NFL Week 7 Overreactions: 5 Things Completely Blown Out of Proportion
5. Call It a Season, Vikings
Remember the days just a week ago when the Minnesota Vikings looked unbeatable? They had a defense that looked impenetrable and Sam Bradford was having the best season of his career. Looking at their schedule, going something like 10-0 to start the 2016 season seemed legitimately in the card. In Week 7, they looked nothing akin to that same team at all. In fact, let’s just write them off after the way they looked against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Just one week prior, the Eagles had a bear of a time trying to handle the pass rush of the Washington Redskins. In case you were blissfully unaware, the Washington defense is absolutely horrendous this season. Subsequently, the Vikings defense should have been able to cause all kinds of problems for a Philly offensive line sans Lane Johnson due to suspension. Though they made life hard early on and turned the game into a turnover fest, they faded tremendously.
As if Carson Wentz and the Eagles offense finding success wasn’t enough, let us not forget that Bradford looked horrendous in this game. Sure, the Philadelphia defense is a stout unit. However, Bradford went from having his best season ever to looking worse than he ever has before. Even his checkdown throws looked horrendous.
It was a nice run for Minny to go 5-0, but they’re done. Stick a fork in ’em.