***2026 Minnesota Vikings***

[ClonesTwenty1]

This defense is a joke

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Defense schmefense

 

[CloniesForLife]

Lions are going to just bleed the clock here.

 

[cycloneG]

They leave someone wide open in the middle of the field every third down. Pathetic.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Did he actually step out there?

 

[FerShizzle]

Why did they go for 2 earlier? I thought maybe the kicker was hurt, but he is kicking now.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Welp

 

[ISU_Guy]

what is everyone thinking? 12-4 and 3-4 seed?

 

[jdoggivjc]

Lions probably win the game with a tackle-eligible play.

 

[CloniesForLife]

No TOs from the defense is the difference. That's one of their best qualities this year.

 

[clonedude]

Why did they go for 2 earlier? I thought maybe the kicker was hurt, but he is kicking now.

Analytics.

 

[Mr Janny]

what is everyone thinking? 12-4 and 3-4 seed?

That's only 16 games. Also, they won't fall below the 3 seed.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Eagles going to get the #1 seed. Need to get healthy on the OLine and defense and grab the 2 seed

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

what is everyone thinking? 12-4 and 3-4 seed?

12-5 3 seed

 

[Mr Janny]

Eagles going to get the #1 seed. Need to get healthy on the OLine and defense and grab the 2 seed

Yep. I'm hoping they beat the colts and giants at home, and then split with Bears and Packers. That puts them at 13-4, and very likely the 2 seed.

 

[MeowingCows]

Why did they go for 2 earlier? I thought maybe the kicker was hurt, but he is kicking now.

An analytics thing, which they then abandoned after scoring a later TD and kicking an XP.

 

[cyfanatic13]

From a pure analytics standpoint, the numbers may say it's a good idea. But what those analytics don't account for is stopping a 2-point conversion can reignite a defense that just allowed a TD, just like it's done for the Lions' defense. I know there's still 10 minutes left in the 4th, but the Vikings haven't sniffed the end zone since.

Sometimes convention is in place for a reason and analytics exist just to be a contrarian. To me going for "weird" 2-pt conversions is the latter.

Vikings went for 2 after their TD with 2:17 left in the 3rd, and their next two drives got a FG and TD lol

 

[cyfanatic13]

An analytics thing, which they then abandoned after scoring a later TD and kicking an XP.

Entirely different scenario for the second TD

 

[t-noah]

Lions are going to just bleed the clock here.

Campbell is a pretty good coach after all?

 

[MeowingCows]

Disguised in this loss is the outstanding game played by Cousins. With no protection and no run game to speak of, he threw for 410 and 2 with no turnovers. Giving back the missed OB on Jefferson, it would've been about 450/3/0. You don't lose too many games with those stats.