Vikings’ Harrison Smith picks off Falcons’ Matt Ryan(Video)
There was a lot of hype surrounding the Atlanta Falcons’ trip to Minnesota to battle the Vikings on Sunday afternoon but it has turned into one of the most exciting games of the day.
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The Vikings went up 27-14 in the third quarter on two touchdown runs by Matt Asiata, one by Teddy Bridgewater and two field goals from Blair Walsh. The Falcons quickly answered with a Matt Ryan-to-Devin Hester touchdown and a 48-yard run by Antone Smith. The Vikings struck back with Asiata’s third touchdown and a two-point conversion to make it 35-28. After Walsh’s field goal made it 38-35, the Falcons took over.
Ryan tried to get something going but had his pass picked off by Vikings’ safety Harrison Smith.
That led to Walsh’s fourth field goal to make it 41-28 with just 1:14 to go.
You can see the pick below.
Prior to the pick, Walsh hit a 55-yard field goal which would have made a comeback very difficult anyway.
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