Going into the long-awaited opening game of U.S. Bank Stadium, nothing had gone according to plan. Sure, the Vikings were 1-0, but the Vikings failed to establish any offensive identity in the Week 1 victory over the Tennessee Titans, unable to score a single offensive touchdown. Shaun Hill was never supposed to be any more than an afterthought for Vikings fans. Sam Bradford certainly wasn’t supposed to be donning the purple and gold.
Yet here we are. One devastating injury to rising quarterback Teddy Bridgewater changed everything, sending the organization into turmoil and the fan base into panic.