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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Missed Kicks and Missed Opportunities

Sam Ekstrom and Chris Schad react to Sunday’s 26-14 loss at Tampa Bay. They discuss the following:

Dan Bailey misses four kicks. Is there any case to keep him around?

Kirk Cousins wasn’t elite, but he also wasn’t the reason the Vikings lost

Dalvin Cook‘s 100-yard game was wasted

-Three controversial calls. Were they correct?

-Why won’t the Vikings show more offensive urgency?

-Playoff picture update

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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.

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