Actually the Vikes made about as boneheaded a play on offense a little earlier when they had third down within field-goal range with about 1:30 left. Instead of running the ball which would have taken time off the clock and possibly more if they had made a first down, the Vikes chose to pass, muffed it, and thus stopped the clock giving the Saints enough time to move within field-goal range which is exactly what they did.
The Vikes were very lucky. Both teams played stupid in their respective weak areas - the Vikes on offense and the Saints on defense.
I think imp should footnote that we were 4-0.