Minnesota developed a pattern in taking advantage of the Giants’ miscues.
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The Minnesota Vikings limited the New York Giants to just 10 points in their victory on Monday Night Football.
“There’s never an explanation [from the officials]”, Beckham said.
The New York Giants receiver has becoming increasingly emotional and nearly uncontrollable the past two weeks in his matchups with Josh Norman and Xavier Rhodes. It was long overdue.
Regardless of whether Beckham is right or wrong for being so boisterous and emotional, he believes the officials are partly to blame for him becoming the focal point each week. But is this what we’ve come to with him, crediting him with having no more outbursts after the first one?
Beckham didn’t really take any responsibility for it either.
“This is a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful place”, Beckham said.
Beckham’s reaction upon getting the flag and costing his team?
At this point there’s a pretty clear formula for playing against Beckham. Elias notes that the Vikings are the first team to beat three straight Super Bowl starting quarterbacks (including Manning) since the 2010 Eagles.
That was more production than Beckham could say.
Manning is calling out Beckham because he knows when he’s focused, he’s among the best in the game. But when Beckham asked for it, his mouth guard looked like a baby’s nook. If the Vikings can get back to tackling well, and if kicker Blair Walsh makes all his field goals, this team can be scarier. The duo also had trouble holding onto balls, as both players dropped passes.
Minnesota is 4-0. Philadelphia is 3-0.
Injuries also factored into Big Blue’s demise. Could the Vikings have some semblance of a running game? They’re 6-2 against Manning in his career. On Monday night, the defense got none, but had perhaps its best overall defensive performance of the season in a 24-10 domination of the New York Giants.
Dec 27, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith (22) against the New York Giants at TCF Bank Stadium. They are clearly one of the top contenders in the NFC. Patterson was terse with the media after that one. The Vikings knew the Giants weren’t going to have Manning stand back in the pocket and let the defensive line descend on him.
Saying and doing, of course, are two different things.
“All-in-all, they are a great team”, Beckham said.
The Giants had some problems early on when Dwayne Harris botched a punt return.
The Vikings rank 2nd in the National Football League in scoring defense, 7th in yards, 9th against the pass, and 8th against the run. By production, we mean positive production. It snaps Shepard’s streak of at least 100 yards and/or a touchdown to open his career. Bradford went 26 for 36 for 262 yards, thriving with quick-release throws behind an offensive line that protected better than it had in any of the previous three games.
Beckham appears to have a hard time controlling it.
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Chris Chester is the starting right guard on the Earth-moving Falcons offensive line that now protects the NFL’s No. 1 passing offense and paves the way for the No. 6 rushing attack through Atlanta’s 3-1 start to the season.
