Minnesota Vikings Good All Around In Rout Of St. Louis
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings began the Mike Zimmer era in style. They blew out the St. Louis Rams 34-6 Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome. Cordarrelle Patterson and the defense were the stories...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Staying Grounded Despite Dominant Week 1 Win And Perfect...
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings have yet to lose under Mike Zimmer. The first-time, first-year head coach led the Vikings to a 4-0 preseason and then a blow out victory over the St. Louis Rams...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Turning To Rookie Teddy Bridgewater
By Joseph Gunther The future is now for the Minnesota Vikings. Rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is taking over earlier than expected due to a foot fracture sustained by Matt Cassel in the second...
View ArticleVikings Running Game Broke Out Against Falcons With Help From Offensive Line
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings got their running going in their Week 4 win over the Atlanta Falcons at TCF Bank Stadium. Since Adrian Peterson’s legal issue reached the headlines on Sept. 12,...
View ArticleCulture Change Is Mike Zimmer’s Biggest Challenge As Vikings Head Coach
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings have had a losing record in three of the last four seasons. The team’s culture has quickly turned in the wrong direction. A losing mentality does not suit their...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Future Rides On First Round Draft Picks
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings are a rebuilding team. No one within the organization wants to admit it, but they are unlikely to make a deep playoff run. Anything is possible, but the Vikings...
View ArticleInjury Report: Vikings Running Backs Are Getting Banged Up
By Joseph Gunther Adrian Peterson is not walking through the door to play again this season. Matt Asiata suffered a concussion and has not practice this week. Jerick McKinnon has been absent from or...
View ArticleVikings’ Matt Kalil: ‘It Wasn’t My Best Day’
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20141124191728080AA.mp4 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — A rough day on the field for Minnesota Vikings left tackle Matt Kalil on Sunday against Green Bay was...
View ArticleOpponent Profile: Vikings Face Panthers In Only Home Stand
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings play three straight home games from from Week 12 through Week14. The Carolina Panthers will be the middle game of the only time this season that the Vikings will...
View ArticleVikings OT Matt Kalil’s Frustrating Season Reached A New Height Sunday
By Joseph Gunther Matt Kalil is in the midst of the worst season in his three-year NFL career. Sunday’s three penalty performance against the Green Bay Packers was just the tip of the iceberg. After...
View ArticleInjury Report: McKinnon Doubtful For The Vikings Against The Panthers
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings have been hit hard at running back this season. After losing Adrian Peterson to a nearly season-long suspension, they did not have Matt Asiata due to a...
View ArticleVikings Offensive Line Showing Improvement
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Two months ago, Matt Kalil and the rest of the Minnesota Vikings offensive linemen were reeling. The Detroit Lions had just sacked rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater eight...
View ArticleOpponent Profile: Vikings Playing Final Game Against The Bears
By Joseph Gunther The final game of the season. Week 17 can be a time of preparation for a run at the NFL’s great prize. However, for the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, it is a game of learning...
View ArticleTeam Grades: Vikings Get Zimmer First Win Over Division Rival In Season Finale
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings got their first win of the season against a division rival in 2014. It only took the entire season to do it. In the last week of the season, the Vikings defeated...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Head Into The Offseason Optimistic, But Unsatisfied
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings exceeded the national expectations with seven wins.That, however, is not satisfactory to the team. Two wins below .500 and missing out on making the playoffs is...
View ArticleDeRusha Eats: Pieology Pizzeria
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150321100238580AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s been around for thousands of years, but right now it doesn’t get hotter than pizza. Matt Kalil is a...
View ArticleVikings Exercise 5th Year Options On Kalil, Smith
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have exercised the fifth-year options on the contracts for safety Harrison Smith and left tackle Matt Kalil. The Vikings announced the decisions Monday,...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson, Vikings Make Elementary School Appearance
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150603194125677AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The idea Wednesday morning was for the Minnesota Vikings to build a playground like they do every year — this...
View ArticleVikings’ Kalil: ‘It’s The Best I’ve Felt In A Long Time’
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Matt Kalil’s performance for the Minnesota Vikings last season was frequently dissected, and dissed. For him, 2014 is best left forgotten. “What are you going to worry about...
View Article10 Things To Watch At Vikings Training Camp
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s the middle of July, but the football season is officially just around the corner. The Minnesota Vikings report to the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, on...
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