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The Cowboys had to play the Vikings on Sunday night without standout quarterback Dak Prescott who was ruled out just before game time. Cooper Rush, his backup, was given his first career start and managed to keep the Cowboys winning streak alive which has ballooned to six games. The Cooper to Cooper connection was the key (Cooper Rush to Amari Cooper) as they combined for the game-winning touchdown.
Here’s your chance to relive what fans of other NFL teams were thinking while they were watching Cooper Rush have a career game against the Vikings - via the comments made by those fans while watching the game.
Disclaimer: All quotes are taken directly from the open game threads from the SB Nation team sites as indicated in front of every comment. Some minor edits have been made to improve the overall legibility of the quotes and to satisfy our site guidelines, but no other changes have been made, no commentary added.
| First Quarter | |
| Vikings | Time to stack the box tonight. Make that inexperienced backup QB beat you. |
| woggerone |19:24 EDT | |
| Vikings | What’s a Cooper rush? |
| CoastieVike86 |19:32 EDT | |
| Vikings | Dak doesn't play defense. Let's see what Cousins and company can do against a pretty stout Dallas defense. |
| woggerone |19:36 EDT | |
| Vikings | The Vikes have a history of making backup QBs look like all-pros. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen tonight. |
| indypendant |19:45 EDT | |
| Vikings | No excuses. This game is being gifted on a silver platter to the Vikings. Get a couple touchdowns, coast to victory. |
| ratpatrol01 |20:09 EDT | |
| Yeah, no. Coasting is how we lose. Pedal down 60 minutes. But we all know Zim will get up 7 and start the prevent victory formation. | |
| Ragnar |20:18 EDT | |
| Eagles | Counting on Coupons to come though in primetime is a low percentage proposition. |
| Revenge of Weapon X |20:09 EDT | |
| Steelers | Fairly confident in a Vikings win tonight, but this has been a bizarre day of surprises. Cooper Rush might suddenly light it up against an unprepared Vikings defense. |
| LookingCoolJoker |20:11 EDT | |
| KICKOFF | |
| Vikings | Why am I worried about a QB that has thrown 3 NFL passes? |
| Chris Decker |20:25 EDT | |
| Vikings | I have a feeling we are going to blow them out tonight. |
| grimmace420 |20:27 EDT | |
| (11:55) K.Cousins pass to A.Thielen for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Cowboys 0 - Vikings 7 |
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| Vikings | TD THIELEN!!!!!!!!!! |
| modernvikings |20:29 EDT | |
| Vikings | First blood! |
| norsfan |20:29 EDT | |
| Vikings | Nice opening drive! Now, let the D pin their ears back and make this rookie run scared! |
| Improvor |20:32 EDT | |
| Vikings | Stack the box, make Cooper beat you. |
| Chris Decker |20:34 EDT | |
| Vikings | So far we sure don't look like the 5th rated D in the league. |
| modernvikings |20:36 EDT | |
| Vikings | Almost sounds like there are more Cowboy fans there than Vikings fans. This is a home game right? |
| cpappa |20:37 EDT | |
| Vikings | I thought this game was in Minnesota. That's a lot of cheers on a Cowboys first down. |
| ratpatrol01 |20:39 EDT | |
| Vikings | Yup the back up looking like a starter... Typical. |
| modernvikings |20:39 EDT | |
| (5:24) G.Zuerlein 43 yard field goal is No Good | |
| Vikings | That was an awful field goal try. |
