Defense Rules The Day Again As Vikings Hold Off Colts To Move To 6-0

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 25: Dallas Turner #15 and Harrison Smith #22 of the Minnesota Vikings sack Daniel Jones #17 of the Indianapolis Colts in the second quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings continue to find ways to win, even when the defense needs to drag the rest of the team kicking and screaming into the winner’s circle. This time, they got a couple of fortunate breaks as well, but that’s how it goes sometimes. The Vikings once again struggled on offense, but the defense sacked Colts’ quarterback Daniel Jones four times, and Colts’ kicker Spencer Shrader missed a pair of field goals as the Vikings moved to 6-0 on the season with a 16-0 victory over Indianapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 7 action. The Vikings won the coin toss and elected to receive, as they’ve done on most occasions they’ve won the toss this season. Myles Price got things off to a fast