les ▁le ve led ▁the ▁scores ▁on ▁a ▁ 5 0 - yard ▁Patrick ▁Robinson ▁inter ception ▁return ▁before ▁scoring ▁a ▁further ▁ 3 1 ▁un answer ed ▁points ▁over ▁the ▁final ▁three ▁qu arters . ▁This ▁loss ▁extended ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁N FC ▁title ▁dr ought ▁to ▁ 4 2 ▁seasons , ▁the ▁longest ▁in ▁the ▁NFL . ▁ ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁Four ▁Vik ings ▁players ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁when ▁the ▁ro sters ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁three - time ▁selection ▁E vers on ▁Griff en , ▁two - time ▁selection ▁X avier ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁first - timer ▁Adam ▁Th iel en ▁all ▁named ▁as ▁star ters , ▁while ▁Griff en ' s ▁fellow ▁third - timer ▁Anthony ▁Bar r ▁was ▁named ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch ▁at ▁outside ▁line back er ▁behind ▁the ▁Card inals ' ▁Ch and ler ▁Jones ▁and ▁the ▁Red sk ins ' ▁Ryan ▁K err igan . ▁Saf ety ▁Harrison ▁Smith ▁was ▁r ated ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁safety ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁by ▁Pro ▁Football ▁F ocus ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ro ster ▁for ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl , ▁leading ▁to ▁some ▁considering ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁sn ubs ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁eventually ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁N FC ' s ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁ro ster ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁after ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁safety ▁Land on ▁Collins ▁with