After the San Francisco 49ers kicked a 46-yard field goal with 5:03 remaining in the third quarter to extend their lead to 11, the Vikings’ returner took a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to cut Minnesota’s deficit to five. Nwangwu fielded the kickoff and ran toward the visitors sideline at Levi’s Stadium. Two blocks […]
Continue readingThe 2021 NFL Draft class of tight ends isn’t ready to rival the 2018 class that has produced such key fantasy TE1s as Mark Andrews, Mike Gesicki, Dalton Schultz, Dallas Goedert and Tyler Conklin. But it’s looking pretty solid at the top, with Atlanta’s Kyle Pitts and Pittsburgh’s Pat Freiermuth playing major roles for their […]
Continue readingBefore Cook had a chance to dial his dad back, another oddly timed call came in from his grandmother Betty, while he was on his way to the Vikings’ practice facility. He pulled over to the side of the road and sat in disbelief of the chaotic scene he watched unfold over FaceTime. Moments before, […]
Continue readingMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings placed Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday afternoon. Coming off his best game of the season, in which he totaled eight catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns, Thielen is now one of two Vikings players (with guard Dru Samia) on the list. It […]
Continue readingMINNEAPOLIS — Two days prior to the start of free agency, quarterback Kirk Cousins agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings, according to his agent Mike McCartney. Cousins had one year left on his current deal — a historic three-year, fully-guaranteed contract signed in March 2018 — and was due a $29.5 […]
Continue readingRunning backs Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison are among the inactives for the Minnesota Vikings for their showdown with the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN). Cook, the Vikings’ leading rusher with 1,135 yards, has a shoulder injury and might also be held out of their Week 17 game to […]
Continue readingCook, the Vikings’ leading rusher with 1,135 yards, was injured at the beginning of the third quarter during Sunday’s 39-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Cook was leading Minnesota in rushing with nine carries for 27 yards. The Vikings can clinch a playoff berth with a victory Monday. Minnesota (10-4) trails Green Bay (11-3) […]
Continue readingOn second-and-3 on the Vikings’ first drive of the third quarter, with the Vikings leading by nine points, quarterback Kirk Cousins pitched the ball to Cook, who shuffled to his right before being wrapped up around the ankles by Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman. Cook instantly went down and was tended to on the field by […]
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