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Defense: A week after giving up 522 total yards to the Packers, Minnesota's defense trimmed that total to 354 yards against Indianapolis.
But while the Packers success came through the air, the Colts ran the ball effectively against the Vikings, as Minnesota allowed 151 rushing yards on a whopping 40 attempts.
The Vikings once again lost the time-of-possession battle (21 minutes and 35 seconds for Minnesota, compared to 38:25 for Indianapolis), but that stat can be attributed to both sides of the ball.
On a positive note, Eric Wilson secured his first NFL interception Sunday, and Yannick Ngakoue recorded his first sack (and forced fumble) as a Viking.
Through two games, the Vikings have allowed 876 total yards and 71 points, although four of those points are from Minnesota's offense taking safeties in back-to-back games.
The Titans defense allowed 480 total yards against the Jaguars, 165 of which came on the ground.
Jack Crawford and Kenny Vaccaro had sacks for Tennessee, which allowed Jacksonville to convert on 10 of 14 third downs. Kristian Fulton and Harold Landry III had interceptions for the Titans.
The Titans defense features edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, a former No. 1 overall pick who signed with the team as a free agent shortly before the start of the 2020 season.
Special Teams: Dan Bailey made his lone field goal try Sunday from 21 yards out. He did not attempt an extra point. Bailey is perfect on his two field goals and lone extra point in 2020.
Britton Colquitt had four punts for 168 yards, with a long of 46 on Sunday. Through two games, he's averaging 41.3 yards per punt. Rookie K.J. Osborn had three kickoff returns for 66 yards.
Titans kicker Stephen Gostkowski made both his field goal tries Sunday, and is 3-for-6 on the season. He also missed an extra point for the second straight game. Punter Brett Kern landed all three of his punts in Week 2 inside the 20-yard line.
Kalif Raymond handles return duties for the Titans. He has four kickoff returns for 71 total yards in 2020.
A rare losing skid
Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer is 57-40-1 in his six-plus seasons in Minnesota, and has only endured a three-game losing streak twice in that span.
Zimmer's 2014 team started 2-2 and lost three straight to drop to 2-5, but the Vikings then won four of their next six. Minnesota finished 7-9 that season.
The 2016 Vikings started 5-0 before losing four straight games. Minnesota finished 8-8 that season.
The 2020 Vikings will try to avoid a three-game skid Sunday at home against the Titans.