Today the Minnesota Vikings play the New Orleans Saints for the NFC Championship and a trip to the Super Bowl. This will be the Vikings 5th Super Bowl appearance if they win or the Saints 1st if they should win. The Vikings are 0-4 in Super Bowl games with their last appearance in Super Bowl Xl vs the Raiders.
This is a Dream match up for the title game, the #1 Saints vs the #2 Vikings. Both teams have explosive offenses and very good defenses as well as great special teams featuring Reggie Bush for the Saints and Percy Harvin for the Vikings both of which can change the out come of the game in a heart beat.
The Vikings dream season is the direct result of Brett Favre’s comeback part 2. Favre has had a career season at age 40 and if the Vikings win today he will become the oldest quarterback to play in a Super Bowl. Now Brett didn’t get the Vikings to this point by himself, The early season play of Adrian Peterson and the unbelievable play of Rookie of the Year Percy Harvin as well as wide receivers Sidney Rice and Bernard Berrian not to mention tight end Visanthe Shiancoe.
The Saints Heart and soul is of course Drew Brees, who I still say should have been league MVP. Brees also has a great receiving core featuring Marques Colston, Devery Henderson, Robert Meachem and tight end Jeremy Shockey. The Saints Big question mark will be Reggie Bush, last week he had one of his best games ever. If he is a big part of the Saints offense again it will be a long day for the Vikings.
The Vikings need to control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball again like they did last week vs Dallas. On offense they have to protect Brett Favre and on defense they to keep pressure on Drew Brees or he will pick the Minnesota secondary apart. This game will be very high scoring because both offenses are so much better than the defenses. This game should be close to the end with the line play deciding the out come.
I like my Vikings to do just enough on defense to pull out the win. Vikings 31- Saints 27.
