The P/PTSD Perspective: The Stunning Stat, Diggs’ Reason, and Hockenson’s Return

K. Joudry |

Oct 5, 2024

Hockenson Chatter — Jan 15, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson (87) reacts after a play against the New York Giants during the second quarter of a wild card game at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports.

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The P/PTSD Perspective: October 5th, 2024

1) Stunning Stat Emerges in Vikings Victory over the Packers in Week 4: Tip of the cap to CBS Sports for digging up the wild statistic. Minnesota has only been trailing for 3:26 all season. At some point, the Vikings will need to prove that they can come back from a large deficit; it’s what great teams can do.

Sep 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) celebrates head coach Kevin O’Connell after his touchdown reception during the first half against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images.

2) Stefon Diggs Reveals Reason for his Departure from Minnesota: Part of me thinks it’s time to move on from the story. After all, Diggs enjoyed tremendous success as a Bill and he’s now doing great things as a Texan. In Minnesota, Justin Jefferson got onboarded, which was gone reasonably well. Time to quit focusing on the divorce with the Vikings?

3) T.J. Hockenson’s Potential Return Date Comes to Light: The latest news is that Minnesota has officially decided to open his practice window. Doing so officially gets the clock ticking for his return. Re-inserting the TE1 into the lineup is going to make the offense even more dangerous.

4) The Vikings are Walking Directly into Another Champagne Problem: Part of the cost of success. Sam Darnold is playing some excellent football, so if it continues Minnesota will have a difficult decision to make at the season’s end.

5) Is One of the Vikings’ Defensive Starters in Danger of Losing His Starting Spot?: The issue isn’t that Minnesota has another linebacker who is better than Ivan Pace Jr. (though, in fairness, Kamu Grugier-Hill has done some good things). The issue is that Josh Metellus demands to be on the field, potentially leaving the Vikings with just a single lonely linebacker.

Nov 27, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. (40) and safety Josh Metellus (44) tackle Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) causing him to fumble in the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

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K. Joudry is the Senior Editor for Vikings Territory and PurplePTSD. He has been covering the Vikings full time since the summer of 2021. He can be found on Twitter, as a co-host for Notes from the North, and as the proprietor at The Vikings Gazette, a humble Vikings Substack.