the official **** the vikings thread

Forward To Death · 12-21-2012, 10:53 PM

I think the Seahawks actually need to lose twice, and we have the tiebreaker over the Bears. I think NYG and maybe even Dallas have tiebreakers over us as well.

Forward To Death · 12-23-2012, 12:52 PM

Vikings looking solid on both sides of the ball so far.

Thom Yorke · 12-23-2012, 01:07 PM

The Texans couldn't care less about Ponder. They're putting absolutely everything into stopping AP, almost more than most teams seem to do. It's opening up so many opportunities for Ponder, and he's capitalizing on them for the most part.

But yeah, we're looking great. Blair Walsh is a beast.

Thom Yorke · 12-23-2012, 03:00 PM

Perfectly executed game today. Can't believe we beat both the Niners and Texans. Sucks that the Redskins also won, but we definitely have a shot at the postseason.

Harrsion Smith and Walsh are incredible. Their contributions as rookies have been unreal.

And you can't forget Kalil as well. Even Robinson and Wright have made some big plays. What a draft 2012 is turning out to be.

Zebras · 12-23-2012, 03:12 PM

Vikings looked real hot. Ponder was confident. And the defense was rock solid.

Sparky · 12-23-2012, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

Perfectly executed game today. Can't believe we beat both the Niners and Texans. Sucks that the Redskins also won, but we definitely have a shot at the postseason.

Harrsion Smith and Walsh are incredible. Their contributions as rookies have been unreal.

And you can't forget Kalil as well. Even Robinson and Wright have made some big plays. What a draft 2012 is turning out to be.

What are the play off scenarios right now? Are there any where we could lose, go 9-7 and still get in?

Simpson had a great catch but we still need to let him go. Bad routes, and too many drops. Ponder was proficient, the run was a nice treat, still prefer consistent passing. Had one possible pick and a untimely fumble.

It's pretty incredible we won with a less than 200 yard performance from our qb, and 80 yards for AP. Musgrave deserves credit, i've never seen a team win off bootlegs to tight ends alone lol.

Defense was great, i remember Arian Foster had a whopping 15 yards in the fourth quarter.

Sparky · 12-23-2012, 03:50 PM

just read that the pass to simpson was actually ponder trying to throw it out of bounds LOL

Thom Yorke · 12-23-2012, 07:05 PM

If the Vikes win, they're in.

According to ESPN, if they lose, they can still get in if the Giants (vs. Eagles), Cowboys (at Redskins) and Bears (at Lions) all lose, which I don't think is very likely. Not sure how Seattle works into it if they lose out as well. Safe to say next Sunday is a must-win though.

I'm wondering if the Vikings game gets bumped to primetime. I think the Cowboys/Redskins game would be the likely game that gets bumped, but Peterson chasing 2,000/the record could tip the odds towards the Vikings/Packers.

Thom Yorke · 12-23-2012, 07:10 PM

Pretty pumped though because we could potentially get the number 5 seed, and take on the winner of that NFC east division, which wouldn't be a bad first round match-up at all. It's gonna be tough as hell to even beat the Packers to get into the playoffs; I don't want to face them or the 49ers. A playoff spot is a playoff spot though.

Forward To Death · 12-23-2012, 07:19 PM

Vikings win and they're in. Ball's in our court now, and I couldn't be more psyched for a football game than this really.

12-21-2012, 10:53 PM	#311 (permalink)
Forward To Death Trolier Than Thou Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,336	I think the Seahawks actually need to lose twice, and we have the tiebreaker over the Bears. I think NYG and maybe even Dallas have tiebreakers over us as well.

12-23-2012, 12:52 PM	#312 (permalink)
Forward To Death Trolier Than Thou Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,336	Vikings looking solid on both sides of the ball so far.

12-23-2012, 01:07 PM	#313 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	The Texans couldn't care less about Ponder. They're putting absolutely everything into stopping AP, almost more than most teams seem to do. It's opening up so many opportunities for Ponder, and he's capitalizing on them for the most part. But yeah, we're looking great. Blair Walsh is a beast.

12-23-2012, 03:00 PM	#314 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Perfectly executed game today. Can't believe we beat both the Niners and Texans. Sucks that the Redskins also won, but we definitely have a shot at the postseason. Harrsion Smith and Walsh are incredible. Their contributions as rookies have been unreal. And you can't forget Kalil as well. Even Robinson and Wright have made some big plays. What a draft 2012 is turning out to be.

12-23-2012, 03:12 PM	#315 (permalink)
Zebras Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Good ol' Minnesota Posts: 101	Vikings looked real hot. Ponder was confident. And the defense was rock solid.

12-23-2012, 03:50 PM	#317 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	just read that the pass to simpson was actually ponder trying to throw it out of bounds LOL

12-23-2012, 07:05 PM	#318 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	If the Vikes win, they're in. According to ESPN, if they lose, they can still get in if the Giants (vs. Eagles), Cowboys (at Redskins) and Bears (at Lions) all lose, which I don't think is very likely. Not sure how Seattle works into it if they lose out as well. Safe to say next Sunday is a must-win though. I'm wondering if the Vikings game gets bumped to primetime. I think the Cowboys/Redskins game would be the likely game that gets bumped, but Peterson chasing 2,000/the record could tip the odds towards the Vikings/Packers.

12-23-2012, 07:10 PM	#319 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Pretty pumped though because we could potentially get the number 5 seed, and take on the winner of that NFC east division, which wouldn't be a bad first round match-up at all. It's gonna be tough as hell to even beat the Packers to get into the playoffs; I don't want to face them or the 49ers. A playoff spot is a playoff spot though.

12-23-2012, 07:19 PM	#320 (permalink)
Forward To Death Trolier Than Thou Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,336	Vikings win and they're in. Ball's in our court now, and I couldn't be more psyched for a football game than this really.