Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein, creators of "The History of the Seattle Mariners" and "The History of the Atlanta Falcons, | dHNfSjJhUU9abzNFUUk
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00:00 Two years ago, while telling the story of the Atlanta Falcons, we inevitably encountered
00:04 the Minnesota Vikings. We could have gone on and on and on about them, and we really wanted to,
00:11 but instead I said, "But that's a story for another time." This is that time.
00:16 It's the first round of the playoffs, January 15, 2023. Quarterback Kirk Cousins, who fans say is
00:28 not as good as his numbers would indicate, has led these Minnesota Vikings, who fans say are not as
00:32 good as their numbers would indicate, down the field in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
00:37 They find themselves at fourth and eight, needing a touchdown to force overtime. Cousins drops back,
00:43 his pocket is very quickly falling apart, his receiver Justin Jefferson streaks downfield and
00:48 finds himself in double coverage, but Jefferson, perhaps the NFL's top playmaker, is a magician
00:54 who has made the impossible happen many times. Cousins' move here is to throw at Jefferson's way
00:59 and hope for the best, right? Give him a chance to make a play. Millions of Vikings fans on the
01:04 other side of the television are begging and pleading for exactly this. But when you're
01:09 staring down all these decades of history, when you're the lone steward of every last hope and
01:14 dream and expectation and ambition, it can be just a little bit overwhelming.
01:31 So,
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