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The Minnesota Vikings were one win away from reaching the Super Bowl last season. And after winning the highly publicized Kirk Cousins sweepstakes this offseason, the expectations for them to make it to the big game with their new star quarterback will be sky high. However, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has tried to temper […]

The Minnesota Vikings made the biggest splash in free agency with the signing of quarterback Kirk Cousins. However, that has not stopped them from going after another big fish on the market. The Vikings played host to Richardson before subsequently signing him with the help of Cousins. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, head coach Mike Zimmer […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford played just two games in 2017 as his troublesome knee acted up again and prevented him from playing any further part in the season. It’s also that knee that’s the big red flag likely keeping the Vikings from committing to him as the team’s starting quarterback for next season. When […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a huge decision on their hands heading into this upcoming offseason concerning their quarterback situation, and head coach Mike Zimmer isn’t ready to show his cards. All three of their quarterbacks, Sam Bradford, Teddy Bridgewater, and Case Keenum, will become free agents, leaving the team in a tough spot in deciding […]

The Minnesota Vikings are set to head into their first appearance in the NFC Championship game in nearly a decade. This could be done without one of their key pieces in the secondary as safety Andrew Sendejo is dealing with a concussion that he suffered in the divisional round against the New Orleans Saints. However, […]

During the third quarter of the Minnesota Vikings’ miraculous 29-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Vikings strong safety Andrew Sendejo was knocked out cold by a blindside hit delivered by Saints star wide receiver Michael Thomas. After he was diagnosed with a concussion, Sendejo was ruled out for the remainder of the […]

The Minnesota Vikings came out on the winning end of one of the most spectacular finishes in playoff history. Quarterback Case Keenum’s miraculous heave to wide receiver Stefon Diggs was perhaps the sole reason the Vikings live to see another day. That said, head coach Mike Zimmer does not want to rely on any more last-second heroics to […]

The Minnesota Vikings and head coach Mike Zimmer are coming off a thrilling 29-24 win in the divisional round over the New Orleans Saints. However, the Vikings must immediately shift their focus entirely toward the NFC Championship game with a matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. One of the questions that arose Monday is who will […]

The Minnesota Vikings will finish off the 2017 NFL season having already clinched the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs. As a result, the Vikings can begin preparations to get their team as healthy as possible for whoever they meet in the second-round of the playoffs. Now it seems they will have a familiar face […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, while discussing the National Football League trying to make the game safer, said players need to do more to protect each other. “I think it’s important we try to take the hits to the head out of the game best we can,” Zimmer said Wednesday, via Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star […]

When it comes to the Minnesota Vikings defense under head coach Mike Zimmer, it is no secret that it’s statistically one of the best units we’ve seen in recent memory. Exactly how great is it this season compared to other defenses? According to one Twitter user by the name of Krauser, the Vikings (11-3) have […]

Marvin Lewis continues to be the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals despite all the crash and burns of the team under his watch over the years. Count Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer as among those who still believe in Lewis and his ability to guide Cincy. According to Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis […]

Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Case Keenum remains very optimistic going forward despite his team having their eight-game winning streak snapped on Sunday afternoon in a close 31-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Per Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press: “I’m disappointed in (Sunday), but I’m not despaired,” Keenum said. “And I think everybody in this locker room […]

The Minnesota Vikings are rolling, currently riding a seven-game win streak. Despite their success, there have continued to be questions about quarterback Case Keenum’s status as the long-term starter this season. Head coach Mike Zimmer once again made that clear as he stated on Wednesday morning that Keenum is still being judged on a week-by-week […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a lot of things to be grateful for a day after Thanksgiving. One of the more surprising things the Purple People Eaters should feel blessed about concerns head coach Mike Zimmer falling short of the coach getting himself fined. In what ended up being an entertaining game against the Detroit Lions, […]

Case Keenum is making it hard for the Minnesota Vikings to go back to Teddy Bridgewater. That’s not conjecture, either. That’s the line of thinking from head coach Mike Zimmer, who discussed that issue after the team’s victory on Sunday. “It’s going to be hard to yank him out of there right now,” Zimmer said of […]

Per the Minnesota Vikings’ official Twitter account, head coach Mike Zimmer has officially named Case Keenum as the team’s starting quarterback for this Sunday’s game agains the Los Angeles Rams. There had been speculation that Teddy Bridgewater, who was recently activated after his inspiring recovery from a major knee injury, would get the nod ahead […]

The Minnesota Vikings are one of the hottest in the NFL after Week 10 with Mike Zimmer’s squad having won five straight games. Not only are the Vikings cruising through the regular season thus far with an NFC North division-leading 7-2 record, but they’re doing it with a backup quarterback, Case Keenum, leading the way and […]

Sam Bradford’s knee is flaring up again and causing issues for the Minnesota Vikings. And, according to Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, the quarterback’s availability for next week still remains cloudy. From Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press: “It’s day to day, and we’ll go from there,” Zimmer said. Zimmer was talking about Bradford and […]

Dalvin Cook is looking like an answered prayer for the Minnesota Vikings and head coach Mike Zimmer, who didn’t have a concrete answer to their backfield after seeing the conclusion of Adrian Peterson’s era with the franchise. With Cook, the Vikings have a potent running back, who is rapidly becoming one of the best in […]

There was no stopping the Minnesota Vikings’ offense Monday night, as they bowled their way through a still-leaky New Orleans Saints’ defensive unit on their way to a decisive 29-19 victory at home. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer liked what he saw from his team, particularly praising the amazing job done by his offense. The […]

Coming into the 2017 NFL season, one of the biggest question marks for the Minnesota Vikings was whether running back Dalvin Cook would be able to fit in well with the team that was about to enter the post-Adrian Peterson era. Based on Cook’s performance in Week 1’s 29-19 win Sunday night at home against […]

It’s an unwritten tradition in sports: an aging star facing his former team which he was once its franchise star. And we’re about to see another episode of that next Monday when Adrian Peterson and the New Orleans Saints play their first game of the 2017 NFL season on the road against the Minnesota Vikings. […]

After a promising start to their 2016 season, the Minnesota Vikings went into a downward spiral and couldn’t get out before it was too late. They finished with an 8-8 record. Plenty of teams would love to have that many wins, but when you consider they started 5-0 and won the NFC North last year, […]