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He made a splash in his preseason debut with Minnesota, returning an interception 30 yards for a touchdown at New Orleans. Meadors also practiced and played some at safety this offseason. The native of San Bernardino, California, was waived during roster reductions and signed to the Vikings...

The Vikings are on the road for the first time in the 2019 season. Minnesota (1-0) will take on the Green Bay Packers (1-0) on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Experts across the internet submitted their predictions to all NFL games ahead of the much anticipated Week 2 matchup. Let’s see what is...

Thielen’s progression at Lambeau After growing up a Vikings fan in the Border Battle rivalry with the Packers, Adam Thielen has helped skew outcomes in Minnesota’s direction in recent games. He’s had some major moments at Lambeau, logging his first significant NFL reps at receiver and the...

Green Bay defeated Chicago 10-3 on Sept. 5 to kick off the NFL’s 100th season. Rodgers was asked if there are similarities between the Bears stout defense and the Vikings. The quarterback said that the division rivals’ defensive schemes differ, but he can draw some comparisons “talent-wise”...

7. Green’s 1st win as head coach is in overtime at Lambeau Field in 1992 (14 points) Welcome to the Vikings, Dennis Green. Your first game as head coach is Week 1 at Lambeau Field. No problem, how about a 23-20 overtime win in sloppy and rainy conditions? That was the scenario Green...

5. Overreaction Monday is forthcoming On Monday morning, September 16, one of these two teams will be 2-0 and coming off a big win in a rivalry game. If it’s Green Bay, they’ll be 2-0 overall and in the division. If it’s Minnesota, they’ll be 2-0 overall and in the NFC, and will likely be...

The Athletic ‘likes Vikings chances’ in Week 2 under certain circumstances Each week, The Athletic’s Chad Graff and Arif Hasan respond to fan questions about previous and upcoming games, player performances and more. The duo – as expected – fielded multiple questions this week about...

Leary created and starred in the critically acclaimed series Rescue Me (2004-11), which revolves around the daily drama associated with being a firefighter in post-9/11 New York, and his foundation directly supports many of those “real-life” heroes who responded to the horrific tragedy at the...

In addition to Smith, the Packers also signed fellow edge rusher Za’Darius Smith, a fourth-round pick by Baltimore in 2015 who had 8.5 of his 19.5 career sacks last season. Adrian Amos, a fifth-round pick by Chicago in 2015, also signed with Green Bay during free agency. Amos had an...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings released the first injury report of the week on Wednesday as preparation began for the Green Bay Packers. Vikings cornerback Mackensie Alexander (elbow) and guard Pat Elflein (knee) are the only Vikings who did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Head Coach...

VIKINGS TO BE 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...

Mattison did the bulk of his damage on two separate carries, as tallied 40 yards on those attempts in the first half. He took a handoff and went 23 yards down the right sideline on the final play of the first quarter and then scampered 17 yards in the second quarter that brought Minnesota to...

Here’s a look at 10 numbers of note heading into Sunday’s matchup: 767 — Kirk Cousins threw for 767 total yards in two games against the Packers in 2018, which is the highest single-season total for a Vikings quarterback against Green Bay. 118 — Sunday will mark the 118th overall meeting...

The Vikings are on to Week 2 of the season. Minnesota defeated the Atlanta Falcons 28-12 on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium to open the 2019 slate. The Vikings will hit the road to take on the Packers for an early battle for first place in the NFL North at Lambeau Field. The experts released...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Tuesday announced they have re-signed center Brett Jones, who was waived last week when Minnesota added receiver Josh Doctson. The Canada native is returning to a Minnesota team that he originally joined via a trade with the Giants in the summer of 2018. Jones...

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS Vikings WR Bisi Johnson played for Packers WR coach Alvis Whitted at Colorado State (2015-18). Vikings DT Shamar Stephen and Green Bay backup QB Tim Boyle at Connecticut (2013) Vikings TE Irv Smith, Jr., Packers CB Tony Brown and P JK Scott at Alabama (2016-17)...

3. Keeping up with Jones The Vikings limited Jones to 31 yards and six catches on 11 targets. Three of the receptions and 13 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown, were totaled in the final 2:21 of the game. Minnesota used a variety of methods against Jones that included shadowing him with...

Minnesota is plus-3 in the turnover battle one game into the season, as the Vikings also limited Atlanta to just two conversions on eight third-downs, good for a 25-percent success rate. Harris and fellow safety Harrison Smith played all 78 snaps, and safety Jayron Kearse played 45 snaps...

Here are four other topics Zimmer discussed during his podium session: 1. Offensive line observations Zimmer also evaluated the offensive line’s performance against the Falcons, saying the unit executed well in the running game. “We had a couple tough matchups in the passing game with some...

Cousins, however, executes a simple toss back to Cook, giving the running back plenty of space to utilize his speed and reach the perimeter of the defense. Rudolph is able to block safety Keanu Neal into the path of linebacker De’Vondre Campbell. After Neal, Rudolph engages with Campbell. It...