Good Question: Why Not Tear The Metrodome Roof Off?
The Minnesota Vikings claim to want an open-air stadium. They've almost got one, now that several panels of the Metrodome roof have collapsed.
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The Minnesota Vikings claim to want an open-air stadium. They've almost got one, now that several panels of the Metrodome roof have collapsed.
Veteran Minnesota cornerback Antoine Winfield has been added to the NFC roster for the Pro Bowl, his third straight appearance.
Oakland cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, Chicago defensive lineman Israel Idonije, and Minnesota safety Madieu Williams are the nominees for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
Two members of the Monsters of the Midway defense from Chicago's famed championship team are reuniting in Minnesota.
Police say the 34-year-old sister of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre faces drug charges after she was arrested in a raid on a Mississippi condo where people were making crystal methamphetamine.
The Minnesota Vikings are willing to pay about a third of the cost of their desired new stadium, but won't help pay for a roof even if state lawmakers insist it needs one.
There was the way most NFL quarterbacks do things and then the way Brett Favre did it.
The Minnesota Vikings have the 12th pick in the first round of this year's draft.
Brett Favre was the NFL's ultimate iron man for 19 years, inspiring coaches and teammates with extraordinary toughness and thrilling fans with a daredevil's verve and a showman's sense of the moment.
It's not easy being a Minnesota sports fan these days.
Even though this season didn't end the way fans and the team had hoped, it is one everyone will be talking about for years to come.
Brett Favre stood in street clothes on the sideline in what likely was the final game of his 20-season career, watching the Detroit Lions beat his Minnesota Vikings 20-13 on Sunday.
Brett Favre wasn't the only inactive player for Minnesota in its game against the Detroit Lions. Wide receiver Sidney Rice also was out with a concussion.
Brett Favre's career apparently ends with him on the sideline.
Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for a "failure to cooperate" with its investigation into inappropriate messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to former Jets employee Jenn Sterger, a decision her lawyer called extremely disappointing.
The unfamiliar sight of the NFL's first Tuesday game since 1946 still drew plenty of television viewers.
Brett Favre is inactive for the Minnesota Vikings' game Tuesday night with the Philadelphia Eagles because of a concussion.
While the Minnesota Vikings ate cheesesteaks and acted like tourists, the Philadelphia Eagles savored a division title they clinched from their couches.
The postponement of Sunday's Vikings game in Philadelphia is the latest batch of news for the Vikings.
The NFL moved the Vikings at Eagles game from Sunday night to Tuesday because of an expected blizzard that could dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia.
By the time the Philadelphia Eagles line up to play the Minnesota Vikings, they may already have clinched the NFC East title.
Adrian Peterson is not concerned that playing on a bruised thigh would cause long-term damage, and he hopes to be on the field this weekend against Philadelphia.
The Minnesota Vikings are preparing this week as if Brett Favre won't be able to start because of a concussion that knocked him out of the last game.
As the Minnesota Vikings continue their rush for a new stadium, the St. Paul Saints are making their own pitch for a new ballpark.
On Tuesday afternoon, Governor-elect Mark Dayton will sit down with Republican House Speaker-elect Kurt Zellers to discuss the future home of the Minnesota Vikings.
