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Found December 14, 2012 on Purple Jesus Diaries: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Adrian Peterson,  Christian Ponder,  A.J. Jefferson
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings
Win or Go Home ... Or Really, Win AND We Still Go Home Anyway, Since it's an Away Game: I'll tell you this much ... Without the Vikings winning this Sunday, whatever slim hope they still of making the playoffs will get put on a sacrificial block and destroyed with one fell swoop. I think there is still some crazy ass way for the team to sneak into the playoffs even if they lose one of their next three games (@Rams, @Texans, Packers), but if we lose two it's curtains, blouses. As ridiculous as this all sounds, this is a serious conversation we're having. The problem is that the win we were all laughing about early in the season where the Seahawks "beat" the Packers is really coming back to chomp our testes right now. Seattle and Washington are the two teams that have an edge on the Vikings, both in any head to head tie breakers, records, and remaining schedule. If you're looking for a team to root against this weekend, make it the Rams (obviously, we...
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