PLAYERS:
Adrian Peterson,
Blair Walsh,
Randy Moss,
Christian Ponder
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers
Everything is Bigger in Texas, Like Football Games:
You thought I was talking about something else? Like maybe big cowboy hats? Big old Five Gallon head gear, with the brims and sawdust and everything? Well I wasn't. I was talking about football games, like this big football game that's coming up for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The team is heading to Houston to play the Texans, arguably the best team in the AFC (maybe the league?), and they desperately need a win. While they won't be technically eliminated from playoff contention if they lose Sunday, it will become increasingly difficult. I've done some calculus, researched some academic papers, and mixed highly volatile chemicals and have concluded that, yes, if the Vikings lose on Sunday the result of their playoff hopes goes straight to the OH **** meter. But let's not worry about that. Let's worry about whether or not Peterson gets 200 silly yards again. Let's see if the fuzzy sex hand cuffs ...
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