Vikings end wild week beating Houston for first win, bringing celebration and relief

Gallery: Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) celebrates after a touchdown catch against the Houston Texans during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)HOUSTON – The Vikings’ week began under orders to evacuate their practice facility, after word came from the NFL they might have been exposed to COVID-19 from an opponent that had likely used infected players.

The Vikings shuttered their opulent headquarters for two days, shifted game-planning sessions to home offices and reconfigured a practice schedule that traded an integral day of on-field work for a slate of virtual meetings. They took and passed a week’s…