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After Further Review: Defense Works Together on Safety Sequence

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Was that a SKOL clap or a safety?

How about both.

After the Bears reached for momentum with a trick play for a 59-yard punt return touchdown on Sunday, the Vikings special teams and defense worked together to take it back in the second quarter.

Punter Ryan Quigley placed a 46-yard punt that was downed at the Chicago 12-yard line by Eric Wilson. The kick was one of five on the day that Quigley placed inside the 20 and allowed Minnesota’s defense the opportunity for a swaying series.

Two plays later, the Vikings defense that finished the regular season ranked first in total defense (275.