EAGAN, Minn. — Welcome to the 2018 season. The Vikings will begin their 58th season in the NFL on Sunday by hosting the San Francisco 49ers. Minnesota’s 2018 season kicks off at noon (CT) at U.S. Bank Stadium as the Vikings begin their quest for the first Super Bowl win in franchise history. The Vikings went 13-3 and won the NFC North in 2017 while advancing to the NFC title game. The 49ers went 6-10 and finished last in the NFC West. Here’s a look at Minnesota’s 2018 opener against San Francisco: Passing: Kirk Cousins, you’re up. The Vikings new franchise quarterback will make his regular-season debut in Purple after signing as a free agent this offseason. Cousins joined the Vikings after being the starter for three seasons in Washington, where he threw for at least 4,000 yards and 25 touchdowns in each of those seasons. Cousins completed 24 of 40 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown in preseason play. Trevor Siemian and Kyle Sloter are behind Cousins on the Vikings depth chart. The 49ers are led by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who went 5-0 as the 49ers starter at the end of the 2017 season. Garoppolo threw for 1,560 yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions in six total games with San Francisco after being acquired in a trade with New England. The 26-year-old is 7-0 in his career as a starter. C.J. Beathard is the backup in San Francisco. Rushing: Dalvin Cook is ready to roll after rehabbing from an ACL injury. The Vikings second-year running back rushed for 354 yards and two scores in three-plus games before getting hurt in Week 4. But Cook, who played four snaps in Minnesota’s third preseason game, has looked explosive in practice and should form a solid 1-2 punch with Latavius Murray. Murray led the Vikings with 842 yards and eight touchdowns in 2017 in his first season with the Vikings. C.J. Ham adds versatility in backfield as a fullback. Minnesota kept a pair of undrafted rookie free agents on its 53-man roster in Mike Boone and Roc Thomas. The duo combined for 478 total yards from scrimmage in preseason play. Former Vikings running back Jerick McKinnon was set to face his old team, but he suffered a knee injury over the weekend. Alfred Morris and Matt Breida will be the tandem in the 49ers backfield. The duo combined for 1,012 yards and three touchdowns in 2017. Receiving: Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs were among the league’s top wide receiver duos in 2017. They combined for 2,125 yards and 12 touchdowns. Thielen and Diggs have spent the offseason establishing rapport with Cousins. So has tight end Kyle Rudolph, who had 532 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in 2017. The Vikings kept five wide receivers on their 53-man roster, with Laquon Treadwell, Stacy Coley and Brandon Zylstra joining Diggs and Thielen. Treadwell looked impressive in training camp heading into his third season. Zylstra, a Minnesota native, led the Canadian Football league in receiving yards in 2017. San Francisco’s top receiver is Pierre Garçon, who has 7,568 career receiving yards and 37 career touchdowns. Marquise Goodwin, Trent Taylor and rookie Dante Pettis are all expected to see playing time for the 49ers in 2018. Garrett Celek and George Kittle are San Francisco’s top two tight ends. Celek caught a pair of scores from Garoppolo last season. (Vikings.com)
Finally we will get to see what the Vikings are all about cause they were pretty bland this pre-season
The reason I feel like he has a good chance is the way he abused the jaguars defense last season when playoff positioning was on the line. 39 points on the jaguars.
He might not move to well in the pocket he does throw a nice ball Treadwell WTF you got to make the catch
