EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings’ season began with an ambulance rushing to team headquarters to save the leg of their starting quarterback.
A blockbuster trade followed to get another quarterback in town just ahead of the season opener in hopes of keeping a championship window open only to have the offensive line decimated by injuries, their star running back go down with a knee injury and their offensive coordinator to walk away midseason with the offense struggling to get going.
And after all that, their head coach showed up to work this week with an eye patch after needing emergency eye surgery.