Dec 20th 2008 10:40PM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Falcons, Vikings, NFC North, NFC SouthIt may not get as much notice as Cowboys-Ravens or Steelers-Titans, but there aren’t many games this weekend bigger as far as playoff implications than the Falcons-Vikings’ game.

With a win the Vikings will wrap up the NFC North division title. With a loss, the Falcons will likely kiss their playoff hopes good-bye. And if you needed a little extra incentive, this will be an infrequent chance for the Vikings to get a little revenge for the 1999 NFC Championship loss to the Falcons. In that game, the 16-1 Vikings saw their Super Bowl trip derailed when Gary Anderson missed a field goal for the first time all season. The loss was crushing enough that nine years later, CBS’ How I Met Your Mother was able to use it as the focus of its most recent episode.

This one matters a lot.
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