Vikings Penalties, Questionable Fumble, Sink Them in Cinci

The Vikings’ offense started their season unbelievably sloppy, with no less than 11 penalties accepted- most of those on offensive linemen. Although the offense was able to overcome them occasionally, between the penalties and sacks, the offensive line effectively killed several drives with a series of penalties and sacks.

Offensive Drive Summary

On the first series of the game, CJ Ham had a false start, and one play later Tyler Conklin followed suit. Cousins was able to connect with Thielen to overcome those two penalties. Second series, Ham had another false start, and one play later Oli Udoh is called for holding. 2nd and 24. Cousins fails to connect with Justin Jefferson, 3rd and 24.…