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2021 Week 2 · Vikings at Cardinals

Vikings vs Cardinals, 2021 Week 2: down 1, 2:09 left, 1st and 10 at your own 23.

What really happened

Mike Zimmer was calling it for the Vikings. His first call: Kirk Cousins hit Adam Thielen for 3 yards. The real drive ended in a missed field goal. The Vikings lost 34-33 to the Cardinals.

The plays that swung it

1. Q4 1:28

   Kirk Cousins' pass to Justin Jefferson fell incomplete.

   -8 points of win chance

2. Q4 1:21

   Kirk Cousins hit Adam Thielen for 12 yards.

   +19 points of win chance

3. Q4 0:04

   G. Joseph's 37-yard field goal missed.

   -66 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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