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Kyle Rudolph Jersey , claiming running back Ameer Abdullah off waivers from Detroit. To make room on the roster, the Vikings waived running back Roc Thomas.More Vikings coverageTop Tweets: Minnesota teams send best wishes to GophersVikings sign veteran guard KlineVikings agree to terms with kicker Dan BaileyVikings add RB depth, re-sign Ameer AbdullahFormer Vikings guard Easton agrees to four-year deal with SaintsSelected by Detroit in the second round of the 2015 draft with the expectations he鈥檇 be manning the Lions鈥?backfield for years to come, Abdullah never lived up to the hype (partly due to injury), although he did lead the Lions in rushing in two of the past three seasons.Abdullah鈥檚 best season was his rookie year when he gained 780 total yards on 168 touches, a 4.6 average. He was limited to two games in 2016 and bounced back to compile 552 rushing yards in 14 games last season.Thomas was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in April. He made the 53-man roster out of training camp and appeared in five games, turning 10 touches into 51 total yards.Abdullah joins Dalvin Cook, Latavius Murray and Mike Boone in the Vikings backfield. A better performance from the purple than they had in the opener" Minnesota Vikings 2019 SeasonMinnesota Vikings Training Camp 2019Minnesota Vikings 25 Irv Smith Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , Seattle Seahawks 19: Vikings victorious in second warmup contestNew,71commentsA better performance from the purple than they had in the openerCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Minnesota Vikings 25, Seattle Seahawks 19: Vikings victorious in second warmup contestTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Adam Bettcher/Getty ImagesIn a contest against a playoff team from last season, the Minnesota Vikings had a solid, if unspectacular, performance from their starters, and some of their depth players were able to put together a victory.The Vikings defeated the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night at U.S. Bank Stadium by a final score of 25-19.Both teams played their starters for a little over a quarter, and both teams managed to pick up a field goal during that time. Dan Bailey connected on a 24-yard attempt for the Vikings late in the first quarter to give them a 3-0 lead Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , and Jason Myers answered with one for Seattle in the second quarter to make it 3-3.The first touchdown of the game was provided by the defense. . .and, unfortunately for the Vikings, it was the Seahawks’ defense. Sean Mannion missed a route to Chad Beebe (that Beebe may or may not have cut short), and Seattle defensive back DeShawn Shead picked it off and took it back 88 yards for a Seahawks’ touchdown to give the visitors a 10-3 lead.Minnesota answered just before the end of the first half, as Mannion atoned for the pick-six with a Vikings’ touchdown. After a big 45-yard catch-and-run by Mike Boone, Mannion found Irv Smith Jr. for a 3-yard touchdown pass just before halftime to tie the score at 10-10.Seattle took the lead back about midway through the second quarter, with Myers connecting on a 52-yard field goal (set up by a long pass interference penalty on Holton Hill) to make the score 13-10. The Vikings answered with another touchdown, as Kyle Sloter found Brandon Zylstra in the end zone for a 4-yard score! Kaare Vedvik came on for the extra point (after Dan Bailey handled the first extra point and a field goal attempt) and connected to make the lead 17-13.The Seahawks got another field goal from Myers early in the fourth quarter Irv Smith Jersey Cheap , a 24-yarder to make the score 17-16. Following that possession, Sloter took the Vikings down the field again, putting together another nice drive that was capped by a 1-yard run by Khari Blasingame. The Vikings went for the two-point conversion, and Mike Boone pushed the ball across the goal line to make it 25-16 with just over five minutes left in the contest. Myers connected on another field goal, a 20-yarder, to make it 25-19 with a little over three minutes remaining. The Vikings were able to run out the clock, and walked away with their second preseason victory.Kirk Cousins had a decent enough night for the first team offense, finishing his night 6-of-8 for 68 yards. He also managed another 45 yards on a long pass to Adam Thielen that drew a pass interference call to set up the Vikings’ first field goal. Thielen caught three passes for 45 yards on the night. Alexander Mattison Irv Smith Jersey Womens , starting again at running back with Dalvin Cook sitting out, had 41 yards rushing on ten carries, including a nice 22-yard burst in the second quarter.The Vikings move to 2-0 on the preseason, and will stay at U.S. Bank Stadium for their next preseason contest, which will be on Saturday afternoon against the Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks drop to 1-1 on the preseason, and will take on the Los Angeles Chargers in Southern California on Saturday night.We’ll have a full accounting of this one over the next few days, as we prepare for the Vikings’ All-Important Third Preseason Game™.Thanks to everyone that got their coverage of this week’s game right here at The Daily Norseman!