Vikings cruise past Texans 31-13, only undefeated team left

That got Houston into position for a 38-yard field goal by Novak for their first points of the game to cut Minnesota’s lead to 24-3 with 5:42 to play in the half.

The special teams also came up big.

The Minnesota Vikings are without offensive signal-caller Teddy Bridgewater for the entire year. (The schedule has helped out a little bit as well.) In fact, Houston is probably still the favorite to win the AFC South, even with their scuffling offense. They have a top-notch defense, although J.J. He missed the first four games this season while recovering from January surgery to fix a torn quadriceps muscle.

The Broncos turned in another defensive gem last week, smothering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-7 as 3.5-point road chalk, and they have surrendered just over 16 points per game during their current tear. Or the way Hoyer has played so far for the Chicago Bears this season, for that matter. Minnesota’s offense already had all the points it needed, but Bradford did throw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson in the first minute of the fourth quarter to make it 31-6. On second-and-goal from the 9-yard line, Bradford found Cordarrelle Patterson in the right side of the end zone, and he made a great catch for his first offensive touchdown in almost two years. With Stefon Diggs out of the game with a groin injury, the rest of the receiving corps stepped into the void and had one of its best games of the season. Houston has 11 sacks and created five turnovers this season.

And King isn’t the only one who holds that belief; our own Sam Neumann doubled down on the “take”, arguing that Bradford is the NFL’s most valuable player. Now it’s time for him to turn those words into results.

Thielen’s humble, team-first attitude emulates the mentality emphasized by Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who is often stingy in handing out compliments.

If you were expecting the Texans to have success running the football, you would be incorrect. Clemmings filling in at right and left tackle will have to be at their absolute best in order to keep Sam Bradford upright and comfortable in the pocket. Fantasy football owners need to take note and use extreme caution putting Miller into their lineups.

When looking at the first four games of the season, games that the Vikings have won by significant margins each week, it’s hard not to say that the defense as whole is the MVP of the team. “They’re just playing really good football on that side right now”. An incredible defense and an efficient offense led the way again for Minnesota, as they now sit at 5-0 on the season. This sounds like the start of a nightmare season for Vikings fans…yet they’re 4-0, and show no signs of regression. It won’t be a blowout, but the Vikings are going to have control for the majority of the game. What are your final score predictions? And after Sunday, they know if Thielen can not play for whatever reason, they’ve still got a first-round draft pick on the bench, ready to go at any time.