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By Brian Murphy | brianmurphy@pioneerpress.com
PUBLISHED: November 29, 2016 at 2:43 pm | UPDATED: November 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm
Desperation makes for great theater, so the Vikings should be master thespians on the national stage Thursday night with their season on the brink and the NFL’s runaway train roaring into town.
As the calendar flipped to December, Minnesota vs. Dallas was supposed to be an NFC championship game primer, where grievances would be filed away and postseason home-field advantage settled.
You remember. Back when the Vikings were 5-0 and the chattering classes were floating Sam Bradford-for-MVP trial balloons and debating whether the road to Super Bowl LI in Houston marched through Dallas or Minneapolis.
Back when Minnesota boasted the NFL’s most dangerous defense and an offensive line that did not require name tags.
In just six weeks, this marquee matchup has become a stepping stone for the surging Cowboys, and the Vikings’ best chance to brace a startling free fall that has them staring at a .500 record and fading playoff odds.
Read the rest: http://www.twincities.com/2016/11/29/brian-murphy-will-cowboys-kill-all-vikings-tomorrows/
PUBLISHED: November 29, 2016 at 2:43 pm | UPDATED: November 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm
Desperation makes for great theater, so the Vikings should be master thespians on the national stage Thursday night with their season on the brink and the NFL’s runaway train roaring into town.
As the calendar flipped to December, Minnesota vs. Dallas was supposed to be an NFC championship game primer, where grievances would be filed away and postseason home-field advantage settled.
You remember. Back when the Vikings were 5-0 and the chattering classes were floating Sam Bradford-for-MVP trial balloons and debating whether the road to Super Bowl LI in Houston marched through Dallas or Minneapolis.
Back when Minnesota boasted the NFL’s most dangerous defense and an offensive line that did not require name tags.
In just six weeks, this marquee matchup has become a stepping stone for the surging Cowboys, and the Vikings’ best chance to brace a startling free fall that has them staring at a .500 record and fading playoff odds.
Read the rest: http://www.twincities.com/2016/11/29/brian-murphy-will-cowboys-kill-all-vikings-tomorrows/
