Daily Norseman - 2019 NFL Week 13: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle SeahawksThe Purple and Gold Standardhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48653/dailynorseman_fave.png2019-12-03T19:17:36-06:00http://www.dailynorseman.com/rss/stream/207465702019-12-03T19:17:36-06:002019-12-03T19:17:36-06:00Vikings at Seahawks Week 13: Five Game-Changing Plays
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<p>Looking back at the most important plays from the 37-30 loss to Seattle.</p> <p id="O7JLjF">Welp, at least the first half looked pretty promising.</p>
<p id="pNw2hb">This was supposed to be the golden opportunity to smash the narratives that had been swirling around the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Vikings</a> and their quarterback for years in front of a national audience. And for the first 30 minutes, it looked like that might happen. The Vikings looked like the better team overall and took a lead into the locker room.</p>
<p id="uTfJyF">Then the wheels completely fell off.</p>
<p id="QRAeCS">Then it looked like we might have been in line for a second consecutive miraculous comeback.</p>
<p id="K5K8uC">Then the comeback was thwarted.</p>
<p id="F1Nwhx">Then Vikings fans had that all-too-familiar feeling: the agony of losing a winnable game. The melancholy washed away the leftover adrenaline that comes with a contest that featured more abrupt changes in momentum than a octogenarian driving his old Cadillac with both feet. Monday night’s game between the Vikings and <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seahawks</a> was great entertainment ruined by a lousy ending.</p>
<p id="zwBmPz">But hey, at least <span>Kirk Cousins</span> looked—oh, <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/3/20993555/kirk-cousins-narrative-pushing-ridiculous-minnesota-vikings">all everyone wants to talk about</a> is how he’s 0-8 on <em>Monday Night Football</em> and can’t win big games? Cool. Cool cool cool. So everything’s still Kirk’s fault somehow, but just for fun, let’s take a quick glimpse at some other factors that may have played into the loss.</p>
<p id="JTLyug">For instance, the Vikings defense allowed 444 total yards to the Seahawks on Monday night, including a whopping 218 on the ground. It was the fourth time in the past seven games that an opponent has gained at least 400 total yards against them. Before that, Vikings opponents had reached 400 yards only five times in the previous 60 games. The defense has been the strong suit of the team since Mike Zimmer’s arrival in 2014. At the moment, it’s preventing this team from being a serious contender.</p>
<p id="L7rydF">To be crystal-clear, the season is not “over” yet. The championship window hasn’t slammed shut in their faces. The Vikings are still 8-4 and in great shape to make the postseason. If you’re in the tournament, there’s always a chance. Yes, even if it currently appears that the chance is going to include having to win three road playoff games in a row. But until the Vikings can get out of their own way long enough to win important games like this, it’s extremely difficult to consider them in the same echelon as the teams ahead of them in the standings. They’re “good, maybe even very good, but not great” until they can prove otherwise.</p>
<p id="roLFWg">Let’s take our weekly look back at the five biggest plays that kept the Vikings on the fringes of contention instead of the inner circle.</p>
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<p id="CIb739">Much like the Golden Gophers football game two days prior, the Minnesota team made a defensive stop on the opening drive followed by a quick score to make it 7-0. A big end around to <span>Stefon Diggs</span> set up a short <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838555/dalvin-cook-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Dalvin Cook</a> touchdown, and the Vikings were in business. The Seahawks counter-punched with a grinding drive that almost took up the remainder of the first quarter.</p>
<h3 id="dF7DDX">Play 1: Seahawks ball, 3rd & 3 at the Minnesota 20. First quarter, 1:30 remaining. (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short middle to DK.Metcalf to MIN 1 for 19 yards (M.<span>Hughes</span>).</h3>
<p id="ijClVr">Seattle had already run eleven plays and chewed up over six and a half minutes of clock when they faced a crucial third down in Vikings territory. Holding Seattle to three points would have been a win for the Minnesota defense after such a long drive.</p>
<p id="SKwYHW">They didn’t win on this drive.</p>
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<p id="xAYbLK"><span>Russell Wilson</span> found <span>DK Metcalf</span> after he had beaten <span>Mike Hughes</span> on a quick slant to set up first & goal on the 1. Two plays later, <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838540/chris-carson-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Chris Carson</a> found the end zone to tie the game at 7-7.</p>
<p id="jtEQLu">A 19-yard slant that didn’t result in a score isn’t the type of play we usually feature in this space, but it was significant in how it foreshadowed the rest of the game. The Seahawks ran 20 more plays (75 to 55) and had the ball for almost 20 more minutes (39:45 to 20:15) on Monday night.</p>
