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Colts' taunting penalty turned tides of history in Vikings' favor

The greatest comeback in 103 seasons of NFL football has to start with one pebble falling into place somewhere to start the unprecedented avalanche we all witnessed at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday.

Here's that one pebble that turned the Vikings' 33-0 halftime deficit into No. 3 receiver K.J. Osborn's spot-on Justin Jefferson impersonation and a 39-36 overtime victory over Indianapolis:

Colts linebacker Dayo Odeyingbo was standing over and taunting Vikings receiver Jalen Reagor after turning Reagor's jet sweep into a 5-yard loss.

"I couldn't hear what the guy said to me," Reagor said. "But I knew it wasn't good for the Colts.