Perfect Rodgers CRASHES Backup Bowl 😈 | Vikings Blow Out Bengals | Week 3 Highlights

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Thank god for Carson Wen—hahahahaha kidding, I couldn't write that with a straight face. So who's really to credit for the first relaxing regular-season game Vikings fans can remember since... well... maybe 2009 or 1998? ISAIAH RODGERS, YOU STUD. Turns out Brian Flores can really pick those defensive free agents. Last year with Van Ginkel and Cashman, and this year signing the right Rodgers straight from the jump. Clairvoyant. Don't get me wrong, Wentz looked great during that opening six-play, 64-yard drive capped by a touchdown pass to Josh Oliver, but Carson was double-clutching and sack-taking for most of the remainder of the first and second quarters, and the offense could only manage punts and field goals until the Bengals' wheels came off. Rodgers started by snagging a tipped Jake Browning pass and returning it 87 yards for the score, then he broke up what would've been a Tee Higgins touchdown, and THEN he Peanut Punched the ball from Noah Fant, picked up the fumble, and returned THAT 66 yards for the score. He had the NFC Defensive Player of the Week Award sewn up by halftime. Cincy couldn't run or pass the ball, and it seemed like whenever they might have done something right, a turnover ruined it. Once again, Isaiah Rodgers was in the mix, forcing a Ja'Marr Chase fumble that led to a short three-play drive capped by a Jordan Mason touchdown run. And on the very next offensive snap, the Bengals coughed up the ball AGAIN. This time, there was only enough time left on the clock to set up Will Reichard for a 62-yard field goal, which OF COURSE he made. The longest FG in Vikings history. The game was 34-3 at the half and I just about took a nap. But then the offense went to grinding out the third quarter—the Bengals went three and out to open the second half, and the Vikings went on a 10-play, 74-yard drive punctuated by Jordan Mason's second touchdown run of the game. A handful of plays later, Browning gave the ball away with a pick to Josh Metellus, and the Vikings moved methodically down the field again with a six-play, 68-yard drive ending with a touchdown pass to T.J. Hockenson. Everyone was in the mix, the lead was 48-3, and preseason vibes were in the air. Brosmer came in in relief, and that was that. We may never see a thumping like that again, but it couldn't've come at a better time — the Vikes board a plane for Dublin on Thursday, and hopefully the big guys enjoyed that extra quarter-plus of rest. Time for a morning match in Ireland. See you guys across the pond! #Skol #Vikings #NFL #Bengals