Thursday night’s loss was a little more comforting than the previous one, wasn’t it?
The Vikings came up short against the Cardinals, dropping their second straight game when quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was sacked after a questionable third-down play call in the game’s final seconds. But given the circumstances, an argument can be made that this was one of their better performances of the season. It was certainly a lot more impressive than the win in Atlanta two weeks ago or the Week 6 victory against now-formidable Kansas City.
Their defense was badly banged-up heading into a matchup with the NFL’s top-ranked offense, so much that coach Mike Zimmer had to start four rookies and move one of his starting cornerbacks to safety.