The Vikings are big on tradition. This season they will honor the late Bud Grant, their legendary coach, and on Thursday night backup quarterback Nick Mullens paid homage to the end of the 2022 season by throwing a short pass to a tight end on fourth down.
The Vikings' 13-victory season ended when Kirk Cousins threw a check-down pass to tight end T.J. Hockenson on the last fourth down of the season instead of floating a pass in the general direction of superstar Justin Jefferson.
It wasn't the worst postseason play in Vikings history. It might not even make the top 50.