The Vikings were pretty down after Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles tendon a few weeks ago, but the atmosphere of the team right now couldn’t be more different.
Josh Dobbs ran for one touchdown and threw another in his first start since joining the team in a trade on Oct. 31, and the Vikings defeated the Saints 27-19 to improve to 6-4. and rose in rank. After Hall suffered a concussion early in Week 9, Dobbs replaced Jalen Hall and led the team to a come-from-behind victory over the Falcons in his first appearance.
After Sunday’s game, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said Dobbs was “basically living in a facility” this week to get as much offense as possible heading into the matchup with the Saints. Mr O’Connell praised the results and said he was looking forward to seeing what more he could do in the future.
“I think it was a great day from Josh, and the best part is that we are all still getting to know each other and that we can continue to work on this to be as successful as we have been. It’s about getting a comfort level to be able to do it.” we can be aggressive” O’Connell said, via Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com.
Dobbs became the first quarterback to pass for 400 yards, rush for 100 yards and have no interceptions in his first two games with the Vikings, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Winning was an even bigger number and a new reason. This season is optimistic.