Blair Walsh blew it for the Minnesota Vikings. Vontaze Burfict and Adam “Pacman” Jones did the same for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Both teams should have moved on in the NFL playoffs but instead are done for the season, and those men are largely the ones responsible.

Walsh missed a 27-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining in the Vikings’ NFC wildcard game against Seattle on Sunday. It would have given Minnesota a two-point lead and almost a sure victory. Instead, the Seahawks advanced with a 10-9 win.

Read the article “Handling Adversity: Vikings’ Walsh Takes Responsibility for Loss, Bengals Players Don’t” on latimes.com.