And Now, a Haiku
by Eric J. Thompson on Jan 24, 2010 9:29 PM CST
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PrintI cannot believe
That they roped me in again.
The f*cking Vikings.
That's all I can manage at the moment. This is going to take a very long time to get over.
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worse than 98
because we had every opportunity to win this game
i’m too tired to get angry at anything…
Nothing could ever be worse than 98.
Not even that GD game against Arizona where they scored 14 points in 1 minute back in 2003.
Other than the 4 SB losses, this has to rank a close 2d to the '98 loss
"Skol Vikings! Let's win this game Skol Vikings!
To me this was far worse than '98
My only hope is to be philosophical. It’s just a game. It teaches us about life. Let’s learn the lessons and work harder in our own lives, where we can control the outcome.
by L A Vikes Fan on Jan 25, 2010 1:52 PM CST up reply actions
My condolences my friends,
I am not a Vikings fan, but I am extremely sad that the Saints, the hated Saints, are going to the super bowl. Your team looked much better than the Saints, sometimes these things just happen. Don’t blame it on Favre, he played his heart out, and you wouldnt have even gotten to this place had it not been for him. But don’t worry, this isn’t the last of the Vikings in the playoffs.
See you here next year!
It's not so bad...
They’ve never been to the Super Bowl.
Plus we still have 10 guys in the Pro Bowl. Maybe we can set the record for most turnovers in a Pro Bowl game as well this year, who knows.
Typical Vikings
I’ve said all year that they’d eventually find a way to let us down. They did it again and found ways to lose this game. How many fumbles? The 12 men in the huddle? Unbelieveable?.
Maroon and Gold Headquarters: The Daily Gopher
Indicative of this team
always a mistake at the WORST time
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
wow
that hurts
The mullet is basically Captain Planet. Earth, wind, fire, water, and heart all come together. When the powers combine, the mullet just shines through, and it’s like a halo around you.
-Jared Allen
by daminnesotamoose on Jan 24, 2010 9:36 PM CST reply actions
I would just like to state...
Our Minnesota Vikings (I believe) TIED the record for postseason turnovers in a single game…(8)
http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/records/playoffs/team/turnovers
we didnt have 8 turnovers
We had 2 picks and 3 fumbles lost. Thats 5 turnovers
Ace Deuce- Tell me that is not the coolest nickname ever....... Okayyy maybe "Purple Moses" beats it. :)
by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Jan 24, 2010 9:44 PM CST up reply actions
It's not a turnover if the other team doesn't get the ball
A fumble is not a turnover if the other team doesn’t get the ball. A TURNOVER means you turn the ball over to the other team. So for the fumbles that we got back these are not turnovers. Whoever got 8 turnovers was even worse than the Vikings here…
Does it really matter now?
Whether it’s 5 turnover’s or not? Either way, we again came up short again and someone else got the chance to go to the “Big Dance”.
by abunai.ninja on Jan 25, 2010 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
im going to rant about a few things
1. Refs hand teh game to the saints in OT with 4 bad calls.
Asher ALlen hold, PI on uncatchable ball, 4th down review should ahve moved the ball back and atleast had a mearurement, and then that last catch hit the ground
2.The VIings ouldnt hold on to the ball.
3. CHILDRESS WHEN U ARE AT THE 30 WITH 2 TIMEOUTS and 1 minute to go
u try to GAIN YARDS BY PASSING
sure enough he screws up by going conservative and it comes back to bite
Eric
Nice haiku, but it’s just a game. As Vikings fan, we should be used to this by now. I don’t believe in curses, but this team is cursed. Has any other organization lost so many winnable playoff games in its history? Dallas 75, Washington 88, Atlanta 98, NO 2010? I mean seriously, at least Denver won two Super Bowls after years of coming up short. This is the best organization to never have won a Super Bowl and is the best when it comes to blowing it big time. Amazing. Give it away.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Agreed...this team has the uncanny ability to make it real far then just give it up...
by Vikings4life on Jan 24, 2010 10:21 PM CST up reply actions
Tied with the Bills for SB losses
but the Bills never choked so much in Conference championships. Why am I here well after the game?
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
I will never...
ever believe that the Vikings can do anything. They dismantled a Cowboys team that IMO was better than the Saints. They dominated the stat column against NO, including turnovers. Any team that commits 5 turnovers in a CHAMPIONSHIP game deserves not only to lose but to be run out of the state. Here’s hoping we see the LA Vikings in the near future so I don’t have to waste my time or energy on this pathetic team anymore.
by VikesFanInMissouri on Jan 24, 2010 9:39 PM CST reply actions
I've calmed down now
But think about it…they need a stadium to stay right? What is consistent failure going to do? get them the stadium they need? doubt it. I don’t want them to go, but can’t stand to watch them blow it anymore.
by VikesFanInMissouri on Jan 24, 2010 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
I hear you..
