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Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers still have an outside shot to salvage their season with a playoff berth. The good news is the Packers have standout wide receiver Christian Watson available to keep their hopes alive in Week 17. Watson was reportedly a true game-time decision and was coming off minimal practice this […]

The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers will do battle in what figures to be a classic NFC North rivalry matchup in Week 17. With some big stakes on the line, including the Packers’ playoff dreams, Vikings running back Dalvin Cook spoke confidently about Minnesota’s chances of putting an end to their arch-rivals’ campaign. Via […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings will travel to the tundra at Lambeau Field to battle the Green Bay Packers. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series as we make a Vikings-Packers prediction and pick. The Vikings defeated the New York Giants 27-24 at US Bank Stadium last weekend after Greg Joseph nailed a […]

Aaron Rodgers has owned the Chicago Bears in his career. That’s well known. And although the Green Bay Packers and Bears have one of the longest-running rivalries in NFL history, the QB believes the Minnesota Vikings have actually been more of a foe in recent years because they’re just better, citing Brian Urlacher’s exit from […]

Quarterback Kirk Cousins’ tenure with the Minnesota Vikings has been, overall, a mixed bag. The Vikings have only made the postseason once over Cousins’ past four seasons as Minnesota’s QB1. Still, with elite offensive weapons such as Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook still in town to go along with strong defensive options such as Danielle […]

The Minnesota Vikings continue to be underrated. They enter this game underdogs. That’s despite coming from back-to-back wins over the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants. The Vikings have also won four of their last five games. Now at 12-3, the Vikings have officially clinched the top spot in the NFC North and are just […]

The Minnesota Vikings find themselves in a pretty good position heading into the final two weeks of the 2022 season. They have already locked up the NFC North, and they cannot fall any lower than the number three seed in the NFC. On paper, it seems like the Vikings are in a good position to […]

The New York Giants failed to build on their Week 15 win over the Washington Commanders after they fell to the Minnesota Vikings, 27-24, on the road in Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season. The Giants were flagged for seven penalties in the game in addition to two key turnovers. Those miscues negated their […]

The 2022 NFL season has reached its most challenging point, and all of Week 16’s events had a big impact on the postseason picture. We now have a better idea of which teams will advance to the playoffs and which ones are still in contention after Week 16’s AFC matchups are over. The NFC playoff […]

The Minnesota Vikings are 12-3 after snagging a Week 16 win against the New York Giants. The 61-yard, game-winning kick from Greg Joseph was the longest of his career and it came at just the right time. All season long, the Vikings have squeaked out wins and are near the top of the NFC standings […]

The New York Giants came up short in Week 16 against the Minnesota Vikings, suffering a 27-24 defeat via a game-winning field goal from kicker Greg Joseph. Despite falling to 8-6-1 on the year, Giants running back Saquon Barkley isn’t too hung up on the loss. The Giants need just one win to punch their […]

The Dallas Cowboys gifted their fans a nice present on Christmas eve, coming back from a 10-point deficit against the Philadelphia Eagles and pulling off a 40-34 victory at home. That come-from-behind victory was a notable one, as it saw the 2022 NFL regular season set a new league-wide record for the most wins snatched […]

The story has been a familiar one for the Minnesota Vikings this season. No matter who the opponent is, the Vikings play a close game that won’t be decided until the final moments of the 4th quarter or overtime. That was the case once again in their 27-24 victory over the New York Giants. The […]

Another close game for the Minnesota Vikings, and another late win. While it took a 61-yard field goal on the final play by Greg Joseph to clinch the 27-24 victory, cornerback Patrick Peterson did his part to help the Vikings improve to 12-3 with a key interception. What did Patrick Peterson say when #Giants WR […]

Place kicker Greg Joseph made Minnesota Vikings history on Saturday. Joseph’s game-winning 61-yard field goal is the longest made field goal in Vikings’ franchise history, per Vikings Communications on Twitter. VIKINGS WIN‼ Greg Joseph ices the 61-yard FG 😱pic.twitter.com/sIHfT9r4VQ — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 24, 2022 The kick sent the crowd into a frenzy as Minnesota […]

Kirk Cousins is continuing to make the most out of his fifth season with the Minnesota Vikings. Cousins entered the Vikings’ Week 16 home matchup against the New York Giants with 24 touchdown passes on the season. He tallied four passing touchdowns in Minnesota’s dramatic comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts last week. It took […]

Justin Jefferson has been phenomenal for the Minnesota Vikings this season, and he’s adding even more history to another fantastic campaign. The superstar wide receiver broke Randy Moss’ single-season receiving yard record during Saturday’s game against the New York Giants. Jefferson recorded a 25-yard reception in the first quarter of the contest, giving him 1,661 […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are sitting in the driver’s seat to win the NFC East over the final three weeks of the season. The Eagles can clinch with a win over the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington on Saturday, and it would take a huge collapse for the Cowboys to catch them at this point. So what […]

The New York Giants (8-5-1) visit the Minnesota Vikings (11-3) on Saturday afternoon. Action kicks off at 1 pm ET. Below we continue our NFL odds series with a Giants-Vikings prediction and pick. New York has won just one of their last five games after defeating Washington on Sunday Night Football. The Giants are the […]

The 2023 NFL Pro Bowl roster is officially out, and several Minnesota Vikings made the cut. However, in addition to the Vikings Pro Bowl players, there are also several Vikings Pro Bowl snubs. With that in mind, let’s look at the Minnesota players who have played great in the 2022 NFL season (like Dalvin Cook, […]

