What you May Not Have Heard About the Vikings
* Since 1990, the Vikings are 3-0 when they start the playoffs with a bye week and have their first game in the Divisional round (wins of Arizona in 1998, New Orleans in 2000 and Dallas in 2009)
* We talked to former Viking QB Sean Salisbury this morning, and he not only thinks Case Keenum has what it takes to win in the playoffs, he thinks he should be among the 5 or 6 guys seriously talked about for MVP of the entire NFL
* While the Patriots, Eagles, and Rams coaches surely deserve being coach of the year, why isn't Mike Zimmer mentioned at all? Most "experts" projected the Viking record to be somewhere between 7-9 and 9-7, not a smothering 13-3.
* Case has gone on record after the game with the Bears as saying he realizes that the Viking offense has not been explosive the last few weeks and said that the bye week is not a week off for him or the offense, but a week to get our act together and regain the explosive form.
* The Vikings played flat agains the Falcons and still handled them pretty easily. The Vikings can score more than 14 points against Atlanta (they scored 14 the first time), but not sure Atlanta can score 20 against the Viking defense.
* The Vikings were tied with Carolina 24-24 with 2 minutes to play. It was a must win game for the Panthers, and the Vikings did not play particularly well, especially with mistakes in run gap containment on defense. However, I like our chances against this team at US Bank Stadium.
* IN week 3, the Lions appeared to have beaten Atlanta on a last second TD by Golden Tate. That TD was reversed on replay. Had it not been, the Lions would have been in the playoffs. They missed the playoffs and Jim Caldwell lost his job because of 1 inch!
* Waiting for the clock to strike midnight and Case Keenum to regress? Well don't, he has found ways to win 12 times this year, and don't forget that Kurt Warner would have never gotten a shot at starting if Franchise QB Trent Green didn't go down. In Case we Trust!
* Vulnerability? In the NFC, 4 of the 6 Playoff teams lost in the final weekend. Rams mailed it in and rested everyone. Eagles played starters for 1 half, and failed to score 1 point at home. Carolina & NO in must win situations, and lost with starters. Minnesota & Atlanta are the only ones to win in week 17.
* Worried about Vikings losing in playoffs? Fair, but the 3 losses were when Case had few reps or prep to play (PITGH), when the star RB blew out his knee (DETROIT) & sucked the wind out of the building, and CAROLINA, where we were tied 24-24 with 2 Min to play. Vikes show up each week to win
* Vikings allowed the 3rd fewest points for the franchise since 1982, giving up 252. Only the 1988 and 1992 teams were more stingy
@"greediron" said:@"JimmyinSD" said:Got to be in it to win it. So it is all in for me. I want to see my team play in the SB as I was too young to remember (and don't think we had a TV at that point anyway) the last time we were there. I think losing in the NFCCG again would be worse than losing the SB. Dunno.@"AllBS" said: I want to have the excitement of the Vikings making it to the Super Bowl, as it's something I've never experienced in my conscious lifetime. I was barely 3 years old the last time it happened. Win or lose, I want the experience of seeing the team there. It's like the old saying goes "Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved" I've never experienced the "love" and I want it!! There's like 3 generations of Vikings fans that haven't had that experience. It's time!! I am in the same boat... however one difference, if we cant win it... I dont want to be in it. I spent my whole life getting 4 loses thrown in my face, when we get there again, I dont want a good game, I want a dominating performance start to finish, we are already going to hear about it being a home game, i want everything else to be squashed. and for the love of God I dont want to hear about 5 loses...As to the 4 losses. Anyone intrigued by the thought of somehow facing Buffalo in the SB? wouldn't that be epic? One of us would exorcise a demon (dressed in kickers gear).
I actually have a friend from way back in High School who is a Bills fan. We keep in touch with each other, and during football season we equally hate Bears fans and lament never winning the SB.I sent him a text congratulating him when Buffalo got in and he said, Maybe we’ll play each other and one of us can finally get that monkey off our back.
So yeah, I’ve though about it.
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