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It would be an understatement to say that the 2018 Minnesota Vikings have been a disappointment. They entered the season with a talented roster on both sides of the ball, including newly-signed $84-million dollar man in quarterback Kirk Cousins. Instead, the Vikings have floundered to a 7-6-1 record and fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo. Yet, […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins isn’t known as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but he tends to get the job done every Sunday. Cousins though does happen to be very effective in one particular play type for the Viking’s offense. The play-action pass. Cousins in Week 15 against the Miami Dolphins garnered […]

The Minnesota Vikings routed the Miami Dolphins by a score of 41-17 on Sunday afternoon to maintain their hold on the second and final Wild Card spot in the NFC. Running back Dalvin Cook had a banner day, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Afterward, he spoke with Deion Sanders and explained how much […]

The Minnesota Vikings restored order on Sunday afternoon, routing the Miami Dolphins by a score of 41-17 to currently silence any concerns about the team. The week prior, the Vikings suffered a disappointing and anemic loss to the Seattle Seahawks, which resulted in the firing of offensive coordinator John DeFilippo. However, in spite of Minnesota’s […]

The prospect of fans proposing at sporting events has always been cheesy, but what about when players do it? That’s what happened on Sunday afternoon, when Chicago Bears offensive lineman Charles Leno asked his girlfriend to marry him after the Bears clinched the NFC North division title with a win over the Green Bay Packers. […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook had an afternoon to remember in his team’s blowout win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Like here, for example. Watch him fake a Dolphins defender into oblivion with the spin move en route to a touchdown to put an exclamation point on the 24-point rout: Spin to win. […]

Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski could be up for a big promotion this offseason. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, Stefanski could find himself interviewing for some head-coaching jobs this winter. Talk about a quick jump. Stefanski just took over as Vikings offensive coordinator this past week after the team fired John […]

Kevin Stefanski is about to call his first game as the Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator after the sudden firing of Jon DeFilippo. Stefanski realizes that taking over with just three games left in the season is not exactly the way he would’ve liked to get his first shot at the coordinator job, but he claims […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hasn’t exactly been finding success when under pressure during the team’s recent offensive struggles. The Vikings are coming off a miserable 21-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, and that led to former offensive coordinator John DeFilippo being fired earlier in the week. But that performance wasn’t […]

When a team struggles like the Minnesota Vikings have this year a coach like Mike Zimmer gets a lot of heat for the way the team is performing. His daughter Corri has had enough of the criticism and took to Instagram to defend her dad, even revealing that her dad has lost 16 pounds because of […]

The Minnesota Vikings have undergone some major changes in the midst of their embarrassing loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14. Quarterback Kirk Cousins has since taken his fair share of the team’s struggles on offense. It is no secret that Cousins has largely underwhelmed in the 2018 NFL season. According to ESPN’s Courtney […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen was a full participant in the team’s practice on Wednesday despite suffering an ankle injury in the Week 15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Thielen went down with the injury late in the game on Monday night, and it led many to wonder as to the severity of it […]

The Minnesota Vikings suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. The game  helped solidify Fox Sports analyst Colin Cowherd’s theory on quarterback Kirk Cousins. It is no secret that Cousins has struggled on the big stage throughout his career. Cowherd insists that his lackluster performance in Week 14 […]

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph was recently on SiriusXM NFL Radio and spoke on the team’s recent firing of offensive coordinator John DeFilippo. According to Around the NFL writer Kevin Patra, Rudolph stated: “I think it was public throughout the last month. The frustrations we were having on offense, we weren’t sustaining drives, we […]

Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said he plans to become more involved with the team’s offense after firing offensive coordinator John DeFilippo on Tuesday, per Courtney Cronin of ESPN. Zimmer addressed DeFilippo’s firing, saying the offense’s struggles did not come down to one game or one person. “At the end of the day, it is […]

The Minnesota Vikings made headlines with the firing of offensive coordinator John DeFilippo. Head coach Mike Zimmer has since provided more clarity on why he was let go. It is no secret that the Vikings offense had largely struggled to develop a rhythm on offense. According to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, Zimmer felts the time came […]

The Minnesota Vikings lost in disappointing fashion yet again on Monday night, a loss that has both put their playoff chances in question along with bringing more concerns with their offense. Star wide receiver Adam Thielen voiced following Monday’s 21-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks that the players deserve plenty of the blame for their offensive shortcomings […]

The Seattle Seahawks pulled out a huge 21-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night, which has all but secured them a spot in the playoffs. This turned out to be a game dominated by the Seahawks’ suffocating defense, which didn’t allow the Vikings to find any fluidity on the field until a late […]

The Minnesota Vikings suffered yet another disappointing loss on Monday night falling 21-7 to the surging Seattle Seahawks that has brought even more questions concerning their offensive game plan. It marked the second straight game that the Vikings simply could not get anything going on that side of the ball that put their team at […]

