Here are three observations presented by Minnesota Eye Consultants, the Proud LASIK Partner of the Minnesota Vikings:
1. Tight windows
While ample pressure by Minnesota's defense has been a theme through training camp practices, it's often been backed up by coverage that is where it needs to be, when it needs to be there.
That held true Thursday as Vikings defenders quickly clamped down on a handful of accurate passes.
Linebacker Blake Cashman, who intercepted McCarthy on Wednesday, nullified an early target for tight end Josh Oliver during a 7-on-7 period. Oliver's tight end buddy T.J. Hockenson settled the score, though.
Cashman was in coverage, again, when McCarthy roped a throw to Hockenson up the right seam. The two-time Pro Bowler's hair flipped in the air as he elevated above the rim to make a sweet catch.
In a red zone period, McCarthy put some oomph behind a short, inside throw to Jordan Addison. The receiver reeled it in despite sticky defense by cornerback Jeff Okudah.
Shortly after, Harrison Smith made a play that caused onlooking media members to do a double take.
Reacting from his safety alignment in the heart of the end zone, the 36-year-old Smith brisked into a late-developing window and laid out like a 20-something-year-old to bat away a ball intended for Nailor.