The NFL regular season may consist of only 16 games for each team, but it’s a brutal run that no team goes through without taking some hits along the way. The Minnesota Vikings have had it a little tougher than most this season, losing several key pieces on offense, including starting QB teddy Bridgewater who went down for the year before the season even began. Despite those hits, the Vikings jumped out to a 5-0 start, but are coming into this one having lost back to back games. That two-week run led to offensive coordinator Norv Turner handing in his resignation earlier this week, with Pat Shurmur set to take the reins this weekend. The Vikings are still in good shape atop the NFC North, but they must be feeling the Packers and Lions breathing down their necks. Detroit have been better than a lot of people expected, and could well be better off than their current 4-4 record if they had a little bit more luck going their way. The Vikings will come into this one as a 6-point favorite.
