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• Two Key Vikings Secondary Members Considering Retirement

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images The back half of the defense will look a lot different in 2025 The Minnesota Vikings went with a lot of experienced veterans in the defensive secondary in 2024, and a couple of those players are reportedly considering not just leaving the Vikings, but hanging their cleats up for good. Andrew Krammer of the Minnesota Star-Tribune is reporting that both corner...2025
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• Josh Metellus Has Taken “96 Questions” To the Next Level
The Minnesota Vikings media team and the Vikings Entertainment Network have always given their fans a way to further engage with the team, whether through social media posts, pre- and post-game shows, or YouTube short videos. One such program, “96 Questions,” was a YouTube show that allowed fans to connect with their favorite team....2025
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• Vikings Links: Let’s Play Tag!

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images Should the Vikings Tag Sam Darnold? The East West Shrine Bowl practices are underway. 2025 NFL Draft: 10 players who stood out in East-West Shrine Bowl practices Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech (5-foot-9 1/4, 229 pounds) You wouldn’t think the 5-9 Brooks weighs almost 230 pounds based on the quickness he showed on the practice field (and during his career at T...2025
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• Vikings Links: How Will The Vikings Skin The Cat?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images There are many different ways! As we motor on during the offseason and debate the QB situation to death, let us not forget about college prospects who might be good future Vikings. The East West Shrine Bowl practices are underway. Shrine Bowl Preview: Media’s players to watch; full roster https://steelersdepot.com/2025/01/shrine-bowl-primer-interior-offe...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: The Plan Is In Action

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Kwesi is up next, then free agency! KOC got his well deserved extension and Kwesi’s deal is being discussed now. I expect an extension for Kwesi to be announced soon. His drafting has left a lot to be desired but the team has been successful nonetheless. He deserves his share of credit and an extension keeps the program intact. I am leaning heavily to...2025
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• Does the Cost Of Re-Signing Byron Murphy Jr. Outweigh the Cost Of Letting Him Go?
Every starter for the 2024 Minnesota Vikings secondary is a free agent this coming offseason, and the position group would still be a relative need if that weren’t the case. Josh Metellus is the only defensive back under contract who played meaningful snaps this season, and he played as much nickel linebacker as he did safety. Based on age, performance, and positional value, Byron Murphy Jr....2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Going To Be An Interesting Offseason

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images The team has tons of options and flexibility! Still decompressing after that playoff loss against the Rams. The non-competitive nature of the game is what really depresses the most. For these dudes to not even show up for a playoff game is embarrassing. While Sam Darnold deserves plenty of blame, the offensive line really chose a great time to get th...2025
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• Vikings Links: What A Letdown!

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images It’s like getting the worm at the bottom of the Mezcal bottle! What a disappointing in to this season the last two weeks has been. The offense, offensive line, and Sam Darnold in particular have been abysmal. Here are the grades for the offensive line vs the Lions when Darnold was pressured 33 times (Brandel and Robinson combined to allow 17 pressures, p...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s An Exciting Time To Be A Vikings Fan!

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Meaningful football late in the season plus playoffs is great! It is hard to wait for this game but what can you do? I like to do other things so that I am not thinking about the game too much. I really am not smart enough to talk about the X’s and O’s with any conviction or authority. So, I watch college football in search of future Vikings and I do ...2025
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• Behind enemy lines, Week 16 preview: Seahawks face must-win vs. Vikings

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images The Seahawks end their home schedule with a key game with playoff implications against the red-hot Vikings. Here are the Seattle Seahawks’ playoff odds via ESPN Analytics: -37.2% to win the NFC West -35.1% to make the playoffs The NFC West division lead has been blown, currently leaving the team out of the playoffs. The Commanders are one game ahead for the...2024
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• It’s Time for the Vikings to Extend this Regime

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images And Brian Flores too As the Minnesota Vikings make their final push through the end of the regular season and into the postseason, there is no mistaking that this season is a product of having good people to lead the team and manage the roster. The Vikings at 12-2 with three games to play was beyond all expectations at the beginning of the season. Onl...2024
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• Minnesota Vikings 42, Atlanta Falcons 21: Kirk Who?

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images It’s all about Sam Darnold in Minnesota The big story heading into Week 14’s matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons was the return of Kirk Cousins to face the team he quarterbacked for six seasons before departing for Atlanta. At the end of the day, the big story was the man who replaced Cousins behind center for the Vikings. Sam...2024
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"On the next possession, after the officials missed what probably should have been intentional grounding in the end zone on Detroit, Jared Goff threw a pass that was tipped by Josh Metellus into the hands of Ivan Pace Jr."

