Week 3 · 2025–26 season
Vikings
W 48-10 vs Bengals · Sep 21, 2025
Misery Index · Euphoric
Vikings fans letting themselves enjoy a 48-10 stomping, a Packers loss, and an I.Rodgers tape they can't stop replaying.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
I.Rodgers turned the game into an exhibition before the first quarter ended, taking a J.Browning pass 87 yards to the house and later forcing the N.Fant fumble he recovered himself. C.Wentz added a short touchdown to J.Oliver, K.Jenkins and M.Murphy got home for a sack, and a 48-10 final left nothing to relitigate. The only nagging question: how much of this was Minnesota arriving, and how much was Cincinnati handing it over.
What fans said
“Vikes win by 38. Green Bay loses. Today was a good day.”
u/Gamblor14▲ 764joy
“ISAIAH RODGERS HAVE MY CHILDREN I don’t think I’ve ever seen a defensive performance like that from a Vikings player.. shit the whole league.”
u/friendswithbillw▲ 188joy
“Never had such a chill time watching a Vikings game”
u/Kid_Volcano▲ 209joy
“Complete game. Offense, Defense, and Special Teams. Everyone came to play.”
u/sabstorie▲ 371joy
“Will Reichard YOU are going in the Minnesota Vikings ring of honor”
u/BobDeLaSponge▲ 207joy
“I was really struggling emotionally during that streak”
u/unwinagainstable▲ 243despair
14 more
“That’s probably the best all around performance I can remember in a long time.”
u/DJVanillaBear▲ 111pride
“Are we good? Are we bad? Tune in next week to probably not find out”
u/jwhatts▲ 705frustration
“One thing is for sure. This defense is legit.”
u/gingerhasyoursoul▲ 96pride
“Isaiah fucked around and got a triple double (3 forced, 2 tds)”
u/dramamineking▲ 51joy
“This is the best weekend this year”
u/DangerMouse_11▲ 24joy
“Which is a fucking travesty. Nooner Sundays are the best football and it isn't close”
u/No-Peak6384▲ 22rage
“My Isiah Rogers over 1.5 tds just hit let’s goooo”
u/SlightInspector9993▲ 33joy
“Some of y’all’s prayers in the offseason were answered”
u/SoDakZak▲ 52joy
“Romo was screaming that he still had miles on that kick too. It was HIGH when it passed the uprights.”
u/imhereforthevotes▲ 28joy
“GREATEST HALF OF MY LIFE STOP THE SEASON NOW!”
u/MaGoBrazy▲ 18joy
“Isaiah Rodgers - Vikings immortality! Skol!!!”
u/RoaringGorilla▲ 25joy
“This is the most dominant Vikings performance I can ever remember watching us.”
u/Internal-Climate-847▲ 24joy
“I haven’t had that much fun during a Vikings game since I can’t remember when. Can we do that every week?”
u/IvanPaceJr▲ 19joy
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a defensive performance like that from a Vikings player.. shit the whole league.”
u/jfchops3▲ 21joy