and Oh, Hey everybody welcome inside a a hotel at the Newark Airport. Matthew Collar here.

I have not taken off yet to head back to Minnesota.

But joining me back in the home state is Brian Murphy for another episode of Monday

morning Murph. And Murphph I just got done reading your column and I thought

that you use the right word to say that Vikings fans should be relieved that they were able to beat the New York Giants, of course,

impressed in the way that they did it, but also relieved to now go into the tougher part of the schedule

with a win because the other side of that would have been really not fun.

Tell me what you're feeling morning after the Minnesota Vikings destroyed the New York Giants.

Yeah, the reason I felt relief is because A, I didn't want to, you know, the next 16 weeks to be a greased uphill climb, which it very well could have been if the Vikings lost yesterday.

And not only if they lost yesterday, but if Donald looked bad, he threw a bunch of picks,

if the defense kind of faced planted similar to what they did in the playoff game a couple years ago to Jones and the Giants.

There is clearly a lot at stake for Donald, we all know that a lot at stake for Brian Flores in the defense a lot at stake for Kevin O'Connell.

It's rare that week one games feel must win but given the recent history with this team

which hasn't always gotten off to a great start

2022 being the outlier there you're right I mean they're in the meat grinder now because you've got two games I mean

clearly you don't have to explain what the 49ers are you got

Houston's ascending I know things look a little different in Green Bay but that's still a pretty

talented team and it's always tough to go to Lambo, always tough to go to London.

Then you got the Lions and you've got the LA Rams.

I mean, this could have been

0 and 5, 1 and 6 very quickly,

could still be 1 and 6, but I think the way that you know the

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