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What Went Right, What Went Wrong

COIN TOSS: Steelers win the toss and elect to defer. Vikings get the ball first.

8:28 p.m. – What Went Right: The Vikings first possession lasted six plays, and Justin Jefferson was involved in three of them and Dalvin Cook was involved in two. Jefferson caught two passes for 13 yards and came close to making a circus catch in the end zone on a deep ball, and Cook carried twice for 24 yards. But the drive ended when Greg Joseph was wide left on a 53-yard field goal attempt, and the Steelers took over at their 43-yard line with 11:43 left in the first quarter.

The Steelers first possession mirrored the Vikings’ first possession in that both ended with missed field goals, and with both misses coming wide left. After getting one first down, a 6-yard completion

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