Thursday Night
Vikings at Cardinals
Right off the bat, you have to look at the fact that Arizona’s high-powered offence is facing a Minnesota defence that is hurting, as a number of key defenders are listed in the team’s injury report (including FOUR safeties). I expect Minnesota to try and grind out a win by riding Adrian Peterson, which, in and of itself, is not a bad strategy, except that Arizona’s secondary is so good that the Cards can devote extra personnel to stopping the run. The Vikings have made a habit this season of coming up short in key games, and a Thursday night game on the road against one of the league’s elite teams does not bode well. Winner: Cardinals
Vikings at Cardinals
Right off the bat, you have to look at the fact that Arizona’s high-powered offence is facing a Minnesota defence that is hurting, as a number of key defenders are listed in the team’s injury report (including FOUR safeties). I expect Minnesota to try and grind out a win by riding Adrian Peterson, which, in and of itself, is not a bad strategy, except that Arizona’s secondary is so good that the Cards can devote extra personnel to stopping the run. The Vikings have made a habit this season of coming up short in key games, and a Thursday night game on the road against one of the league’s elite teams does not bode well. Winner: Cardinals