The Vikings improved to 6-0 all time against the Texans, who finally scored with 3:56 left in the third quarter on a pass from Stroud to Cam Akers, who spent part of last season with the Vikings and got his first start with the Texans with Joe Mixon injured.

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The Minnesota Vikings have never lost to the Houston Texans in their previous meetings, and that wasn’t about to change Sunday afternoon in a 34-7 victory. Sam Darnold took another bold step in his personal bid for Comeback Player of the Year, torching the Texans with four TD passes.