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Saints Hope For Boost From New CB in Advance of Vikings Showdown
With their pass defense struggling, the New Orleans Saints made a trade Tuesday to bolster their secondary, giving the Minnesota Vikings another player for whom to prepare before Sunday night’s...
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Vikings Wary of Versatile Alvin Kamara, the Saints’ Most Unique Weapon
Before Stefon Diggs made his miracle catch, before New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz hit the go-ahead field goal, and before Kai Forbath gave the Minnesota Vikings the lead with a field goal of his...
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Two-Point Conversions Being Attempted, Converted at Record Pace
If there’s one way to generalize the sweeping impact of analytics on sports, it’s this: Scoring points is valuable. Take baseball, where hitting home runs — even at the expense of setting strikeout...
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PREDICTION: Vikings vs Saints
Season prediction record: 4-2-1 In truncated fashion, let’s sneak in a pick for Sunday night’s tilt. Facing each other for the third time in about 13 months, the Vikings-Saints should be playing inside...
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RAPID REACTION: Saints Score Off Turnovers, Beat Vikings in ‘Miracle’ Rematch
The Minnesota Vikings did many of the things they needed to do to win Sunday night against the New Orleans Saints. They intercepted Drew Brees. They established a respectable run game. They got Adam...
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LOCKER ROOM VIDEO: Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen and Kirk Cousins
The Minnesota Vikings top three offensive playmakers put up big numbers in Sunday night’s game against the New Orleans Saints, but they come with a collective asterisk. Kirk Cousins finished with 359...
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Vikings Cash In on Two Fourth Downs, But Could’ve Used One More
Knowing they’d likely need to score points to keep up with Drew Brees and the high-powered Saints, who were leading the NFC in scoring entering play, the Minnesota Vikings took three fourth-down...
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Saints Squeezed Life Out of Vikings With Second-Half Efficiency
At first glance, the 30-20 final score might be alarming for those expecting a big defensive performance by the Minnesota Vikings on their home turf. At second glance, some of the concern should be put...
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FOOTBALL MACHINE POSTGAME: Sam Ekstrom on What Went Wrong Against the Saints
Minnesota Vikings beat writer Sam Ekstrom discusses Minnesota’s aggressiveness on fourth down versus their conservative decisions with clock management, breaks down the game’s two critical errors on...
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Gophers Big Man Eric Curry Undergoes Knee Surgery, Out 4-6 Weeks
The Minnesota Golden Gophers might be having an unpleasant dose of deja vu Monday afternoon as another preseason knee surgery set back one of their key contributors for the 2018-19 season. Redshirt...
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Vikings Encouraged By Rookie Class at Season’s Halfway Mark
The Minnesota Vikings are one of the youngest teams in football. There also believe they are in the middle of a Super Bowl window thanks to a defensive core in its prime and a franchise quarterback...
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Defenses Are Cracking Down on Adam Thielen as He Continues Setting Records
Adam Thielen leads all receivers in receptions, targets, yards and first downs. He’s on the verge of having a 1,000-yard season at the bye week thanks to eight consecutive 100-yard games. He is on pace...
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BRING THE BEAT IN: Jon Krawczynski on LeBron, Game of Thrones and Mixups With...
Sam Ekstrom and Jon Krawczynski sit down to discuss his new job at TheAthletic.com, his favorite elements of journalism and his life away from covering the Timberwolves, which includes browsing grocery...
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3 Lions to Watch in the Run Game
The Minnesota Vikings have a losing record in Mike Zimmer’s tenure against one of their three NFC North rivals — and no, it’s not the Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Lions have been a trickier challenge...
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Can We Compare the 2018-19 Gophers to the Team From Two Years Ago?
There is a gleaming new court adorning the Williams Arena floor this season, an almost-jarring juxtaposition against the 90-year-old backdrop. In a way the new monochromatic court represents a fresh...
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RAPID REACTION: Vikings Blitz Stafford, Lions in 24-9 Win
The Minnesota Vikings failed to sack Drew Brees in their 30-20 loss last Sunday. One week later, they delivered one of their most suffocating defensive performances in recent memory in a 24-9 victory...
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LOCKER ROOM VIDEO: Vikings React to 24-9 Win
Hear from key members of the Minnesota Vikings after Sunday’s 24-9 victory, including NFL sack leader Danielle Hunter. DANIELLE HUNTER MIKE ZIMMER EVERSON GRIFFEN DALVIN COOK Become a Zone Coverage...
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Stifling Pass Rush Powers Vikings’ Best Defensive Performance of the Season
For a handful of weeks the Minnesota Vikings defensive line was holding its own while Everson Griffen dealt with a mental health issue and a smattering of others missed time with various injuries. Now...
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Cousins: Dalvin Cook is the “White Tiger”
As the Minnesota Vikings continue to seek offensive balance in the middle part of the season, the return of Dalvin Cook may be the biggest addition for John DeFilippo and Co. The highly-touted former...
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Healthy Again, McBrayer and Coffey Key Gophers Victory in Opener
Dupree McBrayer’s right leg was in so much pain, he couldn’t practice between games last season. The junior gutted through an early-season infection that dropped him 19 pounds and a stress reaction in...
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