After nearly two years, it's finally time for football at a packed U.S. Bank Stadium. Fans are back in the building for the first time since 2019 and they're ready to cheer on their Vikings as they look to snap a seven-game losing streak against the Seahawks and avoid an 0-3 start to the year.
The Seahawks are also hungry for a win, having lost in overtime to the Titans last week.
The key for the Vikings is going to be limiting Russell Wilson's big plays through the air. They need to put pressure on Wilson so their cornerbacks don't have to cover Tyler Lockett and D.K. Metcalf for too long.
When the Vikings have the ball, it needs to be the Kirk Cousins show. Dalvin Cook is out, with Alexander Mattison replacing him at running back. Mattison is a good player who will get plenty of work, but the Vikings are going to have to win this one with Cousins' arm. They've got plenty of weapons for him to put up points on a mediocre Seahawks defense.
Here is the inactive list for the Vikings, headlined by the injured Cook, Anthony Barr, and Christian Darrisaw.
And here's some additional preview content:
- Vikings-Seahawks Preview: Russell Wilson's U.S. Bank Stadium Debut is a Must-Win for Minnesota
- Kirk Cousins, K.J. Osborn, Danielle Hunter, and Other Reasons for Vikings Optimism
- Should the Vikings Bench Bashaud Breeland For Cameron Dantzler?
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