Vikings Leave Much To be Desired, Despite a Convincing Win in Cleveland

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Published: September 14, 2009

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... the game with an outstanding 64-yard touchdown run by Adrian "All Day" Peterson (his third touchdown of the day).

In spite of the 34-20 on the scoreboard; however, I was all but impressed by the Vikings' performance.

Disappointed, in fact.

Beyond Adrian Peterson's 198 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns coupled with rookie standout Percy Harvin's promising playmaking ability, little appeared different from last year's Division winning Vikings team.

Don't get me wrong, a 10-6 record is formidable, sure. But the Minnesota Vikings aren't aiming towards the Division title. The Super Bowl, as many analysts and critics muse, is a very real possibility given the talent spread around this Vikings team.

The Vikings' gaze is set upon the Vince Lombardi Trophy, as a team reminiscent of last year's Wild Card runner-ups just won't cut it anymore...especially given the tough division they've been dealt. It's not quite the NFC West.

Now in all fairnes...

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