4 Takeaways: Vikings Fall At Chicago, 25-20
Don't let the final score fool you, the Minnesota Vikings had a rough night in Chicago with the NFC North Division lead at stake.
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Don't let the final score fool you, the Minnesota Vikings had a rough night in Chicago with the NFC North Division lead at stake.
The Vikings fell 1½ games behind the Bears (7-3) in the NFC North after Sunday night's loss.
Mack and Jackson led a dominant effort by the defense. And Chicago (7-3) took a big step toward its first division championship since 2010.
The Bears, at 6-3, hold the slimmest of leads over the 5-3-1 Vikings in the NFC North Division.
Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs are the only teammates currently in the top 10 in the league in catches, on pace for a combined 242.
The Vikings (4-3-1) will host the Lions (3-4) on Sunday, the first time Kirk Cousins, who's second in the NFL with 2,521 passing yards, will face his home state's squad as a division rival.
The Minnesota Vikings had a three-game win streak snapped after a 30-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints Sunday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.
It wasn't the prettiest at times, but the Minnesota Vikings got back to the top of the NFC North Division after a 37-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.
Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, Latavius Murray ran for two scores, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away in the second half to beat the New York Jets 37-17 on Sunday for their third straight victory.
Kirk Cousins is coming to MetLife Stadium as a villain in purple and gold.
Adam Thielen has the most receptions through six games in NFL history.
Latavius Murray helped the Minnesota Vikings revive their running attack with 155 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, wearing down the Arizona Cardinals on the way to a 27-17 win on Sunday.
It's hard to say one win can save a season, but Sunday's Minnesota Vikings victory at Philadelphia certainly had that feel.
Dan Bailey, who missed two field goals earlier, nailed a 52-yard field goal to extend the lead to 23-14 with 2:47 left.
The quarterbacks and the stakes will be different when the Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) host the Minnesota Vikings (1-2-1) in a rematch of the NFC championship game Sunday.
It's already Week 5 in the NFL, and both the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles are in critical stages in their seasons.
Kirk Cousins was an eager young quarterback and Sean McVay was a precocious offensive coordinator when they got together in Washington.
The Minnesota Vikings (1-1-1) were 16½-point favorites when the game began.
Kirk Cousins had a huge day, roughing the passer is controversial and a kicker lost his job.
Pass rushers like Clay Matthews are stumped as to what constitutes a clean hit on quarterbacks anymore. Lending a sympathetic ear is none other than Mike Zimmer, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the league's renewed emphasis on protecting the passer.
The element to watch for Sunday: if they simply focus on throwing the football.
Kirk Cousins made his Vikings debut, Dalvin Cook officially returned from his knee injury and the defense made plays all over the field.
A day after his first victory as a Viking, quarterback Kirk Cousins is sharing some happy news with fans.
The Vikings nation is fired up. It was an all-out Vikings fever pitch Sunday as tailgaters flooded downtown Minneapolis near U.S. Bank Stadium.
The Vikings spent big on a QB this offseason, placing an $84M bet that Kirk Cousins will take them farther than Case Keenum did.
