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Mike Boone took the handoff near the 13-yard line and slithered through a narrow lane and into the end zone.
The Vikings running back was met in the blue paint immediately by teammates Irv Smith, Jr., and left guard Pat Elflein, who helped create just enough space for Boone to make something happen.
“First things first – great job by the offensive line,” Boone told reporters following the game. “They opened everything up, and the hole’s there, and the rest is what running backs do – just hit it and go.”
The fourth-quarter touchdown gave the Vikings a comfortable 22-point lead over the Chargers with 10 minutes left in the game.
“That whole drive … we were preaching, ‘Put it away. Punch it in, punch it in,’ ” Boone said.
And less than a minute after scoring his first NFL touchdown, he scored his second.