Yes, the Vikings may not have been saying who their starting quarterback would be Sunday in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans.
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Eric Kendricks, LB – After missing the entire preseason, you would have thought that Kendricks needed to knock off the rust prior to the first game of the regular season.
Marcus Mariota #8 of the Tennessee Titans throws a pass during the first half of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Nissan Stadium on September 11, 2016 in Nashville.
Mariota was baited into a bad interception when pressured by Everson Griffen, Kendricks stepped in front of the pass and took it to the house. But quarterback Shaun Hill took care of the football, throwing for 236 yards without a score or a turnover.
Kicker Blair Walsh’s postseason struggles carried over to Week 1, while running back Adrian Peterson found himself bottled up at every turn against a stout Titans run defense.
Smith threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns to rally his team from a three-touchdown hole, then scored on third-and-goal on the first possession of overtime for a heart-stopping 33-27 victory over the San Diego Chargers in their season opener Sunday.
Shaun Hill is expected to be the starting quarterback over Sam Bradford for the Minnesota Vikings in Sunday’s season opener against the Tennessee Titans. I wouldn’t say he was awful, but his interception that led to a Vikings defensive touchdown should never have been thrown (or at least thrown out in front of the receiver) and he also had a different interception offset by a penalty. “But we won. It’s tough to win in this league”. Defensive End, Everson Griffen, put the heat on Marcus Mariota to force the throw.
“I think it’s good for my team, if we continue to move forward”. Peterson would finish with just 31 yards on 18 carries.
Did you know? The Lions never have defeated the Titans. He knocked it off pretty quickly, and he made the play that truly turned the game around with his 77-yard pick-six early in the third quarter.
They also opened at home for the first time since 2012 and jumped out to a 10-0 halftime lead looking for a rare home win after going 1-7 in Nashville each of the past two seasons. “We just beat ourselves”.
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In his first attempt of 37 yards, Walsh hooked it left. The Vikings better win that game because I can see them going 0-3 this month, if they don’t get this win. His touchdown gave the Vikings a 12-10 lead and the momentum that they would decline to relinquish as the Titans offense collapsed with two more turnovers and more stalled drives. Seven catches on the day for 103 yards, Diggs may very well be best emerging play maker on this offense. “If there’s somebody on this team that I know will learn and probably not do that again, it’s him”.
