Whilst it might not truly feel like it at occasions, the Minnesota Vikings have been a remarkable franchise considering the fact that 2015, ranking seventh-best through win proportion.
Minnesota has toppled every single NFL crew given that the start of 2015 — apart from 1.
And that’s the Indianapolis Colts, a group traveling to Minneapolis for a 7 days 15 date with the Vikings at U.S. Lender Stadium. The Vikings have not crushed the Colts due to the fact 1997, shedding 6 straight showdowns with the AFC foe. Indeed, 25 decades.
Aside from the Colts, the Vikings longest gain-hole among opponents lands on the Kansas Town Chiefs, who Minnesota previous defeat in 2015. All teams not named Chiefs or Colts have been defeated by the Vikings given that 2015. Not negative.
The Vikings have also snapped other prolonged droughts in 2022. Just before Thanksgiving night time, Minnesota hadn’t taken treatment of small business versus the New England Patriots considering that 2000. And then with the Miami Dolphins, the Vikings hadn’t gained a highway video game at Miami since 1976. The Vikings finished that naughty streak in Oct.
Moreover, in the last two seasons that Minnesota faced Indianapolis, the Vikings decided to play their worst sport of the year. In 2016, Mike Zimmer’s Vikings were being totally lifeless from the Andrew Luck-led Colts, shedding at U.S. Lender Stadium 34-6 and effectively eliminating themselves from the 2016 postseason match. Then, 4 many years later on, the Vikings traveled to Indiana for a Week 2 tryst in 2020 and appeared entirely anemic, as soon as all over again, compared to the Colts. Lovers of the Colts may well assume the Vikings, on the entire, are a rotten franchise, evidenced by the previous two conferences involving the golf equipment.
This calendar year may possibly be different, however. Minnesota is a four-level house preferred, the drought can only very last so lengthy, and the Vikings should have included determination right after losing to the Detroit Lions previous weekend. That and — the Colts aren’t extremely good, owning a 4-8-1 (.346) history by means of 13 months.
Overall, the Vikings have not toppled the Colts considering the fact that Kirk Cousins was in second grade. Indianapolis not long ago seems to find the Vikings at their worst. Maybe this is the match when odd streaks occur to an conclusion.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his everyday YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every single Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sal Spice. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Stated guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Product, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doorways (the band).