Well the luck O the Purple had to run out sometime and today was the day. The Vikings played the Steelers well enough to win in my opinion, but they had a couple of unlucky breaks that put the game out of reach.
The first bad break of coarse was the touchdown that was called off on a bogus tripping penalty. Without that call the Vikes take a 4th quarter lead, something that would not happen. Instead of the TD, 2 plays later the Steelers get a fumble for a touchdown.
However the Vikes strike back immediately with the Harvin return for a TD. Still we are down by those 3 points instead of up by 4.
The D does it's job getting the ball back and the offence drives down the field. The highlight of the drive is when AP just runs over a guy after catching a pass and this puts the Vikes well into fieldgoal range. Then the second unlucky break happens when Chester Taylor fails to catch a screen pass and the ball defects to a Steeler defender who takes it to the house. 10 Point lead Game Over.
It was good to see the D play as well as they did and the offence come alive in the 2nd half. Today just wasn't our day.
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As a Steeler hater, still bitter about the Seahawks getting jobbed in Superbowl XL, I was disgusted by the "tripping" penalty in the 4th quarter. That was a game changer. I think the Vikings have a stingy D and a great offense with Favre & AP. As I don't see the Hawks going anywhere this season, I hope the Vikings regroup after this loss. I see them going deep in the playoffs, especially if they can secure home field advantage in the playoffs.
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