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Watch: Incredible Josh Dobbs Scramble Sets Up Vikings Touchdown

This was a magician-like escape from Dobbs to get a first down.
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Watch: Incredible Josh Dobbs Scramble Sets Up Vikings Touchdown
Watch: Incredible Josh Dobbs Scramble Sets Up Vikings Touchdown

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Josh Dobbs might not know the Vikings' playbook very well yet, but he does know how to keep a play alive with his legs.

Dobbs, who was acquired on Tuesday, was thrust into action in Atlanta on Sunday when rookie Jaren Hall was ruled out for the game with a concussion. Early on, Dobbs looked like a guy who barely knew what he was doing in a new offense. He took a safety and then lost a fumble on his first two series at quarterback.

But just before halftime, Dobbs showed off one of the traits that makes him interesting: His athleticism. Facing a third and 10 from the Falcons' 13, he was able to escape a sack and scramble for a miraculous conversion. Dobbs ended up all the way back at the 32 before turning the corner and dashing up the sideline for a diving first down.

Check out the block from Cam Akers (31) that helped make the play happen:

Two plays later, Dobbs hit Alexander Mattison for a two-yard touchdown pass to get the Vikings right back into the game.

Dobbs not only had 1,569 passing yards and eight touchdowns with the Cardinals in the first eight games of the season, he also had 258 yards and three touchdowns as a runner. That dual-threat ability is something the Vikings didn't have under Kirk Cousins.

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Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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