Cousins, Vikings Offense Leaving Far Too Many Tries Short
For all their setbacks over the first six weeks, whether self-inflicted or unlucky, the Minnesota Vikings emerged from their bye in a favorable position.
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For all their setbacks over the first six weeks, whether self-inflicted or unlucky, the Minnesota Vikings emerged from their bye in a favorable position.
Patrick Peterson has been as vital as expected for Minnesota's revamped secondary this season, providing a wise and steadying influence on his younger teammates and sound pass coverage of his own.
"We have a bunch of fighters, bunch of guys that aren't stressed out. They're just going out there. It's just laser-focused, and there's not a lot of talk. We're just staying in the huddle and waiting for that play to start to just get going," Thielen said.
A couple of beloved former Vikings quarterbacks will be duking it out Thursday night.
"[K.J. Osborn has] done everything right. I'm just happy it's now showing up in games and that it's showing up a lot in crunch time, too," Kirk Cousins said
"I mean, could we be better? Yeah. Could we be worse? Yeah. We are where we are," Coach Mike Zimmer said. "But I like the resiliency of this team."
Kirk Cousins completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to K.J. Osborn on the first possession of overtime to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a wild 34-28 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Patterson said he's living proof for young people that there's a better way, and that's why he feels his work as a football coach is important.
Cousins and the Vikings "Face/Off" against the Carolina Panthers Sunday at noon.
Before the Minnesota Vikings' home game against the Detroit Lions Sunday, a battle cry took on a special, personal meaning to WCCO, and to many Minnesotans.
An already vulnerable Vikings defense may be thin in the secondary on Sunday when they take on the Detroit Lions.
Myles Garrett and the Cleveland defense produced another dominant performance, giving coach Kevin Stefanski a victory over his old team as the Browns beat the Minnesota Vikings 14-7 on Sunday.
The Cleveland Browns pulled out the win against the Minnesota Vikings, 14-7.
Three games into Klint Kubiak's debut as offensive coordinator, having succeeded his well-regarded and long-accomplished father, the Vikings are third in the NFL in yards and eighth in points.
Kevin Stefanski won't be swinging through any old neighborhoods or dining at a favorite restaurant when he returns to Minnesota — his NFL home for 14 seasons — this weekend. Those will have to happen another time. "Business trip," the Browns coach said.
"There's so many guys that can come in and contribute, and that's what Kirk is good at," receiver Adam Thielen said. "He's good at distributing the ball, finding the open guy. He doesn't care who it is. He's going to trust you."
Aaron Rodgers completed two deep passes to Davante Adams on a last-minute drive, setting up Mason Crosby's 51-yard field goal on the final play of the game that gave the Packers a 30-28 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.
Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes before halftime for Minnesota and guided three clock-draining field goal drives after that, as the Vikings accelerated past Seattle 30-17 on Sunday for their first win over the Seahawks in 12 years.
Backup Alexander Mattison is likely to be the starter with Cook out.
It's been a long time coming for Vikings fans. Many will head back to U.S. Bank Stadium for the first time in nearly two years on Sunday as the Seattle Seahawks come to town.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame released its preliminary list of 122 nominees for the 2022 class, and some fan favorite Vikings are among the names.
The second-year cornerback has only played on special teams for the Vikings this season.
In Vikings history, 14 teams have started 0-2.
As Bon Jovi once said, "It's all the same, only the names will change." So it is for the Minnesota Vikings and missed field goals.