| Ragnarsson |20:42 EDT | |
| Vikings | Missed kick! Things are looking up! |
| cpappa |20:42 EDT | |
| Vikings | This is a nationally televised game ... keep the pedal down all night, Zimmer |
| modernvikings |20:44 EDT | |
| MIN Punts | |
| Vikings | Great punt! |
| Ragnarsson |20:48 EDT | |
| Vikings | Don't think you could expect a better start. Need a stop here and another scoring drive. We are due for a laugher for sure. |
| Vikes91 |20:50 EDT | |
| Vikings | Kirk Cousin's inaccuracy showing its ugly head. |
| Viking Rod |20:54 EDT | |
| Chomping at the bit for him to have a bad game... so you can say I told you so? | |
| Papaspud |20:56 EDT | |
| That's half our fanbase lately. | |
| Vikes91 |20:57 EDT | |
| Lately lol. That's been the fan base since 2018. | |
| Damin Wolfblade |20:58 EDT | |
| Second Quarter | |
| Vikings | Okay, Vikes still ahead...let's keep it that way. |
| Ragnarsson |20:58 EDT | |
| (14:27) C.Rush pass INTERCEPTED by X.Woods | |
| Vikings | Nice INT. |
| ratpatrol01 |21:00 EDT | |
| Vikings | A TD here would be massive. |
| Vikes91 |21:01 EDT | |
| Vikings | Gotta capitalize on that pick with a TD. |
| chaosg |21:02 EDT | |
| Vikings | Holy crap...how many Cowboys fans are at the Bank tonight? |
| Ragnarsson |21:05 EDT | |
| Vikings | Of course they can't get points off a turnover. |
| Polsdofer |21:05 EDT | |
| (12:44) MIN Punts | |
| Vikings | Normally I'd be a little more upset, but Rush doesn't seem very smart so I'm not too worried. |
| ratpatrol01 |21:05 EDT | |
| How long have you been a Viking fan? | |
| modernvikings |21:06 EDT | |
| Vikings | Kirk Cousins only looks good in the first quarter because of scripted and practiced plays. When we get into the second quarter, we see what we really have. |
| Archaeopteryx Enthusiast |21:06 EDT | |
| Vikings | Why do I feel like Dak would be smoking us by now?? |
| Jeter325 |21:06 EDT | |
| Because he probably would be. But he smokes everyone. | |
| Vikes91 |21:07 EDT | |
| Vikings | Just a reminder, Dallas hasn't scored a point yet, lol. |
| Vikes91 |21:10 EDT | |
| Vikings | 3rd-and-6, can we stop it? No... |
| modernvikings |21:11 EDT | |
| Vikings | Typical prime time Vikings making a nothing QB look like Montana. |
| Han Bammered |21:11 EDT | |
| Vikings | Are they holding or is their O-line just better? I feel like they keep delayed handoffs and we still can't get home. |
| Vikes91 |21:12 EDT | |
| Their line is good. | |
| modernvikings |21:12 EDT | |
| Cowboys have a great line, sadly. | |
| Typ2 |21:12 EDT | |
| They have one of the best offensive lines in the league. | |
| Gibraltar |21:12 EDT | |
| Their line is good and our DBs match up well with the 3rd string bench warmer QB they have. | |
| Han Bammered |21:12 EDT | |
| Vikings | Cooper Rush looking like a polished veteran. |
| woggerone |21:13 EDT | |
| Vikings | Rush is throwing the ball very accurately. |
| Big Stupid Face |21:13 EDT | |
| Vikings | Good stop. |
| ratpatrol01 |21:15 EDT | |
| (6:13) G.Zuerlein 38 yard field goal is GOOD. Cowboys 3 - Vikings 7 |
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| Vikings | They just rushed only 2 guys...holy disrespect for Kirk! |
| Jeter325 |21:21 EDT | |
| Vikings | Alright... off sides, free 1st down. |
| modernvikings |21:22 EDT | |
| Vikings | Pick... pending review. |
| modernvikings |21:25 EDT | |
| It won't stand. | |
| modernvikings |21:35 EDT | |
