This isn't the first time , the longest-tenured member of the Minnesota Vikings, has experienced the difficulty of a 1-5 start to a season.Back in 2013, which was Armani Watts Jersey the tight end's third NFL season, the team opened the year 1-7 and went through plenty of growing pains on the way to a 5-10-1 finish. While Minnesota's 2020 campaign might be comparable to that season so far record-wise, it's not the year that comes to mind when Rudolph looks for a parallel."That 1-5 team wasn't nearly as talented as we Quenton Nelson T Shirts are now," Rudolph said by phone on Tuesday. "That's why I draw more to 2017. We were 2-2 and everyone was writing us off. Then we won eight in a row."Indeed, the Darius Leonard Jersey 2017 Vikings won the NFC North with a 13-3 record and advanced to the NFC Championship Game -- thanks to the -- before falling to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Rudolph said he believes this year's team could go on a run at any point no matter "how bleak things may seem."Plenty of folks are undoubtedly counting out Minnesota again with only one win in six tries, but the record alone doesn't tell the entire story of the challenges and close calls it's encountered thus far. The Vikings have already faced four playoff teams from last season and three of their lo ses came against squads (Green Bay Packers, Tenne Rodney McLeod Jersey see Titans and Seattle Seahawks) that were among the league's final four unbeatens this year. Rudolph and Co. lost by only Julian Blackmon Jersey one point to the Titans in and Seahawks in ."We felt like we made mistakes to lose those two games, instead of playing our best and getting beat," said the 10th-year veteran, who has 10 catches for 123 yards and one TD this season. "We're looking at the positives but there's a reason we are 1-5."