Injury-Riddled Vikes Beat the Browns in London—As Expected
Vikings Territory Breakdown
The unpredictable 2025 Minnesota Vikings season continues with another comeback victory and sound play from unlikely sources. The Vikings beat the Cleveland Browns 21-17 in London, leaving their European tour with a split and climbing back above .500 thanks to the performance of a makeshift offensive line that thwarted one of the best defensive fronts in the league. With three linemen out with injury and at one point only one starter in the unit protecting backup quarterback Carson Wentz, the offensive line kept Myles Garrett at bay long enough for Wentz to hit Jordan Addison (a player who was held out of the first quarter for disciplinary reasons) for a late winning touchdown grab. Who would have thunk it?
Who also would have predicted the Vikings defense giving up another 100-yard rushing day and still come out with the win (although the errant passes of Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel in his first start helped). Who would have thought that place kicker Will Reichard would have missed his only kick of the season thus far because it hit a wire of the spider cam—and nobody caught in real time to provide a re-kick? The kick would have tied the game with under 10 minutes left in the game yet the Vikings still rallied back for the winning score.
And who would have thought the Vikings would limp into the bye-week due to numerous injuries in this young season at 3-2 and still be in the conversation in the NFC North. Well, at least of the co-hosts of Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) did and predicted as much. Tune in to the podcast and listen to him crow about it. Skol!
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