The Minnesota Vikings started as touchdown favorites against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While the line dropped closer to a field goal by kickoff, Week 1 was a game they were supposed to win. Plenty went wrong, but there were a few things that stood out.
About That Vikings Slow Start..
Going up against a Baker Mayfield-quarterbacked Tampa Bay team, Minnesota had an opportunity to show off Brian Flores’ shiny new defense. Although Marcus Davenport was out for Week 1 opposite of Danielle Hunter, we were going to be shown what improvements the scheme changes led to and how much coaching had taken place.