FOOTBALL MACHINE: Defensive Callbacks, Teddy Memories & Thanksgiving Food Draft
Sam Ekstrom and Arif Hasan are joined by Chris Schad to discuss the latest with the Vikings: -Does Kirk Cousins deserve any heat for the Vikings’ latest loss? -What former Vikings defensive player...
View ArticleHow Teddy Bridgewater Left a Lasting Impact With the Minnesota Vikings
He was drafted in the first round, considered the savior of a franchise coming off a tough year. After some ups and downs as a rookie, he led the Vikings to the playoffs in his second year with the...
View ArticleVikings Mailbag: Sunday’s Final Play, Drafting a QB & Roethlisberger-Cousins...
For years the listeners of our Football Machine Vikings podcast have sent in amazing Twitter questions, and far too often we’ve had to leave many of them on the cutting room floor because of time. No...
View ArticleKirk Cousins Leads a 4th Quarter Comeback in 28-27 Win Over Panthers
With the season on the edge of collapse, Kirk Cousins delivered in improbable fashion. The Minnesota Vikings scored 18 fourth-quarter points, and Cousins led a 75-yard game-winning touchdown drive with...
View ArticleIt Was a Day of Redemption For Beebe and Bisi
It only seemed appropriate that on a day where little went right for the Minnesota Vikings, a special teams bungle would be their undoing. That’s what Chad Beebe had to reckon with as he stared on from...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: Vikings Win, But They’re Still a Ways From Being Taken...
Sam Ekstrom and Tom Schreier discuss the Vikings’ dramatic 28-27 win over Carolina: -Do you like zany football? –Chad Beebe and Bisi Johnson emerge –Kirk Cousins proves he can carry a team to victory...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Erics
With soft hands and razor-sharp instincts, the Minnesota Vikings’ starting linebackers are intercepting passes left and right. Their pace is so remarkable they find themselves in the same historical...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: Clock Management Debates, Dalvin’s Workload & NFC Power...
Sam Ekstrom and Arif Hasan are joined by guest Luke Braun to discuss the latest with the Minnesota Vikings: -Praise and malaise from the win over the Panthers -Debate over the Vikings’ clock management...
View ArticleCan Justin Jefferson Battle the Roadblocks of Rookie Fame?
If the pandemic were to bring the 2020 NFL season to a halt before any Week 13 games were played, Justin Jefferson would still have a historic rookie season. The 22nd overall pick is just the third...
View ArticleWho Can Step Up as Marcus Carr’s Supporting Cast?
As college basketball dips its toes into the sports-during-a-pandemic waters, the Golden Gophers are flying below the radar. No glitzy preseason tournaments or opponents, no one-and-done freshmen to...
View ArticleThe Vikings and Jaguars are Two of the 2017 Elites That Have Fallen on Hard...
The last time the Minnesota Vikings met the Jacksonville Jaguars, it was during the 2018 preseason. The game itself was forgettable, but the days leading up to it weren’t. The Vikings and Jaguars...
View ArticleVikings Win 27-24 in Overtime to Avoid Scare vs. Jaguars
For a third straight game, the favored Minnesota Vikings spotted their opponent a two-score lead. But for the second straight week, they were able to overcome it. Dan Bailey made a 23-yard field goal...
View ArticleNow We Get to See What the Vikings Are Made Of
If Mike Zimmer didn’t have high aspirations for the 2020 Vikings, maybe he would’ve permitted more postgame celebration. For a second straight week, his team battled back from a two-possession deficit...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: Another Ugly Win, Dalvin Wearing Down and Un-special Teams
Sam Ekstrom and Tom Schreier react to the Vikings’ 27-24 overtime win against Jacksonville: -Tom missed overtime because his TV switched to the Packers -The last-minute defensive meltdown makes the...
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Teams Are Suddenly Blitzing Kirk Cousins Like Crazy
Who knew that Dalvin Cook‘s success could actually make Kirk Cousins‘ job harder? For two straight weeks, opponents have blitzed the Vikings quarterback at a frequency he hasn’t experienced this...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: Offensive Potential, Grading the Coaches & Holton Hill Waived
Sam Ekstrom and Arif Hasan are joined by Purple Insider’s Matthew Coller to discuss the latest with the Minnesota Vikings: -What are the lasting takeaways from the Jaguars game? -Is this still an upper...
View ArticleGronk is Going to Be a Problem for the Vikings
As he prepares to face a Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Antonio Brown, head coach Mike Zimmer’s mind drifts to how he’s going to stop the tight end. Rob Gronkowski will...
View ArticleTaking a Turnover Problem Into Tampa Bay
Of the 14 NFL teams with a negative turnover differential, only one is currently in playoff position. Yes, it’s the Minnesota Vikings. And yes, they’re lucky to be where they are. The last four games...
View ArticleVikings Mailbag: Missing a Tight End, Thielen-Jefferson Comparison & Free...
For years the listeners of our Football Machine Vikings podcast have sent in amazing Twitter questions, and far too often we’ve had to leave many of them on the cutting room floor because of time. No...
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Let’s Talk About the “Kirk Vick” Phenomenon
If you were following social media Monday night, you probably noticed fans tweeting about Lamar Jackson as he rumbled for 124 yards and two rushing touchdowns in the Baltimore Ravens win over the...
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