How the Vikings came back from 33 points down against the Colts

One joke heard at halftime Saturday with the Vikings down 33-0 to the Colts was, “No less than they get the ball to begin the second half.” They promptly went three-and-out. From there, although?

THIRD QUARTER

Indianapolis 33, Vikings 7 (8:22 left in quarter): Okay.J. Osborn obtained the Vikings going finally with a 63-yard catch earlier than getting the workforce on the board with a 2-yard TD reception.

Indianapolis 36, Vikings 7 (4:53): The Colts responded with Connor McLaughlin’s fifth area purpose of the day, this one from 52 yards, however they by no means scored once more.

Indianapolis 36, Vikings 14 (1:13): An eight-play, 75-yard drive ended with C.J. Ham’s 1-yard landing run, taking solely 3:40 off the clock.

FOURTH QUARTER

Indianapolis 36, Vikings 21 (12:53 left in quarter): After a Colts three-and-out, the Vikings took benefit of a private foul to go 61 yards on six performs, ending with Justin Jefferson’s seventh TD catch of the yr to begin the fourth quarter.

Indianapolis 36, Vikings 28 (5:30): The Colts could not capitalize on an interception, promptly punting the ball again, and the Vikings made it a one-score recreation by driving 50 yards, with Adam Thielen catching a 1-yard TD go.

Indianapolis 36, Vikings 36 (2:15): The Vikings have been stopped on fourth-and-15, however they burned their timeouts on one other Colts three-and-out and obtained the ball again down eight with 2:28 to go. It took the Vikings one play to tie the rating; Dalvin Prepare dinner turned a display screen right into a 64-yard landing, and Kirk Cousins then discovered T.J. Hockenson for a tying two-point conversion. The Vikings had tied it up earlier than the two-minute warning.

OVERTIME

Vikings 39, Indianapolis 36 (0:03 left in OT): Each groups stalled on the finish of regulation and time beyond regulation. The Vikings obtained the ball again with 1:41 left at their very own 18 and promptly obtained a 6-yard Prepare dinner run, a 15-yard Osborn catch and a 21-yard Thielen reception. A 13-yard catch by Jefferson put the Vikings in respectable field-goal vary, a 5-yard penalty moved them even nearer and Greg Joseph booted a 40-yarder to finish the best comeback in NFL historical past.