<p id="NsKVu7">After a couple of punts, it was actually the Vikings who got the first friendly bounce of the game. <span>Armon Watts</span> swatted a Wilson pass and Wilson spiked the ball directly into the arms of <span>Anthony Harris</span>.</p>
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<p id="o4UuDd">This is the exact type of thing that happens in favor of the Seahawks in close games; at the time, it felt like fortune may have been smiling on the Vikings. Seattle answered the pick six with a field goal, but the Vikings managed to move 46 yards in the final 58 seconds to set up a <span>Dan Bailey</span> field goal on the final play of the first half. It was 17-10 in favor of the Vikings at halftime, who would get the ball to start the third quarter.</p>
<p id="BCoZ7y">Instead of scoring on their first drive after the break, the Vikings went three and out and had to challenge a fumble that would have cost them 20 yards of field position. Seattle took over looking to tie the game, and that’s just what they did thanks to our next play.</p>
<h3 id="r78fnj">Play 2: Seahawks ball, 1st & 10 at the Minnesota 44. Third quarter, 11:05 remaining. G.Fant reported in as eligible. C.<span>Carson</span> left end to MIN 45 for -1 yards (X.<span>Rhodes</span>). PENALTY on MIN-X.Rhodes, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 45.</h3>
<p id="uJfKim"><span>Xavier Rhodes</span> has been the object of ire for many a Vikings fan in 2019, and he did himself absolutely no favors to dispel that anger on Monday night in Seattle. After allowing a third down conversion to Metcalf on the previous play, Rhodes stepped up and had a tackle for loss on a Carson sweep to make up for it.</p>
<p id="vUprhl">Until he drew an unnecessary roughness penalty for whipping Carson to the ground after they were out of bounds.</p>
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<p id="6qroWW">Instead of 2nd & 12 on the Minnesota 46, it was 1st & 10 on the Minnesota 30. It took Seattle only three plays to tie the game after the penalty.</p>
<p id="JMiVOC">Then things went from bad to worse for the Vikings.</p>
<p id="NyOijk">Much, much worse.</p>
<h3 id="jwzKdE">Play 3: Vikings ball, 1st & 10 at the Minnesota 22. Third quarter, 8:56 remaining. D.<span>Cook</span> up the middle to MIN 22 for no gain (R.Green). FUMBLES (R.Green), RECOVERED by SEA-B.McDougald at MIN 26. B.McDougald to MIN 26 for no gain (G.Bradbury). MIN-S.<span>Diggs</span> was injured during the play. MIN-D.<span>Cook</span> was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.</h3>
<p id="5wNTGw">If you could bottle up the anxieties and insecurities of Vikings fans, shake that bottle, and then pour it out into a single play, this would be it.</p>
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<p id="pi0R6x">On the very first play after the game-tying touchdown, Cook fumbled and <span>Bradley McDougald</span> recovered. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Cook was hurt on the play and didn’t return the rest of the game. As if THAT wasn’t bad enough, <span>Stefon Diggs</span> also got hurt on the play! All that was missing was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ViG0lQoW5w">our pets heads falling off</a>. Luckily, Diggs returned and Cook claims he’s good to go for next Sunday. But in the moment, it was sheer horror. The Seahawks only managed a field goal, but it was their first lead of the game. It was a lead they wouldn’t relinquish for the final 20-plus minutes of the game.</p>
<p id="Y5HqoV">Because our old pal Xavier came into play again.</p>
<h3 id="pVhjKH">Play 4: Seahawks ball, 3rd & 5 on the Seattle 40. Third quarter, 0:13 remaining. R.Wilson pass deep left to D.<span>Moore</span> for 60 yards, TOUCHDOWN.</h3>
<p id="1WEZhJ"><span>David Moore</span> could play in the NFL for 30 more years and he won’t score an easier touchdown.</p>
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<p id="0R4X8Y">Rhodes apparently thought he had safety help over the top on that play, even though <span>Harrison Smith</span> was directly in front of him on the line of scrimmage and <span>Anthony Harris</span> was clear on the other side of the field. Judging from Rhodes’ sideline histrionics and teammates trying to calm him down, it would appear that Rhodes misunderstood his responsibilities on the play. That’s excusable for a rookie in a preseason game, but a former All-Pro in his seventh season simply cannot have that happen 13 weeks into the season.</p>
<p id="9bkWDW">With five seconds remaining in the third quarter, it was hard to imagine things getting much worse for the Vikings.</p>
<p id="yoeXlh">They got worse on the first play of the fourth quarter.</p>
<h3 id="qZq7NK">Play 5: Vikings ball, 2nd & 10 at the Minnesota 25. Fourth quarter, 15:00 remaining. (Shotgun) K.<span>Cousins</span> pass short left intended for S.Diggs INTERCEPTED by T.Flowers at MIN 25. T.Flowers to MIN 25 for no gain (S.Diggs).</h3>
<p id="4u3Ffh">Sometimes as a Vikings fan, you don’t know whether to laugh, cry, sigh, or just turn the TV off. This was one of those moments.</p>
