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The Minnesota Vikings may be the hottest team in the NFL. Fantasy football owners are feeling it. Offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski seems to have pushed quarterback Kirk Cousins to a new level of play, the run game is the best in the league and their receivers, well, they are downright nasty. Stefon Diggs has recovered […]

Two weeks after suffering a hamstring injury against the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen was back at practice on Wednesday. He did not play in Thursday’s win over the Washington Redskins but could be in-line to dual the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. In addition, defensive tackles Linval Joseph and Shamar Stephen […]

The Minnesota Vikings are underdogs heading into Sunday’s afternoon game with the Kansas City Chiefs but there is no reason they can’t come away with a win and move to 7-2 on the season. There is no doubt the Chiefs are talented but there are some key areas that the Vikings actually have an advantage. […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is playing some of the best football of his career and now heads into a matchup against a Kansas City Chiefs defense that has been less than stellar. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns on Monday night against the Chiefs. So will Cousins […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are a complete mess on and off of the field. Thus, making it possible that they could become buyers and sellers at the October 29th trade deadline. One team that should be aggressive at the deadline is the Minnesota Vikings. The team is in the market for a big-play wideout and they […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins won a primetime game. Yes, it was against a Washington Redskins team that has really struggled this year, but this is the type of primetime game in years past that Cousins would have really struggled and found a way to lose. Looking at stats for Cousins, he didn’t throw a […]

The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins by a score of 19-9 on Thursday night, but instead of gloating about beating his former team, Kirk Cousins took the high road after the game. “We won the game and that’s all that matters and that’s all my focus was on,” the Vikings quarterback said, according to […]

The Minnesota Vikings look to be one of the best teams in the NFC but they have one big problem on their hands: cornerback Xavier Rhodes. At one point just a couple of years ago Rhodes was considered one of the best cornerbacks in the league. His play has really fallen off especially this season […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off of a 19-9 primetime win against the Washington Redskins and are 6-2 at the midway point of the season. They’re looking like a serious playoff contender as of right now, and are hoping to continue their success after these last four games. Much of their recent success has been […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen is expected to return when the Vikings take on the Kansas City Chiefs next week, according to Chris Tomasson of The St. Paul Pioneer Press. Thielen missed the first game of his NFL career on Thursday night due to a hamstring issue, an injury he suffered during his team’s […]

The Minnesota Vikings came away with a 19-9 win over the Washington Redskins on Thursday night, and while it wasn’t exactly pretty, the offense got the job done. Afterward, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer lauded running backs Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison for their respective performances. “I always have confidence when Dalvin or Matty’s got […]

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: […]