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The Minnesota Vikings kick off their regular season on Sunday. Their Week 1 matchup is with the Atlanta Falcons and it promises to be an interesting one, to say the least. Although the Vikings come into the game as slight favorites (likely in part due to their home field advantage), they didn’t live up to […]

The Atlanta Falcons find themselves going up against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. In Week 1 of the regular season, anything can happen – and with two good teams going up against one another, it should be fun. The Vikings are the home team and have a lot going for them. Their defense has elite […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 5 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 5 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 5 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan start with their division winner predictions for the […]

While his former team, the Green Bay Packers, play tonight, safety Josh Jones will be looking for his new NFL home. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reports that Jones is visiting with the Minnesota Vikings on Friday and the Detroit Lions next week. ESPN’s Adam Schefter previously stated that he visited with the Buffalo Bills. The only […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday in the NFL’s opening week. It is a big-time matchup that plenty of Fantasy Football players will be keeping a close eye on. In addition to Cousins, there are plenty of other huge names to watch. Among those names […]

The Minnesota Vikings were able to add another piece to their receiving corps with Josh Doctson. His arrival has allowed him an opportunity to get reacquainted with quarterback Kirk Cousins. Although Doctson does not have much time to get familiar with the playbook before the start of the 2019 NFL season, he has already gotten […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs didn’t suit up for the team’s latest practice due to a hamstring injury, according to Pro Football Talk. The injury isn’t serious, so Diggs should be back on the field for the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons. The Vikings are lucky that the injury is a minor one. […]

Despite attempting to build on a memorable season from 2017, the Minnesota Vikings surprisingly missed the postseason in 2018. Even with former Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins brought aboard, the Vikings were stopped in their tracks by the upstart Chicago Bears, the only team to reach the playoffs from the NFC North division a season […]

The Minnesota Vikings are one of 20 NFL teams hoping to have a bounce-back season that lands them in the playoffs. The journey starts against the Atlanta Falcons. On paper, the Vikings have a talented roster, but that didn’t get them far last year. The team ended the 2018 season with an 8-7-1 record in […]

A new season is getting underway in the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons are trying to make their return to being contenders in the NFC once again. The 2018 season was an abysmal one for Atlanta but luckily for them, every team starts with an 0-0 record to begin 2019. Just three years ago, Matt […]

The Minnesota Vikings are trying to strengthen their wide receiving corps before they take the field in Week 1. According to Adam Schefter, Minnesota has signed former Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson. Former Washington first-round pick Josh Doctson reached agreement with the Minnesota Vikings, per league source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 2, 2019 […]

The Minnesota Vikings are making special teams moves (again). The team is releasing punter Matt Wile in favor of Britton Colquitt — a fellow punter released by the Cleveland Browns on Saturday — according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Colquitt lost the punting job in Cleveland to Jamie Gillan — also known as the Scottish […]

The New York Jets took to the waiver wire in hopes to improve their current special-teams situation. According to Field Yates of ESPN, New York has claimed former Minnesota Vikings kicker Kaare Vedvik. The Jets claimed former Vikings K Kaare Vedvik, per source. — Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 1, 2019 Vedvik began training camp with […]

The Minnesota Vikings believed that they solved their special teams woes by acquiring Kaare Vedvik. Just a couple weeks after trading for him, Minnesota is releasing Vedvik, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The #Vikings informed kicker/punter Kaare Vedvik they’re waiving him, per source. Vedvik – acquired three weeks ago for a fifth-round pick – […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 4 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 4 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 4 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan touch on the Jadeveon Clowney trade rumors and […]

The Kansas City Chiefs knew there was going to be chance that they would have to release cornerback Mark Fields on Saturday. Instead, Kansas City is sending Fields to the Minnesota Vikings in a trade, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Trade: The #Chiefs are sending CB Mark Fields to the #Vikings, source said. […]

With the season fast approaching, plenty of NFL teams are starting to cut players that didn’t impress them. Some players may be sweating over their future, but you won’t find Laquon Treadwell worrying that much. The Minnesota Viking wide receiver shared with Chris Tomasson that he has worked for his opportunities and isn’t worried about […]

Things haven’t exactly worked out for former first-round picks Josh Doctson and Laquon Treadwell since entering the NFL in 2016, and their respective teams have put the wide receivers on the trade block as a result, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The deadline for teams to cut their rosters down to 53 players […]

From undrafted free agent to one of the NFL’s best all-around wide receivers, Adam Thielen is nothing short of a remarkable story. The Minnesota Vikings showed their appreciation for his hard work by signing him to a four-year, $64 million contract earlier this offseason. Thielen is entering his sixth season with the organization but this […]

The Minnesota Vikings are fresh off an 8-7-1 season in 2018 in which they missed the playoffs, merely a year removed from losing in the NFC Championship Game. They return largely the same roster to an improved NFC North as the Vikings look to reclaim their spot among the NFC elites. The Atlanta Falcons are […]

After forecasting the AFC’s division winners for the 2019 NFL season, let’s dive into predictions for the NFC. The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams have won their respective divisions in each of the past two seasons. The Dallas Cowboys look to repeat as division champions—something they haven’t done since winning five straight NFC […]

