Minnesota Vikings Announcer (Paul Allen) Funniest Calls

[@wendell_stamps]

"CAUUUGHT!! TOUCHDOOOOOWN!!! NOOOOOO!!!!" Such an absolute classic call.

[@TheGameCube64Guy]

“THE CARDINALS HAVE KNOCKED THE VIKINGS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS!”

[@BruceNight]

It depicts pain as a football fan so well, and he does such a good job with the immediate recovery so you gotta respect it. I loved his call even as a lions fan when he called the lions the “kittys” just cuz he was pissed and it was real af. Would get this dude a beer frfr

[@plmn93]

He was new then and that call nearly got him fired. Thankfully cooler heads prevailed.

[@yujirohanma5199]

"I BELIEVE IT WAS CAUGHT BY NATE POOLE! .. HE'S BEING MUGGED BY HIS CARDINAL TEAMMATES! .. THERE ARE MINNESOTA VIKINGS, CRYING, ON THE FIELD!"

[@donborvio]

As a Vikings fan, I laughed at that one because I knew they were going to be one-and-done in the playoffs that year if they made it.

[@fan.of.feet2310]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!? THE SEASON CAN’T END LIKE THAT!!! Every Vikings season in a nutshell

[@dannythomas417]

Fires into the end zone! CAUGHT!

[@allelitetyler9526]

@@dannythomas417TOUCHDOWN!!! *NOOOOOOO!!!! NO!!!!!* The Cardinals have knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs!

[@fan.of.feet2310]

@@allelitetyler9526aaaand you made baby Jesus cry

[@suchmouse]

Bro you gotta get rid of that username and pfp 😭😂

[@jbdixon4020]

i don’t even say this to mock the vikings , but paul allen’s game-losing calls are HOF worthy

[@orangefox1231]

He's a HOF announcer period. They need a wing in Canton where he and his fellow great announcers can have their audios sent through earphones and NFL Fans, the hardcore ones, can lie down and just....listen :)

[@jbdixon4020]

@@orangefox1231they don’t already have one? that’s a shame if they don’t. so many local and national announcers contribute to the game.

[@orangefox1231]

@@jbdixon4020 They have a plaque of names but no, sports leagues are extremely behind connecting fans with the voices of their team.

[@runninman61]

@@orangefox1231 He's garbage. Just awful. As a Bears fan, hearing him cry gives me life

[@samheard7849]

​@@runninman61what an awful take lmao

[@patrickhawkinson8399]

Listening to Paul Allen is like listening to the painful inner thoughts of every single Viking fan consolidated into one human voice.

[@shennonthibodeau1298]

Why do you even ponder passing? I mean you can take a knee and try a 56 yard field goal! This not Detroit man, this is the Superbowl!

[@tat5157]

I mean the Vikings would’ve missed. Clutch kicking isn’t exactly their strong suit

[@animenopaawaa]

Best quoted comment by a local play-by-play commentator for an NFL team in the history of the game

[@charlottecorday8494]

That should go on Favre's tombstone

[@AD-ur1fk]

Then we get ponder

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

@@AD-ur1fk and a cooked McNabb (Eagles laughing AF)

[@tigers2026]

“Let’s see Paul Allen’s broadcasts”

[@BarcelonaBlitzer]

They indeed live up to the name.

[@lacanm1554]

"THIS IS NOT DETROIT MAN THIS IS THE SUPERBOWL" might be the greatest line ever said on a call and im a packers fan

[@Empr4evr]

If this _was_ Detroit, they would go for it on 4th down when in field goal range and down by 3.

[@noahletwinski6955]

​@@Empr4evrYep and if it was 4th and a country mile Dan would still fuckin go for it haha

[@seancanova7396]

I was at that game. One of the few moments in Saints history where we were on the lucky end.

[@2amaysn]

Agreed and I'm a Lions fan!!

[@c.l.freeman7654]

No, ill still take "the Lombardi is coming home" in 96

[@PackerBronco]

"No! The season can't end like this!!!!!" --- Paul Allen with temporary amnesia.

[@drfabriciomnogueira]

Every single year are the same 😂

[@P0L021]

“There’s Minnesota Viking crying on the field “😂💀💀

[@rustyshackleford2719]

that's really an amazing addition to an already emotional call lol. As a fan of an AFC team, I have sympathy for the Vikings but I kinda want more heartbreak so we can get these incredible calls from Paul Allen.

