It’s time to take our weekly look back at the Minnesota Vikings and their opponent for the upcoming week. On Sunday Womens Brett Jones Jersey , the Vikings will have their third road game in four weeks against the New York Jets, who will be hosting their third straight home game.These two non-conference opponents have both been around for quite a while, but they haven’t faced each other many times over the years. This will be only the 11th matchup between the two teams. Before the current scheduling formula ensured that no teams would go more than three seasons without playing each other in the regular season, the Vikings and Jets once went almost twelve full years between games. As you’ll see, the small sample size has been largely in favor of one team.As always, all numbers are brought to you by the invaluable Pro Football Reference.Games between the Vikings and the Jets: 10 (all in the regular season)All-time record: Jets, 8-2Total Vikings points scored, head-to-head: 172 (17.2 points/game)Total Jets points scored, head-to-head: 250 (25.0 points/game)Longest Vikings winning streak vs Jets: 1, twiceLongest Jets winning streak vs Vikings: 7, 15 October 1979 to 11 October 2010Most recent Vikings road win in series: NeverMost recent Jets home win in series: 11 October 2010 (final score 29-20)Biggest Vikings road win in series: NeverBiggest Jets home win in series: 28 points, 26 December 1982 (final score 42-14)Current streak: Vikings, 1 winThe Vikings are attempting to do something they have never done in the history of their franchise on Sunday: beat the Jets on the road. They have failed in their five previous visits to New York and New Jersey. (The two meetings in the 1970’s were at Shea Stadium, before the Jets and Giants both shared Giants Stadium and then MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.)The last game the Vikings played in New York didn’t have the result they wanted, but it was still incredibly memorable. Brett Favre threw his 500th career touchdown pass to Randy Moss late in the third quarter for Minnesota’s first points of the night.Favre would throw two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to Percy Harvin to get the Vikings within two points late, but his last touchdown of the game was a pick-six to Dwight Lowery that sealed the game for the Jets.The last game between these two teams took place at TCF Bank Stadium in 2014. That one was pretty memorable in its own right. Percy Harvin scored a touchdown in that one too, except this time he was playing for the opponents. The back-and-forth affair went to overtime knotted at 24-24. After the Vikings forced a punt on New York’s opening drive of the extra stanza http://www.thevikingsfootballauthentic.com/mike-remmers-jersey-authentic , rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater found Jarius Wright on a quick out. And that was the ballgame.You might recognize that #91 in white and green that was in pursuit of Wright before he pulled away down the sideline: none other than current Vikings defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson. He sacked Bridgewater for a safety in the first quarter of that game, giving the Jets their first points of the day. This will be Richardson’s first game against the team that drafted him with the 13th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.There’s your brief look back at the relatively brief history between the Vikings and Jets. We’ll see whether the Vikings can win their third game in a row and their first game ever over the Jets in enemy territory. *DEEEEEEEEP BREATH*Hold it鈥nnnnnnnnnd鈥?*EXHALE*Personally, I have to look at Everson Griffen’s situation the same way I would if, say, he had blown out his knee.Or ruptured his Achilles’ tendon.Or any one of the myriad ways an NFL player’s body keeps him from being out there with his teammates - and in front of the fans.So that’s what I’m going to do this week.Everson is hurt(ing), he will get the best medical treatment possible, and - hopefully - sometime down the road he will be back.In the meantime, there’s a football game to be played (and at least twelve more after that), so that has to become the focus going forward.With that, let’s talk about the 3-0 Los Angeles Rams!Looking at any of the experts’ polls, you don’t have to look very far to find them.They’re generally either first, second or - in at least one case that I found - third.They have earned the right to be there, too (which we’ll detail in a bit), with efficient offense and a very good defense to go along with one of the best young coaches in football.But, it wasn’t always that way.In fact the team was so abysmal in St. Louis for so long that the owner punished the fans for not supplying him with enough money to buy better players by moving the team to Los Angeles.Now the fans are filling his pockets, building him a new stadium, and are generally happy with the fact that he’s brought football