In what has been one of the most trying season for the Minnesota Vikings franchise, the team showed punch and panache to fight through injuries, roster questions, coaching decisions, media cruelty, and a murderer's row of competition, to finally find their ultimate goal; To become NFL Champions!Super Bowl XVLI will always be remembered as the day the Minnesota Vikings finally broke through to "win the big one." After years of getting close and appearing in many different games, the Vikings found success in unlikely places when Christian Ponder led the team on a game winning drive with one minute left to knock off Tom Brady and the New England Patriots with a last-second, Ryan Longwell field goal for an 20-17 win. Defensive end Jared Allen continued his remarkable year by totaling five sacks in the game and eight total tackles, winning Super Bowl MVP.
The game was tight throughout, as the Vikings received the opening possession. Ponder showed the expected rookie ner...
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PLAYERS:
Christian Ponder,
Tom Brady,
Ryan Longwell,
Jared Allen,
Kyle Rudolph,
Chad Greenway,
E.J. Henderson,
Aaron Hernandez,
Rob Gronkowski,
Antoine Winfield,
Leslie Frazier,
Percy Harvin,
Greg Camarillo,
Lorenzo Booker,
Visanthe Shiancoe,
Devin McCourty,
Joe Webb,
Deion Branch,
Chad Ochocinco,
BenJarvus Green-Ellis,
Danny Woodhead,
Bill Belichick,
Chris Kluwe
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots
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