There were no shortage of people stunned by the Minnesota Vikings’ 26-20 road win over the New Orleans Saints in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs.
If you believe in taking the best quarterback-coach combination in the playoffs — long considered to be one of the best postseason indicators for success — then Sean Payton and Drew Brees, at home, vs. Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins seemed to be a lock.
So how the hell did the Saints become the first team to finish 13-3 and lose in the wild-card round? Well for starters, Cousins made two of the best throws of his career, including the game-winner in overtime.