Joshua Dobbs leads Vikings over Saints for fifth straight win

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The "Passtronaut" has done it again.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Joshua Dobbs, playing in just his second game with the team, led the way to a win over the New Orleans Saints, 27-19, on Sunday in his first home game. 

This was an interesting game, to say the least, as Saints quarterback Derek Carr, who was struggling in this one, was replaced by Jameis Winston after being injured.

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Joshua Dobbs of the Minnesota Vikings scores a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the second quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 12, 2023, in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

And as he usually does, Winston began to let it fly and started to bring the score closer in the second half.

Before getting to that, it was "The Dobbs Show" in the first half of this game that ended with a 24-3 lead heading into the locker room. He was electric, throwing for one score to his top target, T.J. Hockenson, and scrambling for a seven-yard rushing score as he dissected the Saints' tough defense. Ty Chandler also rushed one in from two yards out.

Dobbs would finish the game with 268 yards on 23 of 34 through the air with one touchdown and no interceptions.

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The second half, though, was definitely more about Winston because this became a game that wasn't easy for the Vikings to walk away with a win. 

On 2nd-and-16 from their own 49-yard line, the Saints saw Carr get injured, leading to Winston to replace him. Four plays later, Chris Olave, who became his most reliable target, made an unreal