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MINNEAPOLIS — There was a thick fog surrounding U.S. Bank Stadium throughout Sunday, an endless cloud that skewed visibility outside the gargantuan windows of the Minnesota Vikings’ downtown palace. It could’ve been a foreboding sign for the visiting Green Bay Packers, who would soon fall into a deep hole against their rivals for the second time of the 2024 NFL season. It just as well may have been a symbol for how a certain NFC powerhouse has gone largely undetected by the rest of the league.
In Minnesota, see, Vikings disappointment isn’t common. It’s inevitable. Dreams are always broadcast with an unspoken skepticism. Winning streaks are designed only to end. Championships are more fantastical than negative-50 temps. Look no further than two years ago, when a franchise seemingly destined for glory — 13-4 under a first-year head coach, and a record 11-0 in games decided by one score — got bounced by the iffy New York Giants in the opening round of the playoffs on the Bank’s very turf.
Go back a bit further, and even the “Minneapolis Miracle” — the walk-off touchdown that vaulted Case Keenum and Stefon Diggs into both unlikely and absolute stardom, respectively — wasn’t miraculous enough to produce the first Super Bowl in Vikings history. Plenty of purple faithful still feel the sting of the Philadelphia Eagles, another once-weary NFL underdog, seizing that 2017 magic en route to a final confetti shower inside the Vikings’ own stadium. That was supposed to be their year, but instead the chains of a title drought were broken by another team against them, a different city finally freed of anguish.
Which brings us to now. The playoffs are approaching. Another deflating finish may await. And yet, in light of the Vikings’ ninth straight victory, a 27-25 win that doubles as a belated bag of coal to all of Wisconsin, it might also be time to stop playing around. Because the Minnesota Vikings…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-12-30 13:21:00
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