Minnesota man remembers playing in previous largest comeback in NFL history

(FOX 9) – In his 8 years within the Nationwide Soccer League, Rick Graf skilled his fair proportion of memorable moments.

However due to the Minnesota Vikings, one among them now not holds an NFL document.

“I assume I am unable to inform folks I am the fuse that lit the largest comeback in NFL historical past anymore,” stated Graf.

Graf was a linebacker for the Houston Oilers after they had been up 35-to-3 in opposition to the Buffalo Payments within the Wildcard spherical of the playoffs in 1993.

After the Payments scored their first landing, Graf, who was sporting casts on each fingers, fell on a Payments onside kick, however he could not provide you with the ball and the Payments would go on to win 41 to 38, which was the largest comeback in NFL historical past for the practically 30 years.

“I simply bear in mind the flight house. It was tremendous shock. We fired our defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach the following day. It was dangerous,” stated Graf.

Identical to the Colts versus the Vikings, Graff says the Oilers solely scored 3 factors after leaping out to an enormous lead and misplaced on a subject aim in additional time.

Graf says he did not begin watching the Vikings/Colts sport till the second half, however when he did, he knew what the Indianapolis gamers had been going by way of.

“The primary half the whole lot went proper, The second half nothing went proper,” stated Graf.

“I feel through the broadcast, they referenced again to our Houston sport after we had been in Buffalo and I used to be like that is unbelievable.”

Graf, who’s from Madison, Wisconsin and has lived in Minnesota for the final 25 years, says Vikings followers ought to benefit from the win as a result of it is not day-after-day your crew makes historical past, and it may very well be many years earlier than their document is damaged.

“It is a nice momentum builder for the Vikings as a result of it reveals them what they will do. They appear to be on just a little future proper now. Every part is rolling for them. Every part is nice,” stated Graf.