Other Vikings were simply in a state of shock.
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The score was Seattle 10 – Minnesota 9 after the Seahawks made a comeback in the fourth quarter to secure the lead, after kicker Steven Hauschka’s 46-yard field goal.
Gostkowski was sympathetic but said misses happen. “It was so much fun, because it was just so insane”. Blair Walsh is done warming up, and the field goal unit heads onto the field for an all-but-routine 27 yard attempt. “And it was a key moment where I have to make that kick”, Walsh said.
“And we came right back and got going, and got our score, and got the turnover and just flurried to the lead. We were back in it. I thought the whole thing was really cool”. “It’s kind of hard to swallow and really hard to explain”. He wouldn’t let his holder or long snapper accept any part of the blame.
Vikings kicker Blair Walsh handled missing a game-winning field goal with class – SBNation.com Respect. “That’s something that will haunt me throughout the offseason”.
And no matter how cold it gets in Minnesota next season, Vikings fans won’t have to dress in layers.
The win in the NFC first-round game means the Packers will have a chance to avenge their humiliating 38-3 defeat to the Cardinals on December 27.
The Seahawks, who have won six straight road games, advance to the NFC Divisional round where they’ll face the Carolina Panthers (15-1) in Charlotte next Sunday.
The wind-chill factor at kickoff was minus-25 degrees.
“It was brutal conditions”, Greenway said.
Here’s the scenario: Seattle is leading 10-9 late in the fourth quarter.
He says if he could offer Walsh any advice, it would be to remember what it took to become an National Football League kicker and that the right mental approach is crucial for success. Wide receiver Tyler Lockett was left alone over the middle of the field, made the catch and ran inside the Vikings’ five-yard line.
Russell Wilson hit Doug Baldwin with a three-yard touchdown strike to cap an 80-yard drive and chop the Minnesota lead to 9-7. “I’m an older guy”, cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said. They are often seen as players that aren’t good enough to play offense or defense.
Defensive end Everson Griffen said the Vikings “should have tackled” Wilson.
“It didn’t feel good off my foot, ” Walsh said. “There’s going to be times that he’s going to penetrate instead of play the block the way another guy would because he knows where the ball’s going”.
But Kam Chancellor yanked the ball out of Peterson’s arm as he fell to the turf, and Ahtyba Rubin recovered. The Vikings provided the NFL’s top rusher in Adrian Peterson, yet the three-time rushing champ was limited to 45 yards on 23 carries. They did muster up a total of 180 yards of offense in a home playoff game. Gary Anderson hadn’t missed a kick throughout the 1998 season when he lined up in the NFC Championship Game to kick a goal ahead field goal with 2:18 left in the game.
Carroll was elated after the miss, throwing his arms into the air.
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Longtime Vikings fan Eric Musland acclimated to the cold by getting outside early. He was near tears when he talked about how it unexpectedly came to an end. “We nearly had it. Just too many missed opportunities”, he said, via the Minnesota Star Tribune.
