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Vikings Reacts Survey Week 13: How Low Can We Go?

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. It’s time to break out […]

Norse Code Podcast Episode 589: Misery Cohort

*****Download Link Here***** Episode Notes: Follow us on Twitter / Bluesky To listen to more, this is the link to that iTunes feed. If you can’t for whatever reason subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to via our RSS feed, which should support the RSS reader or podcast organizer of your choice. You can still leave a […]

Vikings Rock Bottom: McCarthy Concussed, Brosmer Time

Vikings suffer worst Lambeau loss to Packers since 2007 (23-6) and J.J. McCarthy is now in concussion protocol — is this the moment Kevin O’Connell finally turns to Max Brosmer? Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano deliver the raw, unfiltered reaction every purple-blooded fan needs after Sunday’s disaster. On the latest “The Day After” episode of […]

Vikes Views: Are You Excited About Max Brosmer?

The Minnesota Vikings announced that starting QB J.J. McCarthy is in concussion protocol. Typically, it’s nearly certain this will lead to McCarthy missing at least one week. Based on averages, 25–30% of players return the same week, another 25–30% the following week, and 80% return before the three-week mark. Many factors influence recovery, including the […]

Breaking Down Max Brosmer

Now that Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been placed in the concussion protocol, it seems likely that backup quarterback Max Brosmer will get the start on Sunday against the Seahawks, although Kevin O’Connell said he’d wait to see how things go before making a decision on who will start at quarterback in Seattle. Brosmer […]

Minnesota Vikings Odds: Vikings Huge Underdogs Against Seahawks

When the NFL schedules came out back in May, the Week 13 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks was looked at as being the “Sam Darnold Revenge Game.” It still might be, although at this point it might be the sort of revenge that you generally see in a movie produced by […]

J.J. McCarthy Now In Concussion Protocol

The quarterback situation for the Minnesota Vikings has just gotten a lot more complicated. During his Monday morning press conference, head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters that quarterback J.J. McCarthy is now in the league’s concussion protocol, and that it’s “too early to tell” who the team’s quarterback will be when the team travels to […]

Vikes Views: Nincompoop of the Week – Vikings at Packers

The Minnesota Vikings faced the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, and it was an embarrassing loss, 23–6. The Vikings’ offense was pathetic. The special teams continued to be a mess. The Packers weren’t asked to do much offensively and were held in check for most of the day by a decent defensive performance. Emanuel Wilson […]

Multiple Levels of Disappointment

Where did all the feelings go? What about that happy glow? Was that so long ago, when we were first in love? -Neil Young, Mr. Disappointment When J.J. McCarthy hit Jalen Nailor on a 3rd-and-5 to seal a victory at Ford Field over the Detroit Lions, it really felt like the Minnesota Vikings had finally […]

Vikings Have Difficult Path Ahead with J.J. McCarthy

After a miserable loss to the Green Bay Packers, a game in which J.J. McCarthy continued to struggle, the Minnesota Vikings face an increasingly difficult path with McCarthy’s development. The increased difficulty comes as McCarthy appears to have lost confidence after six games of ongoing accuracy and other issues. The Vikings’ game plan against the […]

Vikings Barely Competitive In Season-Ending Loss to Packers

For all intents and purposes, the competitive portion of the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 season came to a screeching halt on Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field. After going into halftime trailing 10-6, the Vikings completely fell apart in the second half, with another special teams gaffe sending the team into a spiral that resulted in a […]

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers: Inactive Lists for Both Teams

We are an hour and a half from kickoff at Lambeau Field, and both the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers have released their inactive lists for today’s contest. Let’s take a look at who will be watching this one in street clothes from the sideline. Minnesota Vikings Greenard will miss his second straight game […]

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SB Nation Reacts Results: No Benching (for now)

We’re on the eve of the first of this year’s Border Battles against the Green Bay Packers, so let’s take a quick look at the results of our SB Nation Reacts questions for this week about our Minnesota Vikings. As always, our first question this week was about whether or not our readers feel that […]

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HATE WEEK IS HERE! Vikings vs Packers Lambeau Invasion

In the latest fire-filled episode of Two Old Bloggers on Vikings 1st & SKOL, Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano don’t hold back on why Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s massive 2025 offseason spending spree — Jonathan Allen, Javon Hargrave, Will Fries, Ryan Kelly and more — looks like a bust through ten games (or at least not what […]

It’s Must-Win Time for the Vikings at Lambeau

The time has come. The time is now. This Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will battle the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The Week 12 matchup holds the fate of the 2025 Minnesota Vikings season. At 4-6, there is little room for error if the Vikings want to have a chance of vying for a […]

Vikings Make Handful of Roster Moves Ahead of Green Bay Game

With less than twenty-four hours to go before they kick things off against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, the Minnesota Vikings have made a handful of last-minute moves. First, the team has added center Ryan Kelly to the 53-man roster without an injury designation, meaning that he is likely in line to start […]

Daily Norseman Staff NFL Picks, Week 12

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 […]

Five Good Questions with Acme Packing Company

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 […]

Vikings vs Packers Preview: Can Everything Click In?

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 […]