| Vikings | I will not run on first down. I will not run on first down. I will not run on first down. I will not run on first down. I will not run on first down. I will not run on first down. |
| bazonga |21:26 EDT | |
| Vikings | Honestly this team has a high ceiling if they can just find a little more consistency overall. This could be a fun year. |
| Vikes91 |21:27 EDT | |
| We're beating Cooper Rush by 4 points 2mins before half. Slow your roll. | |
| Archaeopteryx Enthusiast |21:28 EDT | |
| (1:49) MIN field goal is GOOD Cowboys 3 - Vikings 10 |
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| Vikings | What happened to the playcalling the first drive? Forcing the run kills drives. |
| drockh |21:31 EDT | |
| Vikings | Disgusting. Offense needed 7. |
| Chris Decker |21:31 EDT | |
| Vikings | So unusual for the Vikings to get off to a fast start and then degrade into a total stats fart. #sarcasm |
| BetioChaps |21:34 EDT | |
| Vikings | Man the Vikings don't look good. We'd probably be getting destroyed if Dak was playing. |
| dlhouse |21:37 EDT | |
| (:43) DAL punts 50 yards to MIN 15 | |
| Vikings | Will we even try for points or kneel it down. |
| dlhouse |21:40 EDT | |
| Vikings | Here comes run out the clock. |
| DelawareViking |21:40 EDT | |
| END OF HALF | |
| Vikings | Clock master Zimmer. |
| drockh |21:41 EDT | |
| Vikings | Worst 2 min team in the league. |
| Polsdofer |21:41 EDT | |
| Vikings | That was freaking awful. Why the heck did they not take a timeout? |
| cpappa |21:42 EDT | |
| Vikings | When will Zimmer learn how a clock works? |
| drockh |21:43 EDT | |
| Vikings | Let's chip in and get Zimm a Clock Management for Dummies book for Christmas. |
| BetioChaps |21:43 EDT | |
| Vikings | I will not waste that last second. I will not waste that last second. I will not waste that last second. I will not waste that last second. I will not waste that last second. I will not waste that last second. |
| bazonga |21:44 EDT | |
| Vikings | I feel like Zimmer could fill a solid two hours of sports bloopers footage. |
| drockh |21:49 EDT | |
| Vikings | We've run the ball 9 times for 23 yards with a long of 15, so 8-for-8 yards except for that one play. Throw the ball! |
| Halluxx |21:51 EDT | |
| Vikings | Watch, they come out and Dallas marches right down the field. |
| Chris Decker |21:54 EDT | |
| Third Quarter | |
| Vikings | The D needs a stop on this drive... |
| modernvikings |21:57 EDT | |
| Vikings | Okay, now take advantage of a third-down-and-long. |
| Ragnarsson |21:59 EDT | |
| (14:18) (Shotgun) C.Rush pass to C.Wilson for 73 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Cowboys 10 - Vikings 10 |
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| Vikings | Seriously? |
| Ragnarsson |21:59 EDT | |
| Vikings | Lol. This defense. |
| woggerone |21:59 EDT | |
| Vikings | 73 yard TD... well this game is done... |
| modernvikings |21:59 EDT | |
| Vikings | That's it. Cooper Rush is outplaying Curse Croutons. |
| Archaeopteryx Enthusiast |21:59 EDT | |
| Vikings | Literally just turned the game on, to see that crap. What the heck? Turning it off now. |
| AmpolGold |22:04 EDT | |
| Vikings | 2nd and 17.. this team never seems to be able to put it together after the first drive. |
| modernvikings |22:07 EDT | |
| Vikings | Dallas crowd very loud. |
| tkchap |22:09 EDT | |
| MIN Punts | |
| Packers | Is MIN gonna gag this opportunity to beat DAL w/out Dak at home? It's in play. As is another L to Cousins' horrible prime time record. |
