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Kyle Orton hit Sammy Watkins on a 2-yard touchdown for the winning score with 1 second remaining as the Buffalo Bills beat the Minnesota Vikings 17-16 on Sunday.

The touchdown capped a 15-play, 80-yard drive which Orton extended by converting a fourth-and-20 and a third-and-12. Orton set up the decisive score with a 28-yard pass to Chris Hogan at the Vikings 2.

Orton overcame an interception, a lost fumble and six sacks to finish 31 of 43 for 283 yards and two touchdowns -- both to Watkins.

It was Orton's second last-second victory in three starts for Buffalo (4-3), which overcame injuries to running backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller.

The Vikings defense forced four turnovers. Teddy Bridgewater went 15 of 26 for 157 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions as Minnesota (2-5) lost its third in a row.

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Kyle Orton hit Sammy Watkins on a 2-yard touchdown for the winning score with 1 second remaining.

The Minnesota Vikings have fallen to 2-5 after a last-second loss to the Buffalo Bills.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke about that game, as part of a rapid-fire sports round-up of the latest on the Minnesota Wild, the Minnesota Twins, the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher football team, and the wildly successful Edina girls tennis team.

Bills beat Vikings 17-16 on Watkins 2-yard catch

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