Host Michael Rand brings you a special, vent-filled Daily Delivery from U.S. Bank Stadium in the aftermath of the Vikings' season-ending 31-24 loss to the Giants in the Wild Card playoff game.
Mad at the defense, mad at the ending of the Vikings season
A 13-4 season that had a lot of charmed moments was washed away by a disappointing 31-24 playoff loss in the Wild Card round. Host Michael Rand takes a look at what went wrong and runs a lot of listener questions, too.
January 16, 2023 at 1:56AM
A 13-4 season gave way to a host of familiar problems, including a disappearing defense. The sum total was the first one-score loss, coming at the worst possible time, to a mediocre foe that was nevertheless better than the Vikings on Sunday.
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