You have every right to be upset about this crap weve been putting up with for DECADES now…part of me wants to burn every damn piece of Vikes merchandise I own but I guess thats why they call us fanatics…because we love our team when they win and hate it so till it hurts when they dont…man I really need a life lol..
by Vikings4life on Jan 24, 2010 10:19 PM CST up reply actions
As a Bears fan, I can't believe I'm saying this
but I admired all the heart that the Vikings showed despite the insane adversity.
by RogersPark Kris on Jan 24, 2010 9:40 PM CST reply actions
if by adversity you mean
costly mistakes and turnovers, then I guess the did show a lot of heart.
by VikesFanInMissouri on Jan 24, 2010 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
They shot themselves no doubt, but a lot of teams would have folded.
by RogersPark Kris on Jan 24, 2010 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think
This seems to have happened for the most part to the whole NFC North for the last few decades, failing to execute in the playoffs, it still does not make this feel better when I saw the Vikes play with tons of heart, I dislike Jared Allen though he along with the whole D line were working their arses off.
Dang!
All the Vikings playmakers had mistakes and yet we took them to OT…
A few ‘questionable’ calls by the booth to boot.
Thanks for the great year Vikings!!!
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 24, 2010 9:41 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I have to say the refs were fair
None of those calls had enough clear evidence to overturn. In fact, Saints fans could be upset about one or two of the unsportsmanlike calls they got. All in all, the refs were not a factor.
by L A Vikes Fan on Jan 25, 2010 1:57 PM CST up reply actions
Chin up guys.
Pretty much everyone of significance is back next year. It’s not like this is going to turn into a bad team over night. This sucks, I know (I felt it in 2007), but keep your heads up. It’s highly unlikely you’ll go from the NFC championship game to 6-10 the way the Packers did…
BTW, they really have to change the overtime system. It’s not right that a team never gets the ball in OT and loses the NFC Championship Game as a result.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 24, 2010 9:42 PM CST reply actions
Agree on everything, except...
The QB position…I really don’t think we can return to this point with Sage, TJack, or a rookie QB
by Loki The Viking God on Jan 24, 2010 9:51 PM CST up reply actions
You don't really think Favre is going to retire, do you?
Or do you think they won’t take him back. I think Favre will come back (after a brief retirement), if the Vikes will take him, and I can’t imagine they won’t.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 24, 2010 9:53 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think
there will be a retirement drama this year. I think that after this game only one of two things happens.
1.) Favre retires for good.
2.) This loss lights a fire under Favre’s @$$ and he goes through a conditioning program that would make a guy half his age die of a heart attack, coming back fully prepared to lead the team.
I honestly don’t know which I’d prefer, but I hope that I’m right and he makes up his mind quickly.
by ViKINGSoftheNORTH on Jan 24, 2010 10:19 PM CST up reply actions
Well maybe...
… but based on the comments he just made when asked about retirement in his post game presser, I’m not so sure. He said he’d hate to make a decision quick after a game like that, and that he was going to go home and talk it over with his family.
Maybe it’ll be different this year, but that’s pretty much exactly what he said after 2007, and we all know what happened next. We’ll see I guess.
Anyway, if the Eagles really are going to move McNabb, there may be choices other than Rosenfels or Jackson.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 24, 2010 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
We'll see I guess.
Give him a month to let the pain fade out of his body, and I’ll bet he won’t be able to resist when all of his friends start calling and ask him to come back…
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 25, 2010 8:16 PM CST up reply actions
Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ouch!
I rooted for the Saints the entire way
But I feel for the Vikings fans. This was heartbreaking. It was an exceptional game neither team deserved to lose (despite Minny’s fumbles).
Childress will be back next year but the playing for the 51 yard FG is going to hang over his head forever.
Peace and good luck next season. This is an extremely talented team.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
It wasn't AP...
it was the humidity in the Superdome,
That's the sad part,
the Saints didn’t beat us, we beat ourselves with 5 turnovers and stupid mistakes.
+100
It’s amazing they even had a shot at the end, there. They were living on borrowed time for much of that game.
I think the offense owes the Defense some credit
The saints had 5 more possessions than us, but only walked away with 3 more points.
Defense was awesome.
Offense came up short tonite.
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 24, 2010 9:59 PM CST up reply actions
Worst part:
Favre Watch 2010 has officially started. Only seven months left!
