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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 - Road Trip to KC and a Close Loss

Sam, Arif, Luke and Tom are in studio to talk about their BBQ filled road trip to KC. We talk about all the different things that led to a narrow loss. Cousins struggles with pressure and accuracy, the defense gives up big plays, and some crucial mistakes on special teams.

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Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) is a Zone Coverage staff writer covering the Minnesota Vikings and Golden Gophers basketball.

Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) covers the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic.

Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman) Luke Inman is Zone Coverage’s resident NFL Draft guru and video content creator.

Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the co-founder of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports.

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