perrynoid Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, St Vince said: I hope we both take care of business next week a Packers Vikings NFC championship would be epic. Who would of thought the two most inconsistent teams could be in this position Like we say at home, "Don't count yur chickens before they're stolen"...I mean, we are getting a wee bit ahead of ourselves here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 one of the best instances of poetic justice from yesterday's game was how the Saints never even got to possess the ball in overtime. just like for us in 2009. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, gopherwrestler said: @swede700 get the game day thread started. Us fans are ready I thought about jumping on and creating it last night, but that thought lasted about 30 seconds. I actually didn't watch the game live, as I had gone out of town for a wedding and drove back during the game. I'll create it here shortly. If the Vikings do beat the 49ers, however, I will jump on after the Seahawks-Packers game to create the next thread. Edited January 6, 2020 by swede700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 So, I'm not going to go back and read through everything, but, I wanted to toss in a few thoughts on the game. That, I think, was about the most complete Vikings game we've seen this year. Thielen getting off to a rough start was about the downside of the game. You can easily argue that there are games the Vikings dominated more, but when facing off against an opponent of the Saints level, that was a complete game from offense to defense, to special teams. And it was a complete game where I don't feel like Zimmer made any changes in the second half. They had planned everything out so well ahead of time with the game plan that they were able to stick with it the whole way through. The moving Hunter/Griffin into the middle was a great wrinkle, especially with the lack of depth we have at DT and the depth we have at DE. Also, "resting" Cook was great to end the season. Considering how much he'd been getting used during the season, he needed that time off. I'll be curious to see how they do next week. If they play like they did yesterday, they can beat anyone, if things fall apart at all, they are very beatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, The Gnat said: That, I think, was about the most complete Vikings game we've seen this year. Thielen getting off to a rough start was about the downside of the game. Did you happen to see the research tweet last night that said that the last 3 teams to fumble the ball on an opening possession of a playoff game went on to win the Super Bowl? They were the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles, 2013 Seattle Seahawks and the 2012 Baltimore Ravens. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Gnat Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, swede700 said: Did you happen to see the research tweet last night that said that the last 3 teams to fumble the ball on an opening possession of a playoff game went on to win the Super Bowl? They were the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles, 2013 Seattle Seahawks and the 2012 Baltimore Ravens. I'm not holding my breath, but hilarious stat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, The Gnat said: I'm not holding my breath, but hilarious stat. I wouldn't hold my breath either, but that is quite a stat that someone came up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Why did the stupid Cowboys have to hire a coach TODAY? Been searching up and down the sports channels for some talk about the game and it's wall to wall Cowboys talk. Non friggin' stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Vikes_Bolts1228 said: Why did the stupid Cowboys have to hire a coach TODAY? Been searching up and down the sports channels for some talk about the game and it's wall to wall Cowboys talk. Non friggin' stop. Good...makes the Vikings more under the radar...just the way we like it. Jerry always likes to make every conversation about himself (like someone else I know), so it shouldn't come as a surprise that they're talking Cowboys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, Vikes_Bolts1228 said: Why did the stupid Cowboys have to hire a coach TODAY? Been searching up and down the sports channels for some talk about the game and it's wall to wall Cowboys talk. Non friggin' stop. The mainstream media is trash these days anyway. Shouldn’t be a surprise that the Cowboys would be sensationalized instead of talking about substance like recent playoff games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Is it hypocritical of me to say that it wasn't OPI by Rudolph but still say Drew Pearson pushed off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: Is it hypocritical of me to say that it wasn't OPI by Rudolph but still say Drew Pearson pushed off? No, because Drew Pearson's push-off was far more obvious, considering he basically pushed the guy to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 @Krauser had retweeted this, so I'm posting it here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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