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Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has been battling an ankle injury throughout the season and it seems he managed to reaggravated it on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. During the second quarter, Thielen went down clutching his ankle after being tackled. He was ultimately able to walk off the field under his own […]

The Minnesota Vikings were without star wide receiver Adam Thielen for the last two games due to an ankle injury, but it looks like he’s going to try to give it a go in a crucial game against the Los Angeles Rams. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday night that Thielen is expected to play, and […]

The Los Angeles Rams will battle the Minnesota Vikings in a crucial game for the NFC playoff picture. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Rams-Vikings prediction and pick. This is a huge game for both of these teams. The Rams are currently tied for the NFC West title with the […]

The Minnesota Vikings are fighting hard for a playoff spot while the statuses for several of their key offensive players remain up in the air. Running back Dalvin Cook, who was recently named to the Pro Bowl for the third straight year, was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and wide receiver Adam Thielen is […]

After securing a crucial victory over the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football, the Minnesota Vikings (7-7) head home to play the Los Angeles Rams (10-4). The Vikings hold the seventh and final playoff seed in the NFC with three games remaining. Minnesota is 4-2 at home this season, including a signature win over the […]

Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson has been one of the best wide receivers in the NFL this season, and he caught a touchdown pass against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. Jefferson’s exploits caught the attention of one LeBron James, who took to Twitter to praise the Vikings wideout: Justin Jefferson is so TOUGH!!!! […]

Ahead of a Boxing Day matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, the Minnesota Vikings have received some unfortunate news on their star running back Dalvin Cook. Per Field Yates, he’s heading into COVID-19 protocols after missing practice on Thursday: Vikings RB Dalvin Cook has been placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. — Field Yates (@FieldYates) December […]

The Los Angeles Rams Week 16 game against the Minnesota Vikings sees both teams on short rest and with little room for an extra loss on their records. The Rams are coming off of a big win at home over the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday night and the Vikings just beat the Chicago Bears on […]

The Minnesota Vikings pulled into the final playoff spot last week with a hard-fought win over the Chicago Bears Monday night, 17-9. On Wednesday, they got some good news with the return of Pro Bowl wide receiver back at practice. Adam Thielen (ankle), Kirk Cousins (ribs) listed as limited in Vikings' practice estimation https://t.co/nrGqqw83iB pic.twitter.com/jd7mlz5sil […]

The Chicago Bears Week 15 clash against the Minnesota Vikings is certainly one the Bears wish they could get back. Both teams struggled to put points on the board, but ultimately the Vikings were able to secure the 17-9 win to improve to 7-7 on the year. After a disappointing loss to their division rivals, […]

The Minnesota Vikings moved back into the NFC playoff field with a 17-9 win over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football. Let’s break down the three biggest takeaways from the Vikings’ defensive masterpiece victory over the Bears in Week 15. Minnesota jumped into the No. 7 spot in the playoff picture, […]

The Chicago Bears dropped to 4-10 on Monday night as they lost 17-9 to the Minnesota Vikings. While they certainly didn’t play well, there was no shortage of controversial calls. The Bears were handed nine total penalties, with five of them being personal fouls. Veteran pass rusher Robert Quinn expressed his displeasure with the officiating […]

Mike Zimmer and the Minnesota Vikings scored a huge 17-9 win at Soldier Field Monday night against NFC North rivals Chicago Bears. The game was not a particularly watchable one, with both teams flunking on several opportunities on third downs and producing plenty of penalties. But the Vikings will take a win any way they […]

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields took a bit of a beating against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. He continues to struggle to draw roughing-the-passer calls despite the NFL typically doing all it can to protect quarterbacks, and he took a dirty shot to the head from Eric Kendricks while sliding to finish […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers getting a day off on Monday, LeBron James was tuned in on the slate of NFL Monday football games. And sure enough, he enjoyed the time off, thanks to Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings. Jefferson, who was recently selected to the 2022 Pro Bowl for his second straight Pro […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has been setting records from the time he stepped foot in Minnesota coming out of LSU. Not only did Jefferson become just the third Viking in franchise history to be named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first two seasons, joining Randy Moss and Sammy White, but […]

The Minnesota Vikings have only had only three wide receivers in franchise history to make the Pro Bowl in each of their first two NFL seasons. Justin Jefferson became that third member on Monday by joining former Vikings greats, Sammy White and Randy Moss. It was only fitting, then, that it would be Moss who […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen was ruled out for the team’s Week 15 game against the Chicago Bears, though it should be noted that he didn’t suffer any setback. In fact according to Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune, Thielen was actually close to playing in their Monday Night Football showdown with the Bears […]

The Minnesota Vikings will play the Chicago Bears in Week 15 in an NFC North Monday night matchup. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series with a Vikings-Bears prediction and pick. The Vikings and Bears will play in Week 15 as Minnesota looks to keep pace in the NFC Wild Card race. The Vikings […]

The Minnesota Vikings took drastic measures following an altercation at practice. After Bashaud Breeland clashed with coaches and teammates, Minnesota waived their starting cornerback, per Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Courtney Cronin of ESPN laid out what happened with the Vikings’ defensive back: The situation started in a defensive meeting room Saturday morning […]