/finds traffic to run out in front of
by Eric J. Thompson on Jan 24, 2010 9:44 PM CST reply actions
what would your fiancee think?
Please. Tonight, at least I was positive and kept believing. Haha, remember having that same feeling in 98, we’re going to Miami. Again, it was a fun year. But you can’t make so many mistakes in the championship game and expect to win.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Poor girl
She has to put up with my depressed ass for the next few days/weeks/months.
by Eric J. Thompson on Jan 24, 2010 9:47 PM CST up reply actions
Nobody to blame..but ourselves.
I hope the Viking fans everywhere will refrain from blaming the refs, bad calls, anything except the fact that we shot ourselves in the foot…repeatedly, until that foot was blown off and then we started in on the other foot.
Congrats to the Saints. It was an epic battle. With 6 fumbles and 2 INTS, it’s amazing we had a chance to win it in regulation.
Good season. It hurts, it hurts really bad. But we fought hard.
Good luck to the Saints in the Superbowl. Go get that ring now.
good post
some fans here are rather rabid and missing the real causes for yet another epic failure: the Vikes themselves. It is amazing the team was even in the game after so many turnovers.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
I just,,,
I want to be raving mad and hate on the Saints and the refs….but I don’t have it in me. 32 years as a viking fan, this kind of stomach punch is getting to be old hat. So I’m just going to congratulate the Saints and their fans on a victory and their first shot at a Superbowl.
God this hurt though. I think I’m in shock.
peyton is going to have fun
with the Saints’ swiss cheese defense
I'M PISSED
I want to be a classy guy and say the saints were a better team but they weren’t. Did the vikings get a high low penalty when the saints injured favre? No. Did the refs overturn the noncatch in over time? No. The two most egregious examples in one of the worst refed games this year. Fuck you refs and fuck you NFL.
You mean pissed in the British sense? Drunk?
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
NO
Pissed as in “MAD AS HELL”. I am a vikings fan, but not a blind fan. I like a good football game regardless of who is playing. The reffing in this game was absolute shit.
sorry, Vikes owe this loss to their TOs
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
agreed
we over came our mistakes, to just have our corrections riiped from us by non professional nfl refs, pass interference? there wasnt any fkn contact at all, wtf,
by lil league coach on Jan 25, 2010 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
Why do I keep on pulling for this team??????!!!!!!
I have followed the Vikes since I could crawl and yes, Im used to them letting me down.For 34 years they have let me down so you would think I would be used to it but Im not. I have no words for this game otherthan WHY THE F&*K DID FARVE THROW THE BALL INSTEAD OF RUNNING IT TO GET A FEW MORE YARDS?!?!?!?But I cant put all the blame on him since it there were others who threw the game for us fans…is there anyone else who feels this bad???
Agreed
Favre should have tucked it in and ran for the first time this season, but all the fumbles and a 12 men in the huddle penalty didn’t help either
by Loki The Viking God on Jan 24, 2010 9:53 PM CST up reply actions
age and farve
well his arm is ok ,but looks as if he is told old to run for a yard or two
by lil league coach on Jan 25, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
We are fans
because we are gluttons for punishment. It wouldn’t make our lives as interesting if we were Steelers, Patriots, or Cowboys fans.
"Why didn't Favre run the ball??"
That’s easy to ask, when you’re staring at an instant replay on a while sitting with your bear and corn chips on your comfy couch at home, and you can review the nice empty green space from the networks’ overhead cam, and draw a nice straight line of turf without any defensive backs from Favre to get those 5-7 or so yards.
But if you were Favrein that situation—who knew that the reason they’d called a passing play was because the Vikes NEEDED passing-type yardage to set up Longwell, and you’d had the CRAP kicked out of you all game, and were barely able to get back on the field because your ankle had to be taped back onto your leg after it was sat on by a 300+ pound D-lineman—then I can assure you that LAST thing you’d be thinking would be, “hey, may be I can just run it myself past the line of scrimmage for 7 yards!!”
Um, that should be "beer" in the 1st sentence...
…although if you watch football with a “bear” of the non-Chicago variety, that’s cool too…
Beer or bear?
Lol yeah you are right in that he was trying to set up the field goal BUT it did look like he had a lot of green in front of him…at least 5-7 yards worth..
by Vikings4life on Jan 24, 2010 10:46 PM CST up reply actions
Just make sure you keep the corn-chips coming.
If you’ve got a real bear on your lap, you don’t want him running out of snacks.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 25, 2010 6:41 AM CST up reply actions
Late to this thread
but I completely disagree with the above.
