Minnesota has been successful on offense recently, but the team has had its faults.
The Vikings have committed some costly turnovers against the Panthers and Jaguars. Minnesota had two fumbles returned for touchdowns against Carolina. There seemed to be a disconnect between Kirk Cousins and Dalvin Cook against Jacksonville, which led to a pick-six.
Those mistakes may cost them a win in Tampa Bay, against a menacing Buccaneers defense. Vikings offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak talked about his team facing that group:
“They’ve been off (for the bye week), so they’re going to be really flying around,” Kubiak said, via the Vikings’ Twitter account. “Very stout, they run extremely well. They set the edges with (Shaquil Barrett) and Jason (Pierre-Paul) on the other side. You got (Ndamukong) Suh inside. They push inside and they set the edges, so that makes it very, very difficult.”
There are some challenges with this Buccaneers defense. If the Vikings can manage to handle the pressure Tampa Bay can generate in the passing game, then I think it’s possible for Minnesota to pull off an upset.
“It’s that time of year, so get ready to go,” Kubiak said.