The better part of four years ago, I posted a blog entry about the misery of being a long-time Minnesota Vikings football fan, in which I gave my list of the top five most brutal losses. (The #3 spot on my list had just been recorded a few days earlier.)
The Vikings suck again this year, so it's hard to imagine there will be anything busting into the top five or even top twenty this year. But the other day on YouTube, I found a tremendous video montage that included four of my top five. You can find it here - all Vikings fans should remove sharp objects from the room if they watch it.
Since it inexplicably doesn't include my #2 pick (maybe because it's from 1975), I include it here for a full accounting. [NOTE: This is the entire game but all you need to do is start at the 1:59:30 mark for the actual misery.]
One of the things that strikes me in most of these football games is how the ultimate heartbreaking play is preceded by a crazy penultimate play, where a bad call or bounce or penalty retained the ultimate play's destiny.
Just to make mostly myself feel better, I'll include video of what might be the greatest moment in Vikings history. When you have to go back to a regular season game in 1980, that isn't good.
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