Live nowOn the air 24/7Watch live
Play

SportsGAME DAY

Lions end Vikings' perfect start; Csonka raises a glass

The Vikings entered Week 8 at six and oh, the last unbeaten team, and the Lions' nineteen to fifteen win kept a fifty-four year record untouched; the champagne was ready.

Photo: Jeno's · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
▶ As it aired · Sports

Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from BBN Game Night at 8:06 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: 1972 Miami Dolphins season
Photo: Jeno's · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

The real story

The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.

What BBN said about it

  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLarry Csonka, who ran for eleven hundred seventeen yards on the 1972 Dolphins. He posted a photo raising a glass, wearing his Super Bowl ring.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe wrote, cheers to my seventy-two teammates on our now fifty-four year record. Fifty-four years, and it's still the same post.

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorESPN says he did the same thing when the Chiefs lost in twenty twenty-four. Picture him on the couch, six and oh, glass already poured. That's film study.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a recurring post.

  5. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's a tradition, and Jahmyr Gibbs just ran one hundred fifty-three yards on twenty-three carries to keep it going. Gibbs did Miami a favor.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Lions were doing the Dolphins' alumni a service, and the Lions don't even get tagged in the photo.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'd say the Vikings were the only team all year trying to get on his bad side.

  8. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBest toast of the season. And I bet the cigar was bought back in September, with the receipt.

▶ Watch BBN liveMore Sports →

More Shorts

All videos →
  1. Photo: SPORTS UZ · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
    ▶ As it aired · SportsWeird Al plays a banana synthesizer; ex-UFC star fights sixRead the story
  2. ▶ Short · SportsChiefs vs Broncos: Mahomes throws three TDs and still losesMore about this Short
  3. ▶ Hot Take or Not · U.S.Patrick Stewart's Wig: The Audition Hire That Got No CreditAbout this segment
  4. ▶ Short · SportsEagles vs Commanders: Washington Knows the Tie LoopholeMore about this Short
  5. Photo: Minnesota Vikings · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
    ▶ As it aired · SportsVikings blitzed Goff on 89.7% of dropbacks and still lost 19-15Read the story
  6. ▶ Interviews · U.S.De La Soul's Pos Interview Gets a Time-Looping SenatorAbout this segment
  7. Photo: Gee Jay · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
    ▶ As it aired · SportsDetroit Lions lose 5 starters to injuries vs Minnesota VikingsRead the story
  8. Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
    ▶ As it aired · SportsMidterms Final Weekend, Steelers Rout Browns, BYU-Ohio StateRead the story
  9. ▶ Hot Take or Not · U.S.Mourinho Stunned by Bellingham's Ballon d'Or FinishAbout this segment
  10. Photo: Daniel Torok · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
    ▶ As it aired · SportsTrump Says He Skips NFL Kickoffs and Starts Games Two Minutes InRead the story

From the archive: everything BBN aired on Sunday, November 1, 2026 · the Sports archive · all months