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2011 Season Preview



They missed it. Their window of opportunity. It’s closed, sealed shut. The window started shutting right after the 2009 N.F.C. title game. The Vikings brought back Brett Favre in 2010 and tried to wedge through the quickly closing gap but wound up getting stuck. It was embarrassing. During the process, Brad Childress was fired, Randy Moss made a donkey of himself (and of General Manager Rick Spielman for having traded a third-round pick for him), the offensive line self-destructed, the defense washed up and, for good measure, the politics surrounding owner Zygi Wilf’s pursuit of a new stadium became messier (a deal will probably be reached, but it is still uncertain at this point).

And so the Vikings enter 2011 not as a team on the decline, but as a team already deep in an abyss. Fortunately, they either wittingly or unwittingly have started laying some of the ground work for the long rebuilding process ahead. The coaching staff has been constructed, with defensive-minded Leslie Frazier the new coach and Bill Musgrave overseeing what will now be a more run-oriented offense – an approach that goes against the grain of today’s N.F.L. but, in Minnesota’s case, is exactly the right one considering it has the game’s best running back in Adrian Peterson. Spielman has already drafted a long-term quarterback in first-rounder Christian Ponder.

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Vikings take tough loss in San Diego

Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers
Sep 11, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (0-0)	0	17	3	0	20
San Diego Chargers (0-0)	3	14	0	12	29

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	SDG
Total Offense	257	410
Rushing Yards	151	181
Passing Yards	151	229
First Downs	13	16
Punt Return Yards	0	-1
Kick Return Yards	93	35
Total Yards	350	444
Turnovers	3	3
3rd Down Converstion	2-8	4-7
4th Down Conversion	0-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-3	4-4
Penalties	1-5	1-1
Posession Time	18:26	13:34

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.Ponder 11-21 151 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A.Peterson 17 152 8.9 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D.Aromashodu 5 70 14.0 P.Harvin 4 60 15.0 V.Shiancoe 2 21 10.5

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P.Rivers 20-31 252 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R.Mathews 11 155 14.0 1 M.Tolbert 4 20 5.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD V.Jackson 6 94 15.6 A.Gates 4 74 18.5 M.Flyod 3 9 3.0

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Vikings sign Justin Gage

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Packers 29, Saints 20
Ravens 25, Steelers 10
Bengals 23, Brown 0
Texans 20, Colts 17
Titans 17, Jaguars 14
Bears 41, Falcons 31
Chiefs 17, Bills 14
Eagles 41, Rams 24
Lions 30, Buccaneers 27
Seahawks 17, 49ers 10
Giants 20, Redskins 17
Panthers 30, Cardinals 16
Jets 14, Cowboys 0
Patriots 20, Dolphins 14
Raiders 17, Broncos 10

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Vikings pick up first win of the season against Bucs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 18, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1)	0	0	8	9	17
Minnesota Vikings (0-1)	3	14	7	0	24

Team Stats Comparison
	TAM	MIN
Total Offense	206	329
Rushing Yards	35	165
Passing Yards	171	164
First Downs	5	17
Punt Return Yards	17	11
Kick Return Yards	42	52
Total Yards	265	392
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	3-7	8-14
4th Down Conversion	0-0	2-2
2-Point Conversion	1-2	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-0	2-0
Penalties	1-10	0-0
Posession Time	6:56	25:04

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J.Freeman 9/17 178 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L.Blount 7 38 5.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M.Williams 1 77 77.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD G.McCoy 8 1.0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.Ponder 15/23 178 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A.Peterson 29 167 5.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J.Gage 6 88 14.6 1 M.Jenkins 1 10 10.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J.Sanford 2 1 H.Abdullah 1

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Scores Around the League

Lions 26, Chiefs 21
Steelers 23, Seahawks 20 (OT)
Bills 24, Raiders 10
Packers 25, Panthers 13
Ravens 37, Titans 13
Colts 31, Browns 21
Cardinals 20, Redskins 13
Saints 27, Bears 17
Jets 13, Jaguars 0
Cowboys 27, 49ers 20
Patriots 34, Chargers 27
Broncos 17, Bengals 10
Texans 25, Dolphins 22
Falcons 31, Eagles 23
Giants 37, Rams 31