In Week 3, quarterback Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings' aerial attack will square off against the Houston Texans and their 10th-ranked pass defense (166.5 passing yards allowed per game). The contest has a start time of 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

The Minnesota Vikings have not had to rebuild this roster completely; rather, they have established leaders like Harrison Phillips, who, in turn, lift the whole roster. They really have embraced

So it would have been reasonable for outside observers to cringe at Sam Darnold's wild flip of the ball toward running back Aaron Jones Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, not only because it threatened to turn a busted play into a massive turnover,