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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...

4. Protecting the rock is paramount The Vikings have fumbled 26 times and lost 11. Their opponents have fumbled 11 times and lost seven of them. The only team that has lost more fumbles than Minnesota and with a winning record is Seattle (lost 13 of 23 fumbles), but the Seahawks have recovered...

Vikings listed at No. 2 in CBS Sports Wild Card rankings It’s crunch time, people. The Vikings will travel to Los Angeles this weekend for their final road game of the year before returning home for back-to-back divisional matchups. Patrik Walker of CBS Sports recently ranked NFC Wild Card...

Here’s a look at 10 numbers of note heading into Sunday’s matchup: 31 — The Vikings are looking for their first win in Los Angeles in nearly 31 years, as Minnesota’s last victory in LA was a Wild Card playoff win over the Rams in December of 1988. The Vikings last beat the Chargers in Southern...

STAT OF THE WEEK Harrison Smith has 767 career tackles (team stats) and is three tackles away from passing cornerback Antoine Winfield, who teamed with Smith during the safety’s rookie season of 2012. Smith recorded his 22nd career interception in Week 14 to move into a tie with Orlando Thomas...

On this week's "Under Center with Kirk Cousins," Kirk and co-host Mark Rosen are joined by Vikings RB Dalvin Cook to discuss a variety of on and off-the-field topics. Plus, Rosen and Cousins look back on Sunday's win over the Lions and then preview Sunday's matchup in Los Angeles against the...

Schultz’s family and Jones shared an emotional hug upon meeting, and the tears later flowed when Micheline and her two daughters, Mikaela and Mia, listened with a stethoscope to Tom’s heart beating inside of Jones. The group met Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins in the locker room, and later...

Ellison appreciated the chance to connect with Erika and watch her dive head-first into the experience. “Having this platform through the Vikings gives us the opportunity to impact others on a greater level, and seeing the smiles forming on the faces of Erika and her family meant so much to...

7. Los Angeles Rams (8-5) 12/15 @ DAL (6-7) 12/21 @SF (11-2) 12/29 AZ (3-9-1) Remaining foes’ combined records: 20-18-1 Opponents’ win percentage: .526 Status: The Rams are in a resurgence but can’t completely control their own destiny. Three wins (independent of all other games)...

Joseph played the first nine games of the season, racking up sacks in games against Atlanta, Green Bay and Washington. He then missed back-to-back games at Dallas and against Denver with a knee injury. He returned in Week 13 against Seattle, and then showed up in a big way Sunday against...

The Vikings got back on track with a 20-7 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Minnesota moved to 9-4 and has its final road game of the regular season in Week 15. The Vikings will head to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers (5-8) at 3:05 p.m. (CT) Sunday. The...

Q3, 4:33 remaining — First-and-10 at the Detroit 43 The Lions have just received a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty against Stephen Weatherly, who incidentally made contact with Blough’s helmet during a rush. The Vikings are in their nickel defense with five defensive backs and two...

Bisi Johnson had a 9-yard touchdown catch, Laquon Treadwell had two receptions for 42 yards and fullback C.J. Ham had a 25-yard reception. Kyle Rudolph (two catches for 11 yards), Irv Smith, Jr. (three catches for 21 yards) and Tyler Conklin (three catches for 13 yards) were also involved at...

Here are four other topics Zimmer addressed during his podium session: 1. Rhodes update and CB rotation If the Vikings once again utilize a rotation at cornerback at Los Angeles, they are hopeful that Xavier Rhodes will be in the mix. Rhodes suffered an ankle injury on the play that...

“[Cook] did a great job with his body this week, getting healthy, and then it was just a great encouragement to have him out there and try to keep our main unit as intact as possible.” — Cousins “Every time we play the Lions, it’s a gritty game. Divisional game, so we know what it’s going to...

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Plenty of important topics to discuss. How about this one? Is it just me or are the Vikings winning a lot of coin flips this year? Also, Zimmer has been critiqued in the past for not playing rookies. I think we can throw that concept out the window. Of course it’s all about the Vikings...

Vikings receive ‘B’ grade for defeat of Lions The Vikings victory over the Lions on Sunday wasn’t perfect, but it was efficient and got the job done. Fullback C.J. Ham was asked after the game if it felt like more points should have been put up against a struggling Detroit team. “A win is...

According to Next Gen Stats, Cousins’ completion percentage was 11.6 percentage points higher than expected (68.4), which ranked fourth in Week 14. Cousins was asked after the game about his accuracy and drew a distinction between that term and completion percentage. “Yeah, and I don’t know...

Stephen Weatherly Organization: One Love Foundation Cause: Ending relationship abuse/violence Connection: Weatherly suffered a verbally and emotionally abusive relationship. Jalyn Holmes Organization: Option2 Cause: Helping student-athletes excel on and off the field Shamar Stephen...