The Vikings were the NFL’s last undefeated team when they turned the ball over four times in a 21-10 loss at Philadelphia on Oct. 23.
But no one at Winter Park was panicked. They were 5-1. What could go wrong?
The loss was an aberration, right? The offense hadn’t turned the ball over while going 5-0. The defense had four more takeaways while holding the Eagles offense to 13 points. And, besides, in eight days, the Vikings would be at Soldier Field facing a 1-6 Bears team on “Monday Night Football.’’
This was the quintessential NFL bounce-back scenario.