Who is going to be sitting out today?

We’re a little less than ninety minutes away from kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium between the Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers, and both teams have put together their inactive lists for today’s contest. Let’s take a look at who will be sitting things out on both sides.

San Francisco 49ers

• OL Ben Bartch
• QB Joshua Dobbs (emergency QB)
• CB Darrell Luter Jr.
• S Talanoa Hufanga
• LB Dee Winters

The reason you don’t see Christian McCaffrey on this list is because the Niners put him...

How the Vikings can beat the 49ers

The Minnesota Vikings host the San Francisco 49ers in a big test for the home team. The 49ers have not won in Minnesota for over thirty years and the Vikings are hoping to extend that streak with another upset over the defending NFC champions.

Keys to the Game

For the Vikings to win, they need to play well in a few key areas.

Turnovers

Both the 49ers and Vikings results are highly leveraged with turnovers. In the Kevin O’Connell era, the Vikings have not lost when winning or tying in the...

Your new daily word game obsession is here. Try out our new NFL player guessing game.

By now, you’ve probably already seen the new SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game. It made its debut over at SBNation.com recently, but we have now decided to switch things up a bit (because we’re still in the figuring-it-out phase here): for the next few days, the game will be posted directly here on Daily Norseman at 8 a.m. CT each day.

The game will live in a new article each day for you to play, chat about, and provide feedback.

An important note:...

Let’s get you set up for today’s game!

Welcome to game day, folks! We’re just a few hours away from kickoff as your Minnesota Vikings will play their 2024 home opener today at U.S. Bank Stadium against the reigning and defending NFC champs, the San Francisco 49ers. Let’s get you set up with everything you need to watch today’s game.

Television Info

This game will kick off at the agreed-upon best time for NFL action to get underway, that being noon Central time on Sunday. This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS, which is WCCO-4 in the Twin...

Let’s do better this week

We’re less than 24 hours away from kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium, and that means it’s time for us to give up our picks for the best player prop bets for the Minnesota Vikings’ home opener against the San Francisco 49ers. Last week was. . .well, it was not great for us in this endeavor, as we managed to go 0-3 with the picks for last week. On the bright side, that means we can only go up from here, so let’s effort towards that, shall we?

Here are our selections for this week, with...

Let’s do better. . .in my case, anyway.

It’s a bit later than we’d usually like to get it posted (for reasons that are entirely my fault), but it’s time to take a look at who the folks that power your favorite Minnesota Vikings website are picking in Week 2 action around the National. . .Football League.

First, let’s take a quick look at how everyone did last week.

• Sam Buegler: 13-3 straight-up, 10-6 against the spread, 7-8 over/under
• Silas Bobendrier: 12-4 straight-up (Silas forgot his spread and over/under picks last week but he’s got them for this...

Dave and Darren, the ‘Two Old Bloggers,’ discuss the Minnesota Vikings’ latest games, Sam Darnold’s potential, key player extensions, and the upcoming home opener against the San Francisco 49ers. They also explore roster changes, injury updates, and the significance of explosive plays. Special segments include historical insights and fan engagement at SKOL Fest.

n the latest episode of ‘Two Old Bloggers’, the veteran duo Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano explore the current buzz surrounding the Minnesota Vikings. Broadcasting under the Vikings 1st & SKOL partnership and the Fans First Sports Network, they bring a wealth of experience and insights, having...

The Vikings are being slept on

I think the Vikings are a little underrated. There is not much belief in Sam Darnold and I think that will soon change. I eepect the offense to move the ball and score some points and for the defense to make it very difficult for the 49ers. I think this game is closer than many expect and for the Vikings to actually be able to win.

It is interesting that Kwesi included void years in the contracts of Sam Darnold and Aaron Jones. I could see both getting extended next year and for Darnold...

What teams will you watch this week?

Week 2 is in the books and there was one huge “upset”. Northern Illinois beat Notre Dame. You might think this is a huge upset and it probably is but the reality, for me, is that the rankings before the season are usually flawed and biased to a degree.

Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Florida State, LSU, and Clemson were all clearly overrated before the games started. It is good to see adjustments and the teams still have chance to climb back up some.

If the playoffs started today then Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and...

Your new daily word game obsession is here. Try out our new NFL player guessing game.

By now, you’ve probably already seen the new SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game. It made its debut over at SBNation.com recently, but we have now decided to switch things up a bit (because we’re still in the figuring-it-out phase here): for the next few days, the game will be posted directly here on Daily Norseman at 8 a.m. CT each day.

The game will live in a new article each day for you to play, chat about, and provide feedback.

An important note:...

The people have spoken

It’s time to reveal the results of this week’s SB Nation Reacts poll about our Minnesota Vikings, so let’s get to it without any further ado.

We had two questions for you this week, with the first one being the standard question about whether or not our fans feel the team is moving in the right direction. With the purple defeating the New York Giants on Sunday, you can already guess which direction the arrow is pointing in.

Of those who responded to our poll, a full 92% believe that the team is, in fact, moving...

No change at all, in fact

Earlier this week, when we brought you the opening odds for this week’s contest at U.S. Bank Stadium between the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings, we gave an update that the game had been pulled off the board because of the sudden late scratch of Niners star running back Christian McCaffrey. Well, now that we’ve moved to Friday, the game is back on the board.

Apparently, the sharps don’t think McCaffrey’s injury is that big a deal.

According to the folks at FanDuel, the Niners still sit as a 5.5-point favorite heading...