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The safety mistimed the play on the receiver and completely whiffed probably trying to avoid a pass interference penalty.

Most everyone around here is stunned and upset. It'll take awhile for most Saints fans to get over this game.

All that said I hope the Vikings go on to win it all.

Being on the other side of said games, Minnesota fans know intimately what Saints fans are going through. We felt the exact same way two years ago when we lost to the Seahawks.

and in 2009 when we lost to the Saints.
and in 2004 when we were knocked out of the playoffs by Nate Poole
and in 2000 when the Giants magically scored 41pts and we scored 0.
and in 1998 when Gary Anderson missed his kick.
and in 1987 when Darren Nelson had the ball knocked from his hands.
and in 1975 when Drew Pearson pushed off.

we know EXACTLY how it feels

The Vikings really have set their fans up nicely this time! I'm just not one of them.

This is a great sideline shot with no commentary. It was loud when he caught it but when they realized no one was defending the backfield, it was deafening.


Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSbgQowAZXw

video at link

http://www.powerlineblog.com/a...-morning-after-7.php

the good side of football and how it brings some exciting moments to fans

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video from the end zone view (3rd video in the link. the one by Scott Kegley)

https://hotair.com/archives/20...-saintsvikings-play/

That was an amazing ending in a season full of crazy endings.

I hope the Vikings take it. Happy for them and their fans.

Not a big fan of the NFL, but on of my docs was discussing and had me pull up the video.

We decided that Saints DB had been paid off. A lot! WTF sort of move was that???

That was the best last three minutes of any football game ever.

Been a Vikings fan for the last 40 years, I could not believe the final outcome.

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
Not a big fan of the NFL, but on of my docs was discussing and had me pull up the video.

We decided that Saints DB had been paid off. A lot! WTF sort of move was that???

As has been stated many times, the safety would have gotten a PI penalty and placed the vikings even closer to striking distance.

Its easy to Monday morning quarterback and make outlandish Vegas conspiracy theories, especially if you don’t know a damn thing about football.

Nobody is gonna throw a playoff game in this league, and if you think so, you don’t know a damn thing about NFL football.

Games like this are one of the things that make the sport so thrilling. We saw history. That catch is going to be relived for decades to come.

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Originally posted by Georgeair:We decided that Saints DB had been paid off. A lot! WTF sort of move was that???

Did he get paid off to play poorly the entire game, or just in the event that he has the opportunity in the last 10 seconds? Maybe he got a call in his super secret earpiece as the play unfolded.

I recorded the game on my DIRECTV DVR. Damn recording stopped with 33 seconds to go (just before NO last field goal)

My son had caught a glimpse of a spoiler online so he looked up the ending on YouTube and we watched it there, without spoiling it for me. I thought I was going to watch another epic defeat ripped from the jaws of victory.

4 lead changes in the final 3 minutes. WOW!

From many of the fan reaction videos I saw, my reaction was the same -

"Get out of bounds!!!"
"Are you fucking kidding me?!?!?!"

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Originally posted by MNSIG:

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Originally posted by Georgeair:We decided that Saints DB had been paid off. A lot! WTF sort of move was that???

Did he get paid off to play poorly the entire game, or just in the event that he has the opportunity in the last 10 seconds? Maybe he got a call in his super secret earpiece as the play unfolded.

Only in the last 15.7 seconds, and only if needed. And of course they no longer use the super secret earpiece; it's semaphor from the upper deck. Duh.

You guys are taking this a little seriously.....

I Couldn't believe it. I'm not a great football fan and watched nothing this year. But my wife worked for the saints years back and a good friend is the engineer for Saint's Radio WWL870. Texting back and forth we all but thought it was over. the last few texts were not pretty.

I'm guessing the ride home on the team plane must have been tense. If I were him, i'd hide out in a bathroom the entire flight.

Years ago we went to the saints/Vikings playoff game in MN/St. Paul. One of the things more of the staff said while we were there was how great the viking's fan were.. We went out and had dinner and a few drinks in a bar local to our hotel. It was a great atmosphere and friendly. hope they didn't change.

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Originally posted by Bytes:
Texas boys (Keenum and Foles) typically don't do well in the cold. Neither has played much in the cold this year. 0-20 degrees make it a very different game.

Yes, but that different game won't be next week. Forecast high of 53 for next Sunday in Phil, so by gametime probably around the mid-40s.

Listening to talk radio today, WWL870, someone texted in to the station that Saints fans are in the pit of misery, Dilly! Dilly!.

I had a service call in the French Quarter this afternoon. Hearing all the music just outside of Jackson Square in front of St. Louis Cathedral you wouldn't know the Saints had just lost a playoff game.

The pass interference argument is more ridiculous than the "he threw the game conspiracy." Especially if you ever played the game. I just don't see it.

That was not the only attempted tackle missed this weekend, albeit the most lamentable for the tackler.

I watched the replay of the last Minnesota touchdown several times.

Marcus Williams gets there early. He's already onside of the receiver putting his head down and he's passing the receiver just as the ball is arriving. There's a still photo at Nola.com. Also included is Marcus's interview after the game:

http://www.nola.com/saints/ind...l#incart_river_index

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Originally posted by BRL:
I recorded the game on my DIRECTV DVR. Damn recording stopped with 33 seconds to go (just before NO last field goal)

Listening to a Case Keenum interview on the radio coming home tonight he said the same thing happened to him and it sounds like his recording shut off in the same place. Difference was, he was there and knew what happened! And he has access to game film

Like many I yelled for Diggs to get out of bounds after the catch. He said in his post game interview before he went up for the catch he took a snapshot of who was around him and knew if he came down with the ball he had a shot at the end zone.

Other than a little bit of the Vikings Packers game, I hadn't watched any football at all this year but it gets electric around here when the Vikes are on a roll. Still doesn't compare to '98 when Denny took a fuckin knee to end the half with the most beautiful xplosive, highest scoring offense in football, ever. I don't blame Gary Anderson for the missed field goal, I blame Denny Green for taking a knee. 20 years later it still makes my blood boil.

I was amazed at how much emotional investment people evidently expended on this game. Everywhere I went today it was the only subject of conversation. I was talking to two gals at one of our customers business. They actually started crying talking about it.

Fact is the Vikings beat a mediocre Saints team and they needed some favorable calls from the refs and a last second miracle to pull it off.

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I was amazed at how much emotional investment people evidently expended on this game. Everywhere I went today it was the only subject of conversation. I was talking to two gals at one of our customers business. They actually started crying talking about it.

Fact is the Vikings beat a mediocre Saints team and they needed some favorable calls from the refs and a last second miracle to pull it off.

This is why they play the game. Anything can happen.

Same in Hockey, Basketball, soccer, and even Baseball.

I've seen enough sports miracles in my time. The one in 1980 on ice still makes me tear up. As does the July 4 1954 in Bern event(on film and radio play by play) does the same, but I missed that one since I was not yet born.