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<p id="IV4lME">You can’t put the interception on Cousins. Although it was in a tight window, it was right where it was supposed to be. You can be unhappy with Diggs for not hanging on after the ball hit his hands, but that would have been a tough catch to make. You can be unhappy with the referees for not calling a penalty because <span>Tre Flowers</span> might have arrived a bit early, but this was nothing compared to the multiple false starts and delays of game that weren’t called on Seattle throughout the game. Sometimes the defender just makes a great play, and that’s what Flowers did here.</p>
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<p id="TX9YVT">Three plays later, Wilson found <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/30/20839987/rashaad-penny-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Rashaad Penny</a> for a touchdown. Suddenly the Seahawks had scored 24 straight points and were doubling up the Vikings early in the fourth quarter.</p>
<p id="Wob9HD">To their credit, the Vikings didn’t just lay down and accept that it wasn’t their night. Cousins immediately found <span>Laquon Treadwell</span> for a 58-yard touchdown pass. (That lone reception equaled <span>Treadwell</span>’s career high for most yards in a single game.)</p>
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<p id="bOKiBQ">On the next Seattle drive, Rhodes redeemed himself a bit by forcing a Metcalf fumble. Eight plays and 72 yards later, <span>Kyle Rudolph</span> made the spectacular look routine with a one-handed touchdown grab. The Vikings were only down by four points with over seven minutes left. (It should have been three, but <span>Bailey</span> decided to do what Vikings kickers do best against Seattle—shank short kicks wide left.)</p>
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<p id="UYvGuQ">The Vikings forced a punt thanks to a big <span>Ifeadi Odenigbo</span> sack and the Vikings got the ball back with 3:27 remaining.</p>
<h3 id="kDJCGC">Extra play: Vikings ball, 4th & 3 at the Minnesota 42. Fourth quarter, 2:31 remaining. (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short left to I.<span>Smith</span>.</h3>
<p id="st1lpd">This game had so many big moments that I had to include six plays. After a quick first down to <span>Rudolph</span>, an incompletion, a seven yard dump pass to <span>Alexander Mattison</span>, and a tipped pass by <span>K.J. Wright</span>, the Vikings faced a crucial fourth down before the two-minute warning.</p>
<p id="sHVYhf">In what could be considered a metaphor for their division title chances in four weeks time, they just barely missed it.</p>
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<p id="8mxiWs">As with the Flowers interception, you can probably nitpick the defense of <span>Akeem King</span> on Irv Smith Jr. a bit. But it wasn’t anything blatant and the pass fell incomplete.</p>
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<p id="8pCKRK">The bigger concern might be the play call on such an important down. Clearing out Diggs up the right sideline when you only need three yards and don’t have <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838552/adam-thielen-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Adam Thielen</a> on the field was a curious decision. <span>Jason Myers</span> kicked his third field goal of the game with 21 seconds remaining and <span>C.J. Ham</span> fumbled the ensuing squib kick to extinguish any final hopes of a stunner in Seattle.</p>
<p id="kLty3G">Again, the Vikings’ chances are far from dead and buried. But Monday’s tough loss took away any remaining margin for error they may have had for the final four games of the year. As always, we welcome you to vote in the poll to tell us which play you thought was the biggest and encourage you to suggest any we may have missed in the comments.</p>
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<p>The comeback attempt was thwarted by the Seahawks</p> <p id="uq2yvi">The first half of the Monday Night Football contest against the <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> went pretty well for the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a>.</p>
<p id="4rUarA">Then, the third quarter happened, and the Vikings dug themselves a hole that they just couldn’t dig themselves out of, falling to the Seahawks by a final score of 34-30.</p>
<p id="u0USv5">The Vikings got on the board first, putting the ball into the end zone on their first possession of the night. The opening drive was very impressive, covering 83 yards in just six plays and being capped by a two-yard touchdown run by <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838555/dalvin-cook-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Dalvin Cook</a> to give the Vikings an early 7-0 lead.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/dalvincook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dalvincook</a> gets things started for your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vikings</a>!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Skol?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Skol</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProBowlVote?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ProBowlVote</a> <a href="https://t.co/hLC0dB41Y8">pic.twitter.com/hLC0dB41Y8</a></p>— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1201674534371262465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2019</a>
