Sports: NFL

[Dignan]

Originally Posted by loborocket

I have been a Viking fans since age 10 or so. I have been waiting a long time for this. I don't want to have my hopes dashed like they were in the '98 game against the Falcons (I was at that game). The stadium was out of control with only a couple of minutes on the clock and the Vikings ready to go ahead 10 pts when Anderson missed a less than 25 yrd field goal left by about 2 feet (his only miss of the entire season.)

I don't want that to happen again. Vikings by 10, or my basement might flood from the unstoppable tears.

I was living in Atlanta at the time. I fondly remember that as one of my favorite games of all time (as a fan). It was a great come back against all odds (having one of the best kickers miss a chip shot in a dome). Sure we got crushed in the Super Bowl, but that game was AWESOME.

Thank you Vikings!

[Wytefang]

The amusing (and pathetic) thing about that game is that had we played that Falcons team 9 more times, we'd likely have won the remaining 9 games. That's how fluky that game was.

It made our recent blowout of Dallas all that much more enjoyable since it was Keith "I whine a lot" Brookings who did that stupid Falcons wing thing to our fans during the game. So fun to score that extra TD on the Cowboys and watch him come crying over to our bench. So satisfying.

[Wytefang]

Originally Posted by LeviofDoom

injure Drew Brees first time he tries to throw

This isn't a nice way to root for our team, dude. I don't want to see anyone get hurt...that's uncool.

[LeviofDoom]

without him we will win though!!! but i do like him a heck of a lot better than tony homo...

[loborocket]

Originally Posted by Dignan

I fondly remember that as one of my favorite games of all time (as a fan).

It was my favorite 58 minutes of football ever. It was the last 8 minutes (2 minutes regulation and 6 or so minutes of overtime) That really turned it for me.

I just re-watched that game on NFL network yesterday afternoon.

Another knife to the heart for me on that one was the fact it was Terrance Mathis who caught the TD to tie the game. Mathis was probably (up to that point) the best NFL player to ever come out of the University of New Mexico, where I got my degree (he played while I was there). I always liked to see him do well. Why did it have to be him who stuck it to my Vikings?

[Ranior]

Ah I'm just waiting for the Brett Favre show. Despite him going to the Vikings, and some of the other stuffs, I'm still a fan of his and want to see him get to another big game. Plus if the Packers can't have it, at least let the NFC North go somewhere.

And finally, its not like I need to fear the Vikings for many more seasons. I mean Favre can't be around forever, Rodgers has to be able to outlast him. I'm looking forward to the upcoming years, GB is going to be coming on while MN still needs a QB. But for the rest of this season I'm with Favre, and therefore the Vikings. Although if an AP fumble loses the game, I'd be okay with that too...

[Drumline3469]

Man, this is some football. I'd love to see the Jets finish this. I love a good Cinderella. I'd like to see them go all the way. That way I can say Miami beat them twice.

[King of the Marro]

Originally Posted by Drumline3469

Man, this is some football. I'd love to see the Jets finish this. I love a good Cinderella. I'd like to see them go all the way. That way I can say Miami beat them twice.

Yea I play football at the high school Mark Sanchez went to. Almost everybody down here is rooting for the Jets. It'd be cool to see him pull it off.

[Drumline3469]

Originally Posted by King of the Marro

Yea I play football at the high school Mark Sanchez went to. Almost everybody down here is rooting for the Jets. It'd be cool to see him pull it off.

Doesn't look like he will...

[LeviofDoom]

He didnt :P go Colts! But go Vikings More!!!!

[Mossman]

Wow! I know Favre can be interception prone, but that was a rookie mistake, throwing back across the field off his back foot. Wonder if he just cost the Vikings the Super Bowl?

[Wytefang]

Utter BS. ****ty ref calls here at the end.

Oh well. What an awful game all around. Just awful. Shameless on the Saints for trying to take out Favre - they've lost any respect I had for them (which was previously sizable).

It sure looks like we were a better team - far more yards, more coverage...without the ridiculous fumbles (which only AP was prone to and certainly not THIS many)...we'd have won handily.

Oh well. Grats to the Saints..