NFL GDT: 2024 NFC Wild Card Round: (4) Los Angeles Rams vs (5) Minnesota Vikings

[BMOK33]

Really odd game to make the point during.

Vikings get a neutral field game and are getting absolutely clowned despite being a 14 win team.

Neutral field might as well be a road game honestly. I think they'd have lost worse in LA.

 

[Ace]

Minnesota was playing for the 1 seed last weekend. Now they’re out.

 

[PeteWorrell]

Neutral field might as well be a road game honestly. I think they'd have lost worse in LA.

They would have lost anywhere in the world. They flat out got outplayed.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Vikings season over

Packer and Vikes with same # of playoff wins as Bears, HaHa

 

[hatterson]

Vikings took over the ball with 7:25 left down 3 scores.

They took just shy of 4 minutes to drive 35 yards and turn it over on downs.

Hilariously pathetic for a 14 win team.

 

[Ace]

Washington is the only wild card team to advance.

 

[PeteWorrell]

Funny to see the Vikings call a time out as if that would change anything.

 

[Reality Check]

Darnold hasn't been good the past two weeks. But his OL has been brutal today as well.

I also feel like they are shellshocked after losing last week.

 

[EpochLink]

I expected better from Minnesota honestly, just couldn't get out of their own way.

 

[Bounces R Way]

McVay is really a hell of a coach. So is KOC to get 14 wins out of this Minnesota team.

 

[Ace]

Darnold hasn't been good the past two weeks. But his OL has been brutal today as well.

I also feel like they are shellshocked after losing last week.

A lot of those sacks were on him. They showed the first half sacks in a montage and he is just holding it way too long. Get rid of it. Or Run. You can’t stand there waiting for someone to do it for you. It’s always been his biggest issue.

 

[hatterson]

Darnold hasn't been good the past two weeks. But his OL has been brutal today as well.

I also feel like they are shellshocked after losing last week.

He's also been asking the OLine to hold the rush for about 38 minutes per dropback.

They're not playing well, but he's also been awful at doing anything remotely close to making it easier on them.

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Eagles vs Rams should be decent. Philly better be careful.

 

[bellagiobob]

Kevin O’Connell can pack his bags if this dumbass play calling is how he plans on coaching in the playoffs

He’s a good coach, but the last two weeks showed a lot of deer in the headlight moments. Badly outcoached in the two games of the year that really mattered.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

A lot of those sacks were on him. They showed the first half sacks in a montage and he is just holding it way too long. Get rid of it. Or Run. You can’t stand there waiting for someone to do it for you. It’s always been his biggest issue.

He's also been asking the OLine to hold the rush for about 38 minutes per dropback.

They're not playing well, but he's also been awful at doing anything remotely close to making it easier on them.

He also appears to be seeing ghosts and then not picking up pressure when its obviously coming

Same problems we saw well every other year of his NFL career

 

[EpochLink]

He’s a good coach, but the last two weeks showed a lot of deer in the headlight moments. Badly outcoached in the two games of the year that really mattered.

Minnesota for the first 16 games played well, but the last game with the division on the line plus playoff pressure really sank them bad.

I thought this game would've been close, didn't except this kind of let down.

 

[PeteWorrell]

The Vikings already won their Super Bowl when they defeated the Packers for the 2nd time.

 

[Halladay]

This is embarrassing.

 

[EpochLink]

9 sacks for the Rams tonight.

All out fail for Minnesota.

 

[hatterson]

So who do the Vikings actually target at QB in the offseason?

Do they try to take a flier on trading for Geno? Hope Rodgers can come back to the division and revive himself? There really aren't a lot of options.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Alot of talk about people needing to scale back talk of Herbert as top QB until he shows he can play when it matters

Well on HC level its time to have same conversations about Kevin O'Connell

Both times he made playoffs his team lost in WC to teams with far worse records who squeaked into playoffs

13-3-1 in 2022 = Losing to 9-7-1 Giants
14-3 in 2024 = Losing to 10-7 Rams

 

[Karterthadon]

Minnesota was playing for the 1 seed last weekend. Now they’re out.

Obviously a fraudulent team that had no business being the 1 seed.

So who do the Vikings actually target at QB in the offseason?

Do they try to take a flier on trading for Geno? Hope Rodgers can come back to the division and revive himself? There really aren't a lot of options.

The guy they drafted last year won't be good to go?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

So who do the Vikings actually target at QB in the offseason?

Do they try to take a flier on trading for Geno? Hope Rodgers can come back to the division and revive himself? There really aren't a lot of options.

They just spent 1st on McCarthy

Why would they not go with him if he is healthy?

 

[Tachycineta]

This game shouldn't influence my feelings on the NFL possibly adjusting future playoff seedings/home games but it does. MN did not deserve to host a playoff game.

 

[EpochLink]

Sam Darnold can take his chances in free agency with some team giving him the bag.
Minnesota, you can ride JJ McCarthey.

Also, had a feeling Minnesota was practicing their end zone dance moves for this game.