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<p id="kuBdD9">Seattle would answer on their next possession, getting the ball into the end zone after a drive that took up eight minutes of game time. The drive concluded with a 1-yard plunge by <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838540/chris-carson-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Chris Carson</a> to make the score 7-7 at the end of the first quarter of play.</p>
<p id="aLerus">Minnesota got the lead back just after the midway point of the second quarter, thanks to their defense. A pass from <span>Russell Wilson</span> was deflected by rookie defensive tackle <span>Armon Watts</span>, and Wilson tried to bat it down, but failed. . .instead tipping it right to Vikings’ safety <span>Anthony Harris</span>, who cruised into the end zone for a 20-yard pick-six to give the Vikings the lead back at 14-7.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Easy money, <a href="https://twitter.com/HOOSDatDude?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HOOSDatDude</a>!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Skol?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Skol</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProBowlVote?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ProBowlVote</a> <a href="https://t.co/vgYAN4yLE2">pic.twitter.com/vgYAN4yLE2</a></p>— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1201686319853817861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2019</a>
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<p id="esBEAU">Seattle answered with less than a minute remaining in the half, as they got a 29-yard field goal from <span>Jason Myers</span> to cut the Minnesota lead to four at 14-10. The Vikings executed a two-minute drill. . .poorly. . .but still managed to get themselves into position for <span>Dan Bailey</span> to attempt a field goal. He connected from 47 yards out, and the teams went into the locker room with the Vikings holding a 17-10 lead.</p>
<p id="9zMOPb">Minnesota went three-and-out to start the third quarter, and Seattle responded with a game-tying drive as <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/30/20839987/rashaad-penny-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Rashaad Penny</a> went over from a yard out to tie things at 17-17.</p>
<p id="4AEM8P">On the Vikings’ first play after the touchdown, <span>Dalvin Cook</span> fumbled with the Seahawks recovering in Minnesota territory. Both Cook and <span>Stefon Diggs</span> were <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20992969/dalvin-cook-stefon-diggs-injured-against-seattle-seahawks-minnesota-vikings">injured on the play</a>, but Diggs came back into the game on Minnesota’s next series. The Vikings’ defense held Seattle to a 29-yard field goal by <span>Jason Myers</span>, but that gave Seattle the lead back at 20-17.</p>
<p id="XlYzne">Seattle extended their lead on the next drive with an embarrassingly easy score. Facing a 3rd-and-5 from the 40-yard line, Wilson dropped back and lofted a pass to a wide open <span>David Moore</span>, who cruised into the end zone for a 60-yard touchdown. That moved the Seattle lead to ten at 27-17 as we went to the fourth quarter.</p>
<p id="ORg2qH">To make things worse, the first play of the fourth quarter featured <span>Kirk Cousins</span> throwing his first interception since Week 6, as a pass intended for <span>Stefon Diggs</span> was juggled and picked off by <span>Tre Flowers</span> at the Minnesota 25-yard line. The Seahawks capitalized again, as Wilson found <span>Rashaad Penny</span> for a 13-yard score, and the rout was on at 34-17.</p>
<p id="hvkkpa">Minnesota finally stopped the bleeding a bit on their next drive, as Cousins found a wide open. . .<span>Laquon Treadwell</span>? Yes, <span>Laquon Treadwell</span> for a 58-yard touchdown! That cut the lead to 34-24 with just under thirteen minutes remaining.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/KirkCousins8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KirkCousins8</a> connects with <a href="https://twitter.com/SuccessfulQuon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SuccessfulQuon</a> for 6.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Skol?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Skol</a> <a href="https://t.co/WhZYTmuXna">pic.twitter.com/WhZYTmuXna</a></p>— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1201709288122544128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2019</a>
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<p id="VWuSW9">The Vikings appeared to have forced a three-and-out on the next possession, but the Seahawks dialed up a fake punt from their own 32-yard line, and backup running back <span>Travis Homer</span> ran for 29 yards and a first down instead. However, later in the drive, <span>Xavier Rhodes</span> forced a fumble from D.K. Metcalf, with <span>Mackensie Alexander</span> recovering the loose ball.</p>
