It might be ugly, but winning is beautiful

November 30, 2015 at 2:48AM
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Plenty of us looked at specific moments of Sunday's most recent textbook Mike Zimmer road victory, a 20-10 asphyxiation of Atlanta, and still wanted more from the Vikings.

The Vikings might need to be more dynamic — even if it's just a little more — to beat the likes of Seattle, Arizona and Green Bay down the stretch. Then again, we keep saying that and the Vikings keep winning. Even after last week's disappointment, they're 8-3 and right back atop the NFC North.

At this point, I'm inclined to say the Vikings' methods are sound. Don't fight it. This is what they are, and it's working.

eye twins Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins looks like Wolves point guard Ricky Rubio when you just look at their eyes.

expensive decoy Mike Wallace had no catches Sunday for the Vikings and now has only two grabs in his past five games.

This is a 2015 photo of Mike Wallace of the Minnesota Vikings NFL football team. This image reflects the Minnesota Vikings active roster as of Tuesday, June 16, 2015 when this image was taken. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NFLHS15
This is a 2015 photo of Mike Wallace of the Minnesota Vikings NFL football team. This image reflects the Minnesota Vikings active roster as of Tuesday, June 16, 2015 when this image was taken. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NFLHS15 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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