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Episode 403

Vikings lose the super bowl

Hosts Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
Guests None
Type Game Review

Norse Code Episode 403: Vikings lose the super bowl is a game review episode following the Vikings' loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Overview

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The hosts review the Vikings' latest one-score loss to the 49ers, discuss Dalvin Cook's injury situation, and field extensive mailbag questions about the team's frustrating pattern of close losses and playoff implications.

Segments

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Opening
Episode setup and initial reactions
Dalvin Cook Injury
Discussion of Cook's injury status
49ers Game Review
Analysis of the loss, including the two-minute drill
Mailbag
Extensive listener questions covering various topics

Mailbag Questions

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  • ZenCupid - About Super Bowl hangovers and what the 49ers can learn from Vikings and Packers losses
  • Ollie Hanie - Whether Kene Nwangwu should start writing his Hall of Fame speech now
  • Tommy Gunn - How the Vikings could have made this loss even more "Vikings-esque"
  • Nolan Kehler - Jeremy Camp songs Kirk Cousins might be listening to, and who is TJ Smith
  • Jack Rackham - When we'll hear from Jefferson's and Thielen's dads
  • Damian Barrett - Whether any team has made harder work getting to .500 and which game will tie to knock them out of playoffs
  • Dr. Aron Matson - NFL record for one-score losses and how far Vikings will surpass it
  • Bishop Sycamore Alumnist - Whether this was the most "Kirk game" ever seen
  • Arif's Neglected Resistance Bands - Case Cookus reference
  • Professor poop - Defensive line issues and potential solutions
  • Le Couvesior - Referring to Vikings secondary as "4.6 Mafia"
  • Kenneth Allen - Defensive line performance given circumstances and Kirk Cousins NVP potential
  • The NUFC Podcast - Whether they'll have to watch Zimmer-Cousins in 2022
  • Alex - Comparing sadness of playoff obliteration vs missing playoffs entirely
  • Logan - Whether NFL needs to pay players when content creators work for less
  • Kyle Slaybee - Will Vikings lose by more than one score and Christmas office decoration strategies
  • Devin Rubink - Direct snap play with Kirk under right guard
  • Unimportant - Completing every possible one-score loss margin
  • Jesse from NYC - USFL team preferences and Bar None IRS seizure blame on passive aggressive DJ
  • Don from Ohio - Cousins as Right Guard deodorant type and Ohio State's loss to Michigan

Key Bits & Lore

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  • Case Cookus mentioned multiple times in mailbag
  • Don from Ohio contributes his regular question
  • References to Kirk Cousins' Christian music preferences
  • Discussion of the team's pattern of one-score losses

Production Notes

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  • Timestamps: 4257 cleanup, 6109, 8514, 9034 muted zen, 10935, 14150, 15738
  • Patreon supporter Evan Meyer asks about drum recording equipment