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The Vikings did just about everything right in Seattle, but couldn't come away with a win against the Seahawks.
Minnesota has now turned its full attention to Atlanta, with the 0-5 Falcons coming to town this weekend.
Here's a look at where the 1-4 Vikings rank before Week 6:
No. 19 (down 2 spots): Dan Hanzus – NFL.com
The Vikings did just about everything right on Sunday night, but they couldn't close out the Seahawks in a 27-26 loss that will haunt them. The game's final two minutes were harrowing: Minnesota failed to convert a fourth-and-1 from Seattle's 6-yard line, then could do nothing to stop Russell Wilson and DK Metcalf as Seattle marched 94 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Minnesota held the ball for nearly 40 minutes and showed resilience in regaining control of a game that seemed to slip away when Seattle scored three touchdowns in 1:53 of play in the third quarter. In effect, the Vikings controlled 55 of the contest's 60 minutes and still got beat. It's almost impossible.
No. 20 (down 1 spots): Frank Schwab – Yahoo! Sports
It's easy to criticize Mike Zimmer after the fact for going for it on fourth down. It didn't work, and Russell Wilson drove downfield to beat them. It wasn't a bad decision to go for it. He should have maybe run a quarterback sneak, which is practically automatic. Later in the game, he absolutely should have used his timeouts when Seattle's offense got inside the 20-yard line. That's an egregious clock management error. But going for it, trying to keep the ball away from Wilson, was not a mistake.