Access Vikings morning walkthrough: Depth will be tested with Sullivan, Floyd sidelined; Joseph continues to impress Zimmer

— Chicago coach John Fox downplays the drama surrounding Jeremiah Ratliff's release. Ratliff, an 11-year NFL veteran, showed up to practice last week in no condition to work and was soon let go.

The Vikings might have started slow defensively last Sunday against Detroit, but a quick look at the drive chart shows a different story for the offense. The group scored on seven of their first eight drives, totaling all 28 points during this stretch. The offense fumbled on the third drive of the game, but responded with a touchdown on the next possession. "Obviously we've got to get better in the red zone, we can't give up big plays defensively, we didn't handle some things well in the running game, but there was also some good things. We scored on [seven] of the first [eight] drives offensively. I thought we did a nice job in the two minute situation. We were able to go down and score and then come back in the first part of the third quarter and we got the ball back and scored again. The guys kept fighting."