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report card | grading the vikingsYou voted on startribune.com/vikings and Jim Souhan weighed in, too.

September 28, 2015 at 3:17AM

Mike Zimmer and the Vikings improved to 2-1 on the season. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

OFFENSE

Souhan's grade: B

Power formations and running made iffy passing game irrelevant.

DEFENSE

Souhan's grade: B

Couple of secondary breakdowns kept D from being more dominant.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Souhan's grade: b

Walsh looked comfortable; Sherels one of NFL's great overachievers.

COACHING

Souhan's grade: A

Strong game plans on offense and defense; creatively pressured Rivers.

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