That led to another McLaughlin field goal, this one a 28-yarder that made it 20-0 less than two minutes into the second quarter.

Dalvin Cook was stopped short of the line to gain, and the Vikings gave the Colts the ball deep in Minnesota territory. On the Vikings’ next possession, they faced a 4th-and-1 from their own 31-yard line and they elected to keep the offense on the field. The Colts then, as so many teams have, marched down the field with no resistance and scored again on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan to Deon Jackson to make it 17-0 with less than four minutes left in the quarter. Two plays into the next drive, Dalvin Cook was hit and lost the ball for a fumble with the Colts recovering at their own 34-yard line (Cook had started the drive with a big 40-yard run). The Vikings were then forced to punt on their first possession, but Ryan Wright’s kick was blocked by former Viking Ifeadi Odenigbo and returned for a 24-yard touchdown by the Colts’ JoJo Domann to give the Colts an early 10-0 lead midway through the first quarter. The Colts drew first blood in this one courtesy of a 26-yard field goal from Chase McLaughlin to make it 3-0 just under six minutes into the contest. The comeback margin is the greatest comeback in NFL history, surpassing the Buffalo Bills’ 32-point comeback over the Houston Oilers in the 1992 AFC playoffs. The win gives the Vikings their first NFC North championship since 2017 and guarantees their return to the playoffs for the first time since 2019. The Minnesota Vikings completed what is, in terms of points, the largest comeback in NFL history as they came back from a 33-point deficit to defeat the Indianapolis Colts by a final score of 39-36 in overtime at U.S. Bank Stadium, the home team found themselves down 33-0. At halftime of the Saturday afternoon special between the Minnesota Vikings and the Indianapolis Colts at U.S.

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