The
Minnesota Vikings spend the last 2 preseason games on the road with the first
of two on Saturday August 29 at 6:00 vs the Dallas Cowboys.
Yes, the
game will be simulcast once again with TV being on Fox 9 and the radio dial you
can find at 100.3FM with Paul Allen and Pete Bercich in the booth and once
again Ben Leber and Greg Coleman handle the sideline duties.
Dallas will
be playing their first home game after going 0 and 2 on the road. It is
preseason and once again the objective is stay healthy and offense and defense
must look smoother each preseason game that is played.
It seems as
of late the Cowboys in the Medias eyes are a playoff contender yet each year
something happens and they just can’t get it done.
The Cowboys
Quarterback, Tony Romo has a tremendous arm and with one of the better
receivers in Dez Bryant give defensive coordinators headaches but in Minnesota’s
case we not only have one of the best defensive minds in Zimmer he has coached
in Dallas so this may be advantage Minnesota.
Dallas
running back last season, DeMarco Murray was in my opinion one of the best
running back in the league last season and in the offseason he bolts Dallas and
heads to Philadelphia. This was one of the biggest head scratchers for me this
offseason.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS-DALLAS COWBOYS
CONNECTIONS
-Mike Zimmer
was the Cowboys defensive back coach from 1994-1999 and defensive coordinator
from 2000-2006
-Vikings
defensive coordinator, George Edwards entered the NFL with the Cowboys in
1998-2001
-Norv Turner
was the Cowboys offensive coordinator from 1991-1993
- Vikings
Defensive Line coach, Andre Patterson was the DL coach for Dallas from
2000-2002
-Vikings
Tight End, Chase Ford was on the Dallas practice squad in 2012
-Vikings
defensive back, Terrance Newman was a Cowboys first round pick in 2003 number 5
overall and he was with Dallas until 2012
-Vikings
safety, Andrew Sendejo made his NFL debut with Dallas in 2010 and that was his
only year with Dallas
-Dallas
Quarterback Coach, Wade Wilson was drafted by the Vikings in 1981. Wade led the
Vikings to 3 playoff years in 11 seasons.
-Cowboys
Offensive Coordinator made his NFL coaching debut with the Vikings in 2002
-Cowboys assistant
offensive line coach, Steve Loney was the Vikings offensive line coach from
2002-2004 then offensive coordinator in 2005
-Cowboys
linebacker, Jasper Brinkley was a Vikings linebacker from 2009-2012 and
returned to Minnesota in 2014
MINNESOTA VS DALLAS ALL TIME RECORD
Dallas leads
the series 15-14 with the Vikings 7-9 at home and a 7-6 record in Dallas
UPDATED VIKINGS NUMBERS IN PRESEASON
Scoring
Vikings 60
Opponents 31
Minnesota 9
34 17 0 0-
60
Opponents 9
12 10 0 0-
31
As you can
see Minnesota has not allowesd a point in the 4th quarter in the
first 3 games.
Quarterbacks
Teddy
Bridgewater 22-28 219 yards
78.6 completion
Shaun
Hill 19-26 186
yards 73.1%
Tyler
Heinicke 19-30 154
yards 63.3%
Mike
Kafka 9-12 75 yards
70%
Rushing Top 3
Dominique
Williams 14-68 yards
DuJuan
Harris 15-67 yards
Matt
Asiata 12-58 yards
Receiving Top 3
Ryan Thielen 7-104 yards
Matt
Asiata 6-54 yards
Jerick
McKinnon 6-50 yards
Punt Returns
Stephan
Diggs 6-150 and 25 yard average
Kickoff return
Marcus
Sherels 2-81 40.5 average
Tackles
3 Tied with
9 (Erick Kendricks, Andrew Sendejo and Anthony Harris)
Gerald
Hodges is 2nd with 8
5 are tied
with 7 (Josh Thomas,Shaun Prater,Trae Waynes,Danielle Hunter and Brandon Watts)
SUMMING IT
UP
Yes, it is
the 4th game on preseason and we have seen plenty of good and some
definite concerning areas but that why preseason is there for teams to fix the
errors and hope they are solid for the regular season.
I am already
excited and what makes it extra special is the national media is actually
saying good things about the purple.
Enjoy the
game and while you are watching see who you want to make the 53 man squad. Who
will be the surprise man to make it and of course who will be the shocking cut?
Thanks for
reading
Todd Walkingstick
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