Every Vikings-Packers matchup carries with it the weight of rivalry, but there havent been too many regular-season games that carried as much additional importance as Mondays meeting, with the division title still undetermined and playoff seeding hanging in the balance. Both teams had reasons to be worried and hopeful, but it was ultimately the Vikings at home who disappointed their fans with an anemic showing and might have given them an unfortunate preview of the playoffs.
The Vikings second loss of the season against the Packers dropped them to 0-4 against teams that will finish better than 9-7 the kind of teams they are in line to face in the first round of the playoffs. What caused Mondays problem in the first place, and are there ways to avoid it looking the same against whoever is waiting for the Vikings in two weeks? Lets take a look at the negatives and, yes, the positives from the defeat.
Negative: Coaching...
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Vikings takeaways: Dissecting Monday's dreary loss and where they go from here - The Athletic
