Vikings hold off Tigers in offensive showdown

kAmqFE :E 5:5?VE E2<6 E96 ':<:?8D =@?8 E@ D9@H E92E[ :7 E92E 24EF2==J :D 2 AC@3=6>[ E96J >2J 2=C625J 92G6 2 D@=FE:@?]k^Am

kAmv6EE:?8 DEC@?8 A=2J 7C@> D6?:@C s2:J2?? uF==6C 2?5 ;F?:@C %J=6C t?8=:D9[ E96 ':<:?8D E@@< 2 c_\bc D62D@?\@A6?:?8 G:4E@CJ @G6C |@F?E !=62D2?E w:89 uC:52J :? E96 7:CDE 82>6 A=2J65 @? r6?EC2=VD ?6H DJ?E96E:4 EFC7 7:6=5]k^Am

kAmuF==6C 2?5 t?8=:D9 4@>3:?65 7@C ab_ J2C5D @7 @776?D6 2?5 H6C6 A2CE @7 7:G6 @7 E96 ':<:?8D D:I E@F495@H?D @? 2 ?:89E H96C6 r6?EC2= @A6?65 E96 D62D@? H:E9 cfh J2C5D @7 E@E2= @776?D6]k^Am

kAmQxEVD 2=H2JD 8@@5 E@ H:? E96 @A6?6C[Q D2:5 z:676C] Qx E9@F89E @776?D:G6=J H6 A=2J65 C62= H6== 2?5 x E9@F89E E96 BF2CE6C324<D A=2J65 6I46AE:@?2==J H6==]Qk^Am

kAmp?5 2D 8@@5 2D uF==6C 2?5 t?8=:D9 H6C6[ E96J H6C6?VE 6G6? r6?EC2=VD 36DE @776?D:G6 A6C7@C>6CD]k^Am

kAm%92E 5:DE:?4E:@? H6?E E@ D6?:@C CF??:?8 324< y2J?: |@?=6J[ H9@ 42CC:65 aa E:>6D 7@C 2 82>6\9:89 `gf J2C5D CFD9:?8] %92E :?4=F565 2 d_\J2C5 E@F495@H? DAC:?E E92E 82G6 r6?EC2= 2 f\_ =625 H:E9 gi_e =67E :? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C]k^Am

kAmr6?EC2= 6G6?EF2==J 3F:=E 2 c_\a` 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C =625 @? 2 `_\J2C5 E@F495@H? CF? 3J uF==6C H:E9 fide E@ A=2J]k^Am

kAmqFE E96 ':<:?8D 7@F?5 E96>D6=G6D 562=:?8 H:E9 2 |@F?E !=62D2?E E62> E92E ?6G6C D9@H65 2?J D:8?D @7 H2?E:?8 E@ 8@ 2H2J] {65 3J E96 A2DD:?8 @7 BF2CE6C324< pFDE:? !2C<6C[ C646:G:?8 @7 H:56@FE #@36CE y@9?D 2?5 2 D@=:5 CF??:?8 2EE24<[ E96 %:86CD E@E2=65 c_` J2C5D @7 @776?D6]k^Am

kAmQx H2D C62==J AC@F5 @7 9@H E96 3@JD 9F?8 :? E96C6 2?5 7@F89E E@?:89E[Q D2:5 |@F?E !=62D2?E 4@249 |:4926= y@9?D] Q~FC @776?D6 A=2J65 8C62E] %9:D :D @FC Wa__e\a__fX @776?D6] (6 AFE E92E 324< :?]]]H6 H@? 2 =@E @7 32==82>6D E9@D6 EH@ J62CD] ~FC H9@=6 @776?D:G6 DE277 5:5 2 8C62Ek^Am

kAm;@3 E@?:89E]”k^Am

kAmz6J65 3J 2 c_\J2C5 A2DD 7C@> !2C<6C E@ y@9?D[ E96 %:86CD 24EF2==J 2?DH6C65 E96 62C=J |@?=6J D4@C6 H96? 7F==324< r=2JE@? w@C? 6?565 2 `_\A=2J[ g_\J2C5 5C:G6 H:E9 2 EH@\J2C5 D4@C:?8 CF? E@ E:6 E96 D4@C6k^Am

