Hey! I know that smell...

Its kind of par for the course for Viking's fans. Cousins is still under way too much pressure on a consistent basis, something is going to give there and it will probably be Kirk's health. We'll see, lots of games to be played but it will go down to the wire if Minnesota can be a playoff team. 

@"purplefaithful" said: It's called mediocrity...

Mired in the middle
The best of the worst
A grade of C
Capable of winning or losing to any opponent

I know the NFL is loaded just about everywhere, but its still a bit frustrating for me as a fan, when I look at how this roster is supposedly stacked.

Buffalo game horrible, yet to beat a team with a winning record (right?), poor performances by our best players last night.   

Next 3 games are all NFC North...Better win the 2 @ home, cause I don't see a mediocre team beating Chicago there. 

Great teams face adversity during a game and find ways to overcome it. That's what the Saints did last night. They created a momentum shifting fumble that turned a potential 20-10 or 16-10 Vikings halftime lead into a 17-13 Saints lead. The Vikings were never the same after that happened. We are a mediocre team this year and our record reflects that. Still plenty of time left to change that around, but it's not looking very promising unless we get everyone back and can stay healthy. 

im glad theyvare not on a red hot win streak...yet

Lots to work on, in a good place, long long season

@"TBro" said: Great teams face adversity during a game and find ways to overcome it. That's what the Saints did last night. They created a momentum shifting fumble that turned a potential 20-10 or 16-10 Vikings halftime lead into a 17-13 Saints lead. The Vikings were never the same after that happened. We are a mediocre team this year and our record reflects that. Still plenty of time left to change that around, but it's not looking very promising unless we get everyone back and can stay healthy. 

@"TBro" said:
Great teams face adversity during a game and find ways to overcome it. That's what the Saints did last night. They created a momentum shifting fumble that turned a potential 20-10 or 16-10 Vikings halftime lead into a 17-13 Saints lead. The Vikings were never the same after that happened. We are a mediocre team this year and our record reflects that. Still plenty of time left to change that around, but it's not looking very promising unless we get everyone back and can stay healthy. 

We're good enough to make the play-offs.  And if everyone's healthy, I like our chances against anyone.

I'll say this. I didn't expect them to lose 2 home games this year let alone 2 of the 1st 4. You can't be a playoff team playing .500 at home. Now comes the Lions who are unbeaten at the Bank. Time to show some desperation. Must win game.

@"suncoastvike" said: I'll say this. I didn't expect them to lose 2 home games this year let alone 2 of the 1st 4. You can't be a playoff team playing .500 at home. Now comes the Lions who are unbeaten at the Bank. 

It’s all about the turnover margin, we win that battle, we generally win that game...  B) 

When the Vikings are plus-four on turnovers in the Zimmer era, they have a 2-0 record; when they are plus-three, they are 5-0; they are 12-1 at plus-two and 11-5 at plus-one. On the negative side of the turnover margin, the Vikings are 8-6-1 at minus-1, 0-5 when minus-2, 0-5 when minus-three and 0-1 when minus-4.

Zimmer’s overall record, including playoff games, is 44-30-1 since becoming a head coach in 2014. When the Vikings win the turnover battle, they are 30-6, according to Pro Football Reference. When they lose it, they are 8-17-1.

Since Zimmer joined the Vikings, they are 1-4 against Detroit when they lose the turnover battle, including a 14-7 loss in 2017 and a 17-3 loss in 2014, both at home when the Vikings were minus-three on turnovers. The Zimmer-led Vikings are 2-1 against Detroit when they have won the turnover margin, including 2-0 when they are plus-2 in turnovers (they lost in overtime in 2016 when they were plus-one in turnovers).

https://247sports.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/ContentGallery/The-best-trade-every-NFL-team-should-make-before-trade-deadline-123193278/

Hey! I know that smell...  B)
https://youtu.be/J4j7ggZqbiU

As long as you're at it Kentis....

@"Ralphie" said:

@"TBro" said: Great teams face adversity during a game and find ways to overcome it. That's what the Saints did last night. They created a momentum shifting fumble that turned a potential 20-10 or 16-10 Vikings halftime lead into a 17-13 Saints lead. The Vikings were never the same after that happened. We are a mediocre team this year and our record reflects that. Still plenty of time left to change that around, but it's not looking very promising unless we get everyone back and can stay healthy. 

Yup.  All the sports sites saying how the Vikes were "steamrolled' by the Aints.  Bulls**t.

You can't give any team 14 points. That fumble by Thielen was a mortal wound.  The pick 6 was the coup de grace.