The first stage was shouting. The next was a mix of shock and tears. Now, it's a cruel question: Where does Blair Walsh's missed 27-yard kick fit into the tragic constellation of Vikings playoff disasters?
Emotionally, your mileage will vary -- perhaps nothing will ever hurt as bad as 1999 or 2010 or even 1975. But by the numbers, this was the worst one yet.
We ran each of the franchise's most iconic postseason miscues -- the Roger Staubach Hail Mary, the Gary Anderson miss, the Brett Favre interception, and now Walsh's kick -- through Advanced Football Analytics' win probability calculator.