1. It was obvious in real time how much room there was to run. Favre was standing at the 40 when he threw, with the nearest defensive player at the 30 and backpedalling. A simple pump fake and he could have walked to the 35. Favre’s played quarterback in the NFL for 47 years now, surely he can see and recognize the open space just as well on the field as we can on TV.
2. The reason why there was that much room to run is because the QB scamper is one of the primary options on a bootleg. Favre’s run that play hundreds of times before and knows this. If no one is open, half the reason you’re rolling out is to have the run and slide for 5-7 yards (to make the penalty yardage back) option. That’s why it was such a great play call, as opposed to a drop back pass. In that situation, even if the line executes, on a straight drop if no one’s open the only decent option is to throw it away or heave it somewhere and hope to get lucky. But then you’re left with the 57 yard field goal try. Run the rollout and if no one’s open but the blocking has worked correctly, your bailout option is significantly improved over other passing plays, and is better than running a handoff. Don’t think Favre wasn’t aware of why this particular play was called, and what his role was. In retrospect, we would have been better off had Favre decided after the pass to Rice that his body just couldn’t take it anymore, because T-Jac, ironically, would have likely preferred to run, and gotten us a 45-yard FG attempt out of that play.
3. Everyone who has ever played quarterback at any level beyond 6th grade knows that YOU DON’T THROW LEFT WHILE ROLLING RIGHT. Ever. The circumstances don’t matter; that is inexcusable out of a Hall of Fame QB.
4. The nearly dead, missing his ankle, had the crap kicked out of him all game Favre had been on the field the entire series, if I recall, and had already sprinted out further to get to the spot from which he threw on that last play than he would have needed to continue to actually gain five yards. It was valiant that he was still playing, but to praise his guts for staying on the field and then claim that he just couldn’t physically have run that last fifteen feet smacks of apologism.
No one, and I mean no one, here is saying that Favre is the sole, or even the primary, reason we lost that game. But, face facts: that was a colossal mistake, it came at the most critical of all possible moments, and there was no way on God’s green earth we were going to win after it happened. Not to mention that it was, sadly, utterly predictable. Almost cosmically inevitable.
Nightmare
That was the worst game I’ve ever seen. It was not enjoyable at ALL for me, it was absolutely a heartbreak over and over with ever single stupid turnover. I would RATHER be blown out 41-0, than to be strung along the whole game thinking there was a chance and they this team would man up and get the job done and win the game. I don’t know what’s more surprising: that we lost the ball 6 times or that we turned the ball over 6 times in the biggest game of the year and still had a chance. That’s the worst about this, is I felt we were the better team that game, and minus half of those turnovers this game isn’t even close.
I’m not going to say I’m done being a vikings fan, but its sure tough right now to think about cheering for ANY football team. This really left a bad taste in my mouth about this game and I didn’t like how horrible I felt the whole game. It felt horrible enough to rethink my decision to be so dedicated as a fan.
Truly heartbreaking. I have no confidence in this team.
me too...
the whole ‘this is why he’s here’ rolled off my lips.
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 24, 2010 9:58 PM CST up reply actions
same here...
I thought Farve would run with the ball to make the field goal attempt but no…
by Vikings4life on Jan 24, 2010 10:06 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I was even optimistic.
Figuring a little magic and luck turning in our favor, even after all those TOs . But now, this team is cursed.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Oh, where is Nostradamus now?
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Didn't Nostradamus Predict the end of the world in 2012?
That’s when the Vikings will win it all (or more likely come up a field goal short. Again.)
by VikesFanInMissouri on Jan 25, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
Actually
the irony will be that the Vikes will be way ahead and cruising to a certain Super Bowl victory, only to have the world end with 4:43 left in the fourth quarter.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Trust me, blowouts aren't much better buddy...
Marine by trade, Cowboys fan by birth.
Speak not with your mouth, but through your actions.
This was not as bad as 1998
Favre’s play was a killer, but I don’t feel so bad because I was actually stunned we were still even in the game after all the turnovers. It was bizarre to watch this game. I guess I’m in shock; don’t know what to say.
Way worse
they were ahead and had a change to ice it with a FG.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Disagree
This was worse. In ‘98 we blew it once. In this game we blew it many times and in new and previously unthinkable ways. 12 men in the huddle… I gotta admit I wasn’t expecting that one! Nice work Chilly, you found a way to surprise a Vikings fan!
