The defense made them to the tune of six tackles for a loss and a pair of sacks in addition to the three turnovers.
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“It’s important that we all see the things that we could have done better”. Demarco had 13 carries for 42 yards, with five catches for 35 yards and two touchdowns; a solid stat-line for this new addition.
Now Mariota is being counted upon for more on and off the field.
It’s nearly as if Zimmer, who made his bones in this league as a long-time defensive coordinator, looked at his favorite side of the ball in the locker room at intermission and implored them to make a play or in this case, two or three.
Zimmer also said cornerback Xavier Rhodes, who was a late scratch Sunday, does not need surgery and is day-to-day with a knee injury. He’s set to undergo testing this week.
If they didn’t trust him to make a spot start 12 days after Bridgewater went down with a devastating injury, then there would’ve been no point in even having Hill on the roster in the first place. Waynes found out he was starting during warmups. “I can’t wait to get with the coaches”.
But Mike Zimmer’s Vikings are built on defense, and the defense delivered in the second half. And given how closely the Vikings guarded the identity of their quarterback before Sunday’s game – a contest against an AFC South opponent that professed not to be too concerned with the decision – it stands to reason they’ll play the shell game again before they open U.S. Bank Stadium against their biggest rival. Hunter snatched up a bobbled snap that ended up on the ground, before outrunning wide receiver Andre Johnson to put the Vikings up 22-10. Everson Griffen burst through a block to hurry mistake-prone second-year quarterback Marcus Mariota, who tried to slip the ball to Harry Douglas on the left side. They scored the game’s first points on a 28-yard field goal by Ryan Succop with 4:45 left in the first quarter.
Between Patterson, Treadwell and German draft pick Moritz Bohringer, it’s been easy to forget about Adam Thielen, a special teams star and a versatile contributor offensively, but he made his mark in Week 1.
Keep in mind that a year ago, the Vikings won 11 games despite an offensive unit that produced only 32 touchdowns in 16 regular-season contests – including a mere 14 through the air. Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, and Kyle Rudolph combined to haul in 15 passes for 222 yards. Diggs picked up the third 100-yard game of his career yesterday, reeling in seven catches for 103 yards. Eric Kendricks had the biggest play of the game, with a 77-yard interception return for a touchdown that turned the tide of the game.
“It shows the resiliency of this football team”. Who was the standout player of Sunday’s victory over the Titans?
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Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer did his best to hide his starter at quarterback after the Vikings lost Teddy Bridgewater to a major knee injury August 30, and after they traded their 2017 first-round draft pick to Philadelphia for Sam Bradford.
