Minnesota Vikings

Though the Minnesota Vikings are not in the Super Bowl for this year, I am reporting on it here, since it is such an American symbol. They are in Glendale, Arizona this year–and the teams are the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. The Giants won the coin toss as the first team to have the ball.

Kickoff…

1st Quarter–The Giants still have possession of the ball, 8 1/2  minutes into the quarter. The kicked a field goal, and it is good! The Giants now lead 3-0. Patriots now have the ball. They ran for a touchdown pass, but the receiver fumbled the ball. Another pass, but he fumbled. Flag…End of 1st Qaurter.

2nd Quarter–Patriots started out at inches and goal, and got a touchdown in the first two seconds of the second quarter.  Then a field goal attempt–it’s good! The Patriots now lead 7-3. Giants have the ball again, and had an incomplete pass. Ball is intercepted by the Patriots, but he was pushed out of bounds. Brady keeps getting tackled as he tries making a pass. The Giants kept on him in a defensive move that kept the Patriots from scoring.

Giants now have the ball, as Bradshaw tried going for a touchdown…1st and 10. 2nd and 6…Jacobs pulls his way for a first down for New York. Manning was tackled, fell, fumbled the ball, and then halfway through the players rushing to get the ball, the flag was thrown, with a penalty on the Patriots. It is still third down. Less than two minutes of the first half, and 4th down. Patriots now have the ball again on the 1st down. And that is the end of the first half. The score at half time is now 7-3, with the Patriots in the lead.

3rd Quarter–The second half kicks off with a challenge from New England that there were 12 men on the field on the Giants’ side. Call is in favor of New England, and will be charged a five yard penalty, and New England will not give up a time out. Giants now have control of the ball. Manning threw a long pass for a received touchdown, but it was incomplete. Darn! (Now, I would love to support the Vikings, but since they are not in the Super Bowl, I figure why not give the Giants my support–just this once?)  Jeff Feagles punts the ball, and lands just inches away from the goal line. Five yard penalty to the Giants for a false start. The teams tonight are evenly matched, and the scores have not moved since the first half, and there is about 14 seconds left. Patriots tried a fake hand off, but the  Giants were too quick for that, and did not allow them to get far. End of the 3rd Quarter…7-3.

4th Quarter–Well, it’s close to the end of the Super Bowl for 2008. The score is still stuck at 7-3. Giants have the ball. They have moved the ball to the 31 yard line. First down at 12. Gain of seven yards to the 5 yard line for the Giants. Touchdown Giants! Manning threw the ball, and was complete. Field goal is good, with the score now at 10-7, in favor of the Giants. Due to a penalty of holding, the Patriots must start at the 11 yard line, rather than at their own 33. Giants retain the ball again, and Eli had the ball, but then thought he was in trouble so he passed to Burress, but was incomplete. Brady of the Patriots threw a pass, but Moss missed it, and the pass was incomplete for a touchdown. 2nd and goal. 3rd and goal. 2:45 remaining.

Brady throws–Moss catches it in the end zone, and it is a touchdown. Field goal is good, and they now lead 14-10. The ball, in possession of the Giants, has moved closer to the goal line. With a minute left of the game, what will happen? Giants got another touchdown on a pass. Field goal is good, and the score is now 17-14, with the Giants in the lead. With 10 seconds left, it would appear that the Patriots are not going to have that perfect season that they were hoping for.

End of Super Bowl 2008–The New York Giants have won the 42nd Super Bowl with a final score of 17-14. Very tight game, and a very exciting game. I have never watched a Super Bowl before, and I have to say it was really good. Loved the ads! As this is the official end of the football season, the posts will be more erratic, but I will keep you updated occasionally on what the Minnesota Vikings are up to in the coming months. Stay tuned…and I will be back for the regular football season of 2008 this fall! Take care until then!

The Minnesota Vikings are in Denver today, getting ready to face the Denver Broncos in the last regular season game. The Vikings lost their first game in several weeks last week against the Redskins, thereby ending their cool winning streak. Last week’s game was the Wild card game that decided who would go to the playoffs. Now what will happen this week?

