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Not 1 — But 2 — ‘X Factors’ Identified for 2023 Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings offensive line improved in 2022 under first-year head coach Kevin O’Connell and his offensive line coach Chris Kuper.

Barring a bizarre step back, the Vikings offensive trenches are no longer hideous.

Not 1 — But 2 — ‘X Factors’ Identified for 2023 Vikings

And if the franchise wishes to make more noise in the playoffs than last year — Minnesota won 13 games in 2022 but flopped in Round 1 of the postseason at home — two men, in particular, must thrive, according to The 33rd Team. Those men are the starting offensive guards, Ed Ingram and Ezra Cleveland, per Andy Benoit.