Well, what a great game.. almost "nerves-free" aside from the blocked field goal that could have spelled a comeback if we didn't buckle down and score again. That was a huge 10 point swing and made me nervous. Our next possession we made some plays and finished them off with that beautiful "pump and go" route by WADE. The announcers mentioned how CHILLY said "We could get HOOD (their CB) on a double move" and they did. I just wanted to mention that as it has 100 percent to do with scouting, preparation and execution. Something the CHILLY haters should acknowledge. (Though there are fewer and fewer grumbles these days) This is how the end of that play and drive felt inside all of us.
"Get Some" was heard shouted from a rabid Vikes fan in the upper deck
I won't touch on all the obvious points, the huge Vikings crowd, the almost perfect play by Tavaris Jackson, Jared Allen's continues rampage etc. It's hard to write a blog after such a good win, without just regurgitating what is already in the papers.
The term "ran roughshot" comes to mind... all you box score fanatics can see how we dominated. I think the most beautiful thing about the game was that we finally looked like the team we were all envisioning before the season started. I can't think of a player who did not contribute to the win. Everyone did their job, very well at that, so we had a comfortable win over an extremely pass happy team.
I though they'd pass for 400 yards on us easily... get 2 or three touchdowns and 3 field goals. I think the rest o the league is starting to get scared because look at what we did to their passing game. We nullified it. Sure, they had that one big play, when we blitzed, then missed 3 tackles. Good individual run by urban, all those yards were "after the catch." Other then that, we didn't allow any deep balls and we had great pressure on Warner. Probably the best pass rush of the season actually. Keep in mind Warner is known for his savvy decision making and quick release yet we caused all the disruption. We forced him to make a lot of those 2, 4 and 8 yard routes, forced a lot of third downs, and we hit hard as soon as the catches were made. We did a really good job of mixing up the blitzes, four man rush and the zones. It was the best game plan all year. I hope we do it more often. We looked real good with our nickel and dime packages. Which is a huge relief.
And now for the obvious... How nice was that fly route TD to BERRIAN? What a great throw. And the punt return was lovely too. So many exciting plays we looked scary. I liked the TD pass to TAYLOR as well. Executed perfectly.
I am confident about next weeks game against the Falcons. There is no way they will be able to rush TURNER 32 times against us and be effective. I anticipate we will test MATT RYAN like he's never been tested in his career and cause some turnovers. ( Though Tamp Bay only managed one sack yesterday) Then on our side of the ball we will give them the usual teasing of AP and CHESTER and throw in the odd deep ball. On paper we match up really well and we always play solid at home if it's not against the Lions.
Chicago will have their hands full with Green Bay. Hopefully the PACK will do us a favor and clinch the division for us... but a five or six game winning streak sure would be nice right now! We could finish 11-5. Who knew.
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