| MCAction |22:10 EDT | |
| Vikings | I'd ask for a turnover but our offense wouldn't know what to do with it anyway. |
| modernvikings |22:11 EDT | |
| Vikings | We're playing against Cooper Rush. We should be feasting. |
| Archaeopteryx Enthusiast |22:11 EDT | |
| Vikings | The Cowboys trust their second-string QB to throw it downfield more than Zimmer does his 30 million dollar QB.... |
| blackmankitteh |22:13 EDT | |
| DAL Punts | |
| Vikings | Amazing, throw the ball and you get first downs. Incredible! |
| ratpatrol01 |22:19 EDT | |
| Vikings | Hand off up the middle loss of 2. |
| modernvikings |22:19 EDT | |
| Vikings | Stop with the runs up the middle! |
| Ragnarsson |22:19 EDT | |
| Vikings | 3rd and 12 throw it for 7...WTF |
| modernvikings |22:20 EDT | |
| Vikings | Oh yay. Another FG attempt. |
| cpappa |22:20 EDT | |
| (6:36) MIN field goal is GOOD Cowboys 10 - Vikings 13 |
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| Vikings | Zim and Kirk defenders - if we lose to Cooper Rush, there's nothing left to defend. |
| Archaeopteryx Enthusiast |22:22 EDT | |
| Vikings | How many damn Cowboys fans are at this game? |
| ratpatrol01 |22:26 EDT | |
| Vikings | Seems to be more Cowboy fans at the game than Vikings fans. Did everyone sell their tickets or something? |
| cpappa |22:26 EDT | |
| DAL Punts | |
| Vikings | Here comes the no-offense. |
| PurpleCabbageEater |22:29 EDT | |
| Vikings | Lol, Check-Down Kirk. Thielen was wide open but he went to Ham for a 3-yard loss. |
| Vike Me |22:34 EDT | |
| Vikings | All right, primetime Cousins is a real thing and he is here. This is BAD. |
| ratpatrol01 |22:34 EDT | |
| MIN Punts | |
| Vikings | Zimmer is being outcoached by McCarthy.... think about that. |
| modernvikings |22:36 EDT | |
| (2:06) C.Wilson pass deep right to C.Lamb for 35 yards | |
| Vikings | Are u kidding me.... |
| Jeter325 |22:36 EDT | |
| Vikings | Cedric Wilson throwing better than Kirk Cousins. |
| blackmankitteh |22:37 EDT | |
| Vikings | Thank God Dak did not play. |
| PurpleCabbageEater |22:38 EDT | |
| Holy sheep it would've been a massacre. | |
| PurpleCabbageEater |22:38 EDT | |
| I think you meant, "Holy sheep we would have been shorn." | |
| Archaeopteryx Enthusiast |22:38 EDT | |
| They'd be looking at fifty | |
| PurpleCabbageEater |22:38 EDT | |
| (:08) G.Zuerlein 39 yard field goal is GOOD Cowboys 13 - Vikings 13 |
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| Giants | Watching the Vikings blow, this is physically painful. |
| Danny Dimes |22:38 EDT | |
| Vikings | So there are more Dallas fans in Minnesota than there are Vikes fans? |
| Vike Me |22:39 EDT | |
| Fourth Quarter | |
| Vikings | How many passes for a loss have there been today? |
| grimmace420 |22:42 EDT | |
| Vikings | Parsons best player on the field. With a player like that you can use a backup QB. |
| BerserkerViking |22:43 EDT | |
| Vikings | We must lead the league in negative passing plays. |
| TheSnarkyViking |22:43 EDT | |
| Vikings | If we are only going to throw five-yard routes, Christian Ponder would save us a ton of cap space. |
| Darth Tugits |22:43 EDT | |
| Vikings | Awesome, now it's 3rd-and-8 ... we are 1-for-9 on 3rd down... |
| modernvikings |22:44 EDT | |
| Vikings | So sick of three and outs!!! |
| PastorBillCCP |22:46 EDT | |
| MIN Punts | |
| Vikings | It's like Cousins' kryptonite is the NBC logo. |
