The New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings played Sunday morning in the U.K., and while the game took a while to get going, fans overseas were treated to one heck of an ending.
The Vikings win on the DOUBLE DOINK
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 2, 2022
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/mxrxFrPBup
With two minutes left, Saints' kicker Wil Lutz made a 60-yard field goal attempt, the longest in the NFL this season.
Wil Lutz? Wil CLUTCH!
— NFL (From London) (@NFL) October 2, 2022
A 60-yarder to tie it up @wil_lutz5
: #MINvsNO on @NFLNetwork
: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/rvQRHI7Cq9 pic.twitter.com/Ce8KTr1s67
Then, the Minnesota Vikings were able to drive down the field, highlighted by a 39-yard pass from Kirk Cousins to Jordan Jefferson, and took a 28-25 lead with just 24-seconds left.
A go route into FG range... @JJettas2 is under it!
— NFL (From London) (@NFL) October 2, 2022
: #MINvsNO on @NFLNetwork
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Somehow, that was enough time for the Saints to get another field goal attempt from Lutz, this time from 61-yards out. He had the leg, but the ball hit the upright, landed on the crossbar and bounced back into the field of play. No good.
The NFL's official Twitter account posted a picture showing just how close the ball was from clearing the goalpost.
Game of inches. #MINvsNO pic.twitter.com/IQIGs1AXV4
— NFL (From London) (@NFL) October 2, 2022
Lutz is now 4-7 on field goals this season, but it's hard to blame him for his latest miss. There aren't many kickers in the league whom coaches would feel confident bringing in for a 60-plus yard attempt, let alone two in one game.
The Saints fell to 1-3 on the season with the loss. They host the Seattle Seahawks next Sunday.
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