Kickoff…

1st Quarter– Vikings got their first touchdown by Taylor. But it is being challenged, as the touchdown was barely on the goal line between out of bounds and in bounds. The ruling was a touchback, and the ball goes back to Denver on the 20 yard goal line. Nothing else happened for this quarter…tight game–0-0.

2nd Quarter–Vikings started out the 2nd quarter by getting 3 points. The score is now 3-0. Denver got a touchdown as a result of an interception pass by the Vikings. The score is now 3-7, Broncos in the lead. Taylor keeps fumbling the ball…Broncos now has the ball.  Broncos has made another touchdown, but a penalty for holding falls back on Denver and the touchdown decision was reversed. 2 minutes left of the first half…Denver recouped their touchdown on a reception pass. And a field goal…it’s good. The score is now 14-3, Broncos leading.

3rd Quarter–The Vikings are doing poorly today, as Williamson dropped the ball on receptions twice in the game, and the defense is not keeping the Broncos from scoring. Will they get their game together? Or will they let the Broncos win this game to finish out the regular season the way they started? Broncos earned a field goal, and it’s good. The score is now 17-3. End of the quarter…the Vikings have not moved their score since the first quarter.

4th Quarter–Due to penalties against the Vikings, the Broncos got a safety, which gave them 2 more points. The score is now 19-3, Broncos. It finally happened–Bobby Wade of the Vikings scored a touchdown bringing their score up to 9. They then went for a conversion touchdown, and they made it. They now have 11 points, while the Broncos still have 19 points. Bobby Wade made another touchdown for the Vikings, and another 2 point conversion, bringing the score to 19-19! The game will more than likely now go into overtime. 2 minutes left in the game–whose game will it be now?? Final timeout of the game at 31 seconds…the regular time ran out…but they are now going to overtime.

Overtime–The first team to score will be declared the winner, and if no one scores, it will be declared a tie. The Broncos kicked the ball, with the Vikings to receive. Vikings fumbled the ball, so it was declared the Broncos’ ball. They kicked a field goal, it was good, and the final score was 22-19–the Broncos winning the last game of the regular season. For playoff tickets, check here.

In this 16th game of the season, the outcome will determine who will go to the playoffs. Washington comes to Minnesota to challenge them for the Wild Card. Let’s see how it goes…

1st Quarter–Redskins tried to score but it was challenged and turned around because the ball needs to be ran over the goal line, so no touchdown. However, in another play, they received a a safety of 2 points. So the score is at 2-0. It’s still early… Cooly of the Redskins made a Touchdown reception. Field goal earned another point, and now the score is 9-0, Redskins. Ryan Longwell attempted a field goal, but it was no good. The Redskins have had control of the ball the entire first quarter, and have not let the Vikings had the ball. Let’s hope they can turn this around in the 2nd quarter.

2nd Quarter–Moss caught the ball, and landed in the end zone for a touchdown, and a field goal completed that play. The score is now 16-0 in favor of the Redskins. Third touchdown for the Redskins this game by Randall and a 2 point conversion attempt that is no good. The score is now 22-0 in favor of the Redskins. The Vikings’ defense is working well, but not well enough, as the Redskins’ offense is even tighter. A dominant first half for the Redskins, and a very disappointing first half for the Vikings. During halftime, let’s hope they put together a new plan that will help them rally around and win the game!

3rd Quarter–Andre Allison rushed the ball in a touchdown attempt, but was tackled. 26 yard field goal attempt is good, and the score now stands at 25-0, Redskins. What is happening with the Vikings?? Vikings finally got their first touchdown with 10 plays and 73 yards! Field goal–it’s  good, and the score is now at 25-7. Let’s go Vikings!! Vikings have a long way to catch up in the last quarter–can they do it? Will they take their game to a new level?

