The NFC Championship Game in 2001 featured a classic match up of the Minnesota Vikings’ high-powered offense, led by first-year starting quarterback Dante Culepepper and wide receivers Chris Carter and Randy Moss, versus the stingy Giants defense, led by sack master Michael Strahan. The Vikings came into the game confident and favored, hot off an impressive 31-16 win over New Orleans. Minnesota had been lighting up the scoreboard with more than 25 points a game, and Culepepper was torching opposing secondaries for 260 yards through the air. The Vikings left 41-0 losers, gaining only 60 passing yards. The coach responsible for the Giants dominating D, fourth-year defensive coordinator John Fox, suddenly became a hot commodity and deservingly so. After 12 years in the league as an assistant, Fox would get his first opportunity to be a head coach one year later in Carolina. Skip forward
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