There’s something about Sunday nights for the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota laid an egg in primetime for the 2nd-straight Sunday night. Two weeks ago it was Arizona, this week it was largely the same story — but the caliber of the opponent was just much worse says the Vikings’ blog Daily Norsemen:
Daily Norsemen: Vikings Slipping and Sliding In December
The offensive line? It got shredded by Julius Peppers. Favre’s performance? If it’s any indication, Jim Kleinsasser was his leading receiver for quite a bit of the first half. Sidney Rice, Visanthe Shiancoe and Percy Harvin once again pulled a vanishing act. Adrian Peterson? When he actually had the ball, which wasn’t terribly often, there was no room to run. The defensive performance? It had a very tough time handling Matt Moore, a scrub who made high-percentage throws and was only sacked twice. The tackling was ugly, the pass rush belonged on the side of a milk carton, and it’s no surprise that Carolina’s offense controlled the time of possession battle. Jonathan Stewart slipped out of countless tackles, exposing just how tough the loss of E.J. Henderson is for the Vikings.
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