Vikings' defense happy about second chance at Seahawks

No sequence summed up the dominance of the Seattle Seahawks offense over the shorthanded Vikings defense last month better than the third-quarter touchdown drive that made the score 35-0.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson ripped through the defense on a 53-yard read-option run, but the touchdown was called back because of a holding penalty downfield by a tight end. No matter. On the very next play, Wilson tossed a 53-yard touchdown pass over the Vikings’ heads to wide receiver Doug Baldwin.

Whatever the Seahawks tried that afternoon seemed to work in their 38-7 victory at TCF Bank Stadium. Wilson accounted for four scores and had a 146.0 passer rating. Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls,…