Vikings bounce back with win over Colts: Key insight
In week 9, Minnesota Vikings played against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football. It a game they hoped would end a two-game losing streak, and one they couldn’t afford to lose if they wanted to keep their NFC North hopes alive.
After a slow start, the Vikings offense finally figured things out in the 3rd quarter. The defense had one of its most impressive performances of their season, too. In the end, turnovers from both teams made this a roller coaster, back-and-forth affair that was exciting, yet hard to watch, at times.
There is a lot to take away from this game. Here is what we learned about the Minnesota Vikings during Sunday night’s win over the Indianapolis Colts.
Minnesota Vikings defense is so back
A lot has been said about the Minnesota Vikings defense, over the last couple of weeks, after it was exposed by the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions. But that was not the case on Sunday night, when the Colts totaled just 227 total yards of offense, zero offensive touchdowns and two turnovers.
The Vikings were good against both the run and pass. Joe Flacco threw for 179 yards (63.7 cmp%). Jonathon Taylor compiled only 48 yards on 13 carries and no Indianapolis wide receiver totaled more than 60 yards. It was an impressive effort by Brian Flores’ defense all around.
