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Here's a wowza - for the D

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Vikings defense held the Cards to 3 points their last 4 drives...

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#1 · Oct 30, 3:37 PM
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The D definitely stepped up when they had to.

#2 · Oct 30, 3:53 PM
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They seemed to get stronger as the game went on. Totally unlike last year.

#3 · Oct 30, 4:49 PM
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I was impressed with the defense today. 

#4 · Oct 30, 5:07 PM
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Defense played more man today and a little less deep shell coverage. Cards had some penalties to help the D out towards the end. Still a lot of room for improvement, but the D looked better.

#5 · Oct 30, 5:42 PM
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@"jargomcfargo" said: Defense played more man today and a little less deep shell coverage. Cards had some penalties to help the D out towards the end. Still a lot of room for improvement, but the D looked better.
Hopkins is such a stud WR...Love to have had him in purple 
#6 · Oct 30, 5:44 PM
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@"1VikesFan" said: The D definitely stepped up when they had to.
We won because of the D not inspite of it today. 
#7 · Oct 30, 5:56 PM
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@"AGRforever" said:
@"1VikesFan" said: The D definitely stepped up when they had to.
We won because of the D not inspite of it today. 
Well….. Sort of. If you can’t win with the offense putting up 34 points you got issues. The D gave up 26….
#8 · Oct 30, 7:06 PM
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@"AGRforever" said:
@"1VikesFan" said: The D definitely stepped up when they had to.
We won because of the D not inspite of it today. 
Agree. It wasn't awesome, it wasn't perfect, but I felt like the defense won this game for us. 
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@"MaroonBells" said:
@"AGRforever" said:
@"1VikesFan" said: The D definitely stepped up when they had to.
We won because of the D not inspite of it today. 
Agree. It wasn't awesome, it wasn't perfect, but I felt like the defense won this game for us. 
Closed it out maybe?  Like I felt they set the tone early with some strong play but then Arizona was able to move the ball and get back into it mid game.  But just like the Miami game, the defense got some timely turnovers and preserved the 8 point lead.

I'll say this, as long as they keep getting key stops and being opportunistic...  I'll take that type of defense paired with this offense.

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Making plays at the right time. They've done it all year. Its not great for the blood pressure, but they are clutch. Consistently. Run game was strong. Never seemed like Arizona was ever a threat to pull away, more like Minnesota was going to make a play and get the lead back, which is what happened. 

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