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Week 3 of the 2018 season got off to a flying start with the Cleveland Browns’ 21-17 victory and ended with a fascinating clash in Tampa Bay on Monday night. The wild week in football included multiple upsets (who had the Buffalo Bills going into Minnesota and beating the Vikings?) and forced fans across the […]

The Minnesota Vikings are set for a primetime matchup on Thursday night with the Los Angeles Rams that could be a largely critical game. In the days leading up to that contest, there has been growing chatter that second-year running back Dalvin Cook will be back in the fold to take the field. According to […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said defensive end Everson Griffen won’t travel with the team or play in Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams as he works on fixing his mental health issues, according to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press. Zimmer said Griffen has also been dealing with a knee injury […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook said Monday there’s a “good chance” he’ll return to the field against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, according to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press. Cook suffered a left hamstring injury in the Vikings’ Week 2 tie against the Green Bay Packers, and he didn’t play in the […]

There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding a bizarre situation with Everson Griffen, but the Minnesota Vikings are denying a report that he was recently arrested, according to ProFootballTalk. Ryan Raiche of KSTP-TV reported that Griffen was involved in an incident at a hotel in Minneapolis where he allegedly made threats to shoot someone. […]

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen allegedly threatened to shoot somebody at Minnesota’s Hotel Ivy on Saturday, according to Ryan Raiche of KSTP. A police report says a person at the hotel was “verbally threatening to shoot someone” on Saturday afternoon. The person’s name is redacted in the report, but Raiche has confirmed Griffen as […]

Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Josh Allen apparently had no idea that his team went into their game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday as huge underdogs. According to a report by Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, Allen’s mind was far from thinking about the ridiculous +17 the Bills were against the spread. When asked by PFT […]

The Minnesota Vikings have gotten out to a solid start to the 2018 season behind their potent offense, but it appears that the team will be without one of their key offensive weapons in Week 3 action against the Buffalo Bills. According to Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network, second-year running back Dalvin Cook is […]

New Minnesota Vikings kicker Dan Bailey turned down a few offers before deciding to join last years NFC North champions and he said it was an easy decision. “At this point in my career . . . I wanted to, if it was possible, I wanted to somewhere that had an opportunity to win and […]

Following the Week 2 tie against the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings have quickly decided part ways with rookie kicker Daniel Carlson after missing all three of his field goal attempts including the game-winner. According to Courtney Cronin of ESPN, head coach Mike Zimmer had a brutal response in the reasoning why Carlson was let […]

The Minnesota Vikings saw their strong effort against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2 come up short in the kicking game, leading to a 29-29 tie. It didn’t take long for the front office to make some changes at the position to provide more stability after releasing rookie Daniel Carlson, opening up the signing of […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins weighed in on the roughing-the-passer penalty that put his team back into the game on Sunday. Cousins threw an interception to rookie cornerback Jaire Alexander in the closing minutes, but it was called back because of a hit he took from Clay Matthews, via NBC Sports. “I haven’t seen it. I’m […]

The Green Bay Packers tied the Minnesota Vikings 29-29 in their big Week 2 matchup. But they could have come up with the win had star linebacker Clay Matthews not been called for a key roughing-the-passer penalty in the final 2 minutes of the game. The call stripped the Packers of an interception made by […]

Minnesota Vikings star running back Dalvin Cook sustained a hamstring injury on Sunday during the overtime of their game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Vikings RB Dalvin Cook suffered a hamstring injury in overtime vs. the Packers. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 16, 2018 Cook was […]

There has been plenty of speculation regarding the status of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers for Week 2 after suffering a knee injury in the 2018 NFL season opener. Fortunately, it appears he is good to go for Green Bay’s showdown versus the Minnesota Vikings. Rodgers seemingly dodged a bullet after what initially appeared to […]

The NFL has received scathing criticism for its new criteria on roughing the passer calls. However, that is not going to stop Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson from playing aggressively against Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in Week 2. There were countless instances of questionable calls in the 2018 NFL season opener. Regardless, Richardson […]

The Green Bay Packers are hoping to establish an early lead in the NFC North when they take on the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2 of the 2018 season. It goes without saying that cornerback Xavier Rhodes is hoping quarterback Aaron Rodgers takes this week off to deal with his knee injury. There is no […]

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has made it clear he isn’t sure if Aaron Rodgers will be playing this weekend against the Minnesota Vikings but Mike Zimmer isn’t buying it because the Packers quarterback, “walks on water.” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is preparing to face Aaron Rodgers. "He walks on water so I'm sure […]

The Green Bay Packers pulled off an impressive 20-point second half comeback on Sunday night over the Chicago Bears. Much of the attention was on the health of star quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who suffered a knee injury before heroically returning to lead the comeback. Although Rodgers already voiced that he plans on playing in Week […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ status for Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings is still in some doubt despite his declaration that he will play. If he does, though, it’ll mark the first time he faces Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr since the hit that prematurely ended the Packers superstar’s 2017 season. However, Barr has downplayed […]

