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He spent more than an hour visiting with teachers, students and families as young people picked up their coats. They also received a Vikings drawstring bag and stocking hat. "Everyone's been thanking me for showing up. It's a big thing, I think," Kendricks said. "But I think it's a big thing...

The Vikings suffered a tough loss Sunday, as Minnesota fell to Seattle in Week 5. The Vikings will now host Atlanta before their bye week. Join Vikings Team Reporter Eric Smith for a live chat at 1 p.m. (CT) about Sunday's loss over the Seahawks, the controversial fourth-down call and a health...

The Vikings were incredibly effective at stopping the Seahawks on third downs but painfully struggled on both fourth downs they tried to defend. Seattle, which went 0-for-7 on third downs, shifted to desperation mode with less than two minutes to go and needed completions on two fourth downs...

2. Revisiting – but not regretting – the fourth-and-1 Zimmer said postgame that he didn't regret the decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 rather than kicking a field goal inside the 2-minute warning. He reiterated the sentiments on Monday. "In that situation, I'm always going for the win...

The Vikings woke up Monday morning with a 1-4 record and wondering what could have been following Sunday night's loss to the Seahawks. Minnesota dominated time of possession by controlling the ball for 39 minutes and 28 seconds 20:32. That was helped by an offense that ran for more than 200...

2. Rush yards per play Even with Dalvin Cook leaving the game on the first Vikings offensive play of the second half, Minnesota stayed committed to the running game. The Vikings rushed 41 times for 201 yards, an average of 4.9 yards per carry. Playing from behind, the Seahawks rushed 16...

It was more of same on the next two plays: an incompletion, followed by a 15-yard pass to Metcalf down to Minnesota's 6. Wilson threw incomplete on three tries from the 6 before finding Metcalf for the dramatic score. And while Wilson finished just 4-of-12 on his final drive, his four...

Quarterback Kirk Cousins also backed the decision to go for it. "If we get it, then it's to close out the game. Hindsight is 20/20, and if we don't have the benefit of that, we're making tough decisions," Cousins said. "We had run for roughly 200 yards and needed an inch, and we weren't able...

"Honestly, the message in the locker room is 'We can be a dang-good football team.' We saw it tonight, we saw it the last couple of weeks. We just have to finish. One more play… you can go back and look on situations and you wish you woulda-coulda-shoulda, but one more play, one more yard, one...

I have rarely second-guessed Mike Zimmer, but I am as steamed as I ever have been after the game over the decision not to take 3 points. The offense had driven all the way down the field and killed almost all of the clock. Absolutely ridiculous. — Brad Lewis in Schenectady, New York If we...

The Vikings will be without two key cornerbacks in the game on Sunday night against the Seattle Seahawks. Cornerbacks Holton Hill (foot) and Kris Boyd (hamstring) were just ruled out for the game when the list of inactives was released by the team. Both players were listed as questionable...

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Scoring summary Q1, 8:48 remaining Vikings 7, Seahawks 0 Dalvin Cook rushes for eight yards (Dan Bailey kicks PAT) [12 plays, 77 yards, 6:12 time of possession] Lot of ingredients: The drive that was finished by "The Chef" included a run or reception by five different Vikings. Irv Smith...

Here are four more takeaways from Sunday night: 1. Vikings offense aggressive on 4th down With such a potent offense on the other sideline, the Vikings wanted to keep their own offense on the field as much as possible. Zimmer was as aggressive as ever late in the fourth quarter, with the...

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EAGAN, Minn. — Less than two minutes remaining, opponent has a goal-to-go possession and the opportunity to tie the game. Anyone who knows Harrison Smith — or has seen a snap at any point of his nine seasons — would know how much he'd want to be on the field. The Vikings All-Pro safety...

Avoid tumultuous stretch | By @pcraigers The Vikings and Seahawks have met four times since Minnesota hired Mike Zimmer as head coach and have lost all four (including the brutally cold ending of the playoff game in the brutal cold). The scores have been 38-7, 10-9, 21-7 and 37-30, but...

Mattison discovered the breed is known for its deep, bluish-black coat color and wolf ancestry. "They ranged from like 10-percent to 25-percent wolf. I didn't want to do too much – they said that at too much wolf, they become less obedient," said Mattison. And so he brought home Kaña, a Blue...

Seahawks 38, Vikings 28 — Michael David Smith, Pro Football Talk The Vikings are starting to turn it on after a rough start, but Russell Wilson will cook up a big game as the Seahawks win. Seahawks 34, Vikings 31 — Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk Mike Zimmer has never beaten the Seahawks...

Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen was listed on PFF's Second Team with a grade of 87.6. Thielen has a team-high 20 catches and has 284 receiving yards and four touchdowns so far in 2020. Vikings safety Harrison Smith was also a Second-Team selection with a grade of 78.1. He has an...