Post-bye schedule

[MaroonBells]

Don't look now, but the Vikings post-bye schedule doesn't look as easy as it once did.

One favorable note: After Nov. 13th, when the Vikings touch down at MSP after playing the Bills, they get on a plane just ONE more time, for a 90 minute flight to Detroit, until the New Years Day match up in Green Bay. That's a month and a half. 

Arizona Cardinals @ Washington Commanders @ Buffalo Bills Dallas Cowboys New England Patriots New York Jets @ Detroit Lions Indianapolis Colts New York Giants @ Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears

[Guest]

I never thought that post bye schedule looked easy and still dont. There are some teams on that schedule that we just dont play well historically/match-up well against today. 

Now is history a predictor of an outcome this year? Some may argue absolutely not and I get that pov. 

But winning on the road divisional games (in the cold), playing the Jets and a few others on that schedule just haven't meant favorable outcomes for this team.

Maybe this year is different? We'll see if a KOC team can break down some of those historical obstacles. 

I sure as hell hope there isnt too much @ stake those final 2 games - but of course there will be. 

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@purplefaithful said:
I never thought that post bye schedule looked easy and still dont. There are some teams on that schedule that we just dont play well historically/match-up well against today. 

Now is history a predictor of an outcome this year? Some may argue absolutely not and I get that pov. 

But winning on the road divisional games (in the cold), playing the Jets and a few others on that schedule just haven't meant favorable outcomes for this team.

Maybe this year is different? We'll see if a KOC team can break down some of those historical obstacles. 

I sure as hell hope there isnt too much @ stake those final 2 games - but of course there will be. 

It's mostly just about the Giants and the Jets. Everyone else is pretty much who we thought they were. Fortunately, we get them both at home. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@purplefaithful said:
I never thought that post bye schedule looked easy and still dont. There are some teams on that schedule that we just dont play well historically/match-up well against today. 

Now is history a predictor of an outcome this year? Some may argue absolutely not and I get that pov. 

But winning on the road divisional games (in the cold), playing the Jets and a few others on that schedule just haven't meant favorable outcomes for this team.

Maybe this year is different? We'll see if a KOC team can break down some of those historical obstacles. 

I sure as hell hope there isnt too much @ stake those final 2 games - but of course there will be. 

It's mostly just about the Giants and the Jets. Everyone else is pretty much who we thought they were. Fortunately, we get them both at home. 

The Commodes game is a trap game...

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@MaroonBells said:

@purplefaithful said:
I never thought that post bye schedule looked easy and still dont. There are some teams on that schedule that we just dont play well historically/match-up well against today. 

Now is history a predictor of an outcome this year? Some may argue absolutely not and I get that pov. 

But winning on the road divisional games (in the cold), playing the Jets and a few others on that schedule just haven't meant favorable outcomes for this team.

Maybe this year is different? We'll see if a KOC team can break down some of those historical obstacles. 

I sure as hell hope there isnt too much @ stake those final 2 games - but of course there will be. 

It's mostly just about the Giants and the Jets. Everyone else is pretty much who we thought they were. Fortunately, we get them both at home. 

And we get a Jets team likely without Breece...

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@Wetlander said:

@MaroonBells said:

@purplefaithful said:
I never thought that post bye schedule looked easy and still dont. There are some teams on that schedule that we just dont play well historically/match-up well against today. 

Now is history a predictor of an outcome this year? Some may argue absolutely not and I get that pov. 

But winning on the road divisional games (in the cold), playing the Jets and a few others on that schedule just haven't meant favorable outcomes for this team.

Maybe this year is different? We'll see if a KOC team can break down some of those historical obstacles. 

I sure as hell hope there isnt too much @ stake those final 2 games - but of course there will be. 

It's mostly just about the Giants and the Jets. Everyone else is pretty much who we thought they were. Fortunately, we get them both at home. 

And we get a Jets team likely without Breece...

Problem is we haven't beaten the Jets in Minnesota well I can't remember when.  We also haven't beaten the Colts since fucking 1997.  Somehow those facts will linger on but we should be able to over come.

Split the NY games
Split the Dallas / NE games
Win 2 out of 3 vs divisional opponents
Beat up on the teams you are favored against (Arizona, Washington, Indy)
L in Buffalo

7-4 on the way out, 12-5 and the #2 seed in the NFC

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@Skodin said:

@Wetlander said:

@MaroonBells said:

@purplefaithful said:
I never thought that post bye schedule looked easy and still dont. There are some teams on that schedule that we just dont play well historically/match-up well against today. 

Now is history a predictor of an outcome this year? Some may argue absolutely not and I get that pov. 

But winning on the road divisional games (in the cold), playing the Jets and a few others on that schedule just haven't meant favorable outcomes for this team.

