Here's what we know:

Teddy Bridgewater overthrew a wide open Cordarrelle Patterson on what could have ended up being a crucial play on Sunday. Because the Vikings won, it's now a teachable moment. But any conspiracy theorists saying CP dogged it or lost it in the sun … just stop. It was an overthrow. When a WR is that wide open, a QB needs to underthrow by a couple of yards to be safe. Teddy missed him. It's on him. Patterson throws up his arms because he's mad he couldn't use superhuman speed to catch up to it. End of story.

However: Something is broken between Bridgewater and Patterson. That doesn't mean it can't be fixed, but it's broken right now. And we're willing to assume based on comments from Vikings coach Mike Zimmer — who is in the best possible position to judge and assess blame without playing favorites — that much of it has to do with Patterson.

It's a small sample size, but look at the Vikings WR stats this season and you'll see Greg Jennings has 35 catches on 58 targets (60 percent), Jarius Wright has 26 catches on 41 targets (63 percent), while primary RBs and TEs are generally 65-70 percent.

Patterson has 26 catches on 56 targets (46 percent) and in Bridgewater's five starts it's even worse: just 13 catches in 35 targets (37 percent), including a dismal 1 catch on seven targets against Washington.

Again, that doesn't mean it can't be fixed. Bridgewater has almost certainly played a role with either errant, forced or missed throws in Patterson's direction. Zimmer's comments, though, indicate Patterson's route running is leaving plenty to be desired.

Regardless, the for the sake of the Vikings' short-term and long-term success, the 2013 first-round pick and 2014 first-round pick need to get on the same page.