EAGAN, Minn. – When the Minnesota Vikings kick off their season opener at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday (1 p.m., ET, Fox), they’ll start answering the questions they’ve been publicly and privately pondering for months.
Is this team built to make the playoffs? And did they gamble in the right places when they overhauled parts of the roster to avoid another 7-9 season?
The buzzword that’s been attached to the Vikings -- particularly recently -- is: unknowns.
The unknowns on offense are based on injuries on the line, first-year offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and a first-team unit that couldn't score a touchdown in the preseason.