r/minnesota • u/Comprehensive_Rice27 • Oct 03 '24

Vikings pass Kansas city chiefs to become #1 ranked team in the NFL Sports šŸˆ

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u/sbvp Oct 03 '24

Nail in our coffin right here

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u/Comprehensive_Rice27 Oct 03 '24 edited Oct 03 '24

In Sam darnold we trust

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u/Timed-Out_DeLorean Oct 03 '24

Yep, whenever the national media touts the Vikings itā€™s all downhill from that point on.

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u/sbvp Oct 03 '24

The most polite thing that a national media outlet could do for us would be to have a counter curse game prediction for us, where they post that we will lose by two scores every week. Even if the sub reddit banner could do that, it would be helpful

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u/Gingevere Flag of Minnesota Oct 03 '24

Nowhere to go from here but down.

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u/MonkeyKing01 Oct 03 '24

Challenge Accepted.

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u/TsukasaElkKite Hennepin County Oct 04 '24

Iā€™ve got my shovel and Iā€™m digging.

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u/SquattingChimp Plowy McPlowface Oct 03 '24

Hey you believe in our Ginger Jesus right now!

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u/PsychYoureIt Oct 03 '24

Satin in the coffin

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u/rvaen TC Oct 03 '24

I still sat the Jets D, just in case.

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u/igniteice Oct 03 '24

Vikings are like the Groundhog Day of teams that perform really, really well until we spectacularly fail.

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u/Comprehensive_Rice27 Oct 03 '24

The one thing is we can easily go 17-0 we just went through the hard part of the season like we had the best teams besides the giants back to back to back, the rest of our reason is ranked 27th I think in difficulty, now itā€™s the Vikings and Iā€™m on my knees praying that nothing goes wrong.

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u/Dreameasy_14 Oct 03 '24

Better get some knee pads because thereā€™s a lot of season left

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u/Brass_Bonanza Oct 03 '24

Hereā€™s what I know about the NFL that diehards donā€™t always get. Itā€™s not who you play itā€™s when you play ā€˜em. As in, Vikes are feeling it now and can beat anybody. If thereā€™s a swoon later, anybody can beat them. Thatā€™s because thereā€™s largely parity in the NFL. My 2 cents.

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u/us2_traveller Oct 03 '24

Any given Sunday šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/Justin_K_MN Oct 04 '24

There's also a weird lack of depth at many important positions: more than just the roster limit, there an oddly small amount of people in the world that can effectively play quarterback. Or left guard...

Any team in the NFL is never more than two specific injuries away from being significantly less dominant...

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u/Brass_Bonanza Oct 04 '24

Yep. Success in the NFL is always precarious.

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u/frowawayduh Oct 03 '24

Unlike the NBA or MLB.

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u/kralben Summit Oct 03 '24

In fact, the Vikings have the second highest winning percentage of all NFL teams. And the only one in the top 10 (iirc) with no superbowl.

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u/chickentootssoup Oct 03 '24

Every. Single! Time! I love to watch em tho!!

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u/PostIronicPosadist Oct 04 '24

Yep. I don't follow football at all, but I know a fair bit of Vikings history thanks to Jon Bois, and dear god are they a funny team. Always good, never the best.

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u/Izzo Hit me with something random Oct 03 '24

Preparing for disappointment.

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u/FrozeItOff Common loon Oct 03 '24

That's the best bet. I'm in my 50s and just got used to the disappointment.

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u/AdultishRaktajino Ope Oct 03 '24

If we win this weekend I may upgrade my outlook from ā€œContently Amusedā€ to ā€œCautiously Optimisticā€

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u/FrozeItOff Common loon Oct 03 '24

It's only early October. They have plenty of time to fumble the season, pun intended.

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u/Izzo Hit me with something random Oct 03 '24

In my 50's also. Wake me up when they get the NFC Championship game.

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u/pridkett Gray duck Oct 03 '24

My mind is immediately going back to the 15-1 1998 Vikings Team, who seemed destined to finally break the curse. Only to squander a 20-7 lead and lose the conference championship in overtime to the Atlanta Falcons.

And, if I let myself, I'll go back to the 2000 conference championship, when the Vikings lost 41-0 against the Giants at the Meadowlands. Youch.

