Article: Vikings 23, Green Bay 20; THE LOVE BOOT; Paul Edinger's career-best 56-yard field goal as time expires starts a raucous on-field celebration. Comeback from 17-point deficit provides burst of joy in season otherwise marred on and off field.(SPORTS)

Byline: Kevin Seifert; Staff Writer

Fifty-three men bounced, laughed, shrieked and stomped in unison Sunday afternoon. They stood not on a boat but on the Metrodome field, their gyrations wholesome and borne of a most appropriate kind of jubilation: professional success.

Displaying a spark seemingly extinguished by national embarrassment, the Vikings gave themselves a reason to celebrate Sunday. They roared back from a 17-point halftime deficit, won over a hostile home crowd and defeated the Green Bay Packers 23-20 on Paul Edinger's career-long 56-yard field goal as time expired. Edinger's kick sparked a wild postgame celebration - centered on Edinger ...

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