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Grade the Vikings: How did the team do on offense, defense, special teams and coaching?

Use our weekly poll to grade the Vikings' performance against the 49ers.

By Jim Souhan

September 9, 2018 at 8:36PM

How did the Vikings do in the 24-16 win over the 49ers? Jim Souhan grades the offense, defense, special teams and coaching. And now it's your turn. Grade the team in our poll.

GRADES

Offense: B. 24 points against good D, but run game stalled and Kirk Cousins struggled in the fourth quarter.

Defense: B. Held another opponent under 20 but left receivers wide open too often.

Special teams: B. Rookie kicker Carlson came through; Matt Wile was good excepting one shank.

Coaching: B. Controlled 49er offense, helped Cousins get comfortable.

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Jim Souhan

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Jim Souhan is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He has worked at the paper since 1990, previously covering the Twins and Vikings.

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