Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild make Minnesota sports history not done since 2003 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Minnesota sports fans got to experience quite the Sunday.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception in win against the Dallas Cowboys.

And it wasn’t just McCarthy bringing the swagger. Kicker Will Reichard drilled a 53-yard field goal with just over a minute left to effectively ice the game, then flashed a three-to-the-head celebration straight out of Carmelo Anthony’s playbook.

The New York Giants, losers of eight straight, open Week 16 as slight home underdogs against the Minnesota Vikings.

Yesterday, in addition to the Vikings’ win in Dallas, the Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks at the Boston Bruins, 6-2, at the Grand Casino Arena (which used to be the XCel Energy Center) in the Wild debut of newly-acquired star defenseman Quinn Hughes, while the Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings at the Target Center by a final score of 117-103.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Vikings are on a winning streak for the first time this season. The fact their back-to-back wins have come in their young quarterback’s two most professional outings of the season does not seem like a coincidence.