4th Quarter–Jackson ran from a 3rd and goal for another touchdown! Field goal attempt and it’s good! Score is 25-14–only 11 more points to tie, and then one more point to win, and it’s off to the playoffs. Can they do it? Portis of the Redskins scored a touchdown and a field goal…the score is now 32-14. The Vikings are not making it to the playoffs, as there is only a few minutes left of the game. Tavaris Jackson scored another touchdown, and with the field goal, it will now be 32-21, with under 2 minutes left in the game, we know who will be winning this game and go to the playoffs–the Redskins.

End of the game and the Redskins win it 32-21. The end of the Vikings’ winning streak happened tonight, but as an optimist, I predict that they will pick up a win next week against the Denver Broncos. See ya then!

After waiting until Monday night to watch the game, it is finally here. The Vikings, having 4 straight wins, are 7-6, are looking at a big chance for the playoffs. Previews about the game on major sports sites focused mainly on how the Vikings, and Brad Childress, began working out a system to begin winning–especially after the horrible loss against Green Bay several weeks ago. Before that, though, when they played against Chicago, the game was very close , but ultimately, the Vikings won. Let’s see how they play tonight against them once again.

Kickoff…

1st Quarter– No exciting start tonight, but we’re just starting. Flags keep being thrown down with penalties and false starts on the Bears. Turnover in favor of the Bears, who then earned a field goal. It’s good, and the Bears are now at 3 points, to the Vikings’ zero points. Adrian Peterson of the Vikings attempted to go for a touchdown, but was tackled, and in one of the craziest tackles, he lost his shoe! In an attempt to confuse the Vikings, the Bears attempted a fake hand-off to another player, but still kept the ball and ran the other direction. While some Vikings’ players ran after one player, others ran after the original Bears player and tackled him, causing him to fumble the ball. End of the first quarter–3 (Bears)-0 (Vikings).

2nd Quarter– This game is very tight tonight. Neither team is able to score a Touchdown, nor are they able to get very far on the field. During the last Bears-Vikings game, Peterson almost single handedly won that game. Now, the Bears’ defense seems to be all over him tonight, preventing any forward motion for the Vikings. The Vikings earned a field goal, with Ryan Longwell kicking. It’s good! The game is tied 3-3, with no touchdowns for both teams. Chicago scored another field goal–Score is 6-3 in favor of Chicago. Under 2 minutes and a time out for Chicago, the score remains at 6-3. Bears scored a touchdown in the last 40 seconds of the first half, with the score now 12-3.  Ay yi yi yi! Is this going to be the game that ends their winning streak? They reversed that call and the ball is at the 1/4 line, but then they broke the plane this time and got the touchdown. Score is still the same. Field goal–score is now at 13-3 in the favor of the Bears. The Vikings are really off tonight… Field goal attempt for the Vikings…and…it’s good! Score at the end of the first half–13-6.

3rd Quarter–Jackson ran 71 yards to the goal, but was tackled one yard shy of the end zone. Ball in play again, and Adrian took the ball, and jumped over the other team one yard to score a touchdown! They attempted a field goal, but it was no good. The score is now 13-12, with the Bears just one point to spare. And the quarter ends with the score at 13-12.

4th Quarter– Jackson ran the ball to 1st and goal. Got tackled…time out. Another injury to Tavaris Jackson, who has been injured 3 times this season already. Peterson (Vikings) takes the ball just a few yards to the ends zone. Touchdown! And then another 2 point conversion score from Bollinger, with the score at 20-13 in favor of the Vikings! Finally, this game is getting turned around and becoming an exciting game. Why? Because the Vikings are ahead, of course. Now, if they can just hold on to that lead, or increase it, they could have their 5th straight win, increasing their chances to go to the playoffs. Let’s go Vikings! 2 minutes left in the game…who will win it? Near touchdown for the Bears, but the pass was intercepted and carried down the field 40 yards before being tackled. This prevented the game from going into overtime, and the final score: 20-13–Vikings won!

Conclusions

The Vikings are now at 8-6 in the league, with a huge chance now to go to the playoffs. Wouldn’t you have loved being there? You can next time! Click here for tickets, and enjoy the winning streak the Vikings are enjoying!

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