Sunday’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills looked like each team won multiple points in regulation before the Vikings took a 33-30 overtime victory in Week 10. After the Vikings kicked a field goal in the opening, when the 32-year-old ended the game with Bills quarterback Joshua Allen’s second end zone interception to end the game in overtime, the First Team’s The All-Pro flashed his pedigree on the clutch. extended drive.
Minnesota became the first team to beat Buffalo at Highmark Stadium as the Vikings trailed 24-10 at halftime. The last time the Bills lost his game at home with a halftime lead of 14 or more was in Week 10, but it occurred in his 1968 season at War Memorial Stadium.
Minnesota improved to 8–1 with seven straight wins, leading by more than 10 points in the fourth quarter for their third win of the season and the third-most comeback wins in a season in the 21st century. The Vikings still have eight games left. They miraculously overcame his double-digit fourth-quarter business trip deficit in consecutive weeks. They defeated the Washington Commanders in Week 9, tying 17-7, before a game-winning field goal with no time remaining saw him win 20-17 against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. But unlike Week 9, Minnesota’s rally wasn’t enough to decide the game in regulation.
Trailing 27-10 at the start of the fourth quarter, Minnesota stole 20 consecutive points to take a 30-27 lead with 41 seconds remaining. The Vikings running his back Dalvin Cook started the rally by scoring his 81-yard sprint from the left sideline. ) against the Rams. Unlike the next Vikings touchdown (his 5-yard rush from fullback C.J. Hamm), the huge play from the expected source is his 2nd in his career since his rookie year in 2017. I marked my second rushing touchdown. Mundane Score is back and had a huge impact on the outcome of this thriller. Vikings kicker Greg Joseph smashed a point after trying a right upright to keep Minnesota trailing by his 27-23 with 4:34 remaining to keep him from tying within his three. Did.
The Minnesota defense stiffened to force a Bills punt, and the Vikings offense got the ball back to their own 24 with 3:23 to trail 27-23. Then the drama started. Bills linebacker Von Miller then made the first sack of the game and a two-minute caution was hit, putting the Vikings in a 4-and-18 situation. But wide receiver Justin Jefferson plans to put forward his hypothesis as to why Minnesota acquired the 2020 Stefon Diggs trade and a seventh-round pick to the Bills in exchange for four draft picks. was standing. draft. The third-year wideout ended with 10 receptions, a career-high 193 receiving yards and a touchdown in Week 10. This included a 32-yard gain in the fourth and 18th game extension that made a one-handed Odell Beckham Jr. Dallas his catch against the Cowboys years ago was a child’s play. It looks like
His performance on Sunday broke multiple NFL records, including 100+ receiving yards in his 20th career game and 150+ receiving yards in his seventh game. Both are the most games in his first three seasons for a player in NFL history, and Jefferson has his eight games left this season. His 193 receiving yards were his 38–25 loss to Green Bay his Packers in Week 16 of the 2016 season, and his teammate Adam Thielen posted a career-high 202 yards. It was the most by any Viking since the record was set. Jefferson made sure his day of his career wasn’t wasted as he caught two more passes on the drive to bring Minnesota down to Buffalo with his minute left. He briefly made his second receive his touchdown and looked like a game winner before a replay in his review ruled that he was one yard short of him.
The Vikings appear to be running out of effort to secure the win after quarterback Kirk Cousins’ sneak on fourth goal crammed in a down turnover and no gain with 50 seconds remaining. It looked like
The game ended for the purple visitors as Allen backed up in his own end zone and linebacker Eric Kendricks recovered for a go-ahead touchdown, botching a snap under center on his own sneaking attempt. turned around. -27.
The Bills got the ball back on their own 32 with 36 seconds remaining and no timeouts until 3. This is eerily similar to what Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs faced against these Bills in his AFC Divisional Round last year. Allen pulled off the best impression of Mahomes’ back-against-the-wall performance, putting kicker Tyler Bass within range of a game-tying 29-yard field goal with five seconds left in just five plays. I put it in However, it was a controversial possession, as Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis bobbled what was ruled a completion 20 yards from the left sideline. Allen showed veteran knowledge, snapping the ball quickly before the referee began reviewing the replay.
