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Posted 2023-02-18 03:51:07

Absolutely nothing went right for the Vikings in the first half against the Colts. And just when it looked like they caught a much-needed break, it was taken off the board.The Vikings had stopped Colts receiver Michael Pittman several yards behind the line to gain in the second quarter, and appeared to strip the ball from him and return it back for a fumble recovery touchdown. That would Malik Beasley Jersey have made the score 23-6.But just as Pittman lost po se sion, the whistle was blown, stopping the play for forward progre s. Needle s to say, the Viking crowd was le s than pleased:Vikings fans are booing after this wasn't ruled a fumble (@sportingnews) By the Hoodie end of the first half, the Vikings trailed 33-0, the worst regular-season halftime deficit ever for a 10-win team, .MORE: It certainly looked like Pittman was still fighting for yards when the play was blown dead, but the whistle could be heard just as the ball fell out. That means anything after the whistle would not count. It wasn't a reviewable play, meaning all the Vikings could do was vent to the officials and prepare to return the ensuing punt.The fumble looked to be just the momentum-changing play the 10-3 Vikings needed in Isaiah Rider Jr. Jersey what was looking like a stunning beatdown at home by the 4-8-1 Colts. The Vikings got the ball back and went on to throw a pick-six a 14-point swing:. PICK-6! It's 30-0 in the first half!: on : Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) The Colts opened the game with a field goal, followed by a blocked punt by Indianapolis' Ifeadi Odenigbo; the Colts' JoJo Domann picked it up and scored the 24-yard return for a touchdown.BLOCKED PUNT Colts score a touchdown on special teams.: (@sportingnews) MORE: But Minnesota's woes didn't stop there. Dalvin Cook fumbled on the Vikings' next po se sion, and the Colts turned that turnover into another touchdown. The Colts kicked two more field goals before intercepting Kirk Cousins with 5:50 left in the second quarter and returning it for a pick-six (just one play after Justin Jefferson appeared to be injured).The first half also featured these lowlights for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Jersey the Vikings that included Cousins just falling down after taking a snap and failing a fake punt attempt on a fourth-and-1 from their own 31.Let's check in on the Vikings... @ (@FTBeard7) The Vikings tried a fake punt pa s.It ... didn't Andrew Wiggins Jersey work.: (@sportingnews) MORE: The Vikings have already taking heat for their struggles despite the sterling record. At minus-1, the Vikings entered the game with the worst point differential for a team to start 10-3 or better in NFL history, , and that point differential certainly wasn't looking likely to improve trailing 33-0 at the end of the first half against the Colts.