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The Vikings Overcame An Unsustainable Amount of Disaster On Sunday Night Football
By John Boyd - Nov 5, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings dominated the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football, yet the scoreboard tells a different story. Three disastrous offensive plays and a desperate Colts’ drive […]
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Christian Darrisaw’s Injury News Is A Nightmare
By John Boyd - Oct 29, 2024
Offensive tackle is one of the most important positions in football. Great pass rushers who can wreck games against sub-par tackles drive many of the best defenses […]
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Can Brian Flores Hide His Defense’s Pressure Points Against Sean McVay?
By John Boyd - Oct 23, 2024
On Sunday, Ben Johnson and the Detroit Lions offense may have found the Achilles’ heel of Brian Flores’ defense. The Minnesota Vikings’ defense has out-schemed Matt LaFleur […]
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Minnesota’s First Loss Was More Silver Lining Than Cloud
By John Boyd - Oct 22, 2024
Suppose you asked analysts this off-season, particularly those who cover football on a national level, how the Minnesota Vikings match up with the Detroit Lions. They’d have […]
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Brian Flores vs. Ben Johnson Will Be A Chess Match For the Ages
By John Boyd - Oct 18, 2024
This is it. The Minnesota Vikings’ Week 7 matchup against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium is the biggest Vikings game since their 2022 playoff showdown […]
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3 Unsung Vikings Defenders Have Thrived In Flores’ Defense
By John Boyd - Oct 18, 2024
As with all top-notch coordinators, Brian Flores’ defense is greater than the sum of its parts. Some of its parts are cast-offs, journeymen, and undrafted free agents. […]
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Unsung Heroes Have Driven Minnesota’s Offensive Success
By John Boyd - Oct 14, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings have won their first five games of the season thanks to sound play throughout the roster. At the highest level of the ultimate team […]
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The Vikings Proved They Can Win Ugly
By John Boyd - Oct 8, 2024
For the first time this season, the Minnesota Vikings defense had to seal the game on a go-ahead drive. On a day when the offense couldn’t pour […]
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The Game Against the Patriots Showed How Aaron Rodgers Can Be Dangerous Against the Flores Defense
By John Boyd - Oct 5, 2024
Dread it, try to run on it, doesn’t matter — Brian Flores’ defense arrives all the same. Don’t take the Green Bay Packers’ second-half explosiveness last week […]
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Make No Mistake: The Packers Game Was Not Close
By John Boyd - Oct 1, 2024
Sunday’s Minnesota Vikings victory at Lambeau will impact the zeitgeist much more than the team’s cumulative point differential. As much as the game was a tale of […]
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Green Bay’s Running Game Poses A New Challenge For Brian Flores’ Defense
By John Boyd - Sep 27, 2024
Another week, another convincing Minnesota Vikings win driven by a dominant defensive performance. Brian Flores’ defense has only allowed 10 points per game, good for second in […]
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The Houston Texans May Be An Even Bigger Test For Brian Flores’ Defense
By John Boyd - Sep 20, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings defense is legit. Brian Flores’ crew has found equilibrium somewhere between maniacal and unhinged. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has two regular-season in-conference […]