Cards @ Vikes
After you get past the betting bullshit (records against the spread, after byes, etc) which is utterly meaningless IMO, some pretty interesting observations HERE.
There is a pretty good chance the Vikings are frauds at 5-1, and that’s a popular theory given that this line has already been bet down by 1.5 points. The Vikings might be buyers at the trade deadline, but they could feel differently after this game. We picked the Cardinals last week because their defense is better than you think and they should have success this week blitzing Kirk Cousins. They will have to withstand a good start by the Vikings, as the disparity in offensive scripts between Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell and Arizona’s Kliff Kingsbury is immense. On their first two possessions of games, the Vikings rank seventh in EPA per drive, while the Cardinals rank 26th.
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"Few would have predicted the Minnesota Vikings would jump out as one of the NFC’s top Super Bowl contenders at the midpoint of the campaign. With so many of the preseason favorites struggling, the Vikes have defied expectations and made a run to the top of the NFC North with a real chance to earn the top overall seed in the conference.
"Minnesota will look to keep a four-game win streak alive against the plucky Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. This could be the toughest challenge the squad has faced since a Week 2 defeat against the Philadelphia Eagles, especially since the Vikings haven’t been truly tested over the last month ...
"If a Vikings secondary that has allowed 272.0 yards through the air this year—the fifth-most in football—can’t stop a potent Arizona aerial attack led by quarterback Kyler Murray and orchestrated by Kliff Kingsbury, this one could quickly get out of hand."
@"Norse" said:@"StickyBun" said:The stats was about equal in every category. Except turnovers...If Murray wouldn’t have had them turnovers we probably would have got beat. VG agree the refs officiated a bad game.@"Norse" said: Total yards Cards 375 Vikings 379 Another lucky win. Not sure what was lucky about it. Yards don't produce points. Yards don't intercept the ball. Yards don't sack the QB. And if you want to look at end of game total yards, there's probably not a more deceptive stat in the NFL.And Cousins had the usual 3rd down break downs.
Wasn’t a skilled win.
"If Murray wouldn't have had them turnovers"? In other words, if the defenders hadn't been in position to make the plays to create the turnovers? More yards, more points, better turnover ratio. I'd say that's a winning formula. You and several other couldn't be more transparent in why you're struggling so hard to accept wins.
@"Norse" said:@"Kentis" said: yep, 5 different Vikings scored TD’s, no skill involved… :p And we should score in every game like that. The first game of the year we scored in every quarter. :)Edit: The next 5 games we will see how good a team we have
We won't score in every game like that. Not every game is the same, they have to find a way regardless of the situation. It most definitely won't always be pretty but oh well.
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