A low voice behind the wall of media caught Everson Griffen's ear.
"What'd you say, Ted?" Griffen said after stopping his interview to address Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater on Monday at Winter Park.
With the conversation taking place just feet from Bridgewater's locker, the quarterback couldn't help but overhear the Vikings defensive end tell reporters that the defense needed to force more turnovers so it would allow the offense to score more points and then the defense could rush more often.
If the interview had been done across the room in front of Griffen's locker, the comment might have never crossed Bridgewater's path, but instead he took the opportunity to interrupt the fellow team captain to set the record straight.
"We've got to score some touchdowns for you, Ev," Bridgewater repeated himself. The remarks got laughs from Everson and the media, but both Vikings are right.
The Vikings are ranked 29th in the league in touchdown production. They have only 14 touchdowns through seven games, compared to first-place Arizona's 32 through eight games. The Patriots have 28 TDs through seven games.
Bridgewater has thrown for six of the Vikings' 14 touchdowns and the defense has accounted for one.
The Vikings defense forced nine turnovers through the first five games but had none in the past two weeks and has just one during the current three-game winning streak.
