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Vikings' offense finding its way in O'Connell's system October 10 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) As Kirk Cousins opened Sunday with a team-record 18 consecutive completions, star wide receiver Justin Jefferson was the focal point of a Minnesota Vikings offense that scored touchdowns on its first three po se sions.Jefferson caught eight of Cousins pa ses during that stretch, but there was no forcing the ball to Minnesotas top playmaker. Jefferson found plenty of open space against the Chicago Bears, and six other players had receptions during the quick start.The Vikings are starting to see more results in the offense engineered by new coach Kevin OConnell.Weve got a long way to go, five games in, but were really seeing some of our philosophy come to life, OConnell said.Minnesota eventually pulled out a 29-22 victory late, scoring the winning touchdown with 2:26 remaining after a 17-play https://www.twinsjerseysonestop.com/minnesota-twins-jersey/jason-castro-jersey , 75-yard drive. It capped the most consistent effort of the season for Cousins, Jefferson and the Vikings in their new offensive system.Cousins finished 32 of 41 for 296 yards pa sing. Jefferson set a career high with 12 catches for 154 yards. In all, eight players had receptions. Dalvin Cook added 18 carries for 94 yards, rushing for 5.2 yards per carry.Minnesota had four straight drives in the middle of the game go for fewer than 40 yards, but finished with a season-high 429 total yards.Its never going to be perfect, and today there were some times we stubbed our toe, Cousins said. But for much of the game, we played at a very high level. I also felt a lot of the succe s in the first half was just a really good plan by our coaches, putting us in some pretty good positions to be effective and kind of putting the wind at our back for us.Much of the Vikings offense includes https://www.twinsjerseysonestop.com/minnesota-twins-jersey/marwin-gonzalez-jersey holdovers from the previous regime, with the belief OConnell could elevate their play. After not playing in the preseason, there were growing pains.Sunday showed those pains might be subsiding. Not only are OConnell and the offensive staff finding ways to scheme Jefferson open, but the entire offense is contributing.Weve got some guys that have played a lot of football together and learned a lot along the way about each other, OConnell said. The scheme is one thing, but what allows a lot of that to come to life is my comfort not only in Kirk as our quarterback, but those guys up front to give him enough time, and then our guys execution.The succe s Sunday wasnt due to big plays. Minnesota only had two longer than 16 yards. Instead, Cousins methodically di sected Chicagos defense.I respect the mans game, Bears safety Eddie Jackson said of Cousins. You give him something, hes going to take it. Hes going to take advantage of it and thats what happened.OConnell credited Cousins for adjusting after Chicago made changes defensively.You dont have to throw it over peoples heads all the time to generate explosives, OConnell said. Some people just wont allow that, and thats when we kind of have to lock into a mode of all five eligibles coming to life, attacking coverage within depth, and our guys just have done a tremendous https://www.twinsjerseysonestop.com/minnesota-twins-jersey/jorge-polanco-jersey job.WHATS WORKINGWith the win, the Vikings took the lead in the NFC North at 4-1, one game ahead of Green Bay. Perhaps most importantly, Minnesota has now https://www.twinsjerseysonestop.com/minnesota-twins-jersey/justin-morneau-jersey swept its division opponents at home.The first division road test is Week 14 at Detroit and the season ends at Green Bay and Chicago.WHAT NEEDS HELPThe Bears scored on both of their trips into the red zone. The Vikings have allowed touchdowns 76.92% of the time opponents have reached the red zone, tied for the third-worst mark in the NFL entering Monday night.STOCK UPThe offensive line has seen a dramatic turnaround this season. Cousins has only been sacked eight times in five games this season, the seventh-lowest total in the league.According to Pro Football Focus, left tackle Christian Darrisaw has graded out as the second-best tackle in the league among players with at least 50% of his teams snaps. Right tackle Brian ONeill is 12th among tackles. Garrett Bradbury is the ninth-rated center and left guard Ezra Cleveland is the 11th-rated guard. Rookie right guard Ed Ingram is 31st of 62 guards.STOCK DOWNA week after a standout special teams performance, the units had a step back Sunday. Greg Joseph mi sed both of his field-goal attempts, going wide right from 53 yards and having a 51-yard attempt blocked. Punter Ryan Wrights lone attempt went just 15 yards. Also, Jalen Reagor fumbled on a punt return, though it was recovered by Minnesota.INJUREDCB Andrew Booth Jr. (quadriceps) and WR Jalen Nailor (hamstring) were held out of Sundays game. ... RB Ty Chandler broke his thumb and is likely to mi s time. ... CB Akayleb Evans is in the concu sion protocol. ... OConnell said S Lewis Cine was back at the https://www.twinsjerseysonestop.com/minnesota-twins-jersey/glen-perkins-jersey teams facilities today after returning from London following surgery to repair his broken leg.KEY NUMBER42.9% After going 12 of 15 on third down Sunday, Minnesota is seventh in the NFL in third-down percentage.NEXT STEPSThe Vikings are back on the road and face Miami, which is unsettled at quarterback due to the concu sion status of starter Tua Tagovailoa, and Teddy Bridgewater, the former Minnesota starter, left Sundays game after being put in the new league concu sion protocol. Rookie Skylar Thompson was 19 https://www.twinsjerseysonestop.com/minnesota-twins-jersey/willians-astudillo-jersey of 33 for 166 yards after replacing Bridgewater.___More AP NFL coverage: hub/NFL and AP_Sports in this topic Minnesota Vikings National Football League Me si's sidekick Julin lvarez flourishing at the World Cup This season has been quite an education for Julin lvarez 21 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Fans' wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar The World Cup has become a political lightning rod in Qatar 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Canucks host the Canadiens after Horvat's 2-goal game The Vancouver Canucks host the Montreal Canadiens after Bo Horvat's two-goal game against the Arizona Coyotes in the Canucks' 3-2 overtime win 3 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sharks visit the Sabres after Hertl's 2-goal game The San Jose Sharks visit the Buffalo Sabres after Tomas Hertl scored two goals in the Sharks' 5-2 lo s to the Ottawa Senators 3 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Arizona brings losing streak into matchup with Calgary The Arizona Coyotes enter the matchup against the Calgary Flames as losers of four games in a row 3 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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