The rookie safety, who showed his ball-hawking ability with four regular-season interceptions and one in the playoffs – with 1:18 left in the third quarter of Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round playoff game against Minnesota in U.S. Bank Stadium – simply would have attempted to add to his interception haul, or produce a pass breakup.
But with the Vikings trailing 24-23 with 10 seconds left, facing third-and-10 from their own 39-yard line with no timeouts remaining, and quarterback Case Keenum having lofted a pass toward the right sideline for receiver Stefon Diggs, Williams arrived on the scene a tad early.