Skol Vikings

I've been a Minnesota Vikings' fan since I can remember. I've always bled purple and gold on Sunday's. Often, my week was made or destroyed whether or not the Vikings won or lost on Sunday.

The first Superbowl that I can ever remember was when the Vikings lost 16 - 6 to the Pittsburgh Steelers. I was just 10 years old the last time the Vikings were in a superbowl (1977) against the Oakland Raiders. I think any Minnesota Vikings fan can remember the infamous NFC Championship and the "Hail Mary" when Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson beat us in 1975; or the 1998 NFC Championship game against the Atlanta Falcons when we were a "team of destiny" derailed by a missed field goal, an infamous kneel down, and ultimately a made field goal in overtime...ugh. and let's not even talk about the 41 - 0 NFC Championship game against the New York Giants in 2000.

Now, let's fast forward to this year. The Vikings nemesis, Brett Favre, becomes our savior, and has the Vikings on the precipice of NFL immortality. This requires all of us die-hard Vikings fans to relive the ghosts of football past. It is torturous for me to sit and wait for the game this Sunday. Memories of Vikings failures leave me with only one thought, "What's going to derail the purple this time."

Yes, I know it's fatalistic, but when a team has consistently broken your heart, it's hard to get these dark thoughts out of your head. Of course, one could say if the Boston Redsox could break the curse of the Bambino, than perhaps....just perhaps, the Vikings could break their Superbowl curse.

So, I'll sit anxiously watching the game this Sunday, watching the Vikings go up against the Saints, hoping and praying that we find a way to defeat all of the ghosts that have lived far too long with us here in the Land of Purple.

Skol Vikings!