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Blair Walsh makes a field goal, Vikings exhale and hold lead

Los Angeles Rams v Minnesota Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 1: Blair Walsh #3 of the Minnesota Vikings looks on during the third quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams on September 1, 2016 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Rams 27-25. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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Blair Walsh can stay.

For now.

The Vikings kicker missed a 46-yard field goal early in the third quarter Monday night, but after a Xavier Rhodes interception Walsh made a 44-yarder.

The Vikings lead the Giants, 17-3. The Vikings are really good defensively and are going to need better from Walsh, who was 7-of-9 on field goals and had missed two extra points coming into Monday night.

The Giants have struggled to produce and sustain much offense against a swarming Vikings defense. The Vikings have done little in the way of spectacular but quarterback Sam Bradford has been steady, and the Vikings are about a quarter and a half from a 4-0 start.