PurplePTSD: Eagles Grab ex-Vikings NT, MIN-DAL Preview, Jefferson OPOW

Vikings Will Learn a Lot
A Philadelphia Eagles fan in the first half at MetLife Stadium. © Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK.

The sister-site to VikingsTerritory is PurplePTSD.com, and the guys and gals over there roll out the Minnesota Vikings analysis just as much as we do.

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Here is some of their top content from the last couple of days:

1 – Linval Joseph did the unthinkable, joining the Eagles on Wednesday.

2 – Josh Frey drops his weekly Vikings preview, this time involving the Cowboys.

3 – Justin Jefferson was duly recognized for his Week 10 performance.

4 – In the daily video segment, Dustin Baker and Josh Frey chat about the state of the Vikings through nine games.

5 – Dede Westbrook signed with a new team — the Vikings primary foe.


The Vikings knocked off the Buffalo Bills in Week 10, 33-30, courtesy of late-game heroics authored by Justin Jefferson, Kirk Cousins, the Vikings defense, and Dalvin Cook. O’Connell’s men circumvented a 17-point lead in the 2nd Half at a time when some Vikings fans had given up hope, particularly as the Bills led 27-10.

The Vikings Teensy Magic Number
Kevin O’Connell

Wide receiver Justin Jefferson recorded 10 catches, 193 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown in a game where the phenom playmaker exuded the utmost clutch performance. He extended the game on a 4th and 18 play that will live in Vikings lore eternally.

The Vikings are one-point road underdogs at home against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 11, a team that lost to Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Dallas hopes to keep pace with the Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) and upstart New York Giants (7-2) in the NFC East.

The Packers finally won a game — the one mentioned above versus the Cowboys. Their playoff hopes remain alive with a flicker. The Vikings are the No. 2 seed in the NFC behind the Eagles and would host a home playoff game versus the San Francisco 49ers if the playoffs started today.

Ed Donatell’s defense disallowed the Bills from scoring a touchdown in the 2nd Half, yet another reason — of many — the Vikings stunned Buffalo.

A 2-6 or 1-7 record the rest of the way would plop the Vikings in the postseason. Of course, winning the division is preferred, but subpar football, as a worst-case scenario, would net a playoff berth. That’s the perk of an 8-1 start. The Vikings have a 99% probability of reaching the postseason, per FiveThirtyEight.

Since U.S. Bank Stadium opened in 2016, the Cowboys have won three times at the Vikings house — in 2016, 2020, and 2021.


Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).

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