The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Indianapolis Colts after being down 33 at halftime, a new NFL comeback record.
Entering Saturday, teams that trailed by 30 or more points at the half were 0-132 in the Super Bowl Era — since 1966 — including playoff games.
The Vikings didn’t score at all until 8 minutes, 25 seconds remained in the game. But from that point on, they outscored the Colts 39-6.
The 33-point comeback exceeded the previous record of 32, set by the Buffalo Bills in the 1992 playoffs against the Houston Oilers.
The Vikings are also now the first team in NFL history to go 10-0 in one-possession games through the first 14 games of a season.
The Colts have now lost 4 in a row and have dropped to 4-9-1.
The historic win eliminated the Vikings’ last remaining competitor, the Detroit Lions, from contention for the NFC North title.
It is the Vikings’ its first NFC North division title since 2017 and also its first playoff berth since 2019.
Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said after the game: “Nobody is happier to be NFC North champions. The way we earned it, I think will stick with a lot of us for a long time, but there’s still a lot to go back and make sure we rectify.”
