MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Gus Frerotte and Bernard Berrian have set a Minnesota Vikings record with a 99-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter against the Chicago Bears.
From the back of his end zone, Frerotte found a wide open Berrian. It was the longest offensive play in team history.
Seconds earlier, the Bears were stopped four straight times from the 1-yard line during the Sunday night game.
Berrian burned former teammate Charles Tillman and sped down the sideline untouched to give Minnesota a 10-7 lead on the 11th 99-yard pass play in NFL history. Tillman had moved to the inside to apparently cut off a post route.
The Vikings’ previous longest offensive play came in the franchise’s second season, an 89-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton to Charley Ferguson on Nov. 11, 1962.
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