Football is heart-achingly week-to-week. a mere two and a half weeks ago, the Vikings looked lost defensively; their coverage was porous, their stars were injured/playing badly and rookie quarterbacks were hurdling tacklers with ease. Yet, here we are entering week seven and suddenly, the Vikings look like a top-flight defense again. And all it took was two consecutive weeks of solid pass rush and tight coverage for everything to feel right again.

While the first half was hardly inspiring, the Vikings used a strong third to put away the visiting Cardinals. Here are three positives and three negatives from Minnesota's 27-17 win yesterday. 

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