Kevin O'Connell's first season as head coach was special.
From four Super Bowl losses to heartbreaking NFC Championship Game defeats and everything in between, Minnesotans have been through the ringer over the years cheering for the purple and gold.
Saquon Barkley's 27-yard TD run and Daniel Jones' two-point conversion pass to Daniel Bellinger knotted the game at 24-24. But the Vikings were able to mount a drive capped by a 17-yard screen pass from Cousins to Jefferson that put them within range — sort of — for a field goal. The Vikings later got within 27-23 when C.J. Ham ran in for a three-yard score, though Joseph's missed extra point put the team in a tough spot where a field goal wouldn't tie the game.
But if you did stick around for the second half, you got the chance to witness something special. It started with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Cousins to K.J. Osborn. While Chase McLaughlin hit a field goal for the Colts to put them back up 36-7, the Vikings got a TD run from Ham just before the end of the third quarter. Then they completely broke open the game, and made history, in the fourth.
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