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130 — Eric Kendricks recorded 130 tackles in 2019 (according to coaches' stats), marking the fifth straight season he has led the team in tackles. Kendricks, who was a First-Team All-Pro, also recorded 12 passes defensed, four tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 0.5...

Kendricks, Harris earn praise from PFF A pair of key players on the 2019 Vikings defense recently earned some praise from the analytics website Pro Football Focus. Eric Kendricks was named as PFF's top overall linebacker, while Harris was listed as the biggest surprise at his position. PFF...

1. New England Patriots Strength of schedule: .537 (137-118-1) Record of Division opponents (BUF, NYJ, MIA): 44-52 Record of Rotation opponents (KC, DEN, OAK, LAC, SF, SEA, LAR, AZ): 69-58-1 Record of Corresponding Finish opponents (BAL, HOU): 24-8 Games against teams with 10-plus...

Strib's Scoggins calls for Vikings to make OL an offseason priority Minnesota was outplayed in the trenches at San Francisco. To be fair, the Vikings played a dynamic, physical 49ers front four that was coming off 13 days of rest compared to just six. But Minnesota's offensive line – which...

Here are 10 season-ending numbers of note regarding the Vikings offense: 391 — points scored by Vikings offensive players in 2019, which is the fourth-most by Minnesota in a season since 1991 (518 in 1998, 447 in 2009 and 397 in 2000) 107.4 — Kirk Cousins finished with a season-long passer...

This means that Cousins will have his third offensive coordinator in as many seasons with the Vikings. It’s nothing new for the quarterback who was originally drafted by Washington in 2012 and became a starter there in 2015. “It’ll be his fifth coordinator in five years, I think he told me...

ESPN highlights top Vikings free agents, toughest call to make The Vikings have been eliminated from the playoffs, as Minnesota’s attention has now shifted toward what could be an offseason of change. The Vikings will soon evaluate their roster and begin prepping for free agency, which...

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Vikings assistant defensive line coach Robert Rodriguez has been with the team since 2015, while defensive assistant Jeff Howard joined the Vikings in 2013. Nick Rallis, the defensive quality control coach, just finished his second season in Minnesota. 2. What does the secondary look like...

Eagan, Minn. (January 12, 2020) – The Minnesota Vikings announce the following roster moves: RESERVE/FUTURE FREE AGENT SIGNINGS Player POS. EXP. COLLEGE Tony Brooks-James........ RB.............. R.............................. Oregon Jake Browning................ QB...

Minnesota’s offense ranked eighth at 25.4 points per game in 2019, and was 16th with 353.5 yards per game. The Vikings showed a penchant for running the ball under Stefanski in 2019. Minnesota ran the ball on 49.43 percent of its offensive plays in 2019, the second-highest run-percentage rate...

Having missed five games during the 2018 season to deal with a personal matter, he has expressed on multiple occasions thankfulness for the support of the Vikings organization. “I want to be here,” Griffen said Sunday. “I love this team, I love this organization – they took care of me when I...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings are scheduled to select from the 25th overall spot in the 2020 NFL Draft. The annual three-day event will be held April 23-25 in Las Vegas. The draft order for teams that did not make the postseason was finalized when the regular season concluded, based...

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CBS Sports breaks down Vikings loss to Niners CBS Sports’ Patrik Walker covered Minnesota-San Francisco, “the matchup that no one predicted” and gave credit to the Vikings offense for answering back early and making it a 7-7 contest. Then, however, “a close game early slowly morphed into a...

Here are four other topics Zimmer discussed during his end-of-season presser: 1. Comments on personal contract situation Zimmer, who just wrapped up his sixth season in Minnesota, is under contract through the 2020 season. He is 57-38-1 through six regular seasons and 2-3 so far in the...

“It was a little bit of everything. They took it took us. They punched us in the mouth, and then we didn’t help ourselves when there were plays there to be made. That pick is a game-changing play, and that can’t happen in the playoffs.” — Vikings WR Adam Thielen “It was completely my fault...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 2019 Vikings season grinded to a halt Saturday against the 49ers in a 27-10 loss that was most-impacted by the ground game. Minnesota never led, failed to get its run game rolling and was unable to establish a rhythm. A Vikings squad that ranked sixth in the NFL with...

2. Lack of efficiency on 3rd downs A week after dominating the Saints on third downs, the Vikings couldn’t replicate the same success against the 49ers. Minnesota’s offense converted just twice on 11 attempts, which was the Vikings worst performance of the season. Cousins was sacked three...

Diggs led the Vikings with 57 yards on a pair of catches, and Thielen had five receptions for 50 yards. Rookie tight end Irv Smith, Jr., had three catches for 39 yards, and Kyle Rudolph had two receptions for four yards. “Obviously, we prepare and work our tails off, and to have that result...