It was another heartbreaking one-possession loss for the Minnesota Vikings, as they fell to the Kansas City Chiefs 27-20.
Whether you want to blame the first-quarter fumble that turned into a Chiefs touchdown, the slew of injuries the Vikings suffered, or the poor situational awareness the team showed at times, there’s plenty of blame to go around.
But, at the end of the day, the blame game gets you nowhere. The Vikings sit at 1-4 on the season, and are now facing the grim reality that the season is likely over, for all intents and purposes, slightly more than one quarter of the way through.
Now, the front office is left in the unenviable position of figuring out what the best way to rebound from this season is. It would seem foolish for the team to be a buyer at the NFL trade deadline. Kirk Cousins time in purple is almost assuredly coming to a close, and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah needs to figure out what “life after Kirk” looks like in Minneapolis — and how they are going to navigate getting to that point. Right now the team has a top 5 selection in the 2024 NFL draft, and the 2024 class at the position looks strong.
But all of that discussion is for the future. As for the now, there weren’t a whole lot of positives from yesterday’s loss. Let’s dive into the Good, bad and ugly.