Vikes lose to Atlanta

Today the Vikings played the Atlanta Falcons in a game that would decide another team going to the playoffs. If the Vikings won they would be in and if Atlanta won they would be in. So with the Vikings lose they have to hope Chicago will lose to the Packers so they can still make it to the playoffs. The Vikings biggest problem today was their 6 fumbles and losing 4 of them. The Vikings got lucky though because Atlanta only scored 10 points off of the 4 fumbles they recovered. Tavaris Jackson had a good game he had 22 completions and 233 passing yards with 2 touchdowns. In the last 2 games Jackson has been able to do the oppisite of how he started the year. Jackson also tied Peterson for the most rushing yards today with 76. The leading reciever today was tight end Visanthe Shaincoe with 7 catches, 136 yards and 2 touchdowns. He scored the only touchdowns today for the Vikings also. The Vikings defense became a big part in the 4th quarter but they weren't really there earlier in the game but they still held the Falcons to under 100 yards rushing. In all today the Vikings had a pretty good game but came up short and now they have to have Chicago lose or they have to beat the Giants next week.

Timberwovles

The Timberwolves are having a horrible season they have only won 4 games so far which is 2nd worse to the Thunder who have won only 3. The team is not able to put anything together and can't hold a lead for very long. They have came close to winning more but they don't have players to go out and score big points every game. Our leading scorer is Al Jefferson but he only averages 22 points per game and other leading scorers average 30 to 40 points per game. The Timberwolves got O.J. Mayo in the draft but traded him for Kevin Love and love is only scoring 8 points per game compared to Mayo who is scoring 20 points per game and leading all rookies in scoring. So that trade didn't work out for Minnesota but it worked out good for Memphis who drafted Love. In all the Timberwolves aren't doing good and have problems that need to be solved. The Timberwolves need to make some trades or have good draft picks to have a better year next year but this year isn't their year.

Vikes beat Cardinals

Today the Vikings played Arizona and many people had Arizona beating Minnesota but Minnesota wasn't going to let that happen. To get things going Bernard Berrian had an 82 yard punt return for a touchdown early in the 1st quarter. Then half way through the 1st Tavaris Jackson hooked up with Berrian for another touchdown. Again at the end of the 1st Jackson threw another touchdown but this time to Sidney Rice. Then at the end of the 2nd quarter Jackson threw another touchdown, this time to Chester Taylor. The Vikings were the only ones who scored in the 1st half so at halftime the Vikes were up 28-0 and looked to run away with the game. The 2nd half was different tho Arizona came out and scored a touchdown in the first two minutes of the half. Then Arizona blocked a Minnesota field goal and brought the game to 28-14, but that would be it for Arizona. For Minnesota, however, they had one more touchdown to score. That touchdown came at the last seconds of the 3rd quarter when Jackson threw another touchdown to Bobby Wade. Then niether team scored in the 4th quarter so the final was 35-14. This was Jacksons' first came back from being benched after the 2nd game of the year. He had a career game today also throwing for 163 yards and 4 touchdowns which was a career high. Adrian Peterson had another good rushing game with 165 rushing yards. Next the Vikes take on Atlanta next sunday who have the same record as them.

MN Duluth wins National Championship Game

The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) played today for the Division 2 National Championship. They played Northwest Missouri State who has went 4 consecutive years. UMD went 15-0 on the season and they hadn't won a playoff game until this year. However for NW Missouri State they had went to the title game 4 years in a row but they lost all 4 years. UMDs' defense had a good game. They made NW Missouri State commit 4 turnovers and NW Missouri State had 4 more fumbles but they were all covered by NW Missouri State. The defense was also able to reach NW Missouri States' quarterback 6 times for 6 sacks. The game was going back and fourth all during the first quarter but then UMD scored first in the second quarter and at half the score was 7-0. Then in the third quarter UMD scored again and went up 14-0, then early in the fourth they got another touchdown to be up 21-0. After that tho NW Missouri State started a comeback with a 44 yard interception return. Then NW Missouri State scored again to make it 14-21. They tried an onside kick but UMD was able to recover it and then they ran the clock out to win the National Championship.

Vikes get lucky win

The Vikings were able to pull off a lucky win against Detroit today. Through out the game it seemed like Detroit was going to edge out the Vikings for their first win, but in the 4th quarter the Vikings were able outscrore the Lions and get the win. Tavaris Jackson made his return in the second half after Gus Frerotte suffered a back injury. Jackson played good in the second half. He went 8 for 10 and threw for 105 yards and one touchdown. Adrian didn't get going until the 2nd half but he still ended up with 102 yards. Most of the recievers got at least 2 catches each and leading was Visanthe Shiancoe with 5 catches for 65 yards and one touchdown. For the Lions, many people steped up and help out and almost got the win. Daunte Culpepper had a good game, he threw for 220 yards and one touchdown. The Lions never really got a running game going so they were held to under 100 yards rushing. Calvin Johnson was a big part of Detroits game. He had 84 receiving yards and a touchdown catch. The Lions had many chances to put the game out of reach for the Vikings but the Vikes defense steped up and stopped them in the redzone. So the Vikings got a good win today but the next three games will be the hardest three of the year.

Oklahoma beats Missouri

Tonight Oklahoma took care of Missouri for the Big 12 championship game. At first it seemed like the game would be a close one with Missouri holding Oklahoma to 10 points in the first quarter. After that though Oklahoma took over and didn't settle until they had a NCAA record. The record was scoring 60+ points in 5 straight games. Sam Bradford had a good game going 34-49 and throwing for 383 yards and 2 touchdowns. For Missouri Chase Daniels had a good game also but had a couple mistakes. Daniels threw for 255 yards and 3 touchdowns, but he also threw 2 interceptions. The running game for Missouri couldn't get going at all, as they only ran for 42 yards. Oklahoma on the other hand and a good running game to go with Bradfords' throwing game. Oklahoma ran for 237 yards and had 6 rushing touchdowns. With the win, Oklahoma should be playing Florida for the BCS National Championship.