One of the NFL's enduring cliches is that it doesn't matter who you play, but when you play them.
Check back next week, when we say the same thing.
And the week after that.
And maybe the week after that.
On Sunday morning, Central Time, the Vikings will play the injury-depleted Saints in London.
Had the game been played in the States, the Vikings would have traveled to New Orleans to play in the Superdome, site of one of the most notable home-field advantages in sports.
Instead, the Vikings will play the Saints on a neutral site and will face their erratic quarterback, Andy Dalton (and his walker), instead of their injured-and-erratic quarterback, Jameis Winston. Or Taysom Hill, the tight end/quarterback who probably scares the Vikings the most but will likely go underused.
The Vikings have offered three different efforts in three different circumstances so far, and are lucky to be 2-1. Their luck could continue.