Pro Football Focus recently announced its most improved player from each team during the 2024 NFL season. Most selections were young players who made jumps during their rookie contracts. However, this wasn’t the case for the Minnesota Vikings, whose selection was not only a veteran but was also the league’s most-improved player. According to the… Continue reading PFF makes obvious choice for most improved Vikings player in 2024
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Sam Darnold Named 2024 Most Improved Player by PFWA
He helped the Vikings net their 14th victory of the season against Green Bay in Week 17, becoming the first QB in NFL history to record 14 wins in his first season with a team since at least 1950 when QB starts were tracked. (Peyton Manning and Steve McNair previously had 13 apiece.) Darnold threw… Continue reading Sam Darnold Named 2024 Most Improved Player by PFWA
Darnold wins ‘Most Improved Player of the Year’
Darnold led the Vikings to 14 victories and set career highs in several passing categories in his first season with the team. MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold was named the 2024 NFL Most Improved Player of the Year by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Darnold led the Vikings to 14 victories… Continue reading Darnold wins ‘Most Improved Player of the Year’
One Of The Most ‘Painful’ Losses In Vikings History Happened On This Day 15 Years Ago
In my opinion, the 2009 Minnesota Vikings season is among the top two or three in the history of the franchise. I wasn’t born in time to see any of the Vikings’ four Super Bowl losses, and I won’t be able to put -any- team ahead of the 1998 Vikings, but 2009 has to be… Continue reading One Of The Most ‘Painful’ Losses In Vikings History Happened On This Day 15 Years Ago
Which Postseason Coach Would Peyton Manning Most Like to Play For? You Know.
“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.
Vikings most fun team in 25 years at Minnesota Star Tribune
There have been a few other teams that felt special both in the moment and in memory. The 2003 Wild. The 2009 Vikings. The 2019 Twins. All ridiculously fun seasons to cover for different reasons. The Wild’s ‘03 postseason run was the definition of unexpected. They were a young team slaying giants, overcoming a pair… Continue reading Vikings most fun team in 25 years at Minnesota Star Tribune
Who Are the Wild’s Most Underrated Under-24 Players? – Minnesota Wild
Last week, we touched base on who the Minnesota Wild’s top 15 players were under 24 years old after the team traded Daemon Hunt for David Jiricek. The Wild have promising young talent on the rise, like Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren, Hunter Haight, Charlie Stramel, and Danila Yurov. Those who didn’t make the list still… Continue reading Who Are the Wild’s Most Underrated Under-24 Players? – Minnesota Wild
Michela Cava Always Comes Through When the Frost Need Her Most – Minnesota Wild
Her competitive nature was always high. Even growing up in a hockey family from Thunder Bay, Ont., Michela Cava remembers how she always wanted to win. “Almost to the point where it was too much,” Cava said. “My mom would be like, ‘OK, you need to chill out. Your friends are actually not going to… Continue reading Michela Cava Always Comes Through When the Frost Need Her Most – Minnesota Wild
LeSean McCoy disrespects Vikings after saying they’re the ‘most disrespected team’
The Vikings are 12-2 and with three games left in the season they control their destiny in a fight for the No. 1 seed and the NFC North title. Yet, there remain plenty of doubters over just how good they are and how far they can go in the playoffs. After the Vikings’ 30-12 win… Continue reading LeSean McCoy disrespects Vikings after saying they’re the ‘most disrespected team’
2024 Chiefs closing in on 2022 Vikings’ record for most one-score wins
The Chiefs keep on winning close games, and by the end of this season they may have won more close games than any NFL team, ever. Through 13 games this season, the Chiefs are 12-1, and 10 of their 12 wins have been by one score (eight points) or less. That’s just one away from… Continue reading 2024 Chiefs closing in on 2022 Vikings’ record for most one-score wins