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Ben Goessling

Vikings fall to 8-2 after dismal 40-3 home loss to the Cowboys

MINNEAPOLIS — A week after an exhilarating comeback win in Buffalo, the Vikings suffered their worst regular-season home loss since 1963, falling to the Dallas Cowboys 40-3 Sunday.

The Vikings' seven-game win streak ended in a subdued U.S. Bank Stadium, with backup quarterback Nick Mullens throwing passes to the Vikings' reserves.

Kirk Cousins, sacked a career-high seven times, watched the final minutes from the bench; his streak of 39 consecutive games with a touchdown pass, the longest active run in the NFL, ended as the Vikings removed their quarterback with 10:04 to play.

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