Garage Logic: MNST — The Vikings Played in the Absolute Worst Game in NFL History!!

Podcast: Garage Logic
Host: Gamut Podcast Network
Date: December 23, 2025

Episode Overview

In this lively episode, Joe Soucheray ("The Mayor") and the Garage Logic crew dig into an exasperated postmortem of what they overtly call "the worst game in NFL history" featuring the Minnesota Vikings. The conversation wanders from the state of the Vikings and their QB woes to a harrowing father-son NFL road trip, musings on Cleveland, a college football Cinderella story, and a humorous saga of aging knees. As always, the tone is a blend of dry Midwestern humor, sports grumbling, and nostalgic storytelling.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Worst NFL Game Ever: Vikings Disaster Recap

• The Game: Joseph (Producer) proclaims the Vikings game as "the worst game ever played in the history of the National Football League." (03:41)
• Vikings' Problems:
  • Joe: "There is no way that when they made the decision this summer that he was their quarterback, that they envisioned him being this sub mediocre." (04:56)
  • Discussion on injuries, notably the timid play of the current Vikings QB (aka “JJ”).
• QB Play:
  • Pat: “He went down like Carlo Gomez… someone touched his hand and he freaked.” (04:37)
  • JJ’s stats: “Eight and a half games, 71 passer rating, 11 TDs, 12 interceptions, only averaging 170 yards a game.” (04:56)
• Next Season's QB Prediction:
  • Pat: “Gentlemen, I have a prediction for you. The starting quarterback for the Vikings next year will be Kirk Cousins.” (05:38)
• Vikings’ Future & QB Dilemma: If their rookie doesn't play again, "you have to base all your future prognostications on judging him by eight and a half games." (06:05)
• The Modern NFL:
  • Joe: "It is amazing how football has kind of degenerated into: Do you have a quarterback or not?" (07:00)

2. Around the NFL: Games and Rivalries

• Green Bay vs. Chicago:
  • Joseph: “Did you happen to watch the Green Bay Chicago game Saturday night? That was an exciting game.” (07:55)
  • Pat highlights a wild field goal: “He basically aimed it at the right goal post and it floated over the other side… like my tee ball.” (08:31)
• NFL Fan Culture:
  • Pat tells of a trip to a Browns game, sits in the rowdy “Dog Pound”:
    • Pat: “My young kid's scarred for life.” (10:57)
    • “You're gonna hear some language. All right, so just make sure we don't repeat any of that.” (11:13)
  • The new Browns stadium to be built in the suburbs, Joe laments: “That's terrible. When Cleveland finally gets a team and now they're leaving downtown and going out to the suburbs.” (11:44)

3. Father-Son NFL Road Trip to Cleveland

• Trip Details:
  • Pat recounts a wild road trip: “Did you leave Saturday morning?... That’s not leaving early. That’s a ridiculous time to leave!” (10:08)
  • Browns game wind: “Mid-30s, wind was howling pretty good, sat in the dog pound.” (10:43)
  • Cultural observations and Cleveland as a city:
    • Pat: “That city is a dump.” (14:47)
    • Joseph: “But it's got a lake.” (14:49)
  • Passing by “A Christmas Story” filming location:
    • Pat: “The historic filming location of A Christmas Story.” (15:35)

4. College Sports: River Falls' Cinderella Run

• Local Football Pride:
  • Joe on River Falls: “The Fighting River Falls Falcons in the national championship game… on January 7th against North Central, which has won three of the last five finals.” (23:25)
  • Facilities: “They had a dump of a building, then they built a new $65 million facility.” (23:54)
  • Big game finish recounted: “It's 42, 42 within the final minute and they throw a 70 some yard touchdown pass to win.” (25:08)
  • Discussion on how half the student body are Minnesotans: “If you're a Minnesota kid, you go over there for… reciprocity.” (26:28)

