If the impressive opening statement delivered by the Vikings’ offense in their first preseason game against the Denver Broncos must be taken with a grain of salt – and it should — so must the rocky performance the group turned in on Saturday.
The Vikings’ offense had faced a stout Jacksonville Jaguars defense that stood out in two days of joint practices even without defensive end Dante Fowler and cornerback Jalen Ramsey, and they figured to have a tough assignment in their preseason home opener on Saturday. They again played without center Pat Elflein, who remains on the physically-unable-to-perform list.