Week 9 NFC North Roundup
The Vikings made a step in the right direction with their 27-24 OT victory over the Arizona Cardinals, but the rest of the NFC North was in action on Sunday so let’s take a look at how each team stands after Week 9. Bears: The Chicago Bears stepped out of their bye week with a [...]
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Week 8 NFC North Roundup
The Vikings suffered another tough setback with the 28-18 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon – their 2nd consecutive loss and 5th on the season. And every other team in the NFC North – besides the Chicago Bears (bye) – was in action on Sunday, changing the layout of the divisional standings. [...]
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Week 7 NFC North Roundup
The 28-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers comes as a tough setback for the Vikings who dropped their 4th game of the season – not to mention the defeat was delivered by a divisional foe, dropping the Purple 1 game further back in the NFC North standings. Although the loss to the Packers was [...]
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Vikings Stats Of The Week
On a Saturday full of college football, you might be thirst for some NFL football. While I can’t bring you actual NFL action, I can bring you some NFL statistics. Here are a few notable Vikings statistics coming off of last week’s win over the Dallas Cowboys… – The Vikings have allowed just 83 first [...]
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Harvin To Be Named NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week
Percy Harvin’s game-changing 95-yard kickoff return TD against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday will earn him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for games played last weekend. With his team trailing 14-7 to start the 2nd half, Harvin dashed through the Cowboys coverage unit to notch the TD and begin a 2nd-half surge [...]
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Week 6 NFC North Roundup
In a back-and-forth battle between 2 teams in desperate need of a win, the Vikings came out victorious over the Dallas Cowboys by a mark of 24-21 late Sunday afternoon, giving the Purple their 2nd win on the season. The win moved the Vikings to 2-3 while they also gained ground in the NFC North [...]
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A Few Positive Bye Week Trends
The Vikings acquisition of WR Randy Moss this week disrupted our normal coverage of the team leading up to a game. It was a welcome disruption, don’t get me wrong, but now it’s time to briefly touch on a few aspects of tonight’s game that we weren’t able to mention in the past week or [...]
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Week 5 NFC North Roundup
All 3 of the Vikings divisional foes were in action Sunday afternoon, so let’s take a look at how things shook out… Bears: Following a poor offensive performance in last week’s 17-3 loss to the NY Giants, the Chicago Bears used a 1st quarter scoring outburst to defeat the Carolina Panthers 23-6 at Bank of [...]
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Monday Morning Mailbag Moves To Tuesday This Week
With all that has happened around the Vikings over the past week or so and with a Monday Night Football game on the schedule this week, we’re going to move the Monday Morning Mailbag to Tuesday. This will allow us to tackle every issue you might have on your mind. So, if you have a [...]
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Week 4 NFC North Roundup
As the Vikings used their early bye week to recover from a trio of hard-fought contests against the Saints, Dolphins and Lions, the rest of the NFC North was in action Sunday. Let’s take a look at how the Vikings divisional foes faired in Week 4… In an early Sunday afternoon game at Lambeau Field, [...]
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