Comments on Monday's Vikings game

I did manage to watch most of the game, in spite of multiple time conflicts, but I didn't get a chance to put any of my thoughts into a post. And now I don't need to, because Vikings War Cry pulls out the most significant change from previous years' teams:

Vikings fans will know exactly what I'm talking about here: in a critical game-deciding situation, you always expect the Vikings to come out on the losing end.

So that's what made last night’s victory over Washington so shocking . . . since when do the Vikings win games like that? A game that went down to the last seconds, on the road, against a quality team? C'mon, the Vikings very, very rarely turn out well in those situations.

But last night was the exception, and the Vikes pulled out a clutch win. Last week, I said the keys to the game were the d-line's ability to stop the run, the pressure that the Vikes put on Brunell, and Chester Taylor. The d-line was above average, but I can't say they decided the game. Chester was decent, but I hoped for a little more. And Brunell? Not a whole lot of pressure there. So, I was wrong about those keys.

The real keys to the win were Brad Johnson, the offensive line, and more Brad Johnson. Culpepper who?

I'm still sad to see Daunte in a Dolphins uniform, but aside from that I have to agree with Anthony's summary: the game was a pleasant change from other Viking teams who would have blown it in the last five minutes on the road.