The main event isn’t happening until much later on today, but there’s still a ton of NFL action happening before that, which can only mean one thing.

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. . .it’s a full-on RED ZONE SUNDAY here at The Daily Norseman! We can sit back, relax, and watch the rest of today’s NFL action while we wait for our game to get underway with seven hours of what used to be commercial-free football.

If you’re not blessed with the Red Zone Channel, here are the maps of what games are being broadcast in your area, courtesy of...

It’s game day, ladies and gentlemen! But, for us, it’s going to turn into game night, as we’ve got a long time to wait today to see the Minnesota Vikings take the field. They’ll be facing off with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football this evening, so it’s going to be a late night for those of us who will be waiting to watch the purple. We want everyone to be able to follow along with the action via whatever means they enjoy the most, so we’re giving you all the ways that you can do that right here....

We’re getting down to the end of the 2025 NFL season, folks, and the picks continue to flow from the group of learned pro football blowhards who power your favorite Minnesota Vikings website. We’ve got our picks locked in for this week, so let’s see who everyone’s going with this week.

As always, we start with our look at how everyone is faring this season with their picks. If you scroll down far enough, you’ll eventually find my name. It’s not been a great season of picks for yours truly on any front, to be honest.

With that, we’re on...

We’ve got our SB Nation Reacts results for this week, and it looks like folks are finally starting to see a little glimmer of hope in what, to this point, has been a lost season. I suppose a 31-point victory has a way of lifting people’s spirits.

Our only question for this week was the standard question of whether or not you think the Minnesota Vikings are moving in the right direction. After last Sunday’s thumping of the Washington Commanders, I expected the number to go up a bit from last week’s 13% figure, but the number went up even...

Yesterday, the Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys released their final injury reports ahead of their Sunday Night Football matchup in the Lone Star State. There’s been an interesting development for the home team that was just put out there, so let’s take a look at both of these reports.

Minnesota Vikings

• RB Ty Chandler* – Questionable (Knee)
• OT Christian Darrisaw – Questionanle (Knee)

Chandler is still in his 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve. He was a full participant in practice each day this week, and if the team wants to activate him for...

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Episode Notes:

• Alex Katson’s piece on Philip Rivers and defeating time is well worth a read
• We had a lot of stories this week at Wide Left. In addition to the Philip Rivers piece, we have two pieces from Matt Fries. The first one explores how good the Vikings defense was against the Commanders and how good they’ve been all year.
• The second one explores the historically rare 19-play drive the Vikings put together against Washington and what it means for our understanding of the offense.
• There have been so many words about...

The Minnesota Vikings hit the road to take on the Dallas Cowboys for Sunday Night Football. If the team on the opposing sideline didn’t have a star on its helmet, this game might have been flexed out by the NFL. The Cowboys are clinging to their playoff hopes with their 6-6-1 record.

Series Record: 15-19

Road Record: 8-6

Streak: L3

It sounds like CeeDee Lamb plans to play after a concussion last week. The team left him in the game, and Lamb complained about symptoms postgame. The Cowboys will have a litany of receiving options between Lamb, Pickens, and TE...

In the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, hosted by Tyler Forness with producer Dave Stefano on Vikings 1st & SKOL (partnered with Fans First Sports Network), the duo delivers an in-depth Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys Week 15 Sunday Night Football preview. With the Vikings (5-8) desperately needing a win and help to keep less than 1% playoff dreams alive against the 6-6-1 Cowboys, Forness and Stefano break down strategic matchups, player performances, and bold offseason speculation in this must-listen Minnesota Vikings podcast.

Key points from the episode:

• J.J. McCarthy’s next step: Building on his career-best...

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...