The Minnesota Vikings showed plenty of resilience and potential during their three-point defeat at Denver. There are more parts of this team trending in a positive direction than negative.
There’s still a lot to fix. There’s still a hurdle to clear.
“It seems like when we get in big games, everyone wants to make a play instead of just, ‘Hey, look here: This is my job. I’m going to do my job. I’m going to do this,’” coach Mike Zimmer said. “So it’s actually something that I’m going to have to continue to figure out. It’s not like they spit the bit.