The Purple and Gold Standard
Once again, the picks are in and it’s time to see who our staff of learned pro football blowhards are selecting in this week’s NFL games! We’re nearing the end of the season, and at least some of our selectors are still fighting for the top spot. . .not me, mind you, but some of […]
We’re inching closer to Sunday, folks, and that means it’s time for us to get some intel from the other side. We’re talking to the folks who run the SB Nation site for the Minnesota Vikings’ opponent this week, and that means we’re talking to Acme Packing Company, the home of everything relating to the […]
Can a struggling 2025 Vikings team upset the Packers at Lambeau and keep their minuscule playoff dreams alive? In the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano deliver a no-holds-barred breakdown of Minnesota’s must-win Week 12 clash against Green Bay. With QB J.J. McCarthy’s mechanics under fire, a surprising […]
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The Minnesota Vikings will be on the road to take on the Green Bay Packers. The unfrozen tundra will host the 130th meeting between the two teams. The Vikings are looking to continue their two-game win streak against a banged-up Packers team. The Packers’ form has not been great, with losses to the Panthers and […]
The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers have issued their second injury reports in advance of Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field. Here they are (changes in bold): Minnesota Vikings The Vikings look on track to be as injury-free as they’ve been all season, with Will Fries and Jonathan Greenard being upgraded to limited in Thursday’s […]
The Minnesota Vikings somehow managed to take the lead for a brief moment before suffering a well-deserved loss to the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium. Here are some thoughts: PAGING JIM MORA At 4-6, 2-3 in the NFC, and with a daunting schedule ahead, playoff hopes are probably finished. Yeah, yeah, mathematically this and […]
The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers have issued their first injury reports in advance of Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field. Here they are: Minnesota Vikings Ryan Kelly being a full participant on Wednesday suggests he’ll start on Sunday, gaining back his starting spot from Blake Brandel, who did a good job in his stead. […]
The Bears loss was especially tough since it put the odds for the playoffs very low. The Vikings have a 5% chance to make the playoffs. If they win it goes to 11% and if they lose it goes to 2%. Not good. Not what many were expecting even with a “rookie” QB especially after […]
The Minnesota Vikings have made trips to Europe as a part of the NFL’s International Series in three of the last four seasons, and there’s at least a possibility that they could make it four out of five in 2026. . .and, potentially, add a new country stamp to their passports to boot. Numerous sources […]
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On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will complete their 2025 slate of NFC North divisional road games as they make their annual journey to deepest, darkest Wisconsin to face the Green Bay Packers. The Vikings come into this one having lost two winnable games in a row. The focus has been on the struggles of young […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Well, it’s that time of the week again, ladies and gentlemen. Time to check the pulse […]
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After their first divisional loss of the 2025 season, the Minnesota Vikings will get an opportunity to complete a sweep of their divisional road games for the season when they make their annual trip to Wisconsin to face the Green Bay Packers in Week 12. They’ve got an uphill battle ahead of them, however, according […]
Tyler Forness breaks down what’s wrong with J.J. McCarthy after Vikings’ loss to Bears, offering a solution for the young quarterback’s development. In the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, host Tyler Forness delivers an unflinching analysis of J.J. McCarthy’s struggles through five NFL starts. The young Vikings quarterback sits at 2-3 as a […]
The Chicago Bears visited the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, and it didn’t end well for the guys in purple. The team lost to the Bears for the first time in their last four matchups. The Vikings had plenty of chances to win but couldn’t pull off a comeback. The offense was stifled all day with […]
J.J. McCarthy was almost single-handedly responsible for the Minnesota Vikings’ loss to the Chicago Bears, a loss that effectively ended any real chance of making the playoffs. The Vikings’ defense played well to limit the Bears offense. The offensive line did an excellent job protecting McCarthy. The run game was solid. It was the most […]
I want to preface this story with the following disclaimer before I get too deep into things here: Jonathan James McCarthy did not play well on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Sure, the last drive was great, but there were way, way too many mistakes in the first 57 minutes for those last three minutes […]
For fifty-seven minutes, it was pretty ugly for the Minnesota Vikings against their NFC North rivals from Chicago. But, just as they gave themselves a glimmer of hope, an error cost them an opportunity to steal a much-needed victory. A 56-yard kick return from Devin Duvernay with less than a minute remaining after the Vikings […]
Well, we’re heading to the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings trail the Chicago Bears by a score of 16-3. The Bears got the football first coming out of the locker room, and they added to their lead courtesy of a 54-yard field goal from Cairo Santos to make it 13-3 […]
They’re heading into the locker rooms at halftime at U.S. Bank Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings now trail the Chicago Bears by a score of 10-3. The Bears were forced to punt the ball away on the second play of the quarter, and they were called on for fair catch interference against Myles Price to […]
We are through the first quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings lead the Chicago Bears by a score of 3-0. The Vikings got the football first in this one as they won the coin toss and, rather than defer to the second half, chose to take the football instead. The Vikings converted […]
We are just about half an hour from kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium, ladies and gentlemen, as we prepare to watch our Minnesota Vikings play host to the Chicago Bears. Here’s everything you need to know to get yourself up to speed for today’s contest. Date and Time: Sunday, 16 November 2025, noon Central time […]
We are a little less than ninety minutes from kickoff in Minneapolis, and the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears have released their inactive lists for today’s contest. Let’s take a look at who will be viewing this one in street clothes from the sidelines. Chicago Bears No real surprises on the inactive list for the […]