Q1, P4. Vikings Vs. Saints. MNF

The Minnesota Vikings Played the New Orleans Saints Monday (10/7/08) night on ESPN. The game was a very awkward one and touchdowns came in unusual ways. New Orleans marched down the field to score on their first drive. Then the next series, New Orleans had a field goal block which Minnesota returned for a touch down. Later in the second quarter, Minnesota then scored on a half-back pass from Chester Taylor to Visanthe Shiancoe. At half time the Vikings were somehow winning 20-10 even though the Saints had 130 more yards of offense than the Vikes. Later in the game, Saints running back, Reggie Bush returned a punt return for a TD then did the exact thing later, to make the score 27-23, New Orleans. The Vikings struck back with a TD pass from Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian. New Orleans missed a field goal on their last drive to win the game. Then the Vikings drove down the field to kick the game winning field goal with 13 seconds left in the game. The Vikings won the game 30-27. Both the Vikings and Saints are 2-3 this season.

I watched most of the game and I enjoyed it very much. The game was also one of the weirds games i have ever witnessed. Scoring came in very unconventional ways and there were some questionable officiating. The first bad call was when Adrian Peterson fumbled the ball in the first half but he was ruled down so the Vikings kept the ball. Then later, a linebacker for Minnesota face-masked Reggie Bush and caused him to fumble but the Referees missed the call. New Orleans was the better team all game and I don't think the Vikes deserved to win. They had little offensive production but still managed to score more points than any previous games this season. I do hope that the Vikings can turn around the season and get into the playoffs. I also feel they will never be Super Bowl contenders until they get a new head coach and a better quarterback.