She wrote:
Minnesota's postseason chances are fading after losing at San Francisco. ESPN's FPI gives the Vikings a 40-percent chance to make the playoffs, and although their remaining schedule is less than formidable (they face the Bears twice and the Lions on the road, and they have the Steelers – who got demolished Sunday – at home), they might be without Cook, who sustained a shoulder injury late in the third quarter and had to be carted off. The injury looked serious, and it's not the only loss the Vikings will have to overcome. Minnesota's defensive line is missing Danielle Hunter, Everson Griffen and Michael Pierce. Rookie left tackle Christian Darrisaw also got injured against San Francisco and had to be replaced by Rashod Hill.
Besides Cronin's recap, John Breech of CBS Sports also handed out his weekly grades around the league.
He gave Minnesota a ‘B- grade’ for a decent yet inconsistent performance against San Francisco.
Breech wrote:
This was a game where the Vikings struggled in key situations on both sides of the ball. Offensively, they went just 2 of 8 on third down. Also, they had the ball twice in the fourth quarter with a chance to tie, but both possessions ended with an errant throw from Kirk Cousins on fourth down. With the 49ers focused on stopping Minnesota's rushing attack, this game was put on the shoulders of Cousins, and he just couldn't come through with a clutch play when the Vikings needed it.
Defensively, Minnesota couldn't get off the field while going up against a 49ers offense that steamrolled its way to 208 yards on the ground. The Vikings are now 0-7 all time under [Head Coach] Mike Zimmer when surrendering at least 200 rushing yards. The Vikings did make some huge plays in this game, like a 99-yard kickoff return TD from rookie Kene Nwangwu, but they just made way too many mistakes to beat a good team like San Francisco.
The 5-6 Vikings currently sit in the No. 7 spot in the NFC playoff picture. Minnesota would fall to the eighth seed (and out of the postseason field) if Washington wins on Monday Night Football.
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