TABLE OF CONTENTS Minnesota Miracle 9 What’s in a Name 17 The Golden Years 24 Continual Contenders 37 Near Misses 41 GRIDIRON GREATS Scramblin Man 11 Wrong-Way Jim 14 All Rise 19 Beep-Beep 26 A Touchdown Machine 32 A Man of His Word 42 Team Stats 47 Websites 47 Index 48
Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Case Keenum and tackle Mike Remmers MINNESOTA MIRACLE On January 14 2018 the Minnesota Vikings hosted the New Orleans Saints It was the divisional round of the National Football League NFL playoffs Fans developed emotional whiplash whiplash as the score bounced back and forth They rejoiced as the Vikings built a 17 0 halftime lead They worried as Saints quarterback Drew Brees rallied his team New Orleans narrowed the gap Then the Saints took a 21 20 lead Three minutes remained 9
