You don’t have to tell the Minnesota Vikings how big Sunday night’s game is. In the days leading up to Sunday night’s showdown against the Detroit Lions, the Vikings took the unusual measure of buying around 1,900 tickets for the road game on the secondary market, at about $1,000 apiece, for a total approaching $2… Continue reading The Vikings Have Spent Nearly $2 Million on Tickets for the Lions Game
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Vikings to Unveil Rare Jersey Combo vs. Lions in Battle for NFC’s No. 1 Playoff Seed
The Minnesota Vikings saved a seldom-used jersey combination for the most important game of the 2024 NFL regular season. Minnesota announced Saturday it is wearing white pants with a white jersey and purple helmet for the Week 18 clash against the division rival Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday Night Football. White on white… Continue reading Vikings to Unveil Rare Jersey Combo vs. Lions in Battle for NFC’s No. 1 Playoff Seed
Sam Darnold or J.J. McCarthy? Why not both?
One of the biggest questions of the looming offseason is already being asked and analyzed, ad nauseum. Should the Vikings keep quarterback Sam Darnold and trade J.J. McCarthy? Or should they keep McCarthy and tag and trade Darnold? The best answer could be the most obvious one: Both. Veteran quarterback contracts usually carry two fully… Continue reading Sam Darnold or J.J. McCarthy? Why not both?
NFL Week 18 playoff picture: Scenarios as Lions, Vikings chase No. 1 seed – The Washington Post
NFL Week 18 playoff picture: Scenarios as Lions, Vikings chase No. 1 seed The Washington Post Clinching scenarios for NFL Week 18: NFC North, AFC North, NFC South titles up for grabs ESPN What NFL games are on today? Channels, TV schedule for Week 18 games on Saturday USA TODAY NFL standings: Updated AFC, NFC playoff pictures for… Continue reading NFL Week 18 playoff picture: Scenarios as Lions, Vikings chase No. 1 seed – The Washington Post
Lions, Vikings Battle for NFC’s Top Seed
2024 NFL Playoff Picture, Week 18: Lions, Vikings battle for NFC’s top seed For a few teams, this is the week that means everything. In the NFC, the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions are playing the ultimate Game 272 at Ford Field. The winner will have home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. The loser? A… Continue reading Lions, Vikings Battle for NFC’s Top Seed
Sam Darnold surges to comeback player of the year favorite
Earlier this week, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was the betting favorite to win comeback player of the year. Now, he’s not. Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold has overtaken Burrow at most sports books. At DraftKings, for instance, Darnold has moved to -135, with Burrow at +135. As of Wednesday, Burrow was the favorite at -200. Darnold’s… Continue reading Sam Darnold surges to comeback player of the year favorite
Contract talks with Vikings coach, GM planned for offseason
The Vikings enter the final week of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s and Kevin O’Connell’s third season together in Minnesota with a 14-2 record, their best since 1998. Once the season is done, their ownership plans to begin talks with the general manager and head coach about contract extensions. In a recent interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune… Continue reading Contract talks with Vikings coach, GM planned for offseason
Vikings flourishing in second decade under Wilf family’s ownership
The Vikings are 34-16 in the regular season since 2022, when the Wilfs hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell in the biggest set of changes they’d overseen. The team went 7-1 in its ninth season at U.S. Bank Stadium, the $1.06 billion facility that’s hosted a Super Bowl and men’s Final Four and is still… Continue reading Vikings flourishing in second decade under Wilf family’s ownership
Lions vs. Vikings injury report has 3 ruled out, 5 questionable for Week 18
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings released their final injury reports of the week on Friday and a total of three players have been ruled out and another five are questionable for the Week 18 game on Sunday night. The two players ruled out for the Lions are running back David Montgomery and cornerback Emmanuel… Continue reading Lions vs. Vikings injury report has 3 ruled out, 5 questionable for Week 18
Timberwolves Recall Rookie Wing Hours After Demotion; Claim Another Rookie Off Waivers
Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images The Minnesota Timberwolves are not what we thought they were. Remember how naive we were prior to the start of the 2024-25 regular season. After just one trip to the Western Conference Finals, many of us (myself included) thought we were on the doorstep of being a West contender for the… Continue reading Timberwolves Recall Rookie Wing Hours After Demotion; Claim Another Rookie Off Waivers