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10 most pathetic plays by Vikings in 1Q against Colts

That was arguably the worst quarter of football by any team this season.

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10 most pathetic plays by Vikings in 1Q against Colts
10 most pathetic plays by Vikings in 1Q against Colts /

It may literally be impossible to play a worse first quarter than the Vikings did against the Colts. Let's rank the most pathetic moments, from most pathetic to still-pathetic-but-not-as-pathetic-as-the-others. 

  1. Blocked punt returned for a touchdown
  2. Dalvin Cook's fumble leads to Colts touchdown
  3. Jet sweet to fullback C.J. Ham fails on 3rd-and-1
  4. Dalvin Cook stuffed on 4th-and-1 from own 31
  5. Kirk Cousins falls on his butt after being tripped by teammate
  6. Vikings give up 49-yard return on opening kickoff
  7. Defense gives up wide open 36-yard gain to rookie TE
  8. Cousins throws behind KJ Osborn on 3rd down, leading to blocked punt
  9. Soft defense gives up 13-yard pass to set up easy TD on next play
  10. 14-yard pass to Michael Pittman, who was wide open 

The Vikings then attempted a fake punt on 4th-and-1 in the second quarter and Ryan Wright threw too high to Jalen Nailor. If this keeps up, this might turn into a top-25 rankings for the entire game. 

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Joe Nelson
JOE NELSON

Title: Bring Me The Sports co-owner, editor Email: joe@bringmethenews.com Twitter: @JoeBMTN Education: Southwest Minnesota State University Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Expertise: All things Minnesota sports Nelson has covered Minnesota sports for two decades, starting his media career in sports radio. He worked at small market Minnesota stations in Marshall and St. Cloud before joining one of the nation's highest-rated sports stations, KFAN-FM 100.3 in the Twin Cities. There, he was the producer of the top-rated mid-morning sports show with Minnesota Vikings announcer Paul Allen.  His radio experience helped blossom a career as a sports writer, joining Minneapolis-based Bring Me The News in 2011.  Nelson and Adam Uren became co-owners of Bring Me The News in 2018 and have since more than tripled the site's traffic and launched Bring Me The Sports in cooperation with the Sports Illustrated/FanNation umbrella. Nelson has covered the Super Bowl and numerous training camps, NFL combines, the MLB All-Star Game and Minnesota playoff games, in addition to the day-to-day happenings on and off the field of play.  Nelson also has extensive knowledge of non-sports subjects, including news and weather. He works closely with Bring Me The News meteorologist Sven Sundgaard to produce a bevy of weather and climate information for Minnesota readers.  Nelson helped launch and manage the Bring Me The News Radio Network, which provided more than 50 radio stations around Minnesota with daily news, sports and weather reports from 2011-17. 

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