Brett's last 5 trips to the playoffs:

2010 - Throws pick w/ 15 sec. left vs Saints

2008 - Throws bad pick in OT vs. Giants at home to lose shot at SB

2005 - 4 picks in loss at home to Queens

2004 - Chuck-n-duck floater INT to lose to Eagles

2003 - 20/42 w/ 2 INTs vs Falcons for 1st playoff loss in GB history

2002 - 6 INTs to single-handedly lose to Rams

About that "third touchdown" the Saints had.....
The runners knee was on the ground at the 3 yard line...can we say a Vegas rig? And why does the NFL headquarters have such a bias against the Vikings? This game was rigged from the start.

I hate this team!!! I told you all!!!
I've been telling you all season this team sucks!!! They will find a way every year to destroy us! I hate them, I hate them all so much, this team is a joke!

Favre lost this one......
Vikings dominated. Handed the victory to the Saints with all them turnovers. What a Shame!!! What was Favre thinking? He had at least 10 yards up the field, with a shot at a short field goal. This sucks!!!!

I hate MN teams
Why do we even spend our money to support them - another disappointment!

Bought and paid for!
I would guess that the Saints will be fined over $100,000 for all the illegal hits that they made on Farve during the game. It was obvious that they were trying to injure him all throughout the game. They don't care with all the money they are paid, they can play dirty and pay. I saw at least 3 illegal hits that were not called. Thanks for the memories Farve, it was a great year!

would be better off without favre and peterson
Those two killed the team more this year than they helped them. I want T Jack!!!!

Last booth review wrong
It became clear in OT that the NFL wanted the Saints in the Super Bowl. The ruling on Meacham's catch was wrong, as you could see clearly that the ball hit the ground. However, the Vikes should not have been in OT to begin with, as they should have had a chance to win it with a FG in regulation, but Favre was Favre.

Refs
Was it just me or did those replays show we: A- Stopped them on 4th down and B- Meachem dropped that ball? The No Fun League shouldn't of even played this game with the way it was called. Don't get me wrong, we kept shooting ourselves in the foot, but I mean come on. This is the reason why college football does and will always rule this country. Go Colts.

Non Calls by NFL officials in big games hurt Vikes yet again!!
This marks another season ended not only with the Vikings mistakes, but by the officials letting New Orleans hit Favre illegally! There are rules in the NFL to protect the QB: ie. Lowering the helmet to a QB like Sharper did, Hitting a QB low like the play Favre was injured. Where are those critical calls that are so obvious? When will the NFL fine the refs for not making such Obvious calls? Never! The NFL has such control over the game that they make there own rules to break them over and over again! It didn't surprise me the Vikings lost! This happened last year too on a non-call of obvious holding in the endzone allowing the Eagles out of the endzone on a close 16-14 game that would change the momentum of the game had that call been made! The NFL officiating must be made accountable! Granted the game was the Vikings to win over and over had they not fumbled, but I'm sick of the Vikings always having to battle two enemies on the field! The officiating in big games should be microscoped to the nth degree! I really believe the officials wanted Favre to get hurt and leave the game! That was the Saints best shot for a win! Maybe the officials are not to blame, but Roger's way of retaliation at the team for the Williams defiance of their almighty ways!

posted by koozman on Jan 25, 10 at 8:26 am |
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Be careful if you're outside today. You might be hit by one of the tens of thousands of Vike fans leaping off the bandwagon.

How great was it to see good ol' boy Brent get beat to a pulp last night and then throw the pick that losses the game? What a loser! Should have stayed retired, old man! LOL What a friggin' GREAT game!! The looks on Deanna's face were priceless!!

Brett is who we thought he was again last night!

You know, my wife, who knows virtually nothing of football, was out grocery shopping and came home just as Minnesota was starting their final drive. I told her it looked like Minnesota was going to win because they didn't have far to go for a field goal, the other team can't seem to stop them, and time was running out so the other team wouldn't likely have any time to try to score. She looked at the TV a minute, recognized Favre, then asked me if that was the guy who kept throwing the ball to the other team when he was with the Packers. When I said yes, she said, "Maybe he'll do it again here", then walked out the room. Two plays later.... Hilarious.

Which was more pleasurable: (1) The result of the game; (2) the regulation ending interception and drive killer by Favre; (3) watching the Saints beat Favre like a pinata.