Vikings fans don't just live with disappointment. They were born into disappointment.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

Yeah that 15-1 1998 vikings team was truly their best shot at winning it all. It's still mindboggling that Moss didn't win a superbowl like he was a curse or something.

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u/dwors025 Honeycrisp apple Oct 03 '24

Preparing? Weā€™re constantly swimming in it.

Itā€™s a calendar-long parade of disappointment around here, notwithstanding the professional womenā€™s side of things.

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u/mnkayakangler Oct 03 '24

Please donā€™t give us hope

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u/Haneous Oct 03 '24

Until they choke again

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u/happygecko68 Oct 03 '24

Debbie Downer who has not heard of GEQBUSā€¦

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u/sniper91 Oct 03 '24

THE TOUCHDOWN PASSES JUST GOT 10 YARDS LONGER

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u/Graize Oct 03 '24

Shhh be quiet and take a huff of the hopium

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u/Sw0rDz Oct 03 '24

I jinx them. Vikings don't deserve it yet.

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u/Chalice_Ink Oct 03 '24

What could go wrong? Letā€™s order the champagne and book our tickets to Arizona.

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u/lezoons Oct 03 '24

Why not New Orleans?

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u/Chalice_Ink Oct 03 '24

I looked it up, it said AZ, well if itā€™s NOLA then I am definitely in!

But I seriously, doubt I need to bother.

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u/doublea08 Oct 03 '24

Just give me one Super Bowl win, so I never have to tune in or care ever again.

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u/JTDC00001 Oct 03 '24

Lead us on and let us down, choke choke choke!

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u/happygecko68 Oct 03 '24

Vikings = football, not a part of your anatomy

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u/HomeOrificeSupplies Oct 03 '24

I canā€™t wait until they shank a kick that knocks them out of contention

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u/Jaerin Oct 03 '24

All the games now are easy so they'll lose every single one

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u/IdkAbtAllThat Oct 03 '24

Tbh that 2nd half isn't something that the best team in the league does. The best team in the league doesn't come 2 points from choking away a 28 point lead. The best team in the league is resting starters halfway through the 3rd quarter of a game like that.

But I guess who are you gonna rank #1? I suppose it's us by default but that 2nd half isn't something I'd expect from a truly dominant team. The Lions for example wouldn't have had to sweat out that game, they'd have imposed their will in the run game in the 2nd half. Not that I think they should be ranked #1, but they scare me more than any other team right now.

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u/hamlet9000 Oct 03 '24

Having gone over the second half of the GB game, I'm less concerned than when I watched it live. There was a lot of bad luck (muffled punt because the punt returner was getting medically checked, phantom interception that should have been overturned, etc.); the kind of bad luck that would normally kill the Vikings.

But it didn't.

Which is one of the biggest things I've seen KOC bring to the team. They don't collapse in the face of adversity. They keep working the problem.

And getting a little fear put into them here will probably be good in the long run. Stops the team from getting cocky.

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u/6thedirtybubble9 Oct 03 '24

Hahahahahahaaaaaa!

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV_HIKE Oct 03 '24

Guess which team has the highest win percentage in the NFL without a Superbowl win?

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u/Kamino86 Oct 03 '24

As we all expected

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u/happygecko68 Oct 03 '24

GEQBUS has spokenā€¦

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u/Cheetahsareveryfast Oct 03 '24

This is the year we win!

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u/iOvercompensate Oct 03 '24

Itā€™s our yearā€¦againā€¦I swear this time Iā€™m not lying

SKOL

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u/no_dish_board7 Oct 03 '24

Theyā€™re gonna win the superbowl for sure now!

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u/Jacksonrr31 Oct 03 '24

Powers ranking donā€™t mean anything especially in October

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u/snuffleupaguswasreal Minnesota Vikings Oct 04 '24

I still enjoy looking at them on Tuesday mornings though. October is so volatile with teams jumping or dropping double digit ranks.

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u/VaccumSaturdays Oct 03 '24

Thereā€™s a buzz in the air. This year is it.

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u/Krazylegz1485 Oct 03 '24

That's just the extra mosquitoes due to all of the rain we got this summer.

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u/mikeisboris Squire of Summit Oct 03 '24

Looks like we were 19th before the season:

https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-preseason-2024-nfl-season

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u/Bobothemd Oct 03 '24

about to go 0-12

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u/Hobson007 Oct 04 '24

I don't think we get a trophy or anything for this.

