Falcons @ Vikings 9/14/25

[nicksaviking]

Aaaand now Van Ginkel is ruled out. Along with Darrisaw.

This is really early for the Vikings to be this short handed.

[gunnarthor]

Edit;  nvmd

[Cap'n Piranha]

I saw that JJM left the team yesterday after practice to be with his fiancee for the birth of their child--congrats to the couple!  That said, it will be interesting to see what he looks like having missed a couple of days, and operating on not a whole lot of sleep (I assume).  Of course, he absolutely made the right choice to prioritize his family; I would say that even if the game he was deprioritizing was the Superbowl.  Just an added little wrinkle to keep an eye on.

[Vanimal46]

We’ve been abnormally healthy the last couple of years so it was bound to catch up to us. 

[Cap'n Piranha]

3 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

Aaaand now Van Ginkel is ruled out. Along with Darrisaw.

This is really early for the Vikings to be this short handed.

I believe I read that the Vikings defense was the least injured unit in the NFL last year.  Unlikely that happens again, so hopefully Flores has a plan to compensate.  As has been said by other posters, but is worth reiterating; Turner needs to show up in this game.

[gunnarthor]

2 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

We’ve been abnormally healthy the last couple of years so it was bound to catch up to us. 

I don't think that is particularly true. The Vikings presumed #1 QB the last two years has missed 26 games. I don't think any other team is close to that. Jefferson missed seven or eight games as well. Darrisaw missed half a season and still isn't back. Hockenson missed a bunch of games. Pace and Cashman missed 10 games combined last season. I think we signed a DE (Davenport) who missed the whole season, IIRC. 

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, gunnarthor said:

The Vikings presumed #1 QB the last two years has missed 26 games.

I don't think McCarthy was going to start whether healthy or hurt at any point last year after Darnold's hot start.

[DocBauer]

Turner gets the opportunity to step up, and he needs to.

Van Ginkel out hurts for sure. But the way Flores mixes and matches and mixes up his defense, it might not matter so much for 1 game. Metellus is a Swiss army knife that's used as a quasi LB and pass rusher at times. They may blitz more from the ILB spot for this game. Good bet Murphy comes up from the PS and he and Richter see a few depth snaps. 

So for 1 game, we shouldn't feel overwatch.

But Skule needs a better game at LT this week for sure.

[Vanimal46]

Feels like a trap game. I’m pretty concerned about our secondary and coverage overall without Cashman in the middle. 

[gunnarthor]

42 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Feels like a trap game. I’m pretty concerned about our secondary and coverage overall without Cashman in the middle. 

We should be fine. We blew them out a year ago. At home, primetime. We'll win. 

[Vanimal46]

6 minutes ago, gunnarthor said:

We should be fine. We blew them out a year ago. At home, primetime. We'll win. 

I’m not as confident as you are. No Darrisaw, Addison, Oliver, Cashman, AVG, or Harry the Hitman tonight. That’s a lot of star power… 

[Parfigliano]

Nice run D

[TheLeviathan]

Not a promising start for the run defense....

[Mike Sixel]

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[Aggies7]

What the absolute **** was that sequence??? How do you not review that and then run a damn sneak? Absolutely brainless 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Not sure what that was, 0-1 on the tush push 

[Parfigliano]

WTF was that

[Aggies7]

Throw the damn challenge flag next time 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Throw the damn challenge flag next time 

Or at least take a TO

back in the day, the advice was spend your first half time outs like your a sailor on shore leave. I don’t know if teams still do that. 

[Aggies7]

Thank goodness it’s only 6-0

[Vanimal46]

We’re lucky to be only down 6 at this stage. What a stupid decision to tush push on 4th down 

[Aggies7]

Time to wake up a little bit here fellas. Dont think Atlanta is as bad as Chicago. Cant dig too big a hole 

[Aggies7]

We look terrible again 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

This game is giving me FAFO feelings 

[Aggies7]

Atlanta is gashing us 

[Aggies7]

Thank the lord that was badly needed 

[Vanimal46]

Boom! Much needed turnover! 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

[Aggies7]

Are we going to open it up a little bit on offense this drive 

[Aggies7]

WHY ARE WE NOT CHALLENGING FIRST DOWNS