Minnesota Nightmare – the Vikings fumble in the Super Bowl

Fumbling six times, throwing two interceptions not produce conference championships. I'm not one to discuss the best team lost, because if they were better, would have won. But the Vikings on Sunday the team? Whoooooff. How many touchdowns do you win if the saints do not find the button on the joystick fumble? At least two, right? Regardless, that was one of the playoff games I've ever seen disorganized. The officiating was awful, coaching is questionable, and mistakes were endless. Maybe we should give the Jets a second chance for the Colts to the Super Bowl.

Of the last four teams, New Orleans was the team could not bear to see in Miami. Now, because Minnesota resorted to earplugs, the Saints will headline in the sports world for the next two weeks and more if they upset the Colts. I have to hibernate. I knew this would happen. It was inevitable. Interceptions, fumbles, earplugs, even Brett Favre can not exceed that alignment.

Let's start with game management, Brad Childress' at the close of the 4th quarter. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but when I had a 51 yard field become a comfortable distance for a game-winning kick? Two calls conservative run for no gain were puzzling. Even in a dome, which has to give his kicker for at least six feet away. Not moving the ball in the first or second down forced the Vikings in a difficult position on third down. Third and long term (even longer after the penalty) allowed the Saints to be more aggressive to force an error. Childress complete sequence was not a disaster, even for a disciple of Andy Reid … which is saying something. I understand that running the ball to keep the clock moving. I agree to keep the clock running. However, you can do that with a screen or bends in / curls that were successful throughout the game, anything to move the ball. Another first priority should have been the operation of the clock as the secondary objective. Childress's decision to give priority to eat the clock cost his team a shot at the Super Bowl. Please reasonable field goal range, and then worry about the clock. Not vice versa.

Turnover of Minnesota also pursue them for a long long, long time. His performance was Bill Buckner-esque. The performance of Favre, while mediocre, it was not surprising. I witnessed the 4th and 26 miracle in 2004. What often gets lost in that game was ugly Favre interception in overtime. This intervention led to the Eagles victory. The same thing happened two years ago when Favre gave the Giants a trip to the Super Bowl. Favre has done this before. Would be naive to be surprised. It is equivalent to finding a politician lied or your investment portfolio collapsed.

The turnovers, moreover, can not believe. Six, count them 1 2 3 4 5 … six fumbles. I'm sure I've been more in a single game, but that's the worst I've ever seen. Although only three were ultimately lost, two were delivered within the ten-yard line. Within ten! That's at least six points in a game the Vikings lost … Hold on, let me check … Oh That's right … they lost by three … in overtime! Brett Favre and the Vikings had a post Super Bowl in scope and literally let go through his hands.

I know I have to praise the saints for hanging tough and pulling it out. I can not do. Please explain to me where it would be difficult for New Orleans to "Hang Around". Turnovers offer faster change in football. In any case, we should praise Minnesota to hang tough. Five fumbles and three fumble is more than enough to make a team said, "just not our day," and give up and go home. The Vikings continued to battle and almost recovered from a horrible performance.Saints do not hang around as a friend on a boring party upset, the Vikings were not allowed out.

I read a lot of blame on the officials also accumulated. Arguing that secured the fairy tale of New Orleans did not finish. I agree that broke the pass interference call at the end and some bad calls elsewhere. However, if the game is fixed, the NFL wanted Favre on the big game. Although it is difficult to excuse a terrible call with the game on the line (the pass interference call), staff were not as terrible as fan base are discussed. Well, that's enough. My head is spinning. I can not continue. I'll cut to the locker room in New Orleans to close summary of the week (this may have actually happened) …

Sean Payton (surrounded by his players while holding the ball up): "Great work gentlemen today. You hung there, believed in it, and now we go to the Super Bowl! Who Dat?" "Now … (players shouting, celebrating) … Now, let's make sure this ball game it deserves." (Dramatic pause) … "For the Minnesota Vikings! Without them, we'd be whining babies now."

Agreed. Now let's cut to the Minnesota locker room (this no doubt happened) …

Brett Favre (standing in the middle of a block room shot with the team around him), "Balls on the ground, the balls on the floor! Looking like fools put the balls on the floor! Stifled in his throat. He struck side . Balls down! "