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Hindsight is 20/20: The Vikings Game

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A.) If you weren't aware NFL rewind is free for this week. I suggest you check it out, just make sure you remember to cancel the subscription on Sunday. 

 

B.) On to the good stuff. Hindsight being 20/20 how huge was this Vikings game?

 

I specifically choose this game because it was the first game in about 5 years that I was not able to watch fully. Looks like that may have been a good thing for us. 

 

Let's go back a few weeks ago. The Panthers sit at 1-3 coming off an ugly loss in Arizona. The Vikings have just won their first game and if you remember were a playoff team last year. The Panthers HAD to win this game. 

 

The first drive the Vikings march down the field, just as it looks like Cassel might be due for a huge game, pressure up the middle causes him to throw a bad ball picked by none other than Dirty Mike Mitchell.

 

Side note: are him and Ted Ginn Jr. two of the best free agent singings ever for the Panthers- considering their price? Helluva a job Gettleman. 

 

That pick may have single handedly turned out season around. We all know one play can suck the air from a team (see hail mary to Rodney White in 2012 season). 

 

The next drive: Cam nearly throws a pick right out of the gate (we couldn't make our comeback story to easy now could we?) After gutting out a terrific long drive, capitalized by two (nows staple of Riverboat Ron: going for it on 4th and 1), and a GENIUS playcall to score the TD by Shula, we end up with:

  • 7 points
  • another touchdown to our favorite Panther ever to add to his legacy
  • and the momentum (more on physics later) going forward that is now being labeled as Superbowl-esque. 

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God I love this team

 

 

Other notables from this game:

 

We got another nickname for Brandon "oh wee mayne" Lafell - Donald. 

 

Brian Billick invented a new physics law: mass= force * velocity

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I drove to that game. The crowd was intense for about a quarter and a little bit during the second half. It was strange for me as a fan to be in a quiet dome with all of the home fans leaving. I'm glad I experienced the game. After the game, Mike Mitchell signed my hat and I got a pair of Tedd Ginn Jr's loves. Best game ever.

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I drove to that game. The crowd was intense for about a quarter and a little bit during the second half. It was strange for me as a fan to be in a quiet dome with all of the home fans leaving. I'm glad I experienced the game. After the game, Mike Mitchell signed my hat and I got a pair of Tedd Ginn Jr's loves. Best game ever.

 

A pair of his loves? Didn't know he swung that way, not that there is anything wrong with that.

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