Aros":3b9wctjc said:
FearTheBeak":3b9wctjc said:
Maybe I'm being a homer but it just looked like their body language was different after the first couple of series. They seem to have gotten a little bit of that swagger back.
You're not being a homer, it's palpable. They've got their swagger back.
Yup, it's pretty evident.
I thought this was going to be a closer game, but if we shut down their run game, and established ours, it would be a 10 point win. I thought our passing game would struggle against the former 3rd overall passing defense. Boy, I'm glad to be wrong on some aspects of that.
Sure, the Vikings might've been over rated, but they were a legit 8-3 team that was doing what it was supposed to: take care of their schedule. I think they're better than we made them look, but we match up well against them. A few bad calls their way didn't help them out either.
I'd really like to see the offense keep rolling like this. It stands to reason that it will: we're playing the Ravens and Browns, The Ravens have the 14th overall defense and are giving up 24.2 ppg, the Browns are the 29th ranked defense and are giving up 28.9 ppg. Then we get a test with a decent Rams defense, but at home. That kind of momentum would have us rolling into Arizona like an avalanche.
I'm also surprised at this point of the season, with all our well publicized problems, we're still the 2nd ranked defense overall, 2nd in points allowed, 3rd in rush yards allowed, and 4th in pass yards allowed. We bitch about how bad the defense has been (and there's been times it's been terrible in the 4th quarter), but with our personnel problems to start the year, how many teams would like to be where we are right now ?
Couple this with the top ranked rush offense in the league at 146.6 ypg, the 7th ranked overall offense, and the 8th ranked in scoring, and we're starting to look really balanced. If we can dominate lesser talented teams the next three games, we will be at the top of the league in offense and defense going into the playoffs.