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Here’s a look at 10 numbers of note in advance of Saturday’s Divisional round game: 6-2 – The Vikings are 6-2 against the 49ers since their last postseason meeting. Minnesota fell 38-22 to San Francisco in the Divisional round on Jan. 3, 1998, and have since won six of the past eight matchups...

The Vikings have released the initial injury report ahead of the NFC Divisional playoff game against the 49ers in San Francisco on Saturday. Minnesota completed the first practice of the week on Tuesday at the TCO Performance Center. Tuesday's practice was a walk-through for Minnesota so the...

2. Quarterback journeys The spotlight is always on the quarterbacks in the playoffs, but it gets brighter and brighter as teams advance to the following rounds. The quarterbacks in Saturday’s game know how to operate under scrutiny. They have traveled different paths since the teams met in...

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins had just made two career-defining throws to lead Minnesota to its first overtime playoff victory in franchise history. The normally raucous Mercedes-Benz Superdome went silent. As tight end Kyle Rudolph caught the game-winning pass in the corner of the end...

And just like that, it’s on to San Francisco. Following the Vikings upset of the Saints in overtime Sunday, linebacker Anthony Barr allowed himself and the team only a handful of hours to revel in the win. “We’ll enjoy it until we get home and then get back to work,” Barr said. The Vikings...

While most of his yards were tough-sledding against a defense that ranked fourth against the run in the regular season, he was able to pop free a few times. The 2017 second-round pick’s longest run was a 22-yard scamper, but he also added a pair of 11-yard runs and five others that went for five...

Here are four other topics Zimmer discussed Monday: 1. Turning the page The Vikings undoubtedly earned one of the biggest postseason wins in franchise history on Sunday afternoon. It happened on the road, in one of the league’s toughest venues and came against a 13-win, division-champion...

Q1, 10:33 remaining — Third-and-goal at the Minnesota 4 The Saints entered the game having scored touchdowns on seven consecutive trips to the red zone and quickly moved inside the Vikings 20-yard line after recovering a fumble at the 37. The Vikings, however, were up to the challenge of...

I watched the replay several times on NFL Rewind at the 3:15 mark of the fourth quarter. I know that the Cook fumble was reversed, preventing a Saints touchdown. But if it was not? Would there have been a penalty for Teddy Bridgewater running onto the field without his helmet on before the play...

This was the 3rd time a Vikings-Saints playoff game was decided on the final play, and all 3 of those games have come in their previous 3 meetings (2019, 2017 & 2009). According to @EliasSports, that is the most matchups decided on the final play in NFL postseason history...

“Protection held up, Adam pretty much won, and the ball goes up and he makes a great play. It’s a [play] I’ve run since my rookie year. Sometimes you hit it, sometimes you don’t … it was great to connect on that one.” — Cousins on the 43-yard pass to Thielen “Small sample size without...

First-and-10 at the Saints 45-yard line: Cousins goes deep to Adam Thielen for 43 yards. Thielen had encountered a couple of frustrating moments — he fumbled on his first catch of the day and was then called for a questionable holding penalty that stalled another Vikings drive — but had...

Cook’s 31 total touches were a team-high (not counting Cousins or center Garrett Bradbury), as he helped the Vikings rumble for 136 total yards on the ground on 40 carries. Cook said he was ready to carry the load in the Superdome. “It’s the biggest moment, the biggest game,” Cook said. “We...

Brees was asked during his postgame press conference about the Vikings pass rush. “They are two of the best defensive ends in the league, especially the pair. You cannot just focus on one,” he responded. “And oh, by the way, they have some good interior guys and good pressure players at the...

4. Vikings played a cleaner game | By Craig Peters The Saints set an NFL record for fewest turnovers in a regular season by only committing eight giveaways in all of 2019. The calendar flip and postseason was less kind to a New Orleans that was plus-15 in turnover margin on the year. In...

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The Vikings have released the list of inactive players as the team gets set to take on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Defensive end Ifeadi Odenigbo is active after being listed as questionable on Friday. Running backs Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison will also make their return to the...

Smith said he’s tried to have the mindset of not being a rookie after the first game, embodying an approach proposed by Stefanski. Smith knows the significance of a postseason berth because his father, who was drafted by the Saints in 1993, only got to play in one postseason game (with San...

Rhodes knows he has another tall task ahead of him, too – literally. Saints receiver Michael Thomas measures 6-foot-3 and is known for his physicality. “As you can see on film, he’s pretty aggressive. He’s what you call a ‘bully’ out there on the field,” Rhodes told Twin Cities media members...

Having just arrived at TCO Performance Center Friday morning, he explained that he isn’t yet sure what the plan is for his involvement in Sunday’s Wild Card matchup. “But whatever they need me to do, I’ll be ready to do it,” Sherels assured. In 128 career games (123 with Minnesota), Sherels...