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NFL Picks Week 1: Predicting Final Scores for Every Game Based on Vegas Lines
- Updated: September 7, 2016
The Minnesota Vikings are getting tested in Week 1 of the 2016 NFL season.
The loss of Teddy Bridgewater appeared to ruin their season last week. Bridgewater tore up his knee in a non-contact portion of the Vikings practice, and that meant their improving young quarterback was done for the year.
The Vikings did not cry about their loss for a long time. Instead, they made a bold move by acquiring Sam Bradford from the Philadelphia Eagles. They are asking him to keep their hopes and dreams for a championship season intact.
It’s never easy to win on the road in the NFL, particularly with a quarterback who just arrived and will have nothing but a crash course in the Vikings offense and a few practices under his belt.
While Shaun Hill has been in place, we fully expect Bradford to be under center on Sunday. While his main job will be to avoid mistakes and hand the ball off to Adrian Peterson, he will have to come through with a few key throws.
The Vikings are a team that has a chance to take over as the lead dog in the NFC North, and many looked at them as a possible contender for NFC superiority.
The best way to show off their talent would be to start with a strong effort on the road in Week 1. They have a strong defense led by safety Harrison Smith and outside linebacker Anthony Barr, and they are capable of shutting down an unproven team like the Tennessee Titans.
However, it will take an excellent effort. Second-year quarterback Marcus Mariota has a bright future, and he should be a more productive passer in 2016 than he was as a rookie. Additionally, head coach Mike Mularkey wants Mariota to use his running skills more this year and create big plays with his feet, according to the Associated Press (via USA Today).
The Titans should be pumped up in front of their home crowd. They are two-point underdogs at home, according to Odds Shark.
While that may sound like an inviting number, we …
