Do y’all remember this game? (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Miller]

As great as the Payton era has been, there are a lot of games where defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory.

 

[TenTwo]

Not to drag up bad memories (but alas, it probably will for most SR Saints fans) but as painful, and as frustrating as the 2008 MNF loss to Minnesota was, the ONE from 6 years earlier late in the 2002 season where all we needed was one win and we clinch a playoff spot, we regain the lead late in the 4th quarter vs. a mediocre, Vikings team and they drive down the field and score a TD which makes it a 1-point lead, Vikes go for 2 to win the game, Daunte fumbles the ball around, carefully picks it up and runs it in for the 2-point conversion, Vikes win the game and we have our second consecutive late-season collapse. Where the he'll were those fat, overweight forks on our D-line on that play? Seriously, 18 years have come and gone and every time I see that highlights from that part of the game, I don't see one forking glimpses of their fat arses anywhere close to Culpepper. I remember being more angry than heartbroken after that loss, so much so I wish I could transport myself into our locker room post-game and challenge their collective manhoods to their faces? I don't care if they get P'Oed at me and want to fight me then and there, they'd be showing more balls in that case then they did that entire game.

I will say this about our history of games with Minnesota, unless they have an absolutely terrible, shirtty roster devoid of talent and their headed for a 3-13 season, they can be a very difficult, challenging team to beat. Even when we've beaten them in regular season or postseason, the games are usually very close, and emotionally and mentally, as a Saints fan, you feel like you've just won a bruising, battering 15 round heavyweight prize fight by TKO.

Ah yes, the infamous gold jersey game. Part of our 3 game collapse to go from 9-4 to 9-7 missing the playoffs when we looked like a lock, against 3 straight sub par teams. I will never forget. And I do believe that is the only game we ever wore that hideous gold jersey, and it was immediately scrapped after that Culpepper fumble, scoop and score late game embarrassment.

 

[rsmith2783]

As great as the Payton era has been, there are a lot of games where defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory.

To be honest, I think it's been that way for the entire team's existence. There was an article that came out in 2003 (right after Carney's failed XP) called Hell to Pay.
The article detailed the wild and crazy things that the organization experienced, and went into saying how it was payback for the Super Dome being built over an old burial ground, etc. We would probably laugh at the article if we read it now, but after that missed XP, it had people's attention.

 

[JBSaint]

I also remember that game as a somewhat NOLA-No Call Part 1. Saints were around the Vike's 20, Reggie gets the handoff, gets taken down by his facemask causing him to fumble - no penalty thrown and Vikings ball. That no call changed the game. And don't forget the lame PI called in the last minute to give the Vikes an easy FG to win the game.

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[mb504]

I remember the front page of the Times Picayune being Reggie's facemask being pulled.

Edit: Actually the Saints posted the image themselves to the team website.

https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/07/bush_2.jpg

 

[mtq79]

Ugh... I had blocked the memory of Gramattica on this team. Thanks for bringing that back to light.

 

[*KamaraG!rl*]

I posted about this game some time last year. I remember it because I literally cried myself to sleep after this loss. I can't remember exactly why this particular game hurt me so bad but it did.