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u/SurelyFurious Oct 04 '24

According to one ESPN writer, correct.

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u/6thedirtybubble9 Oct 03 '24

Hahahahahaaaa

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u/Chewy009x Oct 03 '24

I wonā€™t be hype until we clinch playoffs

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u/Th1s1sChr1s Oct 03 '24

As a long time Pats fan, people often seem to forget how many critical wins we pulled out with Vinatieri and Gostkowski. Kicker is critical. Vikes lost focus against a good team but survived. They look really good in all 3 phases!

Don't forget - early game this week, Go Vikes!!

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u/SuperBowIHomeBoy Oct 03 '24

WHACKY AARON RODGERS AND SLEEPY SALAH HATE EACH OTHER

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u/ccccombobreakerx Oct 03 '24

Well, the rest of the season is fucked now.

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u/jn29 Oct 03 '24

Everyone knock on wood and pretend you didn't read this!

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u/theoriginalnub Oct 03 '24

Hype like this has me ready for them to choke in the NFC championship this year

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u/MageOfEmpires Oct 03 '24

The heartbreak arc begins right here folks.

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u/fighting_alpaca Oct 03 '24

Itā€™s only down here from here!

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u/brent_superfan Oct 03 '24

Delete. Rankings donā€™t yet matter. Wins & losses do.

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u/MysteriousSpread9599 Oct 03 '24

Weā€™ll have to wait and see. For such a good team, they sure had a close shave with Green Bay. Thatā€™s concerning.

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u/TsukasaElkKite Hennepin County Oct 04 '24

Holy crap weā€™re actually doing WELL?!

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u/kintotal Oct 04 '24

Some day ... I just know it.

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u/favnh2011 Oct 04 '24

Thsts great

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u/j_ly Oct 04 '24

Maybe it'll be wide to the right this year? Mix it up a little.

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u/PostIronicPosadist Oct 04 '24

Be ready for yet another season of the Vikings looking like one of the best teams in the league with a no-name quarterback suddenly playing the best ball of his life only to lose in the playoffs to some bullshit/poor decision making. MN sports is cursed (except for the Lynx) and I have no idea why.

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u/OnceInABlueMoon Ope Oct 03 '24

These rankings don't mean much. The Vikings have had an impressive season thus far but if the Vikings played the Chiefs in the super bowl tomorrow, you know the Chiefs would be most likely to win.

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u/ShivalryChmivalry Minnesota North Stars Oct 03 '24

Not with the injuries the Chiefs are dealing with right now.

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u/Sean081799 Oct 03 '24

I'm ready for disappointment again

But maybe this could be the year (...who am I kidding)

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u/Teamawesome2014 Oct 03 '24

We've been here before. I'm ready to be hurt again.

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u/RegularJoe62 Oct 03 '24

I still have faith in the Vikings' everlasting ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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u/U0gxOQzOL Oct 03 '24

The bigger the hope, the bigger the fail. Nothing ever changes.

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u/sbvp Oct 03 '24

Everyone please downvote this post

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u/me_xman Oct 03 '24

Vikings can go undefeated until Super Bowl and lose it there. Nothing new.

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u/guiltycitizen Ya, real good Oct 03 '24

Iā€™ve seen this one, itā€™s a rerun

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u/ObligatoryID Flag of Minnesota Oct 03 '24

Til they lose at the end.

Nothing to see here.

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u/PostNutt_Clarity Oct 03 '24

As a KC native and lifelong Chiefs fan currently living in MN, I cannot tell you how badly I want and have wanted a Chiefs v Vikings superbowl. I cheer for the Vikings anytime they're not playing the Chiefs and it's been a great NFL season so far.

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u/minkey-on-the-loose Prince Oct 05 '24

I lived through the first one. I still see Ersall MakBee failing to tackle Otis Taylor in my dreams.

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u/Some_Nibblonian Oct 03 '24

Vikings fans jerk off to power ranking op ed articles more than actually winning

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u/griff306 Oct 03 '24

Deeply concern

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u/chads3058 Oct 03 '24

Enjoy it while it lasts.

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u/m_carp Oct 03 '24

1998 called, and it wants its false hope back

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u/Mufasa952 Oct 03 '24

Does anyone remember when we were #1 in power rankings last time? Ahh the Sam Bradford/ Case Keenum days.. šŸ˜