“Ah – Playoffs? Don’t talk about — playoffs?! You kidding me? Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game!” — Jim Mora. The good thing about this gig is that it doubles as therapy. Writing has a way of easing the mind and spirit amid the emotional roller coaster of being a Minnesota Vikings […]
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Hello again, sports fans. We’re back with another season of putting together a consensus power ranking for the Vikings each week. Coming off a blowout loss to the Chargers, this could get ugly. Let’s talk to it (rankings are hyperlinked for maximum clickage): The Rankings NFL.com — 23rd (last week: 22nd) Key excerpt: “The good […]
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The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions have issued their first injury reports in advance of Sunday’s game at Ford Field. Here they are: Minnesota Vikings Good news for the Vikings as Christian Darrisaw, J.J. McCarthy, and Andrew Van Ginkel were all full participants in practice on Wednesday, which bodes well for each of them starting […]
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The Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 season has taken a markedly negative turn over the past couple of weeks, and now they’ve got a tall task ahead of them in Week 9 as they head to the Motor City to take on their division rivals, the Detroit Lions. The Lions have had Minnesota’s number in recent years, […]
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Following the season-ending injury to Carson Wentz, the Minnesota Vikings needed a quarterback to fill the spot behind J.J. McCarthy and Max Brosmer on the team’s depth chart, and it appears as though they’ve found someone. Per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Vikings are signing quarterback John Wolford to their practice squad. Wolford, […]
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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. It’s that time of the week again, folks. We’re trying to take the pulse of Minnesota […]
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As they prepare for their Week 9 meeting on Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions are heading in opposite directions, and that is reflected in the early betting odds for this one. The Vikings are an 8.5-point underdog heading into this weekend’s matchup at Ford Field, with the over/under currently sitting at […]
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After the Carson Wentz impending surgery and move to IR, the Vikings will need to add another QB to the team. The current raging topic is about how the team and, specifically, KOC handled Wentz in the Chargers game. There are plenty of fans who feel it was inexcusable to leave him in the game […]
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Vikings fans, brace for chaos: Carson Wentz’s season-ending IR placement thrusts J.J. McCarthy back into the spotlight, potentially reshaping Minnesota’s 2025 campaign. In this gripping episode of The Real Forno Show, hosts Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano dive deep into the fallout, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s draft hits and misses, Kevin O’Connell’s play-calling woes, backup QB options, […]
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I’ve been relatively quiet since our Minnesota Vikings lost to the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night. Primarily because there was a lot of real-life stuff that I had to attend to, but the other part of it is that, quite frankly, I still honestly don’t know what on Earth that was we saw on […]
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The Minnesota Vikings’ run defense has been a sore spot this season. The Defensive Interior, for the most part, has not performed up to expectations. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah invested heavily in a few high-priced, but oft injured, defensive linemen this past offseason. Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave have not lived up to their contracts. PFF has […]
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The Vikings’ season is at a crossroads—can Kevin O’Connell turn things around? In this episode of “Two Old Bloggers,” hosts Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano break down the Minnesota Vikings’ crushing Thursday night loss, question the coaching decisions, and debate the team’s future. If you’re searching for Vikings analysis, hot takes, and a look at […]
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Well, the Minnesota Vikings may have embarassed themselves on national television in Week 8 of NFL action, but we’re still here making our picks. Yes, our collective of learned pro football blowhards have submitted their picks for this week, so let’s take a look at who we’re picking. First, here’s our look at how everyone […]
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That was a good old fashioned butt whuppin! Ain’t no two ways about that. I have always felt that a team will get it’s arse handed to it at least once a year. This felt like that game. I could see how folks would feel that it could happen again especially against the Lions. The […]
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The Minnesota Vikings got curb stomped by an otherwise unremarkable Los Angeles Chargers team in prime time, a game in which the Vikings looked entirely unprepared and appeared to have checked out early. It was a complete embarrassment for the franchise and the type of performance that casts a shadow over the future of the […]
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The Minnesota Vikings visited the Los Angeles Chargers. Much like last year, it did not go well for the Vikings. It was an embarrassing performance and numerous questionable decisions before and during the game. I’d would say I’m at a loss for words, but obviously you’re reading them so I’m not. Let’s jump in. Kevin […]
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A few minutes into this week’s Thursday Night Football contest in Los Angeles, it looked like the Minnesota Vikings were ready to give the Los Angeles Chargers a run for their money. That was pretty short-lived. Minnesota’s defense had no answers for Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ offense, and Minnesota’s offense allowed Carson Wentz to […]
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I’m not going to bother asking you to put your fours up, because it’s not worth your energy at this point. We’re heading to the fourth quarter of Thursday Night Football, and the Minnesota Vikings are getting blown out by the Los Angeles Chargers by a score of 24-10. (Sure, that’s not technically a blowout, […]
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They’re heading into the locker rooms at halftime at SoFi Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings are getting thumped by the Los Angeles Chargers to the tune of 21-3 on Thursday Night Football. The Chargers had the ball to start the second quarter, and they wasted little time adding to their lead as they got a […]
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We’ve made it through the first quarter of play at SoFi Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings trail the Los Angeles Chargers by a score of 7-0, and the home team is in position for more. The Vikings got the football first after the Chargers won the opening coin toss and chose to defer to the […]
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We are just about half an hour away from kickoff at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles ahead of tonight’s Thursday Night Football matchup between our Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Chargers. Here’s everything you need to know to be caught up on tonight’s game. Date and Time: Thursday, 23 October 2025, 7:15 PM Central […]
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Because we have an early game this week, we’ve made every effort to get you the results of this week’s SB Nation Reacts poll about our Minnesota Vikings before kickoff, and we have those results for you here now. Let’s get to them! First off, we had our standard question about how confident everyone is […]
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We’re about ninety minutes away from kickoff in Los Angeles, and both the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers have released their inactive lists for tonight’s game. Let’s take a look at who will be sitting this one out for both sides. Minnesota Vikings A few things to update you on with the Vikings’ roster […]
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Week 8 Minnesota Vikings roundtable here at Daily Norseman. The Vikes are coming off a loss to the Eagles at home. Now they’re not only on the road, but also on a short week. Can the Vikings beat Justin Herbert or will they be yet again turned aside by […]
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