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Justin Jefferson Avoids Serious Injury, Could Play Sunday

In what has been an already full news day for fans of the Minnesota Vikings, it appears that their star player has dodged a pretty significant bullet on the injury front. Numerous reports have come down saying that wide receiver Justin Jefferson suffered an ankle sprain in Minnesota’s 23-16 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers […]

Vikes Views: Sunday King – Vikings at Buccaneers

The Minnesota Vikings won on the road in Tampa Bay, in an ugly game. There were 17 punts, 3 Interceptions, and 17 penalties. Three different times, the teams combined for five consecutive possessions ending in punts. The teams averaged less than 17 yards per possession in a defensive battle. The two defenses are stout, but […]

Vikings Trade J.J. McCarthy to New York Giants

Last week, I briefly talked about how the nonsensical trade rumors had started surrounding Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Today, as it turns out, the Vikings have decided to make a completely nonsensical trade. Numerous sources are reporting that the Vikings are, in fact, trading McCarthy to the New York Giants. The return is, reportedly, […]

The Vikings Could Be Without Josh Oliver For A While

The Minnesota Vikings lost a significantly underrated part of their offense on Sunday, and the fear is that he could be out for a long time. . .potentially for the remainder of the season. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network is reporting that the Vikings believe that tight end Josh Oliver may have suffered a […]

Vikings Week 3 Stock Market Report

The Vikings eked out another ugly road win in Tampa 23-16 on the strength of Brian Flores’ defense, a Myles Price punt return touchdown, a bomb from Kyler Murray to Jordan Addison, and another flawless performance from Will Reichard. Stock Up Will Reichard. Nailed a couple 50+ field goals without breaking a sweat or even […]

Vikings Lose Jefferson Early, Win Ugly Again Against Buccaneers

For the second week in a row, the Minnesota Vikings’ offense struggled, but the defense and the special teams managed to find a way to bring home a victory on the road anyway. Sparked by the team’s first punt return for a touchdown in a decade and three more field goals from Will Reichard, the […]

Justin Jefferson Suffers Ankle Injury Against Buccaneers

Early on in their contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Minnesota Vikings lost their best player, and it is not yet known how long he will be out. Wide receiver Justin Jefferson was injured on the opening drive of the game for the Vikings. He went into the blue medical tent to have his […]

Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: NFL Week 3 Discussion

We are just thirty minutes away from the start of Week 3 action in central Florida between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and your Minnesota Vikings. Let’s get everyone all of the information that they need to be ready for today’s game. Date and Time: Sunday, 27 September 2026, 3:05 PM Central Time Location: Raymond James […]

Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Inactive Lists for Both Teams

We are around ninety minutes from kickoff at Raymond James Stadium between the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and both teams 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 Linebacker Ivan Pace Jr., who did […]

Can Kyler Murray fix the 31st-ranked Vikings passing offense?

The Minnesota Vikings are 2-0 and heading to Tampa Bay to face a desperate 0-2 Buccaneers team — and the only crisis in Minnesota is Kevin O’Connell’s 31st-ranked passing offense. While Brian Flores’ defense plays like the ’85 Bears on a budget, the offense can’t crack 200 yards through the air. Kyler Murray returns from […]

Vikings Make Several Roster Moves Ahead of Buccaneers Game

Ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Minnesota Vikings have made a handful of roster moves that we will get you caught up on here. First, the Vikings have signed punter Johnny Hekker to the 53-man roster. Hekker was added to the practice squad earlier this week and will handle the […]

Minnesota Vikings Week 3 Rune Reading

A Quick Synopsis The Minnesota Vikings are going into Week 3 with two major victories over divisional opponents. Hopefully, after Sunday’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, our favorite football team is 3-0. On another note, the divisional rival Green Bay Packers were absolutely embarrassed by the 0-2 Atlanta Falcons, at home, on international livestream […]

Vikings Emerge as Early Favorites to Win the NFC North

In what seems like a long time ago already, but still only two weeks ago, the Minnesota Vikings were projected to finish at the bottom of the NFC North and had the longest odds to win the division at +550 or so just prior to the start of the season. But after a 2-0 start […]

Vikings-Bucs Final Injury Report

The Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers released their final injury reports, along with injury designations, in advance of their Sunday afternoon matchup in Tampa. Here they are. Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers Injury Report Terms and Glossary Injury designation definitions: Probable = the league defines a Probable injury designation as a 75% or greater […]

Norse Code Podcast Episode 615: The Least Offensive Thing (with guest Jon Ledyard)

Download Link Here Episode Notes: Follow us on Twitter / Bluesky To listen to more, this is the link to that iTunes feed. If you can’t for whatever reason subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to via our RSS feed, which should support the RSS reader or podcast organizer of your choice. You can still leave a […]

Week 3 Preview: A Desperate and Dangerous Opponent

The Minnesota Vikings are on the road again in Week 3, traveling to Tampa Bay to face a desperate and dangerous Buccaneers team. They are desperate because, at potentially 0-3, they face only about a 3% chance to recover and make the playoffs. And it’s only that high because the Houston Texans managed it last […]

Why Sunday Is the Hockenson Game

The Minnesota Vikings face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3, and Tyler Forness reveals a surprising key to victory that nobody saw coming — T.J. Hockenson. With Kyler Murray back under center and Brian Flores’ defense dominating, the Vikings’ path to 3-0 hinges on an unexpected weapon. On this episode of The Real Forno […]

Vikings-Bucs Second Injury Report

The Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers released their second injury reports in advance of their Sunday afternoon matchup in Tampa. Here they are. Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers Injury Report Terms and Glossary Injury designation definitions: Probable = the league defines a Probable injury designation as a 75% or greater chance of playing. Historically, […]

Minnesota Vikings in the Power Rankings — Entering Week 3

Writer’s note: Hey all. I meant to get this out sooner, but I’ve been swamped with work (I’m working Panthers-Browns this weekend), and I’ve been sick besides. My apologies. Hello again, sports fans. We’re back with another season of putting together a weekly consensus power ranking for the Vikings. Raise your hand if you’re here […]