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The Minnesota Vikings will start Nick Mullens at quarterback on Sunday in their Week 18 game against the Detroit Lions, per Adam Schefter. It will be Mullens’ third start of the season for the Vikings. After starting Weeks 15 and 16, he was benched in favor of rookie Jaren Hall in Week 17, only to replace […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been fighting to stay in playoff contention against all odds for much of the season, but they may have been dealt a finishing blow in Week 17 with a 33-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Along the way, rookie quarterback Jaren Hall was benched by Kevin O’Connell, which was the […]

Right before everyone welcomed in the New Year, they witnessed the Minnesota Vikings (7-9) put on a pathetic showing against the Green Bay Packers (8-8) in a 33-10 loss on Sunday Night Football. For the Packers, it ended up being not only a win but a profitable one at that, placing them in the 7th […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell went in another direction once again midway through their 33-10 Week 17 loss to the Green Bay Packers on New Year’s Eve. O’Connell benched Jaren Hall, who started on Sunday, and opted to go with Nick Mullens in the second half. The Vikings coach, however, remained non-committal on who […]

The Green Bay Packers are going to need everyone in their game against the Chicago Bears. Jordan Love may be able to create pace and get on his groove, but it never hurts to get more firepower when going toe-to-toe with Justin Fields. However, a huge name in Matt LaFleur’s wide receiving corps was absent […]

Green Bay Packers wideout Jayden Reed was forced to leave Sunday’s contest against the Minnesota Vikings due to a chest injury, putting a damper on what has been a sensational night for him. Reed has been dealing with a chest injury for some time now, with the issue actually forcing him to be sidelined during […]

The Minnesota Vikings wish they still have Kirk Cousins healthy to help them this late in the 2023 NFL regular season. But with Cousins done for the rest of the campaign due to injury, Minnesota will have to content itself being cheered by the quarterback, who did his best doing that, while being shirtless, prior […]

The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings will face off in Week 17 on New Year’s Eve on this week’s edition of Sunday Night Football in what is still a pivotal matchup toward the NFC playoff picture. But just barely. Granted, it’s still going to take some luck for either team to potentially sneak in […]

The latest Jordan Addison injury update is that the talented Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver will play in Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers. And that is music to the ears of rookie quarterback Jaren Hall, who will get his second start of the season on Sunday Night Football. “Vikings WR Jordan Addison (ankle) […]

Justin Jefferson is known for having entertaining touchdown celebrations, as he’s made the griddy famous. However, his antics during the Minnesota Vikings’ last game gave him a hefty fine of $13,659. The star wide receiver was fined for using a gun-like signal after scoring a touchdown over the Detroit Lions, according to Tom Pelissero. The […]

The Green Bay Packers are going to be quite short-handed in the secondary when they play the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. Cornerback Eric Stokes is out for the game with a hamstring injury, per The Athletic. The Packers are already playing without Jaire Alexander at corner due to a suspension. Stokes has battled injuries […]

One of the more entertaining and fierce rivalries in all of football will be under the lights for Sunday Night Football as the Green Bay Packers battle it out with the Minnesota Vikings in a pivotal matchup! Join us for our NFL odds series where our Packers-Vikings prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering this weekend […]

The Minnesota Vikings have benched quarterback Nick Mullens in favor of rookie Jaren Hall after Mullens threw four interceptions in a 30-24 loss to the Detroit Lions. Mullens had thrown six interceptions in two games, which the Vikings know they cannot afford if they want a shot at winning and making the playoffs. Hall was […]

Ever since Kirk Cousins suffered a season-ending Achilles injury back in October, the Minnesota Vikings’ offense has been going through tough times. With the team’s backup quarterbacks struggling, head coach Kevin O’Connell continues to look for answers as the Vikings now hold a record of below .500 and are struggling to clinch a playoff spot. […]

The NFL Week 17 schedule is here, and after a wild Christmas weekend, it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty and decide who goes to the 2023 NFL Playoffs and who hops a plan to Cancun on Jan. 8. The penultimate week of the regular season kicked off with the New York Jets […]

While it has been a rollercoaster for the Minnesota Vikings and their quarterback carousel, add another development to the list as rookie Jaren Hall was announced as the starting signal-caller by head coach Kevin O’Connell. Vikings fans might have not seen this type of changes coming as they for sure thought that Kirk Cousins would […]

Broncos Country, the ride is apparently over. Or at least it will be soon, as quarterback Russell Wilson has been benched and will likely be cut at the end of the season. For a quarterback that seemed to defy all the odds, whether that was the stigma of being a quarterback drafted in the third […]

The Minnesota Vikings are going to try to resuscitate their season in their Week 17 game against the Green Bay Packers, and they are going to do it with yet another new quarterback. The Vikings have had a revolving door at the position ever since Kirk Cousins went down with a torn Achilles in Week […]

Jordan Addison missed practice on Wednesday but returned in limited fashion on Thursday as the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver fights through an ankle injury, per Ben Goessling. Addison did not play in the second half of Minnesota’s Week 16 loss to the Detroit Lions, finishing the game with one reception for two yards. That came […]

It appears that Russell Wilson’s days with the Denver Broncos are numbered as head coach Sean Payton announced Wednesday that the Broncos are benching Wilson in favor of Jarret Stidham. Though the Broncos are still technically in the playoff race, they are a longshot to reach the postseason and wins in their last two games […]

