49ers Pummel Vikings In Opener, 20-3
Adrian Peterson made his way to the bus when a crowd of cheering Vikings fans stopped him, and he patiently signed a few autographs and posed for a few photos.
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Adrian Peterson made his way to the bus when a crowd of cheering Vikings fans stopped him, and he patiently signed a few autographs and posed for a few photos.
WCCO's Mike Max talked with the Vikings' Adrian Peterson about what this first game of the 2015-2016 season means, what fame means, and what he wants people to know who he has become over the past year. Here is a transcription of their exclusive interview.
Any time you talk Minnesota Vikings football or hunting, it's fun to get the opinion of Bud Grant. We paid the former Vikings coach a visit to talk about the popularity of the game, and the enduring love for the Vikings.
Next year at this time the Minnesota Vikings will be unveling their new stadium. In recent weeks, it has started to take shape in downtown Minneapolis. We joined the Vikings point man, Lester Bagley, for a tour. U.S. Bank Stadium is on pace to be open next summer, ahead of the 2016 Vikings season.
This time right before kick-off of a new season gets fans excited for what this year may hold. People poured into B52 Burger and Brew in Inver Grove Heights to start celebrating with other fans before the game. Some of them are even former players.
Medtronic and the Minnesota Vikings announced Monday a 10-year partnership that includes a plaza for football fans near U.S. Bank Stadium. Officials said Medtronic Plaza will be a three-acre gateway between downtown Minneapolis and the new home of the Vikings.
It's a big night for the Minnesota Vikings. They kick off the 2015 season Monday in California.
One local business owner has been helping the Vikings cheerleaders look good for a very long time. Deb Erickson founded The Line Up. The base of her business comes from NFL custom dance wear.
The Minnesota Vikings have an ambitious goal for development of the suburban property where they want to build their new headquarters, including retail, housing and a small stadium for youth football games.
The NFL season is finally here. It feels like it took forever, especially for Vikings fans with the team playing an extra preseason game. Most games are played Sunday, but the Vikings have to wait until Monday night at San Francisco to kick off their regular season.
The Minnesota Vikings have signed wide receiver Jarius Wright to a four-year contract extension. The deal worth a maximum of $14.8 million including $7 million guaranteed was done Thursday, four days before Minnesota's season opener.
The Minnesota Vikings will be without starting center John Sullivan for at least the first eight games of the season. On Thursday, the team announced that Sullivan has been placed on the injured reserve/designated for return list.
Finally, the Minnesota Vikings can send the fulcrum of their offense onto the field at the same time. The combination came together one year late, but there's plenty of time remaining for the franchise running back in the evening phase of his career to do some damage to opposing defenses with the still-dawning quarterback.
After cutting the roster to its final 53 players on Saturday, the Minnesota Vikings signed 10 players to their practice squad for the season on Sunday.
The Minnesota Vikings have kept undrafted rookie Taylor Heinicke as their third quarterback and underdog cornerback Marcus Sherels for the fifth straight season. The NFL's roster reduction deadline for the regular season was Saturday, when the Vikings acquired offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles in a trade with San Diego and released 22 players to reach the 53-player limit.
Minnesota's new major league soccer franchise may be closing in on a location for its new home: a privately-financed $150 million, 20,000 seat soccer stadium in St. Paul or Minneapolis.
Marcus Mariota threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Harry Douglas to cap his only series, and the Tennessee Titans wrapped up the preseason by beating the Minnesota Vikings 24-17 on Thursday night.
Every year, Marcus Sherels shows up to Minnesota Vikings training camp with his roster status firmly on the bubble. He's a 5-foot-10 cornerback in a league full of 6-foot-3 receivers. He was an undrafted free agent who made the team on a tryout in a league that caters to high draft picks.
The Minnesota Vikings have waived quarterback Mike Kafka. The move was made Tuesday with an injury designation. That means if Kafka is not claimed by another team, the Vikings can either place him on injured reserve for the season or reach an agreement on an injury settlement.
The Minnesota Vikings have placed offensive tackle Carter Bykowski on injured reserve and cornerback Josh Robinson on the physically unable to perform list..
From a funeral for the worker tragically killed at U.S. Bank Stadium construction site to Gov. Scott Walker's thoughts on a U.S.-Canada wall, here are the four stories to know for Monday, Aug. 31.
People will come together Monday to remember a construction worker killed at the new Vikings stadium.
The Minnesota Vikings announced Sunday that they've cut 11 players from the roster as the team's final preseason game awaits Thursday night.
Amir Pinnix is a testament to what the game teaches young people -- coming from the inner city of Newark, New Jersey to the University of Minnesota, and now in corporate America.
Tony Romo threw two touchdown passes even as Dez Bryant again sat out for the Dallas Cowboys, who lost 28-14 to the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night.
