The Teddy Bridgewater era might have started Sunday when the rookie came into the Vikings' 20-9 loss in New Orleans after Matt Cassel left because of a broken foot. Fans, however, still see the Superdome as a house of horrors since the 2009 NFC Championship Game where the Saints "stole" a victory from the Vikings and denied the franchise a shot at its first Super Bowl victory. There's something about New Orleans that always will stick in the craw of fans, all because of that title game where a beat-up Brett Favre threw a crucial interception … OK, sorry we brought it up.
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