Yeah, it’s been a while
When J.J. McCarthy took a knee to seal the Minnesota Vikings’ 34-26 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, it put the cap on a trifecta that hadn’t been seen in Minnesota sports since. . .well, since before this website was even a part of this vast internet of ours.
Yesterday marked the first time in 22 years that saw the Vikings, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Minnesota Wild win games on the same day.
The last time that it happened was back on December 20, 2003, and all of the games took place in the Twin Cities. . .on a Saturday, no less. On that day, the Vikings pounded the Kansas City Chiefs at the Metrodome by a score of 45-20. (Don’t look up what happened the next week. Seriously, don’t. . .you’ll just be sad.) The Wild took down the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 5-2 in St. Paul, while the Timberwolves sent the Indiana Pacers out of the Target Center with a 102-80 loss.
Yesterday, in addition to the Vikings’ win in Dallas, the Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks at the Boston Bruins, 6-2, at the Grand Casino Arena (which used to be the XCel Energy Center) in the Wild debut of newly-acquired star defenseman Quinn Hughes, while the Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings at the Target Center by a final score of 117-103.
Yes, it’s been a disappointing season for the Vikings in 2025. But it’s always nice to see the local teams win, and given the drought that Minnesota sports has gone through in terms of championships. . .the state hasn’t seen a championship in any of the “Big 4” professional sports since the Minnesota Twins won the World Series back in 1991. . .it’s nice to see some of the other local teams have some success. Hopefully one of them will break the drought here sometime soon. Sure, it would be even nicer if it happened to be the Vikings, but at this point seeing any of them do it would be nice.
Category: General Sports
