Welcome to our morning-after Vikings blog, where we’ll revisit every game by looking at three players who stood out, three concerns for the team, three trends to watch and one big question. Here we go:
Three years ago today, when I was still covering the Vikings for ESPN, I wrote a piece on defensive line coach Andre Patterson’s impact on the Vikings’ defensive front. In an interview for that story, Patterson said something about Danielle Hunter — then 22 years old — that popped back into my head on Sunday.
With Hunter in the midst of a breakout season, during which he posted 12 1/2 sacks in 2016, Patterson said there were a number of areas where the defensive end could still improve.