Minnesota Vikings: 3 Bold predictions for Week 2 vs. Colts

2. Vikings offense will look much better

Although the Vikings did manage to tally 34 points and had some solid drives late in the season-opening loss to the Green Bay Packers last weekend, the offense didn’t look that great early on and had a hard time stringing some quality possessions together right out of the gate.

That lack of offense mixed with the spotty defense was a recipe for disaster early on for Minnesota, falling behind Green Bay while not being able to catch back up for the remainder of the game.

On Sunday afternoon in Week 2 against the Colts, the Vikings will hopefully have learned from the Week 1 performance while feeling a bit better about themselves specifically on offense to hit the ground running to try and claim the first win of the year.

The reason the lack of a strong start for Minnesota was somewhat surprising is the fact that this team is returning a bulk of the offense from the 2019 campaign this year. So the familiarity should be there, but that didn’t really look to be the case to open the year.

In the second game of the year on the road, the Vikings will battle against a Colts team that allowed the Jaguars to have a balanced attack offensively in Week 1, which initially could be a positive thing for Kirk Cousins and company in Minnesota.

That style of play feeds right into what the Vikings like to do on the offensive side of the ball, traditionally featuring an offense that is balanced both through the air and on the ground in the running game.

Jacksonville managed to tally 150 yards and three touchdowns through the air on a total of 20 pass attempts in the win over Indianapolis, while also finishing with 91 yards on the ground in the run game.

In the Week 2 showdown between the cross-conference opponents, the Vikings should have the ability to showcase their balanced offense while facing a defense that has allowed opposing teams to do so at least for one week to start the new year.