Football

At one point, with about 4 1/2 minutes left, the Vikings scored 15 points in 11 seconds, to suddenly regain the lead...

...and then they gave up nine points in those last 4 minutes to lose...

... including a blocked punt near the end caused by a horrible snap...

The defense gave the appearance of goodness in the first quarter yesterday as Miami tried to establish a run game. But then Miami discovered that establishing a run game is just one of those stupid football myths that's gotten repeated too often over the years by brain dead-announcers and catatonic coaching staffs.

The Dolphins proved beyond a shadow of a doubt yesterday that a team doesn't need a running game. All you need is a passing offense that's efficient and varied. And you can punch holes into a clueless defense as long as you want.

A loss like that makes a guy want to talk about motivation again. Viking football, Wolves basketball, and Twins baseball are far less interesting than parts 6 - 18 of an ongoing series.

At least the Packers won. And Denver has yet to play. They are the only things left preventing me from more motivation articles.

We all better hope that Denver wins tonight.