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From the jaws of defeat, victory was snatched. Super Sam to the rescue and the D found their teeth just in time. The Cardinals gameplan of conservative offense and stunting, strong D almost led them to a W....almost. 10-2 is just a continuous 'wow' for me considering what I thought this team would be like.

Not much to say about most of the game for Minnesota, other than lethargic and checked out. Quietest I've heard U.S. Bank on TV in a long time.
Aaron Jones: please, PLEASE don't be this guy. PLEASE.
The Vikings need to play attention this offseason to the interiors of both lines. Job 1.
With a talented guy like Darnold and that big, live arm....KOC can call any play. And the D has to respect that ability. Darnold turned it on and won the game.
10 wins is huge, obviously.....I think there are playoff clinching scenarios for the Vikings next Sunday. Vikings beat Atlanta and the Rams lose and Minnesota clinches a playoff spot.
Kirko Chainz and 4 INTs to sink the Falcons. Yikes.
What has happened to Justin Tucker? My God......its unreal. Same with the Falcon's kicker.
Lots of flags thrown around the NFL yesterday. LOTS. Good for the game?
The 49ers are toast and McCaffery is one big injury waiting to happen. What kind of contract would you give Brock Purdy?

Abbreviated version this morning, the game was a bit of a buzzkill although the late victory is awesome, of course.

*JimmyinSD*

Purdy is pretty much in Daniel Jones territory IMO, did enoigh to warrant an extension with more money, but no way do you pay him near the top money for multiple years. Worse case scenario is you let him play on a tag for a year or two, but be actively trying to bring in competition for him. He is a good not great QB in a league that needs greatness from that position unless the rest of the team is stacked, and its hard to stack the roster unless that QB is playing for peanuts.

StickierBuns

I sense more confidence from Darnold....he looked unflappable at the end. Smiling more in interviews and you can see he views this as his team.

MaroonBells · 1 hour ago

I noticed that about the crowd too. About half way through the 1st quarter I remembered it was a home game. Sure didn't feel like one. Anyone who was there have a different take? Cards probably weren't a big draw so maybe a lot of casual fans in attendance?

Don't like that Cousins threw 4 picks THIS week. He rarely has two bad games in a row.

Darnold was spectacular late in the game. I read he now has 10 games with a rating over 100. Only Culpepper (00) and Favre (09) have had as many. And Darnold has 5 games left.

Disagree about job 1. To me that's corner. I have this sneaking suspicion that our mediocre talent at corner is going to be the thing that ends our season this year. Even crap teams have at least one good corner. Our best guy is a hundred years old. It's duck tape and chicken wire back there. An illusion conjured by a good pass rush and QB confusion. AND... none of our top three corners is under contract in 2025.