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NEW ORLEANS — The Minnesota Vikings upset the heavily favored Saints, 26-20, on Sunday afternoon when quarterback Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph with a 4-yard touchdown pass in overtime to end New Orleans’s season.
The Vikings were led by running back Dalvin Cook, who had 94 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and a defense that stymied the Saints’ biggest offensive weapons.
“We just fell short on offense,” Saints tight end Jared Cook said after the game. “We didn’t do our job.”
The Vikings will now meet the top-seeded 49ers (13-3) in San Francisco next Saturday afternoon in the N.