Quote: @purplefaithful said:
@ kmillard said:
So the narrative is that the bears are a good team now?
I think they were .500 coming in?
All you can do is play who's up next...
No doubt about that.
Still a pretty crappy team though (bears)
Quote: @Chuckf said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ Riphawkins said:
While I’m satisfied with the win, or at least enjoying it. Why does this team historically let garbage teams with bad or backup QB’s have their best games against them?
It boggles the mind!
DiVISIONAL games...
They are usually close and not pretty. Even in Bud Grants days.
Go look at 1976 results. The last Super Bowl year and one of the Vikings better teams albeit getting long in the tooth. Beat Detroit 10-9 due to a blocked extra point. Beat the Bears at home 20-19 ALSO due to a blocked extra point. Lost at Chicago 13-14. Lost at SF 16-20. Only losses of a season of which they tied the Rams, beat a 100% healthy Pittsburgh and went to the Super Bowl. Almost lost to Green Bay 17-10 up in Milwaukee. Vikings didn't roll anybody back in that era either. People are going to have to realize 1998 was an outlier that has only happened a few times in NFL history.
This is a very interesting post. It's funny how in our memory--in MY memory anyway, as a 12 year old in 1976--it just seemed like we blew out all the bad teams, but clearly that wasn't the case. Thanks for posting this. Adds a lot of perspective.
Quote: @MaroonBells said:
@ Chuckf said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ Riphawkins said:
While I’m satisfied with the win, or at least enjoying it. Why does this team historically let garbage teams with bad or backup QB’s have their best games against them?
It boggles the mind!
DiVISIONAL games...
They are usually close and not pretty. Even in Bud Grants days.
Go look at 1976 results. The last Super Bowl year and one of the Vikings better teams albeit getting long in the tooth. Beat Detroit 10-9 due to a blocked extra point. Beat the Bears at home 20-19 ALSO due to a blocked extra point. Lost at Chicago 13-14. Lost at SF 16-20. Only losses of a season of which they tied the Rams, beat a 100% healthy Pittsburgh and went to the Super Bowl. Almost lost to Green Bay 17-10 up in Milwaukee. Vikings didn't roll anybody back in that era either. People are going to have to realize 1998 was an outlier that has only happened a few times in NFL history.
This is a very interesting post. It's funny how in our memory--in MY memory anyway, as a 12 year old in 1976--it just seemed like we blew out all the bad teams, but clearly that wasn't the case. Thanks for posting this. Adds a lot of perspective.
And the best run of the franchise in my mind was the 88 team that went 6-1 over the span of 7 7 games scoring 226 to 46 in the victories
The loss was a 3 point loss to the Niners on the infamous Young scramble.
We win that game, the Niners don't make the playoffs and the Vikings are the number 1 seed
I guess it doesn't matter how you win, as long as you do
Quote: @Skodin said:
@ MaroonBells said:
@ Chuckf said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ Riphawkins said:
While I’m satisfied with the win, or at least enjoying it. Why does this team historically let garbage teams with bad or backup QB’s have their best games against them?
It boggles the mind!
DiVISIONAL games...
They are usually close and not pretty. Even in Bud Grants days.
Go look at 1976 results. The last Super Bowl year and one of the Vikings better teams albeit getting long in the tooth. Beat Detroit 10-9 due to a blocked extra point. Beat the Bears at home 20-19 ALSO due to a blocked extra point. Lost at Chicago 13-14. Lost at SF 16-20. Only losses of a season of which they tied the Rams, beat a 100% healthy Pittsburgh and went to the Super Bowl. Almost lost to Green Bay 17-10 up in Milwaukee. Vikings didn't roll anybody back in that era either. People are going to have to realize 1998 was an outlier that has only happened a few times in NFL history.
This is a very interesting post. It's funny how in our memory--in MY memory anyway, as a 12 year old in 1976--it just seemed like we blew out all the bad teams, but clearly that wasn't the case. Thanks for posting this. Adds a lot of perspective.
And the best run of the franchise in my mind was the 88 team that went 6-1 over the span of 7 7 games scoring 226 to 46 in the victories
The loss was a 3 point loss to the Niners on the infamous Young scramble.
We win that game, the Niners don't make the playoffs and the Vikings are the number 1 seed
I guess it doesn't matter how you win, as long as you do
Christ, I remember that scramble too
They win that game in 88? Or at Chicago in 12/09? They're hosting CG's and not traveling for em.
Quote: @purplefaithful said:
@ Skodin said:
@ MaroonBells said:
@ Chuckf said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ Riphawkins said:
While I’m satisfied with the win, or at least enjoying it. Why does this team historically let garbage teams with bad or backup QB’s have their best games against them?
It boggles the mind!
DiVISIONAL games...
They are usually close and not pretty. Even in Bud Grants days.
Go look at 1976 results. The last Super Bowl year and one of the Vikings better teams albeit getting long in the tooth. Beat Detroit 10-9 due to a blocked extra point. Beat the Bears at home 20-19 ALSO due to a blocked extra point. Lost at Chicago 13-14. Lost at SF 16-20. Only losses of a season of which they tied the Rams, beat a 100% healthy Pittsburgh and went to the Super Bowl. Almost lost to Green Bay 17-10 up in Milwaukee. Vikings didn't roll anybody back in that era either. People are going to have to realize 1998 was an outlier that has only happened a few times in NFL history.
This is a very interesting post. It's funny how in our memory--in MY memory anyway, as a 12 year old in 1976--it just seemed like we blew out all the bad teams, but clearly that wasn't the case. Thanks for posting this. Adds a lot of perspective.
And the best run of the franchise in my mind was the 88 team that went 6-1 over the span of 7 7 games scoring 226 to 46 in the victories
The loss was a 3 point loss to the Niners on the infamous Young scramble.
We win that game, the Niners don't make the playoffs and the Vikings are the number 1 seed
I guess it doesn't matter how you win, as long as you do
Christ, I remember that scramble too
They win that game in 88? Or at Chicago in 12/09? They're hosting CG's and not traveling for em.
If you're old enough it's impossible not to remember that play.
15 rookies on their roster
They traded additional picks to get for Mack, Tribitsky and Fields, I think it's caught up with them on the field.
Add all the changes from a new HC/FO...................?
The Bears are terrible.
Bears suck. Another really ugly Thursday night game.
Quote: @1VikesFan said:
Bears suck. Another really ugly Thursday night game.
OMG, what a horrible game. Look at Wentz's numbers......gross.
The Bears have been partying like it's 1929.
How did they count that lone TD of the Bears. The WR clearly bobbled it after the initial "catch" and then only got one foot down.
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