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Vikings shock 49ers as Sam Darnold throws 2 more touchdowns in solid performance

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Minnesota Vikings hosted the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, and they didn’t care about the star-studded group at U.S.

Bank Stadium as they came away with a statement 23-17 win to move to 2-0 on the season. The 49ers, now 1-1, were coming off a brilliant "Monday Night Football" performance against the New York Jets, where running back Jordan Mason, filling in for the injured Christian McCaffrey, was electric.

But the electricity in this building came from the arm of Sam Darnold, who is clearly loving it in Minnesota right now after another great performance.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold warms up before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at U.S.

Bank Stadium. (Brad Rempel-Imagn Images) Darnold, who had two touchdown passes against the New York Giants in his Week 1 win, had two more in this victory and one of them was something the Vikings hadn’t done since 2008.

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