Ryan Longwell

I'm a bit late on commenting on the Vikings' last-second win over the New York Giants to catapult them into the playoffs on Sunday, but I do want to put in my two cents worth on the Vikings' effort.

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table 48-31 lead.

Although the Vikes did make a late charge to try and tie the score (thanks to a Ryan Longwell field goal and a TD pass from Frerotte to Berrian), the game ended when Frerotte (after being sacked on the previous play) threw his fourth pick of the contest with roughly a minute left to play, giving the Bears that final 48-41 victory.

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the Berrian long score, the Vikings punted, fumbled (Adrian Peterson) in Lions territory, and had a Ryan Longwell field goal blocked after an offensive penalty made the kick more difficult than it needed to be.  So, after one more drive ending with Chris Kluwe, the Vikings got the ball with 4:41 remaining in the game, down by a 10-9 score.  The Vikings moved to nearly midfield with ease, but then a screen pass to Peterson (5-yard loss) and a false start penalty set up a 2nd-and-20 down and distance situation.  On the next play, Frerotte uncorked a deep bomb (in the direction of Berrian, if I'm not mistaken), and while the catch wasn't made, pass-interference was called on the Lions' defender, putting the ball at the Lions' 26 yard line.  After reviewing the replay, it was clear that there was minimal (if any) actual interference on the play, so the Vikings essentially caught a game-winning break, as a few plays later Longwell knocked the game-winning kick through the uprights.

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A call on the Lions at the end of the game gave the Vikings the ball in field-goal territory, and Ryan Longwell cashed in.

It was very strange at the end of the game. This game was in the balance. So was the Bears-Falcons contest (the game of the day). The Vikings could end up 3-3 or 2-4. The Bears could end up 4-2 or 3-3. The Vikings could be two games back, a game back or tied.

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ze (or did the Vikings succeed?!).

For the rest of the first quarter, each kicker (Grammatica and Ryan Longwell) traded field goals to make the score 10-10.  Of course, this likely did little to placate Vikings fans, as it was the WAY in which the teams were moving the ball that seemed to indicate who was the better team.  While the Saints were moving the ball down the field with ease (only to inexplicably stall out), the Vikings would have to fight for every yard just to claw themselves into field goal range.  It seemed for all the world as if the Saints would eventually stop shooting themselves in the foot and start racking up the score.

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