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It must be nothing less than stunning for the "put a fork in them, they're done" crowd to suddenly see the Minnesota Vikings playing like a playoff team.
When Minnesota was blistered by Green Bay 34-0 a few weeks back and Adrian Peterson went down with a knee injury the future looked black for Brad Childress and the boys.
But the Packers actually did the Vikings a tremendous favor. They gave them a swift kick in the rear. The whole Minnesota organization got one where it counted, from Childress on down.
Childress (or someone who looks like him) has been calling some offbeat and exciting plays, Chester Taylor has formed a great 1-2 running punch with Peterson and the offense has been scored 112 points in three games — an average of 37.3 a game. Tarvaris Jackson is on the field and not screwing up. It looks like he might make an NFL quarterback after all if the fans give him some time. Credit Minnesota’s expensive offensive line with opening some nice holes.
The defense is also playing good football, something everyone knew they could do if they were given a chance to leave the field periodically and catch their breath.
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal - What happened? Where are those hopeless Vikings?