Minnesota Vikings: Under New Management

[Bobby Barrows]

Regular Season, Week 10, 2009
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Vikings Beat Packers in Tale of Two Halves, 17-22 ​ The Minnesota Vikings further their win streak to five games after an unexpectedly rough and ugly game against hated rival Green Bay. The story of the game was threefold, as the Minnesota Vikings, now the #1 seeded team in the NFC, looked to continue their domination. The other two stories involved former players of each other team. David Garrard, now Quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, was traded in Week 6 this year for Cornerback Charles Woodson. Woodson said he was excited to play his former team this year and was looking forward to seeing what he could do against guys like Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson. David Garrard was focused, and wanted to make a statement that Minnesota messed up by starting Colby Arden over him and then trading him to the Packers. The Packers ended up making a statement indeed, having a 7-0 lead in the first half and by the end of the day, David Garrard threw for 399 Yards and 2 TDs. The second half is when the switch flipped for the Minnesota Vikings, and after having only 68 total yards in the first half, went wild. Colby Arden only threw 19 completed passes out of 47 throws, but threw two touchdowns and 1 interception on top of 246 yards, as well as a fumble. Adrian Peterson made a costly fumble that allowed the Packers to score late in the 4th Quarter, but rushed 36 times for 93 yards. The floodgates opened when Bernard Berrian got loose for a 71 yard receiving touchdown to the house, bringing his totals on the day to 5 receptions for 122 yards and a TD. Jermichael Finley caught the second touchdown pass at the goal-line to bring the Vikings ahead. Defensively, despite no interceptions, the Defensive Line managed to sack David Garrard six times. Mike Doss also forced a fumble, which he picked up. Chad Greenway was also responsible for a safety on David Garrard. The Minnesota Vikings move to 8-1 and remain the #1 seeded team in the NFC. Time will tell, but the Minnesota Vikings require only five more victories in order to clinch the still hotly contested NFC North. ​ Current Predicted Super Bowl Matchup: Minnesota Vikings (8-1) [NFC] vs. Tennessee Titans (8-1) [AFC] ​

Passing:
Colby Arden - 19/47, 246 Yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 1 FUM
Chris Kluwe - 0/1, 0 Yards, 1 INT

Rushing:
36, 93 Yards, 1 FUM

Receiving:
Bernard Berrian - 5, 122 Yards, 1 TD
Jermichael Finley - 1, 4 Yards

Defense:
Pat Williams - 2 Sack
Chad Greenway - 1 Sack, 11 Tackles, 1 Safety
Kevin Williams - 1 Sack
E.J. Henderson - 1 Sack
Ray Edwards - 1 Sack
Mike Doss - 1 FF, 1 FR

Kicking:
Josh Brown - 2/2, 48 Long, 2/2 XPA
​

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	FINAL
[BGCOLOR=rgb(32, 55, 49)]GREEN BAY[/BGCOLOR]	7	0	3	7	17
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MINNESOTA[/BGCOLOR]	0	0	12	10	22

 

[Chris]

19 of 47 bro

 

[Bobby Barrows]

19 of 47 bro

Colby Arden is turning into fucking the 2009 version of late 2010's Ryan Fitzpatrick.

 

[Chris]

Hey a win is a win

 

[Cwalker]

Still gonna win ROTY

 

[Kiffy Lube]

YES, FUCK THE GOD DAMN PACKERS. SUCK OUR BIG CHUBBY VIKING DICKS

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Regular Season, Week 11, 2009 Season
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Vikings Defeat 49ers 27-37 ​ The Minnesota Vikings continue their domination with a 10-point victory over the 3-6 San Francisco 49ers at home, 27-37. Colby Arden had another pedestrian game, going 16/26 for 256 Yards and a single touchdown. Adrian Peterson carried the load for the Vikings, rushing 37 times for 123 yards and a whopping three touchdowns. Bernard Berrian hauled in 4 catches for 123 yards, and Sidney Rice caught Colby Arden's lone touchdown on the day. Defensively, the Vikings feasted on 49ers QB Alex Smith. Smith was sacked 3 times and threw a singular lopsided interception to Madieu Williams. The defense also forced and recovered a fumble by running back Frank Gore. E.J. Henderson also had a great game, making 11 tackles and 4 of them being tackle-for-losses. Josh Brown continues his near perfection as a kicker as well. The Minnesota Vikings remain the #1 seeded team in the NFC. ​ Current Predicted Super Bowl Matchup: Minnesota Vikings (9-1) [NFC] vs. Tennessee Titans (9-1) [AFC]

Passing:
Colby Arden - 16/26, 256 Yards, 1 TD

Rushing:
Adrian Peterson - 37, 123 Yards, 3 TDs

Receiving:
Bernard Berrian - 4, 118 Yards
Sidney Rice - 3, 52, 1 TD

Defense:
Ray Edwards - 1 Sack, 1 FF
Ben Leber - 1 Sack, 1 FR
Antoine Winfield - 1 Sack
E.J. Henderson - 11 Tackles, 4 TFLs
Madieu Williams - 1 INT

Kicking:
Josh Brown - 3/3, 47 Long, 4/4 XPA​

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	FINAL
[BGCOLOR=rgb(170, 0, 0)]SAN FRANCISCO[/BGCOLOR]	0	3	3	21	27
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MINNESOTA[/BGCOLOR]	0	20	7	10

 

[Chris]