Since Mike Zimmer came to Minnesota Vikings the kicking situation has always been an issue and heading into cutdown day, they still don’t seem to have a clear picture yet. A few weeks ago the Vikings traded a fifth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens in return for Kaare Vedvik in hopes he would be the […]

Kirk Cousins has faced harsh criticism for his first season with the Minnesota Vikings after signing a three-year, $84 million contract with the club last offseason. In reality, Cousins’ numbers were hardly bad. He threw for 4,298 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 70.1 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating […]

When the Minnesota Vikings traded a fifth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens for Kaare Vedvik, they hoped he would fix the special teams issue, but it has actually made it more confusing. Vedvik has been subpar punting, and in the Vikings last preseason game, he missed two field goals. Special teams coordinator Marwan Maalouf was […]

We are now nearly a week away from games in the NFL holding meaning with the regular season kicking off on September 5th. The Minnesota Vikings will join the other 31 teams in the NFL to take part in their final preseason game on Thursday. The Vikings will square off against the Buffalo Bills in […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ young, prized cornerback Mike Hughes has been struggling with a torn ACL suffered in Week 6 of his rookie season. Currently, the 22-year-old Hughes is eyeing a comeback on the gridiron for the Vikings in the team’s Week 1 regular season matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. The Vikings activated their 2018 first-round […]

The Minnesota Vikings already knew they were going to be without Holton Hill to begin the season, but now he’s receiving a fine from the NFL. Hill will be fined $10,500 for the hit he delivered on Paxton Lynch on August 18, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The hit came in the Vikings’ second […]

The Minnesota Vikings may have defeated the Arizona Cardinals in their third preseason game on Saturday night, but they did not exactly get a good performance out of Kirk Cousins. Cousins completed just three of his 13 passes for 35 yards while being sacked twice, and afterward, he was not happy about his outing: “Really […]

The Minnesota Vikings thought they had their kicking problems solved when the team acquired Kaare Vedvik. After missing two field goals in the Vikings’ preseason contest against the Arizona Cardinals, Mike Zimmer is unsure of what to do next. “I honestly don’t know,” Zimmer said. “Since we brought Vedvik in, Wile has been punting good […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off of a disappointing 2018 campaign in which they went just 8-7-1 and missed the playoffs, one year after winning 13 games and making it to the NFC Championship Game. But there is hope for the Vikings going into 2019, as there remains quite a bit of talent on this […]

Well, it looks like Dalvin Cook will do just fine as the Minnesota Vikings’ starting back in 2019. Early in the team’s Week 3 preseason bout against the Arizona Cardinals, Cook broke off a massive 85-yard touchdown scamper. DALVIN COOK IS BACK 😤😤 @dalvincook pic.twitter.com/GWNsCngjjg — The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) August 24, 2019 That was light […]

The San Francisco 49ers have to plan for the future. Heading into Week 17 of the 2018 season, the Minnesota Vikings had a chance to make the playoffs with a win over the Chicago Bears. Instead, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings offense looked out of sorts; losing 24-10. By falling to the Bears, Minnesota ended […]

One of the key battles during training camp for the Minnesota Vikings has been at wide receiver, and coach Mike Zimmer might have tipped his hand a little on what the team wants to do. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Zimmer said he doesn’t care about how much NFL experience the reserve wide receivers […]

Among the league’s most disappointing first-round picks in the past few seasons, Laquon Treadwell is near the top of the list. The Minnesota Vikings used their 23rd overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft to select the 6-foot-2 wide receiver out of Ole Miss. At the time, the Vikings initially thought they were getting a […]

Last week a report came out that the Minnesota Vikings were actively shopping Laquon Treadwell and Mike Zimmer all but confirmed that on Sunday night. The Vikings gave Treadwell some extra playing time against the Seattle Seahawks and when asked why after the game, Zimmer said they were just trying to showcase him. “We were […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is not exactly known for his wheels, as he has amassed a grand total of 502 yards on the ground since entering the NFL back in 2012. But it seems that Cousins is actually thinking of making scrambling a bigger part of his game in 2019, and if he does, […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ first season with quarterback Kirk Cousins was disappointing, as the team finished 8-7-1 and missed the playoffs. The team will try to rebound in 2019, and began the preseason with a 34-25 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Here are three players to watch as the Vikings battle the Seattle Seahawks on […]

The Minnesota Vikings have made wide receiver Laquon Treadwell available, per Sports Illustrated‘s Albert Breer. Breer notes: “I’m told that, with the emergence of Chad Beebe, former first-round receiver Laquon Treadwell is available again. And while no one’s moving anything significant for him, maybe there’s a team out there that’s willing to give up the […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, entering his sixth year with the franchise, had positive words to say about the team’s linebacker corps. Zimmer, 63, is coming off a missed playoff season in 2018 with the Vikings, who lost the NFC Championship Game in 2017. Nevertheless, Mike Zimmer is high on his defensive unit, including […]