Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who observe from all of us at The Daily Norseman! I would expect today to be a relatively light posting day for your favorite Minnesota Vikings website, but the National Football League isn’t slowing down, as we have the (now) traditional tripleheader for your viewing pleasure today.

The party will get underway in about half an hour with the first game of the day, an all-NFC North battle as the Green Bay Packers will travel to Ford Field to take on the Detroit Lions. These two teams opened the season against each other, with...

It’s the time of year for the Minnesota Vikings to make their (seemingly) annual trip to the Pacific Northwest, as they’ll take to the road in Week 13 to face off against one of the NFL’s best teams, the Seattle Seahawks.

These two teams put on a great game last season at this same venue, as the Vikings came from behind to win to win a thriller, 27-24. Things couldn’t be more different now, as the purple limp into this one with a record of 4-7, losers of their last three games, while the Seahawks come in with an 8-3...

With J.J. McCarthy in concussion protocol and having missed team reps on Wednesday, it is looking more and more like Max Brosmer will be starting for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. In theory, if the Vikings win the rest of their games this season, they could make the playoffs. But with rookie UDFA Max Brosmer starting his first game and the oft-injured McCarthy the worst performing quarterback in the league, the Vikings are looking at next season, not this season.

The Vikings Cannot Count on McCarthy Next Season

Since the Vikings drafted J.J. McCarthy, two...

The Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks have issued their first injury reports of the week in advance of their Sunday afternoon matchup at Lumen Field. Here they are:

Minnesota Vikings

• LT Christian Darrisaw, Knee/Foot, DNP
• LG Donovan Jackson, Ankle, DNP
• QB J.J. McCarthy, Concussion, Limited
• OLB Jonathan Greenard, Shoulder, Limited
• S Theo Jackson, Neck, Limited
• WR Justin Jefferson, NIR-Rest, Limited
• S Josh Metellus, Knee/Shoulder, Limited
• S Harrison Smith, NIR-Rest, Limited
• OLB Dallas Turner, Hip, Limited

For the Vikings, J.J. McCarthy remains in the concussion protocol and was limited to individual...

After being unceremoniously passed over several times, a Minnesota Vikings great who has never really gotten the recognition he should since he left the game has finally gotten a small measure of it.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has released its list of 26 semifinalists for the 2026 Hall of Fame Class, and former Vikings defensive lineman Kevin Williams has made the cut for the first time. Williams last played in the NFL in 2015 and has been passed over several times, but has now finally made it through the first step towards potential enshrinement in Canton.

Williams was...

We’ll always have the fourth quarter of Week 1.

First and foremost, happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the DN family. It’s a time to be grateful for the things that truly matter in life: family, friends, health, and happiness.

It’s also a helpful distraction from the fact that the 2025 Vikings are the equivalent of Clark Griswold’s turkey. They’ve now lost five of their last six games, and a 5-12 or 6-11 record isn’t out of the question. We have to accept that we might face the worst-case scenario, which could not only hurt this season but also threaten the...

The Minnesota Vikings will hit the road to take on the Seattle Seahawks. The two teams have a long history of players who have worn both jerseys. This year, Vikings fans will enjoy seeing Sam Darnold line up against the team that helped revitalize his career. Unfortnately, he likely won’t be playing against his replacement J.J. McCarthy. With Thanksgiving around the corner and the holidays approaching, I wanted to publish this post earlier than the usual Friday.

Series Record: 7-13

Road Record: 3-9

Streak: W2

• The Vikings have won the last two meetings against Seattle, scoring three passing touchdowns...

I have been preaching patience and hoping things would turn around but the snowball is heading down the hill and picking up speed. The QB situation is being debated and talked about all over by many parties. It is hard to really judge JJ McCarthy with so few starts but there is not a lot of positives besides the two game winning drives 4th quarters. He has shown flashes but it seems like he is just not seeing things fast enough which leads him to holding the ball and sacks. This causes some fans to blame the offensive line for...

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

Well, it’s that time of the week again, ladies and gentlemen. It’s time to break out our weekly SB Nation Reacts survey about our Minnesota Vikings, and this one should be. . .let’s call it “interesting” in the wake of what we watched on Sunday afternoon.

We’ve just got the one question for you this week, and it’s our usual question...

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Episode Notes:

• The deep-dive into J.J. McCarthy: “Waiting for the Cement to Dry”
• My most recent breakdown after the Chicago game
• Matt Fries had a preseason breakdown of Max Brosmer that’s currently pinned at Wide Left
• There are a lot of film breakdowns on J.J. McCarthy. The two I would recommend are this one from JT O’Sullivan (behind a Patreon paywall) and this one from Kurt Warner
• I mentioned an Evan Edinger video on his addiction to Kratom. You can find that here

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Vikings suffer worst Lambeau loss to Packers since 2007 (23-6) and J.J. McCarthy is now in concussion protocol — is this the moment Kevin O’Connell finally turns to Max Brosmer? Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano deliver the raw, unfiltered reaction every purple-blooded fan needs after Sunday’s disaster.

On the latest “The Day After” episode of The Real Forno Show (Vikings 1st & SKOL / Fans First Sports Network), Tyler and Dave dissect the historic humiliation against Green Bay and the massive quarterback crossroads the franchise now faces. With McCarthy likely missing the Seattle game and possibly more, the conversation has...

The Minnesota Vikings announced that starting QB J.J. McCarthy is in concussion protocol. Typically, it’s nearly certain this will lead to McCarthy missing at least one week. Based on averages, 25–30% of players return the same week, another 25–30% the following week, and 80% return before the three-week mark. Many factors influence recovery, including the number of concussions, severity, and other physical and mental considerations.

Undrafted Free Agent Max Brosmer is the only healthy remaining QB on the Vikings’ roster. The former University of Minnesota Golden Gopher will be the first alumnus to start at QB in the NFL if...