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Jefferson Picking Up Compliments from Legends Cook's four-touchdown performance was just the third by a Viking in a game, joining running back Chuck Foreman in 1975 and Ahmad Rashad in 1979. Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press caught up with Rashad, who was complimentary of Vikings rookie...

We caught up with Austin this week for a Water Break, presented by Crown Royal. Q: You've now been in the league for a season-and-a-half; what have you learned since Week 1 of your rookie year? A: "There's been so much … a lot of it is making sure you're good in the offseason so that you can...

Cook and Mattison make up a strong 1-2 punch, with ESPN naming them the league's top running back duo back in early October. That distinction has been easy to see on the field, even if the Vikings have struggled to a 2-5 record so far in 2020. Cook was a 2017 second-round pick who showed...

Wednesday's Lions Injury Report: RB/WR/return specialist Jamal Agnew (ribs), T Taylor Decker (back), WR Kenny Golladay (hip), OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai (foot) and DB Tracy Walker (foot) did not participate. OL Joe Dahl (back), TE T.J. Hockenson (toe), Christian Jones (knee), CB Darryl Roberts...

VIKINGS NAMED NFC PLAYER OF THE WEEK UNDER ZIMMER Anthony Barr, LB 2014, Week 8, at Tampa Bay Special Teams Adam Thielen, WR 2014, Week 13, vs. Carolina Special Teams Marcus Sherels, PR 2015, Week 8, at Chicago Linval Joseph, DT 2015, Week 9, vs. St. Louis Terence Newman...

Vikings-Lions Connections Minnesota T Riley Reiff was selected by Detroit in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He started 69 of the 77 games he played for the Lions and joined the Vikings in 2017. Vikings RB Ameer Abdullah was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 2015 NFL...

The Vikings will hit the midway point of their 2020 season Sunday, as Minnesota hosts Detroit from U.S. Bank Stadium. With the Vikings coming off a big win over the Packers in Week 8, Chad Graff of The Athletic recently looked at some takeaways from that game, and also offered a look ahead at...

EAGAN, Minn. — Mike Zimmer provided one of his best quotes of the 2020 season on Wednesday morning in a videoconference with the Twin Cities media. The Vikings Head Coach was asked about his young cornerbacks group, a topic that is inquired about almost every time he speaks with local...

An act of valiance intersected with irreversible tragedy. Timothy K. Ebert, Jr., and a co-worker were driving to work at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on Aug. 9 when an erratic motorist wrecked on the interstate, her car coming to a rest in the roadway. Ebert stopped on the side...

Cook delivered on a promise he had made to offensive linemen earlier in the week. "We were walking through and running through some halfback screens [at practice]," center Garrett Bradbury explained Monday. "We had finished and were huddling up for the next one, and Dalvin goes to all five...

No. 24 (up 3 spots): Pete Prisco – CBS Sports Winning at Green Bay, with a soft schedule coming the next five weeks, gives them some hope. Not much, but some. No. 24 (up 3 spots): NFL Staff – Bleacher Report Minnesota's stunning win over the Packers in Green Bay on Sunday can be summed up...

Fans can also vote here on NFL.com. Death of George Floyd 'inspired voting push' for Minnesota athletes The Vikings have been vocal with their messaging for social justice, and they also have encouraged individuals to get out and vote in today's Presidential election. Chris Hine of the...

Defense: The Vikings had an up-and-down defensive performance in an outing hampered by injuries, but Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer's squad made enough plays down the stretch to secure the win. Minnesota had a pair of fourth-down stops in the second half, and also prevented a potential...

The Vikings got in the win column in Week 8, getting a Border Battle victory against the Packers on Sunday. Join Vikings Team Reporter Eric Smith for a live chat at 1 p.m. (CT) to chat about the big win, plus a look at today's trade deadline and the Week 9 matchup against the Lions.

Q3, 13:09 remaining — Fourth-and-10 at the Minnesota 37 The Packers use the same personnel as the previous play, leave Tonyan in to help protect and send Williams through the line on a passing route. Green Bay's receivers all run routes beyond the sticks and flood the right side of the field...

According to Next Gen Stats, Cook ran a total of 54 gridiron yards after catching the pass behind the line of scrimmage on a play that was expected to gain 22. The excess 32 yards gained after catch was the greatest of any player in Week 8 (excludes Monday's game). He covered 73.9 total yards by...

Graziano: Vikings still have chance at 2020 playoffs And speaking of standings, ESPN's Dan Graziano took a look at where the Vikings sit in the conference entering Week 9. Graziano noted that while Minnesota is in last place in the NFC North, the Vikings gained a game in the standings by...

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings secondary was shorthanded, to say the least, in Sunday's upset of the Packers. It's been a bit of a revolving door at cornerback, with Minnesota playing its seventh unique set of corners with the most snaps in as many games. As Vikings.com's Craig Peters pointed...

Here's what Zimmer said after Sunday's win when asked if the Border Battle victory might change the Vikings thinking going forward: "I don't believe so. Last year, we were pretty good at the trade deadline," Zimmer said. "It just depends on what kind of offers we get or what kind of things we...

"I say that when my boys, Cooper and Turner, are old enough, I'm going to get them Eric Kendricks jerseys because he's the player I want my kids to wear the jersey of," Cousins said. "I just think he's as good of a linebacker as there is in the league, the way he can cover a Davante Adams down...