Soak it in, folks. Wins like these for the Vikings are few and far between. Few as in the number of playoff games we’ve won this century, and far as in the vast gap between Cowboys fans’ endless arrogance and the team’s actual record the last thirty years. I mean, what was that in Chicago?
But I digress.
Indeed, our 38-point margin of victory is the highest since we defeated the Jaguars by a 40-point margin back in 1998 (50-10). How rare was this? Well, this is only the second time the Vikings have scored 40 points since 2019, while only two teams (Jets and Raiders) have done it fewer times than us since 2010.
Here are some quick observations:
Carson Wentz, as advertised. Wentz played well. He was efficient and executed the offense with the expected veteran savvy. Some beautiful throws