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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton says revenge isn’t a factor contributing to his team’s drive to beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Payton answered a few questions from the media this week about the impending matchup. His response was appropriate, especially considering the “Bountygate” scandal that took place between 2009 and 2012. While […]

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold endured his worst outing of the 2018 NFL season against the Minnesota Vikings. It seems defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson has an idea of why he struggled so much. Darnold simply could not get anything going for the Jets offense. According to Steve Serby of the New York Post, Richardson feels the cold may have played […]

The Minnesota Vikings secured a convincing 37-17 win over the New York Jets in Week 7. However, quarterback Kirk Cousins still feels there are some things they need to clean up. The Vikings offense got off to a slow start versus the Jets. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, Cousins attributed their scoring output to […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen made history in their Sunday game against the New York Jets when he became the first player in the Super Bowl era to record 100 yards receiving in each of his team’s first seven games of the season. Thielen, who has been one of the league’s most underrated players, is […]

The Minnesota Vikings may have defeated the New York Jets on the road on Sunday, 37-17, but they’re going home with some hurt players. Among them is cornerback Xavier Rhodes, who was carted off the field with an ankle injury, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Rhodes was visibly in a great deal of pain […]

The Minnesota Vikings have ventured much of the 2018 season without the services of second-year running back Dalvin Cook due to a nagging hamstring injury. It appears that Cook will miss yet another game as he has been declared out for Sunday’s contest on the road against the New York Jets, according to Courtney Cronin […]

The Minnesota Vikings were optimistic about the potential return of running back Dalvin Cook this week. Unfortunately, it appears he may have suffered a bit of a setback at practice. Cook has been dealing with a lingering hamstring injury over the past several weeks. According to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press, he was forced to exit […]

The New York Jets have a tough task ahead of them in Week 7 against the Minnesota Vikings offense that appears to be hitting stride after grabbing their second straight win. A major part of that has been the play of Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen performing like the best wide receiver in the […]

Kirk Cousins has been only with the Minnesota Vikings but he has already made quite the impression with his new team on and off the field. Vikings players have learned very quickly that Cousins will do anything for his teammates and always have their backs. Star safety Harrison Smith says Cousins is a guy who […]

Mike Hughes was the No. 30 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and was expected to immediately contribute to the defense. Throughout the first six games of the season, the Vikings’ decision to draft Hughes was proved a smart one. Unfortunately, the Vikings are not going to see their talented […]

Adam Thielen has shocked the world with his performance this season, and he’s on pace to break a few records with the Minnesota Vikings. Thielen recorded 11 receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown in his team’s 27-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, this marked his sixth consecutive 100 […]

The Minnesota Vikings took care of their business on Sunday by beating the Arizona Cardinals, 27-17, for their second win in a row and third overall this season. The Vikings, however, were bitten with the injury bug in the game, as cornerback Mike Hughes exited the game in the fourth quarter with a knee injury. […]

The Minnesota Vikings are expected to have starting running back Dalvin Cook back in the lineup for their matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. However, Cook is still not completely back to 100 percent from his recent hamstring injury, which is why he is set to play only around half of […]

The Arizona Cardinals haven’t been great against most teams lately, but they haven’t beaten the Minnesota Vikings in over four decades. Yes, you read that right. According to NBC Sports, they haven’t won a game against the Vikings since 1977. The then-St. Louis Cardinals beat the Vikings 27-7 in November of 1977. To be fair, […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been optimistic about the return of running back Dalvin Cook. However, it appears his status for Week 6 is still up in the air. Cook has been dealing with a lingering hamstring injury since Week 3. According to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, he remains questionable for Sunday’s tilt versus the Arizona Cardinals: After practicing in full […]

Coming into the 2018 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings could not have been more excited to see second-year running back Dalvin Cook back on the field. After being forced out of last season due to a torn ACL, Cook was coming back looking to prove a point and be the workhorse running back that the […]

Running back Adrian Peterson has established himself as the workhorse for the Washington Redskins. However, it appears he is still keeping tabs on the Minnesota Vikings. It is no secret the Vikings have had some trouble getting their ground game going thus far in the 2018 NFL season. According to Nick Shook of NFL.com, their sttruggles have […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen accomplished something on Sunday that Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Chris Carter and some of the other great receivers in the NFL never were able to do. He racked up 100 receiving yards in each of the first five games of the season. Thielen had 110 receiving yards on Sunday against the Philadelphia […]

Everson Griffen is one of the most talented defensive ends in the entire NFL, but the Minnesota Vikings are not sure when he will be able to get back on the field. As many know, Griffen is dealing with off the field issues stemming from an incident that saw him allegedly threatening to shoot someone. […]

Dalvin Cook came into the season with huge expectations after recovering from a torn ACL last season. The Minnesota Vikings were excited to see what kind of production they could get from him on the ground, but he has had a disappointing start to the 2018 season. According to a report from Ian Rapoport of […]

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 […]