The Minnesota Vikings take on the Atlanta Falcons in Mercedez-Benz Stadium at 12 p.m. CST on Sunday.
The Falcons just solidified that the Desmond Ridder era is over (for now) and have given the reigns over to former Viking, Taylor Heinicke.
Heinicke signed as an undrafted free agent for Minnesota after the 2015 NFL draft and backed up Teddy Bridgewater and former NFL Europe passing leader Shaun Hill. he never saw the field and was released prior to the start of the 2017 season.
Now, he comes back and is looking to prove that he can keep Atlanta’s playoff hopes alive.
Minnesota has their own playoff hopes that they are worried about, and the road to that playoff starts with stopping Heinicke and this Atlanta offense.
If they want to do that, they will need to follow these four keys to success.