Hmoov zoo ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv Minnesota Vikings 'Sharp Start, Tab sis Kev Ua Phem Yuav Tsum Txhim Kho

Minnesota Vikings yog 3-1 thiab txhua yam yog rosy rau rookie head coach Kevin O'Connell thiab pab neeg nws pem hauv ntej. Zoo, tsis heev.

Muaj hmoo tau ua ib feem loj ntawm lawv qhov kev yeej thib ob thiab thib peb ntawm Detroit Lions thiab New Orleans Saints. Cov Vikings tau txhim kho lawv cov ntaub ntawv London mus rau 3-0 ua tsaug ntau rau ob peb tus neeg ua haujlwm tsis txaus siab hu xov tooj uas ua rau lawv lub sijhawm lig-kev ua si thiab tso cai rau lawv tso cov ntsiab lus yeej ntawm pawg thawj coj.

Thawj qhov tuaj tom qab kev nyab xeeb Tyrann Mathieu tau raug chij rau tes rau lub ntsej muag ntawm Justin Jefferson, muab Vikings tus yuam sij thawj zaug hauv lub quarter thib plaub tom qab qhov tsis tiav Kirk Cousins ​​dhau mus rau Adam Thielen. Tsis ntev tom qab ntawd, Thielen tau kos ib qho kev cuam tshuam cuam tshuam rau Marshon Lattimore, kev ua si uas muab Vikings 41 yards. Thaum lub PI hu muaj qee qhov raug cai, Thielen tuaj yeem raug chij rau rub Lattimore lub ntsej muag lub ntsej muag.

Tom qab Vikings tau ua tiav 28-25 tus thawj coj ntawm Greg Joseph lub hom phiaj thib tsib ntawm lub hnub, 47-yarder nrog 29 vib nas this sab laug, kev tiv thaiv tau tso cai rau Tsoom Haiv Neeg Ntseeg tau nyob rau hauv txoj hauj lwm rau lub hom phiaj sib tw los ntawm Will Lutz. Tsoom Haiv Neeg Ntseeg placekicker tau ua 60-yard peb-pointer nrog 1:56 sab laug hauv qhov kev ua si thiab nws muaj kev ntseeg siab thaum nws sim lwm qhov ntawm qhov deb ntawm qhov kawg ntawm qhov kev ua si. Lub sijhawm no, Vikings tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo li kev ncaws pob sab laug thiab tom qab ntawd ces tus ntoo khaub lig ua ntej rov qab mus rau hauv qhov kawg. Ob-doink!

Ib lub lim tiam dhau los, Vikings tau txais kev so loj heev thaum Detroit Lions tus thawj coj Dan Campbell xa nws tus neeg ncaws pob mus rau hauv lub tshav pob kom sim lub hom phiaj 54-yard nrog 1: 10 mus thiab kev ncaws pob tau dav. Cov Vikings tau ua kom zoo dua ntawm qhov kev txiav txim siab - Cov Lions tau sim hloov rau 28 qhov kev ua si thib plaub yav dhau los - thaum Cousins ​​cuam XNUMX-yard touchdown dhau mus rau KJ Osborn.

Cov Vikings tau xav tias yuav muaj ib qho kev ua txhaum loj tshaj plaws hauv pab koomtes xyoo no vim tias lawv tau ntim nrog cov txuj ci ntawm txoj haujlwm txawj. Cov kwv tij tau yog ib tus neeg hla dhau qhov tseeb tshaj plaws hauv pab koomtes thiab tsis tu ncua kev cuam tshuam. Txawm li cas los xij, Cousins ​​tau ua tiav 63 feem pua ​​​​ntawm nws qhov kev hla dhau lub caij no, thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov qis tshaj plaws thaum nws tuav haujlwm nrog Vikings. Nws kuj tau cuam tshuam plaub qhov kev cuam tshuam, ua rau nws muaj kev sib tw rau 17 lub caij no.

"Tseem muaj ntau yam uas yuav tsum tau ua kom huv si," Kwv tij hais tom qab kev yeej ntawm Tsoom Haiv Neeg Ntseeg. "Koj zoo siab txog qhov yeej, tab sis koj kuj xav tias muaj ntau yam koj tawm mus. Peb yuav tsum tau zoo dua. Kuv yuav tsum tau zoo dua. "

Khiav rov qab Dalvin Cook yog suav tias yog ib qho ntawm peb qhov kev khiav rov qab hauv NFL. Txawm li cas los xij, nws tsis tawm mus rau ib qho ntawm nws qhov pib zoo dua. Cook tau maj nrawm rau 279 yards thiab qhov ntawd yog 13th ntawm NFL khiav rov qab. Nws yog nruab nrab 4.3 yards ib nqa nrog ib qho kev sib tw nrawm. Es tsis txhob tig mus rau hauv qhov kev xaiv tseem ceeb hauv qhov kev ua si dhau, Cook tau ntes tau cuaj dhau mus rau 47 yards.

Jefferson tau muaj ob qhov kev ua si ci ntsa iab txog tam sim no tab sis tau ua tsis tau zoo hauv ob qho tib si. Jefferson lub hom phiaj tau teev tseg yog kom lees paub tias yog tus txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws hauv NFL lub caij no, thiab qhov ntawd tseem muaj peev xwm. Nws tau ntes 28 kis rau 393 yards thiab ob qhov kev sib tw, thiab nws kuj tau nrawm rau ib qho qhab nia. Txawm li cas los xij, nws tau poob TD dhau los tawm tsam Tsoom Haiv Neeg Ntseeg, thiab nws txoj kev khiav hauv Lub Limtiam 2 poob rau Philadelphia Eagles tsis zoo tagnrho.

Thielen tau qhia tias muaj peev xwm kos cov kev nplua rau cov xwm txheej tseem ceeb, tab sis nws cov lej xyoo no yog qhov tsis txaus ntseeg. Nws tau ntes 21 kis rau 221 yards thiab tsuas yog ib qho kev sib tw xwb. Thielen tau lees paub txog nws lub peev xwm hauv thaj chaw liab tom qab ntes 14 TD hla dhau xyoo 2020 thiab 10 xyoo tas los, thiab nws yuav tsum tau nce nws mus rau tom ntej.

Osborn, tus thib 3 txais, ntes tau qhov kev ua si-winning TD hla hauv Lub Limtiam 3 yeej dhau Lions, tab sis qhov ntawd tau pib nws tsuas yog pab txhawb rau lub caij no. Osborn tau ntes 11 kis rau 118 yards nrog ib tus qhab nia, thiab Vikings xav tau ntau dua los ntawm nws, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum Jefferson tau them ob npaug.

Cov Vikings yog nyob rau hauv txoj hauj lwm zoo mus tom ntej, thiab ua tau zoo dua li 1-3 cov ntaub ntawv uas lawv muaj nyob rau ntawm qhov no xyoo tas los. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv lub tswv yim tshiab, kev tawm tsam-tus kws qhia hnub nyoog 37 xyoo yuav tsum nrhiav txoj hauv kev los pab kev tawm tsam kom ncav cuag nws lub peev xwm ntawm qhov sib xws. Txog tam sim no, tsis tau tshwm sim.

Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevesilverman/2022/10/03/minnesota-vikings-luck-playing-key-role-in-sharp-start-but-offense-must-improve/