For the last month or so, many fans of the Minnesota Vikings had begun writing them off. They looked mostly listless, uninspired, and a team just waiting for one more hard kick for the whole thing to collapse. All that was standing between them and oblivion was a 7-6 Miami Dolphins team that was coming off their own miracle win against the New England Patriots last week. After the last two games, it felt like the Vikings were Hans Gruber at the top of Nakatomi Tower, right before Detective John McClain let go.