The Minnesota Vikings played their preseason opener at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and there were a lot of encouraging signs from both sides of the ball to work with going forward.

The Vikings saw some good things from starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy, and the defense forced three fourth-quarter turnovers to help close things out and push the Vikings to a 20-10 victory over the Houston Texans in preseason action.

The Vikings got on the board first, as J.J. McCarthy led the Vikings down the field and got them into position for a 48-yard field goal from Will Reichard to put them ahead, 3-0. McCarthy, in what would be his only drive of the afternoon, completed 4-of-7 passes for 30 yards, and also had an 8-yard scramble that converted a first down on a 4th-and-5. There wasn’t

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