VIKINGS 34, RAIDERS 14 NFL rushing leader Dalvin Cook cruised past the 100-yard mark for the third straight game, while Kirk Cousins rebounded from his rattled performance the week before with a turnover-free afternoon. The defense had plenty to do with the victory, too. An interception by Harrison Smith of an overthrow by Oakland’s David […]

Near the end of an already flawed performance, Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings were in prime position to pull ahead of the Green Bay Packers and make all the cringe-worthy plays that came before moot. Then Cousins made the mistake of all mistakes, a rookie-like decision to throw off balance toward Stefon Diggs in […]

Dalvin Cook gave the Minnesota Vikings hope. He just couldn’t quite carry them past Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Cook ran for a career-high 154 yards and a long a touchdown to help the Vikings make it close after they looked as though they were going to get blown out in a 21-16 […]

PACKERS 21, VIKINGS 16 Aaron Rodgers threw two early touchdowns on a day when the Packers honored late Hall of Famer Bart Starr at halftime. Rodgers put on quite a show – particularly early. Rodgers completed nine of his first 10 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns and had a perfect 158.3 rating through […]

Having missing 19 of his first 34 games in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings because of injuries, Dalvin Cook has barely scratched the surface of the impact he can make carrying the ball, and occasionally catching it. After Cook returned from a hamstring problem that kept him out of five games last season, quarterback […]

VIKINGS 28, FALCONS 12 Anthony Harris highlighted a thorough thrashing by Minnesota’s defense with two interceptions of Matt Ryan and a fumble recovery. Dalvin Cook carried a revived running attack, while Eric Wilson recovered his own blocked punt at the Atlanta 21-yard line on the first possession of the game, and the Vikings were well […]

For most of last season, all they could do was watch. Watch as the Atlanta Falcons tried desperately to fill their spots. Watch as the team tumbled to a losing record. When Deion Jones, Ricardo Allen and Keanu Neal take the field for Sunday’s season opener at Minnesota, they’ll be eager to show just what […]

After signing Kirk Cousins to a fully guaranteed contract last year, the Minnesota Vikings might have given their quarterback even more to work with this time. This season will surely be a crossroad of sorts for both Cousins and the Vikings, their trajectory toward – or away from – that elusive Super Bowl victory inescapably […]

For the fourth consecutive season, the Minnesota Vikings will take a kicker and punter pair into their opener that’s different than the year before. This time, their specialists have a combined 17 seasons and counting of NFL experience. Perhaps, for the viability of their quest to return to the playoffs and win that elusive Super […]

VIKINGS AT BILLS The Minnesota Vikings conclude the 2019 preseason schedule at the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, August 29. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. CT at New Era Field. The Vikings have earned a 20-4 (.833) preseason mark under Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who has led the club to two undefeated preseasons in his […]