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"Early in the second half, the Vikings turned another turnover into points, as Josh Metellus came up with an interception of Brock Purdy on a tip drill to set the Vikings up at the San Francisco 10-yard line."

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"After a Vikings’ punt, the Vikings’ defense forced a big turnover, as Akayleb Evans forced a fumble from Bijan Robinson that was recovered by Josh Metellus for a huge play."

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"Josh Metellus and first-round pick Lewis Cine could see playing time along side [more]"

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"Safety Josh Metellus has been added to the list, which also includes safety Harrison Smith, linebacker, Ryan Connelly, and defensive end [more]"

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"Cameron Dantzler, Josh Metellus sign with Vikings"

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• Does the Cost Of Re-Signing Byron Murphy Jr. Outweigh the Cost Of Letting Him Go?
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• Lions film breakdown: How Jared Goff beat Vikings’ top-ranked defense

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Breaking down the All-22 of Lions quarterback Jared Goff’s performance during the Week 7 win over the Vikings. For a while, there were a ton of doubters (myself included) as to whether or not Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff could reach an MVP-level of play again. After all, those highlight-worthy years with the Los Angeles Rams felt like a lifeti...2024
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• Detroit Lions 31, Minnesota Vikings 9: Vikings Fall to Wild Card Spot

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Quite an ugly performance, all in all The Minnesota Vikings came into the 2024 NFL season finale against the Detroit Lions with the opportunity to seize the #1 seed in the conference and a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs. And they failed. Miserably. The Minnesota defense held on for a while, but the offense couldn’t do anything right for most of th...2025
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• Behind enemy lines, Week 16 preview: Seahawks face must-win vs. Vikings
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• Minnesota Vikings 42, Atlanta Falcons 21: Kirk Who?
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• Minnesota Vikings 23, San Francisco 49ers 17: Vikings Pull Upset in Home Opener

Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images Yep, they did it! After cruising to an easy victory in their season opener over the New York Giants, the Minnesota Vikings returned to U.S. Bank Stadium to face a San Francisco 49ers team that many felt would provide a much tougher test. They did, and the Vikings were up to it. The Vikings got two more touchdown passes from Sam Darnold and a trifecta of ...2024
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• Giants-Vikings: 5 plays that led to Giants’ collapse

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Let’s take one more look For the second consecutive season, the New York Giants failed to score a touchdown in Week 1, as Big Blue was dominated, 28-6, by the Sam Darnold-led Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Darnold carved through the Giants, finishing the game 19 of 24 for 208 yards with a pair of touchdowns and a Darius Muasau interception. He started 10 of 10...2024
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• It’s Crunch Time for Kwesi

His future as GM could hinge on the events of the next two months With just a couple weeks before the start of the new NFL year, it’s crunch time for Vikings’ GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. And unlike the past two years, how Adofo-Mensah navigates the next couple months could determine his future with the Vikings organization. It’s a Make-or-Break Offseason for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah For a variety of reason...2024
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• SB Nation Reacts Results: Who should go to the Pro Bowl for the Vikings?

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The results are in! While we’re waiting for kickoff in Cincinnati, let’s take a moment to look at this week’s SB Nation Reacts results for the Minnesota Vikings. We had two questions for our readers this week, and we now have the answers to both of those questions right here. Our first question for the week was the standard question about how everyone fe...2023
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• Minnesota Vikings 31, Atlanta Falcons 28: Dobbs last-minute magic gives Minnesota fourth straight win

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images What a crazy game this was The Minnesota Vikings were missing a bunch of important players heading into their Week 9 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, and they lost a couple more over the course of the afternoon. In the end, they overcame it on a gutsy drive and pushed their winning streak to four games. Joshua Dobbs, in for the concussed Jaren Hall, fou...2023
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• (1-4) - 18 = Big Test for Vikings Regime

AP First real adversity for KOC and KAM The Vikings starting the season 1-4 was bad enough for Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. But add to that the Vikings’ star player- Justin Jefferson- headed to injured reserve for at least a month and the adversity has mounted quickly after a charmed inaugural season. The Vikings’ inability to compete for a postseason berth is likely to draw ...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs share some plans for fans heading to Germany

