NFL Week 9 Picks: Predictions for Vegas Odds Before Thursday Night

November 3, 2016   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

There's something wrong in Minnesota.
After reeling off five straight wins to start the season, the Vikings went into their bye week looking like a legitimate NFC championship contender.
New quarterback Sam Bradford was fitting into the Vikings' offensive system and learning it at the same time, and the Minnesota defense looked like the best in football.
However, since coming back from their bye week, the Vikings have looked awful. They were beaten badly on the road in Philadelphia. The offense was inept, and the defense got pushed around by Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz.
Any team can have a bad game, but head coach Mike Zimmer was highly critical and said his offensive line was "soft" in that game, per Matt Vensel of the Star Tribune (via Kevin Patra of NFL.com).
Instead of coming back with a chip on their shoulder in Week 8 Monday night against the Chicago Bears, the Vikings were completely outplayed. Chicago, which had picked up just one win prior t...

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