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MINNEAPOLIS — Sam Darnold strong-armed his former team in his home debut for the Minnesota Vikings with a 97-yard touchdown pass to superstar Justin Jefferson. Darnold dropped back into his end zone on second down from the 3 in the second quarter and spotted Jefferson speeding between San Francisco 49ers safeties Ji'Ayir Brown and George Odum. Jefferson caught the ball in stride after it soared 55 yards in the air and used a stutter-step move at the 32 to veer in the opposite direction and finish the second-longest play from scrimmage in Vikings history. Darnold spent last season with San Francisco.
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