Defense is showing up

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Regular Season, Week 12, 2009 Season
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Vikings Beat Lions 41-21 ​ The Minnesota Vikings went to Detroit for the second game against the Lions this season and disappointed the large crowd by teasing a high octane game early in the 2nd quarter. The house of cards came tumbling down shortly thereafter as the three headed monster of an offense struck down the Lions' defense. The Lions on offense were even more shambolic, converting only 3 of 14 third downs. Colby Arden showed his MVP potential as he completed 24 of 39 passes for 394 yards and three touchdowns. Adrian Peterson had yet another 100+ yard game as he rushed 43 times for 135 yards and two touchdowns. His fumbling problems came into play as well as two unsightly fumbles occurred in Peterson's hand. Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice both went over 100 yards this game as well. Defensively, the Vikings once again showed why they are one of the most dangerous defenses in all the league, bending, but refusing to break. Despite WR Calvin Johnson catching all over the defense for three touchdowns and 235 yards, Lions QB Chevon Cottrell (a first round rookie in the 2009 NFL Draft) had a rough game. He was sacked five times and threw two interceptions on rout to the loss to the Vikings. Charles Woodson hauled in one of the interceptions and very nearly took it to the house for a Pick 6. The Vikings remain as the #1 seeded team in the NFC and are officially the best team in the NFL after the Tennessee Titans fell to the 6-4 New York Jets. The Vikings need merely 4 more wins, or alternatively, 3 wins and a Green Bay loss, to clinch the NFC North and punch their tickets to the playoffs. ​ Current Predicted Super Bowl Matchup: Minnesota Vikings (10-1) [NFC] vs. Tennessee Titans (9-2) [AFC]

Passing:
Colby Arden - 24/39, 394 Yards, 3 TDs

Rushing:
Adrian Peterson - 43, 135 Yards, 2 TDs, 2 FUM

Receiving:
Bernard Berrian - 5, 124 Yards, 2 TDs
Sidney Rice - 6, 117 Yards, 1 TDs
Chris Henry - 5, 64 Yards

Defense:
Kevin Williams - 2 Sacks
Ray Edwards - 1 Sack
Pat Williams - 1 Sack
Jared Allen - 1 Sack
Charles Woodson - 1 INT
Cedric Griffin - 1 INT

Kicking:
Josh Brown - 2/3, 41 Long, 5/5 XPA​

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	FINAL
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MINNESOTA[/BGCOLOR]	14	17	10	0	41
[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 118, 182)]DETROIT[/BGCOLOR]	7	7	0	7	21

 

[Chris]

Who's the stars on this Titans team?

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Who's the stars on this Titans team?

QB - Vince Young
HB - Chris Johnson
WR - Hines Ward, Justin Gage, Brandon Jones
TE - Alge Crumpler, Bo Scaife
RE - Richard Seymore, Kyle Vanden Bosch
DT - Tony Brown
LOLB - David Thornton
ROLB - Keith Bulluck
CB - Cortland Finnegan, L.J. Campbell (*R), Nick Harper, Reynaldo Hill
FS - Michael Griffin
SS - Chris Hope, Calvin Lowry
K - David Rayner
P - Mitch Berger

 

[Chris]

If you end up facing them in the Super Bowl I'm cheering for Vince Young, apologies in advance

 

[Cwalker]

Yeah I’m rooting for the Titans. CJ2K deserves a ring

 

[CakeWalker]

The collapse is inevitable.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Regular Season, Week 13, 2009 Season
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Vikings Decimate Browns 10-48 ​ The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Cleveland Browns 10-48 yesterday in a dominant game that saw Adrian Peterson dominate the day for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Chester Taylor got in on the game as well, rushing 17 times for 44 yards and two touchdowns as well. Colby Arden had a perfect game, throwing 12/13 for 285 Yards and 2 Touchdowns. Browns' quarterback Derek Anderson threw an interception and a mere 190 yards off 16 completions. Defensively, the Vikings remained as dominant as ever. Six separate players got at least one sack on Anderson, and E.J. Henderson made the lone interception on Anderson. Cedric Griffin and Mike Doss forced a fumble respectively and Doss recovered one fumble from Cleveland Running Back Jamal Lewis. The Vikings move to 11-1, #1 seed in the NFC; with the Green Bay Packers losing to the Chicago Bears this week, the Minnesota Vikings require one more win to clinch the NFC North title. ​ Current Super Bowl Prediction:

Passing:
Colby Arden - 12/13, 285 Yards, 2 TDs

Rushing:
Adrian Peterson - 53, 195 Yards, 2 TDs, 1 FUM
Chester Taylor - 17, 44 Yards, 2 TDs

Receiving:
Bernard Berrian - 4, 166 Yards, 1 TD
Jermichael Finley- 1, 8 Yards, 1 TD


Defense:
Kevin Williams - 2 Sacks
Domata Peko - 1 Sack
Jared Allen - 1 Sack
Ray Edwards - 1 Sack
Chad Greenway - 1 Sack
EJ Henderson - 1 Sack, 1 INT
Mike Doss - 1 FF, 1 FR
Cedric Griffin - 1 FF

Kicking:
Josh Brown - 2/2, 50 Long, 6/6 XPA
​

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	FINAL
[BGCOLOR=rgb(49, 29, 0)]CLEVELAND[/BGCOLOR]	0	3	0	7	10
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MINNESOTA[/BGCOLOR]	14	14	14	6	48