Who had the courage to watch the whole game

 i checked out before half to do some outside work, watching the tape of 2nd half now..

kids flew from Maui to Cali
all flew from LAX to MSP
tailgated with Nichelles group
took lots of pics / videos
sat quiet in the first half
lost my voice in the second half

and it came down to a few plays at the end.  

sat and celebrated for half an hour adter the game

 blew some cash at the Vikings locker room.  

edge of my seat the whole game. 
what a great day.  

@"holmanjp" said: Do people really do that? Quit watching??? Fair weather/bandwagon fans I guess.

That's odd I talk harsh, about under performing Coaches and players.
Have been accused of not being a true/real fan.
Yet I have never missed any part of a Vikings game.

Never?  That’s incredible dude.  You’re obviously over 63 years old or older and have never missed a part of any game?  I gotta believe you’re one of the only people alive that could say that.

@"Waterboy" said:

@"holmanjp" said: Do people really do that? Quit watching??? Fair weather/bandwagon fans I guess.

That's odd I talk harsh, about under performing Coaches and players.
Have been accused of not being a true/real fan.
Yet I have never missed any part of a Vikings game.

Never?  That’s incredible dude.  You’re obviously over 63 years old or older and have never missed a part of any game?  I gotta believe you’re one of the only people alive that could say that.

That game stressed me out

I did, but it doesn't really count… I DVR'd it and checked espn's standings page to see if we'd won first :p  But I hadn't seen the score, so when watching the recording Denver went up 10-0, I skipped to the end to make sure the ESPN site hadn't made a typo and we'd actually won.  Even then watching that last Denver drive sent my heart rate into triple digits. Whew! 

It's a religion for me.  Never turn off a game.  When it is ugly, it's my penance.

p.s. not sure I'd call it 'courage'.  =)

I wouldn't call it courage but I did.

I honestly had a heart stress test 2 weeks ago and I'm pretty sure my heart rate was higher yesterday on that last drive with me sitting in my chair than it was after 10 minutes on that treadmill

Yep,  as usual I watched the whole damn thing.

And Vangaard,  glad you and the family had a good time!

@"holmanjp" said: Do people really do that? Quit watching??? Fair weather/bandwagon fans I guess.

That's odd I talk harsh, about under performing Coaches and players.
Have been accused of not being a true/real fan.
Yet I have never missed any part of a Vikings game.

@"Purpleblooded" said:
It's a religion for me.  Never turn off a game.  When it is ugly, it's my penance.

Never turn off a game. Maybe 41-0? I think I shut that one off. But 20-0? I kept thinking one TD and it's a game again. 

@"MaroonBells" said: Never turn off a game. Maybe 41-0? I think I shut that one off. But 20-0? I kept thinking one TD and it's a game again. 

FOURTH QUARTER		DEN	MIN
	TD13:25 Dalvin Cook 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)18 plays, 75 yards, 5:58	23	13
	TD10:21 Stefon Diggs 54 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey Kick)3 plays, 62 yards, 0:35	23	20
	TD6:01 Kyle Rudolph 32 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey Kick)5 plays, 67 yards, 2:14	23	27

@"StickyBun" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: Never turn off a game. Maybe 41-0? I think I shut that one off. But 20-0? I kept thinking one TD and it's a game again. 

Interesting stat and even more impressive: the Vikings actually scored 20 points in like 7+ minutes. 

FOURTH QUARTER		DEN	MIN
	TD13:25 Dalvin Cook 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)18 plays, 75 yards, 5:58	23	13
	TD10:21 Stefon Diggs 54 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey Kick)3 plays, 62 yards, 0:35	23	20
	TD6:01 Kyle Rudolph 32 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey Kick)5 plays, 67 yards, 2:14	23	27

Bailed out at half for a last ditch effort to fill my freezer with venison.  But I watched about the last half of the 4th quarter on my phone from my blind.  

Watched the entire game but did cancel my lunch plans because I thought I would be too upset to interact with others.

When my wife came back from lunch with friends, she proudly claimed that she was responsible for the victory because she left the house at halftime (she is remarkably bad luck for the Vikings).  I pointed out that the Vikings would never had been in a 20 point hole absent her lurking around the house during the first half.

I'll admit it.  I turned it off.  Missed all but the go ahead TD.  I was so PISSED off that for health reasons it was better to turn it off then continue to watching the shitshow that was the 1st half.

I was watching it real time, and I paused it about half way
through the second, started working on a project to distract myself, skimmed
through the last half of the second and started rewatching after half time.

The Vikings are my favorite tv show, so I never miss an episode. Even the bad ones.
Absolutely awesome comeback. I'm still smiling about it today.

Watched it from beginning to the victorious end!  Was questioning myself at the half  ;)