VIKINGS SHOCK BILLS IN SB47 21-20

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THE 15 POINT UNDERDOG MINNESOTA VIKINGS DEFEATED THE HEAVILY FAVORED BUFFALO BILLS 21-20 IN SUPER BOWL 47 IN NEW ORLEANS. JARAD ALLEN BLOCKED A 25 YD FG ATTEMPT BY RYAN LINDELL WITH :33 SECONDS IN THE GAME TO PRESERVE THE WIN FOR MINNESOTA. THIS IS THE FIRST SUPER BOWL WIN IN THE VIKINGS FRANCHISE HISTORY. THE BILLS LOSS MAKES THEM 3-3 IN SUPER BOWL PLAY AND THEIR 6 APPEARANCES IS 3RD ALL-TIME.

MINNESOTA TOOK THE OPENING KICKOFF AND MARCHED 68 YDS TO THE GAMES FIRST TD, A 12 YD PASS FROM SUPER BOWL 47 MVP BRETT FAVRE TO TE VICENTE SHANCOE.

BUFFALO THEN DROVE 73 YDS AND A TRENT EDWARDS 12 YD PASS WAS CAUGHT BY TERRELL OWENS TO EVEN THINGS UP EARLY IN THE 2ND QUARTER. THE BILLS THEN FORCED THE ONLY TURNOVER OF THE GAME INTERCEPTING A FAVRE PASS DEEP IN VIKING TERRITORY. THE MINNESOTA DEFENSE HELD AND RYAN LINDELL BOOTED A 35 YD FG TO GIVE BUFFALO A 10-7 LEAD. AS TIME WINDED DOWN IN THE HALF FAVRE LED THE VIKINGS TO THEIR SECOND TD 22 YD TD PASS FROM FAVRE TO BERNARD BERRIAN AND MINNESOTA LED AT THE HALF 14-10.

THE BILLS ROSCOE PARRISH RETURNED THE 2ND HALF KICKOFF BACK 62 YDS TO THE VIKINGS 32. TWO PLAYS LATER BILLS RUNNING BACK FREDDIE JACKSON DASHED 28 YDS TO PAYDIRT AND THE BILLS WENT BACK IN FRONT 17-14. ON THE VIKINGS NEXT POSSESSION THE BILLS HAD THE MINNESOTA OFFENSE STOPPED DEEP INTO THEIR OWN TERRITORY BUT ON THIRD DOWN THE BILLS WERE CALLED FOR DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE ON A PASS INTENDED FOR PERCY HARVIN AT THE VIKES 38. THE PENALTY KEPT THE VIKINGS DRIVE ALIVE AND A FEW PLAYS LATER ADRIAN PETERSON BROKE LOOSE FOR HIS ONLY BIG RUN OF THE DAY A 43 YD TD JAUNT TO GIVE THE LEAD BACK TO MINNESOTA 21-17 LATE IN THE 3RD QUARTER. BUFFALO TOOK THE KICKOFF AND RETURNED IT TO THE MINNESOTA 45. TRENT EDWARDS THEN HIT LEE EVANS FOR 27 YDS TO THE VIKINGS 18. THE BILLS DRIVE THEN STALLED AND LINDELL KICKED A 40 YD FG TO CLOSE TH GAP TO 21-20.

AS THE 4TH QUARTER OPENED THE VIKINGS WERE CAUGHT HOLDING ON THE KICKOFF AND HAD TO START FROM THEIR OWN 16. FAVRE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VIKINGS TO MIDFIELD BEFORE THEY HAD TO PUNT. THE BILLS WENT 3 AND OUT AND PUNTED BACK TO MINNESOTA WITH 4:48 TO PLAY. THE VIKINGS RAN TWICE FOR 0 YDS BUT ON 3RD AND 3 FAVRE HIT SIDNEY RICE FOR 7 YDS BUT CAME UP SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN BY 3 YDS AT THE VIKING 43. FAVRE WANTED TO GO FOR THE FIRST DOWN BUT VIKING COACH BRAD CHILDRESS DECIDED TO PUNT. THE VIKING PUNTER THEN SHANKED A 20 YD PUNT THAT PARRISH RETURNED TO THE VIKING 43 AT THE 2 MINUTE WARNING. A 10 YD RUN BY MARSHAWN LYNCH WHO WAS HELD IN CHECK ALL DAY BY THE VIKINGS TOOK THE BALL TO THE MINNESOTA 33. THE BILLS LET THE CLOCK RUN SO MINNESOTA USED A TIMEOUT WITH 1:33 LEFT. LYNCH CARRIED AGAIN FOR 4 YDS TO THE MINNESOTA 29 AND EDWARDS FOLLOWED WITH A 4 YD RUN OF HIS OWN TO THE VIKINGS 25 WHERE MINNESOTA USED THEIR 2ND TIMEOUT WITH JUST :55 LEFT. EDWARDS THEN HIT TE JONATHAN STUPAR FOR 12 YDS TO THE MINNESOTA 13 WHO WENT OUT OF BOUNDS TO STOP THE CLOCK AT :48. JACKSON THEN RAN THE BALL TO THE VIKINGS 8 FORCING MINNESOTA TO USE THEIR LAST TIMEOUT AT :40. EDWARDS THEN MISSED ON 2 PASSES ONE TO OWENS AND ONE TO A WIDE OPEN LEE EVANS ON 3RD DOWN AT THE GOAL LINE. IT WAS 4TH DOWN AND 5 WITH JUST :33 LEFT. THE BILLS SENT RYAN LINDELL OUT TO TRY A 25 YD FG FOR THE LEAD. LINDELL KICKED THE BALL A LITTLE LOW AND VIKINGS DE JARED ALLEN BROKE THROUGH AND BLOCKED THE KICK SPOILING THE BILLS WINNING ATTEMPT. THE VIKINGS RAN OUT THE REMAINING :33 SECONDS AND MINNESOTA HAD THE 21-20 UPSET VICTORY AND THEIR FIRST LOMBARDI TROPHY. BRETT FAVRE WAS NAMED THE GAME MVP. HE THREW FOR 159 YDS AND 2 TDS.

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