| Vikes91 |22:46 EDT | |
| Vikings | Rush has too much time. |
| ratpatrol01 |22:47 EDT | |
| Vikings | Cooper Rush looks like a seasoned pro. |
| woggerone |22:47 EDT | |
| Vikings | I do not understand how Zimmer still has a job. |
| Typ2 |22:51 EDT | |
| Vikings | This is totally totally over.. 2nd-and-20 and a backup QB is torching your defense. |
| modernvikings |22:51 EDT | |
| (10:03) C.Rush sacked (X.Woods). FUMBLES, RECOVERED by MIN. | |
| Vikings | NICE!!!!!!!! |
| Vikes91 |22:52 EDT | |
| Vikings | Nice!!! Now plzzzzz don’t go 3-and-out |
| grimmace420 |22:52 EDT | |
| Vikings | 3rd-and-13 and Cooper Rush throws it beyond the sticks. At least one of these QBs is fun to watch. |
| blackmankitteh |22:53 EDT | |
| Eagles | Cooper FLUSH !!! |
| Philbert Desenex aka Wonder Warthog |22:53 EDT | |
| Cooper CRUSH on the Sack-Fumble. | |
| Philbert Desenex aka Wonder Warthog |22:55 EDT | |
| Pooper MUSH. | |
| Eaglesfan_from Jerseythou |23:05 EDT | |
| Vikings | If not for 2 Rush turnovers, this game would be a bloodbath. |
| Vike Me |22:54 EDT | |
| Vikings | 3-and-out here we come.. intentional grounding... 2nd-and-20. |
| modernvikings |22:56 EDT | |
| Vikings | Intentional Kirking, number 8. |
| Archaeopteryx Enthusiast |22:56 EDT | |
| Lions | Micah Parsons playing like the ROY. |
| The Little Vagiants |22:56 EDT | |
| Vikings | WOW 3RD-AND-23 AND YOU RUN, JUST FORFEIT THE GAME. |
| ratpatrol01 |22:58 EDT | |
| MIN Punts | |
| Vikings | This has to be enough to fire Zimmer. |
| drockh |22:59 EDT | |
| Vikings | A bunch of trick or treaters just showed up at my door dressed like Dallas Cowboys. |
| Viking Rod |23:01 EDT | |
| Vikings | Thank you CeeDee Lamb for dropping a sure first down. |
| modernvikings |23:02 EDT | |
| DAL Punts | |
| Vikings | Backup QB on road 6/13 on third downs (should’ve been 7/13). We’re 1/11…. |
| BrownMamba22 |23:03 EDT | |
| Vikings | Let’s play for a field goal here. |
| DelawareViking |23:06 EDT | |
| That was always Zimmer’s plan. | |
| drockh |23:07 EDT | |
| Vikings | Burn down to 4 minutes and kick a FG LOL |
| modernvikings |23:10 EDT | |
| Vikings | Even with the refs helping this entire drive the Vikings still can't do anything lol. |
| darksealer |23:11 EDT | |
| Vikings | The strategy is now to draw unnecessary roughness until we are on the goal line. |
| prockstar03 |23:11 EDT | |
| Vikings | All that for 3. |
| drockh |23:12 EDT | |
| Vikings | Dallas is playing really good defense too, they're are not biting on the play actions at all. |
| Polsdofer |23:12 EDT | |
| Vikings | Pass behind the line of scrimmage, that will fool them. |
| remsteel |23:12 EDT | |
| Vikings | The Refs give them 45 yard and they still can't get a TD. |
| ratpatrol01 |23:12 EDT | |
| (2:54) MIN field goal is GOOD Cowboys 13 - Vikings 16 |
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| Vikings | Get ready to see the defense make Cooper Rush look like a future Hall of Famer. |
| Han Bammered |23:13 EDT | |
| Eagles | I think it's safe to say that had Dak played, the Cowboys would have won easily. |
| konaboy4 |23:14 EDT | |
| Vikings | 1-for-12 on 3rd down and 7 penalties for 1st downs is a winning formula. |
| Initial Z |23:16 EDT | |
| Vikings | Here comes Pro Bowler Rush leading the Cowboys to a victory. |
| modernvikings |23:17 EDT | |
| (2:46) C.Rush pass deep right to A.Cooper to MIN 42 for 33 yards | |
| Vikings | Well well well... |
