Can the Vikings complete the AFC South sweep?
In Week 11, the Minnesota Vikings will look to complete a season sweep of the AFC South as they travel to Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee to face the Tennessee Titans.
This will be the Vikings’ third consecutive game against an AFC South opponent, as they knocked off the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9 on Sunday Night Football and won an ugly one over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 10. They throttled the Houston Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium back in Week 3, so all that’s standing between them and beating every team in the AFC South is a win over a team that has been awful for much of the year.
The Titans fell to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10 by a score of 27-17 to drop their record to 2-7 on the season. They are currently tied for the worst point differential in the AFC and have won in just one of their four contests at Nissan Stadium this season, a 20-17 overtime win over New England in Week 9.
Of course, all of that might not matter if the Vikings. . .and, specifically, quarterback Sam Darnold. . .don’t stop turning the football over. Darnold threw three interceptions, two of them in the end zone, against Jacksonville in Week 10 and the Vikings didn’t score an offensive touchdown, needing four field goals from new kicker Parker Romo to emerge with a victory. An ugly win is still a win, but the Vikings have a lot of issues on offense they need to correct if they’re going to try to keep pace with Detroit in the NFC North race.
The Vikings will start the betting week as a 6.5-point favorite over the Titans, according to the folks from FanDuel.
Kickoff for this one is scheduled for noon Central time on Sunday, with the game being carried by the CBS family of networks, including WCCO-4 in the Twin Cities.