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2012 Week 17 · Packers at Vikings

Vikings vs Packers, 2012 Week 17: tied, 2:45 left, 1st and 10 at your own 28.

What really happened

Leslie Frazier was calling it for the Vikings. His first call: Christian Ponder's pass to Adrian Peterson fell incomplete. The real drive ended in a made field goal. The Vikings won 37-34 over the Packers.

The plays that swung it

1. Q4 2:00

   Christian Ponder hit Michael Jenkins for 25 yards.

   +16 points of win chance

2. Q4 1:54

   Adrian Peterson ran for 7 yards.

   +9 points of win chance

3. Q4 0:03

   B. Walsh's 29-yard field goal was good.

   +15 points of win chance

Win chance is the share of games like this one, from that spot, that the team went on to win.

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