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THE MINNESOTA LINE: A Wacky First Three Weeks
Mike Gelfand, Colton Molesky and Sam Ekstrom rehash an unpredictable Week 3, give their Vikings-Rams pick and look at the rest of Week 4’s lines. TOP PLAYS Colton: Chargers -10 vs 49ers ($40), Falcons...
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5 Turning Points in Vikings’ Loss to Rams
In a memorable contest that featured 887 yards passing, there was no shortage of big plays Thursday night as the Los Angeles Rams surged to a 38-31 win over the Minnesota Vikings. But surrounding those...
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FOOTBALL MACHINE POSTGAME: Sam Ekstrom Discusses What Went Wrong on Thursday...
Football Machine contributor and Vikings beat writer Sam Ekstrom hosts a new postgame reaction show to examine some of the big storylines from Thursday night’s 38-31 Vikings loss to the Los Angeles...
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Defensive Issues Aside, Cousins & Vikings Offense Found New Life
Through three games in his first season with the Vikings, Kirk Cousins had seemingly found a way to both satiate his supporters and incense his detractors. The supporters were able to point to a strong...
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What Sunday’s Games Meant for the Vikings
By virtue of Thursday’s game in Los Angeles, the Minnesota Vikings got a mini-bye over the weekend to rest, relax and take inventory of the rest of the league. Most of the NFL has now reached the...
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Second-Down Struggles an Early Concern For Vikings Defense
Starting with last year’s Divisional Round playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, a trend began developing that has leaked into the Minnesota Vikings’ 2018 regular season. That day, the Saints...
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THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: 2018-19 Media Day Insights
In Episode 31, Drew and Nate are back from the Gopher Hockey Pre-Season Media Day to share their insights from the event, they also talk about their expectations from the team, and Tom is absent this...
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Tough Matchup: Vikings’ League-Worst Run Game Faces Eagles’ League-Best Rush...
Through four games, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has thrown the football a league-high 189 times for 1,387 yards, putting him on pace to shatter Daunte Culpepper’s single-season team...
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FANTASY FOOTBALL PARTY: NFL Week 5, Mitch Madness, More Regrets and … Curtis...
You knew it was going to be one of those nights when Bo grabbed Smallwood, then talked up the need for giving Chubb more touches. Yes, the Fantasy Football Party-goers have the collective juvenile...
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Vikings Have Mixed Results in End-of-Half Situations Thus Far
The connection between a head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterback has to be strong for an offense to succeed in the NFL, particularly when it comes to situational football. With two parts of...
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John DeFilippo Returns to the Place Where He Made Memories as a Coach — and a...
On Saturday the Minnesota Vikings will fly to Philadelphia, where their memories aren’t so fond. There’s January’s drubbing in the NFC Championship Game, the blowout the previous year at the hands of...
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PREDICTION: Vikings @ Eagles
The quarterbacks are different, one team’s offensive coordinator is the other’s old quarterbacks coach, neither team is above .500, and it’s about 40 degrees warmer. Yes, things have already changed...
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RAPID REACTION: Vikings Bounce Back With 23-21 Thriller in Philly
The Minnesota Vikings survived a late charge by the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to snap a three-game winless streak with a 23-21 win. The Vikings let a 20-3 lead slip to 20-14 and...
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Thielen, Hunter Extend Impressive Streaks in Vikings Win
Philadelphia, Pa. — While winning a road game in the NFC East requires a three-phase team effort, which the Minnesota Vikings got on Sunday, their 23-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles continued a...
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LOCKER ROOM VIDEO: Mike Zimmer & Players React to Minnesota’s Win Over the...
It was a victorious Minnesota Vikings locker room Sunday night in Philadelphia — a sharp contrast from nine months ago when players glowered at their lockers after an NFC Championship Game defeat. Take...
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An Oral History of Linval Joseph’s Touchdown Rumble
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A momentous thing happened Sunday as 329-pound nose tackle Linval Joseph caught Carson Wentz’s fumble and ran it 64 yards for his first NFL score. Here are the accounts of those who...
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BRING THE BEAT IN: Brandon Warne on Sabermetrics, Fatherhood and Cats vs Dogs
Sam Ekstrom sits down with Zone Coverage’s Brandon Warne to discuss the rigors of covering baseball, sabermetrics, fatherhood and his closest baseball player doppelganger. Music by HookSounds Become a...
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FOOTBALL MACHINE POSTGAME: How the Vikings Won in Philly
Sam Ekstrom empties his notebook with nuggets and analysis from Sunday’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles. Music by HookSounds Become a Zone Coverage Member Today!
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Vikings Unhappy With Latest Flag on Andrew Sendejo’s Hit
Andrew Sendejo could be facing another stiff fine from the NFL after a late hit drew a penalty late in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Sendejo hit tight end Zach Ertz in the back as...
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Jayron Kearse Adjusting Well to ‘Big Nickel’ Role
The sample size is small, but the results have been good — good enough to give Mike Zimmer and the Minnesota Vikings hope that this ‘Big Nickel’ thing is going to work out. With Terence Newman retiring...
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