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Minnesota Vikings stun Saints to advance in the NFL playoffs

The Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs put the Minnesota Vikings up against the New Orleans Saints. Most experts didn’t give the purple and gold a chance of winning this tough game in the “Big Easy” but it was a much more competitive game than they expected.

In fact, the Vikings won the game by a final score of 26-20 but needed overtime to put away the third seed in the NFC. It was a game full of ups and downs, but Minnesota found a way to get the job done.

Let’s take a look at how the score got that way.