MINNEAPOLIS, MN — It's not the Lombardi Trophy, but the Minnesota Vikings' "Minneapolis Miracle" was named play of the year at the NFL Honors Saturday. QB Case Keenum accepted the award on behalf of his team at the event held at Northrop on the University of Minnesota campus.
If you somehow don't remember the play, Keenum threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs as time expired in the divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. Vikings radio announcer Paul Allen called it the "Minneapolis Miracle" in real time.
The play marked the first game-winning touchdown on the final play of the fourth quarter in NFL postseason history.
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Watch the play over again and again here:
A moment we will never forget. The Minneapolis Miracle has won the @Bridgestone Elite Performance Play of the Year! #NFLHonors pic.twitter.com/r9VRhCG4gX
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) 4 February 2018
Photo credit: In this Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) runs in for a game winning touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the second half of an NFL divisional football playoff game in Minneapolis. Diggs has had his ups and downs throughout his life and career, but there's been no greater high on the field than his 61-yard touchdown reception on the final play for Minnesota to beat New Orleans and advance in the playoffs. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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