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Minnesota Vikings Power Rankings Round-Up: Week 4 edition

By Adam Carlson

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 24: Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings and DeSean Jackson #11 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers greet each other after the game on September 24, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Buccaneers 34-17. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 24: Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings and DeSean Jackson #11 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers greet each other after the game on September 24, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Buccaneers 34-17. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /
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Experts showed the Minnesota Vikings some love on the power rankings following a convincing win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3 of the NFL season.

The Minnesota Vikings entered Week 3 of the NFL season coming off a huge loss to the Steelers in Pittsburgh and looked to rebound in an NFC matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Minnesota put on an impressive performance in the game despite being without starting quarterback Sam Bradford for the second consecutive week and facing off against an explosive Tampa Bay offense.

A decisive Vikings win put the team back on the radar of many experts, who showed their love for the team by moving them up in a big way on their power rankings headed into Week 4 of the NFL season.

Here is where the some of the experts have the 2-1 Minnesota Vikings placed on their power rankings following Week 3 of the NFL season and headed into their NFC North game against the Detroit Lions.

Ranked #5

Ranked #7

  • Bleacher Report – Chris Simms: “The Minnesota defense continues to show that it’s special. When clicking, this defense can match up with any offense in the league.” (Up 5 spots)
  • CBS Sports – Pete Prisco: “Mike Zimmer has done a great job so far with this team. Case Keenum looked really good against Tampa Bay.” (Up 9 spots)

Ranked #9

  • NFL.com – Elliot Harrison: “Keenum was the difference on Sunday, keeping drives going to not only push the Minnesota offense, but provide Mike Zimmer’s defense with a blow on the sideline.” (Up 8 spots)

Ranked #10

  • Monday Morning Quarterback: “With their defense, Minnesota had a good chance to survive without Bradford. But, with these offensive weapons, do they have a chance to thrive?” (Up 7 spots)

Ranked #11

  • ESPN.com: “The Vikings are rolling no matter the quarterback right now, and that will need to continue with three straight division games coming up.” (Up 5 spots)
  • Sporting News – Vinnie Iyer: “Dalvin Cook and the defense are still the bread and butter of their playoff chances no matter who’s QB.” (Up 5 spots)
  • Yahoo Sports – Frank Schwab: “Between Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, Kyle Rudolph and Dalvin Cook, Minnesota has some explosive playmakers for whoever is at quarterback.” (Up 2 spots)

Ranked #13

  • USA Today Sports: “The old adage that ‘when you have three quarterbacks, you really have none’ doesn’t apply here … unless Teddy Bridgewater can’t return in 2017.” (Up 4 spots)
  • Washington Post – Mark Maske: “Case Keenum? Who knew? Maybe there’s no big rush for Sam Bradford to return, after all.” (Up 10 spots)

Next: How did the NFC North fare in Week 3?

Where would you rank the Minnesota Vikings on your power rankings? And do you feel that 5 is too high or 13 is too low for the 2-1 squad headed into Week 4 of the NFL season? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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