The start of the Minnesota Vikings' 2015 season wasn't supposed to unfold like it did Monday night in San Francisco.
Widely expected to make a jump to contender status, the Vikings were roughed up early and often in an ugly 20-3 loss to the 49ers in the regular-season opener.
Minnesota had problems in all three phases of the game. The offense managed just one scoring drive, the defense had no answer for sophomore running back Carlos Hyde, and kicker Blair Walsh continued to make every field-goal attempt an adventure.
There's good news: The 2015 season is 16 games, not just one. Monday night wasn't a good look for the Vikings, but there's plenty of time for this dark-horse contender to figure things out.
In the following slides, we'll take a look at the five biggest takeaways from Minnesota's Week 1 loss to the 49ers.
via http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2567073-5-biggest-takeaways-from-minnesota-vikings-week-1-loss
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