(Minneapolis, MN) — Vikings receiver Chad Beebe caught a touchdown pass with 46-seconds remaining, lifting Minnesota to a 28-27 win over Carolina yesterday in Minneapolis. The game-winning score came less than two minutes after Beebe fumbled a punt, nearly dashing Minnesota’s hopes of winning. Vikes quarterback Kirk Cousins was 34-for-45 for 307 yards and three […]

The Minnesota Vikings (4-6) host the Carolina Panthers (4-7) with kickoff set for noon CT at U.S. Bank Stadium in what is the second of three consecutive home games for Minnesota. The Vikings snapped a three-game win streak with a 31-28 loss vs. Dallas last week, while the Panthers snapped a five-game losing streak with […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Vikings have placed star wide receiver Adam Thielen of Detroit Lakes on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The team has not disclosed whether he tested positive or came in close contact with someone who did. Thielen is coming off his best game of the season, logging eight catches for 123 yards and […]

Throughout its franchise history, the Seattle Seahawks have never started a season 5-0. Not in the years Seattle was a contender in the old AFC West. Not after it moved to the NFC. Not even the year the Seahawks won their only Super Bowl. Then again, the Seahawks have never had a quarterback playing as […]

The ball was aimed at Jefferson’s back shoulder, an angle that’s practically interception-proof but consistently one of the most difficult to complete for even the most seasoned and talented quarterback-receiver tandems. The lanky rookie from LSU turned his body at just the right time to secure the 25-yard catch and extend a drive the Vikings […]

VIKINGS 31, TEXANS 23 Dalvin Cook ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns and Minnesota withstood a late rally from winless Houston. The Texans cut the lead to 8 when Deshaun Watson connected with Kenny Stills on a 24-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-10 with about six minutes remaining. Houston’s defense got a stop and Will […]

After losing the first two games of the season for the first time in his seven years as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Mike Zimmer acknowledged last week some surprise by the growing pains taking place on the side of the ball that’s long been his expertise. ”I probably misjudged the defense a little […]

TITANS 31, VIKINGS 30 Stephen Gostkowski made his career-high sixth field goal of game, a 55-yarder with 1:48 left that lifted undefeated Tennessee past Minnesota. Derrick Henry rushed for 119 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns for the Titans, who improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2008 after trailing for most of the game. […]

The thriving veteran quarterback. The game-controlling rushing attack. The premier pass rusher. Those are some of the strengths the Tennessee Titans will take with them to Minnesota. The Vikings could be forgiven for harboring envy, after all, for these are attributes they thought they had. Instead, the Vikings will try to reverse course from their […]

Justin Jefferson is not used to losing, coming from college powerhouse LSU. His first two professional games with the Minnesota Vikings have been about as defeating as a player could experience in the sport. After going 34-7 in three years with the Tigers, who won the national championship in 2019, Jefferson has found himself not […]