back to the area.Win - win, amirite?Did that sound snarky?I think that may have come across as snarky.About two-and-a-half years ago Authentic Dalvin Cook Jersey , when the move was announced, I wrote a fanpost that was an open letter to St. Louis Rams fans, detailing Stan Kroenke’s move to LA, and why they couldn’t blame him.I posted it on the DN and also on Turf Show Times, the DN’s sister site.Fans argued that Stan Kroenke (no relation) was robbing them of the team they had supported so faithfully.And, they argued, had he put a competitive team on the field, they would have been there, packing the TWA Dome.I argued that it didn’t matter.According to Forbes’ annual value ranking of NFL teams, in 2015, the Rams’ last year in St. Louis, they were ranked 28th out of 32 teams.Kroenke packed up his shiny toy, headed out to the Los Angeles area, and *voila*:Yes, folks, the Rams are now the fourth-highest-valued team in the National Football League.For their part, the fans in Los Angeles have certainly embraced the team, as attendance has been high at the terribly outdated L.A. Colosseum.In fact Womens Tom Compton Jersey , there’s a bit of a “Battle of Los Angeles” that has taken place, as Rams fans have tried to take ownership of the city away from the Chargers, who will move into the Rams’ new facility as tenants when it opens in2020.In fact, one fan went so far as to fly banners in the sky near the stadium during the game against the Chargers on Sunday, telling Chargers fans to get outta town.You can find a live webcam, which shows the Stadium progress 24/7 on the team website.It’s a pretty impressive design, and when it’s completed will bring professional sports back to the town of Inglewood for the first time since the Lakers and Kings played at the Forum.The team is definitely going all-out to build a loyal fanbase right away.They even took out a full-page ad in the L.A. Times, imploring companies to let their employees out of work early to come support the team.The ad was “signed” by Rams head coach Sean McVay - who fans of the team have begun to call “McBae” - and if I ever end up at a poker table with him, I hope I’m holding a royal flush. Because he’s Rain Man.Seriously.McVay does one particular thing that Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer really should consider: The Rams on OffenseOn offense, the Rams are on a serious offensive bender.Their hectic scoring pace isn’t quite at “Greatest Show on Turf” levels, but the team is still much better than anything that Jeff Fisher put on the field.Jeff Fisher’s Rams scored 224 points total in 2016, and this year the Rams have already scored nearly half that, in just three games.Quarterback Jared Goff has played really well thus far, and is beginning to transform into the player the Rams hoped he would when they gave up two first round picks, two second round picks and two third round picks to move up and grab him with the first overall pick in the 2016 draft.The following clip shows his absolutely filthy pass to Robert Woods, and throws like that are becoming more commonplace from Goff.You can see Goff’s name all over the statistical leaderboard so far.He’s tied for 6th with a 70.3% completion percentage, he’s 5th with 941 yards passing, 3rd in the league at 9.3 yards per attempt Womens Danielle Hunter Jersey , and 6th with a 111.0 Passer Rating.Of course, when a quarterback has time to sit back in the pocket and let routes develop, good things are going to happen.The Rams’ line so far:The Rams on DefenseOne of the reasons for the Rams’ success is the play of the defensive backfield.The Rams imported two new corners this year - Aqib Talib from Denver and Marcus Peters from Kansas City, and to say they have been dominant thus far would be an understatement:Buuut...Aqib Talib is out for this week’s game after undergoing ankle surgery and Marcus Peters could be a game time decision.Which all plays in to the news that veteran Sam Shields (no relation) will get the start at cornerback.Vikings fans know the name Sam Shields well, having played for the Green Bay Packers for six full seasons before suffering his fourth career concussion during week one of the 2016 season.The Packers placed him on season-ending injured-reserve, then released him after the season, and he spent 2017 out of football, recovering.For all the shutdown ability that the defensive backs have had, one statistic sticks out like a sore thumb: The Rams defense has sacked the quarterback just four times this year.The vaunted Rams defensive line - Michael Brockers, Ndamukong Suh, and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald - has been mostly held in check.Brockers has a sack, and Suh’s first sack this came this week.I’m no expert, but it sure looks like Suh landed with all his body weight on Philip Rivers.Meanwhile, in Green Bay鈥idiculous Quote of the Week:This week’s entry comes from none other than former Viking Cris Carter.
