Marcus Reyes: "Malik Willis threw 6 touchdown passes on 19 completions—that's efficiency that doesn't need the volume excuse—and Miami's pass rush (3 sacks, 0 allowed) turned this into a clinic the Vikings couldn't survive. Minnesota's 1-3 record is what happens when you gift away 3 turnovers to a team that gives up zero." Sierra Vaughn: "Jeff Caldwell just turned 4 catches into 158 yards and 2 scores—that's the kind of efficiency on limited volume that either means he was open all afternoon or Willis knew exactly where to find him, and either way Minnesota's secondary has a real problem."

Miami dismantled Minnesota 52-24 in Week 4, with Malik Willis throwing for 460 yards and 6 touchdowns while Jeff Caldwell caught 4 passes for 158 yards and 2 scores. The Dolphins' passing attack overwhelmed a Vikings defense that recorded no sacks, and Minnesota's 3 turnovers against Miami's clean ball security decided the rout. Willis has now cleared 250 passing yards in 4 straight games, while J.J. McCarthy managed only 20 of 35 for 300 yards with 2 interceptions in the loss. Miami improved to 2-2, Minnesota fell to 1-3.

Green Bay won 41-38 on the strength of what Minnesota gave away. J.J. McCarthy threw for 382 yards and 5 touchdowns, and Germie Bernard hauled in 178 yards, but the Vikings coughed it up 4 times to none, and that margin held. Jordan Love managed 349 yards and 3 scores on cleaner work, while Green Bay's ground game—77 yards to Minnesota's 23—did enough to let them sit on the ball late. Minnesota passed on 87 percent of their plays and still lost by 3, which tells you everything about what actually decided this one.