10.07.08 MNF: CHOCOLATE CITY MELTDOWN
If you were pouting about the suckfest that was last week’s Monday Night game, last night should have more than made up for it. The Saints amassed nearly 400 yards in total offense. Reggie Bush ran two punt returns back for touchdowns. But turn the ball over four times and even a shitty team like the Vikings will beat you. In an excellent game rife with drama, The Saints let one slip away at home to the team that’s been writing the book on letting games slip away at home, 30-27.
Minnesota survived a pedestrian day from Adrian Peterson (21 rushes for 32 yards), due in large part to Saints kicker Martín Gramática missing what would have been the game winner with only two minutes to play. Gus Frerotte drove his team down the field (whoa, Gus Frerotte?!?!) and Vikes kicker Ryan Longwell put the game away.
One notable piece of idiocy from the Saints was when the Saints tried an onside kick in the first half, which resulted in a short Vikings drive and 53-yard field goal from Longwell. And then Brad Childress looked across the field at Sean Payton and said, “You’ve got to be the worst coach, ever.” Scoreboard, suckers.
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MNF: CHOCOLATE CITY MELTDOWN
It doesn’t help when you commit over 100 yards in penalties, cough it up four times, and can’t even make a field goal.
Thank god they serve stiff drinks in the Dome.
Chocolate city? Was the game in D.C?
It’s the Ray Nagin edition of Chocolate City. Not the Parliament edition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_City_speech
Ray Nagin can’t take it to the stage. Sucker.
The Ray Nagin thing soooo doesn’t count. There is only one Chocolate City, and its football fans are revoltingly pleased with themselves right now.
“You’ve got to be the worst coach, ever.”
Why the hell was Herm Edwards at the game last night?
I think it’s unfair to blame this loss on the Saints. Geographically, they’re only about 350 miles away from Houston, which puts them well within the event horizon of Sage Rosenfels’ vortex of suck.
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