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NFC North · 2026–27 season

The story so far

Vikings fans spent a 6-1 start torn between an elite Flores defense and an offense they kept mocking, unsure whether ugly wins deserved celebration. The Week 8 loss at Detroit pushed misery to 98, with fans furious at KOC's late punt and calling to bench Murray.

From Reddit fan threads · through Week 8 · 6-1

Season misery
51
Worst week
98
Week 8
Best week
12
Week 5
Week 1: misery 44 (Content)Week 2: misery 53 (Meh)Week 3: misery 63 (Uneasy)Week 4: misery 43 (Content)Week 5: misery 12 (Euphoric)Week 7: misery 45 (Content)Week 8: misery 98 (Despair)123456789
Bars above the line are miserable weeks; below are happy ones.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long

  • Fans ripped O'Connell's playcalling nearly every week, briefly crediting him during the Week 5 touchdown outburst, before his late punt at Detroit fueled calls to hand off play-calling and talk of the hot seat.

    “We have an offense. We have the best defense and special teams in the league. We have the best kicker in the league. We are the best team in the NFL.”

    ▲ 729Week 5

    Week 4 ›Week 5 ›Week 8 ›
Came and went

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. Week 1Content44
  2. Week 2Meh53
  3. Week 3Uneasy63
  4. Week 4Content43
  5. Week 5Euphoric12
  6. Week 6No game
  7. Week 7Content45
  8. Week 8Despair98
  9. Week 9No game