Your Latest Minnesota Vikings Highlight Of The Indeterminate Time Period

by Christopher Gates on Jul 18, 2011 10:00 PM CDT in Minnesota Vikings

This is a play from a game against one of our 2011 opponents, the Oakland Raiders, from the last time the Vikings played them back in 2007. Adrian Peterson had been injured on a blatant cheap shot the previous week, and the Vikings were having to deal with the return of former quarterback Daunte Culpepper, who was the starter for the Raiders at the time.

The Vikings started the game with this play, a vast departure from the usual Brad Childress run/run/pass/punt offense they had been running for most of the season.

Seriously, how effortless does that pass by Sidney Rice look? That ball traveled 55 yards in the air and was pretty much perfectly placed. Granted, given how bad Visanthe Shiancoe was for most of 2007, it was just as much of a shock (at the time) that he caught it.

Despite the absence of Peterson, the Vikings won this one by a score of 29-22 on the strength of a 22-carry, 164-yard, three-touchdown performance by Chester Taylor. It was the first of five consecutive wins for the Vikings that got them back into the playoff chase that season.

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he threw better then Tavaris Jackson.

by mattnmics on Jul 19, 2011 1:42 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Run,Run,Pass (incomplete by Jackson), Punt. That was Childress offense since he was hired as head coach. THE ONLY REASON he had gotten that 4 yr extension was because he threw a hail mary to FAVRE and picked him up at the airport. Chilly’s offensive scheme was poor from the beginning. One has to give him credit on drafting however. His drafting class was pretty decent minus a few (cough Cough TJackson). I know there was 100’s of people looking at tape and but other than TJackson his drafting class was good.

In saying all that….when you start out with RUN,RUN,PASS,PUNT beginning every single game….throwing a gadget play in there 9 out of 10 times tends to work

by B Animal on Jul 19, 2011 9:36 AM CDT reply actions

9 out of 10???

More like 1 out of the entire season!

Remember last year’s?

Moss → Favre against New ~~Jersey~~ York Jets
[I’m sure it’s on youtube, but I’m at work so can’t look up the video]

Skol!

by DM_Purp on Jul 19, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Cool play

Not sure that the pass was “perfectly placed” as Shank had to slow down and turn for the ball, but it was a great ball from a WR. Probably would have been a TD if Shank had been able to catch it in stride, but that’s too much to ask of a guy who practices catching balls rather than throwing them.

The other thing I noticed in the play was the Raiders defensive end beating on Kleinsasser after Kleinsasser blocked him out of the play. I saw two punches before the camera followed the ball down field.

by kcskol on Jul 19, 2011 10:05 AM CDT reply actions

haha wow

You’re right. That’s ridiculous. I don’t think I ever heard anything about it either. I know punches are thrown in games alot, but that was pretty blatant. Only reason it didn’t get seen most likely was because everyone was watching the ball get lobbed downfield.

by Frost on Jul 19, 2011 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions