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Minnesota Vikings Finally Favored in Week 5…?
Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images
The Minnesota Vikings were not supposed to be good this season. At least that’s what you were led to believe if you listened to all of the national outlets. Now five weeks into the regular season, Kevin O’Connell’s team is favored against a potential Super Bowl contender. In Week 1 the Minnesota Vikings found themselves as slight favorites against the New York Giants. Daniel Jones is not a good quarterback, and Brian Daboll’s team is a bottom-feeder. They went in and handled business in that spot. The gauntlet of their schedule was then set to kick off, but Sam Darnold and his teammates didn’t care. Now 4-0 and heading to London, the oddsmakers are finally starting to give them some respect. The Vikings were 2.5 point road underdogs against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. They now get that same line, but to their credit, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this week. The New York Jets came into the year with high aspirations, but Aaron Rodgers has failed in living up to them thus far. Typically home field advantag

This article first appeared on Minnesota Sports Fan and was syndicated with permission.

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