<p id="E2w55K">Minnesota then got the ball into the end zone again, thanks to the big hands of <span>Kyle Rudolph</span>. On a third-and-goal from the 3-yard line, Cousins and Rudolph connected for the touchdown. . .but <span>Dan Bailey</span> missed the extra point, making it a 4-point game at 34-30.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We've got ourselves a game.<a href="https://twitter.com/KirkCousins8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KirkCousins8</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleRudolph82?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KyleRudolph82</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProBowlVote?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ProBowlVote</a> <a href="https://t.co/qWomTRJ8c2">pic.twitter.com/qWomTRJ8c2</a></p>— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1201714513017331712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2019</a>
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<p id="wuOTxe">Minnesota got the ball back with an opportunity to take the lead, but Cousins’ fourth down attempt for <span>Irv Smith Jr.</span> fell incomplete. The Vikings were unable to prevent the Seahawks from running out the clock, and Jason Myers added a 36-yard field goal to provide the final margin.</p>
<p id="2s5j0o"><span>Kirk Cousins</span> had a decent, not great, night. He completed 22-of-38 passes for 276 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception that really can’t be placed at his feet. Treadwell’s big catch gave him enough to be the Vikings’ leading receiver for the evening with 58 yards. <span>Alexander</span> <span>Mattison</span>, who got no touches in the first half, wound up in second with 51 yards on four receptions. <span>Kyle Rudolph</span> chipped in with 50 yards and a touchdown on four grabs.</p>
<p id="hdBjau"><span>C.J. Ham</span> had a pair of first-half catches for 42 yards, <span>Dalvin Cook</span> had three catches for 35 yards, and <span>Stefon Diggs</span> was held to just 25 yards on four catches, though he had several drops on the evening. <span>Tyler Conklin</span> had two catches for eight yards, Irv Smith had a six-yard reception, and <span>Olabisi Johnson</span> had a 1-yard catch.</p>
<p id="LYygOn">As far as the ground game, it didn’t really do much this evening. Cook wound up with just 29 yards and a touchdown on nine attempts. Mattison, who spelled Cook in the second half, had 22 yards on four carries, and Diggs had a 27-yard run.</p>
<p id="UxNB2g">The Vikings fall to 8-4, and return to U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon to face the <a href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Detroit Lions</a>. They remain the #6 seed in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-playoffs">NFC playoffs</a> as things stand right now. The Seahawks move their record to 10-2, take over the lead in the NFC West and the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs. They will face the <a href="https://www.turfshowtimes.com/">Los Angeles Rams</a> next week on Sunday Night Football.</p>
<p id="6YSRm9">The Vikings fight back from a big deficit, but come up just short as they fall to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, 37-30. Thank you to everyone that got their coverage of this week’s game right here at The Daily Norseman!</p>
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20992027/seattle-seahawks-minnesota-vikings-final-score-game-recapChristopher Gates2019-12-02T21:33:58-06:002019-12-02T21:33:58-06:00Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks: Third quarter recap and fourth quarter discussion
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<p>It was all Seattle in the third quarter</p> <p id="hpCpap">There’s just one quarter left in Seattle, and the <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> have scored seventeen unanswered points to take a 27-17 lead over the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> into the final frame.</p>
<p id="lZIG06">Minnesota got the ball to start the second half, having deferred after winning the opening coin toss. Unfortunately, it didn’t mean much, as the Vikings went three-and-out on their first possession of the half. Seattle then answered with a long drive, and tied things up after a 1-yard touchdown run by <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/30/20839987/rashaad-penny-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Rashaad Penny</a>. <span>Jason Myers</span> connected on the extra point, and the score was tied at 17-17 with about nine minutes left in the quarter.</p>
<p id="4hrIkz">On the Vikings’ next offensive play, <span>Kirk Cousins</span> handed the ball to <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838555/dalvin-cook-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Dalvin Cook</a>, and he put the ball on the ground for a fumble that Seattle recovered. <span>Cook</span> <em>and</em> <span>Stefon Diggs</span> were <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20992969/dalvin-cook-stefon-diggs-injured-against-seattle-seahawks-minnesota-vikings">injured on the play</a>, but <span>Diggs</span> has come back into the game while <span>Cook</span>’s return has been deemed “questionable.” <span>Jason Myers</span> wound up kicking a 29-yard field goal, and the home team found itself back on top, 20-17.</p>
