EAGAN, Minn. -- Ask around the Minnesota Vikings' facility about the catalyst behind the shift in offensive success these past four weeks and it will yield a bevy of different answers.
It could be that the Vikings came to a conclusion that they had to move away from a steadfast run-first mentality. Maybe it took the frustrations of their star receivers boiling over into the public to ignite the passing game, including Stefon Diggs skipping practice and missing multiple meetings during Week 5, following a loss to the Chicago Bears, while remaining vague when asked whether he or his agent had demanded trade.