Za'Darius Smith tau muab Vikings nqa, tab sis kev tiv thaiv tsuas yog tsis zoo txaus … [+]
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Qhov tsis muaj kev hwm daim npav yog ib qho uas tau ua dhau los nrog ntau zaus hauv kev ua kis las. Cov kiv cua hnov nws txhua lub sijhawm, raws li cov ncaws pob thiab cov kws qhia tsis tu ncua trot nws tawm ntawm lawv qhov yooj yim. "Tsis muaj leej twg ntseeg peb tab sis cov neeg ua si hauv chav kaw neeg no," thiab lwm yam kev qhia zoo li nws yog tsim los txhawb cov kiv cua thiab tsim kom muaj peb-tiv thaiv-lub ntiaj teb tus cwj pwm.
Ntau zaus tshaj tsis, nws yog overplayed thiab overcooked ntau tshaj li koj tus qub poj niam lub Thanksgiving qaib ntxhw. Yog tias tus kws qhia lossis tus neeg ncaws pob xav tsim cov ncauj lus yooj yim, nws tuaj yeem ua tiav nrog cov lus tsis sib haum xeeb.
Koj tsis hnov dua li ntawd los ntawm Minnesota Vikings locker chav tsev hnub no, raws li 9-2 Vikings yog ib lub lis piam deb ntawm kev sib tw NFC North ntawm qhov tsis txaus ntseeg thaum ntxov hauv NFL lub sijhawm. Yog tias Vikings yeej New York Jets Hnub Sunday thaum Detroit Lions poob rau Jacksonville Jaguars, qhov kev faib yuav raug cai rau Ntshav.
Tab sis qhov ntawd tsis yog qhov teeb meem tiag tiag, vim tias yog tias nws tsis tshwm sim hauv Lub Limtiam 13, nws yuav nyob rau lub lis piam 14 lossis 15. Cov tsov ntxhuav plucky, tab sis tsis zoo, Green Bay Packers tsis muaj kev hem thawj ntxiv lawm thiab Chicago Bears muaj. mais mus ua ntej lawv yuav suav hais tias hwm.
Cov Vikings muaj NFC North, thiab thaum qhov ntawd tsis yog qhov kev ua yeeb yam me me, qhov ntawd tsis yog qhov kev cob qhia tus thawj coj Kevin O'Connell pab pawg yog txhua yam. Nov yog pab pawg uas muaj cov ntaub ntawv thib ob zoo tshaj plaws hauv NFC thiab lub hom phiaj yog los sawv cev rau NFC hauv Super Bowl thiab yeej nws.
Qhov no yog qhov uas tsis muaj kev hwm los rau hauv Vikings. Raws li cov kws tshaj lij thiab cov thawj coj tham tab tom tham txog cov pab pawg uas yog qhov kev hem thawj loj tshaj plaws los yeej nws tag nrho lub caij no, Vikings yog pab pawg uas raug tshem tawm nrog kev tsis txaus ntseeg.
Cov Vikings tuaj yeem poob ob qhov kev ua si hauv lub caij no, tab sis ob qho tib si yog pob tw loj ntawm tes ntawm Philadelphia Eagles thiab Dallas Cowboys. Ntxiv rau ob pab pawg no, San Francisco 49ers raug suav tias yog kev hem thawj loj dua li Vikings.
Puas yog cov pundits muaj tseeb hauv lawv qhov kev ntsuam xyuas uas Vikings tsuas yog tsis muaj zog txaus los tawm los ntawm NFC playoffs thiab sawv cev rau lub rooj sib tham hauv Super Bowl LVII ntawm Glendale, Arizona? Ib tug grudging yog. Qhov teeb meem loj tshaj plaws ntsib Vikings yog nyob rau sab tiv thaiv ntawm pob.
Cov Vikings yog 9-2, tab sis tus kws saib xyuas kev tiv thaiv Ed Donatell yuav tsum ua txoj haujlwm zoo dua. (Duab los ntawm … [+]
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Qhov no tsis yog qhov xav tsis thoob, vim tias Vikings tsuas yog ua phem rau thaj chaw no hauv 2020 thiab 2021 lub caij. Ntawm qhov zoo ntawm daim ntawv teev npe, Vikings ntxiv cov neeg caij tsheb hla Za'Darius Smith hauv lub caij so thiab tus qub tub rog Patrick Peterson tau ua tau zoo dua hauv 2022 dua li nws tau ua xyoo tas los.
Tab sis ob qhov kev pab cuam no tsis txaus, vim tias Vikings tau muab 390.7 yards rau ib qho kev ua si, qeb duas 31.st nyob rau hauv pab koomtes thiab tsuas yog ib qho chaw ua ntej ntawm Lions. Thaum nws los txog rau kev hla kev tso cai rau ib qho kev ua si, Vikings tau muab 276.1, qeb duas tuag.
Xijpeem, Vikings tau ua qee yam zoo dua hauv cov ntsiab lus tso cai uas qee cov kws tshaj lij yuav hais tias yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws tiv thaiv stat. Cov Vikings tso cai 23.4 cov ntsiab lus hauv ib qho kev ua si, qeb duas 21st hauv kev sib tw. Tsis yog tus naj npawb zoo, tab sis deb zoo tshaj qhov qeb duas yardage.
Qhov laj thawj rau kev txhim kho yog nyob ntawm Minnesota txoj kev vam meej ntawm kev coj lub pob tawm ntawm cov neeg tawm tsam. Cov Vikings muaj 18 qhov kev coj ua, qeb duas 5th nyob rau hauv pab pawg, thiab lawv yog 3rd nyob rau hauv takeaway/turnover sib txawv ntawm plus-6. Tus lej ntawd yuav ntau dua yog tias Kirk Cousins tsis tau pov 9 kev cuam tshuam los ntawm thawj 11 qhov kev ua si. Cov kwv tij cuam tshuam 7 qhov kev cuam tshuam hauv txhua lub caij 2021, yog li nws tsim nyog ntseeg tias lub quarterback tuaj yeem txwv nws qhov kev xaiv thoob plaws 6 qhov kawg ntawm lub caij nyoog.
Kev tiv thaiv puas tuaj yeem txhim kho txoj kev ncab, mus rau qhov chaw uas nws tuaj yeem sib tw nrog Eagles, Cowboys thiab 49ers? Qhov ntawd yog cov lus nug tiag tiag ntawm lub sijhawm no.
Cov kev hloov tom ntej no mus txog rau tus kws saib xyuas kev tiv thaiv Ed Donatell, tiv thaiv kawg Danielle Hunter, Eric Kendricks thiab cov neeg sib tw thib ob. Lawv tsuas yog tsis zoo txaus ntawm lub sijhawm no.
Cov Vikings yuav zoo heev ua si daim npav tsis saib xyuas ntawm qee lub sijhawm hauv lub lis piam tom ntej. Yog tias lawv ua, nws yuav tsis ua raws li txoj cai. Lawv yuav tsum tau dhau los ua pov thawj ntau dua ntawm kev tiv thaiv ua ntej lawv muaj lub sijhawm tiag los nrhiav tau lub koob meej hauv Super tais LVII.
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevesilverman/2022/11/28/minnesota-vikings-must-improve-defense-to-have-legitimate-super-bowl-lvii-hopes/