If the Vikings do these things, they'll have a good shot at beginning this season with a win.
, considering the difficulty of their schedule for the rest of September and October. After beating the Vikings in the playoffs two years ago, the Giants regressed to 6-11 last season and aren't expected to be much better this year. Both teams will view this as a very winnable game to begin what they hope will be a resurgent campaign.Keep Sam Darnold as clean as possible
The single biggest X-factor in this game will be the Vikings' ability to block Dexter Lawrence in the middle of the Giants' defensive line. He wrecked the game twice in a three-week span at U.S. Bank Stadium during that 2022 season, combining for 14 pressures. This is a big task for Garrett Bradbury, and the Vikings need to find schematic ways to give their center some help. The spotlight will also be on new left guard Blake Brandel and third-year right guard Ed Ingram.
It would be huge for Darnold if the Vikings can have a balanced offensive attack this season. O'Connell and offensive coordinator Wes Phillips would like nothing more than to get a strong running game going after struggling mightily in that area over the last two years. That's why they werein free agency this spring. The hope is that the 29-year-old still has a lot left in the tank and can bring his efficiency and explosiveness over to Minnesota after seven years in Green Bay.
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