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Friday, September 6 The latest Chiefs Exporting Kansas City and Chiefs Kingdom to Frankfurt for 2023 NFL Germany Game | The Mothership The fan journey inside the ChampionShip will include multiple curated experiences designed to give all fans – no matter where they’re from – the feeling of being a part of the Chiefs: Their Draft Moment: Hold...2023
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• Vikings Stock Market Report: Week One

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports The Stock Market goes crashing down like it just got hit-sticked by Justin Jefferson Late in the first half, as the Vikings were driving down the field, looking to put some points on the board before halftime, Kirk hit Justin Jefferson on a deep ball, with plenty of room for JJ to run and get some more yards. As he neared the red zone, Jefferson juked left to a...2023
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• Minnesota Vikings 31, Atlanta Falcons 28: Dobbs last-minute magic gives Minnesota fourth straight win
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• Minnesota Vikings 23, San Francisco 49ers 17: Vikings Pull Upset in Home Opener
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• Why the Vikings May Move On from Lewis Cine

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Tough situation for the Vikings and Cine One of the biggest frustrations with the new regime has been the first-round pick of Lewis Cine after moving down in a trade with the Lions. Cine’s rookie year was cut short early on with a gruesome foot injury suffered in a Week 4 London game last season. Cine was not in-line to become a starter at that point...2024
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• Minnesota Vikings 19, Chicago Bears 13: Another ugly win for Minnesota

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images But that’s better than an ugly loss On Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field, the Minnesota Vikings almost found a new and creative way to lose to their division rivals, but managed to hold on despite themselves. Thanks to a defense that generated three turnovers, two of which led directly to Minnesota touchdowns, the Vikings held on to take down the Chicag...2023
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• Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions: Second Quarter Recap and Third Quarter Discussion

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The good guys still trail They’re heading into the locker rooms at halftime in Detroit, and your Minnesota Vikings trail the Detroit Lions by a score of 10-6 at Ford Field. Lions had the ball to start the quarter, but they punted it away quickly after a huge hit on Jahmyr Gibbs by Andrew Van Ginkel and a sack of Jared Goff by Jonathan Greenard for a thr...2025
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• The Minnesota Vikings Won The Stefon Diggs Trade

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images The Diggs trade is no longer a "win-win" move for both sides. The Stefon Diggs trade has often been referred to as a "win-win" move for both the Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo got an elite wide receiver to pair with Josh Allen who is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. All it took was a late first round pick and some change, a...2024
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• Jordan Hicks named NFC Defensive Player of the Week

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images A deserved recognition Linebacker Jordan Hicks had an outstanding game this past Sunday as the Minnesota Vikings held off the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, and on Wednesday he was recognized for it. A short time ago, Hicks was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Vikings’ 19-13 victory. Hicks was all over the place on ...2023
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• Camryn Bynum is the NFL’s Celebration King

Shaun Brooks-Imagn Images And he and his teammates had another good one on Sunday It’s been a while since we talked in depth about some of the Minnesota Vikings’ celebrations. We put quite a bit of focus on some of them in 2017, but other than that we haven’t really taken much notice of them. However, the Vikings have one of the preeminent organizers of celebrations in the NFL, and it’s ti...2024
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• Detroit Lions 31, Minnesota Vikings 9: Vikings Fall to Wild Card Spot
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• Vikes Views: Sunday King

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings lost their first game of the season to the Detroit Lions. It was a hard fought game. Tough loss, but you weren’t likely to win them all. An easy stretch is upcoming and the Vikes will need to take advantage to keep pace with these Lions. Just like not everyone plays great in a win, not everyone plays poorly in a loss. Here are my...2024
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• Thoughts on the Vikings’ Cut-Down Day Moves

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images And the updated Vikings’ depth chart The Minnesota Vikings cut their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday, along with all the other NFL teams. But while the initial cuts have been made, the resulting roster suggests further moves will be made in the not-too-distant future, including practice squad signings and likely some other roster moves. But for now, he...2024
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• Vikings Announce 2023 Team Captains

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Congratulations to them! In the world of professional football, leadership plays a massive role in shaping the trajectory of a team’s success. The Minnesota Vikings have upheld this tradition by annually naming team captains and these appointed leaders exemplify the values, dedication, and skills that define the Vikings pursuit of a championship. First ...2023
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• Vikings’ Post-PS1 53-Man Roster Projection

An update to the early May projection after the first pre-season game at Seattle It’s been about two weeks since the start of training camp, a few days since the Vikings came out with their first unofficial depth chart, and now they’re played their first pre-season game at Seattle. But while I don’t read too much into the depth chart as they’re often outdated from the get-go and aren’t always com...2023
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