Week 4 · 2025–26 season
Vikings
L 21-24 at Steelers · Sep 28, 2025
Misery Index · Despair
Vikings fans watching Wentz cosplay a late-game drive and losing to A.Rodgers again, too tired to even be surprised.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
After J.Addison's 81-yard catch set up first-and-goal at the 1, this game was there for the taking. Instead, C.Wentz's intentional grounding penalty with 43 seconds left turned a potential go-ahead drive into the kind of sequence fans are still trying to scrub from memory. The D.Metcalf 80-yard catch-and-run hurt, the early J.Mason fumble returned by J.Ramsey hurt more, but the late-game collapse with the ball in Minnesota's hands is what will linger.
What fans said
“Worst late game drive I've ever seen”
u/mantistoboggan21▲ 296frustration
“It’s the hope that really kills you in the end.”
u/Go_To_Bethel_And_Sin▲ 202despair
“Damn you for giving me that little bit of hope at the end. Turnovers kill.”
u/hiptones▲ 118frustration
“this is the exact same game plan that Atlanta used to boat race us.”
u/cptblumpkins▲ 86frustration
“Never underestimate the Vikings ability to lose games that they should easily win.”
u/BobbyTheDude▲ 77frustration
“that's the type of shit you do when the city is under attack”
u/TwoLegitShiznit▲ 71rage
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