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Adam Thielen's near-touchdown summed up the night -- and the season's end -- in one play. Almost, but not quite. Fresh off a miraculous finish, the Vikings hit Philadelphia looking for more magic and an NFC crown. They left with the hat, but no rabbit. Minnesota established an early 7-0 lead before watching it evaporate, replaced by a deficit that ballooned seemingly by the minute. Eagles quarterback Nick Foles morphed into the best version of himself, displaying razor-sharp accuracy in completing 26 of 33 pa ses for 352 yards and three touchdowns. The capper came on a flea flicker from Foles to Torrey Smith to put the Eagles ahead 31-7 and effectively sink any comeback hopes for the Vikings. A 38 Odell Beckham Jr Jersey -7 lo s in the NFC Championship Game again left the Vikings one win shy of the Super Bowl, much like they were in 2009, 2000 and 1998. But this one hurt a little more, because for this Vikings team, one more win would have meant a trip to a Super Bowl hosted in Minneapolis. Super Bowl win or lo s, the Vikings would have made history. Instead, they're history. "Yeah, I mean, it's going to be hard watching those guys come to Minnesota and play in our stadium when we were so close," Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph said. "But, like I said, this lo s doesn't take anything away from the guys in this locker room that busted their tail all season long. To win 14 games is hard Eli Apple Jersey in this league and you've got to tip your hat to every guy and everything that they've done for this team. But, like I said, it's going to be hard to watch them come play in our stadium next week." Case Keenum's storybook season ended with a thud -- 28-of-48 pa sing, 271 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions -- and Minnesota Odell Beckham Jr White Limited Jersey 's vaunted defense crumbled, allowing 456 yards and 31 of Philadelphia's 38 points scored. The Vikings' offensive line struggled to protect Keenum, who was hara sed for much of the evening and looked completely derailed after an excellent first po se sion. "We would've loved to play the Super Bowl if it was in China, to be honest with you," Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said after the game. "But we didn't play good enough to win, and I know that's cliche, but it's true." "I felt like we were moving the ball OK, and then we had the interception, then we had the strip sack, the fumble, so it's hard to overcome those when you're on the road and play like that," Zimmer said. One could see Zimmer reflect on the unraveling as he spoke at the podium, mentally piling up the miscues that spelled his team's downfall. The coach's team, known for and expected to adjust at halftime, withered in the second half, turning the ball over on downs twice and seeing another po se sion end by a tipped Women's Eli Manning Royal Blue Jersey interception that fit the tone of the evening. An incredible, unlikely season was over as quick as a Skol chant inside the Mall of America. The Twin Cities are now saddled with greeting the team that just decimated its own on the doorstep of football's greatest stage, playing hospitable midwestern host to midnight green-clad fans ready for their team to do battle with the league's reigning champion. All the while, they'll have to struggle with the knowledge they were one bad evening along the Delaware River from it being their Vikings, who haven't seen such a stage since the 1976 season. "I love this football team. I love them," Zimmer said. "They're great kids, great competitors. I love how they go about their busine s. ... We just didn't get it done tonight." They'll have two weeks filled with reminders, and many more after Victor Cruz Jersey that to reflect on what went wrong and determine how a season that seemed destined for a Lombardi came crashing down in Philadelphia.

The season is over for Martellus Bennett. Two weeks into his return to New England, the veteran tight end is being placed on injured reserve by JuJu Smith-Schuster Women Black Alternate Jersey the Patriots, a source informed of the situation told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on Monday. The team later confirmed the move. The decision comes one day after Bennett Joe Greene Jersey was inactive for the team's 35-17 win over Miami due to shoulder and hamstring injuries. Rapoport was told the move has more to do with the veteran's banged-up hamstring, but the early wrap to his season will give Bennett the chance to finally undergo shoulder surgery. The 30-year-old pa s-catcher failed to make much of dent in two games for New England, catching JuJu Smith-Schuster Black Alternate Jersey six pa ses for 53 yards after the Patriots claimed him off waivers following his release by the Packers. The Patriots will forge on with All-Pro Rob Gronkowski at the position ahead Antonio Brown Black Limited Jersey of Dwayne Allen and rookie Jacob Hollister. Bennett was a nice addition, in theory, but he came littered with questions following a me sy exit from Green Bay. A second-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys in 2008, Bennett accounted for 433 catches for 4,573 yards and 30 touchdowns in what Troy Polamalu Jersey amounts to a productive and lengthy NFL career. After openly talking about retiring in recent months, it's fair to wonder if Bennett will play again for the Patriots -- or anyone -- after this latest setback.

