Purple Pillage

We take a look back at the Vikings' dominant 48-10 win over the Bengals. Carson Wentz made his starting QB debut and had a solid day with a 130 QB rating. We discuss our players of the game, including how Isaiah Rogers set an all time PFF record.

We also preview the Vikings overseas matchup against the Steelers in Ireland. It includes an early 8:30 AM kickoff, as the Vikings are favored by 2.5 points.

The Vikings lose to the Falcons, on a miserable performance, 22-6. JJ McCarthy struggled and now finds himself out for a few weeks with a high ankle sprain. The defense played better but failed to win at the line of scrimmage for most of the evening, yielding a lot of rushing yards to the Falcons. We look back at some keys to the loss and name our players of the game.

We also look ahead to the Sunday matchup against the Bengals in Minnesota, where the Vikings are a 2 point favorite. We also look at other keys to that matchup and pick our winner and by how much.

The Vikings open their season with a come from behind 27-24 win over the Bears in Chicago. We discuss our players of the game and keys to the comeback.

We then look ahead to next week's matchup against the Falcons on Sunday night in Minnesota. We discuss keys to stopping the Falcons, who are coming off of a loss against Tampa Bay. We also look at the point spread and how the Vikings hope to keep the momentum going.

In this report we kick off the Purple Pillage for another season. We discuss the Viking's 53 man roster and also take a look ahead to the opener on Monday night in Chicago. We discuss keys to the game, the point spread, and give our picks.