Daily Norseman
I mentioned this in my post-game recap of the Minnesota Vikings’ 31-0 victory over the Washington Commanders in Week 14 action, but I figured it was significant enough to warrant its own highlight.
By pitching a shutout on Sunday afternoon, this Vikings team became the first team in 33 years to follow up getting shut out by pitching a shutout of their own.
To find the last time this happened, you have to go back to the 1992 season. That year, the Denver Broncos lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3 of that season by a score of 30-0 at Philadelphia, a game that saw them only pick up four first downs and gain just 82 total yards of offense. (Yes, John Elway did play in that game, he was just bad.) Then, they traveled to Cleveland in Week 4 and defeated the Browns by a score of 12-0 in a game where they did not score a touchdown.
This shutout for the Vikings’ defense came almost two years to the day from the last time they shut out an opponent. I’m sure we all remember that epic, amazing, incredible battle with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2023 that the Vikings won 3-0 in Vegas, right? Well, if you’d forgotten that one until just now, I’m sure you could be forgiven.
It was a pretty drastic turnaround from last week for the Vikings, to say the least. Will it give them any sort of momentum for the final four weeks of this 2025 season? We’ll have to see, but it certainly would be nice if it did.
