NFL.com - National talk about the boat

NFL.com - NFL News: "Minnesota Vikings players publicly insisting that the major media controversy surrounding an infamous boat party on Lake Minnetonka had nothing to do with their 28-3 loss to the Chicago Bears: The players stuck to their pregame guns that the flap would be no factor against the Bears. Perhaps it wasn't. But it's hard to believe this team is able to concentrate on football when its behavior is bad enough to draw involvement from Paul Tagliabue. At least coach Mike Tice seemed to be a bit more forthright with reporters when he said, in his postgame news conference, 'If I was to say it didn't (affect us) at all, I'd be lying to you. And I don't think any of the local (reporters) would tell you that I've lied."