Maybe this year is different? We'll see if a KOC team can break down some of those historical obstacles. 

I sure as hell hope there isnt too much @ stake those final 2 games - but of course there will be. 

It's mostly just about the Giants and the Jets. Everyone else is pretty much who we thought they were. Fortunately, we get them both at home. 

And we get a Jets team likely without Breece...

Problem is we haven't beaten the Jets in Minnesota well I can't remember when.  We also haven't beaten the Colts since fucking 1997.  Somehow those facts will linger on but we should be able to over come.

Split the NY games
Split the Dallas / NE games
Win 2 out of 3 vs divisional opponents
Beat up on the teams you are favored against (Arizona, Washington, Indy)
L in Buffalo

7-4 on the way out, 12-5 and the #2 seed in the NFC

That would be awesome, my $ is on 10/7
split NY games
split dal/ne
Win 1 of remaining 3 divisional road games
One of these 3 will be a L (Az, Wash, Indy)
L Buffalo

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@Skodin said:

@Wetlander said:

@MaroonBells said:

@purplefaithful said:
I never thought that post bye schedule looked easy and still dont. There are some teams on that schedule that we just dont play well historically/match-up well against today. 

Now is history a predictor of an outcome this year? Some may argue absolutely not and I get that pov. 

But winning on the road divisional games (in the cold), playing the Jets and a few others on that schedule just haven't meant favorable outcomes for this team.

Maybe this year is different? We'll see if a KOC team can break down some of those historical obstacles. 

I sure as hell hope there isnt too much @ stake those final 2 games - but of course there will be. 

It's mostly just about the Giants and the Jets. Everyone else is pretty much who we thought they were. Fortunately, we get them both at home. 

And we get a Jets team likely without Breece...

Problem is we haven't beaten the Jets in Minnesota well I can't remember when.  We also haven't beaten the Colts since fucking 1997.  Somehow those facts will linger on but we should be able to over come.

Split the NY games
Split the Dallas / NE games
Win 2 out of 3 vs divisional opponents
Beat up on the teams you are favored against (Arizona, Washington, Indy)
L in Buffalo

7-4 on the way out, 12-5 and the #2 seed in the NFC

We don't play the Jets very often but are 3-8 all time against them.  It was 1-8 until 2014, but we won the last two contests to up the record.

Colts were an NFL team before the merger so there is a bit more history but it's not good, with an 7-18-1 record all time.  But it's very streaky -  the bulk of the losses were in the 1960's when we were an expansion team and the Colts were very good and we played them twice a year.  We went 2-12-1 from 1961-1968.    We then won the next 5 games over a 28 year period, then have lost the last 6 over a 25 year period.  So it's time to start a win streak versus these guys.

Overall I'm pretty sure those two teams are the ones we have the worst all-time records against.   Additionally we have not beaten the Patriots since 2000, prior to the Brady era where we've gone 0-5.   So with all three of those teams on the schedule one could justifiably be concerned.

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Not an easy schedule, but the NFL is all about matchups and I think we match up well against most of those teams.  Our offense can play with anyone and I expect them to improve in the new system every week.  The defense is the weakness and with the exception of the Bills, none of those teams have really strong offenses.  As far as the Bills, they should get the guys fitted for track shoes as they are going to be doing some serious running that game.  

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@purplefaithful said:

@Skodin said:

@Wetlander said:

@MaroonBells said:

@purplefaithful said:
I never thought that post bye schedule looked easy and still dont. There are some teams on that schedule that we just dont play well historically/match-up well against today. 

Now is history a predictor of an outcome this year? Some may argue absolutely not and I get that pov. 

But winning on the road divisional games (in the cold), playing the Jets and a few others on that schedule just haven't meant favorable outcomes for this team.

Maybe this year is different? We'll see if a KOC team can break down some of those historical obstacles. 

I sure as hell hope there isnt too much @ stake those final 2 games - but of course there will be. 

It's mostly just about the Giants and the Jets. Everyone else is pretty much who we thought they were. Fortunately, we get them both at home. 

And we get a Jets team likely without Breece...

Problem is we haven't beaten the Jets in Minnesota well I can't remember when.  We also haven't beaten the Colts since fucking 1997.  Somehow those facts will linger on but we should be able to over come.

Split the NY games
Split the Dallas / NE games
Win 2 out of 3 vs divisional opponents
Beat up on the teams you are favored against (Arizona, Washington, Indy)
L in Buffalo

7-4 on the way out, 12-5 and the #2 seed in the NFC

That would be awesome, my $ is on 10/7
split NY games
split dal/ne
Win 1 of remaining 3 divisional road games
One of these 3 will be a L (Az, Wash, Indy)
L Buffalo

5-6 doesn’t sound too faithfulpurple…  :p