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The good news is, our schedule is looking a bit easier than it did at the beginning of the season. The NFC east is looking bad (we play all 4 teams) and the AFC North (we play them too) isn't looking all that good either. Then we got Carolina and at Seattle, and still 3 home division games.

Reignman wrote:The good news is, our schedule is looking a bit easier than it did at the beginning of the season. The NFC east is looking bad (we play all 4 teams) and the AFC North (we play them too) isn't looking all that good either. Then we got Carolina and at Seattle, and still 3 home division games.

Eh, don't be fooled, CIN and BAL are both pretty good, and the Eagles are probably going to torch us with their offense, and the rest of the NFC East is very hard to read.

Reignman wrote:The good news is, our schedule is looking a bit easier than it did at the beginning of the season. The NFC east is looking bad (we play all 4 teams) and the AFC North (we play them too) isn't looking all that good either. Then we got Carolina and at Seattle, and still 3 home division games.

The other good news, although I am sure some here will not want to hear it is this. So far, other than the division games only one game played by the Packers, Bears or Lions figure in the first few tie breakers at the end of the season. So, IF, notice big IF for those who have written off the season, the Vikings can pull it together and win some games they are not is as bad shape as you may think. It's a tough road from this point, but a couple of wins the next two weeks and they can be right back in it. IF. Being 2-2 at the bye would be big step.

Reignman wrote:The good news is, our schedule is looking a bit easier than it did at the beginning of the season. The NFC east is looking bad (we play all 4 teams) and the AFC North (we play them too) isn't looking all that good either. Then we got Carolina and at Seattle, and still 3 home division games.

IF we can play like we did the 2nd half of the bears game all of those look winnable to me. A lot of those teams also have serious flaws. The steelers can't protect big ben, cam newtons regressed, his weapons are like 50 years old in steve smith and deangelo williams. The redskins are worse and RG3 isn't the same, but that's what happens when you spend your entire draft on a guy and his back up. We can take the Bears at home, and the ravens are a completely different team that isn't nearly as scary. Eagles O looks good but they can't stop anyone and we'll rattle vick enough at home. We always abuse romo and it's at home so not too worried about them.

The two big ones are AT NYG and AT CIN, those will be tough games that we need.

AT GB, AT SEA expected losses.

Frazier all most showed some emotion and I'm positive he moved his head......once

radar55 wrote:I'm positive he moved his head......once

Pics or it didn't happen. Lol I love Frazier.

LA Viking wrote: Eh, don't be fooled, CIN and BAL are both pretty good, and the Eagles are probably going to torch us with their offense, and the rest of the NFC East is very hard to read.

Nah, the Igles will be gassed or half of them will be on IR by the time we play them in week 15 due to Kelly's fast pace offense. And we own Eli in New York. Dallas, both Packer games, and at Seattle are our only remaining tough games. However this is the Vikings we're talking about and they can turn any game into a tough game (see Bucs game last year). We'll find out next week vs the Browns.

Raptorman wrote: Vikings are the only NFC team to start with two on the road and the only team to start with two divisional games.

Only 11 teams have started a season with back to back road division games since 1990 and only 3 of those teams made the playoffs. The last team to start the season with back to back road division games was the '06 Bills who finished 7-9. The last team to make the playoffs, the 1997 Chiefs. Conclusion: The schedule makers didn't do the Vikings any favors. To make it worse, 1 of our home games is in London. The last time the Vikings began the season with back to back road division games was 1992. We won at Lamebeau, then lost at Detroit, but we went on to win the division at 11-5.

Overall, since 1990 64 teams have started the season with back to back road games, 22 made the playoffs. 21 of the 64 started 0-2, 5 (24%) of those made the playoffs, and only 1 won their division ('96 Patriots).

Reignman wrote: Overall, since 1990 64 teams have started the season with back to back road games, 22 made the playoffs. 21 of the 64 started 0-2, 5 (24%) of those made the playoffs, and only 1 won their division ('96 Patriots).

Wait--- you're saying that a team has lost their first two games which were road games in their division *and* went on to play in the super bowl? I could have sworn I've read on this board that nobody makes the playoffs after an 0-2 start....

cstelter wrote: Wait--- you're saying that a team has lost their first two games which were road games in their division *and* went on to play in the super bowl? I could have sworn I've read on this board that nobody makes the playoffs after an 0-2 start....

Actually the Giants, most recently lost their first two games and went on to win the Super Bowl. I am not sure who those first two loses were against but I think it was Dallas and Green Bay.

Purple bruise wrote: Actually the Giants, most recently lost their first two games and went on to win the Super Bowl. I am not sure who those first two loses were against but I think it was Dallas and Green Bay.

The 2007 Giants lost to Dallas in week 1, and Green Bay in week 2.

Wait--- you're saying that a team has lost their first two games which were road games in their division *and* went on to play in the super bowl? I could have sworn I've read on this board that nobody makes the playoffs after an 0-2 start....[/quote]

Actually the Giants, most recently lost their first two games and went on to win the Super Bowl. I am not sure who those first two loses were against but I think it was Dallas and Green Bay.[/quote]

The 2007 Giants lost to Dallas in week 1, and Green Bay in week 2.[/quote]

I think you are correct and then beat the Packers and went on to win the Super Bowl.

Purple bruise wrote:Wait--- you're saying that a team has lost their first two games which were road games in their division *and* went on to play in the super bowl? I could have sworn I've read on this board that nobody makes the playoffs after an 0-2 start....

Actually the Giants, most recently lost their first two games and went on to win the Super Bowl. I am not sure who those first two loses were against but I think it was Dallas and Green Bay.[/quote]

The 2007 Giants lost to Dallas in week 1, and Green Bay in week 2.[/quote]

I think you are correct and then beat the Packers and went on to win the Super Bowl.[/quote]

Lol, was that the closest feeling you ever had to a Vikings SuperBowl?

Week 2 Positives:

-Team health (no significant injuries)
-We get Felton back (in another week)
-Offensive line played the best they have all season in the second half (pass protection anyway)
-Ponder played his best football of the season in the second half
-Harrison Smith
-Patterson is a legit weapon on special teams
-Special teams KR blocking
-Locke had a better game (56.7 average on 3 punts, 2 downed inside the 20).
-2/2 on 4th down
-64 total plays
-Only 3 penalties

dead_poet wrote:-We get Felton back

I thought his suspension was for three games?

-Ponder played his best football of the season in the second half

In all of two games!