5. NHL/Wild & Local Basketball Updates

• Wild vs. Colorado:
  • Joseph: “I've got two theories. One, the Wild were tired… and two, Colorado players love playing away from home because they can breathe easier.” (17:23)
  • Joe: “I have decided, being the bas hockey expert that I am… You got Caprisov and Baldy… four of the 25 best players in the league.” (18:28)
• Gopher Basketball:
  • Joe: “Last night, watching the Gopher basketball game, we brought in the Campbell Fighting Camels… I wonder if there were 2,300 [fans].” (21:15)
  • On past Gopher-Indiana games: “It was a precursor to a riot to come.” (21:48)

6. Knees, Old Age, & Gumption County Humor

• Joe’s Knee Surgery:
  • Ongoing saga about recovery and kvetching about physical therapy:
    • Joe: “These bendy exercises, they were not designed for 80 year old fat men… What if I won’t bend? Then what the hell do you do?” (02:45)
    • “I got news for you… if it happens to the other [knee], just cut it off.” (03:19)
    • On rehab: “To celebrate Christmas Eve morning, I get to go to the rehab place and have my knee bent in ungodly position.” (28:55)
• Advice from the old guard:
  • Joe: “I called up Mike Grant… He said, just move around.” (31:35)
  • Bud Grant stories:
    • “Are we going to do this every day?”—Bud, on rookie Wes Hamilton shaking his hand repeatedly. (32:37)
    • On hospital stays: “Finally they threw him out for his bad attitude.” (33:05)
    • “We did that last night.” – Bud again on repeat greetings. (34:27)
• General Old Age Humor:
  • Joseph: “Boy, I'm taking your counsel. I ain't having this done. Just cut it off.” (31:00)
  • Joe: “When you're 80 years old and chubby… you’re not supposed to have any bone left but bowl in your knee.” (31:06)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "The worst game ever played in the history of the National Football League." — Joseph (03:41)
• "There is no way... they envisioned him being this sub mediocre." — Joe on Vikings' QB woes (04:56)
• "My young kid's scarred for life." — Pat on the Cleveland Browns' Dog Pound (10:57)
• "That city is a dump." — Pat on Cleveland (14:47)
• "I have a prediction for you. The starting quarterback for the Vikings next year will be Kirk Cousins." — Pat (05:38)
• "If you knew, do you think I’d still be here?" — Joseph quoting a local on getting out of Cleveland (15:14)
• "Heavens no." — Pat, on not driving after drinking, tongue-in-cheek (14:20)
• "Are we going to do this every day?" — Bud Grant, on endless greetings from a rookie (32:37)
• "Finally they threw him out for his bad attitude." — Joe on Bud Grant at Mayo Clinic (33:05)
• "I called up Mike Grant. He just said, just move around." — Joe (31:35)
• "When you're 80 years old and chubby… you’re not supposed to have any bone left but bowl in your knee." — Joe (31:06)
• "You're playing with house money. You'll be out there doing a dance and the rest of us will be limping." — Joseph (31:21)
• "You fellas all have a pretty good Christmas." — Joe wrapping up (34:48)

Important Timestamps

• 03:41: Declaration of the Vikings game as the worst ever
• 04:56: Discussion on Vikings' QB performance this season
• 05:38: Pat's bold prediction on Kirk Cousins’ return
• 07:00: Commentary on how central QBs are in today's NFL
• 10:57: Pat's “Dog Pound” story
• 11:44: Joe's lament for downtown Cleveland losing its team
• 15:14: Classic Cleveland joke
• 23:25: River Falls’ championship game run
• 28:55: Joe's Christmas Eve rehab appointment
• 31:06: Joe’s old-age knee wisdom
• 32:37: Bud Grant handshake story
• 33:05: Bud Grant kicked out of the hospital for “bad attitude”

Tone and Style

True to Garage Logic tradition, this episode flows with a mixture of bemused resignation, affectionate razzing, blunt sports analysis, and hometown nostalgia, sprinkled with Midwestern self-deprecation and warm, rambling storytelling. The camaraderie is a draw in itself, with conversation ebbing seamlessly from NFL outrage to personal anecdotes and local quirks.

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