OPENING LINE: Bengals by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. LAST MEETING: Bengals beat Vikings 27-24 in overtime on Sept. 12, 2021, in Cincinnati. LAST WEEK: Vikings beat Raiders 3-0; Bengals beat Colts 34-14.
He just put the "O" in B-Flo. He's keeping the Vikings in contention. He's auditioning for his next job. The Vikings should give him every reason to keep his current gig. Brian Flores, the Vikings' first-year defensive coordinator, has become the best reason to believe this team can make the playoffs, and the better he does his job, the less likely he is to remain in Minnesota. He can add .
The turnover bug that bit the Minnesota Vikings hard at the beginning of the season apparently wasn't fully exterminated. The Vikings sure felt the sting in Denver on Sunday night. Due in large part to three giveaways the Broncos converted into field goals, the Vikings saw their five-game winning streak end in excruciating fashion with a 21-20 loss.