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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:36, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Minneapolis Miracle

 * ... that a last-second game-winning touchdown by the Minnesota Vikings was dubbed the Minneapolis Miracle? Source: "Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard touchdown pass from Case Keenum on the final play for a 29-24 victory over New Orleans in a divisional playoff game Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. ... The Vikings, who had blown a 17-0 third-quarter lead, looked doomed when Will Lutz kicked a 43-yard field goal with 25 seconds left to put the Saints up 24-23. They faced third and 10 at their own 39 with 10 seconds remaining and no timeouts left. and Allen yells “It’s a Minneapolis miracle!” as the Vikings took the 29-24 victory." (and others).
 * ALT1:... that sportscaster Joe Buck called the game winning play on the Minneapolis Miracle as "Keenum steps into it, pass is caught! DIGGS! SIDELINE! TOUCHDOWN! UNBELIEVABLE! Vikings win it!"
 * Reviewed: Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Created by Lamblings (talk). Nominated by Bobamnertiopsis (talk) at 01:12, 18 January 2018 (UTC).

Article was created on 15 January so is in date, is more than long enough and there are no copyvio concerns. A couple of sourcing issues, the end of The Play section is unsourced as is the first quote in Broadcast calls. I would also suggest the hook could be reworded slightly to focus more on the actual game, perhaps:

that the last-second game-winning touchdown by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2018 NFC divisional playoff was dubbed the Minneapolis Miracle?

What are your thoughts? Once the sourcing is fixed and a QPQ review added, this is good to go. Kosack (talk) 13:23, 18 January 2018 (UTC)


 * I added an ALT1 that uses Joe Buck's call of that final play. Consider and reword as appropriate. Alansohn (talk) 17:43, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
 * ALT1 is kind of uninteresting; one would expect a sportscaster to go off like that in any sport when there's a last-second incredible play that wins a game thought hopelessly lost just moments before. Even the original hook ... well, these moments usually get names, so that shouldn't be a surprise. I think a more interesting hook would be something that, I admit, is not presently in the article. It has been speculated by reliable sources that Marcus Williams was trying to avoid another pass interference call, which to me makes sense on the replays. We could put this in, and use it as the hook ... not everyone is aware of this angle on the story. Daniel Case (talk) 00:43, 1 February 2018 (UTC)