The Vikings mostly brought out second-team players against the Broncos on Saturday — and it showed.
Minnesota fell to Denver 33-6 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Quarterback Drew Lock picked apart the Vikings defense in limited reps. The Minnesota offense couldn’t do much, and on the rare occasion the team was able to get to the red zone, the group could not finish off the drive with a touchdown.
Mostly, there were not a lot of positive Vikings takeaways. Although, there were still some player whose stock rose with the performance, while others lowered their stock.
Here is the stock up, stock down report from the preseason-opening loss:
