‘On the next snap, with 1:19 left, Allen just did not have enough zip left in his powerful right arm on his 43rd throw to reach Gabe Davis, as that big wideout broke right-to-left on a crossing pattern into the end zone. Allen’s pass came up a couple yards short — and right into the waiting hands of trailing veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson, who intercepted to seal plucky Minnesota’s seventh straight win and eighth in nine games this season.’
Archives for November 2022
Monday’s Minnesota Coverage
Buffalo thrill: Madcap rally lifts Vikings past Bills 33-30 in overtime (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
‘The ball was catching him’: Justin Jefferson’s career-best game leaves Vikings teammates in awe (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Dueling one-handed catches electrify first matchup between Justin Jefferson and Stefon Diggs (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Vikings showed they belong among the NFL’s best, and there’s still room for improvement (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Vikings’ Christian Darrisaw and Akayleb Evans exit Bills win because of concussions (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Vikings-Bills recap: Game balls, numbers to know, what’s next (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Five extra points: Even an officiating error doesn’t stop the Vikings (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Photo gallery (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Vikings storm back to stun Bills 33-30 in OT in ‘one of the best games of all time’ (Saint Paul Pioneer Press)
Vikings’ Justin Jefferson saves the day with ‘remarkable’ catch, 193 yards in win at Buffalo (Saint Paul Pioneer Press)
After standout game, Patrick Peterson dons chains on Vikings’ flight home (Saint Paul Pioneer Press)
Mother of Dalvin and James Cook doesn’t want the two to face off again unless it’s in the Super Bowl (Saint Paul Pioneer Press)
Patrick Peterson takes over for iced out Kirk Cousins after Vikings beat Bills (ESPN)
Justin Jefferson’s fourth-down catch, career-high 193 yards help Vikings prevail (ESPN)
Dalvin Cook busts loose for 81-yard TD run to keep Vikings in the game (ESPN)
Vikings’ Justin Jefferson Makes Amazing One-Handed Catch vs. Bills (SI)
How Vikings won overtime thriller over Bills: Breaking down 6 crazy highlights of 2022 NFL Game of the Year candidate (The Sporting News)
Justin Jefferson makes one of NFL’s greatest catches to help spark Vikings’ OT win vs. Bills (The Sporting News)
Justin Jefferson’s Vikings teammates ruin fake injury touchdown celebration vs. Bills (The Sporting News)
Spectacular Comeback: Vikings Rally Past Bills In 2022 Game Of The Year (Forbes)
Vikings beat Buffalo 33-30 in OT with late dramatics, improve to 8-1 (KMSP-TV)
Vikings get critical Allen turnovers, stun Bills 33-30 in OT (WCCO-TV)
Vikings-Bills Game Observations: Minnesota Outlasts Buffalo 33-30 in OT (Vikings.com)
Patrick Peterson’s 2nd Pick of Game Seals Deal for Vikings (Vikings.com)
Wild Goal-Line Sequences Lift Vikings to Victory at Buffalo (Vikings.com)
Dalvin Cook & Justin Jefferson Make Special Jersey Swaps After Big Days in Buffalo (Vikings.com)
Monday Morning Mailbag: ‘Game of the Year’ Title Bestowed on Vikings-Bills (Vikings.com)
Photo gallery 1 (Vikings.com)
Photo gallery 2 (Vikings.com)
Photo gallery 3 (Vikings.com)
Photo gallery 1 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 2 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 3 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 4 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 5 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 1 (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery 2 (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
In an ‘Unreal’ Ending, Vikings Come Back Against the Bills
‘But of late, Allen’s Kryptonite seems to be the red zone. On what turned out to be the last play of the game, Allen threw a pass to receiver Gabe Davis in the end zone that was grabbed by Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson to end the thriller, 33-30.’
Justin Jefferson’s insane catch was just the beginning of wild Vikings-Bills finish
‘The Vikings came up short on the drive, however, with Kirk Cousins’ QB sneak stopped at the goal line. Unfortunately for Buffalo, Josh Allen subsequently fumbled the ball away on a botched snap resulting in a Minnesota touchdown, giving the Vikings a 30-27 lead.’
Buffalo Bills honor 98-year-old World War II, Marine Corps veteran
‘Once a scholarship football player at Niagara University after the war, Gosch joined the Marine Corps in December of 1942. A few months after graduating from high school.’
Game of the year? Vikings outlast Bills in OT after wild finish that included one-handed catch
‘But that doesn’t tell even a fraction of the story – one that included a miraculous one-handed fourth-down catch, a go-ahead touchdown that wasn’t, a fumbled snap in the end zone and a brilliant last-minute drive to tie the game with no time left in regulation.’
I Watched the Minnesota Vikings Stun the Buffalo Bills. I’m Still Not Sure What I Saw.
‘Thank goodness for the Vikings and Bills, two of football’s most cosmically tortured franchises, who turned what should have been a sleepy 1 p.m. contest into a Dali painting in Buffalo.’
Vikings Get Critical Allen Turnovers, Stun Bills 33-30 In OT
‘“Losing sucks. It sucks this way even more. Horrendous second half,” Allen said. “It comes down to my shoulders and my shoulders only. Making the right decisions, making the right throws. This one’s going to suck, watching it.”’
Turnover-Prone Allen Coughs Up 3 More In Bills Loss To Vikes
‘“No explanation as of now. We got to execute better. That’s on my shoulders,” said Allen, saying the injury to his right elbow, which led to him missing two of three practices this week after getting hurt against the Jets last week, had nothing to do with the turnovers.’
NFL: Bills’ Catch Vs Vikings Should Have Been Overturned
‘“Even though it happens fast and Buffalo hurries to the line of scrimmage for the next play, if the replay official can’t confirm that it was a catch on that long of a completed pass, we should stop play to ensure it was a catch,” Anderson said.’
Justin Jefferson’s incredible game lifts Vikings over Bills in chaotic overtime thriller
‘And the Vikings putting together a 17-point second-half comeback to take the lead with less than a minute to play isn’t even the main talking point of the wild game.’
Josh Allen takes blame as his 3 turnovers doom Bills in OT loss
‘For the first time in his career, Allen committed three turnovers (two interceptions and a fumble) in the fourth quarter/overtime period, as the Vikings took advantage to come out on top 33-30 in a wild back-and-forth thriller. Allen has now thrown two or more interceptions in three straight games, and he threw two end zone interceptions in a game for the first time in his career.’
Vikings shock Bills in OT: Ranking five craziest plays, from Josh Allen’s gaffe to Justin Jefferson’s catch
‘After the Vikings took a 30-27 lead with just 48 seconds left, it appeared the Bills were done, but nope. Buffalo was able to force overtime after Josh Allen engineered a 69-yard scoring drive in just 39 seconds. The biggest play of the drive came on a 20-yard pass to Gabe Davis that officially put the Bills in field-goal range. The only problem is that Davis didn’t actually make the catch.’
Vikings vs. Bills score, takeaways: Justin Jefferson, Patrick Peterson help Minnesota prevail in wild OT game
‘It was a historic comeback as Minnesota became the first team to beat Buffalo in Highmark Stadium when trailing by at least 14 points at halftime as the Vikings fell behind 24-10 at the break. The last time the Bills lost a home game with a halftime lead of 14 or more was also in Week 10, but it occurred in the 1968 season at War Memorial Stadium.’
Vikings-Bills catch controversy: NFL admits Gabe Davis’ fourth-quarter grab would have been ruled incomplete
‘Upon seeing the replay, Davis looked like he bobbled the ball and needed the ground’s assistance to secure the catch, meaning it should have been ruled incomplete. Because this play occurred inside of two minutes, it was subject to a booth review, but the officials never stopped the game to look over the catch.’