Comparison games are the low-hanging fruit of National Football League analysis and storytelling. Twelve of their players were forced off the field by injury during last Sunday’s loss to the Ravens. Told that Walker said Peterson is the godfather and Gurley the new kid on the block, Gurley responded, “You can definitely say that”. In their last meeting, the Vikings beat the Rams, 34-6, at St. Louis to open the Mike Zimmer era in Week 1 of last season. Yes, Ticket King is a great resource for road games, and all are an even better deal if you use the promo code DAILYDOUBLE, which will get you 10% off and supports Vikings Journal.
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Easier said than done, of course. His 566 rushing yards in his first four games – good enough to place him fifth in the National Football League – is the most to begin a career in 50 years.
Just not this week as far as Peterson and the Vikings are concerned. The Vikings still look like they can improve and should be at least a threat to make the playoffs. “Yeah, there’s only one AP”. Like you said, he’s the gold standard.
“I’ve been watching the kid for a long time, especially when he was at Georgia, playing against South Carolina”, cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said about Gurley playing against his own alma mater.
With five wins in their first seven games, the Minnesota Vikings have positioned themselves to make a serious run for the postseason in 2015.
Then there’s the ACL recovery. After this season, there’s not many viable options for the elder Manning brother, but you never know, Chicago could come knocking…
The Bucs run the ball rather better, Doug Martin looking more and more like the player who raced to 1,454 yards and the Pro Bowl in his rookie year. “He plays physical”, Peterson said. This game is not only one of the potentially tougher games remaining on the schedule, it also has a few very serious playoff implications as the Rams sit just behind the Vikings in the wild card seeding. The things I had to say were real.
The Vikings rank 2nd in points allowed, 6th in total defense, 7th in passing defense and have surrendered a 90.3 passer rating on the season. “He’s one of the best to ever do it. I’ve just got to concentrate on my game and get better every day”. Long will miss his third straight game this week.
With three challenging games ahead, Zimmer this week explained the four steps to becoming a champion. Safety Mark Barron replaced Ogletree, tying him for the team lead with 55 tackles.
I made a decision to check back in with our friend Nathan Kearns of Ramblin Fan to see what we can expect out of this 2015 version of St. Louis. Rams no slouches, but Vikings are on a roll. His 98 yards receiving against the 49ers were the second-highest total of his career. Austin is averaging 11.9 yards per reception, 8.3 yards per rush and 11.3 yards per punt return this season. “He’s obviously getting a lot of people’s attention”.
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“I know what the feeling of great is. So those are the qualities that I feel like I have as well”. This game also features two of the NFL’s best running backs in Adrian Peterson and Todd Gurley. The combined record of Minnesota’s last nine foes is 42-25.
