Hello! Another Vikings fan here!
I expect this game to be a defensive battle as both of our defenses are very good. I have seen a lot of people kn your site say that Gurley is unstoppable and he is going to run all over us because nobody has stopped him yet. I think this is a very wrong way to think, not only is our rushing defense very good (especially with Sharriff Floyd playing, I hope he is.) although I do think Gurley is very good, I think our defense will limit him and force the game into Foles hands. Captain Munnerlyn has been playing great football this year and I think will handle Austin in the slot, it is one of the match ups I am looking forward to.
I think containg Gurley will hinge greatly on the play of our D line, mainly Linval Joseph and floyd. Joseph is having a pro bowl year and is very disruptive in the trenches. Floyd has been out of the past two games with some injuries but before he got hurt was pretty much unblockable.
Also, the speed of our young linebackers is going to come into play, Anthony Barr and erik kendricks are both studs and very fast. Kendricks is a tackling machine and is definitely in the talks for defensive rookie of the year. Probably the most under rated player in our defense and does not get much love is Harrison the hitman Smith, dude is all over the field and can lay the pipe when it come to hitting people.
Our offense will run the ball (duh ). They will try to establish the running game with AP and I kinda hope they put Patterson back there a couple times to see what happens, I think he had 100 plus yards rushing against you guys last year. Stephon diggs is having a crazy good year and is already being labeled the steal of the draft, he also could challenge your Gurley for offensive ROY. With diggs, wallace johnson rudolph Jarius wright and our back up running backs in mckinnon and asiata I think we will put your defense to the test.
I think a close game with hopefully no injuries.
Vikings win 24-17