I heard that when the Vikings got the ball first in OT, Reaves was surprised at the conservative play calling. When Atlanta got the ball he told QB Chandler that the Vikings were playing "not to lose" and to go out and win the game.
Atlanta falcons were not supposed to be in this game they were supposed to be humiliated embarrassed stomped on destroyed annihilated but it didn't happen Minnesota Vikings tough loss their toughest loss ever I'm proud of my Atlanta falcons for pulling this one out unfortunately we stunk up the joint in the super bowl the following week against Denver
@gregory this game was such a thrill to watch on that Sunday afternoon so long ago. I'll never forget that moment the FG went thru in OT when I sprayed beer 🍺on my friends. The celebration lasted all thru the AFC Championship game that was up next.
As a Georgia native and Falcons fan, I hurt for the Vikings at the end of this game. The Vikings were the best team in the NFL, without question. The Vikings beat themselves in this game.
Joe Buck get absolutely crucified for that.....Summeral was emotionless too......Listen to the call when Giants ( the team he played for btw) absolutely nothing...
What is it about you people from the modern era that feel this need to disrespect and downplay what came before your time? Summerall and Madden were the standard for BIG game NFL football commentary. Just because you don't prefer there more subdued and conservative way of calling the game or analyzing it, doesn't make them bad at what they did. Madden forgot more about football than any of these present game callers have learned. They had there own way of commentating the game. Just like Brent Musberger, or Keith Jackson or Marv Albert or Gus Johnson. Disrespecting certified legends in the booth is pointless!
And with a sore knee. He should of have not played the last couple of series but he said the heck with it. This is for the right to go to the Super Bowl.
That was on a 3rd down too. Run a draw. If you don't get first down make Falcons use final timeout and punt. Even worse Vikes got ball first in serving half.
wow, never realized until today the winning field goal was from Anderson 39 yards out on the same field goal post that vikings Anderson missed from the same distance that would have won the game. poetic.
It’s kind of hard to keep track of how many different ways the Vikings BLEW this game. If they had eliminated just one of those, the Super Bowl would have been a classic. Instead, we watched a blowout.
Vikings had so many chances to put the Falcons away. It was 20-7, they got freaking greedy. That turnover changed the momentum of the game. When the NFL uploaded the game in its entirety I also noticed that Jake Reed was inactive for this game, what happened?
I remember this game in the 1998 season.I couldn't believe Minnesota lost which i dont know how.Eventually the Falcons went on to lose Super Bowl XXXIII.I wondered if the Vikings would of beat the Broncos but i doubt Denver would of beat the Vikings too.Atlanta is 0-2 in Super Bowl play.Falcons also lost Super Bowl LI to the Brady and the mighty Patriots.Atlanta will probably eventually win a Super Bowl.
I don't understand why everyone thought this was such a big upset. Instead of building it as a heavyweight match, they immediately made the 14-2 Falcons (one less win than the Vikings) seem like a David and Vikings like a Goliath.
The Falcons had absolutely no experience in the playoffs while the Vikings had a ton. The Falcons also just assembled their team while the Vikings had built up their team for years.
The noise in the dome is one of the major things people were worried about. Coach Reeves had that team practicing with simulations of the crowd noise. The Falcons didn't commit a single penalty due to noise.
Andersen beats Anderson. Summerall and Madden were such an awesome broadcast duo. They did kind of "jinx" Anderson there, though (if you believe in that kind of thing). Ironic since Summerall had been a kicker himself. I feel bad for Dennis Green. The Falcons were not who we thought they were.
I think the falcons paid for all their luck in this game for during the Patriots Superbowl. 😂 The vicking wete far abd away a way better team that year.
