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Coming off the full-team shit show that was the Cleveland game, the Niners had better be ready for a prime time game on Monday night in Minnesota. Minnesota comes in at 2-4. It’s time for a bounceback game. Let’s hope the Niners take out their anger on Minny.
The Viking offense is 17th in points scored and 12th in yards.
--Cousins started the season off pretty hot, going over 350yds passing in each of the team’s first 3 games, but he has cooled off considerably since then, only throwing for 130, 259, and 220.
--Cousins is 0-9 on MNF in his career. No wins at all. He tends to wilt when the bright lights come on
--being without Jefferson will hurt their offense, but their TE Hockenson is dangerous and their rookie WR Addison has looked good and has 4 TDs this season
--on the ground, the Vikings don’t do much, with their leading rusher averaging about 50yds per game. They recently traded for Cam Akers who has looked pretty good so I think we’ll see more of him than Mattison.
--I expect the Niners to play a lot of coverage and rely on the front 4 to beat the Minny Oline.
--is anyone else worried about Bosa’s sack numbers? Or lack thereof? I see star pass rushers showing up big time on other teams and Bosa just hasn’t this season.
--an interesting wrinkle for the Vikings is that they have turned the ball over at least once in every single game this year and did it at least twice in most of their games. So the Niners WILL get a turnover or 2 in this one
The Vikings defense 21st in points scored and 15th in yards allowed. They’re right in the middle of the rankings in both run defense and pass defense. Overall, the defense hasn’t looked much better than the poor defense they showed last year.
--they can get after the passer. Hunter has EIGHT sacks on the season (including 3 against Philly’s Oline!), so our defense will have to focus on slowing him down, just as we did with Parsons and Garrett
--Edge M.Davenport was recently put on IR, so there will be one less pss rusher to worry about
--in coverage, the Vikings are ok, but they don’t get much in the way of INTs, just having 3 on the season. On the other side of the coin, the Niners are leading the league in interceptions, but Cousins has only thrown 4 the entire year
--Philly rushed for 259yds against them, but the other 5 teams didn’t have nearly as much luck on the ground
It'll be interesting to see if Purdy can bounce back from his first truly poor performance. Will Deebo and CMC play? What about TW? Will Kittle disappear from the offense again? Can the Niners get the ground game going and keep it going? On defense, will the Niner pass rush be able to get pressure on Cousins and force a turnover or 2?
Well, the Niners are favored for 7 and the Vikings are without their best player. So, judging from the Colt McCoy Effect, it’s practically a lock that the Niners play like shit and let Minny hang around until the end of the game, LOL. Honestly, this is a game that the Niners should comfortably win and if they don’t, the team needs a hard look in the mirror and to have their expectations readjusted.
Well, what do we think?
The Viking offense is 17th in points scored and 12th in yards.
--Cousins started the season off pretty hot, going over 350yds passing in each of the team’s first 3 games, but he has cooled off considerably since then, only throwing for 130, 259, and 220.
--Cousins is 0-9 on MNF in his career. No wins at all. He tends to wilt when the bright lights come on
--being without Jefferson will hurt their offense, but their TE Hockenson is dangerous and their rookie WR Addison has looked good and has 4 TDs this season
--on the ground, the Vikings don’t do much, with their leading rusher averaging about 50yds per game. They recently traded for Cam Akers who has looked pretty good so I think we’ll see more of him than Mattison.
--I expect the Niners to play a lot of coverage and rely on the front 4 to beat the Minny Oline.
--is anyone else worried about Bosa’s sack numbers? Or lack thereof? I see star pass rushers showing up big time on other teams and Bosa just hasn’t this season.
--an interesting wrinkle for the Vikings is that they have turned the ball over at least once in every single game this year and did it at least twice in most of their games. So the Niners WILL get a turnover or 2 in this one
The Vikings defense 21st in points scored and 15th in yards allowed. They’re right in the middle of the rankings in both run defense and pass defense. Overall, the defense hasn’t looked much better than the poor defense they showed last year.
--they can get after the passer. Hunter has EIGHT sacks on the season (including 3 against Philly’s Oline!), so our defense will have to focus on slowing him down, just as we did with Parsons and Garrett
--Edge M.Davenport was recently put on IR, so there will be one less pss rusher to worry about
--in coverage, the Vikings are ok, but they don’t get much in the way of INTs, just having 3 on the season. On the other side of the coin, the Niners are leading the league in interceptions, but Cousins has only thrown 4 the entire year
--Philly rushed for 259yds against them, but the other 5 teams didn’t have nearly as much luck on the ground
It'll be interesting to see if Purdy can bounce back from his first truly poor performance. Will Deebo and CMC play? What about TW? Will Kittle disappear from the offense again? Can the Niners get the ground game going and keep it going? On defense, will the Niner pass rush be able to get pressure on Cousins and force a turnover or 2?
Well, the Niners are favored for 7 and the Vikings are without their best player. So, judging from the Colt McCoy Effect, it’s practically a lock that the Niners play like shit and let Minny hang around until the end of the game, LOL. Honestly, this is a game that the Niners should comfortably win and if they don’t, the team needs a hard look in the mirror and to have their expectations readjusted.
Well, what do we think?