<p id="pumFgW">Seattle then extended their lead on their next drive. The Vikings got Seattle into a 3rd-and-5 from the 40-yard line, and <span>Russell Wilson</span> lofted a pass to a wide-open <span>David Moore</span> for a 60-yard score against Xavier Rhodes. Myers added the extra point, and the Seattle lead increased to ten at 27-17.</p>
<p id="xLv08v">As we move to the fourth quarter, the Vikings are looking at 2nd-and-10 from their own 25-yard line.</p>
<p id="x0YOHO">We’ve got one quarter remaining in Seattle, and the Vikings trail the Seahawks by a score of 27-17. Can they pull off a comeback in this one?</p>
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https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20992022/minnesota-vikings-seattle-seahawks-third-quarter-recap-fourth-quarter-discussionChristopher Gates2019-12-02T21:13:02-06:002019-12-02T21:13:02-06:00Dalvin Cook AND Stefon Diggs injured against Seattle
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<p>Both on the same play</p> <p id="iZKr2m"><em><strong>UPDATE</strong></em>: ESPN is reporting that Diggs is fine and will be going back into the game the next time the Vikings have the football. Cook has gone back to the locker room with what is being called a shoulder injury, and his return is questionable. We will provide more updates as we are able to do so.</p>
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<p id="sYnoPu">After seeing the <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> tie the Monday Night Football contest at 17-17, the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> might be seeing their worst nightmares come to fruition.</p>
<p id="KSWFty"><a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838555/dalvin-cook-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Dalvin Cook</a> fumbled on the Vikings’ first play after the Seahawks tied the game, with Seattle recovering, and on the play both <span>Cook</span> <em>and</em> <span>Stefon Diggs</span> were down with injuries.</p>
<p id="zDWrvL">We don’t know what the injuries are exactly, or what the extent of those injuries are, but we know that <span>Diggs</span> is walking around the sideline with his helmet and <span>Cook</span> has gone back to the locker room.</p>
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20992969/dalvin-cook-stefon-diggs-injured-against-seattle-seahawks-minnesota-vikingsChristopher Gates2019-12-02T20:39:30-06:002019-12-02T20:39:30-06:00Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks: Second quarter recap and third quarter discussion
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<p>Minnesota leads by seven at the break</p> <p id="Fhi7hO">We’re at the half at CenturyLink Field, and the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> hold the lead over the <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> by a score of 17-10.</p>
<p id="T83HWN">The Vikings had the ball at the start of the quarter, but were unable to convert a third down on a drive that was stalled by the game’s first penalty, a hold on Pat Elflein. Britton Colquitt punted it away, and Seattle took over at their own 21. Minnesota’s defense forced a three-and-out on their next effort, and the Vikings got the football back at their own 19.</p>
<p id="1HmUn2">Minnesota’s next drive got them to near midfield, but <span>Kirk Cousins</span> was forced into a throwaway on third down, and Colquitt pinned the Seahawks down at their own 7-yard line. After the Seahawks picked up one first down, the Vikings’ defense got the lead back in the most unusual way.</p>
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<p id="iwQpYy"><span>Armon Watts</span> deflected a <span>Russell Wilson</span> pass, and when Wilson tried to knock it down, he wound up batting it right to <span>Anthony Harris</span>, who took it into the end zone for a 20-yard pick-six. <span>Dan Bailey</span> added the extra point, and just like that the Vikings were back on top, 14-7. That was the first career touchdown for <span>Anthony Harris</span>.</p>
<p id="YIDuI4">Seattle once again answered back, as Wilson hit some impressive throws to get the Seahawks into Minnesota territory, pushing down to the Minnesota 12 at the two-minute warning. The Minnesota defense stiffened, however, and the Seahawks were forced to settle for a 29-yard field goal by <span>Jason Myers</span> to make the score 14-10.</p>
<p id="pNVhVz">The Vikings, despite some awful clock management, got themselves into position for <span>Dan Bailey</span> to attempt a 47-yard field goal with one second remaining, and he put the ball through the uprights to give the Vikings a seven-point lead going into the locker room, 17-10.</p>
<p id="oNuYSq"><span>Kirk Cousins</span> has been efficient in the first half, completing 13-of-17 passes for 125 yards thus far. His leading receiver is <span>C.J. Ham</span>, who has two catches for 42 yards. <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838555/dalvin-cook-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Dalvin Cook</a> has three catches for 35 yards, and <span>Stefon Diggs</span> has 25 yards on four receptions. <span>Kyle Rudolph</span> (11 yards), <span>Irv Smith Jr.</span> (6 yards), <span>Tyler Conklin</span> (5 yards), and <span>Olabisi Johnson</span> (1 yard) each have one reception thus far.</p>
