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 A 99-yard cushion - NFC North
A 99-yard cushion - NFC North
Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams combined with defensive end Jared Allen to stop Chicago tailback Matt Forte on a fourth-down run immediately preceding the 99-yard touchdown. Williams on the Bears' decision to run directly at him: "It didn't really matter. I wasn't surprised. It didn't ...
Vikings beat Bears, take NFC North lead (AP)
sports.yahoo.com — With a gutty goal-line stand and one big heave by Gus Frerotte, the Minnesota Vikings grabbed control of the NFC North and sent Kyle Orton and the Chicago Bears home with a humbling defeat. Seconds after the Bears were stopped four times at the 1, ... (more) Vikings beat Bears, take NFC North lead (AP)
Looking Back at Bears/Vikings
Looking Back at Bears/Vikings
dailynorseman.com — Hey, I can almost see Bernard Berrian from here! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, almost 24 hours after what happened last night at the Metrodome, the feeling is still pretty awesome.  One of the more dominant games of the Brad Childress era, one ... (more) Looking Back at Bears/Vikings
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Looking Back at Bears/Vikings
Daily Norseman — ... ownership of Bears' center Olin Kreutz, Kevin Williams destroying whatever gets in his path, and Jared Allen turning Bears' tackle John St. Clair into a turnstile, they failed on each and every occasion.  The Vikings put together a spectacular goal-line stand, and Allen concluded it by coming all the way around from his defensive end position to stop Forte on the other side of the formation and stop the Bears on fourth down. And then. . ."it" happened.  Here's the breakdown of the ensuing play from ESPN: On first down, ...

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Pacifist Viking — ... The 99 yard pass/catch examined (Kevin Seifert). Let me again praise the pass protection on that play: the offensive line set up a perfect wall for their QB standing in their own end zone. Beautiful. ...

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