Paul Allen, Kevin Harlan, sad Saints: Calling the #MinneapolisMiracle

We know that many of you were watching on TV, so here's what the Vikings' winning touchdown looked and sounded like elsewhere, including video from the Wild and Wolves games.

January 15, 2018 at 3:06PM
Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford was hoisted up by a jubilant Stefon Diggs after Diggs made a game-winning 61-yard touchdown catch on the last play of Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game at U.S> Bank Stadium.
Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford was hoisted up by a jubilant Stefon Diggs after Diggs made a game-winning 61-yard touchdown catch on the last play of Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game at U.S> Bank Stadium. (Tom Wallace — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

We know that many of you were watching on TV, so here's what the Vikings' winning touchdown looked and sounded like Sunday night, including video from the Wild and Wolves games.

Let's start by trying to work up some sympathy for the Saints. Here's the call from play-by-play voice Jim Henderson ("Are you kidding me?") and analyst Deuce McAllister, a former NFL running back ("You're kidding me.")

On the Vikings Radio Network, here's where the #MinneapolisMiracle hashtag originated, courtesy of Paul Allen ("You're kidding me!" and analyst Pete Bercich ("Oh, my God! No way!")

On the Westwood One network, original Timberwolves broadcaster Kevin Harlan ("Oh, my goodness! It's going to go in for the touchdown") and former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason ("I can't believe what I just saw.") called it this way:

And here was the scene in the corridor at the X before the Wild-Vancouver game.

Meanwhile, at Target Center.

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And, finally, here's the front page from the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Don't say you can't relate to this, Minnesota sports fans.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Howard Sinker

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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