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Vikings have a 2 game lead in the NFC North after 5 weeks

Posted on 10/11/26 at 4:48 pm
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 10/11/26 at 4:48 pm
SKOL
Posted by Kansas City King
Columbia, MO
Member since Oct 2020
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Posted on 10/11/26 at 4:49 pm to
Vikings, Chiefs, and 49ers are the only undefeated teams left in the NFL as of posting this. 49ers could lose this game to Seattle
Posted by VOLhalla
Knoxville
Member since Feb 2011
5294 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 4:59 pm to
Defense travels
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
71272 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:03 pm to
Flores is a wizard.
Posted by made4lsu
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2009
6202 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:07 pm to
Vikings are fools gold. Have played some of the worst teams in the league so far.
Posted by VOLhalla
Knoxville
Member since Feb 2011
5294 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:10 pm to
They’ve also beaten the Bears and Packers
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
Member since Sep 2008
18811 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:20 pm to
I don’t think a close 3-game stretch vs TB, MIA, and NO is fooling anyone into thinking they’re the average 5-0 team

I figured O’Connell exhausted his fortune after the 2022 team that went 13-4 with a negative point differential but he’s got more apparently
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
15399 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:22 pm to
He’s a good defensive coach but not a good HC
Hope he never lands another HC job and stays the Vikings DC
Posted by lurking
Member since Nov 2022
3870 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:28 pm to
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Have played some of the worst teams in the league so far.


The Saints are one RB, guard, tackle, center, DL, DE, LB, and DB away from being elite buddy, ok?
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
Member since Sep 2008
18811 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:34 pm to
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They’ve also beaten the Bears and Packers
That’s really just an extension of the weak schedule comment

The non-divisional slate of the team that just beat the shite out of the other today consists of 3 point wins against NYJ and TB, and a blowout loss to ATL. The other team’s resume is CAR (a clear aberration), NYJ and PHI

It’s not as bad as the NFC South overall but no team in the North will be squaring up with the actual contenders
This post was edited on 10/11/26 at 5:36 pm
Posted by VOLhalla
Knoxville
Member since Feb 2011
5294 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:48 pm to
The NFC North had been one of, if not the, toughest conference in the NFL the past few years

Casual fans watch teams that put up points and struggle to stop anyone and think those teams are somehow better than teams that use defense to control the game and put up enough points to get the win. Minnesota has been in control of almost every moment of all their games

I also kinda wonder how many times a 5-0 team has had to start multiple quarterbacks? And have had their best player miss time due to injury?
Posted by DBG
vermont
Member since May 2004
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Posted on 10/11/26 at 5:50 pm to
The Vikings ceiling is probably divisional round
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
Member since Sep 2008
18811 posts
Posted on 10/11/26 at 6:19 pm to
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The NFC North had been one of, if not the, toughest conference in the NFL the past few years
So tough in the last 5 years it’s dead last of the 4 NFC divisions in playoff winning %, with only 1 team making it to the NFCCG (where that team did anything but control the game with defense, they got blasted in the second half to superior firepower)

10 year horizon they’re even further in last in playoff winning %, and they’re the only division without a SB appearance. The other 3 divisions have at least 2

It’s been an average at best division for quite a while. It’s arguably never been more obvious now that the Packers are average and not able to ride those bad teams to high seeds before taking early exits against actual contenders

It’s fun football to attend. Unfortunately a bit lacking on the results though
This post was edited on 10/11/26 at 6:30 pm
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