Some things in this world are complicated. Not many people can describe all those fancy high-risk investments in Wall Street that have caused so much devastation.
But sometimes it doesn’t take much to understand the devastation at the Metrodome on Sunday. The Vikings had four turnovers against the Atlanta Falcons, and that’s it. When you’re minus four in the turnover battle, forget it.
Was this a choke job? I didn’t see the game and don’t know. But it sure sounds like it.
The defense played well, though it had no takeaways — a serious problem for the unit this year. The offense gained more yardage, but it meant little because the Vikings were behind.
Tarvaris Jackson played well except for a couple of fumbles. He threw for more than 200 yards and had two touchdowns.
It was one of those games. All about turnovers.
So what does this mean? The Falcons are in. The Vikings need one loss by the Bears or must beat the Giants next week.
Vikings fans must be cringing at the thought of another blown opportunity and another chance to add to the team’s lore of bizarre failure. And to think it was against the team that knocked the 15-1 team that was among the Vikings’ best of all time ....
But the story isn’t done. The team might well end up out of the playoffs. But it could be like 1987, when the Vikings backed into the playoffs and knocked off first the Saints and then the 49ers before falling to the Redskins.
Keywords: Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, Tarvaris Jackson
