The Minnesota Vikings can only blame themselves as they lost 27-24 to the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday at Paycor Stadium.
Kicker Evan McPherson's 29-yard field goal gave the local heroes the victory.
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The Vikings (7-7) led 17-3 after three quarters, while the Bengals (8-6) got back into the game. Tee Higins and then Joe Mixon each reached the Minnesota team's end zone to bring the two teams to a tie.
Jordan Addison thought he had given the visitors the win by scoring a touchdown (his second of the game) with 3:57 left in regulation, but the Cincinnati club didn't give up. With 48 seconds left in the game, Tee Higgins caught a 21-yard pass from Jake Browning before extending his arm into the pay zone.
The latter once again did very well when replacing Joe Burrow. In fact, he finished his afternoon of work with 29 completed passes on 42 attempts for 324 yards through the air. Browning also added two touchdown passes to his record.
For the Vikings, Ty Chandler had a busy game, rushing 23 times for 132 yards. He also scored a touchdown.
The Bengals face the Steelers in Pittsburgh on December 23rd, while the Vikings host the Detroit Lions on December 24th.