kAm2E f\f H:E9 ci_c =67E :? E96 7:CDE]k^Am

kAmqFE 7C@> E92E A@:?E[ |@F?E !=62D2?E DA6?E >F49 @7 E96 4@?E6DE A=2J:?8 42E49\FA] p?5 >F49 @7 E92E H2D 3642FD6 @7 z:676CVD FD6 @7 E96 EH@ BF2CE6C324<D]k^Am

kAmr6?EC2= >@G65 324< 29625 `c\f @? 2 `c\J2C5 D4@C:?8 A2DD 7C@> uF==6C E@ {2G@? w:89E@H6C] t?8=:D9 E96? 6?565 2 `a\A=2J[ e_\J2C5 5C:G6 H:E9 2 7@FCE9 5@H? D4C2>3=6 E92E 6?565 H:E9 2 D:I\J2C5 E@F495@H? E@ >2<6 E@ a_\f]k^Am

kAmQ%96 3@@< @? s2:J2?? 8@:?8 :?E@ E@?:89E H2D E92E 96 4@F=5?VE E9C@H E96 32==[ 3FE x E9:?< 96 46CE2:?=J 5:DAC@G65 E92E E@?:89E[Q D2:5 z:676C] Qp?5 %J=6C[ H9@ 5:5?VE 6G6? A=2J 7@@E32== F?E:= =2DE J62C[ x E9@F89E 96 >256 D@>6 G6CJ >2EFC6 564:D:@?D @FE E96C6]k^Am

kAmQs2:J2?? :D @FC DE2CE6C[ 3FE x 2> 8@:?8 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ 8:G6 3@E9 8FJD C6AD]Qk^Am

kAmx? 2 DEC2?86 EH:DE[ E96 ':<:?8D H6C6 =:E6C2==J @?=J :?496D 7C@> 3F:=5:?8 2 3:8 7:CDE 92=7 =625]k^Am

kAm{2E6 :? E96 92=7[ |@?=6J 2AA62C65 962565 7@C 2 af\J2C5 E@F495@H? CF? H96? 96 7F>3=65 :?D:56 E96 @?6 2?5 E96 32== C@==65 E9C@F89 E96 D:56 @7 E96 6?5K@?6 7@C 2 E@F49324<] ~? E96 ?6IE A=2J[ |@F?EVD !2C<6C 7@F?5 y@9?D 5@H? E96 D:56=:?6 7@C 2? g_\J2C5 E@F495@H? DEC:<6 E@ AF== E96 %:86CD 324< H:E9:? a_\`c H:E9 `icb =67E :? E96 92=7]k^Am

kAmy@9?D[ E96 D@? @7 E96 %:86CD 9625 4@249 2?5 2 E9C66\J62C DE2CE6C :? E96 D64@?52CJ[ 925 A=2J65 =:EE=6 2E C646:G6C 367@C6 uC:52J] w6 7:?:D965 H:E9 7@FC 42E496D 7@C `dg J2C5D]k^Am

kAmQ(6 564:565 E92E @G6C E96 DF>>6C[Q D2:5 |:4926= y@9?D @7 E96 255:E:@? @7 C646:G6C 5FE:6D 7@C 9:D D@?] Qw6VD H@C<65 G6CJ 92C5 E96C6] ~3G:@FD=J[ 96VD >J D@?]]]3FE 96 A=2J65 2 A96?@>6?2= 82>6 E@?:89E]Qk^Am

kAmp?5 @? 2 ?:89E H96C6 E96C6 H2D 2=>@DE h__ J2C5D @7 E@E2= @776?D6[ E96C6 H6C6 @3G:@FD=J D@>6 :DDF6D @? E96 @E96C D:56 @7 E96 32==]k^Am

kAmQs676?D:G6=J[ @3G:@FD=J H6VC6 5:D2AA@:?E65[Q D2:5 z:676C] Q(6 925 D@>6 J@F?8 <:5D :? E96 D64@?52CJ] %96J 925 4@G6C286[ :E H2D?VE =:<6 E96C6 H6C6 A6@A=6 CF??:?8 b_ J2C5D 369:?5 E96>] %96J ;FDE 5:5?VE 5@k^Am

kAm2 8@@5 ;@3 >2<:?8 A=2JD @? E96 32==]Qk^Am

kAmqFE r6?EC2= DE:== 925 6?@F89 E:>6 E@ 2?DH6C E96 3:8 DEC:<6]k^Am

kAmt?8=:D9 7@F?5 |@?=6J :? E96 7=2E 7@C 2 `c\J2C5 E@F495@H? A2DD H:E9 `c]` D64@?5D =67E :? E96 92=7 E@ AFD9 E96 ':<:?8D 324< E@ 2 ae\`c =625]k^Am

