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Vikings' last-minute trick play backfires.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
MINNEAPOLIS _ After weeks of covert drills and intense preparation, the Vikings unveiled their top-secret, super-duper, misdirection touchdown pass in the closing seconds on Sunday.
It was effective, exciting and against all known NFL laws.
The clandestine Randy Moss-to-Daunte Culpepper touchdown pass had been in the hopper for more than a month as coach Mike Tice waited for the perfect moment. He found it with about 30 seconds left.
The play resulted in maximum disappointment. It was the perfect letdown.
Let's just say the Vikings didn't have a real good grasp of the play, or the rules that govern it. I discovered that afterward when ...
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