Yesterday's game between the New York [Frost] Giants and Odin's sad-sack bunch of Valhallan rejects, the Minnesota Vikings was, unfortunately, broadcast in the Toronto area. Which meant I got to see almost every embarrassing moment of the game. Ugh.
It was such a bad game, that when I was handing out Halloween candy that night, one of the kids who came to the door saw my Vikings jersey and sympathized with me for the outcome of the game.
In spite of the 34-13 score, the Giants didn't dominate the game or look particularly unstoppable; the Vikings were their own worst enemies in almost every aspect of the game. From idiotic penalties, bone-headed plays, and sleepwalking players to the complete disappearance of the running game (Mewelde Moore, who'd been amazing for the last three games, became a liability before halftime).
Randy Moss was again a non-factor, although he nearly managed to catch a TD pass from Daunte Culpepper before leaving the game permanently in the second quarter. The other Vikings receivers all seemed to have bad cases of dropsies, as passes just failed to stay put in their hands. About the only bright spot for the Vikings was the return to action of running back Michael Bennett, who scored the first Vikings points late in the second half on a 10-yard TD run.
Vikings coach Mike Tice opened his postgame remarks this way: "I've just been given the good news from today: the Giants are not on our schedule next year, thank God."
Posted by Nicholas at November 1, 2004 11:20 AM
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