| Vikings Coach Brad Childress Said FB Naufahu Tahi Was The 12th Man | | |
Only time will tell if the 12-men on the field penalty called late in the fourth quarter of Minnesota's overtime loss to the Saints in Sunday's NFC title game will go down in Vikings' lore like Drew Pearson's supposed push off against Nate Wright in 1975. There were 19 seconds left in the fourth quarter with the score tied at 28 and the Vikings had a third-and-10 at the Saints 33-yard line when the flag was thrown, that meant that without the penalty, even if the Vikings had gained no yards on third down, they would have been in a position for kicker Ryan Longwell to attempt a 50-yard field goal. "We just had a fullback in there and we changed up and broke the huddle with 12." coach Brad Childress said.
Source: Star Tribune
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