It's hard not to look at the Vikings and smile.
Case Keenum, the Vikings backup quarterback had one of the best seasons of any quarterback in Vikings history. His 3,500 yards passing would have easily surpassed 4,000 if he had started all the games this season.
Latavius Murray had almost 850 yards rushing and he wasn't even the Vikings top choice at running back. Dalvin Cook had that honor and over 400 yards rushing before he went down in week 4.
What I'm trying to say, is that an undrafted wide receiver (Theilen), a rejected quarterback (Keenum), and an underperforming running back (Murray) all came together this season for the Vikings and turned them into the Super Bowl favorites for the NFC.
As star performers.
I no longer expect any Minnesota team to win it all, but I'd certainly enjoy it if this particular team would be the one to do just that. There's a strong possibility that they could win three straight (maybe even all home games with a little help from our friends in Atlanta).
They are as good as any team in the league this year, and much better than most. Maybe just maybe this is their year.
No team or game will be easy from this point on, but they have as good a shot as anybody.
That's all anybody could ask for.
Could it be the year?
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