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Kirk Cousins has been one of the most criticized players in the NFL so far this season. After getting off to a rough start for the Minnesota Vikings, the team’s franchise quarterback has finally been turning things around. Against the Philadelphia Eagles in a huge Week 6 matchup between two NFC teams looking to make […]

Just a couple of weeks after been rumored in trade talks, Stefon Diggs is having himself a day in Week 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles. According to Courtney Cronin of ESPN, Diggs has three touchdowns in a game for the first time; plus he and Adam Thielen have four touchdowns together for the first time […]

Stefon Diggs has been rumored to be on the trade block over the past couple of weeks and there was no doubt that he was a bit frustrated with the Minnesota Vikings. This week, however, things have changed a bit and he is back to being a focal point for the offense against a weak […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were once down by 21 points against the Minnesota Vikings, but Carson Wentz has rallied them back into the game. To make the game 24-17, Wentz hit Alshon Jeffery for a touchdown after eluding pressure from the Vikings. .@cj_wentz gets crafty and finds Alshon for the TD! #PHIvsMIN 📺: FOX📱: NFL app […]

Penn State product Miles Sanders was able to get into the end zone for the first time in his young career on Sunday. While the Minnesota Vikings were able to get off to a hot start with two long touchdown passes to Stefon Diggs, Carson Wentz is doing his best to keep the Philadelphia Eagles […]

After showing Adam Thielen a lot of love last week, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins decided this week it was Stefon Diggs’ turn against the Philadelphia Eagles. Diggs already has more yards in this game — which hasn’t even hit the half — than all of his previous contests. THERE GOES DIGGS AGAIN! 51-yard TD […]

Stefon Diggs has been visibly frustrated with his role in the Minnesota Vikings’ offense this season, but you won’t see him complain in Week 6. After completing a touchdown pass to Adam Thielen, Kirk Cousins went deep for a 62-yard touchdown to Diggs versus the Philadelphia Eagles. Not catching Diggs.@KirkCousins8 goes DEEP to @StefonDiggs for […]

Kirk Cousins and Adam Thielen are back on the same page and there is no question about it. After the star wide receiver seemed to make critical comments about not getting involved in the game plan, he had a massive game in Week 5. Now, he is well on his way to another big game […]

The Minnesota Vikings were able to get back on track with a convincing victory over New York Giants and are now looking to stay in the win column as they get set to host the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6. The 2019 NFL season had seemingly taken a tumultuous turn when wide receiver Adam Thielen […]

Though at home, the Minnesota Vikings are not favored to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in their Week 6 matchup. With both teams sitting at 3-2 in tough divisions, it’s a must-win game for each side. However, Minnesota is going to get the home victory. Here are four reasons why. 4. Susceptible Eagles Secondary This game […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will square off against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 6. Both teams stand at 3-2 on the season and have their sights set on being a contender in the NFC. The Eagles are amidst a two-game winning streak after taking down the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets in Weeks 4 […]

The Philadelphia Eagles and Carson Wentz will head to U.S. Bank Stadium to take on the Minnesota Vikings in Week 6. The Eagles quarterback has done well in the offense despite having his receiving corps riddled with injuries in recent weeks. Throughout the first five games of the season, Wentz has thrown for 1,152 yards, […]

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zach Brown didn’t hold back criticism of his former Washington Redskins teammate, Kirk Cousins, heading into Sunday’s matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. “Cousins, I think every defense is going to want that guy to throw the ball,” Brown said, via Tim McManus of ESPN. “For me, that’s probably the weakest part of […]

Stefon Diggs has been frustrated over his role with the Minnesota Vikings, as the wide receiver has logged just 16 catches for 253 yards and a touchdown over the first five weeks of the 2019 NFL campaign. The Vikings have gone 3-2 thus far in spite of the club’s lack of a consistent aerial attack, […]

Even after a good performance in his last game against the New York Giants, all eyes are will be on quarterback Kirk Cousins when he takes on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Cousins has played well against bad teams but struggled against the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers this year. So what will he […]

The Minnesota Vikings are slated to host the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6. Unfortunately, it appears wide receiver Adam Thielen has suffered a setback. Thielen was among the notable players missing from practice. According to Mark Craig of the Star Tribune, he is currently dealing with a sickness at home: According to sources, Vikings receiver […]

The Minnesota Vikings haven’t been strangers to headlines this season. Most of them have stemmed from Kirk Cousins. Their quarterback has been at the heart of a lot of their issues. However, things might be turning around. Cousins and the Minnesota offense looked to be at their best in Week 5. They helped lead them […]

The Minnesota Vikings are the most confusing team in the NFL. When Kirk Cousins was signed, he was believed to be the missing link to a Super Bowl ready team. They missed the playoffs last season and Cousins is off to a bad start in 2019. Dalvin Cook has been most of the offense for […]

Prior to this past weekend’s win over the New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs did not appear to be a happy camper. He was an unexcused absence from practice last Wednesday, and after not talking to the media for a couple of weeks with trade rumors swirling, he then revealed that there […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been in the headlines a lot this year. Most of the time, it has been about issues within the organization. Kirk Cousins was struggling at quarterback. That led to the offense looking terrible. It also led to people being unhappy. Superstar wide receiver Adam Thielen called out Cousins. So did head […]

