Heading into Sunday's Week 10 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, questions about some of the play-calling decisions made by Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell were already beginning to pile up.
Well, those questions aren't going to be going anywhere anytime soon, as the Vikings suffered a disappointing 27-19 loss to the Ravens on Sunday, and O'Connell's mind-boggling play-calling is deserving of plenty of the blame for the result.
With the loss, Minnesota's record for the season is now 4-5 with eight games left on its schedule. There's still plenty of time for the Vikings to make a push into the playoffs, but O'Connell likely needs to change his play-calling approach if that is even going to be a legitimate possibility.
Minnesota Vikings continue to struggle at home in latest loss to Baltimore Ravens
Typically, playing on your home field is supposed to be an advantage. But this hasn't been the case for Minnesota this season.
With Sunday's loss, the Vikings are now 1-3 inside U.S. Bank Stadium this year, with their only win coming back in Week 3 against a bad Cincinnati Bengals team.
It's even more surprising that Minnesota has struggled on its home field this season after the team went 8-1 in its own building last year.
Something appears to be off more often than not when the Vikings have played inside U.S. Bank Stadium this season, and with four of the final eight games on their 2025 schedule set to take place at home, this problem needs to be fixed if Minnesota wants to play in the postseason.
The Vikings don't have to wait long to see if they can overcome their struggles in their own building, as next Sunday, they are hosting the Chicago Bears, who have won six of their last seven games and will be looking to avenge a loss to Minnesota in Week 1.