Vikings/Ravens Postgame Thoughts

[S197]

First I was like...



And then I was like...



And then it was...



But it ended like...

[Funkytown]

I hear ya!

[thatguy]

Refs, refs, refs, refs.

Sorry to be that guy, but let's be honest here...swing plays galore as a result of poor officiating. What a joke.

[S197]

We may have lost, but I saw so many positives in this game from our younsters.

Patterson obviously, Rhodes before he got hurt (future Pro Bowler, trust me!), and even Floyd making some plays. Sendejo also proving he can be a capable safety. I can't wait to see him and Smith together. I also thought Cole played well at MLB, but we really need to replace Erin Henderson. We'll need to draft a LB for sure.

Toby was a monster too. It's really a shame we are going to lose him to FA.

Certainly some positives although I wouldn't count on a Smith/Sendejo combo. Sendejo is filling in for Smith so if he comes back next week, it's likely to be Sanford/Smith.

[King James]

TERRIBLE officiating but we could have still won the game had we not make stupid mistakes like the "pooch kick."

[indianation65]

The Cigarette Smoking Man hates
1. The Buffalo Bills
2. The Minnesota Vikings

He knows how to get things done, even from the grave.

...wisdom

[S197]

I think Smith is big and physical enough to probably play SS. Or we can move Sendejo there as well.

In a cover 2 the responsibilities between safeties is pretty interchangeable so I could see Smith/Sendejo working out but anything short of a Sanford injury will mean this coaching staff sticks with their depth chart. I'm not that high on Sendejo as some but now that the Vikings are mathematically eliminated, it would be nice to see them change some things up.

[Reignman]

We blew the lead 3 times in the final 2:05. Is that even possible? As Vikings fans we rarely get to enjoy game winning last minute TD's, and today we got 2 incredibly amazing last minute TD's (Gerhart and Patterson) and we still found a way to LOSE!!!! Choke doesn't even begin to describe this franchise.

[Reignman]

The Cigarette Smoking Man hates
1. The Buffalo Bills
2. The Minnesota Vikings

He knows how to get things done, even from the grave.

...wisdom

And you forgot Cleveland, and Detroit.

[FailedtoOpen]

Maybe its me overstating the effect of Rhodes but I have this feeling that last quarter would have gone a different tune had Rhodes been in.

[S197]

Maybe its me overstating the effect of Rhodes but I have this feeling that last quarter would have gone a different tune had Rhodes been in.

Pelissero said the player's reaction to the size of Rhodes' swollen ankle was not good. He may be out for a while.

[me4get]

Or how about a ghost PI call that ends the game with an interception?

It should have been at most illegal contact, but the ref's have all year been calling that PI.

[Reignman]

Or how about a ghost PI call that ends the game with an interception?

Oh man, I forgot we intercepted that pass too. Now I'm even more mad. I was so mad when I seen the flag fly out I forgot about the INT. Reminded me of the phantom PI in OT vs the Saints in '09.

[Juice]

Patterson is a special talent. It would've been so sick if he would've scored on the play when he was tight roping the sideline.

[Reignman]

How crazy was the final 2:30 of our game today? On ESPN they just showed a stat of the most points scored in the final 2:30 minutes of a game in the past 50 years, and the Ravens/Vikings destroyed the record.

36 - 2013 Vikings/Ravens
24 - 2004 Chiefs/Titans
22 - 2000 Jaguars/Giants