Vikings drop to 0-2
Judd Zulgad
Issue date: 9/15/08 Section: Sports
MINNEAPOLIS - The raised voices emanating from the Vikings' locker room Sunday couldn't be easily understood, but the tone of those speaking made it clear what was going on behind closed doors.
The Vikings, fresh off a last-second 18-15 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in their home opener, blew a game in which they led 15-0 in the third quarter, and started a season 0-2 for the first time since Mike Tice's final year as coach in 2005.
If players aren't panicking, they certainly are feeling a sense of urgency.
"I'm crushed right now," said running back Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 160 yards on 29 carries. "We gave those guys the game. We gave it to them. When I think about it like that, I don't even know how to explain it. It's terrible."
Perhaps the most frustrating thing for the Vikings - and certainly the disgruntled crowd of 63,585 - was that this defeat had many familiar elements of other losses during Brad Childress' two-plus seasons as coach.
Peterson's rushing output, which included 118 yards in the first half, was the third-highest total of his 16-game career.
That wasn't enough to overcome a second consecutive poor performance from quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who threw for 130 yards, had a 73.3 passer rating.
The Vikings, fresh off a last-second 18-15 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in their home opener, blew a game in which they led 15-0 in the third quarter, and started a season 0-2 for the first time since Mike Tice's final year as coach in 2005.
If players aren't panicking, they certainly are feeling a sense of urgency.
"I'm crushed right now," said running back Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 160 yards on 29 carries. "We gave those guys the game. We gave it to them. When I think about it like that, I don't even know how to explain it. It's terrible."
Perhaps the most frustrating thing for the Vikings - and certainly the disgruntled crowd of 63,585 - was that this defeat had many familiar elements of other losses during Brad Childress' two-plus seasons as coach.
Peterson's rushing output, which included 118 yards in the first half, was the third-highest total of his 16-game career.
That wasn't enough to overcome a second consecutive poor performance from quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who threw for 130 yards, had a 73.3 passer rating.
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