![]() ![]() The Vikings weren’t done, not in this season of last-minute surprises. "I got to the 40 and I didn’t think I was going to make it," Woodley said. The touchdown put the Steelers up 20-10 with 6:23 remaining, after the Vikings drove to the Steelers 8 and were in position to take their first lead since Peterson’s 2-yard touchdown run put them up 7-3 in the second quarter. Coach Mike Tomlin called it "one of those slow-motion moments that are a joy in this business." Woodley’s return, with the linebacker huffing and puffing for the final 30 yards after Brett Keisel stripped Favre of the ball, was reminiscent of James Harrison’s 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Super Bowl against Arizona. They’re saying they can’t beat us running, and that’s a major statement when you have the guy they have back there." "You have the best running back in the world and you don’t give it to him. "That’s the biggest point of the game," safety Ryan Clark said. To the Steelers, the goal-line stand was as decisive as the two defensive touchdowns that followed. The Vikings (6-1) conceded as much in the third quarter when, after failing to score from a half-yard out on three plays in which Peterson got the ball only once, they settled for a field goal that kept Pittsburgh in the lead at 13-10. 1 defensively the last two seasons - are tough to beat in any game that’s decided by defense. And the Super Bowl champion Steelers (5-2) - No. The anticipated quarterback showdown between Favre and NFL passing leader Ben Roethlisberger became a defensive duel. LaMarr Woodley’s 77-yard fumble return and Keyaron Fox’s 82-yard interception return on turnovers by Favre allowed the Steelers to turn back Minnesota’s repeated comeback attempts, and the Steelers rode three major defensive stands to an important 27-17 victory Sunday. ![]() The Vikings couldn’t gain a half-yard when it might have turned the game, then watched the Steelers’ big-play defense end their unbeaten season with two long touchdown returns in the final 6½ minutes. PITTSBURGH - Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings were anything but perfect. View full size Keith Srakocic, The Associated Press Minnesota Vikings kick returner Percy Harvin (12) returns a kickoff 88-yards past Pittsburgh Steelers' Keyaron Fox in the fourth quarter of the NFL football game in Pittsburgh on Sunday. ![]()
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