Overview
- The Vikings are 3-0 after a win over the Buccaneers but have been outgained by about 244 total yards through three games, a historic deficit for a team that started 3-0.
- Minnesota’s defense and special teams powered the Week 3 victory with six sacks, two interceptions and an 86-yard punt-return touchdown by Myles Price.
- Kyler Murray returned from a concussion in Week 3 and completed 15 of 29 passes for 168 yards with one touchdown and one interception, a performance described as uneven.
- The team traded former first-round quarterback J.J. McCarthy to the New York Giants, a roster move widely reported as an affirmation of Murray’s hold on the starting job and an increase in expectations on him.
- The offense has been the league’s least productive through three weeks with a combined 715 yards and a 30.2% third-down conversion rate, and coach Kevin O’Connell has said he expects the unit to improve as Minnesota prepares to host Miami.