<p id="RrEGIX"><span>Cook</span> hasn’t gotten many opportunities so far, as he’s carried the ball just seven times for 28 yards and a touchdown. The only other Viking with any other rushing yardage so far is <span>Stefon Diggs</span>, who has a 27-yard run that set up <span>Cook</span>’s first quarter touchdown.</p>
<p id="jG3F2v">We are at the half in Seattle, and the Vikings lead by a touchdown, 17-10. Can they hold on to this one, folks? Come join us for the third quarter of play!</p>
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https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20992019/minnesota-vikings-seattle-seahawks-second-quarter-recap-third-quarter-discussionChristopher Gates2019-12-02T19:46:45-06:002019-12-02T19:46:45-06:00Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks: First quarter recap and second quarter discussion
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<p>Things are tied after one quarter of play</p> <p id="PhEIc4">One quarter of football in the books from CenturyLink Field in Seattle, and the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> and <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> are tied at 7-7 on Monday Night Football.</p>
<p id="x0BbZG">The Vikings won the toss and deferred to the second half, giving the home team the football first. Seattle got the ball to near midfield entirely on the ground, but <span>Eric Wilson</span> made a nice stop on <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838540/chris-carson-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Chris Carson</a> on a 3rd-and-1 play to force a Seattle punt.</p>
<p id="6sQXbF"><span>Kirk Cousins</span> led the Minnesota offense on the field for their first possession, starting at the Seattle 16-yard line. On a 2nd-and-1 play, <span>Cousins</span> flipped a short pass to <span>C.J. Ham</span>, who rambled for 36 yards, and the Vikings were suddenly into Seahawks territory at the 38-yard line. Then, on 3rd-and-1, <span>Stefon Diggs</span> took a jet sweep and broke it for 27 yards to the Seattle 2, setting up first-and-goal. <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838555/dalvin-cook-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Dalvin Cook</a> finished things from there, going in for a two-yard touchdown and staking the Vikings to an early 7-0 lead.</p>
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<p id="oYKkVp">Seattle would answer on their next possession, however. They put together a very long drive, and got themselves down to 1st-and-goal at the 1. They eventually got into the end zone on a 1-yard run from <span>Chris Carson</span> to even the score at 7-7 with just seconds left in the quarter.</p>
<p id="CVpf0f">As we move to the second quarter of play, the Vikings are looking at 2nd-and-6 from their own 29-yard line.</p>
<p id="WRJfyW">We’ve played fifteen minutes in Seattle, and the Vikings and Seahawks are tied at 7. Come join us for the second quarter of play!</p>
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https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20992013/minnesota-vikings-seattle-seahawks-first-quarter-recap-second-quarter-discussionChristopher Gates2019-12-02T18:15:00-06:002019-12-02T18:15:00-06:00Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks: Key information and first quarter discussion
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<p>Let’s get it started!</p> <p id="v7X9jA">It’s been fifteen days since the last time we saw the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> in action, and now we get an opportunity to find out whether the wait was worth it. Tonight, the purple take on the <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> in one of their two remaining prime time contests this season. Both of these teams would be in the playoffs. . .as Wild Card teams. . .if the season ended today, but they each also have division title aspirations that would get a huge boost with a victory tonight.</p>
<p id="jtbWdn">Here is everything you need to know about tonight’s game.</p>
<p id="WTq8qV"><strong>Date and Time</strong>: Monday, 2 December, 2019, 7:15 PM Central time</p>
<p id="ZjvoI5"><strong>Location</strong>: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington</p>
<p id="TUMGja"><strong>Television Coverage</strong>: ESPN</p>
<p id="35Rqoz"><strong>Radio Coverage</strong>: <a href="https://www.vikings.com/audio/radio-network"><strong>Vikings Radio Network</strong></a>, Sirius Channel 81, XM Channel 225, SiriusXM App Channel 819</p>
<p id="z84IOL"><a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/12/2/20991209/mnf-pick-against-the-spread-week-13-vikings-vs-seahawks-adam-thielen-injury-jadeveon-clowney"><strong>Line</strong></a>: Seattle -3, Over/Under 48.5</p>
<p id="BYjEql"><strong>Chris’ Prediction</strong>: Seahawks 27, Vikings 24</p>
<p id="zDF7zI"><strong>Three keys</strong></p>
<p id="JxuDT9"><strong>1) Keep Kirk Cousins upright</strong> - In last year’s game between these two teams, Cousins was under siege from the first snap of the game, and as a result the offense couldn’t get a heck of a lot going. The Vikings’ pass protection has been better this season, and the Vikings have done a better job of moving the pocket on rollouts, particularly with play-action. If the Vikings can keep Cousins on his feet rather than on the turf, there are some plays to be had against this Seattle secondary.</p>
