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Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell says his team bounced back quickly from its lowest moment.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, the Vikings got blown out at home, 40-3 by the Cowboys. But they shook it off quickly to beat the Patriots on Thursday night, and O’Connell was proud of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cFour days after being here with a pretty dejected feeling, asking our team to respond and our coaches to respond, and show up tonight on a mission to try to play really good football team and try to get a win, I could not be more proud of my football team and staff,\u201d O’Connell said.<\/p>\n
O’Connell said he knew the day after the Cowboys loss that the way his team responded would go a long way toward defining what kind of season they’re going to have.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could feel it Monday,\u201d O’Connell said. \u201cWe really needed to challenge ourselves to emotionally and physically play with unbelievable enthusiasm.\u201d<\/p>\n
O’Connell thinks he has the kind of team that will step up when the chips are down.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy goal here is just to have our organization ready to put it all together,\u201d O’Connell said. \u201cEven when people don’t give us a chance or adversity hits, that’s when I believe the best parts of our team come out, and I think that will continue to serve us well with our football team this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Getty Images Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell says his team bounced back quickly from its lowest moment. On Sunday, the Vikings got blown out at home, 40-3 by the Cowboys. But they shook it off quickly to beat the Patriots on Thursday night, and O’Connell was proud of that. \u201cFour days after …<\/p>\n