The Skinny Post: Vikings Look to Get Back on Winning Track vs. Raiders

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EAGAN, Minn. — Don’t let it linger.


That’s the message Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer has relayed to his team this week ahead of Minnesota’s Week 3 home game against Oakland.


A year ago, the Vikings tied the Packers in Week 2 but followed that up with losses to the Bills at home and the Rams on the road. Sitting at 1-2-1, the Vikings faced an uphill climb and eventually missed the playoffs.


Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph spoke earlier this week about moving on from Sunday’s frustrating loss in Green Bay and quickly turning the page.


“It’s extremely important. I think back to last year when we let an emotional game in Green Bay carry over into two more losses — home against Buffalo and then on the road against the Rams,” Rudolph said. “We’ve got to move on from last week. We have moved on from last week. Coming in here on a Monday, you learn from it and take Tuesday off, then it’s all about the Oakland Raiders.”


Kirk Cousins also mentioned a similar mindset for himself, as the quarterback is coming off a disappointing personal outing.


“What’s so important is that you can’t let one [rough outing] turn into two, three, four,” Cousins said. “As a younger player, I’m sure that can happen. But when you’ve been around the block, you’d like to think you’ve been through that before and you’ve learned.”


Zimmer said Wednesday that his mission this season is make sure he doesn’t let one loss turn into multiple. The Vikings are 17-15 following a loss since Zimmer took over in 2014.


“It’s a long season, there’s 14 more games left,” Zimmer said. “What we do in the next 14 games will determine what we do.


“It’s a week-to-week proposition, you try and overcome and you get back to work on the next week,” Zimmer added. “That’s what we’re going to do.”


Here are three areas to watch in Sunday’s contest, plus some noteworthy stats on both teams:
 
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