The Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers was one of the most lopsidedly bet NFL matchups on the week two slate, with around 90% of all bets being placed on the 4.5 point favorite Niners. But that’s not how things played out, on the field.
Nobody believed in the Vikings, after they stomped on the New York Giants in week one , and oddsmakers took advantage. Sunday’s contest vs the defending Super Bowl runner-ups was all purple, all the time. Had they not turned the ball over twice in the red zone, the game would have been as good as done, before we reached the fourth quarter.
Instead, It ended as a one-score 23-17 victory that felt way too close, all the way to the end. Here’s what we learned about the Minnesota Vikings, in Sunday’s dub over the San Francisco 49ers. 1.
Brian Flores’ 2024 defense is for real One of the biggest unknowns, entering the 2024 Vikings season, was on defense. Nobody doubted how good of a defensive coordinator Brian Flores was. His head coaching abilities.
.. that’s another question.
But, in his second season as Minnesota’s DC, it was impossible to know what his new crew would provide, given all of the fresh faces. Those questions were answered, in part, during week one when the Vikings held the Giants offense to zero touchdowns. But again, that was a much different team than who was coming to U.
S Bank Stadium in week two. But Flores’ group looked every bit as hungry and active vs the Niners, as they did vs the G-Men. All day long, Br.