Stephen Gostkowski feels for Vikings kicker Blair Walsh

Of course, Blair Walsh wasn’t the only one to take responsibility for the Vikings’ loss on Sunday.

OK, “good news” is probably too generous.

There is no doubt that the Seahawks put in the work in their 10-9 NFC wild-card playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Sunday’s game looked more challenging than that one, pitting them against the 11-5 NFC North Division champs in a game that was the third-coldest in the history of the NFL. Hall of Famers and career record holders have all hooked or pushed or come up short in heartbreaking fashion.

“Crazy things happen in the playoffs”, said Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson. He later replaced that video with one of himself appearing much calmer, saying, “I still don’t think I should’ve gotten a flag”. You all that have watched him, you know what kind of runner that he is and all of the lateral things that he does with his body.

“He’s stepped up big for us and won games for us in the past”, safety Harrison Smith said.

Kicking in muddy conditions in Kansas City, Stenerud missed twice in regulation, the second a 31-yarder in the final minute, then had a 42-yard try blocked in the first overtime. “A lot of those times, guys make those kicks”. He has covered a Super Bowl, college bowl games, MLB, NBA and more.

If the ball is facing “laces out” during a field goal attempt, the kicker has a better chance to kick a successful field goal. That was the first of four straight Super Bowl losses for the Bills and by far the most heartbreaking.

In two games against Seattle this season, Peterson had 31 carries for 63 yards. Buffalo released Norwood after that season and he retired to his home state of Virginia.

Yesterday’s NFC Wild Card game pitted the debatably cursed Vikings against the Seattle Seahawks. “And he missed it. There was a lot of believing and a lot of hope at that time when it was all but hopeless”. “You make some, you miss some”.

-The offense failed to put the ball in the end zone all afternoon, settling for three field goals in the first three quarters. He looked good during the week and did some really good stuff.

In overtime, Pittsburgh’s Jeff Reed hit a 33-yard kick to give Pittsburgh a 20-17 win.

It seemed so unlikely when Walsh lined up for his potential winning kick with 26 seconds left, only to see the Minnesota kicker rush his attempt and badly pull it to the left, leaving the Seahawks in a state of stunned euphoria.

It was because of this scene that many fans felt they had just witnessed the pivotal scene from the film in real life.

The postseason was never his strong suit, though, a trend that began when he missed a 40-yarder against the Jets in 2005. Ryan landed on his face, breaking and bloodying his nose, and the Vikings turned the shortened field into their first field goal.

The 46-year-old McCallum says knows all to well the anguish of missing a game-winning kick in the playoffs. The Seahawks as a team only had 226 yards of offense and converted just 5-of-14 third down opportunities and 0-of-3 fourth down plays.

BILLY CUNDIFF, Ravens, 2012 AFC Championship: This may be the closest relative to Walsh on the heartbreaking missed kick family tree.