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Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Viking Jeremiah Sirles talk about where the Vikings stand after their loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Jeremiah attempts talking us into the Vikings making the No. 7 playoff seed being enough but completely fails. What would it take to convince him that they could be a scary team in the playoffs? Matthew talks Jeremiah into one playoff win and Jeremiah again struggles to talk us into NFL instant replay. Plus, Jeremiah takes us through what it would be like to have the quarterback line up under guard. Get your football tickets at TickPick.com/Insider

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Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy let loose on the Vikings' loss to the 49ers on Sunday, starting with Kirk Cousins's worst graded game of the year by PFF. We look at who Cousins compares to by historical metrics and make the point that asking him to carry the team is too much. Let's also complain about the refs. They have been a huge problem this year and not overturning Adam Thielen's catch was a highlight of their horrendous job. Also the defense's construction was bad from the start and low and behold it's gone bad. Now what? Are they making the playoffs still? Check out TickPick.com/Insider for tickets to upcoming home games

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom break down the Minnesota Vikings loss to the San Francisco 49ers. We start out with the big picture: The Vikings are very much in the playoff race after falling to the 49ers but the loss ends the idea that they have turned things around completely. The 49ers ran over the Vikings on the ground and turned things around completely at the end of the first half and ultimately Kirk Cousins couldn't come up with big plays when the pressure was at its height. Mike Zimmer made typical excuses about the referees after the game and now the Vikings are set up to have a so-so season... what will that mean for them? Oh and Kene Nwangwu is exciting, huh?

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Matthew Coller opens the show with the "Opening Drive" talking about how the Minnesota Vikings' standard should not change because they have had adversity. Their offense has been healthy and Kirk Cousins is playing well, go win. Then he talks about matchups to watch between the 49ers and Vikings and gets together with Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus to talk about how the Vikings may have to consider a Kirk Cousins extension and whether Danielle Hunter should be given an extension with his recent injury issues.

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin talk about Everson Griffen's Instagram post and what's happened since then. They outline the day at TCO Performance Center and how "Next Man Up" doesn't really work in this situation. Plus, now the Vikings are completely decimated on the defensive line, so how will they take on the 49ers? What does this also say about how the Vikings have to be an offensive team now? Will this be Mike Zimmer's best coaching job if they make the playoffs?

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about rumors about the Chicago Bears potentially firing Matt Nagy and whether Vikings fans should be happy about the idea Chicago could can their struggling head coach. They talk about the path to the playoffs and why the San Francisco 49ers game might determine the rest of the season. What's the vibe around the Vikings' building now after everyone was so down two weeks ago? Does it feel like everything is back on track? Plus, how many wins would it take for the Vikings to feel like a real contender? And Dalvin Tomlinson added to the COVID list

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Matthew Coller gets together with Paul Hodowanic and Manny Hill to talk about the Vikings' path to the playoffs and which teams are the biggest threats to the Vikings. Are the 49ers or Eagles for real? The Panthers and Saints are toast right? Also do the Vikings have the best group of receivers in NFL history? The 49ers have Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens but they can't compare to Moss/Carter/Jefferson/Diggs/Thielen/A. Carter and Jake Reed. Will the Vikings still sign Kirk Cousins to an extension if they miss the playoffs? And what's different in the NFL now from back in the day?

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Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy talk about whether it's been a fun year for Vikings fans or too stressful for them to enjoy. What does it mean that a Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins-led team suddenly has a top ranked passing offense? What does it mean that Cousins didn't have a good PFF grade versus the Green Bay Packers and yet Justin Jefferson made him right. What troubles still lurk around the corner despite the team having found their offensive identity? How does the last two weeks change the view on Zimmer's future?

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom break down the Minnesota Vikings' offensive explosion against the Green Bay Packers in a 34-31 win at US Bank Stadium. How Kirk Cousins and Klint Kubiak finally got in the mode to force the ball to Justin Jefferson. While there were some close calls, Jefferson finished with one of the best receiving days in Vikings history and now the Vikings appear to have found themselves on offense. Do we think they can keep it up? Was that one of the best Vikings-Packers games of the Zimmer and Rodgers era? What happened to the defense in the second half of the game? How does the NFC playoff race look now that the Vikings beat Los Angeles and Green Bay? Oh, and thanks Greg Joseph.

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