by FlyingHigh » Wed Dec 27, 2017 2:12 pm
Vikings weren't great against the Packers but knew Hundley couldn't consistently put enough plays together to challenge them.
Have just come off one home game in 55 days, which included London (admittedly only against the Browns), and away games against teams who were still in the playoff hunt including Redskins, Detroit, Atlanta and Carolina, whilst thumping the Rams at home. To only lose the last of those games against Carolina by a touchdown for how we played, a couple of blown plays and O-Line injuries, prove we deserve to be in the conversation.
I'm sure other teams are in this situation, but the weekend was only the third time we had our starting O-Line for the season, and even then it was only briefly, with Guard Easton out for the season. More injuries and the depth of our O-line could stump us, especially if the centre Elflien gets injured as he's been really good as a rookie and when injured Easton moved across.
It is unfortunate there are a couple of challengers cruelled by injuries, Seattle, GB, and maybe Philly without Wentz, but then the last two years we virtually haven't had our first-choice QB's and RB's, plus all the other injuries we had last year.
Regardless of previous results, reckon the Saints, Rams and Vikings are all pretty even in the NFC and the Steelers are on a similar level. Would love to have a crack against the Pats in the SB, as I reckon we have the team to beat them.