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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Everson Griffen saw where defense got the Denver Broncos last season.The Minnesota defensive end believes the Vikings have the talent to head in that same Super Bowl-bound direction.We are three games in and we have a long ways to go, but we can get there, said Griffen. We can definitely get there.Everson and company harassed league MVP Cam Newton all game, registering eight sacks, three interceptions and a safety to help Minnesota beat the Carolina Panthers 22-10 Sunday and improve to 3-0 for the first time since Brett Favre was playing quarterback back in 2009.The Vikings showed that last weeks win over the Green Bay Packers was no fluke, completely shutting down the NFLs highest-scoring offense from a year ago.With key injuries to Teddy Bridgewater, Adrian Peterson and Matt Kalil on offense, the defense is leading the way.The Vikings have allowed just 43 combined points in three games against the Titans, Packers and Panthers. They have 15 sacks and nine turnovers.So maybe, just maybe, the Purple People Eaters are back.We feel like we can be one of the best ever to wear purple; thats not taking away from the guys who wore purple before us, but we hold ourselves to that standard, Vikings defensive end Brian Robinson said. When we get the opportunity to get out there and stop the run and get after it, we do that.The Vikings normally bring a lot of blitzes and pressure, but on Sunday coach Mike Zimmer backed off some, relying more on his defensive backs to shutdown Carolinas taller receivers.The plan worked.The Vikings pitched a shutout after falling behind 10-0, holding wide receivers Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Funchess without a reception. Most of their sacks were coverage sacks.Even Newton was baffled after the loss.I cant tell you what happened, Newton said. I cant really pinpoint it right now.Ive said this all along: I think we can rush the quarterback, Zimmer said. I think weve got guys who can rush. I played a little bit more coverage today than I have in the past because some of their receivers are big. But once we were able to stop the run, it was a lot easier to do that. Because we played the run good, we were able to do that and it allowed the guys to get after the quarterback.Linebacker Chad Greenway said the Vikings have a mentality that hes not seen before in previous teams.We have individuals who are playing really well and getting great stats, but nobodys mentality is that here, Greenway said. Thats what makes it truly great, one you can enjoy as a team. So many people were a part of this effort. Offensively, we were getting points in the second half, and defensively we stand up when we have to.Zimmer says the Vikings arent surprised by their success.I think our team believes, Zimmer said. No one else believes, but I think our team believes.Especially on defense.They believe that they can win in any situation, Zimmer said. 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MARSEILLE, France -- After a hellish year, France is just one step away from football heaven.What better way to get there than by downing the world champions and Frances nemesis for over half a century: Germany.A 2-0 European Championship semifinal victory for Les Bleus in the city that lent its name to the French national anthem showed that France is back as a major footballing force for the first time since Zinedine Zidane walked off the field in disgrace in the 2006 World Cup final.No footballing victory can ever wipe away the horror and pain that froze French hearts last year after two terror attacks in Paris.But by advancing to the final against Portugal on Sunday, the Euro 2016 host put a lot of very big smiles on a lot of French faces.Here are 5 things to know about Frances first major tournament win against Germany since the 1958 World Cup:---GRIEZMANNS ON FIREEuro 2016 top scorer Antoine Griezmann was like the toy in the Whac-A-Mole arcade game against Germany: It was never clear where he would pop up and do damage next.His elusive movement and the free rein that France coach Didier Deschamps gave the Atletico Madrid forward to roam seemingly where the mood took him tied Germany in knots at times.Frances first goal-scoring chance started with Griezmann in his own half. After two slick interchanges of passes with midfielder Blaise Matuidi, Griezmann popped up on the edge of the German area and got a shot away, drawing a diving save from German `keeper Manuel Neuer.It was a good example of how the German defense struggled to keep tabs on the 25-year-old who has moved up the gears as the tournament has progressed, seemingly getting more dangerous with each game.He scored the penalty that gave France the lead against Germany on the stroke of half time.His habit of being in the right place at the right time got Frances second. After Neuer flailed at a cross into the box from midfielder Paul Pogba, Griezmann was there for the rebound, poking it in with his left foot through the `keepers legs.---WHATS WITH THE HANDS?Two consecutive matches, two German penalties for handball. That is careless from a team usually so slick.After Jerome Boateng gifted a penalty to Italy in the quarterfinals, Bastian Schweinsteiger was guilty this time.Jumping for a corner with French left-back Patrice Evra, the Manchester United midfielder inexplicably raised both arms above his head, a bizarre mistake from a player so experienced. The semifinal marked the 31-year-olds 120th appearance for Germany.Schweinsteigers right arm, the one wearing his bright yellow captains armband, connected with the ball. Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli pointed to the spot.Arms flung in the air by Boateng against Italy allowed Leonardo Bonucci to equalize and quickly made the hulking German defender the butt of humorous memes on the internet.But thhat mistake didnt prove decisive: Germany went on to beat Italy in a penalty shoot-out.ddddddddddddSchweinsteigers handball wasnt as flamboyant as Boatengs but the damage this time to Germany was greater.---GERMAN DOMINATIONOn paper, Germany coach Joachim Loew reverted to four defenders at the back, changing from the more suffocating formation he used to contain Italy in the quarterfinals.In reality, a German defensive pair of Boateng and Benedikt Howedes kept watch at the back, with Schweinsteiger just in front of them in a deep holding midfield role, while the rest of the team poured forward to heap pressure on France, especially in the furious first half.Germany targeted the French left-hand side as a weak spot, with speedy German right-back Joshua Kimmich and muscular midfielder Emre Can combining to repeatedly overwhelm Frances 35-year-old left-back Patrice Evra.It was Loews first use of Can at Euro 2016. He helped Germany swamp the midfield, pinning France back, and played so far forward that he acted as a second striker at times. France spent much of the match fighting fires, but did so effectively.---FRANCES GOOD TIMINGGriezmann isnt the only one getting better the deeper France goes. Pogbas timing is pretty good, too.After a first standout match in the quarterfinals against Iceland, where he scored with a powerful header, Pogba was decisive again against Germany, creating Frances second goal.Pogba stole a page out of Cristiano Ronaldos playbook, using deceptive footwork to shake off Shkodran Mustafi in the German defense. Having made space for himself, Pogba then floated in the cross that Neuer could only parry to Griezmann.In goal, France captain Hugo Lloris made exceptional diving saves and 22-year-old Barcelona-bound defender Samuel Umtiti again proved the real deal in what was only his second appearance for France.---GERMANYS BAD TIMINGGermanys mounting problems before and during this game eventually became overwhelming.The absence through injury of striker Mario Gomez proved a big blow, since Thomas Mueller was completely ineffective in front of goal, as he has been all tournament.The loss of the powerful Boateng to injury in the second half punched a hole in Germanys defense: It was his replacement, Mustafi, who allowed himself to be bamboozled by Pogba for Frances second goal.Schweinsteigers handball added to the feeling that Germanys captain is losing his sharpness at age 31.In all, it all proved too much even for a nation that has reached the semifinals or better at its last six major tournaments.---John Leicester is an international sports columnist for The Associated Press. 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