With their win over the Houston Texans on Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings moved to 3-0 on the season and continued one of the biggest Cinderella stories of the early 2024 NFL season. By record, it’s not a stretch to say that the Vikings are one of — if not THE — best teams in the conference, perhaps in the entire NFL.
It’s one thing to see that from fans of the team, or a media outlet with “Vikings” in the name. But it’s another thing entirely to hear it from the mouth of one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. So if you don’t want to take it from us, take it from six-time Super Bowl Champion and three-time Coach of the Year legend Bill Belichick.
On the Pat McAfee Show, Belichick was asked about the Vikings and if they are “for real” and can sustain their success in the early portion of the season. Belichick responded saying you “definitely got to be on the look-out for them, but it’ll be interesting to see how they sustain this”, and went on to call the team “probably one of the top two or three teams in the league”.
Belichick, the head coach of arguably the greatest and most-sustained dynasty in NFL history, knows a thing or two about what it takes to become a great team in this league. The former Patriots head coach went on to heap praise on the Vikings’ quarter Sam Darnold — and perhaps got a little dig in at one of his former teams in the process — saying, “Everybody has liked Sam Darnold except for the Jets.”
Darnold is coming off just the second four-touchdown game of his career against the Texans and goes into next week riding one of the best streaks in his career. Minnesota has another tough task on Sunday, as Darnold gets his first taste of the Minnesota-Green Bay rivalry.
