The Purple and Gold Standard
Another day, another one of the Minnesota Vikings’ bigger names being placed on injured reserve. . .and this one ends one of the stranger and more disappointing sagas of the 2025 season for our favorite team. Head coach Kevin O’Connell just announced that the team will be placing offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw on injured reserve, […]
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We’re just a couple of days away from the final road game of the year for the Minnesota Vikings, and that means it’s time to sit down and gather some intel from the team’s opponent for this week. On Sunday, the team will be traveling to take on the New York Football Giants, who are […]
In the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, host Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano deliver an in-depth breakdown of the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 16 matchup against the struggling New York Giants (2-12), led by rookie QB Jaxson Dart. With playoffs off the table for both teams, the hosts tackle the burning fan debate: […]
The Minnesota Vikings will hit the road to take on the New York Giants of New Jersey. The two teams are playing out the string with their young QBs at the helm. Jaxson Dart (with an ‘x’ because his parents are cool) has shown flashes of promise in his rookie year. Series Record: 19-13 Road […]
Well, look at it this way: The 2025 Vikings’ championship hopes lasted just as long as the Kansas City Chiefs’. Honestly, I’ve never felt so good on a day when the Vikings were officially eliminated from the playoffs. J.J. McCarthy is improving by leaps and bounds before our eyes. After playing his best game so […]
The Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants put out their first injury reports of the week yesterday as they prepare for this weekend’s game at MetLife Stadium. Let’s take a look at who’s practicing and who’s not, and in what capacity. Minnesota Vikings Both Bartholomew and Chandler are in their 21-day practice windows for […]
The final road trip of the 2025 NFL season for our Minnesota Vikings comes this Sunday, as they will hit the road for MetLife Stadium to face the New York Football Giants. The purple are looking to extend their first winning streak of the season to three games, as they’re coming off of a pair […]
A couple of days after announcing that Jonathan Greenard will miss the remainder of the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 season with a shoulder injury, one of his defensive teammates has seen his season come to an end for the same reason. The team has announce that, along with Greenard, they have placed safety Josh Metellus on […]
Beating the Cowboys is always good! Our young QB is slowly beginning to show the things that KOC has confidence in. I posted this link the other day but it is still relevant and kind of prescient. A very good article here that says “NFL quarterbacks do not take any semblance of final shape, on […]
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. The season is winding down for our Minnesota Vikings, but we still have room for more […]
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The Minnesota Vikings and J.J. McCarthy have looked much better over the past two weeks. At a high level, the improved results are largely attributable to McCarthy’s play. His 5-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio in that span is a massive upgrade from the 1-to-3 ratio in his previous three starts. The team has also scored 65 points […]
The early betting lines are out for Week 16 in the National Football League, and the Minnesota Vikings find themselves in a role that they haven’t been in for a while: favorites. According to the folks from the FanDuel Sportsbook, the Vikings are an early 2.5-point favorite over the New York Football Giants in what […]
J.J. McCarthy torches Cowboys with 3 TDs in Vikings’ 34-26 spoiler win – but can the young QB sustain this vs elite defenses? Dive into the latest Real Forno Show breakdown of Minnesota Vikings football. In the newest episode of The Real Forno Show, hosted by Tyler Forness with producer Dave Stefano, the duo dissects […]
As the Minnesota Vikings prepare for the final three games of their 2025 season, they will do so without one of their top players on the defensive side of the ball. At his Monday press conference, head coach Kevin O’Connell announced that edge defender Jonathan Greenard would undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder, meaning that […]
The Minnesota Vikings went on the road to face the Dallas Cowboys and came home with a Sunday Night Football win. J.J. McCarthy is now 2-0 against the NFC East and will get his chance to go 3-0 next week against the New York Giants. He did not play in the Philadelphia Eagles game. The […]
When J.J. McCarthy took a knee to seal the Minnesota Vikings’ 34-26 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, it put the cap on a trifecta that hadn’t been seen in Minnesota sports since. . .well, since before this website was even a part of this vast internet of ours. Yesterday marked the […]
J.J. McCarthy’s first pass of the night on Sunday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys was just about as bad as it could be. Fortunately for the Minnesota Vikings, the rest of his night went signifcantly better. McCarthy had his second straight three-touchdown performance, throwing a pair of touchdown passes to Jalen Nailor and adding […]
We are heading to the fourth quarter of play at AT&T Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings now lead the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 24-23 on Sunday Night Football. The Cowboys got the ball first coming out of the locker room at halftime, as they won the opening coin toss and chose to defer […]
They’re heading into the locker rooms at halftime at AT&T Stadium, and things between the Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys are still tied up, but the score is now 17-17. The Cowboys took the lead back on the second play of the quarter, as Malik Davis took the ball into the end zone from […]
We have made it through the first quarter at Jerryworld, and the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys are tied up at 7-7 on Sunday Night Football. The Vikings got the football first in this one after the Cowboys won the toss and chose to defer to the second half. It took the Vikings’ offense two […]
We are just half an hour away from kickoff at Jerryworld, as our Minnesota Vikings are ready to face off against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. Let’s get you caught up on everything you need to be ready for tonight’s contest. Date and Time: Sunday, 14 December 2025, 7:20 PM Central time Location: […]
We’re right around ninety minutes away from kickoff at AT&T Stadium, ladies and gentlemen, and both the Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys have released their inactive lists for tonight’s contest. Let’s take a look at who will be taking tonight’s game from the sideline in their street clothes. Minnesota Vikings Darrisaw is out once […]
It’s all about learning for the rest of the season. Christopher Gates was the first to break the news that the Minnesota Vikings were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the 2025 NFL season. As Chris says, that means we will facing a fourth-place schedule for next season. In addition to that, the Vikings will […]