Halftime report: Redskins 24, Vikings 14

Robert Griffin III has thrown three touchdown passes for Washington.

November 8, 2013 at 2:59AM
Washington's Jorday Reed dives into the endzone for a 2nd quarter TD. Viking's Marcus Sherels behind him.
Washington's Jorday Reed dives into the endzone for a 2nd quarter TD. Viking's Marcus Sherels behind him. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Washington has a 24-14 halftime lead over the Vikings at the Metrodome, scoring TDs on drives of 77, 78 and 80 yards.

The good: Vikings rookie Cordarrelle Patterson caught his first NFL TD pass, a 2-yarder from Christian Ponder.

The bad: The Vikings were unable to slow down Robert Griffin III (three touchdown passes) or RB Alfred Morris (88 rushing yards).

The ugly: The Vikings are so banged-up that they weren't able to find 46 healthy players to dress. They were one short.

Griffin is 16-for-21 for 179 yards and has a 140.7 passer rating. Ponder is 10 of 13 for 85 yards, but had an interception on the opening drive, leading to a Washington field goal.

Adrian Peterson has 44 rushing yards on seven carries, including an 18-yard TD run.

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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