1. Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings (2019, Week 11)
- End of 3rd Quarter Score: 23-7, Broncos
- Final Score: 27-23, Vikings
For about an hour-and-a-half of real-time, the Vikings looked like idiots on this November day. A no-name quarterback, Brandon Allen, was carving up the Vikings secondary, and the Broncos moved the sticks at will in the first half. At halftime, Minnesota trailed 20-0.
But then a resurrection happened. The Vikings rampaged back into the contest, and Denver’s otherwise-unwavering defense collapsed. Kirk Cousins threw for 319 yards on the afternoon with three touchdowns in the second half alone. It was even rumored that Cousins designed a few plays all on his own on the fly.
Dalvin Cook, Irv Smith Jr., Stefon Diggs, and Kyle Rudolph all scored in the second half. Minnesota outscored Denver 20-0 in the fourth quarter, and the Vikings walked away victorious in the raucous comeback. It was the first time Minnesota had outscored a team in the fourth quarter by 20+ points since 2006. This was also the NFL’s largest halftime comeback in seven years.
Minnesota had not erased a 20-point halftime deficit to win since December 1st, 1985, at Philadelphia with a 28-23 victory over the Ron Jaworski-led Eagles.