That should be the primary takeaway from a 23-17 win over the New York Jets that was equal parts dominating and error-filled but ultimately kept the Vikings’ record unblemished.
They are undefeated at 5-0 but far from perfect.
“We’ve got so much more to go with this team,” linebacker Jonathan Greenard. “And we still haven’t played our best ball, which is crazy to say, obviously. We’re putting something together really, really good, and we’re only getting our foot barely in the water.”
Football teams are divided into three phases. On a cool, misty Sunday, two of the Vikings phases took turns compounding mistakes, thus requiring the defense to bail them out over and over.
Good teams know how to pick each other up. The Vikings have provided back-to-back case studies.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a long way from Lambeau Field, but the Vikings gleaned valuable intel about themselves in both locales.