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The year was 1999. NFC Championship Game. The Atlanta Falcons at the Minnesota Vikings in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. The Vikings, on the verge of returning to their first Super Bowl appearance in more than two decades, can put the game away late by adding a field goal to a seven-point lead with under two minutes remaining.
Vikings kicker Gary Anderson, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, had been perfect the entire regular season, going into the most important
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