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2017 NFC Divisional Round · Saints at Vikings

Vikings vs Saints, 2017 NFC Divisional Round: down 1, 25 seconds left, one timeout, 1st and 10 at your own 25.

What really happened

Mike Zimmer was calling it for the Vikings. His first call: Case Keenum hit Stefon Diggs for 19 yards. The real drive ended in a touchdown. The Vikings won 29-24 over the Saints.

The plays that swung it

1. Q4 0:25

   Case Keenum hit Stefon Diggs for 19 yards.

   -8 points of win chance

2. Q4 0:14

   Case Keenum's pass to Jerick McKinnon fell incomplete.

   -6 points of win chance

3. Q4 0:10

   Case Keenum hit Stefon Diggs for a 61-yard touchdown.

   +74 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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