There must have been some serious motivating going on in the locker room.
Minnesota allowed just one field goal to the Colts in the second half as they stormed all the way back from that 33-point deficit to force overtime.
The Vikings completed the comeback when Greg Joseph drained a game-winning 40-yard field goal with three seconds left in overtime to walk off the Colts 39-36.
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Where does this rank among the largest comebacks in NFL history? Here’s a look at the list.
Biggest comebacks in NFL history
The Vikings set the record for largest comeback in NFL history, regular season and playoffs combined. It surpassed the game simply known as “The Comeback,” when Bills erased a 35-3 deficit against the Oilers in the 1993 AFC playoffs.
The starting quarterback for the Bills in that game was Frank Reich, who was the Colts’ head coach when the 2022 season began but he was fired and replaced by interim coach Jeff Saturday.
A look at the largest NFL comebacks of all time, regular-season and postseason:
This game also marks the second time Colts quarterback Matt Ryan has appeared on the list. He was the Falcons’ quarterback when Atlanta blew a 28-3 lead against the Patriots in Super Bowl 51. That game is now tied for the sixth-largest comeback of all time, and it remains the largest Super Bowl deficit overcome.
Ryan now has the unfortunate distinction of being the quarterback for the largest blown lead in NFL history overall and the largest in the Super Bowl.
Biggest halftime comebacks in NFL history
The Vikings’ comeback also represented the largest halftime deficit overcome in NFL history. A look at that list:
