And with all due respect to the upstart Vikings, it’s for good reason.
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As for the home team? The Vikings went away from the run too early and then got down by too many points for Peterson to be a factor. The Seahawks beat Minnesota just as badly in the teams’ first meeting, a 38-7 victory that was somehow worse than the score indicated. The Vikings, however, closed the season with a 3-1 mark thereafter and won the NFC North for the first time since 2009. However, the Minnesota Vikings know all about mobile quarterbacks who can also be unsafe through the air, as they had one of the best of all time, Fran Tarkenton, in the team’s history.
“We have to be a team that plays like that”, the coach said. You may think Seattle was just dealt the ideal hand, but in reality, they could have their hands full.
“Kam Chancellor is a great addition”, Sherman continued. “They did a lot of evaluating and self scouting during their bye week”.
Asked about the impact of the players who could return, Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, a former Vikings assistant, said, “It adds to the confidence and the spirit of the guys …” The Steelers (10-6) and Bengals (12-4) went 1-1 against each other this year, with each team winning a game on the opponent’s home field.
Easy, that wasn’t a prediction that Minnesota will get the “W” Sunday.
Again, if you’re a fan who has tickets, you might want to rethink.
So, if you plan to go to the game on Sunday, dress in layers, don’t forget your hat, perhaps opt for fewer drinks, and try to keep moving!
The key, Smith said, was not allowing that result to hinder progress. To a man, in every facet of the game, the Vikings were beaten down and embarrassed.
“I think Minnesota is going to win and I’ll tell you why”, he said. In the 1976 NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams, defensive back Bobby Bryant returned a blocked field goal 90 yards for a touchdown and the first points of the game. staking the Vikings to a lead they’d never give back.
Wagner said the game had temperatures around seven degrees with snow and players had to rely on unusual means to cope with the weather. We can play with anyone.
As for wild card teams, a concept introduced in 1978, six have won the Super Bowl.
Carroll was asked during a conference call with Twin Cities media about Lynch’s potential return. On the Celsius scale, we’re looking at anywhere from -17 to -18. He made it through the walk-throughs and all of that stuff. We lost some of our top weapons in Marshawn, Rawls, and Jimmy to injury but found a way to persevere. DT Linval Joseph was out.
Between zero and Seahawks DE Michael Bennett, it likely will not be fun for the youngster.
-LT Russell Okung (calf) was limited in practice on Wednesday.
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Temperatures on Sunday in Minneapolis may only climb to around 0°F, after a morning low temperature of around -5°.
