Vikings Need To Keep Bradford Upright To Succeed
Quarterback Sam Bradford probably wishes now he'd bought travel insurance for the journey that brought him to Minnesota just in time for the season opener.
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Quarterback Sam Bradford probably wishes now he'd bought travel insurance for the journey that brought him to Minnesota just in time for the season opener.
Jay Cutler threw for 252 yards and a touchdown after missing five games with a thumb injury, rookie Jordan Howard ran for a career-high 153 yards and a TD, and the Chicago Bears stunned the Minnesota Vikings 20-10 on Monday night.
Head linesman Ed Walker has been taken from the field on a cart after he slipped on the Soldier Field grass during Monday's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears are holding star right guard Kyle Long and left guard Josh Sitton out of their game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The game is a homecoming for first-round draft pick Laquon Treadwell, who grew up in the Windy City.
Monday night at Soldier Field, it's a big opportunity as the Minnesota Vikings face the Chicago Bears on national television. It's suddenly become a pretty big game for the Vikings on multiple levels.
Sam Bradford was rolling along with the Minnesota Vikings right until he got squashed by his former team last week.
The Minnesota Vikings have ruled running back Jerick McKinnon and strong safety Andrew Sendejo out of their game at Chicago because of sprained ankles.
Minnesota Vikings running back Jerick McKinnon is out of the walking boot that was protecting his injured ankle earlier this week. But he was still not able to practice Friday as the team prepares for its game at Chicago on Monday night.
The NFC North leaders will try to get back to winning when they meet the returning Jay Cutler and last-place Chicago Bears on Monday night.
It's the 1-6 Bears at Soldier Field on Monday night with a chance to make another statement in the NFC North division.
The Minnesota Vikings have dug about as deep as they can into their roster to maintain the offensive line, after allocating plenty of offseason resources to the position on which their Super Bowl hope could hinge.
Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer says he had nothing to do with last week's reported stuffed animal massacre at Winter Park.
Vikings punter Jeff Locke stopped by WCCO on Tuesday to give women a friendly reminder to get their mammogram screenings.
A day after the Vikings' first loss of the season, their biggest problem remained obvious: A patchwork offensive line that gave up six sacks and allowed Sam Bradford to get hit 19 times against the Eagles.
