Minnesota make history, rewrite history, win NFC North in process

Saturday, the Minnesota Vikings played their 1,000th game in franchise history. At first, it looked like it'd be like much of their history. In other words, it looked like fans would walk away disappointed. Trailing 33-0 at halftime, Hall of Fame cornerback Patrick Peterson took centerstage in the locker room, saying "You just need five touchdowns. That's nothing."

To be honest, I got disgusted with the team at halftime so I switched to some programs I'd recorded the night before. It'd be fair, though, to say that I couldn't stay away. I tuned into the game just in time to see the Vikings stop Indianapolis on 4th-and-1 with 2:19 left in regulation time. On the Vikings first play after the 4th down stop, Kirk Cousins threw a little screen pass to Dalvin Cook.

Cook took that short pass, cut to the middle, then turned on the jets. A Colts defender tried tackling him at the Indianapolis 5-yard line but Cook wouldn't be denied, launching himself into the end zone. That meant that the Vikings still needed a 2-point conversion. They got that important conversion zipped a pass to TE T.J. Hockenson in the end zone.

I'd love to show you this video but it's got NFL content. The NFL protects their video like a hawk. Ditto with their pictures.

After an hour, I finally found this video showing fans' reaction to the win:

Suffice it to say that Vikings fans are happy tonight.

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