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The Washington Commanders are traveling to Minnesota to play the Vikings in Week 14. Here are three keys to getting the win.

1. Survive the blitz.

While the Vikings don't present quite as many defensive challenges as the Denver Broncos did last week, they do have some wrinkles that could give the Commanders problems.

Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores likes to bring more pressure than anyone in the league this year. They blitz opponents 43.8% of the time -- nearly 10 percentage points higher than the next team on the list. They've generated 109 pressures -- the eighth most in the NFL -- and got 31 sacks out of it. Linebacker Eric Wilson has been Flores' primary weapon, as his 62 blitzes are the second most

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