Still, at the end of the day, life moves on and at least we have a community of fellow long-suffering Vikings fans. I believe there are three great fanbases out there: Red Sox, Cubs, Vikings. What do they have in common? Long periods of suffering. Think of how sweet it was for the Red Sox when they finally won. It will be that way for us and more sometime in the near future. Ironically, we should feel lucky.
by L A Vikes Fan on Jan 25, 2010 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
So do we get the new stadium or not?
Favre + 3 = ❼ = Vikings= 2009-2010 NFL Champions= New Stadium=Greatest Fans and Team!
by UnBannedVikingholic on Jan 24, 2010 9:52 PM CST reply actions
I don't care about the 2 INTs Brett
You showed the world how football was meant to be played. You’ll always be a Viking in my eyes.
/ Don’t think he’s coming back, I doubt Deanna will let him :P
by lioninacoma on Jan 24, 2010 9:52 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Well, REVENGE4FAVRE...
you were wrong.
So… yeah.
/single tear
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal
/punches wall.
dang. we missed it by ‘that much’
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 24, 2010 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
Ugh.
Let’s hope that’s worked on in the offseason. They were so very painful to watch.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -Earl Weaver
he should have worked on it this past offseason
as fumbling was an issue last year…
I really feel empty right now
Yeah, I'm pretty drained after that whole thing.
So many ups and downs. And agreed, the issue should have been addressed before. Just…ugh. :(
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -Earl Weaver
We are masochists
We have to be, having our hearts ripped out by this team again and again and again and still coming back for more.
We blew this game, no question, but you can’t put in on any one guy, there is more than enough blame to go around. The O-Line couldn’t give Favre any time, the running game was inconsistent, Favre had his two picks, the fumbles killed us, especially since we lost I think it was two inside the red zone, the special teams gave up a couple of big plays.
I suppose the only silver lining is that we should have approximately the same team next year, with the O-Line having more time to gel, Sidney and Percy being a year more experienced, maybe AD will get his fumblitis under control, and the young guys on defense will have more experience as well. The only wild cards are whether Favre and Phat Pat come back.
Time to look to the future, just like we Vikings fans always do.
by ViKINGSoftheNORTH on Jan 24, 2010 9:56 PM CST reply actions
agreed
not much else to do at this point
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Chester will be gone....
but you’re right, the team will remain mostly intact after Favre is done making waffles and meanders into training camp 4 weeks late. By that I mean, not at all. We’re built to make another run next season. Hopefully EJ is back too.
hopefully
we get some better secondary in the offseason
true BUT...
At some point in a Vikings fanatics life we have to ask ourselves this one burning question…how much more letdowns can we take before we give it up? Seriously….I know of too many other fans that have given up on this team and after today I can see why. Im not saying I will give up on them but DAMN…34 years of this shit is a little old.
by Vikings4life on Jan 24, 2010 10:02 PM CST up reply actions
this is the first time
I’ve actually thought that the Vikings might move to L.A….
Haven't you seen "The Mexican"
“How much is too much?”
“It’s never too much, if you love somebody”
Pukes.
I love my Vikes. I’ll support them and live and die by the purple sword as long as they are in Minnesota. But I don’t blame anyone for getting tired of it. It’s a long long streak of futility with little reward for the fanbase.
I agree
and posted a question earlier: has any other successful franchise ever lost like this? I mean, even the Bills? (tied for SB losses but have they lost like the Vikes in 75, 87, 98, 2010)
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Maybe the Cubs?
They’re the only ones even close
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
That's crap
If you get kicked in the balls over and over, and you continue to stand there and get kicked in the balls, then you’re an idiot. If you give up and walk away, you’re pretty damn smart.
You come and tell me that after you’ve been a fan of this team for 40 years.
See my post above
About Red Sox, Cubs, Vikings
by L A Vikes Fan on Jan 25, 2010 2:08 PM CST up reply actions
my chest
was in pain for the last 12 minutes of the game; im 21 years old
so was mine, and I'm fifty
I was in pain the whole day waiting for this
People I Hate
Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, and Brad Childress
by Midnight Rambler on Jan 24, 2010 9:57 PM CST reply actions
I think that last one is the most justified.
2010 Seahawks Goals: Master the forward pass, sack the QB, and knock Arizona off their perch.
I'm Drunk
I do not truly hate any of the people I mentioned, even Childress. I do not wish any physical harm on them.
by Midnight Rambler on Jan 24, 2010 10:00 PM CST up reply actions
Turnovers & Refs win the game!
