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Here's a recap of the three touchdown passes.
Q1, 0:43 remaining — Fourth-and-2 at the Detroit 28
The Vikings have bounced back from a sack that created a third-and-13 with a 9-yard pass to Justin Jefferson. The rookie receiver fumbled the ball at the end of the play while fighting for yardage during a tackle by linebacker Jahlani Tavai.
Center Garrett Bradbury alertly scooped the fumble and fell forward for a gain of 2 more yards to create a fourth-and-2. Down 7-0, Head Coach Mike Zimmer opts to go for it instead of trying a 46-yard field goal.
Minnesota lines up with 22 personnel (two backs, two tight ends) with fullback C.J. Ham and running back Alexander Mattison in the I-formation and tight ends Irv Smith, Jr., and Tyler Conklin. Smith is used as a moveable chess piece, and Conklin caps the left end of the line of scrimmage outside of left tackle Rashod Hill.
Smith goes in motion to the right before the snap, and he and Conklin run shallow crossing routes.
Ham blocks a rush by linebacker Christian Jones, allowing Mattison to release on a passing route against man-to-man coverage by Tavai. The linebacker began the play outside the opposite hash mark of Mattison's path, and he is unable to contest the catch.