“Anytime I’ve ever gotten a chance to have any interactions with Peyton was always me telling him how much I respect him and he’s meant to this league,” O’Connell said. “So to have that text was one of one. “What his words mean … it’s Peyton Manning,” he added. “So that meant a lot to… Continue reading Which Postseason Coach Would Peyton Manning Most Like to Play For? You Know.
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Lions sound like they are preparing to lose to the Vikings on Sunday
Sunday’s huge Week 18 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions will be unique for a variety of reasons, but something that will happen as a result of the outcome is that the NFC playoff bracket will have a Wild-Card team with 14 wins. This is something that never happens, and it’s led some… Continue reading Lions sound like they are preparing to lose to the Vikings on Sunday
Dan Campbell on Week 18 showdown with Vikings: “Exciting . . . but it’s not like it’s the playoffs”
By way of upside, the stakes on Sunday night between the Vikings and Lions are as high as they can be in a regular-season game. By way of downside, it’s not as if the loser will be done. Lions coach Dan Campbell knows it. “I mean, this is exciting, but it’s not like it’s the… Continue reading Dan Campbell on Week 18 showdown with Vikings: “Exciting . . . but it’s not like it’s the playoffs”
Vikings Fans Like the Direction of the Team
It’s time to take a look at the results of our SB Nation Reacts poll for this week, and this will be a short one since we only had one question to ask you about our Minnesota Vikings for this week. That question was, of course, whether or not you think the Vikings are going… Continue reading Vikings Fans Like the Direction of the Team
Jesper Wallstedt Is Looking Like A Top Prospect Again – Minnesota Wild
On Sunday, Jesper Wallstedt played in his first NHL game this season. Last Thursday, Filip Gustavsson let in 5 goals during the Minnesota Wild’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. In the third period, John Hynes replaced him with Marc-Andre Fleury, who allowed 2 more goals. However, Fleury started Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers, leading… Continue reading Jesper Wallstedt Is Looking Like A Top Prospect Again – Minnesota Wild
Devastated by injuries, Lions no longer look like favorite in NFC North
Nearly unbeatable for more than three months, the Detroit Lions are a wounded beast that will have to manuever its way through a downpour of injuries in order to secure the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs. On Monday, the Lions reportedly lost standout defensive tackle Alim McNeil to a torn… Continue reading Devastated by injuries, Lions no longer look like favorite in NFC North
Sam Darnold resurgence: What potential contract extension could look like for Vikings QB after hot 2024 season
Sam Darnold was largely an afterthought in the 2024 NFL offseason, parlaying a one-year stint on the San Francisco 49ers’ bench into a one-year, prove-it deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Nearly a full season later, he looks like a changed man, shedding the skittishness of his New York Jets days for big-play production under Kevin… Continue reading Sam Darnold resurgence: What potential contract extension could look like for Vikings QB after hot 2024 season
Vikings rookie Dallas Turner feels like he’s ‘just getting started’
And Turner left feeling as if he’s headed in the right direction near the end of a quiet first year. Turner finished with three tackles and a hit on Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins while being one of the primary backups behind starters Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel. The Vikings’ No. 3 edge rusher, Patrick… Continue reading Vikings rookie Dallas Turner feels like he’s ‘just getting started’
What will offseason coverage look like for Vikings Wire?
The Minnesota Vikings are having a season that not many expected, especially not here on Vikings Wire. Before the season started, we made a prediction that has proven not to be close to right, and we own that. What we want to do, though, is offer complete coverage for the Vikings and the entire NFC… Continue reading What will offseason coverage look like for Vikings Wire?
A lot of NFL teams you don’t like are doing quite poorly
If you, a Vikings fan, have been locked into this surprising 7-2 season and haven’t been paying attention to some of the teams and/or players you really don’t like in the NFL, let’s pause for a moment to recognize that a lot of them are really doing poorly. On the field, it’s been even worse!… Continue reading A lot of NFL teams you don’t like are doing quite poorly