Skol Thoughts...

By Marty Sheetz 

In hindsight, its 2020. Why wouldn't the wheels fall off why wouldn't the game go exactly like it did? The 1st half the Vikings were exactly the team they want to be. 

They held a 4-0 team to 0 points and a Pro Bowl quarterback to just 40 yards. Dalvin and the offense imposed its will on the Seahawks D and although we all wish the lead could have been larger the half was all Vikings.

 A 13 point halftime lead is far from insurmountable, however. The Seahawks quickly turned that(and us) over(twice) and the lead was theirs. Most NFL games have momentum shifts but that was a huge one. 21 points in under seven minutes can take the wind out of any teams sails.

 Without Dalvin, the Vikings still fought back into the game using a closer mix of run and pass. They even managed to get Mattison over the 100 yard mark. Unfortunately late in the forth he would come up just a half yard short of a 1st down that would have sealed the game.

 This play has a ton to unpack. Everything from if Cook was in would he have made it, to why didn't Mattison go to the giant hole to the right, to why not kick the field goal making it a eight point game. At worst that would have made necessary a long grueling drive to at best force overtime.

 One thing I have yet to see be brought up is why would Zimmer against the Seahawks not be a little weary of kicking a short field goal? Surely a situation such as this has never hurt the Vikings/us fans before? It's a very difficult loss. Another in a long line of both primetime and Seahawks based woes, respectability. However the season is not loss and the uphill battle begins anew next week.