With late sack, Everson Griffen extends streak to eight games, ties Vikings record
LONDON — As the clock ticked down Sunday at Twickenham Stadium, Vikings defensive Everson Griffen was antsy.
After sacking opposing quarterbacks in each of the past seven games, Griffen didn’t have one as the final minutes of Minnesota’s 33-16 victory over Cleveland rolled around. Finally, with 2:51 left, Griffen broke through around the left side of the Browns’ offensive line and took down DeShone Kizer for a loss of 10 yards when hard-charging Harrison Smith flushed the Cleveland quarterback into Griffen’s grasp.
“To be honest, kind of (worried),” Griffen said when asked about his sack streak. “But then (Smith rushed Kizer) and he saved me.”
Griffen has at least one sack in each Vikings game this season, and has 10 for the year. His streak of eight straight games with a sack ties him with Jim Marshall and Jared Allen for the team record.
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Minnesota started a bit slow, falling behind 13-9 in second quarter before closing the deficit to 13-12 at halftime.
“They were going fast tempo, and we weren’t set,” Joseph said. “We went over it and we got it fixed, and we played ball in the second half.”
The Browns (0-8) had 160 yards total offense in the first half but just 116 after intermission to finish with 276. They scored just three points in the second half.
“They get paid just like we do,” Griffen said of the Vikings’ struggles early against a winless foe. “We just stayed composed and we stayed patient, and we started clicking in the second half.”
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