[@OplandPictures]

and vikings fans crying at home

[@STANKYDADDY]

Classic. Always has me pissing myself

[@assrammington7961]

😂 Babies. I haven’t cried to football since 1998. Even the 2009 saints game just made me laugh. 1998 killed my soul

[@Angry-Books]

There’s blood everywhere!

[@BobBobBobBobBob]

Impressive, let’s see Paul Allen’s call

[@carbajal8283]

🤣🤣

[@thekingbarrelmaker7642]

Paul Allen has had one hilarious heartbreaking call in the 2003, 2009, 2015, and 2021 seasons. Given this pattern, I bet that he'll have another one in the 2027 season.

[@Empr4evr]

If he hasn't had a heart attack from these Viking failures or retires because he's sick of watching them, that is.

[@flames24lightning]

The first three in that pattern literally ended the Vikings season. The last one didn't.

[@puppetstudiosstudios]

The Vikings will try a record long game winner, which will doink off the crossbar into the hands of a returner that the opposing team will have there, and he will run to about the 30, fumble, however it won't touch the ground, and will go right into another player on the returner's team for a TD.

[@WowBigMoo]

Just commenting so I can come back in 3 years and confirm your call. We are a cursed franchise.

[@MohammedKhaja-dn4qe]

JJ…….INTERCEPTED! NOOO! WHY,GOD,WHY?

[@jimlahey3668]

As a Cardinals fan this guy has had some of the best calls in our franchise’s history.

[@charlottecorday8494]

For real

[@boogie5834]

This man has been through too much pain lol

[@beckayshaw6083]

He’s the entire Vikings fan base personified.

[@chesscomsupport8689]

Ever since he showed everyone his card...

[@valleyridgesimmentals8969]

We all have.

[@r.mcdonnell8614]

Let's hear Paul Allen's calls

[@icofu9016]

“CAAAAAUGHT!!! TOUCHDOWN!!!” “NOOOOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOO” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HotRoute7]

Did he really get both feet down or was the push-out rule still in effect?

[@BleachLover-22]

@@HotRoute7Push out rule was still in effect

[@allelitetyler9526]

The Cardinals have knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs!

[@JonesDylan874]

@@allelitetyler9526 I believe it was caught by Nate Poole!

[@benmiddleton9984]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@chn71]

You - "My favorite announcer makes his teams' winning plays sound so exciting!" Paul Allen - My life is pain.

[@FireboltPrime]

I want to like this comment, but it's at 69 likes

[@Hitherto90]

Paul Allen screamed touchdown like Jimmy Neutron's dad screamed crabgrass.

[@calvincameron354]

He was excited and crushed all at the same time🤣

[@Slipknot5301]

I watched that clip yesterday 😂😂😂

[@Videogamelover58]

Lmao

[@animenopaawaa]

"TOUCHDOWN! NO!!! *pauses* NO!!!!"

[@JonesDylan874]

"The Cardinals have knocked the Vikings out of the Playoffs!"

[@77acacosta]

I often ponder what Paul Allen's call of Gary Anderson's 1998 missed field goal would have sounded like.

[@bimbkin2830]

Its UP!!!........ and he missed it........ but all quiet like and then he would give us a NOOOOO!!!! or some sort of golden comment lol

[@deanladue5367]

I remember listening to that game on the radio, since local radio station WCCO carried Vikings games. The play by play guy was Dan Rowe. After Anderson missed the FG, Rowe sounded like he was in shock for the rest of the game after.

[@Tim.1113]

It went like this. Good snap, good hold, and he missed it. He tried his darndest but sometimes that happens in football. I hope Anderson doesn’t blame himself because it’s just a game.

[@almaekcompany4477]

Paul Allen's "Are you kidding me?!" is historical honestly. Nowadays its a lot of "Are you kidding me with that catch JJ?!" I quote that line at least once a game.

[@patrickbateman5387]

How many Paul Allens have I left alive

[@Elixir_JPGG]

I don't know

[@garrett5974]

God I love Paul Allen's calls. It's like listening to your extremely passionate uncle who loves to scream at the T.V. during games.

[@jiovanysoltero923]

Let’s See Paul Allen’s Call Paul: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

[@jimmybuckets5863]

The Saints game was more heartbreaking because of what was at stake, but losing to the Cardinals in 03 might be the most Vikings moment ever when you consider 1) they started the season 6-0 2) a loss by GB OR SEA would have gotten them in the playoffs (go figure, they both win) 3) the Vikings were up 11 points with 1:55 left 4) he only scored because the “force out” rule was in effect

[@coreyrowe4119]

5) Vikings also lost to 4 different 4-12 teams in 2003 (Raiders, Chargers, Giants, Cardinals)

[@case015]

Packers fan here, but I love Paul Allen. Dude is a national treasure

[@ppj0241]

I could listen to these all day.

