Friday night was an atypical start for the Vikings offense. Right up to the self-inflicted implosion part that was all too familiar a season ago.
The first seven snaps in a preseason game at Seattle produced an unusually efficient 76 yards and three first downs as Sam Bradford completed his first four passes for 66 yards, including a 39-yarder to Stefon Diggs.
That explosive play made it first-and-10 at the Seahawks 12-yard line.
The next play would be the first snap in the red zone for the Vikings' No. 1 offense since last season. The first chance to start forgetting about this maligned offense being flagged a league-high 19 times in the red zone in 2016.