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The 2023 season seemed like something of a dream for the Minnesota Vikings and their long-suffering fans. However, that dream came to an abrupt ending when they lost their Wild Card playoff game to an ordinary New York Giants team. The Vikings rolled to a 13-4 regular-season record, and they were able to seize control […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is the best offensive player in the NFL in the 2022 season and that claim has been cemented Thursday night. The former LSU Tigers star has been awarded the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year award during the NFL Honors ceremony. Your 2022 OPOY: Justin Jefferson@jjettas2 | @Surface 📺: […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has played his whole career with the club, but there are questions centered around his future prospects of continuing to do so. As the Vikings look to clear cap space, Thielen’s contract looks to be on the hook for restructuring, and if an agreement can’t be reached, it could […]

Following a dreadful defensive performance this past season, the Minnesota Vikings have decided on their next defensive coordinator. The Vikings are hiring former Pittsburgh Steelers’ assistant coach Brian Flores to become Minnesota’s new DC, via the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Flores spent one season with the Steelers after serving as the Miami Dolphins head coach […]

The Minnesota Vikings are in dire need of significant improvement on the defensive side of the ball. They appear to be getting closer to finding their next defensive coordinator in Brian Flores. The Vikings had interviewed Ejiro Evero in addition to Flores, and now that Evero has signed on with the Carolina Panthers to serve […]

The Minnesota Vikings are looking to bounce back after a brutally disappointing end to their season. Their first order of business is fixing their awful defense, which cost them the Wild Card round against the New York Giants. They are targeting one of the best names in Denver Broncos DC Ejiro Evero. However… it seems […]

Scandal will always turn a profit. A Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings jersey that was worn in the infamous 2009 NFC Championship Game versus the “Bountygate” New Orleans Saints is now up for auction, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette’s Scott Venci. The No. 4 jersey, which was worn in the second-half and overtime of the […]

The Minnesota Vikings put together their best season in recent history in 2022. They finished the campaign with a 13-4 record and a first-place finish in the NFC North. The Vikings season ultimately ended in the Wild Card round of the playoffs as they fell to the New York Giants. But this team proved that […]

With first-year Head Coach Kevin O’Connell taking over, and veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins leading the charge, the Minnesota Vikings put together a strong campaign in 2022. The Vikings finished the regular season with a 13-4 record and a first-place finish in the NFC North. At times, this team looked to be among the best in […]

The Minnesota Vikings had a high degree of success in the 2022 season under first-year head coach Kevin O’Connell. They delivered a 13-4 regular-season record, and they won the NFC North title. After several years of chasing the Green Bay Packers, the Vikings gained control of the division, built a sizable lead and clinched the […]

For most of the 2022 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings were one of the league’s premier teams. No matter how ugly it looked, the Vikings always somehow pulled out close wins, finishing the regular season with an 11-0 record in one-score games. Four ugly losses and bad defense prompted some to write them off, but […]

After the Minnesota Vikings absorbed a 31-24 defeat at the hands of the New York Giants in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, it seemed that it would just be a matter of time before the team parted company with defensive coordinator Ed Donatell. The Giants ripped through the Minnesota defense throughout the game, […]

The Minnesota Vikings are reeling after their disappointing first-round playoff exit at the hands of the New York Giants. Following a disappointing showing, particularly on defense, the Vikings are making some significant changes to the coaching staff. The first move made by the organization was to part ways with Ed Donatell, firing their defensive coordinator […]

The Minnesota Vikings lost in the Wild Card round to the New York Giants, and cornerback Patrick Peterson remains upset with the way the game ended for the NFC North champions. The Vikings trailed by 7 points and did not have any timeouts as they attempted to drive for the tying touchdown on their final […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are preparing for a huge Divisional Round matchup against the Buffalo Bills. As always, the Bengals appear to be cool, calm, and collected on the surface, and why wouldn’t they be? They have an extremely talented crew of players at their disposal, the best of them potentially being star wide receiver Ja’Marr […]

It appears that Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings could soon begin working on a new contract for the young star wide receiver. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter stated that Jefferson and the Vikings are “expected to have contract talks this off-season.” He also added that the two sides have not yet begun negotiations. During […]

Dalvin Cook responded in a stern manner to a question about his contract with the Minnesota Vikings, per Chris Tomasson. “That’s another question that don’t got nothing to do with me,” Cook said. “That has something to do with Kwesi, my agent, and KO. That has nothing to do with me.” Cook is set to […]

Minnesota Vikings’ star wide receiver Justin Jefferson addressed the prospect of remaining in Minnesota following his superb 2022 campaign, per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. “I mean, I will be wherever I’m wanted,” Jefferson said in reference to a potential contract extension. “If they want me here, I’m here. That’s not something that I can really control.” […]

The Wild Card round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs is very nearly in the rearview mirror, but with one game left to be played, it’s clear that the most shocking outcome from the opening round has been that the Minnesota Vikings were eliminated by the New York Giants. The Vikings beat out the Green Bay […]

