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11-08-17, 03:19 PM #1
Redskins Recon 2017: Week 10 vs. Minnesota Vikings
Keep your friends close. And your enemies closer.
This week’s Recon comes on the heels of an improbable and near-miraculous come from behind win in Seattle. The win puts the Burgundy and Gold at a still relevant 4-4 and infuses some much needed energy and promise into the injury-riddled 2017 season. The Redskins can ill afford to spend much time basking in the glow of one of the most memorable wins of the past decade though. Not only are the 6-2 Vikings coming to town on Sunday, but the Redskins must also face the 6-2 NFC South leading Saints in New Orleans, and Dallas in bad guy country before the month of November ends. That makes this Sunday’s (and next) home contests against the Vikes and Giants must win games.
This week’s Recon was a pleasure to put together. Why? Vikings fans are some of the NFL’s smartest. Visit most NFL fan forums, and it’s not a matter of finding idiotic and stupidly humorous fan posts, it’s trying to figure out which ones are the most idiotic and stupid. Not so with Vikings forums, most of which seem to be populated with smart and experienced fans. Vikings fans seem a lot like our own fans. Hopeful, cautiously optimistic, but with plenty of skepticism and historical pain, earned over a multitude of years of hopes dashed and franchise upheaval. The teams are really quite similar, and this is perhaps evidenced by the historical game records.
Games between the Vikings and the Redskins: 20
All-time record: Tied, 10-10
Total Vikings’ points scored, head-to-head: 500 (25 points/game)
Total Redskins’ points scored, head-to-head: 451 (22.6 points/game)
Longest Vikings’ winning streak vs Redskins: 2, four times (most recently from 7 November
2013 to 2 November 2014)
Longest Redskins’ winning streak vs Vikings: 4 (29 November 1984 - 25 October 1992)
Most recent Vikings’ road win in series: 24 December 2011 (final score 33-26)
Most recent Redskins’ home win in series: 13 November 2016 (final score 26-20)
Biggest Vikings’ road win in series: 25 points, 2 November 1980 (final score 39-14)
Biggest Redskins’ home win in series: 12 points, 14 October 2012 (final score 38-26)
Current streak: Redskins, 1 win
So how do fans of this week’s opponent feel about Sunday’s road visit to Fed Ex Field?
As always, there are opposing fans who are supremely confident. Despite their all-star starting QB officially going on injured reserve today, and backup Case Keenum once again starting on Sunday (his 7th straight start in 2017), there were plenty of Vikes fans who expect to win easily on Sunday. What I did not find were a lot of Vikings fans who unequivocally predicted domination or a blowout win.
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As always, no fan forums (save BGO?) are entirely devoid of knuckleheads or wannabe standup comedians. Here are a few for your reading pleasure…
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Apparently, some Vikes fans are not as sold on Case Keenum!!!
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I don’t know whether I hope to find out or not
Sunday's game mirrors last seasons Week 10 matchup at Fed Ex in which the Redskins shut out the Vikings in the 2nd half, and won going away on the strength of 4 Dustin Hopkins field goals. Can the revitalized and plucky Skins defense do it again on Sunday? We shall see what we shall see.
Hail.
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11-08-17, 03:35 PM #2
Re: Redskins Recon 2017: Week 10 vs. Minnesota Vikings
THEY sound a lot like US.
(So, yes, they are smart.)It is awesome to be ME.
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11-08-17, 04:14 PM #3
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Re: Redskins Recon 2017: Week 10 vs. Minnesota Vikings
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11-08-17, 09:35 PM #4
Re: Redskins Recon 2017: Week 10 vs. Minnesota Vikings
Posted by holmanjp
MN allows 200 passing yards per game
62.7% comp
1.1 passing TD's per game
81.2 passer rating
81.4 rushing yards
.4 Rushing TD's
KC will pass for 205 yards, 64% comp, 1 TD, QBR 83, They will have 86 rushing yards, 1 TD
KC will pass for205275 yards,64%68% comp,12 TD, QBR8388, They will have86105 rushing yards,12 TD. There, fixed it for him.
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