Who remembers 1987?

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Vikings had some talent that year. Started hot by winning the first two, then the strike hit. Replacement players come in and drop all 3. Vikings win most of the rest of their games with their starters, but lose 3 out of their last 4 games and "backed into" the playoffs. 

Vikings go to New Orleans and beat the heavily favored Saints 44-10. Then onto San Francisco in a game where the spread, if I'm remembering right, broke a record of some kind? Vikings dominated that one as well. Someone, I think maybe someone on the Redskins, actually predicted the Vikings would win those games. 

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Sure do - it was an unexpected treat. Anthony Carter was never greater than in that postseason.
It's the last time the Vikings won two playoff games - our last actual "run"...

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Great memories for sure...especially shutting up a loud mouth coworker...

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AC was unbelievable those games...

That cinderella story ended in Washington if I remember correctly. The Diesel and The Hogs?

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@purplefaithful said:
AC was unbelievable those games...

That cinderella story ended in Washington if I remember correctly. The Diesel and The Hogs?

Yup, Disco Darrin failing to catch a pass that Marcus Allen would have...

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@"BarrNone55" said:

@purplefaithful said:
AC was unbelievable those games...

That cinderella story ended in Washington if I remember correctly. The Diesel and The Hogs?

Yup, Disco Darrin failing to catch a pass that Marcus Allen would have...

You know the story behind that play right?

The hero of the post-season was supposed to run a deep, corner route and drag the DB with him,  freeing-up Darrin to catch that pass.

AC didnt run the route deep enough allowing the DB to knock the ball away. 

A TD and xtra pt would have tied the game at the end. 

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I remember those games.  I was dating a girl from N.O. at the time. She was sure the Saints were going to rout the Vikings. It was never much of a game.  IIRC, the Vikings scored just before half time.  Then on to S.F.  Is that where AC caught a pass by pinning the ball against the DB's back while the DB was tackling AC? Incredible catch.

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USFL Treasure:

Anthony Carter
Keith Millard
Gary Zimmerman

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@"BarrNone55" said:

174 pounds, lol - that was a very generous listing! AC tipped the scale around 161 coming out of Michigan, and did not "bulk up" as a pro. His legs looked like they accounted for maybe 10 of those pounds, total..