There is now major doubt that the Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins may be without a key offensive weapon for the upcoming road matchup against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings have officially listed an injury designation of questionable on wide receiver Adam Thielen for Week 15 due to his ankle issue. Thielen has been sidelined […]

The Chicago Bears are set to take on the Minnesota Vikings in an interesting Week 15 matchup. Chicago has not been playing great football this season but their offense has looked much better the past two weeks. The Vikings are a team that tends to underperform in games that they should win. Although Chicago has […]

On Thursday morning, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said that he was “hopeful” Adam Thielen will be able to play in Week 15. Just a day later, things aren’t looking so great. The wide receiver didn’t participate in practice on Friday, making his chances to play Monday very slim. The Athletic Vikings writer Chad Graff […]

Heading into the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 15 match-up against the streaky Chicago Bears, all eyes will be on the road team to perform well and hold their own. Having said that, ahead of the Vikings-Bears game, we’ll be making our Vikings Week 15 predictions. Coming off a thrilling Week 14 win over the always tough […]

Minnesota Vikings star wide receiver Adam Thielen missed last Thursday night’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers due to an ankle injury suffered in Week 13 against the Detroit Lions. However, there’s some optimism that Thielen will be able to return for Monday Night Football against the Chicago Bears to finish off Week 15. Vikings head […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings helped kick off Week 14 of the NFL season with their Thursday Night Football matchup. Having dug themselves into an early hole, the Steelers were unable to overcome the double-digit deficit, falling to 6-6-1 after their 36-28 loss. Having gone down by as much as 29 points at one […]

In Week 14 on Thursday Night Football, the Minnesota Vikings came out rolling as they built a huge lead against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half. Though the visiting team attempted to mount a comeback late in the fourth quarter, Mike Zimmer’s squad was able to do just enough to secure an impressive 36-28 […]

Odell Beckham Jr. scored another touchdown on Monday night as he helped the Los Angeles Rams to a 30-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals. That’s now three straight games wherein OBJ has logged a TD and it prompted quite a fiery reaction from Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson. Jefferson took to Twitter to call […]

The NFL was hit with its single-highest number of positive COVID-19 tests on Monday, with as many as 37 players reportedly testing positive and being placed on the COVID list, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter. Among the players to test positive were Los Angeles Rams’ Tyler Higbee and Jalen Ramsey, Washington Football Team defensive […]

Among the multitude of positive COVID tests in the NFL on Monday was Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison. The loss of Dalvin Cook’s backup could be a significant blow for Minnesota, but the team has already reacted to the news, signing a veteran running back to ease some of the workload off of Cook’s […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers came up short of pulling off a historic comeback win in Week 14 against the Minnesota Vikings. The Steelers orchestrated a performance to forget in the first half, as their failure to convert crucial third downs on offense coupled with their inability to contain running back Dalvin Cook saw them open the […]

Chase Claypool made headlines for the wrong reasons in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Thursday Night Football matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. Chasing down a historic comeback after falling down 29-0, the Steelers had a final shot down eight in the closing minute. But Chase Claypool’s ill-timed pose to celebrate a first down ate away precious seconds […]

The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-28 on Thursday Night Football. Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was instrumental to the victory, as he broke Adrian Peterson’s franchise record for the most rushing yards in a half. Cook reacted to the incredible performance. Dalvin Cook: I appreciate the team for believing in me. https://t.co/u57hlmJhhN — […]

The Minnesota Vikings looked to be in complete command of the Pittsburgh Steelers after a dominating first half. However, the Vikings saw their 29-0 lead begin to evaporate as the game went on, though they ultimately held on for 36-28 win. Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer had a blunt take on the near choke job […]

Coming into the 2021 season, everyone knew that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense would be less than ideal. Ben Roethlisberger is very close to retirement, and it was showing in his play. Everyone expected the Steelers to hang their hat on the defensive side of things, especially with T.J Watt in the fold. Nobody would’ve expected […]

In the first half of the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 14 home matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dalvin Cook set the franchise record for rushing yards in the first half. Cook consistently gashed a Steelers defense that looks completely lost and disinterested at times. They are getting sliced up not only by Cook on the ground […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a lineage of steller pass catchers. From Cris Carter to Randy Moss to Kyle Rudolph to Stefon Diggs to Adam Thielen, there’s almost always a Pro Bowl-level pass catcher — if not two — in Minneapolis. They already have their next long-term star. Justin Jefferson now carries the torch as the […]

The Minnesota Vikings desperately need a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. They hit a rough patch after Dalvin Cook and Adam Thielen fell to injury. However, the franchise receives a massive boost ahead of their game on Thursday. According to Adam Schefter, Dalvin Cook is officially playing on Thursday Night Football […]

The injury status of Minnesota Vikings star running back Dalvin Cook has been one of the biggest storylines heading into Thursday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cook was struggling to take full reps at practice but seems to have made a shockingly quick recovery, as reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. #Vikings RB Dalvin […]