Ravens come back from 14-point deficits twice to stun Vikings, soar atop AFC
Ravens stake their claim as one of the top teams in AFC
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Justin Tucker and game-winning field goals go together like peanut butter and jelly.
The Baltimore Ravens needed Tucker’s leg in overtime to defeat the Minnesota Vikings. The veteran kicker nailed a 36-yard field goal to give Baltimore the 34-31 win Sunday. It was his second field-goal of the game and his second game-winner of the season.
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Baltimore needed a big effort to come back from 14 points down twice in the game.
Minnesota led 17-3 after a 36-yard field goal by Greg Joseph with 1:29 left before halftime. Minnesota went into the half up 17-10. The Vikings went back up 14 in the third quarter, thanks to a 98-yard kick return for a touchdown by Kene Nwangwu.
Lamar Jackson led the comeback from there in the second half. It started with a 1-yard pass to Patrick Ricard for a touchdown in the third, a 5-yard touchdown pass to Devin Duvernay in the fourth and ended with a Le’Veon Bell 1-yard touchdown run to go up 31-24.
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Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins tied the game with a 1-yard pass to Adam Thielen with 1:05 to go in the game, pushing the game into overtime, where Tucker nailed the winning kick.
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Jackson finished 27-for-41 for 266 passing yards, three touchdown passes and two interceptions. He also led the team with 120 rushing yards on 21 carries. Marquise Brown had a game-high nine catches for 116 yards.
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Camryn Bynum and Anthony Barr each had interceptions for the Vikings.
Cousins was 17-for-28 for 187 yards and two touchdowns, one to Thielen and the other to Justin Jefferson. Cousins also had a rushing touchdown. Dalvin Cook ran for 110 yards on 17 carries.
Jefferson led Minnesota with three catches for 69 yards.
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With the win, Baltimore becomes one of the top teams in the AFC. The Ravens are 6-2 and join the Tennessee Titans as a possible top seed if the regular season were to end today.
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The Vikings fall to 3-5 and are on a bit of a skid after a loss to the Dallas Cowboys last weekend.