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In the debut of Monday Morning Murph, former Pioneer Press columnist Brian Murphy analyzes a rough 27-24 opening week loss for the Vikings against the Cincinnati Bengals. What does it say about the Vikings' identity as a team and how they need to win games? Matthew gives a crazy stat about the Vikings in games where they allow more than 25 points and Brian talks about what we need to see from the Vikings to turn things around quickly and what makes for a successful season with the NFC North already in tough shape.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom break down the Vikings' 27-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. How the Vikings' offensive line started out miserably. Whether Dalvin Cook's key fumble was actually a fumble. How the concerns from the preseason played out in Cincinnati. Why Joe Burrow looks like he's going to make the Bengals an exciting team. How the Bengals nearly gave the game away. Kirk Cousins's almost-winning drive and more.

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Locked On Bengals host Jake Liscow drops by the show to talk about Joe Burrow and whether he'll turn into an elite quarterback at some point and what to expect from him Week 1. Which team has more concerns along the offensive line. Are Ja'Marr Chase's drops a problem? What type of defense are the Vikings facing in Cincy?

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin talk about Anthony Barr missing from practice on Thursday and what that means for the short and long term. How will they replace Barr? How will it make his contract look if Barr doesn't get healthy this year? Plus what do we think of the Vikings and Bengals matchup to open the season? Is Joe Burrow and his group of weapons a threat? Do we expect the offense to start fast? And Courtney picks the entire schedule and settles on a final record.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom break down Brian O'Neill's mega $92.5 million contract and talk about the Vikings paying top dollar for players over the last few years. They also talk about their predictions for the 2021 season, including which cornerback will be the best, when Kirk Cousins will win Player of the Month and breaking down likely sack totals across the board.

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Matthew Coller is joined by two former Viking offensive linemen to discuss whether they think the Vikings' offensive line will be good this year. They discuss Oli Udoh and Ezra Cleveland moving from tackle to guard, which linemen has to take a leadership role and why young players struggle in the NFL. Plus Alex and Jeremiah talk about the things they're most excited about for the NFL season this year, including the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns having Super Bowl chances and the young QBs around the league.

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Scott Studwell's new book "Viking For Life" is out now and he joined Matthew Coller to talk about his career in the NFL that spanned four decades. Studwell talks about his decision to write the book, what it was like to play for Bud Grant and Jerry Burns, scouting Randy Moss, how he watches football now that he's retired and even why he used to wear an amazing neckroll.

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Matthew Coller and Pro Football Focus data scientist Eric Eager break down the Vikings' matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals and why it's a gift and a curse to play a bad team in Week 1. Plus, should Klint Kubiak get more aggressive with Kirk Cousins? Will having a better defense improve the Vikings' offense in some ways? And how will

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Matthew Coller and Manny Hill run through five burning Vikings questions for Week 1 in only the fashion that they can: Hot Routez style. What would it take for Kirk Cousins to win over Mike Zimmer? How would the 2021 Vikings stack up with the 2019, 2012, 2000 and 1994 Vikings? Who are the most underrated Bengals? And what are the best and worst moves of the offseason?

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Kevin Seifert start out by talking about Kevin's experience covering the Vikings and whether he was able to get a feeling for how good or bad a team was going to be based on training camp and the preseason. They also discuss the pressure that Mike Zimmer is facing this year and which NFL storylines Kevin is most interested in this year as we prepare to start the season.

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