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Pat Shurmer had one last play call. He dialed up "Seven Heaven". And the rest, my friends, is written in history.
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Let's start our story inside the tunnel as the Vikings prepare to take the field.
And this pretty much summarizes what happened over the next few hours...
Before we "zoom in" on the game's final play, here's the full game highlights to get you in the mood.
And when it seemed all but a tiny glimmer of fading hope remained, Stone Cold Steve Austin makes an appearance!
PA with the historic call!
From the sidelines, just the stadium audio. Listen to the fans go from "not this shit again", to "at least he got the ball off", to "hey, it's going to someone", to "he caught it, maybe we have 1 second for a super long sketchy field goal attempt", to "HOLY SHIT WE'RE WINNING THIS RIGHT NOW!!!"
In 8bit Tecmo Bowl style!
How the hell did this happen? Why was there not an extra defender deep? To start, the Saints put 4 defensive lineman in instead of the typical 3 in this situation. Possibly worried about Case's ability to buy extra time. They also ran a "fence" defensive play where the defenders primarily protect the sidelines so the Vikings can't catch a ball and run out of bounds. This requires 3 defenders on each sideline and 1 in the middle of the field to prevent a fluke play up the middle. Because of the extra defensive linemen, there was one less defender deep.
You gotta love this!
MN fans unite! Wild fans go crazy at Excel Energy Center!
Timberwolves fans break out the Skol Chant at the Target Center!
I'm glad nobody near me in the stadium was filming, because you'd all have video of me doing this!
These guys just etched their mark in Vikings lore!
SKOL SKOL SKOL!
SSKKKOOOOOLLLLL!!!!!!
"Unbelievable!!" (watch out, reporter!)
While waiting for the Saints to come out of the locker room to run the require extra point play (which they did, and that's classy), Case leads 66,000 fans in the Skol Chant!
Watch Head Coach Mike Zimmer's locker room speech after Sunday's win over the Saints.
I wonder what that ending sounded like on Saints radio?
I wonder what it looked like in New Orleans?
"I'll take a double, bartender..."
All around Saints land...
