Right when the Minnesota Vikings turned around their season, and it became clear that they would be 4-4 three weeks after starting 1-4, the dream of a Super Bowl run turned into a nightmare.
Vikings Next Opponent Also Suffers Huge Injury Blow
Quarterback Kirk Cousins tried to escape the defense on a third down and went down. What looked like a normal ankle injury at first turned out to be the Achilles tendon, likely ending his season, pending an MRI to confirm the expected.
Injuries are always tough to swallow for a fan base, as nobody can control them.