1.
Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Brett Favre's 32-yard scoring pass to Greg Lewis with 2 seconds to play Sunday gave the Minnesota Vikings a stunning 27-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
The Vikings (3-0) marched 87 yards in 1:27 to set up the winning score.
Lewis grabbed the pass in the back of the end zone, just keeping his feet in bounds. An official review was needed to uphold the TD.
Favre completed 24-of-46 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns.
Percy Harvin ran a kickoff back 101 yards for a touchdown and Ryan Longell booted field goals of 40 and 52 yards for the Vikings.
San Francisco quarterback Shaun Hill was 15-of-25 for 195 yards and two touchdown passes to Vernon Davis, one on a 5-yard play and the other for 20 yards.
Nate Clements returned a blocked field goal 59 yards for another 49ers touchdown.
|
|
|
| Additional Sports News Stories | |
PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
|
NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
|
MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
|
HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
