“What If”: The 2009 NFL Championship Game

If you’ve been checking out any of the other SB Nation football sites today, you’ve probably seen that some of them have stories that can best be summed up as “What If” stories. We’re no different. . .that’s the point of the whole theme thing. . .and nobody has no “What If” moments than the Minnesota Vikings do. Even if we just keep it to recent history, we’ve got more than enough to go around.

So, let’s do this. . .and, while we’re at it, let’s bring the pain.

We’ve been over the 2009 NFC Championship Game ad nauseum. Despite everything that happened that night, the game was still tied at 28-28 when the Vikings forced the New Orleans Saints to punt the ball away, taking over on their own…