Author: Michael

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Minnesota went one-and-done in the postseason, losing 31-24 to the Giants.
The Minnesota Vikings entered the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the NFC, and — at 13-4 — as owners of the third-best record in football. And yet, they received about the same amount of hype as you would expect a Kirk Cousins-led team to receive.
It is not hard to see why there was more talk about the Vikings being fraudulent than there was about them being a legitimate Super Bowl favorite.

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The rookie couldn’t contain himself.
Giants’ first-year edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux was electric after New York’s one-score win over Kirk Cousins’ Minnesota Vikings, 31-24.
To drive that loss deep into the heart of Minnesota and the U.S. Bank Stadium, Thibodeaux ran to the Vikings’ logo once the clock hit all zeroes, and Griddy’d all over it.

Kayvon really griddy’d on the Viking
THIS LEAGUE pic.twitter.

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The Vikings exited the postseason in ignominious fashion.
Scenario: you are Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. Your team is trailing the Giants 31–24 in the NFC wild-card game, desperately trying to mount a final drive to save a charmed season.
On fourth and eighth with 1:51 to play, you drop back to pass. And then, this happens.

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Daniel Jones joins elite company with historic numbers against Vikings defense. Plus, Stefon Diggs keeps playing like the superstar he is for the Bills.
Five NFL wild-card games are in the books (we still have Monday night’s Cowboys-Buccaneers matchup) and the best performances deserve to be recognized by our MMQB staff.
Here are this weekend’s standouts:
Gary Gramling: Abracadaniel, Franchise Quarterback, Giants. There was a long list of “is he worth another contract?” quarterbacks coming into the season, and only one of them emphatically answered in the affirmative.

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