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Seahawks/Vikings Highlights from NFL.com
NFL.com. Seahawks. Vikings. Paul Allen repeatedly losing his mind.
Yeah, you know you want this.
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Gonzo
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Vikings Cruise to an Easy Win
by Anthony21 on Nov 22, 2009 4:09 PM CST
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When Tarvaris Jackson is getting some third quarter playing time, and it's not because Brett Favre has been knocked out of the game, you know the Vikings have controlled the game and are winning convincingly. That was the case this afternoon, as the Vikings dominated the Seahawks in the first half and cruised to an easy win.
Sure, there were a few early stumbles, and the game remained scoreless after the first quarter. And for such a decisive win, Adrian Peterson's production was surprisingly limited by a Seattle defense that was committed to stuffing the run. But Brett Favre delivered one of his most efficient performances since becoming a Viking, completing a combined 19 passes to Visanthe Shiancoe, Percy Harvin and Sidney Rice. And the defensive effort by the Vikings was tremendous. The numbers tell the story of just how good this team was on defense.
The Vikings finished the game with 28 first downs; the Seahawks managed just 10, and many of those came after the result of the game was no longer in doubt. Seattle went 1/10 on third downs, but even more importantly, they finished the game with four rushing yards on 13 attempts. Their leading rusher, Justin Forsett, finished the game with nine rushing yards on nine attempts. If you want to see the story of this game, just look at the box score.
Matt Hasselbeck was fairly productive -- when Seattle actually had the ball. And the Seahawks didn't have the ball for long. The Vikings offense was on the field for over 42 minutes, finishing within striking distance of possessing the football for 75% of the game. Such dominance in a team's time of possession would normally imply an outstanding performance on the ground, but today, Favre was brilliant in controlling the tempo of the game.
If anything, Adrian Peterson's performance was below-average (by his standards). 24 carries for 82 yards, and he had a number of carries that either went for no gain or actually lost some yards. Seattle was completely focused on stopping the run, but they paid the price in the form of Favre's 213 yards and four touchdowns. This game just displays that teams need to pick their poison when facing the Vikings: Concentrate resources on stopping Adrian, and they risk Brett having a big day through the air. You can either get beat on the ground by the most exciting running back in the game, or you can get beat through the air by an MVP candidate. Your choice.
And on that note, I should add that the MVP chant was loud and clear at the Metrodome today. We knew Brett would be a great addition to this offense -- but I doubt anyone anticipated Brett being so efficient.
After Sidney caught a jump ball in the endzone from Favre, the win was sealed and T-Jack entered the game for about a quarter of playing time. Aside from a pass that probably should have been picked but somehow ended up in the hands of Sidney Rice, the mistakes were few and far between for Action Jackson. His final stat line: 6/8, 77 yards and a touchdown. He picked up right where Favre left off, in terms of running an efficient offense, controlling the ball, and controlling the pace of the game. Tarvaris did a nice job out there.
The 9-1 Vikings are at home against Chicago next weekend -- the 10-0 Saints are at home against the Patriots next Monday. The race for homefield has accomplished the unthinkable: We'll become Pats fans next week.
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Seahawks/Vikings Second Half Thread
by Gonzo on Nov 22, 2009 1:29 PM CST
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After an extremely ho-hum first quarter, the Vikings turned it on in the second, and paced by three Brett Favre touchdown passes, lead the Seahawks 21-0 as we head into the locker room.
Percy Harvin, Visanthe Shiancoe, and Bernard Berrian have been the recipients of the touchdown passes from #4. Favre now has 20 touchdown passes on the season, with only three interceptions. Man. . .if this guy is as "done" as every other NFC North fan told us he was going into the season, just imagine what this team could do with a REAL quarterback!
(You catch the sarcasm there? Was it obvious enough?)
We're moving on to the second half. . .enjoy it here with all of us!
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Can the Vikings Continue Rolling at Home?
by Gonzo on Nov 22, 2009 10:30 AM CST
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| SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-6) |
GAME #9 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-1) |
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| Date: | 22 November 2009 |
Location: | Minneapolis, MN |
| Time: | 12:00 P.M. CST | Stadium: | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| TV: | FOX DirecTV Ch. 710 |
Know Thy Enemy: | Field Gulls |
| Gonzo's Prediction: | Vikings 31, Seahawks 17 |
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| Final Score: | Vikings 35, Seahawks 9 |
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Well, folks, here we are on the precipice of another afternoon of Vikings football. This week's opponent, the Seattle Seahawks, have been a bit of an enigma this year, and have suffered through a couple of significant injuries, including losing quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a couple of weeks, and they'll be without running back Julius Jones as they face the Vikings this afternoon. Seattle currently comes into this game with a record of 3-6, but they're 3-2 at home and 0-4 when they've had to leave the Pacific Northwest. They've also lost all four of those road games by double digits, with last week's 11-point loss at Arizona being their closest road loss thus far. What do the Vikings need to do to make the Seahawks' road woes continue?
1) Get Adrian Peterson going early - Last week, the Seahawks got beaten up by Arizona rookie Beanie Wells in the second half of their loss to Arizona. Seattle currently has the #10 rush defense in the NFL, but they're still vulnerable to teams with strong rushing games. Hopefully the Vikings can get #28 into form early to clear the two fluke fumbles he had last week against Detroit completely out of his head and open things up for the rest of the offense.
2) Work the mid-range passing game - Josh Wilson, one of Seattle's starters at CB, will be out this week with a concussion, and Marcus Trufant is having some concussion issues as well. If the Seahawks need to devote extra bodies to stopping the Minnesota run game, it should open things up for Brett Favre, Sidney Rice, Percy Harvin, Bernard Berrian, Visanthe Shiancoe, and Naufahu Tahi. (Okay. . .probably not Tahi.) Seattle's pass defense is currently 22nd in the NFL in yards/game, and their pass rush hasn't been that great thus far, so this should be an area the Vikings can take advantage of.
