At first, I regretted our local Fox affiliate's choice of games to broadcast . . . after all who really cares about what the Cowboys do in Miami? After reading this account, maybe I got the best of the available choices after all:
Posted by Nicholas at September 16, 2007 10:50 PMThe Vikings (1-1) had plenty of chances to start 2-0 for the second straight year, but lost many of the opportunities as Tarvaris Jackson tied a team record with four interceptions.
"I didn't play very well. I threw four away," Jackson said. "The defense kept us in the game."
Both teams had shots to win at the end of regulation.
Hanson pushed a 48-yard field goal try to the left with 45 seconds remaining after making 18 straight field goals dating to Nov. 19, 2006.
The miss gave Minnesota another chance, but Ryan Longwell bounced a 52-yard attempt off the left upright with 2 seconds left — wasting a chance to follow up a 24-3 win over Atlanta.
"We had an opportunity to win this game at the end, but we didn't take advantage," Vikings coach Brad Childress said. "I was looking to see some consistency from Game 1 to Game 2.
"Unfortunately, we took a step back in terms of 12 penalties that we had. That's not acceptable."
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