Stifling Defense Quickly Becoming Calling Card of Undefeated Minnesota Vikings

October 4, 2016   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

The Minnesota Vikings won't have offensive pillars Adrian Peterson, Teddy Bridgewater and Matt Kalil in their lineup for a long time. And yet the Vikes are 4-0.
Minnesota doesn't have a bona fide franchise quarterback, and its running game ranks dead last in the NFL. And yet the Vikes have three consecutive wins over playoff-caliber opponents.
This isn't a mirage. It isn't an aberration. On Monday night, the Vikings again showed the football world they're for real, registering a fourth consecutive tough victory to start the 2016 season.
It was one thing when they beat the Tennessee Titans on the road in Week 1 despite having lost Bridgewater and despite a poor performance by Peterson, and despite the fact that Bridgewater's replacement, Sam Bradford, wasn't ready to start. Still, they held Titans quarterback and 2015 No. 2 overall pick Marcus Mariota in check, surrendering just 16 points.
But then they held the mighty Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers&...

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