I thought the Vikings had a really smart head coach and defensive coordinator. But that was not the case in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Vikings blew a 14-point lead and lost a highly winnable game in Cincinnati, making the road to the playoffs more difficult even as the Vikings held onto the sixth seed in the NFC.
Coaching, QB, and Secondary Miscues Lead to Costly Loss at CIN
Kevin O’Connell and Brian Flores have done well to keep the Vikings in playoff contention with so many key injuries — especially to Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson — and a bunch of new starters on defense where Flores has gotten only four games out of high-priced OLB Marcus Davenport and is missing Jordan Hicks at ILB.