Wright’s 87-yard TD lifts Vikings in OT

MINNEAPOLIS - It was a play designed to get five yards and move the chains.
Jarius Wright made sure it did a lot more than that.
Wright slipped out of a tackle and raced 87 yards for a touchdown, leading Minnesota to a 30-24 overtime win against the New York Jets Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium.
Facing 3rd-and-5 on their own 13-yard line, Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater saw a blitz and made a check at the line of scrimmage. Bridgewater fired a quick screen to Wright, who broke a tackle near the line of scrimmage and outran the Jets down the sideline for his first touchdown of the season.
“I got into the open field and I said to myself, ‘I have to score,’” Wright said. “Earlier in the game, we ran it a couple of times and thought it would be a chance to score.”
Jets kicker Nick Folk connected on a 44-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining to force overtime. It was Folk’s fifth field goal of the day.
With the victory, Minnesota’s faint playoff hopes remained alive. The Vikings (6-7), finish with games at Detroit, at Miami and home against Chicago.
The win also means Minnesota has already surpassed last season’s win total (five) with three games still remaining.
Mount Vernon native Chad Greenway recorded 11 total tackles.