Vikings...41 Giants...17
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Minnesota Vikings showed Peyton Manning how bad little brother Eli can be.
With older brother Peyton watching in the stands, Darren Sharper, Dwight Smith and Chad Greenway picked off passes by Eli and returned them for touchdowns in leading the Vikings to a 41-17 victory over the New York Giants.
Sharper scored on a 20-yard return, Smith went 93 yards and Greenway followed from 37 yards just a few plays later. The Vikings set a team single-game record for interception returns for touchdowns. The NFL record for interception returns for touchdowns is four, set by Seattle against Kansas City on Nov. 4, 1984.
The Vikings (5-6) nearly had a fourth return in handing the Giants (7-4) their second loss in the last three games. Smith returned a second-quarter interception 19 yards to the Giants’ eight-yard line, setting up a touchdown run by Chester Taylor.
Quoteworthy: “It doesn’t make any difference.” -- Eli Manning, Giants quarterback, on losing in front of his brother Peyton
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