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The Minnesota Vikings have never won a Super Bowl and they haven’t made it to one since the 1976-77 campaign. So needless to say, it has been quite the drought in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Vikings’ playoff run has gotten off to a good start this year, as they upset the New Orleans […]

Could we have another “bloody sock” game on Saturday curiosity of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen? The Vikings star wideout was injured during practice after being stepped on by a teammate during practice. He had to have his ankle stitched up but is still expected to play according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. […]

San Francisco 49ers star edge rusher Dee Ford will be questionable to play against the Minnesota Vikings as he’s still recovering from a hamstring injury. Ford aggravated his hamstring back in Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints. After signing a five-year $85 million contract in the offseason, Ford has only played in 10 games […]

The Minnesota Vikings beat the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round last week. That put them in the Divisional Round of the playoffs where they will face off with the San Francisco 49ers. However, there is a chance they are missing one of their best players in that game. Superstar wide receiver Adam […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs returned to practice on Thursday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. Diggs was dealing with an illness earlier in the week, but it appears he should be ready to go for Saturday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. #Vikings WR Stefon Diggs (illness) has returned to practice today. […]

The Minnesota Vikings witnessed Adam Thielen sustain another injury during Wednesday’s practice. Despite his latest injury, Thielen stated that he will do “whatever it takes” to suit up against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, via NFL Network’s Tom Pelisserro. On @gmfb this morning, Thielen said he got tangled up in practice and will do […]

Adam Thielen was limited in Wednesday’s practice with the Minnesota Vikings due to an ankle injury. According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Thielen needed stitches for a cut on his ankle that he sustained during a practice earlier in the week. Thielen can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to injuries […]

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph thinks it’s a good thing they are playing on a short week. The Vikings played on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints and now will travel out to San Francisco to take on the 49ers on Saturday. Some players might want the extra day of rest, but Rudolph thinks […]

Kyle Rudolph’s game-winning touchdown reception to beat the New Orleans Saints is a moment that will forever live on in Minnesota Vikings history. However, the gloves that he used to make the reception won’t, thanks to a member of the media. After catching the Kirk Cousins-thrown score, Rudolph’s two white gloves became a part of […]

Poor Adam Thielen can’t catch a break. After missing a large chunk of the regular season due to a nagging hamstring issue, the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver is apparently dealing with another health issue heading into his team’s Divisional Round playoff matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, as he was limited in Wednesday’s […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is optimistic that wide receiver Stefon Diggs will play during the Vikings’ Divisional Round matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, according to Chris Tomasson of The St. Paul Pioneer Press. #Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is optimistic that Stefon Diggs, whom he said is "sick,'' will be fine […]

The Minnesota Vikings are set to hit the road to take on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round. It seems they are hoping that wide receiver Stefon Diggs will be back to full health before then. According to Chad Graff of The Athletic, he missed his second straight day of practice due […]

The San Francisco 49ers are easy favorites to win over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday. Moreover, some are even thinking about how Kirk Cousins got lucky to make it past the Wild Card round and will be in for a rough tussle. Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan doesn’t buy into the narrative that Cousins isn’t […]

Stefon Diggs made headlines earlier in the regular season for being sick of his usage in the Minnesota Vikings’ offense but this time he’s legitimately under the weather. According to Ben Goessling, Diggs missed Tuesday’s practice with the Vikings due to an illness. Stefon Diggs isn’t practicing today because of illness, I’m told. — Ben […]

The San Francisco 49ers had a Bye Week in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. So they had to wait to see who they would be facing off with. As it turns out, they will get the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Round. This should be a pretty solid matchup. The 49ers started off […]

The Minnesota Vikings already came through with one upset this postseason. Can they drum up another? After defeating the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card Round this past weekend, the Vikings will head to the Bay to battle the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. The 49ers finished with the No. 1 seed in the […]

If there were any questions about Dalvin Cook’s health going into the playoffs, he erased them this past weekend, as the Minnesota Vikings running back gashed the New Orleans Saints for 94 yards and a couple of touchdowns in a 26-20 overtime win in the Wild Card Round. Cook also carried the football 28 times, […]

The 2019 season is not over yet for Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings. They won 10 games this season and are coming off an upset win over the New Orleans Saints on Wild Card weekend. Cousins took the Vikings back to the postseason after a one-year hiatus and did it with a great season. […]

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Mackensie Alexander will not play in his team’s Divisional Round playoff matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday as a result of undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery for a small tear in his lateral meniscus, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Pelissero notes that Alexander’s season is not necessarily over if […]

The Minnesota Vikings offense had a lot of success against the New Orleans Saints and will try to continue their hot run on Saturday against the San Francisco 49ers. Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook, and Adam Thielen are playing well, but will they be able to keep up the hot play? Let’s break down three bold […]

