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M and I went to the Vikings game yesterday to see an explosive win against the media-loved, red-hot Dallas Cowboys. The Vikings won 34-3. The Vikings offense and defense were great. Tony Romo was sacked 6 times and we got past an O-line that many don't get past. Ray Edwards had 3 sacks! Brett Favre had 4 TD's with 3 of them going to Sidney Rice, which both of them set records for playoff touchdowns. Rice had the most touchdowns by a Viking in a playoff game and tied the NFL record for 3rd (I think) for most TD's in a playoff game.

The crowd was loud and made a difference for the majority of the game. It was very electrifying to be there yesterday. While in the car on our way to tailgate, M asked me how many playoff games I had been to. This was my 5th, which actually surprised me that I had been that many since 1999.

As season ticket holders, M and I were allowed an experience this year that was fantastic and a dream of any true football fan...we never saw a loss at home throughout the whole regular season, nor the playoffs. We never had to hang our heads walking out of the dome. It was a rare year. We did lose our last preseason game to Dallas on Labor Day weekend but that doesn't count. We beat Dallas in the game that mattered.

And now we head to New Orleans to battle the Saints in the Superdome for the NFC Championship game. We've been there twice before since I can remember....the 1998 season and 2000 season and have obviously lost both. I had a feeling that we would win over Dallas. I unfortunately do not have that same feeling for next Sunday against the Saints but will be having plenty of (good) anxiety leading up to the day, but I hope my feeling is wrong. We play at 5:30 pm, Central time. We do not play well during that time of day.

Regardless of what happens, it has been a great year with addition of 40 year old Brett Favre and his ultimate playing ability. I'm grateful that we were able to have him for the best year of his career.

And finally, this post couldn't be complete without some photos from yesterday's tailgating experience. January 16th and the weather was warm by January standards. It was 34 degrees and sunny and we couldn't have expected anything better.

The cupcakes the Biggest Loser contest won't allow me to eat

My high school buddy Chris

My high school buddy Scott

Me and Jared Allen....ok, just his look-a-like---They did a split screen of this guy and Jared Allen on the jumbotron in the dome and Jared Allen actually noticed what they were doing and just laughed.

M needs to get the Vikings monkey off his back!