We’ve reached Week 15 of the NFL season, and that means the playoff race is really starting to heat up for many teams around the league. Some teams are starting to separate themselves from the pack with only three games left in the regular season, while others are struggling to find a rhythm. 1. Kansas […]

After another bad performance by the Minnesota Vikings offense on Monday night against the Seattle Seahawks, the team has decided to move on from offensive coordinator John DeFilippo according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Source: #Vikings OC John DeFilippo has been fired. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 11, 2018 The Vikings offense had all kinds […]

The Minnesota Vikings lost on Monday night football against the Seattle Seahawks, but Adam Thielen reached another impressive milestone. Thielen caught his 100th pass of the season, which makes him only the third undrafted player ever to reach that number. Wes Welker, who did it five times, and Rod Smith, who did it twice, were […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs really likes Starbucks. As part of a deal with the Player’s Association, the NFL relaxes its uniform rules during Week 14 of the regular season and allows players to customize their cleats for their annual My Cause My Cleats event. During their Monday night game against the Seattle Seahawks, […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has become just the third player in franchise history to rack up more than 100 receptions in a season. Thielen hasn’t had his best performance in Monday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, but he joined elite company when he picked up his third reception of the contest. From […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins fell to just 4-24 for his career against .500 teams after his team’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. The Vikings couldn’t get any offense going in suffering the 21-7 defeat at CenturyLink Field, which dropped Mike Zimmer’s squad to 6-6-1 on the season. But what stood out […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen openly expressed his thoughts on the team’s struggling offense in Monday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Vikings didn’t score their first points until Dalvin Cook caught a touchdown pass with just 1:10 remaining in the game, with Minnesota suffering a 21-7 defeat at CenturyLink Field. But thanks […]

The Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings have engaged in a defensive battle in the first half of Monday’s showdown that saw scoring come at a premium in the contest. Despite that, the Seahawks were able to orchestrate a long drive in the final minutes of the second quarter that set them up for first-and-goal at the […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cooks thinks no one should have trouble getting hyped for Monday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Cook and company will hit the road for a huge NFC clash at CenturyLink Field on Monday Night Football, and the Vikings are in a situation where every game matters in terms of […]

Stefon Diggs has been a critical part of the Minnesota Vikings’ offense this season, but has missed quite a bit of time due to injury as well. Thankfully for the Vikings, they are getting healthy at the right time. According to the Vikings’ official injury report, Diggs is no longer listed. That means that he […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has taken on a modest role since his return from injury. However, that could change down the final stretch of the 2018 NFL season. Head coach Mike Zimmer was adamant about getting Cook more carries throughout the week. According to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press, offensive coordinator Joh […]

The Minnesota Vikings took a step back last Sunday in a disappointing 24-10 loss against the New England Patriots that has put their playoff chances. It has marked yet another point in the season where the team hasn’t quite lived up to the expectations laid before them after especially after the addition with Pro Bowl Kirk […]

Through the course of the first 13 weeks of the season, the Minnesota Vikings have had a lack of production from their running game that has made their offense quite pass heavy in the process. Despite the return of second-year running back Dalvin Cook in the backfield, it has translated to a more steady workload […]

The New England Patriots managed to secure a crucial victory over the Minnesota Vikings. However, the highlight of the night for quarterback Tom Brady was the brief spat between head coach Bill Belichick and wide receiver Adam Thielen. The two shared some unsavory words during the game. Brady admitted during an appearance on WEEI that […]

The New England Patriots eased their way to their ninth win of the season after toppling the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, 24-10. This was a contest that the Patriots had to grind out that saw star wide receiver Josh Gordon have a notably smaller role in the passing game as he has had secured all […]

Minnesota Vikings Adam Thielen hasn’t been a player known to lose his temper a lot but his emotions shined through in the direction of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. In the 4th quarter, Latavius Murray gained a yard on a 4th and inches play and it looked like the spot could have been […]

The Green Bay Packers just fired one of the most successful coaches they ever had. After a 13-season tenure with the Packers, Mike McCarthy was released by the team Sunday after dropping his third straight outing. Their recent loss came against one of the worst teams in the league, the 2-9 Arizona Cardinals. It did […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs and cornerback Xavier Rhodes are officially active heading into their Week 13 matchup against the New England Patriots. Diggs was expected to be a game-time decision following overnight swelling to his injured knee, but his active status is certainly a good sign. .@stefondiggs and @XavierRhodes29_ are officially active for […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs will officially be a game-time decision heading into Sunday’s showdown with the New England Patriots. Diggs has been dealing with a knee injury, and while he was initially expected to play, overnight swelling has put his status in question. From ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter: Vikings’ WR Stefon Diggs’ […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs is expected to play in their big Week 13 showdown against the New England Patriots, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Vikings’ WR Stefon Diggs, listed as questionable for Sunday to a knee injury, is expected to play against the Patriots, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 2, […]