Vote For Kyle Rudolph For 2011 NFL Play Of The Year

by Christopher Gates on Jan 30, 2012 5:25 PM CST in NFL

"filbert33" pointed this out in the FanPosts yesterday, but I thought I'd highlight it here.

NFL.com has their list of what they've deemed to be the 20 greatest plays of the 2011 NFL season, and the Vikings' lone representative on the list is rookie tight end Kyle Rudolph, who makes the list because of this incredible touchdown catch against the Denver Broncos.

Absolutely ridiculous catch by Rudolph, and something that I certainly hope we see a whole lot more of in the future.

Head on over to the site linked above and vote for Rudolph's catch. I mean, it's not going to win or anything, I would wager. . .if any play other than this one wins, I'll be pretty surprised.

But we can at least push Rudolph a little bit higher up on the list, if nothing else. For full disclosure, the two plays above were the top two on my list, and I followed those up with Patrick Peterson's walk-off punt return, Jerome Simpson's front flip for a touchdown, and the Carolina Panthers running the Annexation of Puerto Rico against the Houston Texans.

The winning play will be revealed at the "NFL Honors" show in Indianapolis on Saturday.

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The play that sticks out to me when talking about great plays of the year is the Flip for a touchdown.

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by Edgecrusher71 on Jan 30, 2012 6:39 PM CST reply actions

Who gave who the bird for a touchdown?

:-)

Seriously, are you talking about the shuffle pass to Gerhart? I’m not sure what play you are talking about.

"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin

by kcskol on Jan 30, 2012 9:17 PM CST up reply actions

OOOHHHH!

The jump flip into the end zone. I’m with you now.

"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin

by kcskol on Jan 30, 2012 9:18 PM CST up reply actions

hahaha

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by Edgecrusher71 on Jan 30, 2012 10:38 PM CST up reply actions

Only flipping bird I saw this year

was from AJ Hawk.

by REVENGE4KLUWE on Jan 31, 2012 10:48 AM CST up reply actions

Also amazing

Is the fact they barely used Rudolph this year… only 26 receptions… I hope they can at least double that next year…

by liveforadrenaline on Jan 30, 2012 6:49 PM CST reply actions

i thought his

One hander against gb was epic-er

by Lunchpail on Jan 30, 2012 7:00 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Love it

And soley for the fact that he’s making the Packers look silly. It gets my #2 vote as well. :D

Ponder. Peterson. Percy. Purple Perfection.

by CCNorsemen on Jan 30, 2012 7:10 PM CST reply actions

The winner will be the flip

That was just amazing. I don’t think you’ll ever see a TD like that again.

Plus, you know, bonus points for landing it.

by REVENGE4KLUWE on Jan 30, 2012 7:50 PM CST reply actions

That play needed a sound track.

“I’m flying! This is so cool. Uh oh, guy about to clip my foot. Oh no, I’m spinning out of control. I’M FREAKING GOING TO DIE! OMG! AHHHHH! [impact] Oh, hey, that worked out okay. I’m alive. ESPN, you catch that thing I just did! Ha ha! I meant to do that! "

"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin

by kcskol on Jan 30, 2012 9:20 PM CST up reply actions

Definitely incredible

I love Rudy’s over-the-top grab, but it can’t compete with that front flip. That was just crazy, and it wasn’t even a dive, it was a full, two-footed front flip.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!

by DCPurple on Feb 3, 2012 9:59 AM CST up reply actions