Week 8 overreactions: Time for Vikings to bench Kyler Murray? Colts should fire Steichen?

For much of the first seven weeks of the season, the predominant question around the Minnesota Vikings was: "Can they really keep winning this way?"

And the answer was yes, six times over. Sure, Minnesota's 10 touchdowns were the fewest by any 6-0 team in more than 100 years, but wins are wins, and Minnesota was stacking them.

This week, that ended. The Lions grounded out an impressive 19-15 win, a crucial result in the cutthroat NFC North. Jahmyr Gibbs had 168 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown, and Jared Goff gutted through a tough day overall to throw the game-winning touchdown to Jameson Williams.

There were major, uncomfortable questions during the Vikings' winning streak. Those questions just came to the forefront even more with a loss, and the Vikings must find answers immediately. The most important question revolves around the most important position.

I gave Murray a lot of grace early this year. He was on a new team and in a new system. He suffered a concussion moments into his Vikings debut. It was about as inauspicious a start as possible, and even as he struggled after he returned, I was willing to give him some time to…

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