Vikings can clinch NFC North title on Sunday, with 5 weeks left in season
The Vikings have a chance to sew up the NFC North division title before most people have their Christmas trees up this year.
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The Vikings have a chance to sew up the NFC North division title before most people have their Christmas trees up this year.
Vikings running back Kene Nwangwu has established himself as one of the NFL's best kick returners, and he added to his case in the team's Thanksgiving win over the New England Patriots.
The Minnesota Vikings placed rookie cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. on injured reserve Wednesday, ending his season after a knee injury required surgery.
A massive ice maze previously on exhibit in Stillwater will move closer to the metro this winter season.
"You don't play like he did tonight without really starting to develop some ownership of our offense," O'Connell told reporters.
U.S. Bank Stadium hosted its first-ever Thanksgiving game, and Minnesotans showed up to celebrate.
Kirk Cousins threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, the last a go-ahead score to Adam Thielen in the fourth quarter to push the Minnesota Vikings past the New England Patriots 33-26 on Thursday night.
The Vikings have a Thanksgiving matchup with the New England Patriots this year, their ninth Turkey Day game in franchise history.
Kevin O'Connell, fittingly, will experience one of the biggest tests of his mettle as the boss against a coach who significantly influenced his know-how and perspective.
It doesn't take an elite football mind to recognize Justin Jefferson is among the NFL's biggest stars.
The trouble Kirk Cousins had in Minnesota's game with the Dallas pass rush won't just go away on its own.
The most lopsided trade in NFL history sent Herschel Walker to Minnesota for two fistfuls of players and draft picks that served as the pillars of the Dallas Cowboys' dynasty of the 1990s.
"Sometimes these games are good to wake you up a bit and realize that you've got to bring it every single week," wide receiver Adam Thielen said.
The Cowboys handed the Vikings their widest margin of defeat in a home game since 1980.
Vikings fans are flocking to the Twin Cities to watch their team in action this weekend. The Minnesota Vikings take on the Dallas Cowboys Sunday.
