Lunchbreak: ESPN Ranks Vikings ‘Offensive Arsenal’ Top 5 in NFL

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The Vikings have a number of playmakers on offense, including one of the NFL’s best wide receiver duos.


ESPN’s Bill Barnwell agrees, as he recently ranked the Vikings “offensive arsenal” fifth-best in the league. He specified that the rankings are based on a “team’s skill-position talent” only.


Barnwell wrote the following of Minnesota’s offensive weapons:


How far can two star wide receivers take you? The Vikings have the best one-two punch in the game with Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen, and though the eight consecutive 100-yard games Thielen posted to start the 2018 season probably won’t pop up again this season, the 28-year-old has topped his receiving yardage total four consecutive times.


Barnwell reminded that the Vikings signed Kyle Rudolph to an extension and used their second-round draft pick on Alabama tight end Irv Smith, Jr.


Rudolph’s injury concerns have faded, as the Notre Dame product hasn’t missed a game in four years. We can’t say the same about Dalvin Cook, who has missed 17 games in two NFL seasons. If Cook can’t stay healthy, the Vikings would have to turn to rookie third-round pick Alexander Mattison as their starting back.


Ahead of the Vikings, Barnwell listed the Rams at No. 1, followed by the Chiefs, Browns and Eagles.


The Vikings will host the Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium Week 6 and travel to Kansas City to face the Chiefs in Week 9.
 
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