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It wasn’t long ago that there was talk about wide receiver Stefon Diggs potentially wanting to be traded by the Minnesota Vikings. Since then, he has put together some very impressive performances. Over his last three performances, Diggs has managed to total 453 receiving yards and that is the most receiving yards within a three-game […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been on a four-game winning streak since starting the season with a 2-2 record. A key reason for their recent success has been the play of Kirk Cousins. After the Vikings’ 19-9 win over the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football, head coach Mike Zimmer highlighted the individual contributions that Cousins […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ offense put together a solid performance in their 19-9 win over the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football. An important factor in that was the throwing accuracy of quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins concluded his performance by completing 23 of his 26 pass attempts, resulting in an 88.5 percent completion percentage and 285 […]

The Washington Redskins did a solid job of staying within striking distance during the first half of their showdown against the Minnesota Vikings. Unfortunately, it appears they have been forced to make some significant changes under center. According to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, quarterback Dwayne Haskins is slated to start the second half with quarterback Case […]

The Minnesota Vikings struggled to get anything going on offense early in their Week 8 matchup against the Washington Redskins. Fortunately, running back Dalvin Cook has been able to make his presence felt. Cook was able to help secure a 13-6 lead going into halftime with a four-yard touchdown run, via NFL Twitter: This @dalvincook […]

Adrian Peterson will face his former team in the Minnesota Vikings On Thursday night, but one of his former teammates didn’t appear to be a fan of his. While speaking on the Purple Daily podcast, Alex Boone absolutely ripped Peterson for how he acted in Minnesota. “Adrian Peterson to me was the definition of why […]

The Minnesota Vikings face off with the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football in Week 8. With the Vikings on a hot streak right now and sitting at 5-2, things are going well for them. Meanwhile, the Redskins are coming off an embarrassing 9-0 loss to the San Francisco 49ers and are just 1-6 on […]

Even though Case Keenum is trying to play down his return to Minnesota as just another game, there are no doubt going to be some extra emotions. Keenum hasn’t lived up to expectations since leaving the Minnesota Vikings, but he is going to want to prove a point after the Vikings decided to not bring […]

The Washington Redskins are 1-6 through the first seven weeks of the 2019 NFL season. Things aren’t exactly going their way. After an 0-5 start, they fired head coach Jay Gruden and promoted Bill Callahan to interim head coach. Washington won their first game under Callahan, a 17-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins. They took […]

The Minnesota Vikings are hoping to get a winning streak going against the Washington Redskins in Week 8. Unfortunately, it appears they will be notably shorthanded. According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, wide receiver Adam Thielen has been ruled out against Washington. Vikings’ WR Adam Thielen will not play Thursday night vs *Washington. Thielen […]

The Minnesota Vikings defense has a very favorable matchup on Thursday night against the Washington Redskins offense. Let’s break down three bold predictions for what the defense can accomplish. 3. Force Two Turnovers The Vikings’ defense is strong and this feels like a game where Case Keenum is going to force throws trying to make […]

The Minnesota Vikings take on the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football and Adam Thielen is ‘lobbying’ to be able to play. Thielen suffered a hamstring injury during the Vikings’ 42-30 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 7. He has not been able to participate in practice all week but hasn’t been ruled out […]

Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum had the best season of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, but even with that storyline hanging over Thursday Night’s game, he is treating it as a normal game. The last play in US Bank Stadium for Keenum was the Minneapolis Miracle that sent the Vikings to the NFC Championship […]

The NFL season is rapidly passing by and there are now seven weeks completed. In Week 7, quite a few quarterbacks had notable performances in fantasy football. Among them, none of them were nearly as impressive as Aaron Rodgers against the Oakland Raiders. The Green Bay Packers longtime quarterback carved the Raiders defense for 429 […]

The Washington Redskins lost again in Week 7. This time it was a humiliatingly bad offensive effort that did them in. The defense managed to allow just nine points and 283 yards of total offense. However, the offense scored zero points and had 154 yards of total offense. Only 50 of those were passing yards. […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 18 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 18 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 18 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 7 […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has never missed a game in his NFL career, but he is in serious danger of being sidelined for his team’s Week 8 matchup with the Washington Redskins on Thursday night due to a hamstring injury. The good news is that Thielen is making good progress and could actually […]

Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson makes his return to Minnesota to take on the Vikings to kick off Week 8, and there should be a lot of emotions involved in this game. Even wearing a different color jersey, Peterson is still beloved by the fans and is going to get a lot of love […]

We’ve reached Week 8 of the fantasy football season, and there are several intriguing waiver wire pickups available. Injuries always play a role in fantasy football, but so do bye weeks. With the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys both having the week off, fantasy owners may be in need of suitable replacements at several key […]

Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson is currently dealing with an ankle injury, but he does not think the issue will keep him out of his team’s game against his former Minnesota Vikings club on Thursday night. Peterson told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network that his ankle is “night and day” from where it was […]

The Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins face off on Thursday night to kick off Week 8 of the 2019 NFL season. There are a lot of storylines surrounding this game, including Case Keenum playing his first game in Minnesota since the Minneapolis Miracle. Don’t let those storylines distract you from who is the better […]

After struggling a bit to start the season, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has found his rhythm and is playing with some real confidence heading into a Thursday night showdown with the Washington Redskins. The Redskins’ defense has struggled a lot this year, which means there are high expectations surrounding the Vikings and Cousins for […]

The Minnesota Vikings could be without star wide receiver Adam Thielen for their Week 8 matchup with the Washington Redskins, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. He suffered a hamstring injury on Sunday and was sidelined for the remainder of the game. From @gmfb: #Vikings WR Adam Thielen injured his hamstring yesterday, and the […]

When most people think of the Minnesota Vikings offense all the attention goes to Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook, Adam Thielen, and Stefon Diggs. Those are still the true starts of Vikings but tight ends Irv Smith Jr. and Kyle Rudolph also proved on Sunday against the Detroit Lions they are going to assets to the […]

Though Adam Thielen is optimistic about returning soon from a hamstring injury suffered in Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings aren’t. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the team is concerned that his injury does not entail a day to day recovery time; instead, it is week-to-week. Thielen will have […]

The Minnesota Vikings were off to a hot start when Kirk Cousins was able to find his favorite receiving target, Adam Thielen, in the end zone for an amazing first-quarter score against the Detroit Lions. While Adam Thielen was able to haul in the throw and get his feet down, it came at a price. […]

While Sunday’s game didn’t go the way Detroit Lions fans would have hoped, they can’t blame Marvin Jones Jr. The wide receiver finished with 10 receptions for 93 yards and four scores. You didn’t look at that wrong. Jones hauled in four touchdown receptions, making him the first Detroit player to put up those numbers […]

Marvin Jones is having himself a day for the Detroit Lions on Sunday. In a shootout between the Lions and the Minnesota Vikings, Jones hauled in his fourth receiving touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter. M4RVIN JONES, JR. 🙌🙌🙌🙌 #OnePride#MINvsDET | @MarvinJonesJr 📺: FOX📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports appWatch free on mobile: […]

The Detroit Lions took two huge blows on Sunday with running back Kerryon Johnson and cornerback Darius Slay sidelined for the remainder of their Week 7 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Injury updates: #Ravens WR Hollywood Brown is out. … The #Lions declare CB Darius Slay and RB Kerryon Johnson […]

The Minnesota Vikings are not taking any chances with prized wide receiver Adam Thielen, who was ruled out of the remainder of the Week 7 matchup with the Detroit Lions with a hamstring injury. .@Vikings rule WR Adam Thielen out with hamstring injury. #MINvsDET pic.twitter.com/eD8AwK2pE7 — NFL (@NFL) October 20, 2019 The 29-year-old Thielen has […]

Already with a banged-up defensive line, matters got worse for the Detroit Lions after it was reported that nose tackle Damon Harrison is questionable to return with a groin injury. It's a groin injury for Snacks and he's questionable to return as well — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 20, 2019 The Lions already have defensive […]

Matthew Stafford has built a decent rapport with Marvin Jones Jr. since they’ve been together on the Detroit Lions. Their connection continued with Jones notching his second touchdown catch of the first quarter versus the Minnesota Vikings. .@MarvinJonesJr scores his second TD of the first quarter! #OnePride #MINvsDET 📺: FOX📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports […]

After making a spectacular touchdown catch in which he was able to keep his feet in bounds, Minnesota Vikings receiver Adam Thielen came up hobbled against the Detroit Lions. Now he is questionable to return for the game. Thielen is out of the medical tent and walking around on the sideline. Still seems to be […]

The Minnesota Vikings are locked into a big NFC North rivalry matchup with the Detroit Lions this afternoon. Both teams are looking to make a statement that they are a serious threat in the division and should be viewed as a legitimate playoff contender in the conference. Adam Thielen had a slow start to the […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has been on a tear as of late. In the last two weeks — while facing the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles — the Pro Bowler has caught 13 of 16 targets for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Can he keep it up against the Detroit Lions in […]

The Minnesota Vikings are looking to win their third straight game this week against the Detroit Lions. Taking care of business against the NFC North is an incredibly valuable thing to do. Getting a big win over the Lions is exactly the kind of thing the doctor ordered for Minnesota. Kirk Cousins and the passing […]

Following the controversial calls in Monday night’s loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions have to turn around and face the Minnesota Vikings on a short week. The Lions could use a win against the NFC North to get things back on track, and here are four reasons why they should be able […]

The Detroit Lions may still be getting the short end of the stick at times, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have one of the most exciting QBs in Matthew Stafford. He’s stepped up his game and has become instrumental in the team’s resurgence as a competitive team this year. They have a tough […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins started off the season slow, but has been more aggressive the last couple of games, leading to two wins by the Vikings. With all eyes on him, Cousins goes on the road to try to repeat his last two performances. 3. Kirk Cousins throws a touchdown to three different receivers […]