Vikings Update: We're undeafeted (in London)!

As a Vikings and/or Gophers fan, we've all seen this script play out over and over again. Big lead, put on the cruise control, and watch the other team come back and win with the last drive of the game. I was honestly expecting the Steelers to score on their final drive and go for a two point conversion for the win rather than let AP truck their defense in overtime. A view from the sidelines confirms that I certainly wasn't the only one feeling this way.

Jerome Simpson would have been your saddest Viking of the week had the Vikings D-line not crushed Roethlisberger to end the game. Jerome is a grown man who celebrates each and every first down, and  really any routine play that a wide receiver is supposed to make. That's like the equivalent of me standing up and dancing on my desk every time I send an email. He's just so damn happy anytime he touches the football, and to see him like this is just plain sad.

My impression of Matt Cassell is that he made plays at the right times to keep the offense moving, something that Ponder has been unable to do. He also put the ball into his receivers' hands and let them play football -- see Greg Jennings run 70 yards down the field. His overall stats weren't fantasy start worthy, but he got the job done, which asserts my point from last week: the Vikings are a decent but flawed team and can be competitive with a QB that can successfully manage the game.

Unfortunately, we already know the media script for the next two weeks: "Quarterback Controversy..." I will probably keep KFAN off in the car so I don't have to listen to this BS storyline.