Guest Sores Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Top Ten Viking CHOKES! 1. 1998 The Vikings finished the regular-season with an NFL-best 15-1 record and scored more points than any team in history. They were one game away from the Super Bowl and 10-point favorites when they played the Atlanta Falcons in the Metrodome. The Vikings built a 20-7 lead in the first half, led by 10 early in the fourth quarter and lost, 30-27, in overtime. The game started to slip away when coach Dennis Green called for a pass play deep in his own territory rather than run out the clock late in the first half. The Falcons forced a fumble and converted it into a touchdown to cut the difference to 20-14. With 2 minutes 7 seconds remaining in regulation, Vikings’ kicker Gary Anderson, who had made all 35 of his field goal attempts during the season, missed from 38 yards. The Falcons proceeded to drive 71 yards and scored the tying touchdown with 49 seconds left. 2. 1969 After finishing 12-2 for the best record in the NFL and limiting their opponents to an average of 9.5 points per game, the Vikings were installed as anywhere from 10- to 13-point favorites in Super Bowl IV. Their opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs, were a wild-card team from the American Football League, which was still perceived as inferior to the NFL. Sure enough, the game was no contest, but it was the Chiefs who dominated, 23-7. The Vikings crossed midfield only four times, rushed for only two first downs and committed five turnovers. 3. 2003 After starting out 6-0, the Vikings stumbled to the finish line 9-6. Still, all they had to do was beat the 3-12 Arizona Cardinals in their final game to win the NFC North on a tiebreaker and host a first-round playoff game. The Vikings were 8-point favorites. Leading 17-6 with under two minutes to go, they allowed a touchdown, a successful onside kick and a second touchdown on a 28-yard, fourth-down pass from Josh McCown to Nathan Poole as time expired. Not only did the 18-17 loss hand the Green Bay Packers the division title, it also knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs. 4. 2000 Although the Vikings had to play the NFC Championship on the road against a team that had won one more game during the regular-season, they were listed as 2½-point favorites. With Randy Moss and Cris Carter, who had combined for 173 catches and 24 touchdowns during the regular-season, the Vikings simply looked too explosive for the New York Giants. The oddsmakers couldn’t have been more wrong and the Vikings couldn’t have laid a bigger egg. They were shut out for the first time in nine years and whipped, 41-0, the most lopsided score in 31 NFC title games. Giants quarterback Kerry Collins threw for a record 381 yards and five TDs. "It’s going to be hard for us to win a Super Bowl in Minnesota," said Moss after the game. 5. 1975 One of three teams to finish with a league-best 12-2 record, the Vikings drew the Dallas Cowboys for their first playoff game. Playing outdoors in late December at old Metropolitan Stadium, the Vikings were heavy favorites over an opponent that had made the playoffs as a wild card. But with victory in their grasp, the Vikings lost on a 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew Pearson with 24 seconds to go. On the same drive, Pearson caught a 25-yard pass on a fourth-and-16 play. The final: Dallas 17, the Vikings 14. 6. 1970 At 12-2, the Vikings finished with the best record in the league and were the team to beat in the playoffs. Their defense had allowed opponents a mere 10.2 points per game and no one else in the newly constituted 26-team NFL looked that strong on paper. But in their first playoff game, the Vikings were stunned by the San Francisco 49ers, 17-14, in 9-degree weather at the Met. The Baltimore Colts eventually won a close, but ugly Super Bowl. 7. 1981 With five games remaining, the Vikings led the NFC Central with a 7-4 record. No other team was above .500. The Vikings proceeded to lose their last five games and were eliminated from the playoffs after the fourth. They lost to the Packers at home as 7-point favorites after blowing a 14-0 lead. They lost to the Chicago Bears as 3½-point favorites, despite allowing only four pass completions. Tampa Bay won the division at 9-7; the Vikings finished fourth at 7-9. 8. 1983 This time the Vikings held a one-game lead in the NFC Central with four to go, but lost three straight and were eliminated before the last game. The two division losses were to Detroit, 13-2, and to the underdog Bears, 10-9. The Lions won the division at 9-7; the Vikings were one of three teams to finish 8-8. 9. 1971 The Vikings and Cowboys both finished 11-3, tops in the league, and were widely considered to be the two best teams. They met in the first round of the playoffs and the winner figured to have the inside track on capturing the Super Bowl. Although they played at home on Christmas Day, the Vikings lost, 20-12, when quarterbacks Bob Lee and Gary Cuozzo combined to throw four interceptions. Three weeks later, the Cowboys won the Super Bowl, 24-3. 10. 1976 The Vikings lost their fourth Super Bowl in eight years. Although they were only 5-point underdogs, they weren’t even competitive. The Oakland Raiders piled up what was then a Super Bowl record 429 yards, including 266 on the ground, and won, 32-14. "The Minnesota Vikings make a career of failure in the Super Bowl and have enjoyed howling success at it," the late, great Red Smith wrote the next day in The New York Times. Almost 18 years later, the Vikings no longer are a howling success at losing Super Bowls for one good reason. They’ve become a howling success at losing big games before the Super Bowl. 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MikesVikes Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 livin in the past. we can all be guilty of this every now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Goes Frazia Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) this f*ck'in thread sucks donkey dung. EDITED to ADD - my obsession is on the list. Edited January 6, 2005 by Down Goes Frazia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vatican Hitsquad Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 livin in the past. we can all be guilty of this every now and then. 644094[/snapback] I like your style, MikesVikes. It's good to see a few guys around here who can take a playful jab at their teams expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Only bring it up cuz I have a very bad feeling about game #3 this year....our D is even worse than yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 livin in the past. we can all be guilty of this every now and then. 644094[/snapback] Q: How many Packer fans does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: 100. 