The Vikings dominated from start to finish as they blow out the Rams. Cordarrelle Patterson played an amazing game and definitely should be getting the game winning ball. As a wide receiver he rushed for 102 yards on three carries. Patterson was a big help as the Rams did make Adrian Peterson into a non-factor holding him to 75 yards on 21 carries. The real story of the game however is that the Rams went to their third QB of the season, and we are only in the first week. Shaun Hill was replaced by Austin Davis in the second half when Hill had a calf related injury. However, that can just be a smokescreen to the media as Hill was playing pretty shoddy football.
Vikings Pros - Matt Cassel was solid giving the Viking their first road win in a long time. He had 170 yards and two touchdowns. Greg Jennings also played decently and had a nice touchdown early in the game.
Vikings Cons - Both teams had a lot of stupid penalties but the Viking kept having offensive line penalties ranging from false starts to holdings. They kept shooting themselves in the foot.
Rams Pros - Brian Quick looked great even without a sufficient QB situation. Rams fans should be pleased with his progress.
Rams Cons - There were a lot, but injury concerns should be number one. Defensive line captain Chris Long went out with an injury. Another con for the Rams is the lack of urgency that Jeff Fisher put into the team. The Rams didn't seem to try hurrying up and scoring points until there was 5 minutes left and the Rams were down by 24.
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