“The games have been much more balanced in their ability to run the football”, Carroll said about how Minnesota’s recent games differed from the one against Seattle. “You try and figure out how they’re trying to attack you or what you could have done better”.
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Offensively, the Rams did not post any eye-popping numbers. He finished the season with 11 catches for 124 yards and one touchdown. In his absence, Thomas Rawls rushed for 101 yards on 19 carries. The Seattle Seahawks ground game is averaging 141.8 yards per contest, and Wilson leads the way with 553 yards and one touchdown. More importantly, the Rams defense flustered Wilson, sacking him four times and putting 13 hits on the QB.
“But I don’t know, we’ve luckily been in some of these element games – the Carolina game a year ago, the Giants game on Sunday night, Green Bay game last week”. Kam Chancellor’s absence was felt on the defense and they looked like they were destined to have a mediocre finish. “But at the end of the day it’s about doing our jobs and doing what we do inside this defense and letting everything else take care of itself”.
With a tough task at hand this Sunday in Minnesota, the Seahawks hope to have starting running back Marshawn Lynch back, even if he’s not at 100 percent following his recovery from abdominal surgery.
Zimmer said it is a mistake to place that responsibility strictly on Bridgewater, a first-round pick in the 2013 draft with 29 National Football League games under his belt – 28 of them starts. “That’s just the way we played”.
Asked Thursday for a synopsis, Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner offered, “They’re really good, and we didn’t play very well”. Extreme conditions may be a much-needed advantage for the Vikings, who suffered a home-field beat down by the Seahawks, 38-7, last month. TCF Bank Stadium, which was built in 2009, has bleacher seating in the corners and end zones.
STREAKS, STATS & NOTES Forecast calling for high temperature near zero degrees…. That game, known as the “Freezer Bowl”, was played at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati with a kickoff temperature of -9 degrees (-59 degrees with wind-chill). Im sure you guys have seen it a thousand times: makes incredible plays. They’ll need to do the same Sunday to come out of Minnesota with another victory.
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If Bridgewater can at least be steady, if Peterson can get things going early, if the defense proves Week 13 was the exception rather than the rule, Minnesota has a shot to advance. If the Vikings come out on top, Klobuchar and Franken get coffee from Starbucks, which was founded in Seattle, and salmon. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
