If Akers isn’t playing the revenge card, Jones should be. The Green Bay reject has rushed for a career-high 1,138 yards this season while appearing in all 17 games. He has said this season has been his most fun playing football. But the Rams game was one of his lower rushing totals of the season.… Continue reading Aaron Jones and Cam Akers will be key for the Vikings against the Rams
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Dan Campbell’s snub being used as extra motivation by McVay and Rams
Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay have some extra motivation for their matchup against the Vikings on Monday, hanging a quote from Lions head coach Dan Campbell in their locker room that suggested Minnesota would easily get past LA. Caught on post-game mics after the Lions victory over the Vikings last week, Campbell… Continue reading Dan Campbell’s snub being used as extra motivation by McVay and Rams
Wild Card DFS & Fantasy Playoff Advice for for Aaron Jones, Justin Jefferson, and Others
The Minnesota Vikings will face the Los Angeles Rams on Wild Card Weekend. Here’s fantasy football start-sit advice for every Vikings skill player who has the potential to make a fantasy impact during the game. Are you looking for advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Wild Card Weekend Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat… Continue reading Wild Card DFS & Fantasy Playoff Advice for for Aaron Jones, Justin Jefferson, and Others
The Last Windrow: The first taste of Vikings Super Bowl failure – Pine and Lakes Echo Journal
No matter what happened last Sunday, the outcome was that the Minnesota Vikings would either win their conference and get a bye in the first round of the playoffs or lose and end up playing a team with a lesser record. I took comfort in knowing that before this column reaches the millions of “Purple”… Continue reading The Last Windrow: The first taste of Vikings Super Bowl failure – Pine and Lakes Echo Journal
Nick Swardson celebrates his Minnesota roots with help from a Vikings starter and a local rock star
Nick Swardson sported a Beastie Boys t-shirt on stage Friday instead of Vikings gear, his usual choice for local shows. But he found other ways to remind the packed State Theatre audience that he was a die-hard Minnesotan. He opened by razzing the Packers and showing off a new Vikings tattoo. He shut down a… Continue reading Nick Swardson celebrates his Minnesota roots with help from a Vikings starter and a local rock star
Aaron Jones and Minnesota’s Flat Circle
Aaron Jones isn’t Brett Favre. Still, the former Green Bay Packers running back is a turncoat who’s become beloved in the Minnesota Vikings locker room for his upbeat personality and relentless play. Packers fans loved Jones, and Jones assured them that the feeling was mutual before Minnesota’s Week 4 game in Lambeau. However, he’s quickly… Continue reading Aaron Jones and Minnesota’s Flat Circle
Kevin O’Connell is ‘special’ and will be ‘one of the greats’
Drew Rosenhaus recalls meeting with Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell at the NFL Combine and being blow away. Rosenhaus, a high-profile NFL agent who represents a long list of clients, including Christian Darrisaw, Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel and Aaron Jones, among others, on the Vikings, had high praise for O’Connell and other members of… Continue reading Kevin O’Connell is ‘special’ and will be ‘one of the greats’
Revisiting Week 8 meeting with key stats and facts
Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images What a way it was for Nacua to return to the field. After missing five straight games with a knee injury, Nacua shockingly came back for Week 8 against the Vikings and didn’t miss a beat. Despite only playing 41 snaps (57%), he caught a team-high seven passes for 106 yards.… Continue reading Revisiting Week 8 meeting with key stats and facts
Inside Brian Flores and Ryan Grigson’s Vikings bromance: ‘They’ve helped set a standard’
EAGAN, Minn. — The embrace was emphatic, a ground-shaking symbol of the Minnesota Vikings’ unlikely emergence as a Super Bowl contender. Late last month, just inside the visitors’ locker room at Lumen Field, two brash, muscular, headstrong men wrapped up each other in the wake of the Vikings’ 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, provoking… Continue reading Inside Brian Flores and Ryan Grigson’s Vikings bromance: ‘They’ve helped set a standard’
Wolves finally shake things up; Vikings questions and concerns
Introduction: On a jam-packed edition of the podcast, host Michael Rand starts with the Timberwolves. They won 108-106 on Monday after making a change to their starting lineup. Donte DiVincenzo replaced Mike Conley Jr., a move that seemed to help both players. Did Chris Finch simply listen to all of us? Plus the Gophers men’s… Continue reading Wolves finally shake things up; Vikings questions and concerns