Tough Path To Playoffs For Vikings Just Got More Difficult
The Minnesota Vikings have had one of those nail-biter seasons, and there's not much left to chew on with their chance of making the playoffs now in low-percentage territory.
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The Minnesota Vikings have had one of those nail-biter seasons, and there's not much left to chew on with their chance of making the playoffs now in low-percentage territory.
Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen will miss the rest of the regular season after being placed on injured reserve Wednesday.
The Vikings' star running back has returned from COVID-19 reserve ahead of the team's trip to Lambeau Field to take on the Packers.
Madden's crowning moment as a coach was his Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI win over the Vikings.
Brandon Powell returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to lift Los Angeles into the playoffs as the Rams pulled out a 30-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson had a record-setting rookie season, and his sophomore campaign is certainly no slump.
Rookie quarterback Kellen Mond is now expected to back up Kirk Cousins on Sunday.
A day after Dalvin Cook's backup was activated from the COVID-19 reserve list, the Vikings' star running back has been placed on the list himself.
"Suck it up, join the party. The worst party in the history of mankind. But you're in the party, you're on the invite list. You can't get out," the fan is captured shouting, despite also using a microphone in what appears to be a small classroom.
Mattison was on the list for 10 days and missed the team's win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night.
A Minnesota family is grieving the loss of a husband, father, and Vikings fan.
Three Vikings players have been named to the 2022 Pro Bowl.
Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, and the Minnesota Vikings beat the struggling and short-handed Chicago Bears 17-9 on Monday night.
The Minnesota Vikings announced Monday that the team has activated three players from the practice squad to the active roster as COVID-19 replacements.
The Vikings in eight seasons under coach Mike Zimmer and his long-lauded defensive strategy are 7-3 in games against a rookie starting quarterback, including 7-1 since the start of 2017.
The Vikings have four losses by three points or less. The Bears, meanwhile, are reeling with seven losses in eight games.
The Minnesota Vikings placed wide receiver/punt returner Dede Westbrook on the COVID-19 reserve list on Tuesday, another hit to their skill position depth on offense amid a spike in positive tests across the NFL.
"As long as we don't get the 'W,' it doesn't matter what type of game I have," Justin Jefferson said. "If I have a career game, record-setting game, it doesn't matter. If we don't come out with the 'W,' it's pointless."
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr is the team's nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
The Minnesota Vikings are perfectly aware of what they wasted on Sunday afternoon.
The Lions finally found a victory when Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired, lifting previously winless Detroit to a 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen revealed in an Instagram post Friday that he as been struggling with bipolar disorder. The announcement comes after the team placed him on reserve following an incident last month where he was taken to a mental health facility after police responded to his Minnetrista home.
The Vikings may have a much-improved defensive line when they take on the Detroit Lions this weekend.
As the Vikings fight to keep their playoff hopes alive, their star wide receiver has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month.