1 to actually physically screw in the bulb and 99 to sit around and brag about how good the old light bulb used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bix Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) Q: How many Packer fans does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: 100. 1 to actually physically screw in the bulb and 99 to sit around and brag about how good the old light bulb used to be. 644121[/snapback] Grunge - That light bulb ain't that old, brother. Frazia - We talked about this last year (I think my user name was Elwood's Brother then). It happens year after year. The Viking's inevitable choke is the most easily predictable event in all of sport. I'm sure the Queen's will win one eventually, I just doubt it will be in our lifetimes. May the best team win this weekend. Edited January 6, 2005 by Mr. Bix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfden1 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 11. 2004-5: Vikings have another semi-hot start to the 2004 season, despite getting whacked on an early Monday night game vs. Philly. After the usual mid to late season implosion, they end up losing a 1st round playoff game to their arch-rival Packers. Strangely, or maybe not, they lose 3 times this year to the Packers...all by a field goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 don't jinx em' with collapse #11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 How many Vikings players are in the smackbowl? I have Donald Driver. Not many to chose from on the Eagles and Falcons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Watch out now, I see a Cinderella story brewing on the horizon for my beloved Vikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I wonder if there is another NFL team, but in the AFC, who might be adding to their own list in the playoffs this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 This has jinx written all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Goes Frazia Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 It's good to see a few guys around here who can take a playful jab at their teams expense. 644102[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Scorp Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Wow this post brings back a lot of painful memories!!!! (at least the H Walker trade wasn't mentioned!) The nice thing about this weeks playoff game with the Pack is that all of the pressure is on the Packers! If they win well they did have a better record, were at home on the frozen tundra and the Vikings were in collapse mode. They beat a team they should have. However, if the Vikings win, the Packers whole season is flushed down the toilet. All the good things that happened after a horrible start will be forgotten! Packer fans will have to live witht the fact that an underachieving Vikings team knocked them out of the playoffs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Packer fans will have to live witht the fact that an underachieving Vikings team knocked them out of the playoffs!!! 644555[/snapback] Not exactly...if the Vikings win, they would not be underachieving...they would be playing up to their capabilities. It is playoff time, I fully expect that the "real" Vikings will show up, along with the Packers dismal D, that spells trouble. The Queens were favored to have a better year than the Packers, so ANOTHER Packer win would only be icing on the cake to an overacheiving year where the Offense (read: Favre) has carried the team to double digit victories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 S'more chokes: The Vikings' lost two other Super Bowls: VIII to Miami and IX to Pittsburgh. Admittedly, the Vikings were underdogs in both games. But they didn't even cover the spread. They were six-point underdogs against the Dolphins following the 1973 season and lost, 24-7. They were three-point underdogs against the Steelers following the 1974 season and lost, 16-6. In 1972, the Vikings were 6-4 and tied with Detroit for second place in the NFC Central, a game behind the Green Bay Packers, with four weeks to go. The Vikings lost three of their next four, including a showdown at home against the Packers, and finished third. The Packers won the division at 10-4, followed by Detroit at 8-5-1 and the Vikings at 7-7. The Vikings also lost as favorites in the wild-card round of the playoffs in 1992 to Washington and in 1994 to the Chicago Bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Top Ten Viking chokes....good times, good times. The past two years are classic - blowing an aggregate start of 11-1 and 7 1/2 games total ahead of GB by finishing 6-14, with no division titles and one playoff berth backed into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Goes Frazia Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 you cheddarheads just keep yap'in. If the Vikes go in & "steal one" in Lambeau on Sunday...... there's gonna be a whole lotta crow soup for lunch around here on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 you cheddarheads just keep yap'in. If the Vikes go in & "steal one" in Lambeau on Sunday...... there's gonna be a whole lotta crow soup for lunch around here on Monday. 644919[/snapback] Nah...I have already said I don't expect a win this weekend. The Vikings came into the season ranked ahead of the Pack...they SHOULD beat us! But if they don't....add another chapter to the choke thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) Let's Go Red Sox!!!!!!!!!! I give the Vikings sympathy support, and point to the success of the Red Sox this year as the inspiration you need. Just because you've choked before... a lot... in dramatic fashion... so that it seems like an unbreakable habit... and a historical inevitability... and it has broken your heart repeatedly... DON'T LOSE THE FAITH! YOUR DREAMS CAN COME TRUE! SOX! SOX! SOX! SOX! At least the Packers aren't as evil as the Yankees. Edited January 6, 2005 by AtomicCEO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Goes Frazia Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 At least the Packers aren't as evil as the Yankees. 644948[/snapback] hold on there tonto..... that depends on who you're polling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIO Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 but they have Randy Moss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 ....our D is even worse than yours! 644105[/snapback] Although, Winfield is supposedly ready to play the entire game. We'll see. I hope so, if he does he could be the difference maker this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 My first thought when I saw the thread title was "uh oh, someone is trying to get Frazia to burst a blood vessel!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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