The Minnesota Vikings shocked the world with their win over the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round. Heading into their game on Saturday against the San Francisco 49ers, everyone seems to be counting them out again, but that is a big mistake. Let’s breakdown four reasons the Vikings will advance to the NFC […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer led his team to victory this past weekend while hitting the road and taking down the surging New Orleans Saints. Now, a matchup between the Vikings and top-seeded San Francisco 49ers sits on the immediate horizon with Minnesota once again forced to serve as the road team. As a […]

The Minnesota Vikings upset the New Orleans Saints on the road over the weekend, and both Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins had something to do with it. The Vikings quieted the rowdy Bayou fans in the Superdome in the NFC Wild Card Game. They snuck away with a 26-20 victory against the Saints, proving the […]

After firing head coach Ron Rivera last month, the Carolina Panthers still find themselves without a coach. However, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, the Panthers are scheduled to interview Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski in Minneapolis on Thursday. Interview schedules: *Panthers scheduled to interview Vikings OC Kevin Stefanski in Minneapolis on Thursday, […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins proved a lot of haters wrong with his performance against the New Orleans Saints. He made big throws late that led to the Vikings win and a big showdown with the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC Divisional Round game. So can he do what he did against the 49ers […]

The 2019 regular season was a rough one for Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen. A hamstring injury limited Thielen to just 10 games, as he finished with just 30 catches for 418 yards and six touchdowns, his lowest output since 2015. But on Sunday, Thielen came up with a huge performance in the Vikings’ […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook didn’t play in the final two games of the regular season and it paid big dividends against the New Orleans Saints. Cook dealt with a shoulder injury much of the second half of the season, but it didn’t seem to have any impact. Cook had 28 rushing attempts for […]

The Minnesota Vikings pulled off a minor miracle when they took down the New Orleans Saints in the wild card round. The manner in which they pulled off the result against a team that performed well throughout the season is nothing short of incredible. The Vikings will be playing their toughest opponents yet in the […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins finally did it. The veteran signal-caller led his team into emery territory in the bayou and managed to defeat the third-seeded New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round of the playoffs on Sunday afternoon. As a result, Cousins has finally put to rest the notion that he can’t win […]

We’ve heard it all week leading up to the NFC Wild Card game against the New Orleans Saints. Kirk Cousins can’t win a big game. He is 0-9 on Monday night, 6-29 against winning teams in his career, and lost his only playoff start. The Minnesota Vikings were preparing to go to the Superdome where […]

Kirk Cousins is finally doing it when it matters most. In Sunday’s 26-20 Wild Card win over the New Orleans Saints, the much-maligned Minnesota Vikings quarterback drilled a 43-yard pass to Adam Thielen in overtime to set up the game-winning touchdown, a toss to tight end Kyle Rudolph. The Cousins-to-Thielen connection was eerily similar to […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings were able to upset the New Orleans Saints on Sunday and Cousins sent a message to his critics. In the locker room after the game, Cousins brought back the ‘you like that’ phrase after Minnesota’s incredible overtime win. Freaking awesome. Would be more than fine for the Vikings to […]

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph had a great reaction to catching the game-winning touchdown in overtime to defeat the New Orleans Saints on the road in the NFC’s Wild Card Round, bringing up his history playing basketball as a factor on the fade route: Kyle Rudolph on the winning TR catch: “I’ve played a […]

New Orleans Saints fans may have yet another grievance with NFL officiating after their overtime loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in Wild Card round of the league’s postseason. Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph caught a pass from quarterback Kirk Cousins in the corner of the end zone in overtime to seal the upset […]

Kirk Cousins has been criticized for his performances in big games but he delivered when it mattered most for the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings’ quarterback found Kyle Rudolph for the game-winning overtime touchdown to defeat the New Orleans Saints. .@KirkCousins8 to @KyleRudolph82 for the @Vikings walkoff win in OT. pic.twitter.com/aXSJllOqpB — NFL (@NFL) January 5, […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw a perfect pass to veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen that brought the NFC North team to the goal line in overtime to set up the game-winning touchdown against the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round (via NFL). Cousins goes deep to Thielen for a gain of 43 […]

The New Orleans Saints came back from a 10-point deficit in the second half of their NFC Wild Card Game against the Minnesota Vikings to send the matchup into overtime. The OT period was created by a clutch 49-yard fourth-quarter field goal from veteran placekicker Wil Lutz (via NFL). .@wil_lutz5’s kick is GOOD and we’re […]

The New Orleans Saints seemingly managed to take back the momentum from the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Wild Card Round. Regardless, defensive end Danielle Hunter was not going to let it go so easily. Hunter managed to come up with a huge forced fumble for the Vikings by sacking quarterback Drew Brees to put […]

The New Orleans Saints were in desperate need of a big play after allowing the Minnesota Vikings to rattle off 17 unanswered points. Fortunately, Drew Brees and Taysom hill were able to oblige. Brees managed to find Hill over the top of the Vikings secondary for a 20-yard touchdown ti cut the lead to three, […]