Over the course of the last 25 years, the Minnesota Vikings have suffered two crippling NFC Championship Game losses by field goals. In fact, the game against the New Orleans Saints in January of 2010 gave us our first modification of playoff rules.
After the Vikings lost in the bounty gate game and many analysts saw it being unfair for the purple and gold, the NFL changed the overtime rules to give each team a possession if the opening team kicks a field goal. A touchdown would still end the game as we saw in last year’s AFC divisional round with the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs.