I have been a Vikings fan from the womb in 1968. I have seen it all but I have to say this: Yeah the Vikings had a very rough game. I won’t excuse it. But The New Orleans Dirty Birds, as they were once (and still are) called had the refs help them win. I have one thing to say. UNCATCHABLE BALL!!!!! So I hope the Dirty Birds are happy with their dirty win. For me, football is over and once again I hang up my purple jersey with a since of injustice which adds to my acid reflux. I’m stunned but not surprised. I mean, how many credit card commercials featured saints (dirty bird) fans? I digress and life goes on.
Vikings have no one to blame
but themselves.
Agreed
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Nice try by the Vikings
Favre with 300 yards
AP with 122 rush yards and 3 TDs
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
AH HA Star wars refrence
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Some numbers
23-7, 16-6, 24-7, 32-14, 23-6, 17-10, 30-27, 41-0….and add 31-28 to the list…any Viking fan knows what I’m talking about…
But how about 6-10, 8-8, 10-6, 12-4…can I now expect 14-2, and a Super Bowl win…as a 40 year Viking fan I can only hope
Go Saints!!
I will be cheering for the Saints in the Super Bowl.
I am tired of the Colts, and I do not blame the Saints for getting to the Super Bowl through the Vikings.
The Vikings, my favorite team, do not deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as the words “Super Bowl”. Their QB, Brett Favre, and head coach, Brad Childress, especialy do not deserve to be mentioned in championship discussions.
by Midnight Rambler on Jan 24, 2010 10:05 PM CST reply actions
And that is why you fail
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Packer Troll
Go back to the Packer boards, troll.
by Midnight Rambler on Jan 25, 2010 7:38 AM CST up reply actions
You just dont get it do you
its clearly obvious that Iam not but your still too stupid to belive otherwise
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
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The Saints are a great team and organization, and unlike the NFL franchise in Minnesota the Saints deserve to be in the Super Bowl.
Explain that Dumbass
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
go f*uck yourself
real cute
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Vikings had every opportunity to win…..would have been at least a 51 yd attempt….difficult, but not impossible; Worst case it would have led to Overtime….but at least it would have been a shot as opposed to the pick which led it to overtime….
If any team ever needed to win, it was the Vikes; A Superbowl appearance would have helped them with there quest for a new Stadium….now, they will have another strike against them in convincing people they are worthy of a new stadium…
I think I'm gonna throw up
That’s all I’ve got right now.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
I don't care what anybody says
I still love this team and will continue supporting them every single day. SKOL VIKINGS!
by All Day, All Night on Jan 24, 2010 10:12 PM CST reply actions 8 recs
Well said
SKOL!
"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Jan 24, 2010 10:15 PM CST up reply actions
+1
Skol Vikes. :)
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -Earl Weaver
The end of the world...
Refs handed the game to the Saints..although, I admit Favre made the biggest mental mistake of the season by making that throw with some 19 seconds left in regulation.
Agreed - some questionable calls (but there is in every game)
Pass interference in OT….looked like incidental tangling of the feet to me. Booth review of Meatchem’s 12 yd catch……?….the ball hit the ground on every replay i saw…no idea what the booth idiots were looking at. I’ve seen a lot less questionable calls that were ruled incomplete.
by Chriswisser on Jan 24, 2010 10:41 PM CST up reply actions
Kenny Rogers=Prophet?
On a warm summers evening, on a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns at staring out the window at the darkness
The boredom overtook us and he began to speak
He said, son I’ve made a life out of reading people’s faces
And knowing what the cards were, by the way they held their eyes
So if you don’t mind my sayin’, I can see you’re out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey, I’ll give you some advice
So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression
Said, if you’re gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right
Chorus:
You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ’em
Know when to walk away and know when to run
You never count your money, when you’re sittin’ at the table
There’ll be time enough for countin’, when the dealin’s done
Every gambler knows that the secret to survive is
Knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep
Wow, that was like a Twilight Zone episode...
Brett Favre throwing costly ints in the last NFC Championship games he has appeared in.
Someone has to win, someone has to lose....
…..Viking Fans have the blues!
The Vikings Players gave their all……and it just was not enough. Some penalties called at the end of the game that were very questionable. But that is how the dice land sometimes.
The Vikings stood strong and tall, coming back from every every time they were down. Brett Farve gutted it out after having to leave the game after being hit around his ankles (Isn’t that a NFL Penalty?).
New Orleans Saints are a great team, and that does not make the Minnesota Vikings anything less is stature! The had a winning season 13-3, they won the NFC North 5-1, they beat the Dallas Cowboy 31-3, and came in 2nd in New Orleans 31-28 (in Over Time). This game will go down as one if not the best Championship Game. The Vikings gave there all, as did the fans, this was a magical season in Minnesota. Treasure it in your hearts……for everyone knows how difficult it is to get to where the Vikings took us this season.