Ooooh, how do you even choose?? I would have to say in order for me would be - #1a. Result of the game (Just so we don't have to deal with how insufferable Queens fans would be if they actually managed to go to, and win, the SB) 1b. Drive killing interception. It's nice to see it happen to someone else! 1c. beaten like pinata. Hopefully it knocks him off of his high horse.

this game was rigged
If you look at any regular season game with penalties etc,they show you the replay,they didnt show that with 12 men on field,they didnt show there guy who didnt make the first down in overtime,ask you saw on reverse angle in air he was short,they showed that once,we didnt get roughing the passer call on Favre behind the legs,the fumbles seemed given to them,look at stats people.come on,Nfl wanted a team that never been to super bowl in,they ruled against us period.

posted by hobbsmission on Jan. 25, 10 at 7:45 AM |
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What a bunch of idiots. Peterson needs to carry the ball like it is the last bucket of KFC on the planet. Favre...well, he has been around long enough to know better to NOT throw a stupid pass like he did when they were in field goal range. The O-line protection sucked. The D-line was weak. Once again we could not mount much for return team coverage. The Saints did not win this, we lost this...in typical Viking fashion. Way to go ladies, way to go.

Really hope Farve gives the Vikings the full treatment and waits until after the draft to decide. I mean, they paid for the whole package.

The first player chosen in the 1970 draft, Bradshaw led the Steelers to eight AFC Central titles and those four Super Bowl titles. Bradshaw was selected Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowls XIII and XIV. His career stats of 27,879 passing yards and 212 touchdown passes cement his status as one of the game's great quarterbacks, but were also limited by the era in which he played. Nevertheless, I firmly believe Bradshaw is the fifth greatest quarterback of all-time.

Pervy Harvin says:
January 25, 2010 3:17 PM
"Blame Favre? Nah, Blame the Refs

The final point is one that no unbiased fan can ignore.

For the entire game, Favre received countless hits, many deemed "late", and only received two official "late hit" penalties in his favor. This might have been the biggest joke of the entire game.

For a league that has emphasized protecting the quarterback in recent years, especially since Tom Brady was knocked out of the season by a low hit in 2007, it was absolutely disgusting how many free shots the Saints were allowed to get on Favre.

The low hit to the knees was the most disturbing one, while there were several others that went ignored. In fact, there was even a play when Favre was sacked, but then picked up and driven into the ground.

The Saints were penalized for that play, but analyst Troy Aikman, a former quarterback, complained that it was a bad call, while fellow analyst Joe Buck disagreed, wisely stating that it was a blatant late hit.

But that was before Favre's fateful throw.

The came overtime, where the Saints "marched" down the field, but were truly given three first downs on three separate occasions.

The three plays in question are a first down given on a "pass interference play," where Ben Leber was covering David Thomas.

The ball was thrown out of reach, above and past Thomas, making it a controversial call, as the pass was arguably unreachable.

But more than that, it was a blatant "phantom foul", as Leber hardly ever touched Thomas, and it was clear on tape that Thomas merely tripped as he jumped for a ball that was clearly out of his reach.

That call gave New Orleans all the momentum and yardage it really needed to claim the game.

There were also two first down plays, one on fourth down, and another that, had it not been completed, would have resulted in a long third down for the Saints.

The first was the past to Robert Meachem, who came down with the ball, juggling it on his way to the ground, and then only held possession of the ball after he hit the ground, with the ball slightly bouncing off the turf and into his hands.

The booth reviewed this play, and despite two of three angles clearly showing that it was not a clear-cut reception, they called it a catch.

On 4th-and-"inches" (another nice spotted ball for the Saints), New Orleans had Pierre Thomas jump over the top of the pile to get the first down.

However, a review clearly showed Chad Greenway's helmet hit the ball out of Thomas's hands, sending the ball and Thomas backward, at least a half of a yard shot of the first down.

The call? First down, Saints.

There was yet another call, where Saints quarterback Drew Brees ran a quarterback sneak on fourth down, which was again converted, although the line pushed Brees back, and the ball was clearly in his mid-section, and not extended past the first down marker.

Those four missed calls, three of them reviewed and still not overturned, are what truly lost the Vikings this game, and ultimately gave the Saints their first Super Bowl berth in franchise history."