The Minnesota Vikings found a way to lose in embarrassing fashion despite it being a six-point deficit in a 34-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
From the defense allowing over 450 yards including 259 on the ground to fumbling the ball away four times and the defensive line being thrown around like rag dolls, fans were visibly frustrated over the loss.
Buy Vikings TicketsIf the Vikings don’t turn the ball over seven times in the first two games, they could easily be 2-0. Unfortunately, they did and the “regression has hit them hard” being 0-2 in one score games after being 11-0 last season.
Fans and analysts took to Twitter to show their frustrations about this team and it wasn’t pretty.
Regression has hit
Sir, a second one score loss has hit the Vikings season pic.twitter.com/NqhgpncZ7p
— 🌸sports tweeter Matthias🌸 (tonesetter) (@KryzivenTake2) September 15, 2023
The #Vikings have an 0-2 record this season, with both losses in one-score games.
In contrast, the #Vikings were 11-0 in one-score games last season. pic.twitter.com/laxjKE1moM
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 15, 2023
Turnovers have been brutal and ties a Vikings record
Love it when the Vikings tie their own record for some ridiculous bullshit pic.twitter.com/31dp2bw12X
— Eric Thompson (@eric_j_thompson) September 15, 2023
It's so funny that the Vikings lose a close week 1 game and you think "if they can just not turn the ball over 3 times they could be pretty good!" and then they go and turn the ball over *four* times
— Nick Olson (@NickOlsonNFL) September 15, 2023
There’s never been a more Vikings sequence than fumbling it out of the end zone instead of taking the lead at the end of the half and then allowing a 61-yard field goal to a team trying to run the clock out
I hate this team
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) September 15, 2023
I have the recipe to fix the vikings. It's complex so bear with me
step 1: stop fumbling
step 2: you're doneok did you follow all that?
— Luke Braun (@LukeBraunNFL) September 15, 2023
Imagine if the Vikings didn’t fumble FOUR times
— Jason Aponte (@JasonAponte2103) September 15, 2023
Time to tank for a quarterback?
Your Minnesota Vikings are a mere 15 losses away from Caleb Williams https://t.co/7SoAoZmPE9
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) September 15, 2023
Gameplan:
Vikings lose next week to Chargers, starting 0-3 (3% chance to make playoffs), and sell Kirk Cousins to Jets after they see Zach Wilson play this week and next.
Tank for Caleb or Drake.
Then have generational QB on rookie deal with JJ, Addison, Hock, KJ or whoever.
— Krutches (@McDonaldsXBT) September 15, 2023
Tonight loss move the Vikings to the no# 1 draft pick. #skol
Tank for Caleb— Paul 🍺🌎✌ (@KoolDrama) September 15, 2023
The defense got some much deserved criticism
The #Vikings offense pic.twitter.com/5X6aWjgf4N
— Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) September 15, 2023
Yeah the defense and o line is pretty pathetic
— Mohegan ₿TC 🟠 (@MoheganBTC) September 15, 2023
The offensive line is still a problem
Vikings offensive line blocking the Eagles pic.twitter.com/cgom5byzPK
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) September 15, 2023
Hey Vikings… look what a good oline does… #skol https://t.co/K034xkdaM2
— Tyler Twig (Oh captain my captain) (@Tbranch101) September 15, 2023
#Vikings QB Kirk Cousins vs. the #Eagles tonight:
– 31/44
– 364 passing yards
– 4 TD
– 128.4 QB ratingKirk did it all with no offensive line help and a lack of an efficient run game.#skol pic.twitter.com/BmsHTqgQwk
— Pinhead Sports® (@_PinheadSports) September 15, 2023
Vikings gonna Viking
I wish the Vikings could just get obliterated on national TV in a normal way instead of the infinitely torturous and memeable way
— Drew Mahowald (@DrewMahowald) September 15, 2023
excited for everyone to laud this game as a moral victory and project success for the vikings moving forward pic.twitter.com/TqtXo4tSCp
— Luke Braun (@LukeBraunNFL) September 15, 2023
So glad I decided to jump on the Vikings bandwagon!! pic.twitter.com/Z27CIoDLAw
— Annie (@anniepar94) September 15, 2023
