[nascarnation]

Len Dawson

Boiler Up!

RIP

[Boiler Plate]

How many times did the Vikings get to the Super Bowl when they played in their dome?

[dfwgator]

It reminds me of when the Eagles played the Cowboys and the Eagles consumed pickle juice before the game and went on to destroy the Cowboys. What’s the difference here? Should the game been thrown out because the Cowboys didn’t consume pickle juice?

[KC_Conspirator]

Really? So some teams introduced Gatorade, a drink that helped with replacing electrolytes. Sigh. Maybe the Vikes should not have been beat on the line all game. Or maybe Dawson smoking a cig at halftime, while drinking a Fresca, gave him an extra edge.

[JmyBryan]

The humidity easily gets beyond 80% in Duluth Minnesota. The Vikings could’ve drunk Coca-Cola?

[KC Burke]

Nice to see you have followed through and made a nicely written, and reasoned, vanity about the issue we discussed.

I still will share with this thread as someone who watched the Chiefs from ‘63 onward and lived in the Kansas City area for 64 of my years, I never heard anyone mention this supposed controversy. Other Kansas City fans can chime in as to whether or not they ever heard that this was a bone of contention with Minnesota fans — but I never heard it and I probably attended 70 games over the years and saw another 200.

[03A3]

Gatorade is cheating? How about the 1999 NFC championship game between St Louis and Tampa Bay? Dierdorf during his opening monologue said “Does anybody think the NFL is going to let TB win given that the Titans won the AFC game earlier today?” When the Emmanuel catch was ruled a drop Dierdorf went on to claim “The fix is in!” Sure they cheat when big money is involved.

[SuperLuminal]

What a pussy this writer is/was!

Good thing he wasn’t on that midnight train that pulled into Yamasee, SC in July 1951 with about a thousand of us headed for hell (otherwise known as Parris Island)...

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Today, the Chiefs should have, at minimum, an asterisk next to their title in the record books.

Right. Because they had Gatorade and the Vikings didn't. This might be the most senile thing I've read all day, and that's with Biden in the White House. And I don't even like the Chiefs.

[shotgun]

This guy is whacked. Each pro sports league today has specific rules regarding equity so no team can get an advantage over the other team. Home teams have more luxurious locker rooms than the visitors but once they hit the field, its up to the team to choose what amenities to provide. From heated/cooled benches to sports drinks. They want the game decided by the players (except the game officials always haveca way to screw that up).

All of the on field communication ststems are the same. If one teams comms go down, the other team has to shut their system down until they are restored.

[ChildOfThe60s]

This whole piece is ludicrous.

Gatorade is highly overrated. And any team by that time that wasn’t concerned about electrolytes for competitive athletes needed to hire new doctors and trainers.

Again, Gatorade’s level of electrolytes just isn’t that all fired great. Overrated and overpriced.

When I was a kid on military bases, before the time in discussion here, there was a water fountain and salt tablet dispenser at every hole on the base golf course. The need for electrolyte replacement was not some closely guarded secret.

[jy8z]

Who denied the Vikings the Gatorade?

[Palio di Siena]

RIP Len Dawson.
One of the all time greats.
Hard time believe you’re using this moment to whine like a butt hurt teenager about….Gatorade???

[BlueMondaySkipper]

You Viqueen fans are a miserable lot. Always something to whine about. It’s funny but I feel sad for you. After seeing decades of excuse after excuse.we finally have it nailed down and the blame is on Gatorade. Got it.

[Burma Jones]

1. The Vikes could have managed their electrolytes too, but Bud Grant was more concerned with making sure his players didn’t tire themselves out by having sex the night before the game (or maybe that was only in later SB losses).

2. The 69 Vikes, like the 68 Colts, were victims of the illusion that the NFL was still light-years ahead of the AFL. At least at the top, the AFL had caught up. Once Lombardi left and the Packers dynasty ended, the NFL was not that great. By contrast, the top teams in the AFL - Chiefs, Raiders and for that one year, Jets, had sharpened each other.

[discostu]

I don’t think that’s cheating. Often times the team that gloms onto new technology first wins. Nobody has declared Gatorade against the rules, maybe if it had been outlawed you’d have a point, but it isn’t. It’s just like those gloves that enable all these insane one handed catches. Early on the teams that used them generally beat on the teams that hadn’t found out about them yet. That’s not cheating, that’s thinking.

[GLDNGUN]

Can't believe a grown man can whine like a spoiled brat.

Gatorade was why the Chiefs won the game? GATORADE?

Ok, let's assume Gatorade would be a big edge for a team vs. a team drinking just water. When would that edge prove to be the greatest? Late in the game when 1 team was getting replenished better than the other team. Soooo, what was score for the SECOND HALF of the game? KC 7 MINNESOTA 7. That's right. When Gatorade would supposedly give the Chiefs the greatest advantage, the Vikings played them to a 7-7 tie.

The FIRST HALF, well before the Gatorade edge would kick in, is when the Chiefs won the game, outscoring Minnesota 16-0.

Nice try, buttercup.