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A Tale Of Two Cities: Radio Play-By-Play Of Walsh’s Miss

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — To borrow from Charles Dickens, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Depending on which radio station you were listening to, Blair Walsh’s missed 27-yard field goal knocking Minnesota out of the NFL playoffs sounded like either the epoch of belief or the epoch of incredulity.

From the airwaves in Minnesota, where broadcasters Paul Allen and Pete Bercich were preparing for a game-winning play, the horror set in swiftly:

“Snap good, spot down, Walsh’s kick is up … and it is NO GOOD!