[@thebest7767]

“But why do even ponder passing, I mean YOU CAN TAKE A KNEE AND TRY A 56 YARD FIELD GOAL! THIS IS NOT DETROIT MAN, THIS IS THE SUPER BOWL!” 1:20 PAUL WAS HEATED ☠️☠️☠️

[@CubsFan2812]

I'm a Bears fan and I love this guy. Honestly you can't deny his passion. He's just hilarious when he's angry lol

[@Calvin1985]

0:04 when your crush greets you with a hug and calls you “bro.”

[@Wiki1184]

Not a Vikings fan, but love hearing Paul Allen get excited.

[@coryzeke3771]

This man heartache is amazing 😂😊 that Arizona call was perfect! He had to finish none biased the job then with the touchdown !! The the Nooooo! Was so funny

[@gambleaway8252]

I don’t understand why people think radio announcers, who broadcast specifically for that team’s audience, need to be neutral. I would vomit listening to someone for my home team that didn’t cater to that specific team’s audience.

[@danfromgeorgia580]

Watching the Vikes-Saints game at a local sports bar/restaurant, I recall all to well that sensation of my heart sinking as the Super Bowl hopes for the Vikes were passed into the hands of Tracy Porter back in 2010. But that Paul Allen call from the Cardinals "NOOOOOO!!!!" game is not only absolutely funny and tragic (as a Vikings fan), but is borderline legendary. I showed that clip to some of my co-workers here in Georgia and they just can't help laughing. Some of the people I talk with can't stand Paul Allen because "he's such a homer". My take is that he calls Vikings games as a passionate fan would call games.

[@sambehrens]

The state of nice embraces the homer vibe, he is our emotions as fans I don’t see a problem with it

[@danfromgeorgia580]

@@sambehrens Agree 100%

[@blind_t2]

I feel you! it’s better than some national calls. the local guys at home, it just makes you feel like they’re right there in your room with you as a fan. call it like the fans see it. they’re there with you when you’re winning, and they’re excited with you, they feel the pain when you lose, they get pissed off when horrible calls get made, it’s just that you can feel it. they can call it being a homer if they want, but it’s nothing like a commentator with passion to get you through.

[@stevekoenig3684]

He is to the Vikings what Ken Harrelson was to the Chicago White Sox.

[@danfromgeorgia580]

@@stevekoenig3684 - I think local play-by-play callers SHOULD be allowed to be emotional and get mad when their team blows it. Makes the broadcast more fun. My coworker showed me this Harrelson call...love the slow burn anger displayed by Ken here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZepo3uDbdqDb8k

[@spencerroe1385]

That Brett Favre interception call is one I'll never forget

[@ianbrudnakvoss3126]

imagine him on the Gary Anderson kick😭

[@kevinpayton2664]

I wanna hear it too.

[@assrammington7961]

He’s lucky he didn’t hear it he would have died on the spot

[@redpillfreedom6692]

​@kevinpayton2664 I don't think he was their announcer at the time.

[@gbrummski9807]

The Vikings have broken this man over the decades...It is time for him to call at least 1 year for a team that is a superbowl winner before he leaves this veil of tears.

[@templetonbob]

Very nice. Let’s see Paul Allen’s calls.

[@coryshannon3815]

With as much as the Vikings have broken Allen's heart, I'm glad he at least got to witness the Minneapolis Miracle.

[@nbt2310]

His best line will forever be "LOOKS TO MOSS IN TRIPLE COVERAGE, HE HAS IT, HE IS THE BEST THERE IS, TOUCHDOOWNNNNNNN!!!!"

[@HOWIE00002]

“His cardinal teammates are mugging him….there are Minnesota Vikings crying on the field”😭😭

[@curtisclayton8023]

I thrive on Viking misery Paul Allen's pained calls just add icing on the cake 😈

[@Benzino021K]

The irony of two 1 point losses coming against the Cardinals smdh…wow!!!

