Minneapolis born & raised Vikings fan since I put on my #44 CHUCK FOREMAN jersey at age 4. I don't remember the loss to the Chief's in Super Bowl III, but I remember the other 3. Dolphins - LOST. Steelers - LOST. Raiders - LOST. I watched Roger Staubach's bullshit Hail Mary in '75 at the old Met in the NFC Championship Game. I watched Gary Anderson miss his only FG in 2 years when the Falcons came into the Metrodome in & upset the Vikings in the '98 NFChampionship Game. I watched 41-Donut against the Giants in 2000 at Giants Stadium in the NFC Championship Game. I watched Bret Favre, & Adrian Peterson, both with the bounties the Saint's coaching staff later got busted for putting on their heads, get screwed by the Refs & lose the NFC Championship in the Superdome in 2009. I watched Blair Walsh MISS a 21-yard FG in the NFC Divisional Round against the Seahawks that would'a put us in the NFC Championship. I've watched every heartbreak since I was old enough to remember in 1972. So I'm not ready to start sayin' "SUPER BOWL" just yet. But DAMN!! .... I haven't been this optimistic about the Vikings future in a looonng time. A TON of money under the cap, the 2 hottest coaches in the NFL right now, JJ McArthy getting fixed up, ready for next year, & Sam Darnold & Justin Jefferson are in their 20's. This defense is young, fast, smart, & VICIOUS. Swarming to tackles. Flores has opposing QB's & Coaches completely confused, no idea what's coming, and same on Offense with KOC callin' plays, balanced, smart ... I'm tellin' you, I think this team gets 12 wins & a playoff win. Next year, with all that cap money .... They'll be ready to win it all.
For the Jefferson troubles in the second half, there was a play I can't remember if it was right after halftime or if it was right before halftime but he really messed up his fingers jammed them pretty bad or maybe even broke them and that might have been affecting his play in the second half.
Vikings will still get no love. What's the excuse gonna be from the national jabronis this week? Houston was tired? There shouldn't be a single NFC team with a loss, ahead of the Vikings in the power rankings. Period. This team is legit.
Just so you know the horn is played on a 3rd down stop a 4th down stop a first down or a sack. They have a different horn that makes a noise when there defense has help the other team to 3rd down.
