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Access Vikings morning walkthrough: Vikings blown out in home opener, Peterson, Cassel and more

By Matt Vensel

September 15, 2014 at 12:03PM

Every weekday, our Vikings reporters walk you through what's happening with the team that day.

WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

— Without RB Adrian Peterson, the Vikings lost their home opener by 23 points.

— Head coach Mike Zimmer tried to avoid questions about Peterson's status.

— The Vikings had to patch together their backfield with Peterson deactivated.

— Zimmer said QB Matt Cassel will remain the starter this upcoming week.

— Is the time coming for the Vikings to go with rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater?

— You can't blame the defense for yesterday's blowout loss to the Patriots.

— Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer has been reinstated by the Vikings.

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BEHIND ENEMY LINES

— The Patriots bounced back with a resounding win over the Vikings.

— The Patriots defense was good against the Vikings but bigger tests await.

— The Patriots controlled the line of scrimmage against the Vikings.

— Patriots head coach Bill Belichick got his 200th career win on Sunday.

TODAY'S VIKINGS SCHEDULE

The Vikings locker room is open from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Zimmer will hold his usual Monday press conference at 2 p.m., but will he have any unusual announcements regarding No. 28?

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Yesterday's game was Cassel's first career start on a college football field, according to ESPN Stats and Info. He did not start a game during his four-year college career at Southern California.