The Minnesota Vikings have dealt with penalty issues early this season, and Everson Griffen knows the team needs to clean it up if the team wants to reach their goals this year. Against the New York Giants, the Vikings were penalized 12 times for 112 yards, including one offsides penalty by Griffen. The Vikings currently […]

We’re already to Week 6 of the fantasy football season, and the waiver wire pickups are starting to get more important with bye weeks in full swing. The Bills, Bears, Colts, and Raiders all have the week off, which puts fantasy owners in a spot of needing to find suitable replacements for players like Josh […]

The Minnesota Vikings defeated the lowly New York Giants in Week 5. Such a matchup is exactly what the NFC North franchise needed amid continued controversy. With the rumor mill churning at a rapid speeds in Minnesota these days, the Vikings have quickly become one of the more intriguing teams from around the league — […]

Sunday, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins played his best game of the season. It was the game after he was called out by receiver Adam Thielen for not throwing the deep ball. Cousins was able to satisfy Thielen’s hungry appetite; the receiver went for 130 yards. His situation brought into question the longstanding notion that […]

The Dallas Cowboys are now 3-2 on the season after beginning the 2019 campaign at 3-0. However, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott remains in line to encounter a serious payday sometime in the very near future. The veteran signal caller continues to be one of the few Dallas players not to get paid this time around. […]

If the Minnesota Vikings knew all it would take to get Kirk Cousins to throw the ball to his dynamic receivers was for Adam Thielen to publicly call him out, they would have suggested he do that a while ago. After feeling that criticism from Thielen and then apologizing to him, Cousins seemed determined to […]

A lot of talk surrounding the Minnesota Vikings heading into Sunday’s game against the New York Giants was about Adam Thielen’s comments regarding quarterback Kirk Cousins after their loss against the Chicago Bears. Thielen made a comment about how Cousins needed to hit the deep ball because they weren’t always going to have success running […]

There had been plenty of noise surrounding the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5. Fortunately, quarterback Kirk Cousins was able to make amends with wide receiver Adam Thielen by finding him early and often against the New York Giants. The headlines all week had been focused on Thielen’s criticisms of Cousins play under center. According to […]

The Minnesota Vikings defeated the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon while the NFC North franchise encountered quite a bit of controversy throughout the week leading up to its Week 5 matchup in East Rutherford, New Jersey. With quarterback Kirk Cousins in addition to wide receivers Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs all voicing some displeasure […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs had a very busy week. It caused a lot of problems with the team and created a lot of headlines. Mike Zimmer had to deal with them. Diggs missed practices and didn’t deny rumors that he wasn’t happy with his role. This meant Diggs was fined heftily. However, he […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs didn’t spend his week leading up to Week 5 against the New York Giants like the rest of his teammates. He missed multiple practices, was subject to trade rumors, didn’t exactly shoot the rumors down and was fined for his actions. Nevertheless, he was active on Sunday, while the […]

Ever since Daniel Jones became the New York Giants starter, he has been given the nickname ‘Danny Dimes’. His nickname showed early on Sunday with him throwing a beautiful touchdown pass to Darius Slayton versus the Minnesota Vikings. .@Daniel_Jones10 throws a dime to fellow rookie Darius Slayton for the 35-yard TD! #MINvsNYG @Young_Slay2 📺: FOX📱: […]

The New York Giants are without Saquon Barkley for the second consecutive and now his replacement is nursing an injury. Wayne Gallman has been ruled out for the rest of the Minnesota Vikings game due to a concussion according to the Giants’ official Twitter account. Injury update – RB Wayne Gallman (concussion) has been ruled […]

Stefon Diggs has grown frustrated with his role in the Minnesota Vikings offense and decided to skip out on meetings and practices this week. Despite his short absence from the team, Minnesota did not void Diggs’ $40 million in guarantees per Ian Rapoport. On the #Vikings and WR Stefon Diggs: Though they did fine him […]

On Friday, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said the team “has already punished” wide receiver Stefon Diggs for missing practice and meetings. Reportedly, the star wide-out earned fines. According to Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen of ESPN, those fines are worth over $200,000. Diggs missed meetings on both Monday and Tuesday as well as […]

Despite trade speculation brewing, the Minnesota Vikings are reportedly not interested in trading away wide receiver Stefon Diggs, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. From @NFLGameDay: The #Vikings are planning to play WR Stefon Diggs today following a crazy week, but teams have been calling with trade interest. A lot of them. From what I’m […]

Amid trade rumors brewing, the Minnesota Vikings are expected to play wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Sunday against the New York Giants, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Diggs isn’t dealing with an injury. Instead, the Vikings wideout skipped practice and meetings earlier in the week. Though he classified the matter as a “cold,” the […]

The Minnesota Vikings have endured a tumultuous start to the 2019 NFL season. It appeared the situation in Minnesota had seemingly reached a boiling point with the recent fallout between quarterback Kirk Cousins and his two wide receivers. Although things are looking grim for the Vikings, they will have an opportunity to bounce back on […]

It is never a good sign when your two best receivers are disgruntled. One doing his best to circulate trade rumors without actually saying he wants to be traded, and another calling out his quarterback for basically being incapable of throwing an accurate deep ball. Although the season hasn’t exactly gotten off to the start […]