Minnesota Vikings pay tribute to Harambe in pregame huddle

Some felt his remarkable season in 2014 with the Dallas Cowboys was due to the team’s strength at offensive line, and Murray did not do well at proving people wrong a year ago.

From then on, it was Minnesota’s version of a Prince standard. You would be correct.

But the wheels fell off Mularkey’s offense in the second half.

Considering it worked for them this time, they should really keep the tradition going throughout the season. “There was just a melee of turnovers”. Put this one behind us and prepare for Detroit next week.

Another thing on those turnovers, the Marcus Mariota pick and the first DeMarco Murray fumble were mistakes that were unforced. Adrian Peterson is considered by many to be one of the best running backs in the National Football League and he was only able to gain 31 yards on 19 carries, while the other runners totaled 34 yards on nine carries. He can be a one-man wrecking ball, but the Titans never let him get untracked.

– Despite plenty of talk in the offseason about getting Jerick McKinnon more involved in the offense, the third-year running was on the field for just 16 offensive snaps, logging one carry for six yards and one reception for three yards. Mariota did not have a good game, and PFF actually had him on their “worst team of the week”. Stafford completed almost 80 percent of his passes (31-of-39) for 340 yards and three touchdowns.

The Vikings took their first lead in the game in the third quarter. This prompted numerous keyboard warriors at home, who apparently think kicking field goals is something anyone can do, to call for Walsh’s job.

While in the huddle, they made a decision to call on a fallen legend for inspiration.

“It’s just something we’ve been working on and emphasizing so much”, offensive guard Brandon Fusco said about their pass protection. With a 24-20 lead in the fourth quarter, the Packers failed to score on three chances from inside the Jaguars’ 6-yard line.

Fans began filing out of Nissan Stadium at that point, their hopes dashed not by the Vikings, but by their own team. All that matters is that the Minnesota Vikings are 1-0. However, the Vikings fought back to score 25 unanswered points and start their season off with a win. It reared its ugly head again Sunday. “I didn’t get hit a lot in the preseason, so the last time I’ve been hit like that was previous year”.

Scheming, even from a legend like Dick LeBeau, couldn’t cover up the fact that the Titans’ secondary looked a step slow and the pass rush could only produce moderate pressure for much of the day with no quarterback sacks.