Vikings cement Super Bowl credentials, Ravens plunge Cowboys into crisis mode, Panthers get 1st win

(CNN) — The theme for Week 3 was teams getting their first win of the season.Six franchises entered Sunday’s slate of games with two defeats to begin the new season, but that all changed this week as only the Tennessee Titans remain winless after three games played – though the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars could join them after Monday night.There were also impressive performances and victories from some Super Bowl contenders as they cemented their credentials as title challengers.Here are the main storylines from Sunday’s action.The Minnesota Vikings are actually for real?Two wins to open the NFL season could be seen as a fluke. But the Minnesota Vikings put to bed any fears they were a flash in a pan with a dominant 34-7 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday.Any doubts that Minnesota had caught lightning in a bottle in the opening weeks of the season were allayed as Sam Darnold – the backup in preseason before first-round rookie JJ McCarthy was ruled out for the season – superbly ran the offense once again.Darnold threw 17-of-28 for 181 yards and four touchdowns against a stacked Texans defense, one apiece to Justin Jefferson, Aaron Jones, Jalen Nailor and Johnny...