In the 1998 cinematic classic Cocktail, Tom Cruise’s character Brian fires off this heart-rending phrase when everything suddenly goes awry. He might as well have been talking about the Minnesota Vikings’ eight-game winning streak.
After doing all the little things right and making plays when it mattered most for over two months, the Vikings couldn’t get out of their own way in a mistake-filled 31-24 loss at the hands of the Carolina Panthers. During the win streak, the Vikings had excelled in protecting the ball. On Sunday, they turned the ball over three times.