Puzzle all you want about the Vikings’ 2-5 record against the Detroit Lions since 2014, over how two aggravating losses against the Lions were all that kept the Vikings from wresting a playoff berth from the tumult of their 2016 season, and then consider this:
It’s awfully hard to win games consistently when you average 15.3 points.
That’s been the Vikings’ scoring rate against the Lions in the Mike Zimmer era, dating to a 17-3 loss where Teddy Bridgewater was sacked eight times in an Oct. 12, 2014, meeting. The Vikings’ only two wins over the Lions came in 2015 and were also the only games where they’ve scored more than 17 points. Last year, they managed just 16 against Detroit before losing in overtime at U.S. Bank Stadium, and mustered only 13 three weeks later in a Thanksgiving Day loss.
Last month, a week after Case Keenum won NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Tampa Bay, the Vikings scored just one touchdown in a 14-7 loss at home.
That game still stands as the Vikings’ most recent defeat, and if they’re going to put themselves in command of the NFC North with a Thanksgiving Day win at Ford Field this year, they’ll have to solve a Lions defense that hasn’t given them much.
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cant make this stuff up  =)

http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/1...sk-taking/

A very fair article on Keenum.  He even critques himself on that one poor decision to throw to a well covered Thielen in the endzone.  Someone else was open on a shallow cross and could have picked up the first.

One interesting tidbit that hadn't seen before

Quote:And while Keenum has landed four of six long bombs over 40 yards, but
his throws between 20-40 have not gone particularly well. He’s completed
just 6-of-21 throws with two interceptions and a 38.7 rating on
downfield tosses. By the way, Brett Favre had a rating of 119.3 on
throws between 21-30 and 106.3 on throws between 31-40 yards in 2009.

Against a Rams offense accounting for the fourth-most explosive pass plays in the NFL, the Vikings attacked what they felt like was the source: The running game.Against a Rams offense with speedy threats accounting for the fourth-most explosive pass plays in the NFL, the Vikings attacked what they felt like was the source: Todd Gurley.
“If you stop the run, then you stop the bootleg,” nose tackle Linval Joseph said. “You pretty much have them bottled up.”
On early downs, you’d often see safety Harrison Smith or Anthony Harris roam near the line of scrimmage against Los Angeles on Sunday. And even after the Vikings took an early punch from Gurley via 31 yards and an opening-drive touchdown, the defense again became a brick wall.
With Gurley gaining little, the offense was forced into Jared Goff’s hands. Blitzes and a crafty Vikings secondary were waiting.
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Over a month later and they are still crying about a perfectly legal hit.  Check out some of the replies to Barr's retweet though, they are golden.

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That's Cordarelle Patterson of the Raiders year totals thus far. No TDs on kickoff returns as a Raider. 

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Remmers and Sendejo expected to return to practice Tuesday

With an expedited practice schedule this week in preparation for the Thanksgiving Day game in Detroit, the Vikings take to the field Tuesday for what would on a normal week be their Thursday practice. With that, injured players are also placed on an expedited practice schedule.
Monday afternoon, starters Mike Remmers was a non-participant (cocussion) and Andrew Sendejo (groin/hamstring) was a limited participant. Both players missed last week's game against the Rams and for Remmers, it's been a couple weeks since he's played.
Sendejo says that he expects to play this Thursday against the Lions and according to head coach Mike Zimmer Remmers is expected to return to practice today.

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Zimmer announces Case Keenum to start Thursday in Detroit

It's been a bit of a weekly debate for the Minnesota Vikings all season but with the early week game in Detroit we've already got an answer for the starting quarterback on Thanksgiving day.
Based off of his play the past few weeks, it shouldn't be a surprise, but head coach Mike Zimmer officially announced that Case Keenum will be the starter against the Lions.

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