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Diggs also had a touchdown taken away on a reviewed pass interference call, and he and Thielen were each called for offensive pass interference on other plays. Thielen leads the Vikings with eight catches for 118 yards and a touchdown through two games. Tight end Darren Waller (six...

The reaction: After the game, Thielen didn’t indicate whether or not he thought he agreed with the penalty. “Just trying to make a play on the ball. That stuff happens,” Thielen said. “Obviously, you don’t want to have PI on you, but just trying to make a play on the ball.” Call No. 4...

Here’s another look at the play: Q2, 1:28 remaining — First-and-10 at the Minnesota 36 The Vikings are in the shotgun with Dalvin Cook to the right of Cousins. Adam Thielen (Cousins’ right) and Stefon Diggs (Cousins’ left) are on the outside. Beebe is in the slot, inside of Diggs, and...

EAGAN, Minn. – Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer isn’t ignoring mistakes by quarterback Kirk Cousins in Sunday’s loss to the Packers; he isn’t turning a blind eye to the positive moments, either. During his postgame press conference at Lambeau Field, Zimmer said that Cousins had “ups and downs,”...

2. Vikings defense responded with tenacity Head coach Mike Zimmer comments often about wanting to see his team fight through adversity. He certainly saw that on Sunday at Lambeau Field. The Vikings were down 21-0 after Green Bay’s first three possessions. From that point on, though, the...

Cook, who racked up a career-high 154 rushing yards, said after the game that he couldn’t respond to questions about the call because he hadn’t even known at the time that he was the guilty party. “I don’t know. I can’t tell you. I didn’t even know it was on me, to be real,” Cook said...

On this edition of the Postgame Report hear all the sounds from the Vikings visitor's locker room after the tough 21-16 loss to the Green Bay Packers during Week 2. Vikings.com's Mike Wobschall and Chris Corso give some initial takeaways from Week 2.

“We started slowly. We have to come out and start faster than what we did today,” said Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter. “Definitely a lot of stuff we have to work on. That’s a good football team, but we have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.” Down 21-0, the Vikings defense kicked...

GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The effort was there, but the execution at critical spots of the field wasn’t. Subpar results on offense and defense in the red zone stung Minnesota on Sunday in a 21-16 loss at Green Bay. The Packers reached the red zone on each of their first three possessions and...

Throughout the game, penalties played a factor for Minnesota. Late in the second quarter and after a 61-yard catch-and-run by receiver Chad Beebe, Cousins found Stefon Diggs for a 3-yard touchdown. The score was nullified, however, when Cook was flagged for offensive pass interference. The...

“You just can’t do that,” Cousins said of his interception. “In happened last week in our game [by our defense], and we talked about it all week, how you can’t do that. “It’s uncharacteristic of me. I can’t do it,” Cousins added. “What I was thinking was, ‘Give Stefon a chance, kind of an...

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Hidden offense The Vikings offense scored four touchdowns last week. But doing so did not require offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski to dive deeply into his playbook or bag of tricks. The first two touchdown drives totaled six plays, after all. “We’ll take it,” Stefanski said. “Our...

Eagan, Minn. (September 14, 2019) – The Minnesota Vikings announce the following roster moves: SIGNED TO ACTIVE ROSTER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD: PLAYER POS. EXP. COLLEGE Devante Downs............... LB.............. R........................... California PLAYER POS. EXP. COLLEGE Mark...

Here are three areas to watch in Sunday’s contest, plus some noteworthy stats on both teams: Handle the moment | By @Eric_L_Smith Count linebacker Eric Kendricks among the players who love playing at Lambeau Field. “Man, it’s awesome. I’m kind of a weirdo because I like going to the away...

68. Randy Moss Lateral for TD (Oct. 19, 2003) The Vikings looked to be in a nearly impossible situation: third-and-24, deep in their own territory and with time winding down in the first half. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper took the snap, rolled out to the right and stopped at the Minnesota...

Olsen currently closely follows Smith and was most excited to see the Pro Bowler in action Sunday. “I like intelligent players and players that are versatile, able to do a lot of stuff, and he’s all over the field,” Olsen said. “He brings such intimidation to the opponent just by his presence...

Speaking of LaFleur, how has he put his stamp on the organization so far in his first eight months at the helm? WH: It started right out of the gate when LaFleur repainted the walls in the main hallway of team area in order to brighten what can be dull tapestry deep inside Lambeau Field. He...

Birk, Hutchinson among Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 nominees Two former offensive linemen who combined for 17 seasons with the Vikings are among NFL Legends in consideration for the 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Matt Birk (1998-2008) and Steve Hutchinson (2006-11) were included in...

Wesseling wrote: Returning from an ACL injury that derailed his rookie campaign, Cook never found a sustained groove behind a beleaguered offensive line and shaky play-calling last season. He looked reborn this summer in godsend Gary Kubiak’s outside-zone run scheme, exploding for an 85-yard...