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Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions: Inactive Lists for Both Teams

We are a little less than ninety minutes from kickoff at Ford Field, and both the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions 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. Minnesota Vikings No real surprises for the Vikings on […]

Daily Norseman Staff NFL Picks, Week 9

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, […]

Vikings Lions Preview: J.J. McCarthy’s Return and Upset Potential

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 […]

SB Nation Reacts Results: Vikings Fans Say “Sell”

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 […]

Minnesota Vikings News and Links: The Time Is Now!

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 […]

Vikings at Lions: Final Injury Report

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 Additionally, Javon Hargrave, Jonathan Allen and Harrison Smith were limited in Friday’s practice with veteran rest days and will play […]

Vikes Views: Who Ya Got? – Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

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 […]

Now or Never: Minnesota Vikings Season on the Ropes

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 […]

Five Good Questions with Pride of Detroit

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 […]

Vikings at Lions: Second Injury Report

The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions have issued their second injury reports in advance of Sunday’s game at Ford Field. Here they are (changes in bold): Minnesota Vikings Not many changes for the Vikings from yesterday. It looks like Christian Darrisaw is getting his normal day off of practice on Thursday, as part of a […]

Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Do You Still Have Hope?

I am hoping for a competitive game on Sunday and to see JJ McCarthy look the part provided he has ample protection. That would definitely portend well for the future of the Vikings. I have to believe he is going to thrive eventually just because I think KOC has a good eye for QBs. I […]

Vikes Views: The Real Season Starts on Sunday

The Minnesota Vikings have lost three of the five games since J.J. McCarthy went down with a high ankle injury. Carson Wentz did his best and kept the team afloat for a few weeks. McCarthy took a little longer than many expected to return from the injury. The last two weeks of Wentz were two […]

A Vikings Fan Takes His Medicine (with Week 9 Prediction)

“Ah – Playoffs? Don’t talk about — playoffs?! You kidding me? Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game!” — Jim Mora. The good thing about this gig is that it doubles as therapy. Writing has a way of easing the mind and spirit amid the emotional roller coaster of being a Minnesota Vikings […]

Minnesota Vikings in the Power Rankings — Entering Week 9

Hello again, sports fans. We’re back with another season of putting together a consensus power ranking for the Vikings each week. Coming off a blowout loss to the Chargers, this could get ugly. Let’s talk to it (rankings are hyperlinked for maximum clickage): The Rankings NFL.com — 23rd (last week: 22nd) Key excerpt: “The good […]

Vikings at Lions: First Injury Report

The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions have issued their first injury reports in advance of Sunday’s game at Ford Field. Here they are: Minnesota Vikings Good news for the Vikings as Christian Darrisaw, J.J. McCarthy, and Andrew Van Ginkel were all full participants in practice on Wednesday, which bodes well for each of them starting […]

2025 NFL Week 9: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

The Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 season has taken a markedly negative turn over the past couple of weeks, and now they’ve got a tall task ahead of them in Week 9 as they head to the Motor City to take on their division rivals, the Detroit Lions. The Lions have had Minnesota’s number in recent years, […]

Vikings Signing QB John Wolford to Practice Squad

Following the season-ending injury to Carson Wentz, the Minnesota Vikings needed a quarterback to fill the spot behind J.J. McCarthy and Max Brosmer on the team’s depth chart, and it appears as though they’ve found someone. Per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Vikings are signing quarterback John Wolford to their practice squad. Wolford, […]