49ers score two touchdowns in 22 seconds to take…

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Deebo Samuel is listed as a receiver, but the 49ers have used him more as a running back the past two games.

He has no catches today but five carries for 72 yards and two touchdowns.

His latest touchdown, a 3-yard run, gave the 49ers their first lead at 21-14. He set it up with a 49-yard run to the Minnesota 8.

Samuel earlier had a 20-yard touchdown run.

Last week against the Jaguars, Samuel had eight rushes for 79 yards and a touchdown to go with one catch for 15 yards.

Only 22 seconds after Samuel’s second touchdown, the 49ers scored another touchdown. Kirk Cousins was picked by Azeez Al-Shaair on the Vikings’ first play of the second half, and Al-Shaair returned it 24 yards to the 2-yard line. Cousins had thrown 212 consecutive passes without an interception.

The 49ers scored on a 2-yard run by Elijah Mitchell on the next snap.