NFL Power Rankings, Week 5: Chiefs, Patriots win thrillers to remain perfect

24. Minnesota Vikings (13)

Any team that faces the Chicago Bears on the road with their amazing defense will most likely be in for a long battle, but watching the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday just looked pathetic to witness.

The fact that Minnesota was playing extra hard in the fourth quarter just to make sure they avoided a shutout against their division rivals shows just how ugly this 16-6 loss was, leaving plenty of questions for Week 5.

As crazy as it sounds, Kirk Cousins continues to look far from the answer this team needs at quarterback since a player making that kind of money should be putting up much better numbers on a weekly basis.

Watching the Bears sack Cousins six times shows how rough of an outing this was for the Vikings, and it’s not going to get any easier next weekend on the road again since the New York Giants are all of a sudden thriving under Daniel Jones running the offense.

Until Cousins figures out a way to play at a high level on a consistent basis, it’s going to be difficult to view Minnesota as a serious contender in the NFC, which is a shame since the offense alone is loaded with great weapons to work with.