Vikings’ Rodgers delivers historic effort in victory

There was no cooling off Isaiah Rodgers no matter how many towels his fawning teammates used to fan the white-hot Vikings cornerback on the sideline.

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MIKE STEWART Associated Press ISAIAH RODGERS celebrates after recovering a fumble for a score in a 48-10 win over the Bengals.

Rodgers’ historic domination of the Cincinnati Bengals was so disruptive the Vikings’ offense had to shush the home crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium for serenading the one-man turnover machine too loudly on the videoboard while Carson Wentz was trying to run a play.

‘That'll happen when you score a pair of defensive touchdowns and force another fumble — all in the first half — to help Minnesota rout the Bengals and backup quarterback Jake Browning 48-10 on Sunday.

“I’ve never seen anything like that, literally in just one half,” marveled Vikings safety Harrison Smith, who has seen plenty over his 14 years in the NFL.

Rodgers’ explosive plays, Browning’s ineffectiveness and Cincinnati’s five turnovers allowed the Vikings defense to steamroll the Bengals, who were without star quarterback Joe Burrow as he recovers from toe surgery.

Rodgers, who signed with Minnesota as a free agent after winning a Super Bowl last year with Philadelphia, became the first player in Vikings history with two defensive touchdowns in a game.