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Judd Zulgad

Zulgad: Vikings’ putrid start ends with a comeback for the ages and an NFC North title

A group of former Vikings gathered at a Bloomington hotel on Friday night to celebrate the anniversary of the “Miracle at the Met” in which Tommy Kramer’s Hail Mary pass found Ahmad Rashad in the final seconds to give Minnesota an improbable victory over the Cleveland Browns and the 1980 NFC Central Division championship.

By the time the sun set on Saturday, the current group of Vikings had a victory that might have been even more miraculous and will be worthy of celebration for years to come. The fact this win clinched the Vikings’ first NFC North title since 2017 made it even sweeter.

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