The San Francisco 49ers are one win away from accomplishing a turnaround that’s been done only once before in the Super Bowl era. With a victory in the NFC championship game at home on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, the Niners will become the second team in NFL history to make the Super Bowl […]

For the first time in his six years with the Minnesota Vikings, coach Mike Zimmer told his assistants to take a break right after the end of the season before the staff reconvenes in a week or so to assess the roster. The extra time, Zimmer theorized, will minimize the personal sentiment and recency bias […]

The offensive formula for the Minnesota Vikings has been fairly simple this season. Establish the run with Dalvin Cook to set up some play-action deep shots for Kirk Cousins. With Cook unable to get anything going on the ground against San Francisco, the Vikings had no chance against a healthy 49ers defense and lost the […]

Adam Thielen learned in college the psychological art of pivoting from a bad play, courtesy of a toy toilet the Minnesota State team kept on the sideline during games to flush away negative feelings and leave them in the past. The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver has had to lean hard on that life lesson this […]

In their boisterous locker room in New Orleans after the overtime victory, the Minnesota Vikings roared in celebration when coach Mike Zimmer gave the game ball to quarterback Kirk Cousins. ”How does it feel to win a playoff game?” Zimmer asked Cousins with a question that needed no answer following the 26-20 decision that ousted […]

(Minneapolis, MN)  —  The Vikings regular season came to an end on Sunday afternoon when they fell to the Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium.  Kicker Eddy Pineiro drilled a 22-yard field goal with 10-seconds left to lift the Bears to victory in a game where the Vikings rested a number of starters as they couldn’t […]

BEARS 21, VIKINGS 19 Eddy Pineiro’s fourth field goal of the game for Chicago came from 22 yards with 10 seconds left with the Vikings resting their regulars for the playoffs. Pineiro, the latest attempt by the Bears (8-8) to solve their persistent kicking trouble, finished the season with 11 straight made field goals. Mitch […]

After coming home on Christmas night from practice and meetings with the Minnesota Vikings, Kirk Cousins plopped down in his recliner. Turning to his wife, Julie, he expressed his appreciation of her effort to make the day special for them and their two young boys despite his work schedule that leaves little time for festivities. […]

The Packers had plenty to be happy about with their pass rush. The Vikings totaled 139 yards and seven first downs, both season lows by far. Though the defense produced three turnovers in the first half, it slipped after that while letting running back Aaron Jones get loose and quarterback Aaron Rodgers get more comfortable. […]