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Redskins QB Case Keenum ready for whatever his role becomes

By Ian Cummings

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 14: Quarterback Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates as he walks off the field after the Vikings defeated the New Orleans Saints 29-24 to win the NFC divisional round playoff game at U.S. Bank Stadium on January 14, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 14: Quarterback Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates as he walks off the field after the Vikings defeated the New Orleans Saints 29-24 to win the NFC divisional round playoff game at U.S. Bank Stadium on January 14, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 9: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the field prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on October 9, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 9: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the field prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on October 9, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /

All it took was one play. And the unlikeliest man was etched in legend.

Ten seconds to go. Vikings down to the Saints, 23-24, with a trip to the NFC Championship on the line. With a bid to be recognized as one of the league’s four best teams at stake. And with a city desperate for unmitigated hope.

It was in this moment that Vikings fans chose to cling to hope, even with the overwhelming expectation of having that hope dashed in an emotional maelstrom. It had happened to them many times before. The missed field goal by Blair Walsh against the Seattle Seahawks. The team’s overtime loss to the eventual Super Bowl-winning Saints in 2009.

For years, the Vikings had endured a particular kind of disappointment. The kind that only came once the excitement had built to an astronomical level. The kind that sent the mind into a suspension of awe, disbelief, and denial when it inevitably came. It was that kind of disappointment that seemed to be coming, with the Vikings so close to redemption.

But then something happened. Something different. The Vikings delivered, behind the arm of an unexpected hero.

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