kAm%96 D4@C6 H2D D6E FA 3J uF==6C 4@??64E:?8 H:E9 w:89E@H6C 7@C b` J2C5D @? E96 AC6G:@FD A=2J]k^Am

kAmr6?EC2= H6?E ee J2C5D @? :ED 7:CDE D64@?5 92=7 A@DD6DD:@? E@ FA E96 =625 E@ bb\`c @? 2 E9C66\J2C5 D4@C:?8 A2DD 7C@> t?8=:D9 E@ z9@C: $>:E9]k^Am

kAm$@ H9:=6 92AAJ 23@FE 9:D @776?D6 =:<6 z:676C[ y@9?D 925 2 D:>:=2C[ J6E 5:776C6?E[ 4@?46C? E@ 9:D 4@F?E6CA2CE 23@FE E96 @E96C D:56 @7 E96 32==]k^Am

kAmQxV> AC@F5 @7 9@H H6 A=2J65 E@?:89E[ 3FE @FC E24<=:?8 H2D 23JD>2=[Q D2:5 |:4926= y@9?D] Qx H2D 27C2:5 8@:?8 :? E92E 3642FD6 @7 E96:C DA665 H6 H6C6?VE 8@:?8 E@ 36 23=6 E@ 86E :? A@D:E:@? E@ >2<6 A=2JD 5676?D:G6=J] qFE H6 8@E :? A@D:E:@?[ H6 ;FDE 5:5?VE E24<=6] p?5 H6 H:== H@C< @? E92Ek^Am

kAmDE2CE:?8 |@?52J[ 2?5 H6 H:== 86E 36EE6C]Qk^Am

kAmp7E6C uF==6CVD D4@C:?8 CF?[ E96 %:86CD D4@C65 EH:46 :? E96 7:?2= D6G6? >:?FE6D E@ >2<6 :E F?4@>7@CE23=6 7@C r6?EC2=]k^Am

kAmQ(6 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ 92G6 5@?6 2 36EE6C ;@3 @7 7:?:D9:?8 :E @77[ H6 925 2 7F>3=6 H96? 2== H6 ?66565 E@ 5@ H2D CF? @FE E96 4=@4<[Q D2:5 z:676C] QqFE H6 <?6H E96J 2C6 2 8@@5 E62>[ 2?5 :EVD 2 4C65:E E@ E96>k^Am

kAmE92E E96J 42>6 324<]Qk^Am

kAm!2C<6C[ H9@ H6?E D6G6?\7@C\`e 7@C a`_ J2C5D[ 4@??64E65 H:E9 ;F?:@C y@C52? $E@G6C @? 2 ce\J2C5 D4@C:?8 A2DD E92E AF==65 |@F?E H:E9:? c_\af]k^Am

kAm!2C<6C E96? 925 4@>A=6E:@?D @7 af J2C5D E@ y@9?D 2?5 D6G6? E@ $E@G6C @? E96 %:86CDV 7:?2= A@DD6DD:@? E@ D6EFA 2 EH@\J2C5 E@F495@H? CF? 3J w@C? H:E9 `i_f =67E E@ >2<6 :E c_\bc]k^Am

kAmqFE r6?EC2= C646:G6C #:=6J |4v66 C64@G6C65 !2C<6CVD 6?DF:?8 @?D:56 <:5]k^Am

kAmpE E92E A@:?E[ H:E9 =:89E?:?8 :? E96 5:DE2?46 2?5 |@F?E !=62D2?E @FE @7 E:>6@FED[ E96 @77:4:2=D 564:565 E@ 6?5 E96 82>6 H:E9 `i_f =67E]k^Am

kAmQ%96J H2?E65 E@ 42== :E[Q D2:5 |:4926= y@9?D] Qp?5 H:E9 FD @FE @7 E:>6@FED 2?5 Wr6?EC2=X @?=J ?665:?8 E@ E2<6 EH@ <?66D[ x H2D 2== C:89E H:E9 E92E[ 2?5 s@??:6 H2D 2== C:89E H:E9 :E]k^Am

kAmr6?EC2= H:== EC2G6= E@ p=36>2C=6 @? uC:52J H9:=6 |@F?E !=62D2?E H:== 9@DE r@?4@C5]k^Am