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Q1, 10:33 remaining — Third-and-goal at the Minnesota 4
The Saints entered the game having scored touchdowns on seven consecutive trips to the red zone and quickly moved inside the Vikings 20-yard line after recovering a fumble at the 37.
The Vikings, however, were up to the challenge of limiting the Saints to a 29-yard field goal.
After New Orleans earned a first-and-goal at the 9, Minnesota responded with a nice tackle of Latavius Murray on first down by Xavier Rhodes and Shamar Stephen.
The Vikings then played a little cat-and-mouse with Anthony Barr and Harrison Smith showing blitz before the next snap. Brees quickly got rid of the ball to Jared Cook, but the quarterback and tight end seemed to be a little off on the placement of the ball/receiving option. Cook secured the catch with a diving catch, and Smith tackled him.
On third down, the Vikings relied on Everson Griffen and Danielle Hunter to create pressure from the edge on third down.
Hunter wins his 1-on-1 with right tackle Ryan Ramczyk in a way that might have deterred Brees from throwing to Alvin Kamara and capitalizing on a pick play by Cook that slightly delayed Smith from getting out to the running back.
Griffen executes a flawless spin move on left tackle Terron Armstead, taking advantage of the space created when Linval Joseph moves LG Andrus Peat out of Griffen’s way.
Hunter and Griffen converge to share Minnesota’s first sack of the day and force the field goal.