With two minutes remaining on Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings gambled with an opportunity to place away the Seattle Seahawks.

They usually misplaced.

Going through fourth-and-1 on the Seahawks six-yard line whereas holding a five-point lead, the Vikings determined to go for it. Kirk Cousins handed the ball to Alexander Mattison, who was stuffed on the appropriate facet of the road for no achieve.

The choice and failure to transform put the ball again into the arms of Russell Wilson. And like he’s finished to his opponents all season, Wilson made the Vikings pay.

Wilson marched the Seahawks on a 96-yard drive that included a fourth-and-10 conversion and ended with a landing cross to DK Metcalf with 15 seconds remaining to safe a 27-26 Seahawks win.

With the victory, the Seahawks improved to 5-Zero and Wilson’s MVP marketing campaign kicked into overdrive.

Metcalf, as he’s been for a lot of the season, was Wilson’s go-to receiver on the game-winning drive. Going through fourth-and-10 on the Seattle 23-yard line with the sport on the road, Wilson heaved a deep ball towards the left sideline. Metcalf cut up a pair of Minnesota defenders and leveraged his 6-4, 230-pound body to leap and seize the game-saving catch for a 39-yard achieve.

As soon as Seattle bought into scoring place, Wilson referred to as Metcalf’s quantity once more. On second-and-goal from the six-yard line, Wilson seemed to Metcalf within the right-front nook of the tip zone. Wilson’s cross hit Metcalf within the arms, however the second-year receiver dropped it.

Wilson didn’t lose religion. Given one other probability to name Metcalf’s quantity with the sport on the road on fourth down, Wilson discovered him streaking left-to-right throughout the tip zone with security Anthony Harris trailing. He hit him within the arms.

This time Metcalf held on to provide Seattle a 27-26 lead with 15 seconds remaining.

Seattle’s two-point conversion failed. Nevertheless it didn’t matter. The Vikings didn’t method field-goal vary on their ensuing possession, and the Seahawks held on for an exhilarating victory.

From the outset, the Vikings seemed prepared to drag off the highway upset to get their one-win season again on observe. Minnesota’s protection swarmed and annoyed Wilson in a dominant first half that noticed Minnesota management the ball and carry a 13-Zero lead into halftime.

However within the third quarter, the Seahawks offense did what it does greatest. Rating in bunches. Aided by a pair of Vikings turnovers, Seattle scored three touchdowns in a 1:46 span to take a 21-19 lead into the third quarter.

The Vikings misplaced Professional Bowl operating again Dalvin Prepare dinner to an obvious groin harm early within the half, and Seattle seemed able to take management. However the Vikings didn’t fold.

Minnesota floor out a 15-play, 97-yard drive within the fourth quarter that includes repeated handoffs to backup operating again Alexander Mattison. The drive took 8:11 seconds off the clock and ended with a Kirk Cousins landing to Adam Thielen to take a 26-21 lead with 7:06 remaining.

The drive epitomized a transparent Minnesota gameplan to maintain the ball out of Wilson’s arms. And it virtually labored. The Vikings dominated time of possession 39:28-20:32 and annoyed Wilson for a lot of the night time.

However the late gamble didn’t repay. Head coach Mike Zimmer declined a 23-yard subject aim that might have given the Vikings an eight-point lead with two minutes remaining.

Clearly fearing what Wilson can do on a two-minute drive, Zimmer put the ball in Mattison’s arms as Prepare dinner remained sidelined with harm. Mattison wanted one yard to maintain Minnesota’s drive alive. He bought none. And Wilson made the Vikings pay.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson throws in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings in the course of the second half of an NFL soccer sport, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Picture/John Froschauer)

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