NFL: Minnesota Vikings complete biggest comeback in NFL history to beat Indianapolis Colts
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Vikings running back Dalvin Cook had 95 rushing yards, 95 receiving yards and a touchdown in his team's spectacular comeback
The Minnesota Vikings completed the biggest comeback in NFL history to beat the Indianapolis Colts and secure their place in this season's play-offs.
After trailing 33-0 at half-time, Kirk Cousins threw for four touchdowns, with a 64-yard catch and run from running back Dalvin Cook making it 36-34.
A two-point conversion followed to tie it up with 2:15 left and Greg Joseph's field goal won it late in overtime.
The Buffalo Bills are also in the play-offs after beating the Miami Dolphins.
The Super Bowl favourites won 32-29 as time expired to clinch the AFC East title and guarantee a spot in the post-season while the Vikings became NFC North champions for the first time since 2017.
The extraordinary 39-36 victory, which took the Vikings' record to 11 wins and three defeats for the season, was their first against the Colts in 25 years.
The Bills set the previous record for the biggest NFL comeback, coming back from 35-3 down against the now-defunct Houston Oilers in 1993.
Cousins revealed the team believed they could still win the game even at 33-0 down at half-time, when cornerback Patrick Peterson told the locker room: "All we need is five touchdowns."
"I thought he was being sarcastic," said 34-year-old quarterback Cousins, who completed 34 of 54 passes for 460 yards.
Buffalo Bills players had to clear snow from the field, allowing team-mate Tyler Bass to have a firm footing for his game-winning field goal against Miami
In snowy conditions at Buffalo, Bills kicker Tyler Bass made a game-winning field goal in the final seconds for the second time in four weeks.
His team-mates used their hands to clear a spot for Bass to make the kick from 25 yards and secure a fifth straight win for the Bills, who are now 11-3.
Quarterback Josh Allen completed 25 of 40 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for 77 yards.
The Dolphins (8-6) trailed 21-13 at half-time but moved ahead as Tua Tagovailoa made his two touchdown passes in the third quarter.
Allen made a five-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Knox and the Bills added a two-point conversion to make it 29-29 with 9:02 left.
Buffalo then regained possession on their own seven-yard line with 5:56 to play and, despite deteriorating field conditions, Allen navigated a 15-play drive that set up Bass' game-winning kick at the death.
In Saturday's other NFL game, Nick Chubb ran for 99 yards in the snow as the Cleveland Browns' defence held firm to earn a 13-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
Deshaun Watson threw for 161 yards and the game's only touchdown, to Donovan Peoples-Jones late in the third quarter, to claim victory in his first home game with the Browns (6-8) after returning from suspension.
Tyler Huntley continued to stand in for injured Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson but rookie outside linebacker David Ojabo, who was raised in Aberdeen, finally made his NFL debut after recovering from an Achilles injury.