Quick Take: Vikings claim NFC North title

It was over when ...
Ryan Longwell nailed a 50-yard field goal with five seconds remaining in the game, giving the Vikings the victory and their first division championship since 2000. The Giants already had clinched the NFC's No. 1 seed and a first-round playoff bye. Minnesota, the North champion, is the NFC's No. 3 seed.

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Game ball
Vikings RB Adrian Peterson had a shaky start -- he tripped in the backfield and fumbled the ball in the first quarter. But he regrouped, and on the next series, the NFL's rushing leader dashed 67 yards for a touchdown. He finished with 103 yards, the 10th 100-yard game of his two-year NFL career.

Key stat
The Giants held the ball nearly 10 minutes longer than the Vikings, and in three trips into the red zone, they were forced to go for a field goal twice.

Noteworthy
Derrick Ward rushed for 77 yards, putting him over 1,000 for the season and making the Giants just the fourth team with two 1,000-yard running backs (Brandon Jacobs has 1,089). ... New York backup QB David Carr took over for starter Eli Manning in the second half. ... The Vikings are 6-2 at home this season.