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September 18, 2005

Ugly, just ugly

Minnesota dropped their second game in a row by the unbelievable score of 37-8 in Cinncinnati this afternoon. Thanks to the vagaries of TV schedules, I didn't have to watch. Here is the St. Paul Pioneer Press on the debacle:

The Bengals had it all over the Vikings, rolling up 337 yards and a 27-0 lead in the first half. Johnson topped 100 yards receiving before halftime, setting the tone for Cincinnati's most lopsided win in three years.

By contrast, Daunte Culpepper had a miserable time, throwing a career-high five interceptions — three of them to Deltha O'Neal. The Vikings turned the ball over seven times in all and didn't get closer than the Bengals' 49-yard line in the first half.

So that makes 8 INTs and 4 fumbles in two games. The "fans" will be demanding that Culpepper be benched after this. That's worse than just embarrassing. If this keeps up, Coach Mike Tice had better be polishing up his resume.

Posted by Nicholas at September 18, 2005 04:50 PM
Comments
you think that's bad? i can't even bare to write about the lions. i get the shivers just thinking about the game against the bears this week. by the third quarter there wasn't a player on the team that even wanted to go out on the field. i think detroit was declared a quarterback-free zone in about 1970. the nfc north may be the first conference in history to be won with a record of 6-10. you can quote me on that. Posted by: keith at September 19, 2005 09:13 PM
The NFC North is starting to look like the cream-puff division (black and blue? Hah!) Anyway, what are you complaining about? At least your team has _scored_ occasionally! Not to mention that they're tied for first in the division at the moment. Posted by: Nicholas at September 20, 2005 12:16 AM


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