The Minnesota Vikings are owners of clear-cut expectations in 2021, derived from a 2020 season that went really dastardly – really quick.
Head coach Mike Zimmer’s team gaffed its way to a 1-5 start, nearly slamming the door on any postseason aspirations by the time November flipped on the calendar. After the team’s 1-5 bottoming out, Kirk Cousins and Co. actually did rebound to effectuate a playoff push. But when the stakes were an apex for that – against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears – Minnesota’s defense flatly crumbled.
And that’s why the expectations for 2021 are vivid.