Vikings Enjoy Thanksgiving With NFC North Lead
The Minnesota Vikings went back to work on Monday, and are focused on December but can't hide what has become a special season.
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The Minnesota Vikings went back to work on Monday, and are focused on December but can't hide what has become a special season.
Case Keenum and the Minnesota Vikings are breezing through this difficult stretch on their schedule.
Depending on earlier games, the loser may well toil in winter purgatory, watching the very party they were four quarters from joining.
The Minnesota Vikings snatched the NFC North Division title from the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday evening. WCCO Radio was there to discuss the game with members of the team. Here are some of their observations.
On November 22, the Minnesota Vikings had a chance to stake their claim to the NFC North with a win over the Green Bay Packers. The Vikings lost that game 30 -- 13.
The purple and gold head to Green Bay for the final game of the regular season. The NFC North championship is on the line with both teams tied this season at 10 and 5.
Unofficially, the playoffs start on Sunday for the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. Sure, border state bragging rights are on the line again in the regular-season finale. Another rushing title is within the grasp of Minnesota's Adrian Peterson. Aaron Rodgers has one more shot to tune up the sluggish Green Bay offense.
The stakes were high enough the last time Minnesota played Green Bay that Vikings coach Mike Zimmer, one of the least-gimmicky guys in his profession, ordered clothing for the organization to commemorate the occasion.
The Minnesota Vikings have another reminder of a tough season: No one made the 2014 Associated Press NFL All-Pro teams. The selections announced Friday end a mini-streak for the Vikings, which had at least one All-Pro in each of the past three seasons.
Like so much of the NFL, the NFC North is bunched together at the one-third mark of the season. The three-time defending division champion Green Bay Packers found a groove the past two weeks with victories over the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings by a combined 80-27 margin, but the Detroit Lions are still tied with them for first place.
The Minnestoa Vikings are projected to have a rough 2014-15 season, Mike Zimmer's first as head coach, at least according to some Las Vegas odds-makers.
The Minnesota Vikings have little left to play for, with a fan base largely focused on positioning for next year's draft pick.
Greg Jennings is a Minnesota Viking. The free agent wide receiver, formerly of NFC North rival Green Bay, will be wearing purple in fall 2013.
The NFC North is exactly what the NFL had in mind when it backloaded the schedule with division games.
The last time the Minnesota Vikings won a game at Chicago, some rookie rushed for 224 yards. His name was Adrian Peterson, and he'd love to do that against the Bears again.
The Minnesota Vikings weren't supposed to be in first place this season. Not even five games in.
The Green Bay Packers are headed to town for the NFC championship game and Chicago Bears fans are starting to become, well, a bit unbearable.
Brokers say there are plenty of tickets available for the historic NFC title game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears Sunday, you'll just have to open your wallet widely.
Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is calling the field at TCF Bank Stadium "unplayable." But officials with the team and the University of Minnesota insist it will be safe for Monday night's game against the Chicago Bears.
A University of Minnesota official says the playing field at TCF Bank Stadium is fairly soft despite frigid temperatures and he's confident it will be ready for Monday night's Vikings-Bears game.
The University of Minnesota asked for help cleaning out snow from the TCF Bank Stadium, and got more than they needed.
Brett Favre understood there were no guarantees, that the storybook ending he was seeking might not come, when he decided to play this season. He's still clinging to hope, though, no matter how little is left.
