MINNEAPOLIS — With a chance to close out a win for the third week in a row, the Minnesota Vikings defense came through again Sunday, spoiling the return of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III in a 29-26 win at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday.

Vikings running back Matt Asiata scored his third touchdown of the day with 3:27 left in the game, and capped it with a two-point conversion plunge to give Minnesota the three-point lead.

The Vikings stopped the Redskins’ final drive at midfield.

Asiata only averaged 2.6 yards per attempt on 10 carries Sunday, but scored on a pair of 1-yard runs. His longest run of the day was a 7-yard scoring scamper two minutes into the final quarter.

Griffin was far from perfect in his first game action since Week 2, but passed several critical physical tests. On the first drive of the game, Griffin kept a read-option play, moved well out of the pocket and drove the Redskins into position for a 36-yard field goal by Kai Forbath.

Washington led 10-0 after a 14-yard run by Alfred Morris early in the second quarter and the Vikings offense failed to do much of anything until a gift interception from Griffin late in the first half gave Minnesota the ball in Redskins territory.

Four plays later, Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater connected on a 20-yard score to tight end Chase Ford to get Minnesota on the board.

Asiata got in the end zone for the first time on Minnesota’s opening drive of the second half to give the Vikings their first lead at 14-10.

Griffin and the Redskins answered on their next drive, taking advantage of a questionable roughing-the-passer call on third down to keep a drive alive. On the next play, Griffin hit wide receiver DeSean Jackson on a slant route for an 13-yard score.

A 26-yard field goal by Forbath made it a 20-14 game headed to the final quarter.

Griffin was 18-of-28 passing for 251 yards and a touchdown.

Bridgewater, who struggled for much of the first half, threw a career-high 42 passes, completing 26 for 268 yards and one touchdown.

NOTES: Vikings CB Xavier Rhodes left the game in the first quarter and was evaluated for a concussion. He returned later in the game. … The second-quarter score by Vikings TE Chase Ford was his first NFL touchdown. … Vikings RB Matt Asiata scored three touchdowns in a game for the third time in his career.