🏈 WK 07 ~ GAME DAY ~ CORRAL the COLTS!!!

My Vikings player and coach ratings for Week 7. pic.twitter.com/hcsEzKQREI

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) October 25, 2026

Cricket wrote:

https://x.com/SeifertESPN/status/2114464084657934815?s=20

It's like the illusion of water on the highway up ahead. You're almost there, but you never get there.

I'm sure this has been mentioned but Kyler easily scores here if he just reads his block.

JustInTime wrote:

https://twitter.com/kvn_03/status/2114488129260528085

Van Noy definitely seems to be angling for a career in the booth after retirement. Strikes me as very performative but hey, he's performing so do you KVG! He's been a great pickup.

Cricket wrote:

https://x.com/adampatrickNFL/status/2114519653263532497?s=20

BUT HIS SURROUNDINGS

MaroonBells wrote:

It's like the illusion of water on the highway up ahead. You're almost there, but you never get there.

Remind myself daily to enjoy the ride

Check out that blocking by Addison down field 👀😤 pic.twitter.com/X6zMAUcVom

— Vikings Pro 🏈 (@TheBoxingPro) October 26, 2026

The uncomfortable but loving embrace to the legend for calling his 500th Vikings game! You da man @PAOnTheMic pic.twitter.com/Kq3NTTx1dg

— Ben Leber (@nacholeber) October 25, 2026

This is awesome. Have said it before but Cam is one of the really good guys, just a joy to be around, and was such a pleasure to work with. pic.twitter.com/xvtuaibibK

— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) October 26, 2026

MaroonBells wrote:

I'm sure this has been mentioned but Kyler easily scores here if he just reads his block.
https://twitter.com/vikingzfanpage/status/2114433612581855393

That was a hell of a block by Addison. Didn't see Jennings on the inside until now.

#Vikings K Will Reichard has nearly double the amount of points than the rest of the team this season. Will the thrill baby. pic.twitter.com/0kXtCxwsZp

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) October 26, 2026

These three were crucial for the #Vikings in yesterdays win against the #Colts 🌟

Cashman balled out, Hitman picked up his 40th INT, and Will the Thrill continued his dominance racking up another 10 points scored! #SKOL pic.twitter.com/afrYA3hW51

— Vikes\/erified (@VikesVV) October 26, 2026

Although he hasn’t lit up the box score, I’ve been extremely impressed with Jordan Addison’s perimeter blocking efforts.

Squaring up DB’s & not afraid to get physical. The numbers are going to come - continue to trust the process! pic.twitter.com/WmqZyzThwp

— Vikes\/erified (@VikesVV) October 26, 2026

Van Noy showed his intelligence in the locker room as well, dismissing the media’s urge to overhype the Vikings’ outstanding defense.

The 35-year-old harkened back to 2019, when he and his Patriots lost to the Titans at home in a wild-card game after leading the NFL in points allowed (14.1 per game), yards allowed (275.9) and third-down defense (an NFL-record 24.1% conversion rate).

“It’s super early,” Van Noy said. “I still have nightmares thinking about 2019. That was one of the greatest defenses in NFL history, and we choked.”

Strib

Levi Drake Rodriguez draws two costly holding penalties against Colts

The Vikings defense forced a league-high 17 offensive holding penalties during their 5-0 start.

“I didn’t know that,” nose tackle Levi Drake Rodriguez said. “That’s pretty cool.”

That number rose to 19 Sunday because Colts center Tanor Bortolini had a rough day against Rodriguez, holding him twice in situations that helped the Vikings win the game.

The first hold was a huge play. It came on first-and-goal from the 7-yard line with 33 seconds left in the first half and the Colts leading 7-6. Bortolini had the angle on Rodriguez and still had to grab him to keep him from making the tackle.

Instead of a 4-yard gain and second-and-goal from the 3, the Colts faced first-and-goal from the 17 and had to settle for a field goal.

The second hold came on first-and-10 from the Colts’ 19 midway through the third quarter. It negated a 5-yard run, ultimately leading the Colts to attempt and miss a 56-yard field goal.

“Holding is part of the game,” Rodriguez said. “I think because we play so fast as a defense, they’re going to have to hold you a lot. And the calls are going to come.”

The stat sheet says Rodriguez had four tackles. His impact was much bigger than that.

Strib

Brian Flores’ blitzes leave Dallas Turner unblocked against Colts

The Vikings have a lot of unsung defenders who fly somewhat under the radar. Edge rusher Dallas Turner isn’t one of them.

How then, Dallas, do you go unblocked on third-and-11, just five snaps after the Vikings took a 13-10 lead early in the fourth quarter?

“I don’t know,” he said. “I just execute the play. I don’t make the play.”

Turner said he wasn’t expecting to be left unblocked in that situation. He didn’t get the sack, but quarterback Daniel Jones had no time and no chance to do anything but throw the ball away. The Colts punted and the Vikings drained four minutes off the clock while leading.

Turner was asked if he can sense, see or hear the confusion being felt by blockers as they tussle with defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ blitz-crazed schemes, which sent five or more rushers on 86% of the snaps on Sunday.

“Sometimes, for sure,” Turner said. “Definitely. Guys look like they don’t know what to expect.”

Asked about Flores’ high blitz rate Sunday, O’Connell smiled and mentioned how teams around the league appear to be copying Flores’ schemes more and more.

And why not, says Turner?

“You look at [blockers] and they might be pointing at someone, saying they’re rushing when they’re not,” Turner said. “Or they’re not pointing at a guy who is definitely rushing.”

And that, believe it or not, leads to even a guy like Turner, who has 6½ sacks and more pressures than anyone in the league, coming across the line of scrimmage unblocked on third-and-long. In the fourth quarter. Of a one-score game. Amazing.

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#Vikimgs S Harrison Smith today:

• 30 Defensive Snaps (season high)
• 4 Total Tackles
• 1 PBU
• 1 INT pic.twitter.com/RnBtBDMUKK

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) October 25, 2026

#Vikings QB Kyler Murray today:

• 14/24 Passing
• 191 Total Yards
• 1 TD
• 90.6 Passer Rating pic.twitter.com/ahrYvj5Wvv

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) October 25, 2026

#Vikings edge rusher Dallas Turner today:

• 0.5 Sacks
• 6 QB Pressures
• 3 QB Hits pic.twitter.com/sKTpqHYCFz

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) October 25, 2026

#Vikings LB Blake Cashman today:

• 12 Total Tackles
• 2 Sacks
• 4 PBU
• 1 Reception Allowed (3 Yards) pic.twitter.com/OvBVBc2Yri

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) October 25, 2026