Did the Giants Cheat in 2000? Tiki Sets the Record Straight

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 989 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A listener drops an all time Minnesota classic: Vikings fans swear the Giants “cheated” in the 2000 NFC Championship by tapping into on field communications and knowing every play. The guys react in real time, pull up the old accusation, and then immediately do the obvious thing that ruins the conspiracy. They replay how that 41-0 game actually unfolded, how fast it became a bloodbath, and why “they stole our signals” sounds a lot like what people say when they cannot accept a historic beatdown. Tiki, who was on the team, shuts it down flat and explains why something like that would not stay secret in an NFL locker room. From there, the show pivots right back into New York pain with Jets calls. A fan admits it is getting harder and harder to defend the current direction, but also makes the point that firing coaches nonstop does not magically make the job more appealing. The guys break down the ugly truth: for the Jets, trust is only earned one way, winning, and everything else is just noise.

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0:00.0	TJ wrote a letter to me, and he writes, I wonder if you could help me.
0:04.0	I can't call in the show anymore because of the time slot move, but I need something answered from Tiki.
0:12.1	I was in Minnesota a month ago and was with a group of people who are from there.
0:17.1	When I mentioned that I am a New York giant fan, they all groaned. Quote, you mean the team that cheated us out of a Super Bowl?
0:24.5	Cheated?
0:25.2	I was like, excuse me?
0:27.2	What are you talking about?
0:28.9	They all said that every Viking fan knows that the Giants cheated in the 2000 NFC championship game
0:36.0	by tapping into their on-field communications and knew every play before they ran it.
0:41.6	Oh, come on.
0:42.3	I know this is ridiculous, but I've never heard that ever in 26 years even hinted at.
0:47.4	Supposedly, all Viking fans in Minneapolis, take this as the gospel.
0:52.2	I'd love for Tiki to comment on this. Thank you, buddy. And by the way,
0:57.4	there are real accusations, and I have them in front of me that have been documented. But before I
1:02.1	read those. No accusations that have been documented. Yes. And what way have they been documented?
1:07.1	I need to hear these before I can even think about responding to this.
1:12.1	Fair enough.
1:12.8	There was a player who played for the Minnesota Vikings, a safety by the name of Robert Griffith.
1:18.8	Yeah, Robert Griffin.
1:19.8	He goes into detail.
1:21.8	Robert Griffith goes into detail.
1:23.2	Oh, yeah.
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