Passage: The Vikings came into Week 9 in desperation mode as they went against the 3-4 Cardinals, whom they lost the previous December in the desert. The Vikings came into the game wearing their purple pants and played the Cardinals in what was arguably a desperation game not only for the season, but head coach Brad Childress' job. His job had become more scrutinized after he acted alone to cut WR Randy Moss, which drew a bunch of boos and jeers at Childress. However, the action did not start until the 2nd quarter, when the Vikings drove down the field and had a 2nd and goal. Favre threw to Peterson behind the line, but Peterson dodged a few players and got into the end zone, which made the game 7-0 in the 2nd quarter. The very next play, when the Vikings kicked off, Stephens-Howling returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown which tied the game. After that, the Vikings responded with kicker Ryan Longwell nailing a 21-yard field goal. They fell behind with QB Derek Anderson completing a 30-yard TD pass to WR Andre Roberts to close out the first half. This was followed by DB Michael Adams returning a Percy Harvin kickoff fumble 30 yards for a touchdown, and with kicker Jay Feely making a 22-yard field goal. The lead was closed down by Peterson as he got a 4-yard TD run, and by QB Brett Favre's 25-yard TD pass to TE Visanthe Shiancoe. In overtime the decision was made when Longwell successfully made a 35-yard field goal to give the Vikings the win, bringing their record up to 3-5 and temporarily saving their quarterback's and head coach's jobs.
How many field goals were there in the second quarter? How many losses do the Cardinals have? How many losses was this game to the Cardinals season? How many points did the Cardinals have at halftime? How many points did the Vikings get on the board with? How many points were scored in the first quarter? How many points were the Cardinals leading by at halftime? How many touchdowns did the Vikings score? How many touchdowns were in the first half? How many wins did the Vikings have before this game? How many wins does this game give the Cardinals? How many yards was Longwell's second longest field goal? Which player scored in overtime? Which team lost? Which team scored the least points points? Which team scored the most in the second quarter? Which team was winning at halftime? Who scored the first points of the game? Who scored the winning points? Who threw the longest pass for a touchdown?