The Minnesota Vikings are making another quarterback change, as they will turn to rookie Jaren Hall to start this week against the Green Bay Packers, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Jaren Hall’s first start for the Vikings against the Atlanta Falcons was cut short, and then Josh Dobbs claimed the starting role for […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been getting by without QB1 Kirk Cousins for most of the season after he went down with an Achilles tear in Week 8. Since then, they’ve gone through several signal-callers, including Josh Dobbs, Jaren Hall, and most recently, Nick Mullens. With Cousins set to miss the rest of the campaign, the […]

Minnesota Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson will miss the remainder of the 2024 season after suffering a knee injury. The Minnesota tight end endured a torn ACL and MCL. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell reacted to the devastating news Tuesday, via the Minnesota Vikings on X (formerly Twitter). “TJ, I can’t say enough just looking […]

The Minnesota Vikings just have not been able to catch any breaks this season. Yet, somehow, they are 7-8 and still hanging on for a chance to earn a playoff spot. On Christmas Eve, they lost to the Detroit Lions, and the brutal injury luck took another ugly turn for the Vikings. Jordan Addison went […]

Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison had to leave Sunday’s heartbreaking loss to the Detroit Lions with an ankle injury. Now, it looks like there’s a chance Addison will miss the crucial Week 17 tilt against the Green Bay Packers. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport says Addison is considered week-to-week with the ankle injury, with […]

Christmas Eve was a momentous day for the Detroit Lions, as the franchise clinched its first divisional title since 1993. Unfortunately, it came at the expense of the Minnesota Vikings, who suffered a devastating, turnover and injury-ridden 30-24 loss in U.S. Bank Stadium. They fall out of the NFC playoff picture with just two games […]

The Detroit Lions are once again Kings of the NFC North. A lot of it has to do with the lethal mix of talent in the Jared Goff-led squad along with the brilliant schemes that Dan Campbell pulls on a weekly basis. But, it was not just an exciting time for the squad when they […]

30 years is a long time to wait for another divisional title but the Detroit Lions pulled through. Dan Campbell had to employ the proper schemes to outgun a raging Nick Mullens and a tough Minnesota Vikings secondary. It was Jared Goff. Michael Badgley and Amon-Ra St. Brown would eventually step up. This fired up […]

The Minnesota Vikings appeared to be prepared to start the home stretch of their season in Week 16 against the Detroit Lions, having a solid chance to make the playoffs and an outside chance at winning the division title. By the end of their Week 16 game, the Vikings had been eliminated from NFC North […]

The Minnesota Vikings had a sensational opportunity to strengthen their position in the NFC playoff structure and put a scare in the Detroit Lions in their Week 16 game at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Lions may have been a bit nervous at the end of the game, but they were able to hold off the […]

The Minnesota Vikings engaged in an uphill NFC North matchup against the Detroit Lions. The Vikings lost the game 30-24. Moreover, after losing TJ Hockenson and Jordan Addison, Minnesota received more unfortunate news on DJ Wonnum. DJ Wonnum’s leg injury adds to a growing list of injured Vikings Wonnum left Sunday’s game on a cart […]

Minnesota Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson headed to the locker room during today’s game against the Detroit Lions and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest with a knee injury, according to Tom Pelissero. Before heading to the locker room, TJ Hockenson was in the blue medical tent after a hit to the […]

It was a roller-coaster ride of a first half for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens in Week 16 against the Detroit Lions. While Mullens threw for 182 yards and a score in the opening half, he also threw two interceptions and there was a double whammy of bad on one play late in the second […]

Minnesota Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson was one of the pioneers of bringing the griddy to the NFL. Before the Vikings took on the Lions in Week 16, Jefferson gave some savage griddy advice to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Schefter infamously tore his meniscus when trying to hit the griddy. Speaking with Jefferson, the ESPN analyst […]

The Minnesota Vikings are looking to keep their playoff hopes alive in Week 16, but they will have to take down the Detroit Lions to do so, and that’s going to be easier said than done. The Vikings 2023 campaign has been marred by injuries to this point, but it looks like they may be […]

The Minnesota Vikings take on the Detroit Lions in Week 16 in a game that could clinch the NFC North for the Lions and make or break the Vikings’ playoff chances. Ahead of this crucial matchup, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell gave an update about superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson that should have the Lions […]

Against all odds, the Minnesota Vikings have managed to remain in playoff contention late in the season, and they even hold the seven seed in the NFC as they prepare for their Week 16 contest against the Detroit Lions. While this is going to be a tough game for the Vikings to win, they appear […]

The Minnesota Vikings are preparing for a crucial battle with the Detroit Lions in Week 16. Detroit certainly wasn’t expecting to see Nick Mullens at quarterback when they faced the Vikings for the first time in 2023. However, Kirk Cousins’ injury and Josh Dobbs’ benching has led to Mullens being under center. The quarterback has […]

It’s do-or-die time for the Minnesota Vikings. After a tough loss against the Cincinnati Bengals last week, Minnesota is fighting for their playoff lives starting in Week 16. First up for their schedule is a match against division rivals Detroit Lions. Considering their current circumstances, a loss here will have disastrous consequences for their playoff […]