<p id="ICCZeB"><strong>2) Contain Russell Wilson</strong> - I’m not going to say “Stop Russell Wilson” because, hey, he’s Russell Wilson. While we expect that <span>Danielle Hunter</span> and <span>Everson Griffen</span> will be bringing the heat off the edges, the Vikings need the interior pressure to step up and prevent Wilson from moving up in the pocket. Wilson is going to make his plays, but the Vikings need to do their best to limit him as much as possible.</p>
<p id="10c9HD"><strong>3) No slow starts</strong> - Against the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com/">Broncos</a> last week, the Vikings looked terrible for a lot of the first half, and went into the locker room down 20-0. With all due respect to the Broncos, if you get down 20-0 at halftime to the Seahawks in their building, the odds are better that you’ll lose 40-0 than they are of you having another epic comeback. The Vikings got off to a flying start against Dallas a couple of weeks ago, and they need to be much closer to that than what we saw against Denver. This team doesn’t want to play from behind.</p>
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<p id="bSvfP0">We are less than an hour from kickoff in Seattle, folks. That should be all of the important information you need in order to be prepared for tonight’s big game. Remember, we start a new discussion thread at the start of each quarter, so make sure to keep your eyes open for that.</p>
<p id="8WPL4f">Let’s enjoy tonight’s action from the Pacific Northwest and, hopefully, we can all meet up in about three hours to celebrate the Vikings moving to 9-3.</p>
<p id="etDCEd">SKOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL VIKINGS!!!!</p>
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20991979/minnesota-vikings-seattle-seahawks-key-information-first-quarter-discussionChristopher Gates2019-12-02T17:55:24-06:002019-12-02T17:55:24-06:00Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks: Inactive lists for both teams
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<p>Who will be sitting out of Monday night’s big game?</p> <p id="cHNfW7">We are about ninety minutes from kickoff in the Pacific Northwest, and the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> and <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> have both released their inactive lists for tonight’s big Monday night match-up. Let’s take a look at who will be sitting this one out.</p>
<p id="wfDsA0">As always, we start with the visiting team.</p>
<h4 id="4mTWtx">Minnesota Vikings</h4>
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<li id="9peLiv">OT <span>Aviante Collins</span>
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<li id="cyrxKa">DT <span>Jalyn Holmes</span> (non-injury)</li>
<li id="ALDvzG">DT <span>Hercules Mata’afa</span>
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<li id="a9Coil">G <span>Dru Samia</span>
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<li id="yBt0vD">LB <span>Cameron Smith</span>
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<li id="XMhLEX">WR <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2019/8/29/20838552/adam-thielen-fantasy-football-dfs-salary-stats-2019">Adam Thielen</a> (hamstring)</li>
<li id="GkJHxl">OT <span>Olisaemeka Udoh</span>
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<p id="1cfCQp">All of the Vikings players that had been listed as questionable (<span>Anthony Harris</span>, <span>Linval Joseph</span>, <span>Harrison Smith</span>, and <span>Shamar Stephen</span>) are active and will step into their starting roles for this one. <span>Adam Thielen</span> is the only starter missing for the Vikings for tonight’s game.</p>
<p id="XFPdZg">And now, on to the home team.</p>
<h4 id="iWg4Wm">Seattle Seahawks</h4>
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<li id="sPIpWA">FB <span>Nick Bellore</span>
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<li id="GgoCUQ">DE <span>L.J. Collier</span>
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<li id="N5RtQr">OL <span>Phil Haynes</span>
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<li id="rtphUi">RB <span>C.J. Prosise</span>
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<li id="MTx9Za">CB <span>Neiko Thorpe</span>
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<li id="5jY4eg">WR <span>John Ursua</span>
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<li id="bmtOUD">TE <span>Luke Willson</span>
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<p id="fEGVg8">The Seahawks have been hit by a bit of a flu bug over the past couple of days, and listed several of their players on the injury report with “illness” on Saturday. It appears that pretty much all of them will play, though, as will defensive end <span>Jadeveon Clowney</span>, who has been dealing with a core muscle injury.</p>
<p id="fijibs">Those are your inactive lists, ladies and gentlemen. We’ll have the Open Thread for the first quarter of play up and ready for you at approximately 6:15 PM Central time.</p>
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https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/12/2/20992030/minnesota-vikings-seattle-seahawks-inactive-listsChristopher Gates