NFL Week 6, 2018: 5 Teams on upset alert
By Dan Parzych
1. Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings seem to be flying high at the moment after taking down the defending Super Bowl champions on the road, and if all goes well, they should have little trouble with earning a second win in a row with the Arizona Cardinals coming to town. On paper, this seems like one of those contests in which Minnesota could have a commanding lead over Arizona by the time the third quarter gets underway, but also this is the worst mindset to have heading into the game.
As mentioned before, the Vikings were a major victim of being on the wrong side of an upset a few weeks back at home when they suffered an embarrassing loss to the Bills, and couldn’t even score until late in the fourth quarter when the game was already over. And just like the game against Buffalo, Minnesota will be facing another rookie quarterback in Josh Rosen on Sunday, who looks to build off his first career win last Sunday in a win over San Francisco.
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Without question, the Vikings’ defense will be a much tougher task for Rosen than what he experienced in his win over San Francisco. But just like Josh Allen in that game, Rosen knows he has nothing to lose, and this could even give him a slight advantage when facing the Vikings from a pressure standpoint.