Cardinals at Vikings 10/14/18 - NFL Picks & Predictions

The Arizona Cardinals (1 - 4, 1 - 1 Away) are on the road this week in order to square off with the revitalized Minnesota Vikings (2 - 2 - 1, 1 - 1 Home). Minnesota will be hosting this matchup at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. Last week Arizona secured their first win of the year with a narrow victory over San Francisco. Minnesota also nabbed a win last week as the Vikings barely outlasted the Philadelphia Eagles while on the road. Minnesota will be heavily favored in this game.

The Minnesota Vikings will be rolling out an offense that has been doing an exceptional job of putting points on the board. QB Kirk Cousins (1,688 yards, 11 TD, 2 INT) has already shown why he deserved such a big contract and we expect the Vikings to be dealing in this game. Minnesota is scoring 23 PPG on offense while surrendering 26 PPG to opposing teams on defense. The Arizona Cardinals made the move to rookie QB Josh Rosen who was able to score his first career win just last week. Arizona is only averaging 13 PPG on offense but that number is deflated due to the struggles of former starting QB, Sam Bradford. Arizona is led on offense by their superstar back David Johnson (242 yards, 4 TDs) and he'll be relied on heavily in this game against a stout Minnesota defensive unit. Arizona will likely struggle to score points in this game so a blowout might definitely be in the cards.