Greg Joseph kicked a 40-yard field goal as with two seconds left in overtime on Saturday as the Minnesota Vikings capped the biggest comeback in NFL history with a 39-36 victory.
THE @VIKINGS CAP OFF THE LARGEST COMEBACK IN NFL HISTORY.
FROM 33-0 DOWN TO 39-36. #INDvsMIN pic.twitter.com/p4vtjhuPY7
— NFL (@NFL) December 17, 2022
The victory gave the Vikings, who trailed 33-0 at halftime, the NFC North crown.
FINAL: The @Vikings cap off the largest comeback ever to clinch the NFC North! #INDvsMIN #SKOL pic.twitter.com/U71cefWwzV
— NFL (@NFL) December 17, 2022
The Colts, who were invisible after the first 30 minutes actually helped the Vikings get an easier field-goal attempt, being flagged for delay of game by trying to keep Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson on the ground after they tackled the star Vikings wide receiver.
Joseph came on and drilled the kick to give Minnesota the astonishing win.
Another Minneapolis miracle: Vikings erased a 33-0 halftime deficit vs. the Colts to finish off the single largest comeback in NFL history. It surpassed the 32-point comeback that former Bills QB and Colts HC Frank Reich led in a 1993 wild-card playoff game vs the Houston Oilers.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 17, 2022
Throw this on the pile of embarrassments for Matt Ryan. The veteran quarterback saw a 28-3 lead evaporate in a Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots, then was picked off mercilessly by Dallas in Week 13 of this season as the Cowboys scored 33 points in the fourth quarter of a romp, and now this.
So Frank Reich no longer has the greatest comeback in NFL history because the guy the Colts replaced him with blew a bigger lead than Frank overcame.
That's truly beautiful.
— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) December 17, 2022
