Posted on 12/17/2022 5:57:26 PM PST by nickcarraway
The Colts blocked a punt for a touchdown, scored on an interception of quarterback Kirk Cousins and raced out to a huge lead, but it was the Vikings who made history on Saturday.
Minnesota completed the biggest comeback in NFL history, rallying from a 33-0 halftime deficit to beat Indianapolis, 39-36, on Greg Joseph’s 40-yard field goal with three seconds remaining in overtime at U.S. Bank Stadium.
The wild and improbable victory surpassed the 32-point margin former Bills quarterback and ex-Colts head coach Frank Reich led in a 1993 wild-card playoff game against the Houston Oilers.
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If I were a cynic, I’d wonder if the Colts have something deeply against Frank Reich. Those Bills were a much more dominant team more capable of such comebacks, than these Vikings.
An early Hanukkah present from Greg Joseph, who is improbably a Jewish kid from South Africa.
Frank Reich, former Colts coach, held the honor of leading the largest comeback by the Buffalo Bills, and in college.
When God asked Rush to offer his prediction, Rush said that the Vikings would sow them better.
Everyone had a good laugh, and here we are.
Not really an NFL fan, but you made me laugh too.
Ole from Minnesota dies and finds himself in hell breaking rocks with a hammer amid the flames. The Devil walks by and hears Ole whistling. The Devil asks...Ole you are in the flames of hell for all eternity why are you whistling? Ole says ...well the heat reminded him of those hot summers on the farm in Minnesota. The Devil determined to increase his suffering turned up the flames. The Devil come by later and hears Ole singing. The Devil asks Old what now? Ole said... I was just thinking of that scorcher summer we tore down the old silo on the farm. Determined to make Ole suffer the Devil turns the temperature down to 300 below zero and leaves Ole in a howling blizzard. Coming back later the Devil finds Ole singing, dancing and twirling his hammer like a baton. The Devil asks ...what now Ole? Ole replies...hell is frozen over the Vikings must have won the Super Bowl.
That being said, the Vikings have improved, they can win comebacks and close games, but it will be another year before they can beat anyone in the playoffs with the defense they have.
I will enjoy the season while it lasts, but I don't see Hell freezing over this year.
Shouldn’t someone PING to a Vikings thread??
I am surprised that little is being said about Matt Ryan now owning the biggest Super Bowl collapse AND the biggest regular season single game collapse, and with two different teams. He will be the answer to many a trivia question in the future.
It was Shanahan’s fault.
I didn’t see the game but the Vikings have been playing good football lately. Apparently their shellacking by Dallas a while back awakened the inner beast.
Bread and circuses
Our best chance was with Joe Kapp. We've been rebuilding ever since.
They lost to Detroit last week.
Maybe to the topics on the origin of the domesticated horse too. :^) BTW, the YT suggested topics on Roku have been loaded up with various excerpt vids of that game.
Gracchus in Gladiator
You obviously missed the years of Tarkenton. We have been rebuilding in 1980 though after dark retired.
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