It started to feel like the Minnesota Vikings may not win another game this season. That’s how overmatched they looked in consecutive blowout road losses to the Packers and Seahawks.

That made the Sunday’s response at U.S. Bank Stadium all the more impressive, as the Vikings rolled to a 31-0 win over the Washington Commanders.

The biggest storyline was young quarterback J.J. McCarthy showing improvement amid a simplified game plan. That said, the Vikings had a bunch of key contributors that played a role in the win over the Commanders.

Here are takeaways from the victory:

The main talking point heading into the matchup was how head coach Kevin O’Connell was going to pare down the playbook to help McCarthy function within the confines of the offense.

The result was McCarthy playing his

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