We fans are an interesting bunch. Everyone does it their own way too. There are a lot of emotions involved which often times leads to heated discussions. Before this season began, I would say that the majority of fans were expecting better results in terms of wins and losses. The same would be true for the play from our young QB. There were some fans who believed the season would not be as successful due to the inexperience of our QB. Not a lot though (correct me if I am wrong). We are now in the throes of debating if...

It’s another prime time opportunity for our Minnesota Vikings this week, as we’ll be waiting all day for Sunday Night to see them travel to Jerryworld to take on the Dallas Cowboys.

The Vikings are coming off of their most impressive performance of the 2025 season, a 31-0 shellacking of the Washington Commanders at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 14. That came on the heels of a 26-0 loss to Seattle the previous week, making them the first team in NFL history to get shut out by at least 25 points one week and then shut out an opponent by...

That performance was the reason I believed a 12-5 season was possible. True to the Vikings’ pattern of being inconsistently consistent, they became the first team since the 1992 Denver Broncos to be shut out one week, only to do the same to an opponent the next week. Also, true to Vikings’ style, it’s almost certainly a story of too little, too late.

J.J. McCarthy delivered the first complete game of his young NFL career. Good for him. I’m thrilled he got a chance to tell his critics to pound sand. Both his passer rating of 129.2 and QBR of...

The Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys issued their first injury reports of the week leading up to their matchup on Sunday Night Football in Jerry World. Here they are:

Minnesota Vikings

• WR Jordan Addison, Achilles, Limited
• DT Jonathan Allen, NIR- Rest, Limited
• RB Ty Chandler, Knee, Full
• LT Christian Darrisaw, Knee, DNP
• DT Javon Hargrave, NIR-Rest, Limited
• TE T.J. Hockenson, Shin, DNP
• LG Donovan Jackson, Ankle, Limited
• S Theo Jackson, Neck, Limited
• WR Justin Jefferson, NIR-Rest, Limited
• RB Aaron Jones Sr., Shoulder, Limited
• C Ryan Kelly, NIR-Rest, Limited...

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It is once again time to check the pulse of you, the readers of the best Minnesota Vikings website on these vast internets of ours, as we have our latest SB Nation Reacts survey for this week.

We have just the one question for you this week because. . .well, because I couldn’t formulate another one in my brain for this...

It was a good day on Sunday in terms of being a Vikings fan. JJ and the team had a solid game. No complaints really. The goal now is to keep it up against Dallas which is going to be tough on the road. There is a lot of debate here about the “system” and whether or not KOC is making things easier for the boy wonder. It is quite comical to me. There simply is way more to it than even the most “sophisticated” of fans will ever know. In the end, and after reading the first link below,...

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Week 14 Minnesota Vikings postgame roundtable here at Daily Norseman. The Vikes are coming off a surprising shutout win over the Washington Commanders, with J.J. McCarthy looking better than he had before in any full game.

Can the Vikings turn this into a streak? Before we look ahead to that, and next weekend’s matchup with the Cowboys, how about we ask the boys a few questions about the game that just happened this weekend?

Let’s talk to it:

Question 1: On a scale of 1-100, how surprised were you with how Sunday’s game...

The Minnesota Vikings shut out the Washington Commanders 31-0 on Sunday. It was the first time a team was shut out the week prior to a shutout victory since 1992. The defense was dominant and the offense was efficient. It was a beatdown from the start. It’s a rare treat to enjoy an easy win. Let’s take a peek at whose fault it is…

J.J. McCarthy

The team opened the game with a long 7-play, 61-yard drive and followed that up with a 19 play 98 yard drive. You can’t do that without execution from the QB. He was decisive...

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Episode Notes:

• McCarthy Takes Down the Commies
• Can Philip Rivers Defeat Time?
• Is Bryce Young Fixed Now?
• Dave Portnoy wants to murder Pete Carroll
• Uh, the tree saga

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Even though they’re coming off of one of their best performances of the 2025 season, you’d probably expect the Minnesota Vikings to be a significant underdog in a road game against a team that still finds itself on the fringes of playoff contention, and that’s where they find themselves in this Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Our friends at the FanDuel Sportsbook have installed the Vikings as a 6.5-point underdog for their trip to Jerryworld on Sunday Night Football. The over/under for this one is a pretty high one, as that number currently sits at 47.5 points.

It makes...

In the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano deliver a balanced, film-heavy breakdown of J.J. McCarthy’s standout performance in the Minnesota Vikings’ dominant 31-0 shutout of the Washington Commanders. While the box score (16/23, 163 yards, 3 TDs, zero turnovers) sparked excitement and a much-needed vibe shift for the 5-8 Vikings, Forness cautions against overreaction—emphasizing this was McCarthy’s cleanest start yet but against one of the NFL’s worst defenses. The hosts dig into what actually improved, what still needs work, and whether this signals a true turning point for the rookie quarterback.

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In a bit of a mild surprise, the National Football League has decided to keep a game that has just about no playoff implications in a prime time slot this week.

The Sunday Night Football matchup at Jerryworld between our Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys will remain in the Sunday Night spot on NBC, despite there potentially being more attractive matchups available.

Per the NFL’s flex scheduling rules, between Weeks 14 and 17 the league only has to give six days notice before moving games from the Sunday afternoon spots into the Sunday night position. But, since NBC was...