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3. Watch out for the deep shots
Blough was solid in his NFL debut, was showed he wasn’t afraid to take chances, as he hit on a 75-yard touchdown pass on his second throw of his career.
The rookie found Kenny Golladay down the left sideline for a sudden strike, as the Lions wide receiver showed his big-play potential. Golladay had four total catches against the Bears that went for 20 yards or more.
Golladay averages an impressive 16.7 yards per catch, while Marvin Jones, Jr. averages 12.3 yards per reception. Both players have nine touchdowns.
The Vikings have struggled against the deep ball all season and allowed a 60-yard touchdown pass against Seattle on Monday night.
Minnesota’s defense has now allowed 42 passing plays of at least 20 yards in 2019. Minnesota allowed 43 such plays in the entire 2018 season, 35 such plays in 2017 and 41 such plays in 2016.
4. The health of the offense
Adam Thielen did not play against the Seahawks, as the Vikings wide receiver has now essentially missed five games with a hamstring injury that occurred in the first quarter of Minnesota’s Week 7 win in Detroit.
Thielen said last week that he wasn’t going to play unless he was 100 percent, and was then downgraded to out over the weekend.
The Vikings also lost two starters Monday night, as running back Dalvin Cook was injured a few minutes into the third quarter. Left tackle Riley Reiff did not play in the second half due a concussion.
We’ll know more this week about the status of all three players as the Vikings get to work on the practice field. But if the trio can’t go — it will be up to running back Alexander Mattison, receivers Bisi Johnson and Laquon Treadwell and tackle Rashod Hill to help pick up the slack.