Surprisingly enough, the Vikings gave the undefeated Seahawks a very good game on Sunday night.
Minnesota ended up losing 27-26 after quarterback Russell Wilson threw to wide receiver D.K. Metcalf on fourth and goal for the go-ahead touchdown.
Before that, though, the Vikings were left with a decision to make: Should they go for it on fourth-and-short to try and get a first down to all but seal a win, or should they kick a field goal to make it an 8-point game?
Minnesota decided to go for it, and well, it didn’t exactly close out the game like the team hoped. The Vikings were stopped short of the first down marker and the Seahawks got the ball back for their eventual game-winning drive.
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer talked about that decision with reporters after the game:
“I knew if we got the half-yard, we win the game,” Zimmer told reporters, via the Vikings’ Twitter account. “I was trying to win it. I told them in the headset, we didn’t come here for this, let’s go win it.”
And win it they didn’t. I’ll say this: I think that was probably the right call. But like so many times this season, the Vikings didn’t execute on the play, and now the team is in a 1-4 hole.