The Vikings never quit trying, and the luck in the end lead to the New Orleans Saints winning.
I wish the New Orleans Saints best wishes for continuing to Win the Vince Lombardy Trophy.
Loyal Vikings Fan (1961 -20090
Everyone we meet in life give us happiness, some by their arrival, others by their departure!
by Parnelli on Jan 24, 2010 10:23 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Viking to the end (unless they move to LA, then I'll stop watching football period)
I’m proud of my team and pretty upset that we’re not going to the big dance but we’ll be back and so will I rooting for them.
Hate ending the season this way....
I really don’t feel like the better team isn’t the one moving on to Miami. I would’ve felt much better had the Saints won a close game and made it very clear to everyone that they were the superior team. In this case, the Vikes worked them in every meaningful statistical category except those dreaded turnovers.
It's Hutchinson Fault...
Who in the hell calls “heads” in a championship game!?! Fuck the 5 turnovers, from now on it’s TAILS… Crying like a BEOCH*… Look I am delirious… 22 yrs as a Vikings Fan. It’s like I’m in a bad relationship I can’t get out of… she keeps cheating on me, doing me dirty and I go right back to her!!!! In college in AL in ‘98… everyone else went for ATL (that was hard); 2001 playoffs against the Giants (got married that Sat) and now this shit! To make it worse, the wife and I were fussing yesterday… I had the game to look forward too and now we lost… Fuck it, I’m sleeping on the couch!
Tails never fails, Hutch!
Tails never fails!!!
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
by free7694 on Jan 24, 2010 10:39 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
I kept saying that, too
"We're used to Favre-a-palooza now. We're engulfed in Favre-a-palooza. It's not even Favre-a-palooza anymore. He's family now."
--Vikings TE Visanthe Shiancoe, on Brett Favre
Draft
Dump Childress, promote Frasier Trade AP to get another first round pick and draft Spiller and Cody. I am speechless, worst loss ever.
Really? you know nothing about football
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Why not
Consider getting Mcnabb and their 1st rounder, re-sign Chester Taylor (Low Miles), get a stud NT (Phat Pat is getting old< I still love that guy!) and invest in a proven corner.
All this could be the devastating loss talking. I really really hate AP right now. First cost us homefield throughout the playoffs (fumble in Chi-town) and now coughs up the damn ball in a must win game. <====AP is dead to me for the forseeable future. I dont believe in the excuses or apologies he gives.
Skol Vikings!!
Mcnabb is not going to help
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Keep Childress
For the first time since he got here he did everything almost perfect in this game, especially, play calling the first a couple of drives.
Regarding Childress
I don’t understand the vitriol from Vike fans towards our coach. The man has improved upon every year, taking us to the final four this year. The playcalling has been fine, especially with Favres ability to read defenses and audible out of suspect packages.
I don’t know, maybe I’m in the minority. But I like Childress. I think he’s assembled a great roster of talent and his drafts have been awesome. Someone please explain to me how he gets blamed for this teams shortcomings. I am all ears, if you can make a rational case.
Can't argue with success, to be sure
that said, there is still something about him that suggests to me he’ll never get the Vikes to win a SB. This team is loaded with talent. Yet, for a variety of reasons, they could not get over the hump. They completely outplayed the Saints in a championship game on the road, yet still managed to lose. It’s the players fault in this case. Yet at some point, the head coach will always be held accountable. The problem with Childress, I see, is that he is a little too mechanical and cautious, though this year is different. But I attribute that to Brett. Hope to be proven wrong in the future. But at this level of play, to get this far does suggest he must be doing many things right, even with the talent.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
I have to agree
He’s done well assembling talent and his playbook this game was mostly impeccable. He needs to work on clock management, and of course the 12th man penalty should almost be enough to get him fired. He should hire an assistant to whisper in his ear what to do as the clock nears 2:00.
by L A Vikes Fan on Jan 25, 2010 2:13 PM CST up reply actions
Finally, Brother!
I’m so tired of reading the wishy-washy sh-it that everyone is writing. The Vikings screwed us again, and quite frankly, I’m f*cking sick of it! 40 years of cheering for this team, and for what, to be let down every damn year? I almost feel sorry for the younger fans that will get sucked up in this team’s curse that it carries. I hope they don’t get a stadium deal, and I hope the F’ing team goes to L.A.
This coming Saturday, I’m gathering up about 40 years worth of Viking’s stuff and burning it unceremoniously in a metal trash can.
Good luck to you all.