3) Get after Matt Hasselbeck - There's a very easy delineation between the Seahawks' wins and losses this year. When Hasselbeck completes 60% of his passes, Seattle is 3-0. When he doesn't, they're 0-6. The Seahawks have played the last few weeks without future Hall of Fame offensive tackle Walter Jones, and they've gone 1-2 since he was placed on injured reserve, with Hasselbeck taking eight sacks in those games (including four last week against Arizona). This should bode well for the (insert cute nickname for Minnesota's defensive line here), as they really appear to be hitting their stride after their very rude treatment of Detroit's Matthew Stafford last weekend. Look for Jared Allen to get back on track against Seahawks' backup tackle Damion McIntosh.
It's about an hour and a half until kickoff here, folks. Hopefully we'll have quite a bit to get excited about this afternoon as we continue rolling through this homestand and towards the post-season. Hopefully you'll join us here for the best in-game Vikings discussion on the internet.
SKOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL VIKINGS!!!!
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The Vikings Red Zone Review, Sponsored by Comcast
by Gonzo on Nov 21, 2009 11:00 PM CST
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Before we move along to tomorrow's matchup with the Seattle Seahawks, it's time to take one final look back at last week's 27-10 victory over the Detroit Lions. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for another installment of the Vikings Red Zone Review. Comcast brings you the NFL Red Zone channel every week, and it's your way to keep in touch with all the biggest plays from every NFL game week in and week out. It's great for fantasy players, or for the late games when you're not sure which game you want to view while celebrating the Vikings' latest conquest. The Red Zone Channel is your season ticket for every single NFL game, and nobody brings it to you like the folks at Comcast.
What kind of performance did the Vikings put together in the red zone last weekend? Let's have a look and find out.
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Condolences to the Spielman Family
by Gonzo on Nov 19, 2009 9:50 PM CST
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We here at the Daily Norseman would like to join the football community at large in giving our condolences to the Spielman family, as it was learned tonight that Stephanie Spielman has lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 42.
Stephanie Spielman is the wife of Chris Spielman, who we all remember as a linebacker for the Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1995 after an outstanding career at Ohio State. Chris Spielman is also the younger brother of Rick Spielman, who is currently the Vikings' Vice President of Player Personnel.
Stephanie is survived by Chris and their four children, Madison, Noah, Mason, and Audrey, as well as her mother and three sisters.
Again, our deepest condolences go out to the Spielman family in their time of need.
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Well, Isn't That Special (Teams)?
by Gonzo on Nov 19, 2009 7:52 PM CST
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Last season, many jokes were made on this site. . .and just about everywhere else. . .about the Minnesota Vikings' special teams, and with good reason. In 25 years of watching football, I can never, ever recall a Vikings special teams unit performing as horribly as the 2008 version did. Particularly egregious was the punt coverage unit, but as a whole the special teams were terrible in 2008, easily the worst in the NFL and, according to the good folks at Football Outsiders, the second-worst special teams unit of the DVOA era. Then, in the opener this year against Cleveland, the Beloved Purple gave up another punt return TD to Joshua Cribbs, and it looked like we might be in for more of the same.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the rest of the season.
According to Football Outsiders, the Vikings now have the top-rated special teams unit in the National Football League. That would make them the first ever worst-to-first unit of any kind in the DVOA era, and they're on track to totally destroy the mark for biggest single-season special teams DVOA improvement set by the 1998 Seattle Seahawks.
When trying to figure out how the Vikings' special teams got so much better from last season to this one, the first and easiest answer is, "Percy Harvin, duh!" But when FO.com asked Kevin Seifert for a couple of other reasons, the ones he gave made a whole lot of sense.
New coordinator in Brian Murphy. He's put his own spin on the coverage and blocking schemes. They seem more sound.
They have several new special teams-only players, including Kenny Onatolu, who came from the CFL. He is always around the ball.
Two of their draftees, Jasper Brinkley and Jamarca Sanford, are very good special teams players.
Their special teams captain of two years ago, Heath Farwell, has come back after missing 2008 because of an ACL.
The Farwell return has been huge, as we all knew it would be. But the drafting and free agent signings are very telling for this team as well. In the 2009 Draft, after the first couple of picks went to necessities (wide receiver with Harvin and offensive tackle with Phil Loadholt), the Vikings appeared to be drafting and signing players explicitly for special teams, specifically for young, fast guys that know how to tackle. That's how we get guys like Brinkley and Sanford, who have both been very good for us. We also get guys like Karl Paymah (who, for all his shortcomings as a CB, has been a good corner) and Onatolu, and we add them to already solid special teamers like Eric Frampton and Husain Abdullah. Young, fast, and athletic on special teams is always helpful. This keeps Brad Childress from having to play too many starters on special teams and keep them more focused on doing their "real" jobs as well.
A huge pat on the back has to go to Brian Murphy, who had the unenviable task of turning around one of the biggest special teams disasters ever and has done an outstanding job so far. Here's hoping that the Vikings can keep it up for another seven games. Or eight. Or nine. Or, ideally, ten.
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Four More Years of Chilly
The Vikings and Brad Childress have agreed to a contract that will keep Mr. Noodle in Minneapolis through 2013. The numbers aren't finalized, but it sounds like he'll get between $4 million and $5 million a year. Not bad for someone who's never won a playoff game. Personally, I was really, really hoping we'd wait and see how this year played out before we locked up Childress for the long term. But what do you guys and gals think?
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