Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller looks at his film and stats observations from the Minnesota Vikings' win over the New Orleans Saints plus some fascinating numbers about the defense. And the Vikings worked out another receiver. Hmmmm

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Murph and Manny join to talk about whether they are raising the bar for this season after a 5-0 start.

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Matthew Coller talks about the Minnesota Vikings' victory over the New Orleans Saints. Kyler Murray played by far his best game. The defense demolished Tyler Shough. The special teams was great again. Yet the Vikings made it harder than they needed to with a few huge miscues.

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Highlights

Matthew Kohler explains how injuries and quarterback changes have defined the Vikings’ 4-0 start, with the defense leading the way while the offense adjusts to new realities 01:51.

The impact of Justin Jefferson’s injury and his likely return in his hometown against the Saints, with insights into how his presence changes Minnesota’s offense 06:37.

Vikings’ defensive strategy highlighted by Brian Flores’s aggressive scheme, featuring unpredictable blitzes and the strength of their front seven 10:06.

Vulnerabilities in the Minnesota defense, specifically to big plays and deep passes due to aggressive play calling and secondary speed concerns 13:56.

The Saints’ ongoing struggles with both establishing and stopping the run, especially spotlighted in their recent games 13:03.

Discussion of Saints-Vikings as a “semi-rivalry,” revisiting infamous moments like the 2009 NFC Championship and the Minneapolis Miracle 16:29.

Key matchups to watch: Chase Young against the Vikings’ backup tackles, and both teams relying on backup left tackles for protection 20:46.

Minnesota’s Dallas Turner leads the NFL in quarterback pressures, posing a major test for the Saints' offensive line 22:51.

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Matthew Coller opens with the injury report, which still has some mystery to it for the Vikings with their wide receiver room and then Nick Underhill joins Matthew to talk about the Saints' blowout loss last week and what they're doing to fix things this week Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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