After Loss in Kansas City, Vikings’ Super Bowl Odds Fade to +2500
- Sportsbooks have increased the odds of the Minnesota Vikings winning Super Bowl 54 to +2500 following Sunday’s 26-23 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs
- The Vikings were a top-10 Super Bowl contender at +1600 heading into Sunday’s game
- Minnesota is now situated in a tie for 11th on the list of Super Bowl hopefuls
The first time the Minnesota Vikings faced the Kansas City Chiefs, there was Super Bowl heartbreak in store for the team in purple.
Nearly a half-century later, nothing much has changed for Minnesota.
Facing the Chiefs without reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes at quarterback for Kansas City, the Vikings managed to play well enough to lose 26-23. Minnesota dropped to 6-3 on the season, still clutching the second NFC Wild Card playoff spot.
Sportsbooks, though, were not impressed. The sportsbook dropped the Vikings from the ranks of top-10 Super Bowl contenders. Minnesota went from ninth at +1600 to a tie for 11th at +2500.
Super Bowl 54 Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | +250 |
| New Orleans Saints | +500 |
| San Francisco 49ers | +650 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | +900 |
| Baltimore Ravens | +1000 |
| Green Bay Packers | +1000 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | +1400 |
| Dallas Cowboys | +1600 |
| Seattle Seahawks | +1600 |
| Los Angeles Rams | +2000 |
| Houston Texans | +2500 |
| Minnesota Vikings | +2500 |
Odds taken on November 4, 2019.
Three teams with worse records than Minny – the 4-3 Dallas Cowboys, the 5-4 Philadelphia Eagles and the 5-3 Los Angeles Rams – are all given better Super Bowl odds than the Vikings.
A Familiar Scenario
The very first time the Chiefs and Vikings met on a football field was in Super Bowl 4. The Chiefs ran roughshod over the favored Vikings, posting a 23-7 victory.
Hard not to feel like the Vikings gave that one away. So many chances they squandered. The offense got the ball with 2:30 remaining in a tie game and lost seven yards. The defense allowed consecutive passes of 17 and 13 yards to get the Chiefs within FG range. Blame all around.
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) November 3, 2019
In 1974, Minnesota won 35-15 at Kansas City. This would not develop into a trend. The Vikings haven’t won again in Kansas City.
Sunday was their fifth straight road loss to the Chiefs.
Chiefs Silence Vikings Run Game
Dalvin Cook came into Sunday’s game leading the NFL with a 5.3 yards per carry average. He leads the NFL with 894 yards on the grounds.
The #Chiefs held the league's leading rusher-the Vikings' Dalvin Cook, who was averaging 5.3 ypc this year-to just 21 carries for 71 yards. That's 3.4 ypc.
Only the Bears (2.5) and Eagles (2.6) have held him to a lower yards-per-carry average this season.
— Chiefs Reporter (@ChiefsReporter) November 3, 2019
The Chiefs held Cook to 71 yards on 17 carries and 3.4 yards per carry.
Kansas City is 29th in the NFL at stopping the run. The Chiefs allow 139.6 yards per game on average.
Chiefs running back Damien Williams gained more than Cook did all day on one play when he rambled for a 91-yard TD.
What’s the Opposite of Clutch?
Sunday was the epitome of the atypical Kirk Cousins game. He put up some numbers and passed for three touchdowns.
Vikings fans today after the game: pic.twitter.com/cNMOHqudbT
— Chiefs Focus (@ChiefsFocus) November 3, 2019
With 2:30 to go in regulation, Cousins brought the offense out on the field seeking to manufacture a game-winning drive. Instead, there was a three-and-out.
Cousins threw an incomplete pass on first down. A second-down screen pass lost seven yards. A third down incompletion followed. And then a punt.
Kansas City drove into field-goal range and won it on the final play of regulation on a Harrison Butker kick.
Kirk Cousins when Trailing in 4th Quarter as Vikings QB
Loss at Chiefs
Loss at Bears
Loss at Packers
Loss vs Bears
Loss at Seahawks
Loss at Patriots
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Loss vs Saints
Loss at Rams
Loss vs Bills
Tie at Packers— Evan Kaplan (@EpKap) November 3, 2019
You know how they talk about some NFL QBs and their legacy of fourth-quarter comebacks? Well, Cousins is the antithesis of those guys.
He’s now 0-10-1 as Vikings QB when trailing in the fourth quarter.
Vikings Are Who We Think They Are
Watching the Vikings is like telling your six-year-old to unclog a drain, or sending your cat out to start the car on a cold day. If you expect any outcome other than an unmitigated disaster, you’re going to be sadly mistaken.
Minny is Cousins overthrowing wide-open receivers and Cook being stymied by the fifth-worst NFL run defense. It’s the defense not coming up with a stop when one is needed most.
The Chiefs held the Vikings to just 96 yards rushing. Minnesota was averaging 160 yards per game on the ground coming into today… 3rd best in the NFL.
— Soren Petro (@SorenPetro) November 3, 2019
The Vikings were the first team to lose four Super Bowls, and the first to lose back-to-back Super Bowls.
Their history of failure hasn’t changed over the years.
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
