With tears rolling down his face in the locker room after a season-ending loss to the Rams, Vikings safety Josh Metellus epitomized how crushing the NFL playoffs can be.
“Tough, man,” Metellus said when asked about getting blown out 24-9. “I think the relationships in the building, that’s what hurts the most. Losing this team, losing what we built from the ground up. We got some amazing guys in this building and it just sucks that it was our last day. Today was our last day all being together. We didn’t do enough to win and that’s what happens in this league.”
The game was never close. The Rams scored on the opening drive before L.A.’s defense dismantled Minnesota’s offensive line and sacked Sam Darnold nine times, one of them leading to a scoop and score touchdown for rookie Jared Verse.
The blowout loss happened after the Vikings went 14-3 in the regular season. They were 14-2 with back-to-back losses in the middle of the season to the Lions and the Rams, and then they fell in Week 18 again to the Lions before the playoff disaster against the Rams. That’s 14 wins in 18 games with losses to only two teams.
“We had a special group,” Metellus said. “This team one of the best teams I’ve ever been on. The sky was the limit for us, but it was all about going 1-0 and today we was 0-1 and that just happened to be the last one.”
With tears rolling down his face in the locker room after a season-ending loss to the Rams, Vikings safety Josh Metellus epitomized how crushing the NFL playoffs can be.
“Tough, man,” Metellus said when asked about getting blown out 24-9. “I think the relationships in the building, that’s what hurts the most. Losing this team, losing what we built from the ground up. We got some amazing guys in this building and it just sucks that it was our last day. Today was our last day all being together. We didn’t do enough to win and that’s what happens in this league.”
The game was never close. The Rams scored on the opening drive before L.A.’s defense dismantled Minnesota’s offensive line and sacked Sam Darnold nine times, one of them leading to a scoop and score touchdown for rookie Jared Verse.
The blowout loss happened after the Vikings went 14-3 in the regular season. They were 14-2 with back-to-back losses in the middle of the season to the Lions and the Rams, and then they fell in Week 18 again to the Lions before the playoff disaster against the Rams. That’s 14 wins in 18 games with losses to only two teams.
“We had a special group,” Metellus said. “This team one of the best teams I’ve ever been on. The sky was the limit for us, but it was all about going 1-0 and today we was 0-1 and that just happened to be the last one
With tears rolling down his face in the locker room after a season-ending loss to the Rams, Vikings safety Josh Metellus epitomized how crushing the NFL playoffs can be.
“Tough, man,” Metellus said when asked about getting blown out 24-9. “I think the relationships in the building, that’s what hurts the most. Losing this team, losing what we built from the ground up. We got some amazing guys in this building and it just sucks that it was our last day. Today was our last day all being together. We didn’t do enough to win and that’s what happens in this league.”
The game was never close. The Rams scored on the opening drive before L.A.’s defense dismantled Minnesota’s offensive line and sacked Sam Darnold nine times, one of them leading to a scoop and score touchdown for rookie Jared Verse.
The blowout loss happened after the Vikings went 14-3 in the regular season. They were 14-2 with back-to-back losses in the middle of the season to the Lions and the Rams, and then they fell in Week 18 again to the Lions before the playoff disaster against the Rams. That’s 14 wins in 18 games with losses to only two teams.
“We had a special group,” Metellus said. “This team one of the best teams I’ve ever been on. The sky was the limit for us, but it was all about going 1-0 and today we was 0-1 and that just happened to be the last one.”