SEATTLE — The Vikings, who opened the preseason with a 24-13 loss to the Seahawks on Thursday night, remain winless in four exhibition games under Kevin O'Connell. Put another way, they've lost as many preseason games as they have regular-season games under the coach.
Their NFC North championship a year ago came after they reached the start of the regular season in fine health, and the fact the Vikings rested almost all of their starters on Thursday night makes the game's final result trivial. After the Vikings took a 10-0 lead in the first half at Lumen Field, though, and saw their young defenders turn in a commanding first quarter, they're unlikely to be unhappy with how the game ended.