This is what it was supposed to look like for the Vikings: the offense functioning in a way where the ball came out on time and the unit as a whole avoided monumental mistakes, the defense pressuring the opposing quarterback with reckless abandon and forcing multiple turnovers.

Virtually all of that had been missing over the past couple of weeks. The Vikings looked a little bit off in all phases, whether it was in their Monday night victory at Chicago or in last week’s loss to Atlanta at home. But everything clicked for the Vikings in Sunday’s 48-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals victory at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Though the defensive touchdowns from cornerback Isaiah Rodgers were the story of the game, maybe more important was the fact that the Vikings as a whole got back on track, playing

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