Matt and Nick are back to dive deep into the Vikings' win against the Dolphins.

Week 6 Review

• Another fraudulent win -- Vikings 5-1 despite being 13th in offensive EPA/play, 13th in defensive EPA/play and 17th in DVOA
  • Offense
    • 3 and out on 10 (!) of 15 total drives
    • Dalvin averaging less than 2 ypc until the 53-yarder
    • Kirk largely not able to take advantage of aggressive blitzing 
      • Dolphins blitzed on 55% (!) of drop backs
      • Kirk under pressure on 42.4% of drop backs
      • Ingram and Bradbury struggled one-on-one
      • Pass pro miscommunications
    • Dolphins defense: WRs not separating
    • But a few explosives make up for inconsistency: switch to 21p play action for 1st TD drive, 47-yarder to JJ on wheel route, Dalvin Run
  • Defense
    • DL feasting: pressure on 24/55 (44%) of drop backs, largely with dropping 7 (only blitzed teddy twice)
      • Z (11 pressures, 2 sacks), Hunter (6 pressures, 1 sack), Patrick Jones (2 sacks, 4 total pressures), big Dalvin
    • P2’s best game in years: 1 INT, 3 PBUs, gave up 3 catches and 2 were contested and one was in the flat on 1st and 20
    • Sully struggling vs Tyreek
  • Special Teams
    • 73 yard punt
    • Metellus and Asamoah force stop on punt fake on 4th and 1
    • Reagor with a 25-yard return
• Tape Talk
  • Vikings suck at communication protections.  Miami keyed off the half slide with double mugs
  • How Miami’s fronts and blitzes stopped Dalvin and kept Kirk under wraps
  • How Z and Hunter racked up 17 pressures -- bull rush, arm over, etc.
• Bye Week Priorities

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Matt and Gregg are back to review the Vikings game against the Bears and preview the game against the Dolphins

• Week 5 Review
  • Vikings jump out to 21-3 lead but then fall to sleep
  • Special Teams woes (Bad punt, 2 missed FGs)
  • Defense still can’t make stops, Bears take 22-21 lead
  • Vikings salt away the game with nice final drive
  • Double agent Ihmir Smith-Marsette
  • Vikings dominated box score but not game
  • Tape talk
    • Justin Fields scrambles extending drives
    • KOC cooking on scoring drives

• 1st Quarter of the Season
  • 3 Things We KNOW About the MN Vikings

• Dolphins Preview
  • Old friend Teddy Bridgewater?
  • Dolphins Weapons - WR injuries (Hill foot/quad, Waddle groin)
  • Dolphins defense susceptible to big plays - Vikings longest play since week 1 is 31 yards. Dolphins have allowed 9 plays longer than that
  • Who are you picking?

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings' uneven performance in a win against the Saints.

* What caused the red zone failures?
* Kirk Cousins' decision-making
* Is Ed Donatell a problem?
* A great special teams performance

Tape Talk
* Putting Danielle Hunter under the microscope
* Kevin O'Connell's goal line designs

Bears Preview
* What do we think of Justin Fields?
* The Bears' rushing attack
* Will the Bears be able to be competitive?
* Anyone you're worried about on defense?

* An update on the Lewis Cine injury

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Matt, Nick, and Gregg are back to cover the Vikings' come-from-behind victory against the Lions and preview the Saints' game. How can the Vikings shore up their defense? How are opposing teams limiting Justin Jefferson? Find out in this episode.

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Matt and Nick are back to break down the Vikings' disappointing lost to the Eagles. Find out what went wrong on both offense and defense in the game. After that, the guys preview the Vikings' week 3 game against the Lions.

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Matt, Nick, and Gregg are back to preview the Vikings' Week 2 game vs. the Eagles

Eagles Breakdown
* Jalen Hurts 
* Offensive line/run game
* Wide receivers
* Defense

Each of the guys ranks their top 3 teams in the NFL

Three predictions about the game

15 Seconds of Fantasy

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Matt and Nick have special guest Shawn Syed (@SyedSchemes) on to break down the Vikings' impressive win over the Packers in Kevin O'Connell's first game as a head coach.

Offense
* The basics of Kevin O'Connell's offense
* How the Vikings schemed Justin Jefferson for success
* Can Justin Jefferson be stopped?
* Run Game Diversity
* Nick Breaks Down the OL performance
* How did Kirk Cousins look?

Defense
* Half-Quarter-Quarter and Umbrella Coverages
* How Harrison Smith was used as a weak safety
* Can the flat be exploited in this defense?
* How talent helped the run defense excel
* Limiting big plays and slowing down Dillon/Jones
* Breakdown of individual DL performances

Follow Shawn @SyedSchemes and check out his coverage of the Vikings at the Daily Norseman this season.

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Matt, Nick, and Gregg are back to discuss the Vikings' first game of the season and more.

* How do the Vikings match up against the Packers?
* What do we think of the Bears and Lions rosters?
* Everyone gives three hot takes for the 2022 season
* 15 seconds of fantasy

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Matt and Gregg are back to recap the Vikings' roster after they cut down to 53 players. Discussions include:

* Armon Watts cut
* Kellen Mond and Sean Mannion cut
* Ross Blacklock trade
* Jesse Davis Trade
* TY McGill and Bisi Johnson injuries
* Troy Dye winning the 4th LB spot
* Luigi Vilain makes the roster

The guys go down position-by-position with an analysis of the roster, and Matt (finally) provides the scouting reports on the rookie draft picks that had not yet been covered, including scouting reports on:
* Esezi Otomewo
* Ty Chandler
* Vederian Lowe
* Jalen Nailor
* Nick Muse

Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings' preseason week 2 game vs. 49ers.

* Trade for Nick Mullens
* Poor Backup QB performance
* TY McGill's great performance
* The rest of the IDL
* Struggles from Zach Davidson, Janarius Robinson, and Oli Udoh
* A sidebar on Kellen Mond
* How do you think the rookies looked?
* A discussion of how Donatell's defense looks
* An Akayleb Evans Breakdowns
* Going position-by-position through Nick's 53-man projected roster.