Vikings 31, Panthers 13

The Vikings knocked off the Panther 31-13 today in Minneapolis.  The Vikings improve to 5-7 on the season.  Today was a prime example of why they shouldn't put a roof on their new stadium, the Panthers looked like they wanted no part of that cold weather in Minneapolis, that's a huge advantage.  Anyways, it was a nice win today for the Vikings, they continue to make progress under Mike Zimmer.

Observations:

• 2 blocked punts returned for TD's for the Vikings, you don't see that often. 
• Teddy Bridgewater continues to show progress. Deep ball still an issue though.
• Xavier Rhodes has come a long way since the beginning of the season. 
• 2 sacks & a fumble return for a TD for Everson Griffen.  
• Today was probably Chad Greenwood's best game of the season. 
• Don't write off Greg Jennings just yet, he's got some life in him.  
• Having a healthy Kyle Rudolph really helps the Vikings offense.  
• Blair Walsh seems to be proving that he can kick outside too. 
• Time of Possession:  Panthers 35:48, Vikings 24:12
• First Downs:  Panthers 23, Vikings 12
• Total Yards:  Panthers 348, Vikings 210
• Ben Tate looked like he has some life left in him.  
• Mike Harris seemed to struggle replacing Phil Loadholt.  
• Charles Johnson continues to show some promise at WR for the Vikings. 
• A cold day like today would have been a nice time to have Adrian Peterson.  
• Cordarrelle Patterson appears to be in the dog house.  
• Like him or not, but the Vikings special teams play well under Mike Priefer.  
• Luke Kuechly is good at football, the Vikings could use him. 
• Kelvin Benjamin is a promising looking young WR for the Panthers.  
• I'm guessing that Cam Newton hasn't progressed as much as the Panthers had hoped. 
• Up next?  New York Jets @ TCF Bank Stadium next Sunday.