Mike and Ed break down the Vikings 28-12 win over the Atlanta Falcons

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Recapping Cleveland v Titans, Detroit, Green Bay / Chicago, Antonio Brown Saga, Miami’s quest to Tank for Tua, Seahawks struggles against the Bengals, and the Colts still rolling behind Jacoby Brissett.

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Vikings Defense

• Anthony Barr makes an immediate impact.
• Anthony Harris comes out of the gate strong.
• Rhodes Closed for Julio Jones.
• Mackenzie Alexander dislocates elbow - Status unknown.
• Defensive Line dominated the game with stellar games from Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen.
• Penalties a small downside in an otherwise impressive defensive performance.

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Vikings Special Teams

• Kicking solid - Dan Bailey 4/4 on XPs.
• Blocked Punt by Eric Wilson - First since 2014.
• Coverage teams solid.

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Vikings Offense

• Run blocking was spectacular, lead to a grinding game from Minnesota.
• Brian O’Neill didn’t skip a beat, and had a solid all-around game.
• Garrett Bradbury had a less than stellar outing, but held his ground decently in the run game.
• Dalvin Cook makes fast players look... not fast.
• Play-action roll-outs from Kirk Cousins helped mask relatively poor pass-blocking.
• Stefon Diggs able to have a lighter workload and rest for GB.
• Alexander Mattison solid in his debut.
• C.J. Ham great all-around game.

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GB Preview

• Pressure v. Pressure - Can we limit GB’s passrush enough?
• Kirk Cousins will need to throw more than 10 times, and Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs should have good matchups.
• Predictions.

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