pieces. The offensive line will once again be patched together, and Minnesota will lean on depth players against a Cowboys defense that has shown it can exploit protection issues.
Vikings INACTIVES
LB Chaz Chambliss
OT Christian Darrisaw
OT Walter Rouse
DL Elijah Williams
QB John Wolford (emergency QB)
Dallas' playoff odds remain bleak even after the Eagles’ MNF loss, but a narrow albeit unforgiving path to January football still exists.
The Minnesota Vikings enter Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys with their 2025 season already decided, They have been officially eliminated from playoff contention. A dominant win by the Chicago Bears earlier in the day mathematically closed Minnesota’s postseason path, ending hopes of a return to the postseason.
Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Sunday Night Football as the Dallas Cowboys host the Minnesota Vikings!
While the Vikings were officially eliminated from the postseason earlier today, the Cowboys still have something to play for as a win today would keep them clinging to very thin playoff hopes. Kickoff is at 8:20 p.m. ET from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and we'll be here starting from before kickoff and up to the final whistle bringing you all the scores, highlights, commentary, and updates from the game.
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