Championship weekend is upon us! The Seattle Seahawks will host the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos will host the New England Patriots. All four teams have had relatively recent success, but three of the four with different QBs. There are a few Viking ties on the teams and a few people we like to root against. I prefer a Seahawks and Patriots matchup, but I’m curious if everyone feels the same.
Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks are led by the QB who led the Vikings to their 2nd most regular seasons wins in a year, Sam Darnold. The Vikings did match that offer to Seattle, but didn’t give him a great feeling about his future with J.J. McCarthy waiting in the wings. Darnold is elevated by one of the best defenses in the league. They will terrorize MatthewStafford on Sunday. They also have ormer Vikings QB Coach/Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak is their OC. I can’t see a reason for Vikings fans to root against them other than the little mini rivalry that occured around 10 years ago.
Los Angeles Rams
The LA Rams beat the Vikings twice last year. The first cost Christian Darrisaw most of his season and the second knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs in the Wild Card Round. The Rams did Vikings fans a favor knocking the Bears out of the playoffs this year. Other than that, there aren’t that many connections other than KOC. I enjoy watching the Rams play and wouldn’t hate it if they won. I just prefer Darnold get his time to shine in the big game. Stafford already has his ring.
Denver Broncos
I can’t even think of a single reason to root for this coach. I can’t do it. The only way I would root for a Sean Payton team is if they played the Packers, Bears, or Lions in the Super Bowl. They’re likely on the way out with Bo Nix going down.
New England Patriots
I don’t really want to root for the Patrios either. However, somehow, they are the lesser of two evils. I enjoy Stephon Diggs and appreciate all he gave to the team. I’m also from Maine and all my family are Pats lovers. So I can at least enjoy their joy. Josh Dobbs is the QB 2, Garrett Bradbury is their starting Center, and Khyiris Tonga starts at NT, to round out the former Vikings on the roster.
I’ll be rooting for the Seahawks and Patriots, but who do you want? Sign-up and join the conversation below.
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