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The 2022 NFL Playoffs are here, which means Vikings fans will soon be filled with heartache or finally taste some long-awaited jubilation. However, before we press play on Super Wild Card Weekend<\/a>, it’s important to stop and smell the roses. Because, contrary to strangely popular opinion, the lovable 2022 Minnesota Vikings have been a success no matter what happens over the next five weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Having Fun Yet?<\/h2>\n
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Nov 6, 2022; Landover, Maryland, USA; Minnesota Vikings players celebrate after an interception by Vikings safety Harrison Smith and defense (group). Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
No two ways about it, Kevin O’Connell’s cardiac kids have outperformed expectations in the organization’s first season under the new regime. A team that finished under .500 and trotted out horrific defenses in back-to-back seasons didn’t feel terribly close to turning this type of corner this soon.<\/p>\n
A Lovable Success Story: The 2022 Minnesota Vikings<\/h4>\n
Even before the 11 one-score wins, franchise records set every which way by their franchise player, and cold-blooded situational mastery, things felt different<\/a> in Minneapolis this season. There were raucous postgame locker room speeches by the headman. Kirk Cousins’ chains made him a social media sensation. A Christmas Eve whiteout supplied the first white-on-white uniform combination at home in franchise history.<\/p>\n
It’s been fun. And it’s okay just to enjoy it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vikings fans own a quality that leads them to prepare for the worst and forget the good. Such a level of pessimism is expected for a fanbase that has waited 62 painstaking years to hang a championship banner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Resilient Human Heart<\/h2>\n
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Dec 24, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings place kicker Greg Joseph. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Regardless of what these Vikings can accomplish in the postseason, they supplied some of the best theater that the NFL had to offer this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ten comeback victories, eight of which overcame 4th-quarter deficits and required a game-winning drive, signify a fully overhauled and resilient culture instilled by Kwesi, Kevin, and the crew. No one gave them a chance after falling behind by 17 in Buffalo. “Five touchdowns”<\/a> were required to complete the biggest comeback in NFL history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter. <\/p>\n
The team that has never stopped believing in each other turned in two victories in game-of-the-year candidates on days when their win probabilities plummeted to 3.2%<\/a> and 0.4%<\/a>. <\/p>\n
After completing the historic comeback over Indianapolis, Ed Donatell perfectly captured<\/a> the quality that this team possesses: “The human heart and resiliency; there’s just no way to measure that.”<\/p>\n
For a franchise that has never seemed to perform well in nationally televised games, the Vikings went 3-1 in standalone games this season. But when this team did lose games, they lost them badly. However, on no occasion did any of their four (three of which were lopsided) losses snowball into a losing streak: Minnesota was 4-0 coming off losses this season, three times righting the ship on a short week.<\/p>\n
Donatell’s much-maligned defense — deservedly so -\u2013 has come up with play after play to take “bend but don’t break” to new heights. For a unit that couldn’t stop a nosebleed and made Mac Jones look like a Hall-of-Famer, they sure know how to make the play in the moment to seal the deal.<\/p>\n
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But Patrick Peterson came through AGAIN and sealed the @Vikings<\/a> W. @P2<\/a> <\/p>\n
FINAL\/OT: Minnesota 33, Bills 30.pic.twitter.com\/TXlgeYC7UU<\/a><\/p>\n
— NFL (@NFL) November 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n