Brian Murphy: Rhodes is X-factor as Vikings end skid
Xavier Rhodes had not scored since high school, never mind housing a game-breaking touchdown during a marathon defensive series. So, pardon the Vikings cornerback for mainlining oxygen on the sideline...
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Biggest hit during Sunday’s Vikings game was the one that leveled Fox sound guy
FOX audio technician Bernie Beaudry suffered cuts to his nose and had his eyeglasses broken when he was steamrolled before the game by Vikings defensive linemen Brian Robison and Linval Joseph as the...
View ArticleCardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald: ‘It comes down to wins’
Larry Fitzgerald Jr.’s latest homecoming Sunday saw the former Holy Angels star extend his reception streak to 189 games, but the Arizona slot receiver dropped to 2-6 all time against his hometown...
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Brian Murphy: Vikings booted from power in NFC North
DETROIT — Stick a fork in the Vikings, they have been caught and stuffed in the NFC North by the deadliest fourth-quarter marksmen in the league. It is the Lions’ division to lose now, which seems a...
View ArticleVikings’ offensive line suffers two more casualties
DETROIT — No one is safe on the Vikings’ offensive line, not even durable center Joe Berger. The last healthy starting offensive lineman who played every snap through 11 games and the first 15 snaps...
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Brian Murphy: Will Cowboys kill all Vikings’ tomorrows?
Desperation makes for great theater, so the Vikings should be master thespians on the national stage Thursday night with their season on the brink and the NFL’s runaway train roaring into town. As the...
View ArticleVikings’ Stefon Diggs looks like a go for Cowboys game
Another day of practice for wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Tuesday makes it likely he will return to the Vikings’ lineup for Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Diggs has been limited the...
View ArticleBrian Murphy: No coach can win with Vikings’ spare parts
Mike Priefer can land a helicopter on an aircraft carrier in choppy seas at night or hover over a hot spot to drop off Navy SEALS for search-and-destroy missions. The former naval officer and pilot...
View ArticleVikings’ Stefon Diggs piling up yards, but he wants wins
These are heady times for the Diggs brothers of Gaithersburg, Md. Trevon the freshman is coming off a big punt-returning performance for undefeated Alabama, which will defend its national championship...
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Brian Murphy: Another day of drama for the Vikings’ young and restless
Mike Zimmer wanted to talk about neither his vision nor Adrian Peterson’s future on Wednesday. Peterson had no such issues, telling reporters he will play again this season only if there is a playoff...
View ArticleVikings’ Zimmer sheds little light on Harrison Smith’s health
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer lauded Harrison Smith’s toughness Wednesday but neither confirmed for denied a Pioneer Press report that the free safety’s sprained ankle would sideline him Sunday at...
View ArticleVikings, Jaguars have combined for one win in past seven weeks
The first of four must-win games for the fading Vikings (6-6) to remain in playoff contention. Cosmetically this looks like a simple task against spiraling Jacksonville (2-10), which has lost seven...
View ArticleAnthony Harris steps into Vikings’ safety dance
If it’s Week 14 and the Vikings are on the road, safety Anthony Harris must be on the clock. Exactly one year after the undrafted free agent started his first NFL game in place of an injured Harrison...
View ArticleVikings expecting special boost from Marcus Sherels
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer was optimistic punt returner Marcus Sherels will be able to play Sunday at Jacksonville, which would be a boost to a special-teams unit that struggled in several phases in...
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Vikings’ playoff hopes: Win out, and get a lot of help
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With NFL teams lumping, our hearts will be thumping at tales of the glories of the postseasons long, long ago. There’ll be scoreboard spying and much data...
View ArticleVikings finally put DT Sharrif Floyd on season-ending IR
Sharrif Floyd’s season officially is over three months after the enigmatic defensive tackle was shelved following a Week 1 knee injury. The Vikings placed the fourth-year man on injured reserve Monday...
View ArticleVikings headed back to London in 2017, will face Browns in regular season
London is calling the Vikings over the pond for the second time in five years. The team announced Tuesday it will return to the United Kingdom in October 2017 to play the Cleveland Browns at Twickenham...
View ArticleLike Vikings, QB Andrew Luck knows Colts face ‘must-win’ game
Sam Bradford and Andrew Luck began their NFL careers from identical pole positions as No. 1 picks shouldering the pressures and expectations inherited by franchise quarterbacks. What a long and winding...
View ArticleVikings’ Harrison Smith ‘doing good,’ might play vs. Colts
Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford landed on the injury report Wednesday with an inssue with his right shoulder, his throwing arm, which limited him during practice as Minnesota prepares for Sunday’s...
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Murphy: For Vikings and Adrian Peterson, his return isn’t as simple as it looks
How fitting the hot air thawing the Vikings’ practice field blows the tarp into a Big Top now that the Adrian Peterson circus has returned to Winter Park. Peterson is back practicing three months after...
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