Heading into overtime, the Vikings won the coin toss and picked a possible game-winning receive by a touchdown. This put Allen and the Bills in the same vein as the end of the 2021 playoffs. Jefferson pretended Minnesota’s first possession was that way, securing the ball 24 yards deep and putting the Vikings on his two for the Bills. But the Vikings fell back from there, as Cook lost 5 on the first down run, followed by a 10-yard sack absorbed by Cousins on his second goal. Minnesota settled for a 33-yard field goal and needed a final stop.
After gaining 38 combined yards on back-to-back Allen scrambles, the quarterback got Diggs for two straight 7 yards and suddenly the Bills went into the red zone on the Vikings 20. Go with 128 receiving yards. Two plays later, the game ended as Peterson intercepted Scramble Allen in the end zone for the second time.
In the end, it was Cousins (30 of 50 passing for 357 yards, 1 passing TD, 2 interceptions) and Allen (29 of 43 passing for 330 yards, 1 passing TD, 2 interceptions). It was a sloppy performance for both. ). The win takes the Vikings to his 8-1 overall, and a seven-game winning streak allows them to keep pace with his 8-0 Philadelphia Eagles, who face the Washington Commanders on Monday night. After a losing streak for the Bills, he slipped to 6-3 overall, knocking him out of first place in the AFC East.
Here are some takeaways from Wild OT triumph.
Why the Vikings won
The Vikings are the NFL’s team that never dies for the 2022 season. His three wins by double digits prove their mental strength under first-year head coach Kevin O’Connell. But it certainly helps to have a player like Jefferson, who has eliminated outright failures on 1-3 downs and can make just about any catch at any given time. His 32-yard catch for his 4 yards and his 18 yards were the first of his saves on his play in many games at Minnesota. The Vikings’ defense is also admirable, but he limited the NFL’s third-best offense to just 3 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, leaving room for Jefferson’s heroic performances.
In Mike Zimmer’s final campaign as head coach a season ago, Minnesota had the most losses in the league, appearing in 6 of 8 one-possession games. Now, when the game was decided by the same margin under O’Connell, the Bikes are 7-0 and have the most wins in the NFL this season with the New York Giants. , seven one-possession wins in their first nine games, tying for more than any other team in nine games. New coaching staff, new season, new atmosphere.
Why the Bills Lost
One of Josh Allen’s greatest strengths is his ability to pull explosive plays out of the air using both his arms and legs. But that same big game hunt hurt the Bills in key places of loss. Allen threw his first interception after Cook’s 81-yard score when it was incomplete but profitable as the Vikings’ offense took the field with their own 7. Peterson returned his first pick for 39 yards and the Vikings scored another touchdown to tie within four. One of his last lost the game. First-year offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and Allen should discuss the happy medium between making big plays and pushing football to a bad place. lead the NFL in interceptions, six of them in the last three games.
turning point
The Bills appeared to have won the game after the Vikings scored by four goals at the end of regulation. Eric Kendricks fumblingly recovered his snap off Allen’s bobble turned the game around, giving the Vikings the lead for the first time since his opening 7-0 lead. This play turned the Vikings from Sunday’s sure losers to eventual winners.
game play
The play of the game was nothing more than Jefferson’s game-saving 32-yard catch. Yes, it’s only a Week 10 game, but the difficulty and the must-have nature of the play will quickly put you in a one-handed arm wrestling match as one of the best games the NFL has ever seen. increase.
what’s next
The schedule couldn’t be easier for the Vikings as they head home for a Week 11 showdown with one of the NFL’s best defenses, the Dallas Cowboys. The Bills will remain at home to host the Browns in his 3-6 Cleveland struggle in front of the Bills Mafia next week.
