Minnesota Vikings
Last season, the regular-season finale between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions had just about as much riding on it as a regular season game could potentially have. This season is just about as far removed from that as we could possibly be.
The Vikings and Lions will meet as the second game of the National Football League’s Christmas Day tripleheader, with the Vikings already eliminated from playoff contention and the Lions barely clinging to life in the NFC playoff race. Last season, these two teams combined for 29 regular season victories and met in Week 18 with the...
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It’s time for the first injury reports of the week, folks! Yes, because the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions are facing off on Thursday, the first injury reports of the week are up as of today, and we’ve got them here for you.
It’s worth noting that these are probably best described as pseudo-injury reports. The Vikings didn’t actually practice today, so they’re really more of a wag than anything else, while the Lions just went through a walkthrough rather than an actual practice. Still, this is what we’ve got, so let’s get to them.
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The Minnesota Vikings have won three consecutive games, including two in a row on the road, but the odds are currently against them making it four in a row when they take the field on Christmas Day.
The folks at the FanDuel Sportsbook have opened the betting lines for this week’s games, and the Vikings are currently a 5.5-point underdog for their matchup against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium. The over/under for this one currently sits at 43.5 points.
This one is currently clouded for the Vikings by the fact that. . .well, we’re still not really sure...
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It appears that the Minnesota Vikings may have avoided the worst-case scenario with their young quarterback, but his status for their next game is still cloudy at best as things stand right now.
During his post-game press conference following the Vikings’ 16-13 victory over the New York Giants, head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters that x-rays on J.J. McCarthy’s throwing hand came back negative, but at the present time that’s the only information anybody has.
“Apparently it happened before his touchdown run. I asked him if he was alright and he said he was. Then, when he went out...
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While the Minnesota Vikings’ defense hasn’t been recording quite the numbers as far as turnovers that we’ve become accustomed to in recent years, Sunday afternoon’s victory over the New York Giants saw them tie a mark that this franchise hasn’t seen since the days of the Purple People Eaters.
By keeping the Giants’ offense out of the end zone entirely in their 16-13 victory. . .New York’s lone touchdown came on a scoop-and-score fumble recovery. . .it marked the sixth consecutive game that the Vikings’ defense has gone without allowing a passing touchdown.
The last time an opposing offense scored...
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A game between a 6-8 team and a 2-12 team in late December is generally expected to be a pretty ugly affair, and Sunday’s contest between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants at MetLife Stadium certainly met those expectations.
Only one offensive touchdown was scored on Sunday afternoon, and the Vikings lost a couple of key components heading into the final weeks of the regular season during an ugly 16-13 victory over the Giants in Week 16 NFL action.
The Vikings got on the scoreboard first, getting a 43-yard field goal from Will Reichard on their first possession to...
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We are heading to the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings are still leading the New York Football Giants in the final road game of the year for the purple by a score of 13-10.
The Giants got the football first to start the half, as the Vikings won the coin toss and elected to take the football first. New York’s offense, as they have done all afternoon, didn’t do much to move the football and were forced to punt the ball away.
Minnesota’s offense, led by Max Brosmer following an injury to J.J. McCarthy, took over...
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The injury bug has, once again, bitten J.J. McCarthy, and it couldn’t have come at a worse possible time.
Late in the second quarter of the Minnesota Vikings’ game against the New York Giants, McCarthy was hit hard by Brian Burns, causing a fumble that was recovered by Tyler Nubin for a New York touchdown. That made the game 13-10 at the half, but more importantly McCarthy came off the field with what appears to be a significant injury to his throwing hand.
Max Brosmer took the final kneeldown snap of the half for the Vikings, and the team ruled...
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They’re heading into the locker rooms for halftime at MetLife Stadium, and the Minnesota Vikings lead the New York Giants by a score of 13-10.
The Giants started the second quarter with the football, and they continued to move the ball down the field on the ground, as Jaxson Dart threw just one pass in their first two possession. They eventually got rookie kicker Ben Sauls into position for his first NFL field goal attempt, and he connected on the 27-yard try to tie things at 3-3.
The Vikings pushed into Giants territory on their next possession, converting a 4th-and-1...
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We have made it through the first fifteen minutes at MetLife Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings lead the New York Giants by a score of 3-0.
The Vikings won the coin toss and elected to take the football first. The Giants’ kicker put the opening kickoff out of bounds, giving Minnesota the football at their own 40-yard line, and they got a third-down conversion early as J.J. McCarthy found Justin Jefferson, who took it across midfield to move the chains. McCarthy then found Josh Oliver for a nice gain down near the Giants’ 30. On 3rd-and-4 from the Giants’ 25,...
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We’re right around half an hour from kickoff at MetLife Stadium as we get ready to watch our Minnesota Vikings do battle with the New York Football Giants. Let’s give you all of the necessary information for you to be caught up on this week’s game.
Date and Time: Sunday, 21 December 2025, noon Central time
Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Television Coverage: KMSP-9 in the Twin Cities, FOX affiliates around the country, YouTube TV NFL Sunday Ticket
Radio Info: Vikings Radio Network affiliates, SiriusXM Channel 226 (Vikings Radio Network feed), SiriusXM App Channel 820
Line: Vikings +6.5,...
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We are less than ninety minutes away from kickoff at MetLife Stadium, and both the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants have released their inactive lists for this afternoon’s contest. Let’s take a look at who will be sitting this one out for both sides.
The Vikings only need to have four players on the inactive list because they only have 52 players on their 53-man roster. Why? I don’t know. . .they just do. Hargrave had been declared...
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