Mike and Ed take a look around the league, the NFC North, and breakdown the Vikings win versus Philadelphia.

Around the League

• Carolina better without Cam Newton? - No
• KC loses another at home
• Deshaun Watson is the real deal
• Lamar Jackson runs wild
• Seattle edges Cleveland
• NO 4-0 with Teddy
• SF undefeated (5-0)
• Chargers
• When to drop Kareem Hunt? (listener request)

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The North Face

• GB plays Detroit right now
• GB down Darnell Savage / Davante Adams
• Bears on Bye

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Vikings - Eagles Recap

Offense

• Kirk Cousins had a day
• Looked ELITE
• Loved the throws to tight windows.
• Stayed calm and rolled out when needed
• Missed a couple throws - TD to Adam Thielen and long throw to Diggs (TBD)
• THE DIME TO Laquon Treadwell
• THE DIME TO Adam Thielen
• THE DIME TO Stefon Diggs (TD 3)

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• Stefon Diggs pops off for 167 / 3 - 2 drops - 1 crucial
• 122 rushing yards - PHI allowed: 28 / 57 / 86 / 77 / 67 entering the game
• Aggressive downfield deep shots
• Garrett Bradbury had his best game of his career
• Rashod Hill surrenders zero (0) pressures in relief of Riley Reiff
• Brian O’Neill has yet to surrender a sack in the NFL

Special Teams

• Fake FG - Everson Griffen second career INT
• Britton Colquitt is an elite holder
• Still waiting for the Marcus Sherels Return TD
• Dan Bailey solid again

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Defense

• Did enough and stood-up when needed
• Misdirection plays hurt us along with RBs out of the backfield
• Xavier Rhodes had more miscues

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• Did like the rotation of Mike Hughes / Trae Waynes / Xavier Rhodes
• Mackensie Alexander with the big INT
• Danielle Hunter with a sack - sets record for most sacks before 25th bday and still has two more games to add to it.

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Detroit Predictions

• Tough ballgame.

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