Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
By Shanna McCarriston
It was an exciting game in London between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints that came down to the kickers. Greg Joseph kicked the Vikings' go-ahead 47-yard field goal with less than 30 seconds left in the game to take a 28-25 lead. Wil Lutz, who drilled a 60-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter, was tasked to do it again from 61 yards out to tie the game on the final play. His kick bounced off the upright as Minnesota survived for the win.
In the end, the Vikings did just enough, winning by the bounce of a ball in the uprights.
The Vikings made a statement early, coming out and scoring a touchdown on their first drive. Quarterback Kirk Cousins found a rhythm with his wide receivers early, particularly Adam Thielen, who got involved from the start, but crucial drops by receivers caused the offense to struggle down the line.
The Saints did not start off great, but their defense finally made something happen as time was expiring in the first quarter, and did so in a big way with a Tyrann Mathieu interception on Cousins.
The Saints were able to capitalize on the pick and marched down the rest of the field, converting their first first downs of the game as well as putting up their first points of the day. Chris Olave's four-yard reception got the Saints in the end zone. ...
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