The Minnesota Vikings began the 2018 season on the right foot with an impressive 24-16 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon. It was a game that saw them take some of the steam off 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo by intercepting him three times while getting three sacks. Following the game, Viking star defensive […]

The Minnesota Vikings boast one of the most talented defenses going into the 2018 NFL season. Unfortunately, that status of cornerback Xavier Rhodes is still uncertain for Week 1. Rhodes has been battling hamstring injury as of late. According to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, he is listed as questionable for the season opener versus the San Francisco 49ers: Xavier […]

The Minnesota Vikings were quite busy over the offseason working out many new contract extensions for several of their core pieces to the roster to keep a steady roster for the long haul. However, this has yet to see Pro Bowl outside linebacker Anthony Barr work out another contract as he’s currently in the fifth-year […]

In the weeks leading up to the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings second-year running back Dalvin Cook has been working his way back into form after suffering a torn ACL last October. According to Matt Barrows of The Athletic, head coach Mike Zimmer stated that Cook will be ready to go […]

There is plenty of hype surrounding the San Francisco 49ers going into the 2018 NFL season thanks to the emergence of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. It appears Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is also a firm believer in the Niners’ new leading man. Cousins has admittedly not seen much of Garroppolo thus far. However, according to NFL Network’s […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has something to prove this year. The seventh-year quarterback is gearing up for his first season with the Vikings, via Michael Silver of NFL.com  “I’ve always felt a need to prove myself, a sense of urgency, and the one-year contracts maybe amplified that to the outside world,” Cousins said. “But I […]

Heading into his first campaign with the Minnesota Vikings after inking a fully guaranteed three-year, $84 million deal, Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins has plenty of high expectations on the table ahead of him. With that in mind, one of his former Washington Redskins teammates tight end Chris Cooley stated that Cousins has the personal drive […]

The Chicago Bears made the big splash move over the weekend with the acquisition of All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack from the Oakland Raiders. It has now put him in the NFC North where he will go up against the Minnesota Vikings twice a season for the next several years, which is something that head […]

According to Chris Tomasson, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen says he is healthy and ready to take the field this year. #Vikings Everson Griffen on injury: “I’m healthy, I’m blessed and very thankful to play football. I can’t wait to go up against San Francisco (in the Sept. 9 opener). I’m ready to play […]

One of the biggest stories of the offseason was the Kirk Cousins sweepstakes that took place during free agency. It appears not even Cousins’ loved ones were the first to know about his decision to sign with the Minnesota Vikings. Cousins was unable to contact his wife, mom, and sister to break the news. As a […]

If money was the top priority of quarterback Kirk Cousins in the NFL, then the New York Jets could have spent a first-round pick on another player than Sam Darnold. The first part of the film that documented Cousins’ search process of a new team during this year’s free agency period is now up online, […]

The New York Giants have traded center Brett Jones to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 2019 seventh-round pick, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Trade: The #Giants traded C Brett Jones to the #Vikings in exchange for a 2019 draft choice. Fills a big need in Minnesota. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 26, […]

Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins is set to enter his first year with the Minnesota Vikings where he will be a huge part of the offensive game plan as the primary cog. It is a major transition in his career marking the first time that he will be playing for another team aside from the […]

The long wait is almost over for Dalvin Cook. The Minnesota Vikings running back is preparing to play in their Friday night preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. If Cook does feature, it would mark the first time he’s played since he went down with a torn ACL on […]

There’s a possibility that Minnesota Vikings fans will finally see the return to action of running back Dalvin Cook this Friday when the team takes on the Seattle Seahawks at the US Bank Stadium for their third game of the preseason. According to a report by Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune, Vikings offensive coordinator […]

The Minnesota Vikings already had one of the best defenses in the league, but the rich got richer with the team announcing they have added safety George Iloka. The secondary just got stronger. Welcome to the #Vikings, @George_iloka! https://t.co/LWnRGeO6tF pic.twitter.com/fAdvjbqI6g — Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) August 22, 2018 The Cincinnati Bengals released Iloka earlier this week […]

With the preseason in full swing, fans and players alike have been introduced to one notable difference in the way the game is played. The league’s new helmet rule which prevents players from lowering their heads to initiate contact has drawn plenty of criticism for its unclear nature. Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is […]

Beyond the arrival of Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins this offseason through free agency, there has been plenty of buzz and excitement toward the backfield. The Vikings have spoken quite highly of second-year running back Dalvin Cook heading into what will be his first full year in the league. However, Cook has also embraced the […]

Dalvin Cook is still working back from a torn ACL injury that he suffered last year and although it’s still unclear if he is going to play this preseason he will be 100 percent ready to go once the regular season starts. Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer told the media on Thursday that he has […]