The Worst Thing
Y’know what the worst thing is? I don’t even think I regret it. I hate this team. And I’ll love them again soon.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This loss hurts way more than 1998 loss to the filthy birds. Sooooo many opportunities to win this game, came up short every single freakin time! it blows my mind that a fine organization like this cant win the big one. All curses end eventually, all I could think about was all those Vikings fans that have been going through this for 20 plus years. I am 25 yrs old, loving this team for about 13 years now. Theres been long suffering fans that deserve better. To me it was Superbowl ring or bust. I dont take condolences in losing a close game or watever. I hate saying there’s always next yr. This was our year, our window to win is now a small crack, Favre comes back, we can do this. This loss will stay with me until a week after the Super Bowl is over with. I despise this feeling. I hope AP get his shyt together, having a hard time arguing NOT to trade him.
Skol Vikings!!
Sorry to disagree
but hurt may be subjective anyway. But in 98 the Vikes were coming off a 15-1 season, playing at home, and had a lead going into the fourth quarter. One FG by Anderson ices the game. He misses for the first time all year. Vikes go on to lose in OT. This game, despite the statistical differences, should not have been so close at the end. Turnovers killed a team that was not as favored to win as the 98 Vikes. But again, our pain is subjective.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
Exactly
1998 playoffs loss was one of the worst f-ups in the history of sports – much worse than this game.
I don't want to be all sour grapes
But I will not be rooting for the Saints in the Super Bowl. They have very cool fans, but I thought they way the team was late hitting Favre (some of which were called) was despicable. I don’t think it’s cool to go after a QB like that to try and hurt them.
There were bad calls on both sides, probably more on us. However, the mugging of Brett Favre was not cool and a really classless tactic. I have no respect for the team or Payton. I have a ton of respect for their cool fans, however.
I
If they play like that in 2 weeks on a neutral field, they'll get blown out.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 25, 2010 6:43 AM CST up reply actions
That said, we killed ourselves in this game with the turnovers
That still doesn’t excuse the cheap shots, which seems to be part of the game plan. At least based on how blatant they were. I hope Manning carves this team up like he lit up a very good Jets defense.
by MichaelRCrespo on Jan 25, 2010 6:51 AM CST up reply actions
Even If It Was Just One Year
It was great to watch Farve as a Viking. Every game was a fantastic experience.
“Hey Denny, use every second! Is now, Hey Brad, use every second!
The Vikings did make a lot of mistakes and it is easy to see them in replay but you can’t expect anyone to be perfect in a fast moving game. 12 men on the field, that’s bad coaching.
They never quit. They kept fighting.
by Big V Fan on Jan 25, 2010 8:57 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Awwww, Ya'll sound like Saints fans Circa 1967-2005
Listen Minnesota, you guys beat us in 1987 for our first playoff appearance/winning season EVER! I have never forgotten, New Orleans have never forgotten. Second, the refs were all for the Vikings. I think the evidence is on the stat sheet. Third, Brett Farve is actually a Saints fan, and so is Peterson, and so should you! Join the Who DAT NATION! and stop pretending that you got robbed. YOU GOT BEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!! WHO DAT WHO DAT WHO DAT SAY YOU GONNA BEAT THEM SAINTS! so stop whining and smell history. Oh and P.S. even if you did win, you guys wouldn’t know how to celebrate it anyways. what, are yall going to have a snowball fight?
Correction- GEAUX SAINTS-WE BEAT OURSELVES!
A loss is still a loss, but I would be surprised if you think the Saints played that well in this game. They played smart, but I didn’t see the explosive offense on display. I thought your defense played better than your vaunted offense. If you played really well in this game, our 5 turnovers would not have allowed us to stay in the game. You could say it was our defense that slowed down your offense or that your offense was off, but whoever won this conference final didn’t look very good. Even if we won, I’d be pretty concerned we won playing a mediocre game (if you count the fumbles).
by MichaelRCrespo on Jan 25, 2010 10:41 AM CST up reply actions
You're a douche
I hope your team wins… but you choke on it
by why am i in omaha on Jan 26, 2010 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
I hate to say it, but it is like my older brother always says...
the Vikings grasping defeat from the jaws of victory!
God I hate it when he says this, especially when he is right. After enduring this since 1961, you would think I would get used to it.
Lets Be Honest....
After last weeks ..RUB IT IN TOUCHDOWN.. the vikes got a little pay back.Being cocky is never a good idea! How does shoe leather taste GUYS?
Wouldn't know
We lost in OT, not slaughtered like Cows.
"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Jan 25, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions
I’ve been suffering with the Vikes since the Purple People Eaters and Bud Grant! Can’t let go of them, it’s a bad love affair
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