The New York Giants Week 16 matchup vs. the Minnesota Vikings gives the G-Men a chance to solidify its playoff spot for 2022. Currently in sixth in the NFC, a win on Saturday would lock the Giants in if the Seattle Seahawks or Detroit Lions lose another game. With that in mind, ahead of Giants-Vikings, […]

The Minnesota Vikings mounted the biggest rally of the season in their come-from-behind Week 15 win over the Indianapolis Colts, 39-36. The Vikings don’t want to fall behind by 30+ points again, though, and they’ll try to avoid that in Week 16 when they take on the New York Giants in their final home game […]

The Minnesota Vikings shocked the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15, but not before Stephon Gilmore delivered a cheap shot on Justin Jefferson. Jefferson said he has been used to getting hit a lot this season, much like Michael Jordan during the Piston’s Bad Boy era, but that Gilmore’s hit was too far. After trailing 33-0 […]

The Minnesota Vikings currently carry an 11-3 win-loss slate, which is good enough for first place in the NFC North. The Vikings have, in fact, officially clinched their division and a playoff berth. They still have a shot at stealing the NFC’s top seed from the Philadelphia Eagles, but the Vikings will have to run […]

The Minnesota Vikings pulled off a miraculous victory on Saturday, led by QB Kirk Cousins.. They erased a 33-point deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts in overtime, 39-36. That broke the previous NFL record held by the Buffalo Bills, who beat the Houston Oilers in the 1993 AFC Wild Card Game after trailing 35-3. The […]

Week 15 of the NFL season saw a few playoff-bound teams struggle in winnable games, while the Wild Card race in both the AFC and NFC grew even tighter. The NFL Power Rankings have not seen a change at the top in a bit, and Week 16 is no different as the Philadelphia Eagles continue […]

The Minnesota Vikings feel that Justin Jefferson has been the recipient of some illegal or dirty hits over the past few weeks, and they voiced those concerns following Saturday’s comeback win vs. the Indianapolis Colts. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has spoken multiple times over the past few days about the hits Jefferson has taken, […]

The Minnesota Vikings are still the talk of the town in the NFL after their unbelievable comeback 39-36 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts at home last Saturday. To get that win, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings had to claw their way back from a 33-point deficit, which looked like a death sentence for Minnesota. […]

The NFL regular season is coming to a close, and the playoff picture is becoming more solidified. Some of the final spots are up for grabs and will be exciting to watch over the coming weeks. With Week 15 just about in the books, the NFC playoff picture is getting tighter and tighter. The NFC […]

Week 15 of the NFL’s 2022 season will go down as one of the wildest in history. The Vikings, Jaguars and Bengals’ crazy comebacks all contributed to the madness that occurred in Week 15. At one point in their matchups, the Vikings, Jaguars and Bengals found themselves trailing by at least 17 points. All three […]

Matt Ryan suffered yet another historic collapse, this time as a member of the Indianapolis Colts against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday. Now Ryan’s wife Sarah is hoping the epic World Cup Final between Argentina and France will make everybody forget about Ryan and the Colts choking in epic fashion. In case you somehow missed […]

At one point on Saturday, it looked as if the Indianapolis Colts were going to pick up one of the biggest statement wins of the 2022 NFL season. In the end, the Colts managed to make history, but they wound up being on the wrong side of it. The Colts blew a 33-point lead to […]

All of NFL is still not over the miracle the Minnesota Vikings performed in their unforgettable 39-36 come-from-behind overtime victory at home Saturday over the Indianapolis Colts. Obviously, the Vikings were able to breathe a sigh of relief after snatching a win like that from the jaws of defeat. But they would have been banging […]

The Minnesota Vikings were about to lay a huge egg, falling behind 33-0 on their home field to the lowly Indianapolis Colts. Just when all seemed lost, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings mounted the biggest comeback in NFL history while registering a 39-36 victory in overtime. The win allowed the Vikings (11-3) to clinch the […]

The Minnesota Vikings orchestrated quite a stunner in Week 15, coming back from a 33-0 halftime deficit to secure a 39-36 win against the Indianapolis Colts in overtime. According to Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, there was plenty of frustration within the team at halftime. However, Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson had the belief that the team […]

The Indianapolis Colts recorded what could be said as the ugliest loss in NFL history in Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings. Of course it didn’t start that way. In fact, one could say they were on the verge of what would have been their best win of the season. But that is also the […]

Nearly five years ago, Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons blew a 28-point lead in Super Bowl LI against the New England Patriots. On Saturday, Ryan was unfortunately on the wrong side of history again, this time with the Indianapolis Colts. At halftime, they had a whopping 33-point lead over the Minnesota Vikings, but proceeded […]

The Minnesota Vikings managed the largest comeback in NFL history, rallying from a 33-0 deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts 39-36 in overtime and clinch the NFC North title. Twitter went wild as the Vikings rallied and then completed the comeback when Greg Joseph nailed a 40-yard field goal with 7 seconds remaining. The Buffalo […]

As the popular saying in sports goes, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over!” Here’s a look at some of the biggest deficits teams had to overcome en route to NFL glory. 6. Patrick Mahomes has arrived The usually loud Arrowhead Stadium was somewhat subdued when the Houston Texans jumped out to a 24-0 lead in […]