| modernvikings |23:17 EDT | |
| Vikings | Are you kidding me? |
| cpappa |23:17 EDT | |
| Vikings | It's not so much that I am surprised, as much as I am impressed that this can happen week after week. |
| ratpatrol01 |23:19 EDT | |
| Eagles | I know Cooper is a good WR, but wow with the luck. |
| David Okinsky |23:19 EDT | |
| Vikings | HEY ZIMMER THE TIMEOUTS CAN'T BE USED IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE |
| blackmankitteh |23:21 EDT | |
| Vikings | 300+ yards passing for something called Cooper Rush. SMH. |
| Han Bammered |23:24 EDT | |
| (:55) C.Rush pass short left to A.Cooper for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Cowboys 20 - Vikings 16 7 |
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| Vikings | This team doesn't deserve fans. |
| Byakhee |23:27 EDT | |
| Vikings | Game over. Nothing the offense has done tonight makes me believe they will come back and score a TD. |
| cpappa |23:27 EDT | |
| Steelers | I benched Amari Cooper today. Sigh. |
| LookingCoolJoker |23:27 EDT | |
| Vikings | Rush throws for 325 yards.... Zimmer the defensive guru. |
| modernvikings |23:28 EDT | |
| Vikings | Just take a knee and let the clock run out. Bunch of losers. |
| woggerone |23:29 EDT | |
| End Of Game | |
| Giants | Dallas backup QB looked good. Cousins in 4th looked generally bad as I watch last drive. |
| scarlet knight |23:29 EDT | |
| Eagles | This game just proves how irrelevant Dak Prescott really is, surround Cooper Rush with 1st round picks and the dude throws for over 300 yards and 2 TDs lol. |
| Flash in The Pan Prescott |23:30 EDT | |
| LOL, your Prescott hate is legendarily bizarre. | |
| GBAB1973 |23:34 EDT | |
| Eagles | I can stomach a rebuilding year but a season where Dallas appears to be legitimately good is just too much. |
| Bleedgreen93 |23:32 EDT | |
| Vikings | It's Sunday Night! Featuring Mike Zimmer and the Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Players! |
| St. Paul 16 |23:33 EDT | |
| Eagles | I don’t think the Cowboys are as complete as the Bucs, Cardinals, Packers, or Rams. But we will see. |
| Howie Roseman BFF |23:33 EDT | |
| I don't think you are watching football. | |
| konaboy4 |23:36 EDT | |
| Vikings | If you defend Cousins or Zimmer after this game then you're a clown. |
| darksealer |23:34 EDT | |
| Steelers | Is today National Backup QB Day or something? Maybe the Browns should've played Keenum after all. |
| LookingCoolJoker |23:34 EDT | |
| Washington | Man. Watching this Dallas team is so disheartening. They are playing so well... Cooper Rush throwing darts... Elliott showing shades of Portis in the blocking game... they look so complete. AND I AM SO JEALOUS. *sigh* |
| PotRoast McGee |23:35 EDT | |
| Eagles | Honestly, Dallas deserved that win after those 3 bogus penalties. They showed some heart to come back like they did. Besides, if they had lost, all we'd be hearing about is how they were robbed. Lol. |
| sirpaulj7 |23:36 EDT | |
| They were screwed on those personal fouls. | |
| konaboy4 |23:37 EDT | |
| Absolutely. | |
| sirpaulj7 |23:38 EDT | |
| Eagles | Cooper Rush is the best prince Harry lookalike QB of all time |
| phuckdallass |23:37 EDT | |
| Vikings | Cooper Rush, "Thankful my first full NFL game was against the Vikings." |
| BetioChaps |23:39 EDT | |
| Raiders | Man…. Can we get Amari Cooper back too? |
| Satnam |02:26 EDT | |
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