Only one NFL team is still unbeaten — and we’re about to find out if it’s for real
Minnesota is the NFL’s last undefeated team. Yes, the Vikings. The team with the middling offense, a quarterback trying to jump-start his career and a division full of much louder contenders. But with a 16-10 win over Indianapolis on Sunday — and after losses by both San Francisco and Kansas City — Minnesota is 6-0 and alone atop the league’s unbeaten list. The 49ers squandered an early 14-3 lead and turned the ball over four times in a 29-20 loss to Atlanta. And in Seattle on Sunday night, the Chiefs struggled to get their usually potent offense moving and fell to the Seahawks, 20-3. The Vikings, meanwhile, leaned once again on the defensive unit that has become the backbone of this unexpected start. Quarterback Kyler Murray’s 35-yard scramble early in the fourth quarter set up his go-ahead touchdown pass to T.J. Hockenson. This is the Vikings’ first 6-0 start since 2009 and only their…
