Vikings-Ravens: Pass the Defense, Please; and Other Observations
Published on: 19th October, 2009
An embarrassing final period. An epic near-collapse. A defensive meltdown worse than any other in the Brad Childress era. With wins like this, who needs a loss? Minnesota should take many emotions away from Sunday’s escape from disaster—shock, confusion, chagrin—but relief isn’t one of them. To be ...Vikings-Rams: When “Balls Out” Is a Bad Strategy, and Other Observations
Published on: 12th October, 2009
Minnesota gave the Rams plenty of chances to make this a game.The Vikings gave up 400 yards of offense in St. Louis on Sunday. They gave up 27 first downs. They gave up four trips to the red zone.But as the defense giveth, Jared Allen and the Williams Wall taketh ...Vikings-Rams: After Two Heart-Pounding Weeks, Minnesota Is Due for a Break
Published on: 8th October, 2009
Whenever the Bears come to Minnesota to play the Vikings, my priest likes to tell a story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears.After the events of the fairy tale, the Three Bears ran into some marital troubles (evidently, Papa Bear doesn’t cope well when you mess with his porridge). Things ...A Look at the Greatest Vikings-Packers Games of the Past Decade
Published on: 4th October, 2009
If you’re an ESPN executive, the most exciting sentence in the English language right now probably goes a little something like this:Brett Favre takes on the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football.Combine a bitter rivalry with a hugely polarizing star, stick it in the most popular timeslot of the ...Catch Him If You Can: Brett Favre and His Receivers Still Have Issues
Published on: 1st October, 2009
If you’re a defensive coordinator taking on the Vikings these days, your game plan isn’t complicated: Take away Adrian Peterson, and make Brett Favre throw big to beat you. It didn’t work for Cleveland or Detroit. Peterson rushed for 272 yards through Minnesota’s first two games, at ...Brett Favre’s $12 Million Buys a Storybook Ending and Nightmares for NFC North
Published on: 28th September, 2009
Eighty-nine seconds to play, eighty yards to go, no timeouts, and down by four.Does Sage Rosenfels get the job done in that situation? I don’t know. Does Tarvaris Jackson dance away from the pass rush and throw a perfect strike to Greg Lewis in the back of the end zone? ...In the Race for Quarterback Supremacy, the NFC Is Closing Fast
Published on: 24th September, 2009
Not so long ago, the gulf in quality between AFC and NFC quarterbacks was about as wide as Peyton Manning's forehead. In the past decade, we've seen Super Bowls that pitted Manning against Rex Grossman, Rich Gannon against Brad Johnson, and John Elway against Chris Chandler. We've seen two AFC passers ...Something About These Vikings Still Makes Us a Little Nervous
Published on: 19th September, 2009
If the Vikings were any other Super Bowl contender, we wouldn't be having this conversation. We wouldn't be getting antsy about taking the Lions seriously. We wouldn't flirt with the idea of putting our money on Detroit plus 10.5. And we certainly wouldn't be wondering why Peter King picked Minnesota to ...Don’t Let the NFL Raise Your Kids, Folks
Published on: 18th September, 2009
Booze, babes, Viagra, and football.If you ask me, that sounds like a heck of a party. But if you ask one media watchdog group, the combination is making NFL telecasts unfit for family consumption. Concerned parents want to keep sexed-up advertisements for beer away from their kids. Concerned congressmen want to relegate ...Don’t Start Believin’: Debunking Five NFL Myths for 2009
Published on: 10th September, 2009
If Malibu Stacy is right when she tells us, "thinking too much gives you wrinkles," NFL pundits should be one baby-faced bunch. The sheer volume of chatter surrounding the league has rendered the expenditure of brainpower while offering up football analysis strictly optional. You don't need to dig deep to pick ...Featured Sponsors
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