K Major

All this Vikings defense talk ... that "vaunted D" better find a way to slow down this guy .

Beastmode

Thielen has had some big games but also some real duds. A good CB on him and he shuts down. Going to be much more difficult this time for him with or starting CB's on the field. I could see him having a bad day.

They have a good D line though. I don't see them selling out like the Panthers either.

RailBoss

Absolutely, Ginn is a speedster just another one of Drew's weapons when the running game gets shut down.
Should be a big factor in the Vikes game.

Barry from MS

Vikes #1 defense in a division with the high flying Bears offense, a Rodgers-less Packers, and a Lions offense whose leading rusher had just over 500 yards this season.

They also had the Browns, Bucs, & Bengals. That's 9 games against below-average offenses. Steelers, Redskins, and Panties put up 26, 30, & 31 on these guys.

Vikes D is very good, but you can see the flaw in that #1 ranking. Not the 85 Bears here.

burningmetal

Nobody has the '85 Bears defense, but they sure made the Saints look awful in week one.

Barry from MS

Week 1 Kamara wasn't as involved like he is now. We still had AP & the offense had no real identity. We do now.

And we ain't gotta worry about Harris and Anzelone getting schooled in pass coverage this go round.

Way different all-around team now.

burningmetal

You could be right. But I seem to remember that Payton tried very hard to FORCE Kamara's involvement in that game. Minnesota was not fooled and Payton and Brees kept telegraphing the game plan.

The first time the Saints started to look good was the last game before I started boycotting, week 3 against the Panthers. AP was still here, then. So I'm not so sure how much the team has changed offensively, so much as the matchups just weren't good for the Saints the first couple of weeks. Afterall, it isn't as if the team didn't have other clunkers this season.

I'll certainly give you that having Lattimore over Harris is a distinct improvement from the first game. But my curiosity is more toward whether or not the Saints can move the ball effectively enough. If the offense keeps that defense on the field as much as they did the first time, we all know the Vikings will run the ball all over those tired defenders.

I'm not favoring any team, per se, but I do think the Vikings defense is better than people are giving them credit for, and will be a challenge.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

voodooido

Vikings are nothing but defense and field position. They remind me of Bama. Little to no offense. Rely on a stout defense and wear down the opposing teams defensive front 7. They look to the 2nd half to attempt to pull away. I could see the saints blowing this game wide open with the right play calling.

Vrillon82

I think the Saints will go there and pull away big to.

I been wrong and may be wrong this time. But theirs alot about the #1 and #2 seeds in the NFC this year that scares me none when you start to really look at the resumes and situations.

homerj07

The mantra continues... Just win!