The Vikings' fumble woes continued on the very first play from scrimmage on Sunday.
One can only wonder what was really going through Kevin O'Connell's head at around 3:27 p.m. central time on Sunday afternoon. It was the very first play from scrimmage against the Chiefs, and the Vikings were looking to get off to a fast start. O'Connell called a play that resulted in a dump-off pass from Kirk Cousins to tight end Josh Oliver, who broke a tackle and picked up 15 yards.
This was the Vikings' eighth lost fumble of the season — six of them coming in first quarters — and their 12th total turnover. After losing six fumbles in the first two games of the season, the team made ball security a massive point of emphasis in practice. Then T.J. Hockenson had the ball stripped away on the first possession of a loss against the Chargers. Two weeks later, Oliver's fumble marked the Vikings' third consecutive game with a turnover on their opening series.
"You have to tuck in when you are in traffic and I didn’t do that today," Oliver said."We work on it every day in practice and that’s on me. Can’t do that." Right away, that turnover shrunk the Vikings' margin for error. They trailed 7-0 and rallied to make it 13-13 at half, but the Chiefs got the ball first after the break and took the lead back. Maybe things would have been different if Oliver hadn't lost that football.
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