Joshua Dobbs makes electric Vikings debut, leads team on wild go-ahead touchdown drive

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Sunday was Joshua Dobbs’ fifth full day with the Minnesota Vikings. He’s barely had time to read the playbook and came into the game against the Atlanta Falcons as the backup to rookie Jaran Hall.

Hall left the game with a concussion in the first quarter, and Dobbs, who was acquired in a trade from the Arizona Cardinals following Kirk Cousins’ season-ending injury, stepped in. There were no expectations for Dobbs as he was thrust into the game, but he made the most of it.

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Joshua Dobbs of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball for a touchdown against the Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Nov. 5, 2023, in Atlanta. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Dobbs kept the Vikings in the game throughout Sunday’s matchup. The Falcons were up 21-13 with 6:54 left in the third quarter when Dobbs’ rushing touchdown and 2-point conversion tied the game.

Minnesota took the lead early in the fourth quarter with a 31-yard Greg Joseph field goal. Atlanta clawed back to go up four points thanks to a 5-yard rushing touchdown from Tyler Allgeier.

The Vikings needed Dobbs to come up big with 2:08 left in the game.

Dobbs got the Vikings down to the Falcons’ 34-yard line but needed a touchdown and not a field goal. On 4th-and-7, Dobbs broke a few tackles and scrambled for 22 yards to keep the Vikings alive. A short pass to T.J. Hockenson got the Vikings six more yards.

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Minnesota Vikings guard Dalton Risner and wide receiver Brandon Powell celebrate a touchdown against the Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in