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Minnesota put the good, the bad and the ugly on tape at Kansas City yesterday.
Mark Craig of the Star Tribune posted his five takeaways following the game, which included observations of all three phases.
Craig led off his list with a shanked punt by Britton Colquitt that gave the Chiefs positive field position to start their game-winning field goal drive. He wrote:
Vikings punter Britton Colquitt admitted Tyreek Hill’s presence caused the shanked 27-yard punt that put the Chiefs on the Vikings 45-yard line and led to Harrison Butker’s 44-yard field goal as time expired in Sunday’s 23-20 loss at Kansas City.
Craig quoted Colquitt, who told media members he focused on “doing whatever I could” to avoid putting the ball in Hill’s hands.
“I definitely feel I let our team down at the worst time,” Britton said. “But if that guy [Hill] gets the ball in his hands, he’s the best, most dangerous person in the NFL.”
Craig delved into a career-high receiving yard game for Laquon Treadwell, the Chiefs’ stifling of the Vikings run game and the success rate of Minnesota’s blitzes, most of which came in the second half.
He also pointed out that Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer has won three of six challenges this season but is 0-for-3 on the ones involving pass interference.
The Chiefs completed a 4-yard pass in the second quarter to set up second-and-6 from the Vikings 12. Zimmer challenged because he felt receiver Sammy Watkins executed an illegal pick on linebacker Eric Kendricks. And Zimmer was right. But he also knows the NFL has been steadfast for weeks in rejecting almost all pass interference challenges.
“I thought it was a pick,” Zimmer said. “It’s a gamble any time you challenge those, but they have to be held accountable, too.”