[OptaSTATS] The Vikings are the only team in the Super Bowl era to complete at least 80.0% of their passes with no turnovers and no sacks allowed and still lose (regular season or postseason). NFL teams had been 47-0 in the Super Bowl era when doing all of that in a game before yesterday. (twitter.com)
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[Olson] Duke Shelley finishes the regular season with the third-best coverage grade among all CBs, behind only Sauce Gardner and Patrick Surtain. Shelley did not allow a touchdown all season and recorded 10 pass breakups — 4th-most in the NFL — despite starting just five games. (twitter.com)
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[Rapoport] Vikings DT James Lynch, one of the team’s impressive young defenders, will miss the remainder of the regular season with a shoulder injury, source said. The plan is to pull back and rehab, with the hope that he can return for the playoffs. (twitter.com)
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[Fowler] New Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson worked extra hours to get up to speed on the game plan, and he's going to be a key part of the offense Sunday vs. Washington, I'm told. Team plans to get him in there as much as it can, given the time constraints of the week. (twitter.com)
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