After a disappointing 17 points against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Minnesota Vikings offense heads to Philadelphia to face the uber-talented Eagles defense.
There were some positives to take away from Sunday’s loss that could be translatable to success in this short week. Kirk Cousins had drives where he got into a good rhythm, especially with superstar Justin Jefferson. The rookie Jordan Addison had a good showing in his debut, catching his first touchdown off a blown assignment due to Tampa’s Carlton Davis attempting to undercut Jefferson at the first-down line.
Kevin O’Connell seemed strategic as a play-caller, supplementing a run game that couldn’t gain traction with quick pass plays to ward off an aggressive Buccaneers team that led the entire NFL in blitzes called last week (21).
Ultimately, it ended in a 20-17 loss, and if the Vikings want to avoid the proverbial 0-2 skid where only 41 out of 433 (9.47%) teams since the Super Bowl era began have made the playoffs, the offense needs to step up.
In this exercise, we discuss how the Minnesota offense can do that.