Fresh off a win over a nearly equally bad squad last week, the Los Angeles Rams will stay home on a short week to host the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football. Vikings lead man Kevin O’Connell will face his mentor Sean McVay for the first time in this one.
To size up the opponent ahead of the Week 8 primetime matchup, I spoke with Christopher Gates from SB Nation’s Vikings blog the Daily Norseman.
Q - Despite a tough two-point loss to the Lions in Week 7, the Vikings surprised everyone in the league with its 5-0 start.