(Reuters) - With one game-saving play, linebacker Dwight Freeney showed the championship mettle the Arizona Cardinals are hoping can help push them to the next level.
The Cardinals signed the veteran Freeney in October and the acquisition reaped big benefits on Thursday when his last-second sack and strip fumble propelled Arizona to a 23-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
The 14th year Freeney made a nifty spin move against a Vikings offensive lineman and got to quarterback Teddy Bridgewater just as Minnesota was moving in for a game-tying field goal.
"They were in field goal range for sure," Cardinals coach Bruce Arians told reporters.