All I can say about last night’s game is, it’s about damn time.  Finally, after weeks of flashes and stutters and teases, the Vikings merged talent with game-plan with attitude and showed what they’re capable of doing.  They weathered a shaky start and a moment when a boneheaded mistake seemed to have doomed them, and not only took control of the contest but held onto it, and never let the opponent back in.  They showed discipline, tenacity, skill, toughness and, above all, smarts.  They beat up the Bears physically and mentally.  Brad Childress and his coaches showed up Lovie Smith and his staff.  They demonstrated their superiority, imposed their will…in short, they owned the Bears.  And now they own first place in the NFC North all by themselves.

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