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BYU 14 · 12-24-2013, 09:42 AM

Week 13

Arizona 3-8 at Minnesota 7-4 (Vikings -5)
Once again it is the foot of Blair Walsh as we continue to struggle in the red zone. Walsh hits from 24, 25, 25 and 30 yards out, with Cassel adding a pair of TD tosses (Harvin an Patterson) en-route to a 14-26, 169 day. Adrian Peterson 27-100 has his eighth 100 yard game of the season and third in a row. He continues to rank 3rd in the NFL in rushing, while Blair Walsh leads in field goals (30 of 35). Defensively we pick off #2 overall pick Charles Hawkins 3 times, with Josh Robinson nabbing 2 of them.
Final: Minnesota 26 Arizona 10

Week 14

Buffalo 5-7 at Minnesota 8-4 (Vikings -7)
We lose a 21-10 lead in the 2nd half as Kyle Orton leads the Bills to the upset win, hitting us for 205 yards through the air on 20-32 passing and two TD’s, with CJ Spiller going off for 145 yards on 27 carries. AP’s string of 100 yard games is snapped as he only gets 17 carries for 79 yards. Cassel cannot stretch the field as his 22 completions (38 Att) net only 174 yards. We are determined to screw this up, but luckily Green Bay has lost 2 straight and sits a game back of us. Week 15 will be huge!!
Final: Buffalo 30 Minnesota 21

Week 15
Green Bay 7-6 at Minnesota 8-5 (Packers -1)
This game could very well decide our playoff fate and we respond to the pressure. Darren Sproles makes the most of his limited contribution (7-18) by scoring twice, with Adrian Peterson once again in form with 25 carries for 112 yards and a score of his own. Kyle Rudolph and Cordarrelle Patterson both contribut5 5 grabs, while rookie DE Silas Ogden does admirably filling in for Robison, with 4 tackles and a sack. We do take another hit on defense as back up WLB Gerald Hodges is done for the year with a broken Ankle.
Final: Minnesota 35 Green Bay 20

Week 16
Minnesota 9-5 at New England 5-9 (Vikings -3)
The Pat’s are not going to make the playoffs and seem to be in disarray in the worst season of Bellichek’s tenure. We are not about to let them up as James Laurinaitis starts the scoring with a 16 yard interception return for a TD, one of 5 times we will intercept Tom Brady on the day. Giselle tries to blame everyone else for his woes, but this one is all Tom, sorry. Our defense sets us up so nicely that we are able to overcome limited outputs from Peterson (25-87), Sproles (18-23) and Cassel (13-17, 147 yds, 2 TD) to cruise to the win.
Final: Minnesota 36 New England 10

Week 17
Minnesota 10-5 at Chicago 8-7 (Even)
With the division clinched I am hoping we play it safe here, but momentum is still a nice thing to carry into the playoffs. Our offense completely fails to show up for this one, but luckily we have the leg of Blair Walsh and safety Robert Blanton adds yet another pick 6 to our ledger, this one going 32 yards. It is enough to overcome Peterson’s worst game of the season, 16 carries 20 yards, and an overall anemic performance of 170 yards total offense, to Chicago’s 448. Plus 4 in the turnover battle is the difference though as we head into the playoffs.
Final: Minnesota 19 Chicago 6

A very rewarding season, with the only real disappointment being DeSean Jackson who only had 13 catches. On a positive note, Harvin, Patterson and Rudolph combined for 75,74 and 65 catches respectively as it does not look like Jackson is a fit in Minnesota. Our record is only good enough for a 3 seed, so we will play in the Wildcard round hosting 10-6 Philadelphia.

In case you were “Ponder”ing – Christian finished the season with the Lions appearing in one game and going 6-14, 27 yards, 1 TD and 2 Int. In two seasons since I let him go he is a combined 8-21, 49 yards, 1 TD, 2 Int in two games.

12-24-2013, 09:42 AM	#30
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	2014 Regular Season Week 13 Arizona 3-8 at Minnesota 7-4 (Vikings -5) Once again it is the foot of Blair Walsh as we continue to struggle in the red zone. Walsh hits from 24, 25, 25 and 30 yards out, with Cassel adding a pair of TD tosses (Harvin an Patterson) en-route to a 14-26, 169 day. Adrian Peterson 27-100 has his eighth 100 yard game of the season and third in a row. He continues to rank 3rd in the NFL in rushing, while Blair Walsh leads in field goals (30 of 35). Defensively we pick off #2 overall pick Charles Hawkins 3 times, with Josh Robinson nabbing 2 of them. Final: Minnesota 26 Arizona 10 Week 14 Buffalo 5-7 at Minnesota 8-4 (Vikings -7) We lose a 21-10 lead in the 2nd half as Kyle Orton leads the Bills to the upset win, hitting us for 205 yards through the air on 20-32 passing and two TD’s, with CJ Spiller going off for 145 yards on 27 carries. AP’s string of 100 yard games is snapped as he only gets 17 carries for 79 yards. Cassel cannot stretch the field as his 22 completions (38 Att) net only 174 yards. We are determined to screw this up, but luckily Green Bay has lost 2 straight and sits a game back of us. Week 15 will be huge!! Final: Buffalo 30 Minnesota 21 Week 15 Green Bay 7-6 at Minnesota 8-5 (Packers -1) This game could very well decide our playoff fate and we respond to the pressure. Darren Sproles makes the most of his limited contribution (7-18) by scoring twice, with Adrian Peterson once again in form with 25 carries for 112 yards and a score of his own. Kyle Rudolph and Cordarrelle Patterson both contribut5 5 grabs, while rookie DE Silas Ogden does admirably filling in for Robison, with 4 tackles and a sack. We do take another hit on defense as back up WLB Gerald Hodges is done for the year with a broken Ankle. Final: Minnesota 35 Green Bay 20 Week 16 Minnesota 9-5 at New England 5-9 (Vikings -3) The Pat’s are not going to make the playoffs and seem to be in disarray in the worst season of Bellichek’s tenure. We are not about to let them up as James Laurinaitis starts the scoring with a 16 yard interception return for a TD, one of 5 times we will intercept Tom Brady on the day. Giselle tries to blame everyone else for his woes, but this one is all Tom, sorry. Our defense sets us up so nicely that we are able to overcome limited outputs from Peterson (25-87), Sproles (18-23) and Cassel (13-17, 147 yds, 2 TD) to cruise to the win. Final: Minnesota 36 New England 10 Week 17 Minnesota 10-5 at Chicago 8-7 (Even) With the division clinched I am hoping we play it safe here, but momentum is still a nice thing to carry into the playoffs. Our offense completely fails to show up for this one, but luckily we have the leg of Blair Walsh and safety Robert Blanton adds yet another pick 6 to our ledger, this one going 32 yards. It is enough to overcome Peterson’s worst game of the season, 16 carries 20 yards, and an overall anemic performance of 170 yards total offense, to Chicago’s 448. Plus 4 in the turnover battle is the difference though as we head into the playoffs. Final: Minnesota 19 Chicago 6 A very rewarding season, with the only real disappointment being DeSean Jackson who only had 13 catches. On a positive note, Harvin, Patterson and Rudolph combined for 75,74 and 65 catches respectively as it does not look like Jackson is a fit in Minnesota. Our record is only good enough for a 3 seed, so we will play in the Wildcard round hosting 10-6 Philadelphia. In case you were “Ponder”ing – Christian finished the season with the Lions appearing in one game and going 6-14, 27 yards, 1 TD and 2 Int. In two seasons since I let him go he is a combined 8-21, 49 yards, 1 TD, 2 Int in two games.