Welcome to another addition of my weekly preview of the Minnesota Vikings' game this weekend! As some of you may have noticed, the blog has become a lot more bare bones in the last couple of days, and that is because I have recently accepted an internship with the University of Minnesota so much of the free time I once had more this blog is pretty non-existent...Sorry to any consistent readers (which I'm sure is in about the lower single digit range) but that's just where my life is at right now! This week's Vikings game shouldn't be nearly as exciting as last week's upset win over the Washington Redskins, as the Vikings travel to Century Link Stadium to take on the Seattle Seahawks, who currently sport the best record in the NFC. The Seahawks have not lost a game at home in the past two seasons. The Vikings have not won a road game all year. This match-up does not seem to set up well. Complicating matters further is the possible return of Percy Harvin to the Seahawks. Harvin, a very talented but moody wide receiver, was shipped to Seattle this offseason in exchange for several draft picks for the Vikings, and it can be assumed there is no love lost between the Vikings' organization and Harvin. Adrian Peterson still insists that Harvin is the most talented football player that he has ever seen, and of course don't forget Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrel Bevell was a former Vikings' offensive coordinator who first took advantage of Percy's special gifts. It is assumed Bevell was unceremoniously forced out of town once Rick Speilman took over as GM, so to suffice it to say Harvin might not be the only one looking to make a statement this game. This week, in order to scale pack my preview posts as well, instead of asking questions on both sides of the ball I will merely assess the large match-ups on each side of the ball and see how the teams stack up!
Minnesota Offense vs. Seattle Defense
Advantage: Seattle Defense
Key Match-Up: Christian Ponder vs. his shoulder
Minnesota Defense vs. Seattle Offense
Advantage: Seattle Offense
Key Match-up: Vikings' Defense Line vs. Marshawn Lynch
Minnesota Special Teams vs. Seattle Special Teams
Advantage: Minnesota Special Teams
Intangibles
Advantage: Seattle
Predicted Score:
33-17 Seahawks
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