If you asked most people about the Minnesota Vikings collapse this season, they would tell you the same thing: injuries ended all hope for the year. The mounting injuries simply became too much to overcome after a 5-0 start, even for a talented team that once boasted Super Bowl aspirations.
On the surface, that argument certainly has merit. The Vikings have had to deal with more injury woes than any other team in the league. The injury of a starting quarterback, which the Vikings had to endure when Teddy Bridgewater suffered a tibiofemural dislocation and torn ACL, is usually enough to end a teams’ playoff hopes on its own.