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Defense turns in one for record books ben goessling and andrew krammer break down the vikings dominant defensive performance in their 249 win over the lions, and look at where the team stands headed into its bye week. All the reasons the minnesota vikings are better than the. No name pos status height weight birthdate exp college. The minnesota vikings for better for worse have a rich history that dates back to 1961. On this episode of the vikings rundown s mike wobschall and chris corso recap the third consecutive victory monday at the tco. Vikings adam thielen gets record 7th straight game of 100. And while the falcons performance is one for the record books, vikings fans might still own the.
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