They’re heading into the locker rooms for halftime at U.S. Bank Stadium, and

The Bengals’ offense started the second quarter with a punt, and it was a bit of a shank to allow the Vikings to start in Cincinnati territory at the 43-yard line. The Vikings didn’t do much with it, but did manage to get a 35-yard field goal from Will Reichard to extend their lead to 17-0 with a little more than nine minutes left in the first half.

Cincinnati finally got on the board with a little under five minutes remaining in the half, as Evan MacPherson connected on a 45-yard field goal to make it 17-3. The Vikings’ offense then went three-and-out on a possession featuring a couple of false starts to send the ball right back to Cincinnati. A penalty for fair catch interference on the Vikings gave the Bengal

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