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Would Vikings have won with Frerotte?

Apparently Vikings quarterback

thinks he could have made a difference in Sunday's 26-14 loss to the Eagles.

Frerotte led the Vikings to an 8-3 record in the regular season before losing his job because of an injury. He had 12 touchdowns, 15 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 73.7. Vikings coach

decided to go with

even though Frerotte was healthy for the playoffs.

Frerotte

» READ MORE: told Yahoo's Michael Silver

he felt like he should have been the one playing.

"I just don’t know what to think right now,” he told Silver after the game. “It was a very frustrating experience, because I felt like I should’ve been the one playing. That might sound selfish, but I think I would’ve given us the best chance to win. I’m going home to St. Louis [on Monday] to be with my family and figure out where things stand, but the way things played out at the end really makes me question things.”

Here are other notes from wild-card weekend that I haven't mentioned yet:

** Analyst

said during the Falcons-Cardinals game that

told him he was more nervous before playing the Eagles and

in the regular season than he was before the playoff game. Ryan, the Penn Charter product, was intercepted twice in Atlanta's 30-24 loss, but otherwise had a great season.

** I wrote down in my notes during the Falcons-Cardinals game that it looked like Arizona kept jumping offsides in the first half. Some were called; others were not. The aggressive approach obviously paid off in the second half when the Cardinals'

forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown by

, giving the Cardinals a 21-17 lead that they never relinquished.

** At first, I was going to comment on the excessive promotion by NBC of

playing at the Super Bowl. But it slowed down considerably during the second game Saturday night so we are not yet in "Freeeee Credit... Report Dot Com" territory. Also, NBC has no more games until the Super Bowl so this was their only chance to plug the entertainment.

** I'm not sure I'm on board with the Gatorade dumps during wild-card weekend. What kind of message are you sending? I know the Cardinals soaked

, and I believe the Ravens got

. I say the Gatorade dump should be saved for clinching a division or a playoff spot, getting to the Super Bowl and obviously winning it all.

** It's been said by others but definitely deserves a mention here. What a difference the field-position game can make. Eagles fans saw it on Sunday. And Chargers fans most definitely noticed it Saturday night. San Diego punter

was an absolute difference-maker. All six of his punts were downed inside the 20, and five pinned Indy inside its own 11. Incredible job.

** The more I think about it, the more obvious it is that the Chargers deserved to win the game. Think about it. San Diego pretty much had two turnovers in the end zone (a

fumble and a

interception). And the Colts' only score after halftime was the

pass to

where he caught the Chargers' defense sleeping.

** It's been a lovefest for

this week, and rightfully so. He had a pair of interceptions against the Dolphins, returning one back for a touchdown. It's funny, because I was in Baltimore last year and the praise for Reed just wasn't there. Instead there was criticism that he gambled too much and was too often out of position. I think the difference is Reed has teammates this year who can pick up the slack and allow him to be a ballhawk, which is obviously what he does best. Last year when he was caught out of position, the Ravens were burned for big plays.