The Minnesota Vikings crashed out of the playoffs in the Wild Card round, suffering an unexpected loss at the hands of the New York Giants by a score of 31-24. That puts an end to one of the strangest seasons in the recent memory in the NFL, and the Vikings will enter the offseason with […]

Well, that’s a sad way to end the regular season. The Minnesota Vikings’ 13-3 season came to an untimely end after choking away a 27-0 lead to the New York Giants in the Wild Card round. Despite stellar play from their offense, Minnesota failed to stop the two-headed monster that was Saquon Barkley and Daniel […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings received no shortage of criticism for their final offensive play in their loss against the New York Giants on Sunday. Cousins threw a checkdown pass on 4th and long which saw Minnesota come up 5 yards short of the first down marker. However, some people around the NFL world […]

It seems like we all knew the 2022 Minnesota Vikings magic would run out at some point. The team produced a 13-4 regular season record, but getting there took a 61-yard field goal in the first Vikings-Giants game, the biggest comeback in NFL history, and 11 one-score games. That’s why it is not a shock […]

The Minnesota Vikings were one-and-done in the 2023 NFL postseason. Despite a 13-4 record, they allowed the New York Giants —  whom they beat just weeks ago — to come into their home and take the win in Wild Card Weekend by a score of 31-24. Kirk Cousins didn’t sugarcoat the sadness of the defeat. […]

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins opted not to target the team’s — and arguably the NFL’s — best receiver in Justin Jefferson with Minnesota’s season on the line. With the Vikings down a touchdown in the waning moments of their Wild Card matchup against the New York Giants, Cousins hit tight end T. J. Hockenson with […]

The Green Bay Packers did not qualify for the playoffs in 2023. However, their players have kept an eye on the proceedings, especially their division rival Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota won 13 games and the NFC North, but it didn’t matter. The Vikings lost to the New York Giants on Sunday after a strong performance from […]

The New York Giants won on the field Sunday night and they continue to win off the field, with their official Twitter account dropping a savage troll job of the team they just upset and knocked out of Super Bowl contention. Following the Giants’ 31-24 victory on the road against Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota […]

Twitter isn’t being too kind to Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings following their upset 31-24 home loss in the NFL Wild-Card Round at the hands of Daniel Jones and the visiting New York Giants. The Vikings got virtually doomed when Cousins, on a 4th and 8 and with Minnesota’s season on the line, decided […]

With the New York Giants returning to the playoffs and winning their first postseason game in six years, star running back Saquon Barkley couldn’t contain his delight. And who can blame him? It is Barkley’s first postseason trip after arriving in New York in 2018, and he definitely stepped up big time to help the […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones rose to the occasion in the first playoff game of his career. Jones led the Giants to an upset road win over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC wild-card round on Sunday. The Vikings did not have much of an answer for Jones both in the air and on […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been an explosive offensive team all season, and they have gotten a huge boost from tight end T.J. Hockenson since acquiring him in a midseason trade with the Detroit Lions. He continued his impressive string of performances in the Wild Card game against the New York Giants. T.J. Hockenson is the […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins got off to a historic start in their Wild Card showdown with the New York Giants on Sunday, putting him in elite company in franchise history. Cousins scored the team’s first touchdown off a short run in the first quarter before throwing for their second TD late in the second. […]

As the Minnesota Vikings prepare for their playoff matchup against the Giants, the questions surrounding Harrison Smith and Cameron Dantzler have been answered. The Vikings won’t be completely shorthanded, but they won’t have their full arsenal of defensive backs against the Giants. Dantzler has been ruled out for the Vikings while Smith will play. Dantzler […]

In the 2023 NFL Playoffs, the Minnesota Vikings are the third seed in the NFC. They are hoping for a deep run to the Super Bowl this year. This is especially after they won the NFC North and proved a lot of doubters wrong this season. Here we look at why they will win the […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been arguably the most exciting team in the NFL, for better or worse. On one hand, they are a perfect 11-0 in one-score games, and have won some of the most thrilling games of the season. On the other hand, they lose big when they do fall, so much so that […]

The NFL playoffs kick off with Wild Card Weekend! We’ll have some intriguing matchups and storylines, with Giants/Vikings and Cowboys/Buccaneers likely to be closer scoring games while the Bills and Bengals have a chance to run away with their contests. Keep reading for a breakdown of my best NFL picks for this weekend. Be sure […]

On Sunday, Daniel Jones and the New York Giants will be taking on Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. This game features a matchup of two teams that played just three weeks ago. In their Week 16 matchup, the Vikings took down the Giants in a game […]

The New York Giants are back in the playoffs after having missed out in each season since 2016. Thanks to big years from Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley as well as the leadership of first-year head coach Brian Daboll, the Giants find themselves set for a matchup against Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings. This NFL […]

The New York Giants will travel to take on the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Giants-Vikings prediction and pick, laid out below. For the first time […]