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Tournament, Final Four Game 1Hi kids, and welcome to the (snowy?!) weekend, at
least if you¡¯re in Minnesota. Down here STL way, it¡¯s colder, might get some
flurries over the weekend, but yeah...it was 75 yesterday.Anyway, we¡¯re down to
our final four games left to decide the greatest playoff win of all time, and to
be honest
Dru Samia
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four really great ones left, and any one of them would make a fine champion, so
may the best game win. Up until now, I¡¯ve given a game summary, but if you click
on the ¡®Great Playoff Win of All Time Tournament¡¯ link above, you can scroll
through and read about those in any of the previous rounds, and catch some
YouTube highlights as well. Today, I¡¯m going to change it up, and give you why I
think each game is the greatest win ever.As always, I¡¯ll put a poll at the end,
which will be open for about 24 hours. You¡¯ll get to vote, and the winner by
popular vote will advance to the final. Our first final four game features the
1969 NFL Championship game against the Cleveland Browns versus the 2004 Wildcard
game against the Green Bay Packers.1969 NFL Championship against the Browns. For
fans that are old enough to remember the entirety of the Purple People Eaters
era, this was the apex of that era, as a lot of folks think this was the best
team Bud Grant ever put on the field. It was the Vikings that people remember¡ªa
tough, hard nosed team that played in brutal conditions, creating the best
homefield advantage in the NFL. This team was the last official NFL
Champion
Replica Dru
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era. QB Joe Kapp was the unquestioned leader, and represented everything that
fans of the Vikings loved: a blue collar guy that didn¡¯t throw a textbook pass,
but made up for it with guts and willpower. This era has become somewhat
mythical for those who witnessed it, and the 1969 team will always be a special
one. And it¡¯s this game that represents what that 1969 team was about.2004
Wildcard game against the Packers. Was this the best team in franchise history?
No, not even close. It was a talented group, but like every team of the Mike
Tice era, it was as schizophrenic as Minnesota weather in April. The Vikings
really struggled at the end of the year, and couldn¡¯t clinch a plyoff spot on
their own, needing a series of breaks to back in to the last wildcard spot. No
one gave them a shot against the Packers at Lambeau Field. Which is why this
game merits serious consideration for the greatest playoff win in franchise
history. They put it all together and beat their firecest rival, on the road,
against a Hall of Fame quarterback running a team many people thought would go
to the Super Bowl. And not only did they beat them, they dominated them for most
of the game. When you add those things together, and the Randy Moss ¡®Moon Over
Lambeau¡¯ when the Vikings iced the game, yeah, this win is among the best.
Thanks to one of our readers,
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Dru Samia
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story and pointing the way to it.After being cut from the Minnesota Vikings¡¯
roster as one of the final cuts of training camp this past preseason, defensive
lineman Ifeadi Odenigbo wasn¡¯t out of work for long. He spent time on the 53-man
rosters of both the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals this season, but when
he was released by the Cardinals and he had the opportunity to return to the
Vikings¡¯ practice squad, he jumped on it.Now, according to Chris Tomasson of the
St. Paul Pioneer Press, Odenigbo has had an opportunity to play for a couple of
other teams as a part of their 53-man rosters, but has chosen to stick with the
Vikings¡¯ practice squad instead.Tomasson reports that both the Philadelphia
Eagles and Indianapolis Colts have approached Odenigbo about joining their
53-man rosters, but he has rebuffed both teams in their efforts. In response,
the Vikings have given him a pretty significant pay bump for a practice squad
player. The minimum salary for a practice squad player is $7,600 a week. . .nice
work if you can get it. . .but Odenigbo has seen his salary raised to $28,235 a
week.Odenigbo has his reasons for staying with Minnesota.It was quite a surprise
when Odenigbo was let go as a part of the final cuts, or at least it was to me.
He played very well in the preseason at both defensive tackle and defensive end,
but just couldn¡¯t crack one of the deepest defensive line depth charts in the
league. It says something about his level of talent and how the Vikings now view
him that they¡¯ve told him that they see him as part of the team¡¯s future.With
players such as Sheldon Richardson and Tom Johnson set to become free agents
after this season and Everson Griffen not getting any younger, perhaps 2019 will
be the year that Odenigbo finally makes his big impact in purple. It sounds like
he¡¯s interested in making that happen, too.