Vikings 20, Falcons 10

The Vikings knocked off the Falcons 20-10 today in Atlanta.  The Vikings improve to 8-3 on the season with this win.  The Vikings take over sole possession of first place in the NFC North with 5 games to go.  They've also bested last seasons win total with this win.  That's 6 wins in their last 7 games now.  They are on a role, I have no idea what happened last week.  Nice win Vikings!  Keep it rolling!

Observations:

• Adrian Peterson carried the Vikings offense today. 
• Anthony Barr was an absolute beast today.  
• Teddy Bridgewater looks afraid to make a mistake.  
• Kyle Rudolph has upped his game the last few weeks. 
• That clipping penalty on the Falcons was huge for the Vikings. 
• At what point should Bridgwater's lack of a deep ball be a concern? 
• When Everson Griffen is on his game, he's a terror. 
• Good Terrance Newman showed up today.  
• Turnovers:  Falcons 3, Vikings 1
• At least Mike Wallace can draw a pass interference penalty. 
• Red zone turnovers are the worst. 
• Somehow the Vikings did not give up a sack today. 
• Rhett Ellison got some serious YAC today. 
• The Vikings offense could really use another playmaker.  
• Xavier Rhodes did a nice job on Julio Jones today. 
• The Vikings are going to need to clean up their penalty issue. 
• Antone Exum Jr did a capable job of replacing Harrison Smith. 
• Updated Vikings draft needs:  OL, WR, DB
• Matt Ryan is highly overrated at this point. 
• Up next?  Seahawks @ Minneapolis next Sunday.