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Week 4 of the 2018 NFL season featured several shootouts and late-game heroics by some of the league’s biggest stars. Here is a look at the highs (including the Los Angeles Rams staying undefeated) and lows (Earl Thomas breaking his leg in the Seattle Seahawks’ win) of the weekend: Highs 3. Los Angeles Rams stake […]

In the last couple of weeks, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has been affected by a hamstring injury that has limited his action on the field. Cook has since returned to action this past Thursday in the 38-31 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, but he has admitted that his hamstring isn’t completely healed, […]

The Minnesota Vikings came up short on Thursday in a high-powered shootout versus the Los Angeles Rams. Although the team has dropped to 1-2-1 in the 2018 NFL season, head coach Mike Zimmer is not ready to press the panic button. There is some concern regarding Minnesota’s slow start to the year. It appears Zimmer is not surprised […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff enjoyed a bit of a coming-out party against the Minnesota Vikings on primetime Thursday night. However, he made sure to credit the pieces around him for his stellar outing. Goff was virtually flawless all night against what was supposed to be a formidable Vikings defense. He attributed his performance to feeling […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff lit it up on Thursday night versus the Minnesota Vikings. Head coach Sean McVay has an idea of why his quarterback has been able to play at such a high level this season. Goff played with the utmost confidence against the Vikings which resulted in him making some of the […]

Kevin McDermott isn’t a name many NFL fans will recognize, but some who watched Thursday Night Football this week might remember hearing he injured a finger. The Minnesota Vikings long snapper not only injured his finger, he actually lost the tip of his pinky finger when he got it caught in a player’s face mask, […]

The Minnesota Vikings entered the 2018 NFL season as one of the favorites in the NFC, but they’ve stumbled out of the gate to a 1-2-1 start after their 38-31 loss to the mighty Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. Nevertheless, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins still has plenty of confidence that the wins will come, […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has been coaching NFL defenses for over two decades now. But his pass defense’s performance against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night stood out to him for the wrong reasons. The Vikings allowed the Rams offense to go off for 556 yards of offense Thursday night. Rams QB […]

Jared Goff isn’t the only quarterback having a big game in the pocket this Thursday night, as Minnesota Vikings gunslinger Kirk Cousins has also been busy finding his receivers downfield. Cousins has three touchdowns thrown as of this writing, and that includes this huge bomb of a pass he delivered to wide receiver Adam Thielen […]

Chris Conte, who is now famous for getting stiff-armed into another dimension by Pittsburgh Steelers’ tight end Vance McDonald, is now infamous once again for taking to his Twitter account during Thursday Night Football. In case you missed Conte being stiff-armed, we have you covered. Check it out here on ClutchPoints.com. As for the tweet, […]

Everson Griffen is one of the best pass rushers in the NFC, but has gotten into trouble off-the-field and has been away from the Minnesota Vikings due to those issues. Minnesota had him sit last week and he is sitting this evening too against the Los Angeles Rams and there has been no news about […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a primetime matchup against the Los Angeles Rams on tap Thursday night that could have plenty of playoff implications down the road. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Vikings are expecting to have second-year running back Dalvin Cook on the field for the game. The #Vikings expect RB Dalvin Cook […]

The Los Angeles Rams are set to take on their biggest challenge of the 2018 season on Thursday night with a matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. Unfortunately, the Rams’ secondary is battered with injuries, and Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters is expected to be out of the lineup due to a calf injury, according to Adam Schefter […]

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 […]