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Buehler’s blunder in the Metrodome was huge


Minnesota’s Percy Harvin made it clear in a radio interview Thursday that his 95-yard kickoff return wouldn’t have been possible without a huge blunder committed by Cowboys kicker David Buehler.

Much has been said about the struggles of the Cowboys’ youth-filled kickoff team, but Harvin suggested Buehler was entirely to blame for the momentum-changing touchdown that opened the second half.

“It (the Vikings’ return scheme) was what we call a ‘bounce look,’ which is similar to a counter in the run scheme,” Harvin told Minneapolis radio station KFAN. “We had it mapped up all game, but they kept kicking the ball close to the sidelines and we couldn’t run it. They kicked it one time in the middle of the field and we were able to run it and those guys did a heck of a job at blocking. Like you said, I had one guy to make miss and then there was nobody there. So a lot of that credit goes to the 10 guys up front.”

Those 10 guys, plus Buehler. He made only one mistake Sunday at the Metrodome, but it was the one that sparked the Vikings to a 24-21 win.

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