Hello everyone, and welcome to the Week 9 Minnesota Vikings roundtable here at Daily Norseman. The Vikes are coming off a blowout loss on Thursday Night Football to the Chargers. Now they’re not only on the road again, but against one of the nastiest teams in the entire NFL.

Can the Vikings beat the Lions or will they fall another game under .500 and further from the playoff picture?

Let’s talk to it:

Question 1: On a scale of 1-100, how “must-win” do you feel this game is?

Brandon Warne: I would say it’s a solid 65-70. It’s less...

After taking a mini-bye, our Minnesota Vikings are back on the field this Sunday as they travel east to take on the Detroit Lions. We want everyone to be able to follow along with the action in this one, so we’re going to put all of it in one place for you.

Television Info

This one is set to kick off at the time that nine out of ten dentists recommend as the best time for NFL football to kick off, that being noon Central time on Sunday. (Don’t listen to that tenth guy, he’s a jerk.) This game...

It’s a little later than we usually do it, but we’ve got our picks in for Week 9 in the National Football League, as our group of learned pro football blowhards from your favorite Minnesota Vikings website attempt to predict who will win in all of the games around the league this week.

First off, here’s our look at how we’re doing over the course of the 2025 season. You can check out any of our records for any individual week or for the entirety of the season.

With that, here are our picks for this week, folks. As always,...

Vikings vs Lions: Can J.J. McCarthy spark an upset in his return? Dive into this Two Old Bloggers episode as Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano analyze Kevin O’Connell’s challenging week, Vikings updates, and a detailed game preview. With McCarthy back, is Michigan magic enough to topple Detroit?

As the Minnesota Vikings prepare for a pivotal NFC North clash against the Detroit Lions on November 2, 2025, all eyes are on quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s return after a six-week absence. Hosts Campbell and Stefano, joined by Drew Bunting for the preview, unpack the drama surrounding head coach Kevin O’Connell’s toughest week yet,...

It’s time to take a look at what Minnesota Vikings fans everywhere. . .or, at least, the ones who read our website. . .are thinking, as we have the results of our SB Nation Reacts poll from this week.

We had two questions for you this week, starting with our usual query about whether or not you think the Vikings are going in the right direction. After a pretty embarrassing loss the last time we saw the purple take the field, the number continues to go down, which is absolutely not surprising.

With the Vikings’ record dipping below .500, we...

I am looking forward to seeing JJ McCarthy play but I feel it is going to get ugly early. The game day threads should be glorious! If the team loses which almost everyone is predicting, then the “season is over” crowd will be out in full force and with fairly good reason. I will not give up hope though. The margins will be slim going forward and there will not be room for many more losses. It might be a must win tomorrow.

I thought the Vikings would be looking for a Cornerback since Okudah has had two concussions this...

The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions have issued their final injury reports in advance of Sunday’s game at Ford Field, along with injury designations for the game. Here they are (changes in bold):

Minnesota Vikings

• FB C.J. Ham, Hand, DNP, OUT
• CB Jeff Okudah, Concussion, DNP, OUT
• TE Josh Oliver, Foot, DNP, OUT
• OLB Jonathan Greenard, Ankle, Limited, No Designation
• RT Brian O’Neill, Knee, Full, No Designation
• CB Isaiah Rodgers, Shoulder, Full, No Designation
• LT Christian Darrisaw, Knee, Limited, Questionable
• QB J.J. McCarthy, Ankle, Full, No Designation
• OLB Andrew Van...

The Minnesota Vikings head to Detroit to take on the Lions. The Vikings are coming off back-to-back losses, but are expected to have key players returning from injury. Andrew Van Ginkel will hope to shore up a struggling purple defense. On the other side of the ball, second-year man J.J. McCarthy is back from his ankle injury. Both players will face a tall task against the defending NFC North Champions. Detroit has won five of the last six meetings.

Series Record: 80-45-2

Road Record: 36-27-1

Streak: L5

The Lions have had the Vikings’ number even when the team is playing...

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Episode Notes:

• Here’s the ESPN article on cablegate and Al Michaels
• My piece on gleaning what we can from two games of play
• Matt Fries wrote about Jalen Redmond’s rise as a defensive tackle
• Kevin Fielder broke down the changes we’re seeing with the dynamic kickoff

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This is it. It’s time for the future of the Minnesota Vikings to take the stage. A very confusing and injury riddled series of events culminated through the first eight weeks of the Minnesota Vikings’ season. An odds defying 4th quarter comeback started the season against Chicago and was followed up by a massacre against the Atlanta Falcons.

Those games preceded a stretch of inconsistent defense, middling quarterback play, losing the turnover battle, a 38-point win, atrocious blocking, and Carson Wentz going out and sacrificing himself to give our young quarterbacks just one more week to get ready.

Embrace...

Can the Vikings upset the Lions in Week 9? Dive into the analysis on The Real Forno Show as Tyler Forness reveals keys to victory against Detroit. In this episode of the Minnesota Vikings podcast, hosts Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano dissect the upcoming NFC North clash at Ford Field, highlighting strategies to stop Jared Goff and exploit the Lions’ vulnerabilities. With J.J. McCarthy returning and injuries looming, this breakdown is a must-listen for Vikings fans seeking hope amid a tough schedule.

In this episode summary of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano explore how the 3-4...

It’s that time of the week where we take some time and talk to this week’s opponent about what Minnesota Vikings fans can expect when their team takes the field this Sunday.

This week, it’s time for our second NFC North divisional matchup of the year as the Vikings travel to Ford Field to face the Detroit Lions. That means talking with the folks from Pride of Detroit, SB Nation’s home for everything relating to Lions football. I exchanged questions this week with Ryan Mathews from PoD, and you can see my answers to his questions right here. Here are...