Minnesota Vikings Best and Worst: Preseason Week 3 vs. Cardinals

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 24: Minnesota Vikings running back Mike Boone (23) runs with the ball while Arizona Cardinals defensive back Chris Jones (25) defends in the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 24: Minnesota Vikings running back Mike Boone (23) runs with the ball while Arizona Cardinals defensive back Chris Jones (25) defends in the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 24: Kyle Sloter #1 of the Minnesota Vikings on the field in the fourth quarter of the preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 24: Kyle Sloter #1 of the Minnesota Vikings (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

There were some good things and bad things that happened in the third preseason game for the Minnesota Vikings. Here are the best and worst against Arizona.

The fun part of Week 3 of the preseason is how close it comes to resembling regular-season action. For the Minnesota Vikings, they get the opportunity to take on an up-and-coming Arizona Cardinals team in that action.

With only 15 days until the regular-season opener, this game had a great feel to it. Seeing most of the regular starters in action was nice, but the 20-9 victory didn’t quite match the excitement of a regular-season contest.

There were some good things and some not-so-good things which happened in this game. Several ups and down interrupted the flow of the game, and those are the things that will be discussed in this article.

Let’s kick off the discussion of the Week 3 preseason game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals by talking about the best thing to come out of the team’s dress rehearsal exhibition game!

(Note: All stats via ESPN)

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