MINNEAPOLIS – For a moment, it looked like the Green Bay Packers had the most unlikely of endings, the receiver who torched their secondary all day remembered more for one pass he did not catch.
On the first snap of the final drive, safety Darnell Savage undercut Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins’ throw to the almost uncoverable Justin Jefferson down the right sideline. Savage played the football so well, he looked like the intended receiver, floating in front of Jefferson as he grabbed Cousins’ pass with both hands.
It was ruled an interception, a game-changing play at the Green Bay 37-yard line, setting up the Packers with a short field to break a tie with 2 minutes left.