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Here are four more takeaways from Sunday night:
1. Vikings offense aggressive on 4th down
With such a potent offense on the other sideline, the Vikings wanted to keep their own offense on the field as much as possible.
Zimmer was as aggressive as ever late in the fourth quarter, with the Vikings leading 26-21 at the 2-minute warning.
It was fourth-and-1 at the Seattle 6, as a conversion would have sealed the win. Zimmer went for it, but Alexander Mattison was stuffed for no gain.
Seattle took the ball at the 6-yard line and drove 94 yards for the game-winning score.
According to a stat shown during NBC's Sunday Night Football, a field goal would not have changed the Vikings win percentage of 94 percent.
A Vikings conversion would have given Minnesota a 100-win percentage, and a Seattle stop would have left the Vikings with a 74 percent chance to win.
The Vikings were also aggressive in the first half, as Minnesota went for it — and converted — on a pair of fourth-down attempts against Seattle.
In the first quarter, the Vikings had fourth-and-2 at the Seahawks 36. Minnesota went for it and got it, as Cousins found Justin Jefferson for 5 yards.
The Vikings were bold again in the second quarter, and were rewarded yet again. On fourth-and-1 at midfield, Cook rumbled ahead for 3 yards to move the sticks.
Both conversions led to points, as Minnesota raced out to an early 10-0 lead on the road.