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Adam Thielen's near-touchdown summed up the night -- and the season's end -- in one play. Almost, but not quite. Fresh off a miraculous finish, the Vikings hit Philadelphia looking for more magic and an NFC crown. They left with the hat, but no rabbit. Minnesota established an early 7-0 lead before watching it evaporate Lawrence Taylor Jersey , replaced by a deficit that ballooned seemingly by the minute. Eagles quarterback Nick Foles morphed into the best version of himself, displaying razor-sharp accuracy in completing 26 of 33 pa ses for 352 yards and three touchdowns. The capper came on a flea flicker from Foles to Torrey Smith to put the Eagles ahead 31-7 and effectively sink any comeback hopes for the Vikings. A 38-7 lo s in the NFC Championship Game again left the Vikings one win shy of the Super Bowl, much like they were in 2009, 2000 and 1998. But this one hurt a little more, because for this Vikings team, one more win would have meant a trip to a Super Bowl hosted in Minneapolis. Super Bowl win or lo s, the Vikings would have made history. Instead, they're history. "Yeah Saquon Barkley Men White Jersey , I mean, it's going to be hard watching those guys come to Minnesota and play in our stadium when we were so close," Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph said. "But, like I said, this lo s doesn't take anything away from the guys in this locker room that busted their tail all season long. To win 14 games is hard in this league and you've got to tip your hat to every guy and everything that they've done for this team. But, like I said, it's going to be hard to Saquon Barkley Jersey watch them come play in our stadium next week." Case Keenum's storybook season ended with a thud -- 28-of-48 pa sing, 271 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions -- and Minnesota's vaunted defense crumbled, allowing 456 yards and 31 of Philadelphia's 38 points scored. The Vikings' offensive line struggled to protect Keenum, who was hara sed for much of the evening and looked completely derailed after an excellent first po se sion. "We would've loved to play the Super Bowl if it was in China, to be honest with you," Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said after the game. "But we didn't play good enough to win, and I know that's cliche, but it's true." "I felt like we were moving the ball OK, and then we had the interception, then we had the strip sack, the fumble, so it's hard to overcome those when you're on the road and play like that," Zimmer said. One could see Zimmer reflect on the unraveling as he spoke at the podium, mentally piling up the miscues that spelled his team's downfall. The coach's team, known for and expected to adjust at halftime, withered in the second half, turning the ball over on downs twice and seeing another po se sion end by a tipped interception that fit the tone of the evening. An incredible, unlikely season was over as quick as a Skol chant inside the Mall of America. The Women's Odell Beckham Jr Royal Blue Jersey Twin Cities are now saddled with greeting the team that just decimated its own on the doorstep of football's greatest stage, playing hospitable midwestern host to midnight green-clad fans ready for their team to do battle with the league's reigning champion. All the while, they'll have to struggle with the knowledge they were one bad evening along the Delaware River from it being their Vikings, who haven't seen such a stage since the 1976 season. "I love this football team. I love them," Zimmer said. "They're great kids, great competitors. I love how they go about their busine s. Youth Odell Beckham Jr Royal Blue Jersey ... We just didn't get it done tonight." They'll have two weeks filled with reminders, and many more after that to reflect on what went wrong and determine how a season that seemed destined for a Lombardi came crashing down in Philadelphia.

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