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One Viking Quietly Righted the Ship

Through the first two weeks of the 2023 regular season, the Minnesota Vikings fundamentally said no thanks to running the football.

One Viking Quietly Righted the Ship

In fact, through two games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles — two stout run defenses — Minnesota rushed the rock 26 times, the third-fewest rushing attempts in NFL history through the first two games of a season.

One Viking Quietly Righted
Sep 24, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) hands the ball off to running back Alexander Mattison (2) against the Los Angeles Chargers in the third quarter at U.