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2. Lions look to score first touchdown versus Vikings since 2017 The Vikings defense is playing lights out in 2019. They’ve yet to allow more than 21 points in a game and are surrendering only 15.5 points per contest, they are allowing a stingy 4.8 yards per play and they are second in the...

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – There weren’t many dry eyes in the house Friday night. But the emotional evening also delivered a message of strength and resiliency that not only energized but drew together an entire audience. As part of the NFL’s Crucial Catch: Intercept Cancer campaign, the Vikings...

The quarterback has been red-hot in two straight wins, as he has completed 44 of 56 passes (78.6 percent) for 639 yards with six touchdowns and an interception. Cousins has completed 108 of 155 passes (69.7 percent) for 1,374 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions through six...

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Cousins was helped in his big game by O’Neill, who received a grade of 79.3 from PFF. McGuinness noted the right tackle’s jump from Year 1 to Year 2 in the NFL. The [2018] second-round draft pick has taken a nice little step forward in 2019, with the former Pitt Panther producing his best...

Unsurprisingly, that leads the defense yet again. But Kendricks said he isn’t concerned with personal accolades, including potentially making his first trip to a Pro Bowl. “I always feel like I’m just a little underrated. That’s just how it’s going to be,” Kendricks said Monday morning on a...

Here are four other topics Zimmer addressed during his podium session: 1. Great performance by Griffen Through six games this season, defensive end Everson Griffen has played impressively. Against the Eagles, Griffen totaled three tackles (coaches’ tally), four quarterback hurries, two...

The Eagles go with 12 personnel (running back Jordan Howard, tight ends Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert) and receivers Alshon Jeffery and Nelson Agholor, and the Vikings counter with their base defense, with Eric Wilson in at linebacker for Ben Gedeon, who was inactive. Multiple Vikings...

Takeaways from Vikings win include ‘tempo trick’ Minnesota fielded a varied offense on Sunday that helped keep Philadelphia on its toes. In his weekly postgame takeaways article, Mark Craig of the Star Tribune said the “tempo trick” used by Offensive Coordinator Kevin Stefanski was a...

3. First four Vikings and final four Eagles possessions differ dramatically The Vikings opened with four quality possessions and closed the game by severely limiting the Eagles on their final four opportunities. Minnesota gained 226 net yards — and more importantly scored 24 points — on its...

Still hanging around, the Eagles trailed by 11 points early in the 4th quarter and just crossed midfield when they were faced with a 3rd and 4. The U.S. Bank Stadium crowd was raucous and the Eagles couldn’t snap the ball in time, backing them up five yards and making it 3rd and 9 from the...

Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer during his postgame press conference complimented “some good runs” by Minnesota. “You know, there were a couple negatives, but most of the time we had positive yardage on the runs,” Zimmer said. “When you do that, it starts to tighten things up where you can get...

Cousins then threw a quick one to Diggs for a gain of 8 with help from Cook, who picked up the pass rush. Cousins then escaped another quality rush, veered to the right and kept the play alive, allowing rookie Bisi Johnson to streak toward the sideline and make a sliding catch for a gain of...

The game wasn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but there’s lots of things to be happy about. First, Philadelphia has a stout defensive line but we ran the ball effectively. Next, our passing game was prolific, thanks to the offensive line and Cousins throws to Diggs and Adam Thielen...

Here are five takeaways from Sunday’s win over the Eagles. 1. Another home game, another fast start Fast start and a strong finish. That’s what the Vikings offense did on Sunday. In their first two home games of the season against Atlanta and Oakland, the Vikings jumped out to 21-0 leads. On...

MINNEAPOLIS — Kirk Cousins threw four touchdown passes — including back-to-back bombs of 62 and 51 yards to Stefon Diggs — on a day when the Vikings offense was aggressive and the defense was prepared for the Eagles own aggressiveness. The result was a 38-20 victory on Sunday at U.S. Bank in...

“As far as former teammates and stuff like that, their personal opinion doesn’t matter,” said Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs. “At the end of the day, you’ve gotta play football out there, and I guess Kirk answered all your questions. “He went out there, he played his [butt] off, and he did...

The play call dictated a pass by Diggs, but he couldn’t find the open target, so he instead scrambled for an eight-yard gain himself. “It was a pass, I was trying to throw the ball, but we had a little bit of coverage downfield, so I just tucked the ball and ran it. A ‘get what we can get’...

Added Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr: “They’re a good football team. They’re well-coached and have a lot of great players. They’re not going to go down without a fight. We weathered the storm there and we’re able to come out on top.” Minnesota’s defense allowed a season-high 400 yards, but...

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