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Watch: Vikings CB Murphy Jr. has goal of 10 interceptions, mid-season locker room thoughts

Watch: Vikings CB Murphy Jr. has goal of 10 interceptions, mid-season locker room thoughts

KSTP Sports spoke with Vikings CB Byron Murphy Jr., K Parker Romo, LB Blake Cashman and RB Cam Akers in the locker room this week. The 7-2 Vikings will play the 2-7 Tennessee Titans on Sunday at noon.

***Click the video box above to watch conversations with Murphy Jr., Romo, Cashman and Akers***

The Titans rank 27th in the NFL with an average of just 17.4 points per game. They are last in the last 15 minutes of the matches.

The Titans have just six points this season, including three interceptions.

One key for the Vikings to win on Sunday is apparently scoring a touchdown or two in the red zone.

The red zone offense didn’t appear to be an issue before Sunday in Jacksonville, but their failure to score a touchdown on all five trips inside the 20-yard line dropped the Vikings from seventh in the NFL (64% ) to a tie for 19th (53%).

According to Sportradar, only Patrick Mahomes (18) and Dak Prescott (14) have more red zone turnovers than Darnold (13) since entering the league in 2018. Mahomes (104) and Prescott (90) have played in many more games than Darnold (75).

The Associated Press contributed to this report