
The Vikings trailed the Bills by 17 points in the third quarter of their Nov. 13 meeting in Buffalo before beginning a rally that would culminate with a 33-30 overtime victory in what appeared certain to be Minnesota’s greatest comeback of the season.
The win gave the Vikings an 8-1 record and a chance to keep the momentum going the following Sunday against the Cowboys at U.S. Bank Stadium. Only that didn’t happen. Dallas jumped out to a 23-3 halftime lead and never took its foot off the gas. The Vikings’ 40-3 loss to the Cowboys was their most embarrassing defeat of the season.