[@aquafreesh9219]

They’re literally our playoff kryptonite 😂

[@sokonek1]

Angry Paul Allan will always warm my cold cheese filled heart

[@OplandPictures]

you dont know pain

[@jollygrapefruit786]

Your cheese is curdling this year, and will be for at least the next decade. Enjoy suffering 😂

[@sokonek1]

@@jollygrapefruit786 I will thinking of all the Lombardi Trophies in our trophy case!

[@legolite45]

Let’s see Paul Allen’s anguish

[@bmccombs7]

BIggest Dbag in the history of commentating. I love listening to his heart break. I listened to the missed FG against Seattle in the car. Soooooooo funny. Then watched the Packers win the afternoon game lolzzzzz

[@jacobjames8782]

As a niner fan I love how passionate Paul Allen is, you can tell he really loves the Vikings

[@MatthiaGryffine]

Get us the entire late 4th quarter and overtime sequence from yesterday's Vikings-Bills game now! I want to hear Paul Allen's pure rage permeating from every pore in his face and his brain exploding into little bits!

[@cole0848]

if your still looking for it, there is a channel here on youtube called skol rant that posts vikings highlights with PA commentary

[@mjmorriplymouth]

Love listening to him on the radio. He makes even the most mundane play sound exciting.

[@tommymaroon4189]

I’m a die hard Browns fan, but I love Paul Allen. He’s been dealt so much crap on the field as voice of the Vikings. I hope one day the Vikings win the Super Bowl with him as the play-by-play announcer. I just wish we could’ve done it when Jim Donovan was our guy

[@LionsMagicRaysGators]

this isn’t detroit this is the super bowl😂 as a lions fan that’s hillarious

[@HanukkahLewis]

HAHAHAHAH Sucks doesn't it, bub

[@afridgetoofar1818]

You guys choked so hard in the NFC championship

[@jeremysmithers6119]

@afridgetoofar1818 thanks for the update Big Ben

[@therevolvingmonk]

"Let's hear Paul Allen's call..." "Listen to his subtle discourse. The tasteful flow of it.. Oh my god, he's perfect with every remark."

[@branklug]

These are awesome No wonder how many people that are in the comment section aren't fans though cuz these are fantastic for negatives but my god does this man give you goosebumps when he calls plays for your team I turn the TV on mute if I want to watch it there's a delay I don't care he is the best and he gives so many Goosebumps dude it's amazing... The whole "he's loose!" Bit that he started with Peterson... Look up those calls oh my God... Goosebumps already

[@tannerplummer1996]

Dang someone get this man a wellness check! 🤣🤣🤣

[@suorguy1183]

Paul allen encapsulates all the pain of every vikings fan over the years and it is beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time

[@allengill6326]

"IT IS GOOOOOOD" "NO HE MISSED IT" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@orangefox1231]

I am an evil sadist. I could watch this for hours if there was enough footage. More painful losses for the Vikings please! This man processing losses is pure comedy.

[@dcrggreensheep]

As a Vikings fan, I say please no more losses.

[@Hitherto90]

Welcome to the club.

[@dcrggreensheep]

@BRØDAN True, we have a good team, but bad coaching.

[@sambehrens]

He’s the small light house in the harbor of pain and sorrow

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

@@dcrggreensheep you had Bud Grant and STILL didn't win a Super Bowl

[@fusiongiant2782]

Let’s see Paul Allen’s call.

[@justanotherguywithoutamust9149]

I lived in Sioux falls when I played on the storm and dudes reaction to missed kicks, ridiculous bad luck plays is priceless dude loves the vikings.

[@thefrase7884]

As a Viking fan it’s just easier not getting to the postseason.

[@npxmnpxm]

I didn't imagine a 2:17 video could be that comprehensive but wow.

[@doh-nc8ku]

0:57 this is the funniest he literally died when it was picked 😂

[@morganvikings_]

I’ve got to talk to paul Allen on the radio before and he’s just such a genuinely funny person

[@redpillfreedom6692]

1:52 And you made baby Jesus cry

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

A man of culture I see

[@choose3373]

“HES BEING MUGGED BY HIS CARDINAL TEAMMATES” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alexamerling79]

Bears fan here but how can you not love how Allen calls games lol

[@Deeplycloseted435]

The disgust in the Favre call is amazing. Like he KNEW it was coming. 😂

[@starman1004]

The Vikings are like Bugs Bunny when he races Cecil Turtle 😂

[@Benzino021K]

I'm a Packers fan and man I have empathy with the losses we had lately...hope y'all win it all one of these days!

