Vikings Offense Rues Missed Chances, Repeated…

And sandwiched in the middle was yet another missed chance for a dagger. Leading 14-3, rookie safety Camryn Bynum nabbed his first NFL interception in his first start.

But with the ball at the Ravens 16, the Vikings ran three plays and managed to lose a yard in total offense.

Instead of capitalizing and going up 21-3, Minnesota led by only 14 points. And that lead was cut to just seven when Baltimore scored a last-minute touchdown in the first half.

The missed chance to put the hammer down was glaring, said Cousins, who put the onus on himself there.

“I felt on that possession, that’s on me,” Cousins said. “I felt second down, you know, we need to hit Adam on his out route. And I felt third down, on third-and-11, we need to hit Justin on his out route.

“I felt that’s an 11-point swing, because we kick a field goal instead of getting a touchdown and we don’t run clock,” Cousins continued on a possession that used up just 16 seconds. “So now, we give them a chance to get seven and we only get three.

“So, had we gotten seven and not allowed enough time on the clock for them to get points, that’s an 11-point difference there,” Cousins added. “That was a play or couple plays where I was very disappointed in myself for not making those plays and staying on the field.”