The concept of luck has been at the forefront of the 2022 Minnesota Vikings season. Maybe they have been a little lucky. They got a little unlucky too. So let's itemize the luck, plus we'll talk about T.J. Hockenson and Kirk Cousins, and all the good things we can take from this win.

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On this Twitter Tuesday episode, we'll look at the Vikings' place in power rankings and their place in the national consciousness. Plus, Josh Allen might miss the Vikings game? And we'll talk about Akayleb Evans, Kirk Cousins and his chains, and how I was wrong about Kevin O'Connell.

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With a win against the Washington Commanders, the Minnesota Vikings sit at 7-1 with a 4.5 game lead on the NFC North. That game... didn't feel great for most of it, though. So let's start sorting out the good (Justin Jefferson, T.J. Hockenson) from the bad (offensive line) and try to figure out just what this Vikings team can do.

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The Minnesota Vikings stormed back from 17-7 down to win 20-17 with another fourth quarter comeback. T.J. Hockenson was huge, Justin Jefferson had 100+ yards and Dalvin Cook caught a touchdown to propel Minnesota. Oh yeah, and Kirk Cousins won against his former team. Luke Braun and Sam Ekstrom break it all down.

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The Commanders have a few specific problems, and Justin Jefferson and Za'Darius Smith in particular pose threats to those exact problems. If the Vikings can keep Terry McLaurin and Dalvin Tomlinson's injury from dooming them, there is a path to a big time win.

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The Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings will face off with the Vikings having a chance to be 7-1, and widen their lead on the NFC North. Kirk Cousins will return to FedEx Field as a Viking for the first time since leaving there in 2017, and Taylor Heinicke will have his first game against the team that originally signed him out of Old Dominion. Chris Russell of Locked On Commanders and I chat about the quarterbacks, key matchups, and score predictions.

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The Minnesota Vikings made a splashy move at the trade deadline, sending a 2023 2nd and 2024 3rd to the Detroit Lions for T.J. Hockenson, a 2023 4th and a conditional 2024 4th (it becomes a 5th if the Vikings win a playoff game this year). It replaces Irv Smith Jr., who is on IR with a high ankle sprain and figures to be out for several weeks, if not months. It sort of pushes him out of the Vikings' long term plans, but that might be okay, if Hockenson is the one who replaces him. We'll also talk to Matt Dery of Locked On Lions, who isn't very happy to see the former top 10 pick walk across the division.

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As the Minnesota Vikings tighten their stranglehold on the NFC North, a familiar emotion sets in. As Vikings fans, we've seen the horrors of the 1998 Vikings or the 2009 Vikings. We've seen our hearts break far too many times. So how to we move forward? How do we engage with a genuinely exciting start to the season that is still incredibly likely to end in heartbreak?

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The Minnesota Vikings are now on a five game win streak. At 6-1, they have a stranglehold on the NFC North and are all but shoe-ins for the playoffs. But more importantly than any of that, this win against the Arizona Cardinals felt *real*. The Vikings had Kyler Murray under tons of pressure. Justin Jefferson made plays. Kirk Cousins squeezed out extra production. Is this who the Vikings are now? If so, that's pretty good news.

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The Minnesota Vikings offense finally started to click, at least for a time on Sunday's win over the Arizona Cardinals. Kyler Murray threw two interceptions, and in addition to a muffed punt, the Vikings had simply too many opportunities. Justin Jefferson's 98 receiving yards led the team, but the real story was the Vikings' zone run game, capped by 111 Dalvin Cook yards and a touchdown. Luke Braun and Sam Ekstrom will discuss all the storylines.

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