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“The Roughest Six Weeks of My Life”: Mike Hughes is Back on His Feet...
Rookie corner Mike Hughes was seen throughout the months of October and November driving around the Minnesota Vikings practice facility on a scooter. By day, he couldn’t walk. At night, he struggled to...
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PREDICTION: Vikings vs Bears
It’s time to make a pick on for the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 17 win-and-in tilt with the Chicago Bears. But first, a look at all of Zone Coverage’s Vikings content from the week. How Brian O’Neill and...
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RAPID REACTION: Ugly Showing Against Bears Eliminates Vikings From Playoff Hunt
Given a Week 17 home game with a chance to punch their playoff ticket, the Minnesota Vikings started flat, finished flat and watched their postseason dreams evaporate with a 24-10 loss to the Chicago...
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LOCKER ROOM VIDEO: Vikings React to Season-Ending Loss
Hear from a somber Minnesota Vikings locker room following their 24-10 loss to the Chicago Bears that knocked them out of the playoffs. KYLE RUDOLPH KIRK COUSINS MIKE ZIMMER ADAM THIELEN STEPHEN...
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Kirk Cousins Enters Offseason Under Scrutiny After Week 17 Dud
One-third of the way into his ground-breaking fully-guaranteed contract with the Minnesota Vikings, Kirk Cousins sees value — however hollow — in Minnesota’s non-playoff season that ended flatly Sunday...
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Bears Played to Win, and Rightfully Dominated Vikings in Decisive Moments
One look at the out-of-town scoreboard might have told the Chicago Bears they had nothing for which to play. Their attempt to snag the No. 2 seed away from the Los Angeles Rams disappeared quickly as...
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Three Telling Stats From the 2018 Vikings Season
With the 2018 season complete, we can now look at the full 16-game sample size to see what story the stats tell us. Here are three areas that led to the Minnesota Vikings’ downfall. Short-Yardage...
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FOOTBALL MACHINE POSTGAME: Sam Podcasts From His Car
As he drives to TCO Performance Center for locker cleanout day, Zone Coverage beat reporter Sam Ekstrom provides his thoughts on the Vikings’ season-ending loss and the big picture outlook. Music by...
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Diggs: Double Teams “Put Me in a Different Mind State”
For the next week or so, we’ll summarize everything that came out of the final Minnesota Vikings locker room sessions before the team disbanded for the offseason. We’re calling it our End of Season...
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Latavius Murray Would Return to Vikings, But Wants to Compete For Starting Role
For the next week or so, we’ll summarize everything that came out of the final Minnesota Vikings locker room sessions before the team disbanded for the offseason. We’re calling it our End of Season...
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Gophers Set to Restart Big Ten Play in Toughest Environment Yet
After a grueling stretch of nonconference games against Power 5 teams and a two-game tease of Big Ten action, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-2, 1-1) meandered past four non-conference opponents...
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 – Our Offseason Starts Today
Sam Ekstrom is our host, alongside Luke Inman and Arif Hasan to talk offensive line, injuries, Cousins’ lack of aggressiveness, and other problems with the Vikings. All that and more action on this...
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 –…On To Next Year
Sam Ekstrom is our host, alongside Luke Inman and Arif Hasan to talk next season, offensive line, coaches, and we give our playoff picks! All that and more action on this edition of the Football...
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THE MINNESOTA LINE: Playoffs Begin
Mike Gelfand, Colton Molesky and Sam Ekstrom are back together to start the playoff portion of their bets. Colton’s bankroll success has nearly bankrupt Mike. Will Gelfand survive the week? Music by...
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Rhodes: “I’ve Been Fighting Injuries All Year”
For the next week or so, we’ll summarize everything that came out of the final Minnesota Vikings locker room sessions before the team disbanded for the offseason. We’re calling it our End of Season...
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Zimmer: Death of Tony Sparano Sent Season Into “Downward Spiral”
For the second time in three seasons, the Minnesota Vikings regressed from a division champion to an eight-win team. While a multitude of reasonable explanations exist for why the Vikings struggled...
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POSTGAME VIDEO: Gophers Thrilled After Win vs Badgers
Hear from head coach Richard Pitino, junior Amir Coffey and senior Dupree McBrayer after the Gophers beat the Wisconsin Badgers at Kohl Center for the first time in 10 years. Coffey scored 21 points,...
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Gophers Showed Grit in Rare Road Win at Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisc. — The way the Minnesota Golden Gophers shellshocked the Wisconsin Badgers by building a 15-point halftime lead in Wisconsin’s home gym was impressive. Perhaps more impressive was the way...
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Will Dan Bailey Return to the Vikings?
For the next week or so, we’ll summarize everything that came out of the final Minnesota Vikings locker sessions before the team disbanded for the offseason. We’re calling it our End of Season Series....
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Assertiveness Becoming the Norm For Amir Coffey
The Golden Gophers defense came to play last Thursday at Wisconsin, shutting out the Badgers for over nine minutes in the first half. Minnesota’s offense, however, was laboring. With Minnesota leading...
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