I know, I know, it was only the 1st preseason game, BUT...
I don't care about the final score. What concerns me is how the Vikings 1st string O shredded our 1st string D (minus Cam Jordan)
No Cam Jordan, but also no game planning (including next to no blitz packages). This vastly changes the dynamic of a football game.
There's a story about how the ol' ball coach Steve Spurrier decided his Washington team was going to 'win' the preseason building in his first year as HC. A renowned offensive guru at the college level, he game planned (which teams barely do at all for these games) and he played his 1s for long stretches (again contrary to the custom of every team pretty much forever). The team passed the ball a large proportion of each game, as Spurrier focused on getting their quarterbacks, receivers and blockers in sync.
The result was Washington went 4-1 in preseason, building up large margins of victory, repping their starters extensively against the backups of other teams, no doubt 'getting into rhythm' and 'building momentum' etc ready for the regular season.
When the regular season arrived, the Redskins took their first game 31-23 with a decent offensive showing. But that's where the positive momentum ended, as the team eked out a 7-9 record, limping in with the 25th ranked scoring offense. Not so 'in sync' after all.
Spurrier made it through one more season of his five year contract (going 5-11) before quitting the NFL altogether.
So:
Playing your starters more in preseason ≠ better results in the regular season.
Game planning in preseason ≠ more wins in the regular season.
Going 4-1 in preseason ≠ being a playoff team.
But hey, those are just my conclusions.