Dec 21st 2008 7:54PM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Falcons, Vikings, NFC North, NFC South, NFL PlayoffsMinnesota got a Pro Bowl caliber performance from Tarvaris Jackson, the best game of Visanthe Shiancoe’s life, won the battle of time of possession and outgained Atlanta by nearly 130 yards.

But as the clock hit zero on Sunday night, Minnesota still needs one win or a Bears loss to make the playoffs, and they can thank their own mistakes for that. Jackson threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another 76 yards, but he also fumbled four times with Minnesota losing two of them. Bernard Berrian fumbled a punt that the Falcons recovered and Adrian Peterson fumbled twice, losing one of them. In all, Minnesota lost four fumbles while Atlanta didn’t turn the ball over at all.

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