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Turnaround by the Vikings and Collapse by the Chargers Make for a First in the NFL
Minnesota improved to 6-0 after beating Indianapolis 16-10, and Sportradar said the NFL has its first season with that playoff combination.
- The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Indianapolis Colts 16-10 on Sunday, Oct. 25, becoming the NFL's only undefeated team while the Los Angeles Chargers remain winless after Miami beat the New York Jets.
- This season marks the first time in the Super Bowl era, according to Sportradar, when the last undefeated team missed the previous year's playoffs while the last winless team made the postseason.
- Minnesota has scored 125 points total, tying for the second-fewest for any 6-0 team in 90 seasons, yet the Vikings recorded five touchdowns against Green Bay but only four in five games since.
- Kicking accuracy has declined league-wide, with 98 missed field goals and extra points recorded this season, while teams average 1.5 offensive touchdowns per game, the second-lowest mark in the NFL.
- The 2016 Vikings were the last team to start 5-0 before finishing 8-8 and missing the postseason, a cautionary precedent Minnesota seeks to avoid this season.
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At the end of the seventh round of the NFL, one undefeated and one winless team remained in the league, the Minnesota Vikings with 6–0, and the bye-day Los Angeles Chargers with 0–6. It is the first time in the history of the league that all members of two groups have a positive record so late in the season. Tampa Bay decided its group stage against Carolina with a sensational 15 minutes, in that foursome neither team achieved more wins than los…
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 27%
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