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Paul Allen is a awesome play-by-play announcer calling every single one of the greatest calls of all time he should be HOF worthy for sure i really love Mr.Allen

[@RatedAwesome]

" He's being mugged by his Cardinal teammates" always gets me😂 I always picture a group of cardinals mugging one single cardinal and it's hilarious

[@FirearmofMutiny]

I wish there was video of Doug Brien's 2nd missed extra point against Buffalo PA: "The kick is up... It's no good again!" Joe Senser: "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" PA: "Doug Brien misses his 2nd extra point of the game and the Vikings only lead by 3!" Joe Senser: "COME ON!"

[@mtolympus-worstplayerever7924]

I was at that game, so I'd never heard that call. I was in high school and was there with two friends. We were at the players exit with a big crowd looking for autographs. Doug Brien and his wife walked out and my buddy said, "Hey guys, let's go kick some extra points!" Some of the crowd laughed, some booed, Doug Brien didn't flinch, but his WIFE shot us daggers.

[@kevintetz1524]

What's funny is McCown is the vikings QBs coach now 😂

[@jpesicka492]

I can recall 2 calls, the 1998 NFC Championship missed FG and the 2009 NFC Championship INT from Favre.

[@dwells37]

Let's see what Paul Allen's business card looks like

[@nala3038]

This guy is the most animated team broadcaster I’ve ever heard

[@thetrain3302]

It’s always funny listening to Paul Allen fry out 😂😂😂😂

[@tomsawyer5736]

The best announcer for choking

[@mattanderson6336]

Paul Allen has a plethora of calls that should be in every Green Bay Packers fans memorabilia. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@chitown1782]

Paul Allen the poet!

[@eamonnkingsbury3137]

As a huge Packer fan in a Packers family loving in Minnesota as a kid I’ll never forget our house going crazy for the Arizona td giving the division to the Packers. My brother and I ran around the neighborhood.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Arguably and absolutely he called one of if not the most electrifying heartbroken calls in the history of Minnesota Vikings football games period

[@christophermiller9125]

" Hand off to Peterson He gallops around the left side and he gallops through the bear's defense and he gallops into vikings in mortality".

[@misterninetyseven2898]

"There are the Minnesota Vikings, CRYING on the field!" So dramatic lmao

[@chrissimmons9743]

What a way to start. Energetically calling a good field on an attempt that pretty clearly wasn't.

[@tommya1211]

As a falcons fan, I feel your pain, Paul.

[@bgreen6]

I came here to watch funny calls, not all my saddest memories as a Vikings fan

[@VinceLyle2161]

To get over the inevitable heartbreak of each Vikings season, Paul just does a few more shill commercials for a local jewelry store and goes about counting the zeroes on his check. All better!

[@tideatmilehigh2727]

Very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's radio calls.

[@X333Dylan333X]

" He's being mugged by his Cardinals teammates" 💀💀

[@mattmed5953]

1:30 I'm honestly convinced that most people have never heard the original TV broadcast of that play. The radio call of that play is so iconic

[@TheAndyk123]

It might be lost to the ether because it was a really unimportant regular season game, but I remember living in Minnesota during the 2012 or 2013 season and Adrian Peterson had a fumble and Paul Allen's call was "Peterson gets the ball, rushing left, and OH GODDAMMIT he fumbled!".

[@STANKYDADDY]

His call tonight was subdued. Man has finally been broken 💀

[@cole0848]

Which game was that?

[@PeteyThePanda]

That Nate Poole call will never be topped. Ever.

[@aidanhoffman930]

Every commentator should be like this

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

Imagine Paul Allen as the Buffalo Bills radio announcer. 😂

[@SonOfManMusic]

Honestly one of the most iconic calls of all time.

[@slimmcharles]

Let’s see Paul Allen’s card ….

[@MrCONBO]

As a lifelong Vikes fan, this was nothing but pure trauma

[@fiftyin07]

2009 still hurts man. Favre, AP, Chester Taylor, Bernard Berrian, Sidney Rice, Percy Harvin, Visante Shaincoe, Jared Allen, Pat Williams, Kevin Williams, Chad Greenway, Ben Leber, Antoine Winfield….. God that team was so stacked. Favre winning another SB with Minnesota would have been the biggest Fuck You in football history.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

Imagine PA on the original Hail Mary pass in ‘75 “how is that not pass interference on Drew Pearson?!?”

[@LSTNSCRFN]

Giving Nate Poole the key to Green Bay was the best thing ever lol