Few teams have perfected the art of heartbreaking losses like the Minnesota Vikings, and their radio team received/delivered another reminder on Sunday.
In the final seconds of a thriller against the Arizona Cardinals, Vikings kicker Greg Joseph lined up to attempt a 37-yard field goal that would have won his team the game. The Vikings had just made an eight-play, 58-yard drive to reach what should have been makeable field goal distance.
Joseph missed wide right, but a member of the Vikings radio team thought otherwise. Until he was hit with a sobering dash of reality:
A quick transcript:
“High snap, put down. Joseph, come on! And it’s … GOOOOOOOOD! No, he missed it.”
“It’s no good.”
“Are you kidding me? He missed it right. Oh my heavens. Oh … oh my … this…”
“He missed it right.”
“What a gut punch to a team, Paul, that play after play, toward the end, fought its way back.”
“Ugh, missed it by a foot.”
As heartbreaking as that sounds, just imagine the Vikings fans listening at home and in their cars who momentarily thought their team had pulled out a massive win. The Vikings are now 0-2, and most NFL fans will be able to tell you that few 0-2 teams have reached the playoffs in modern NFL history.