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And even in the immediate aftermath of their season coming to an abrupt close, the Vikings had each others’ backs. “Man, I love these guys. We put the work in. When we look back at it, we don’t have to question the effort. The heart was there,” Kendricks said. “Obviously, we got beat, some...

Eagan, Minn. (January 10, 2020) – The Vikings announced on Friday that the team has activated cornerback Nate Meadors to the 53-man roster. Minnesota officially sent cornerback Mackensie Alexander to the injured reserve. Meadors (5-11, 194) rejoins the Vikings 53-man roster after spending the...

I've been a Sacramento Viking fan long enough to remember the last time the Vikes beat the Saints in a Wild Card game, then faced SF and [Joe] Montana in the division round in SF. The Anthony Carter show. Hoping the symmetry works again. – Jeff from Sacramento, California Thank you for your...

The Vikings know 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan well. He worked with Gary Kubiak in Houston, and Kubiak, of course, worked with Mike Shanahan in Denver for seemingly forever. Kyle Shanahan also was with Kirk Cousins when the Vikings quarterback broke into the league. What makes Shanahan such a...

Here are three areas to watch in Saturday’s contest, plus some noteworthy stats on both teams: Key in on Kittle | By @Eric_L_Smith The Vikings will go up against one of the best players at his position across the league on Satuday. 49ers tight end George Kittle — a First-Team All-Pro in...

Rudolph referenced Adam Thielen’s 43-yard catch from Kirk Cousins, “an absolute dime,” that put Minnesota at the 2-yard line and set up the touchdown catch by Rudolph that advanced the Vikings to the upcoming Divisional round game. The Vikings tight end was glad that fans saw the postgame...

He re-joined the Vikings in November after the Eagles released him, and mainly played in a special teams/reserve role behind Smith and Anthony Harris. But the Vikings needed someone to play in the slot against the Saints aerial attack, so Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer tabbed the veteran...

Vikings 30, 49ers 27 — Gregg Rosenthal, NFL.com The 49ers have done everything right to get to this point, with home-field advantage over a thinner-than-usual NFC field. They have overcome an avalanche of injuries all season and look healthier than ever with pass rusher Dee Ford and linebacker...

EAGAN, Minn. — One of the NFL’s top receiving duos had an eventful week, but don’t count them out for Saturday’s playoff game. Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs both reiterated Thursday that are doing everything they can to be good to go against the 49ers in the Divisional round. “Even if was 30...

Here are other highlights of Shanahan and the 49ers talking about the Vikings this week: Shanahan on the 49ers and Vikings both having balanced offenses: “I know that’s my goal, and I’m sure that’s Kubiak’s and [Kevin Stefanski’s] and Zimmer’s goal, also. You always can find the outliers...

Frelund gives the Vikings a 14.1 percent chance to win the NFC, which ranks third among the four teams remaining. San Francisco has the highest odds of winning the conference at 38.9 percent. Frelund noted the she’ll be monitoring the health of 49ers edge rusher Dee Ford, who battled injuries...

In the game: Anthony Carter caught 10 passes for a whopping 227 of Wade Wilson’s 298 passing yards, and the Vikings limited eventual Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice to three catches for 28 yards. Minnesota mauled future Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana like a grizzly. Another future HOF QB, Steve...

And yes, they’re on a short week. But Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer on Monday brushed off any excuses. “Hey, it’s playoff time,” Zimmer said. “It’s big-boy football, now.” Odenigbo and Everson Griffen both pointed to Zimmer for setting the team’s blue-collar mindset and helping players...

Bailey praises Vikings ST operation For nearly the entirety of training camp, the Vikings kept five specialists on their roster with some sort of combination of kickers, punters and long snappers. That group was pared to two for the regular season with kicker Dan Bailey and long snapper...

The duo responsible for more sacks (99.5 in regular-season games) than any other set of teammates in the NFL since Hunter’s selection in 2015 also had the benefit of starting plays closer to Brees. “We did what we had to do to win the game,” the low-key Hunter said. “Whatever our game plan is...

Adam Thielen’s 43-yard overtime reception Of course, Rudolph’s play isn’t possible without the Vikings being near the goal line, and it was Thielen who helped make that happen. The Vikings had the ball at the New Orleans 45 when Thielen worked up the field on Saints cornerback Patrick...

“So, you’ve gotta be able to do both, and I think that’s something that we’ve both done pretty well this year,” Shanahan said. “That, combined with good defense, is I think why we’re both where we’re at.” To be sure, the offensive systems the Vikings and 49ers run are not identical to what the...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings have tempered the emotions of Sunday’s shocking win and turned the page to another daunting task. Minnesota will visit NFC West champ and top-seeded San Francisco at 3:35 p.m. (CT) Saturday. NBC will broadcast the action nationally as Levi’s Stadium hosts its first...

VIKINGS-49ERS CONNNECTIONS Minnesota Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Advisor Gary Kubiak and tight ends coach Brian Pariani began their NFL careers with San Francisco. Vikings Director of Competition Development Mark Uyeyama worked for the 49ers from 2008-16 as an assistant strength and...

The Vikings used a full team effort to get a win Sunday in New Orleans, and they will likely need the same this weekend if they want to get past the 49ers. But there were a few individual performances that stood out to Robert Mays, who writes for The Ringer. Mays broke down the most...