It took longer than anyone would have expected, but Justin Jefferson reached a mark that put him beside a couple of greats in NFL history. With a 17-yard reception in the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers, Jefferson went over the 1,000-yard mark for the 2025 season, making it the sixth consecutive season that […]
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We have made it through the first quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium for this regular season finale, and your Minnesota Vikings lead the Green Bay Packers by a score of 3-0. The Vikings got the football first, as Green Bay won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. J.J. McCarthy led […]
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We’re a little less than half an hour away from kickoff of the 2025 regular season finale between the Green Bay Packers and your Minnesota Vikings. Let’s get everyone up to speed on everything they need to know about today’s game. Date and Time: Sunday, 4 January 2026, noon Central time Location: U.S. Bank Stadium, […]
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We’re now a little less than ninety minutes away from kicking things off for the 2025 regular season finale between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. Both teams have released their inactive lists for today’s game, so let’s take a look at who will be sitting this one out. […]
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It’s the final game day of the 2025 NFL season for our Minnesota Vikings, as they’ll be hosting the Green Bay Packers this afternoon in the regular season finale. We want everyone to be able to follow along with all of the action from U.S. Bank Stadium by whichever means they’d like, so we’re going […]
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Vikings-Packers finale preview: Flores’ future looms, Jefferson chases 1,000 yards – will Minnesota end 2025 strong? In this gripping episode of Two Old Bloggers, hosts Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano, joined by Drew Bunting, unpack the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 18 clash against a resting Green Bay Packers squad. As the Vikings aim for a fifth […]
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JJ is playing which is fine. We hope that he is able to get through the game without any injury. Sadly, that is going to be the main worry going forward. At least for me. All the rest should come in time. What will you be looking for in this game? I am going to […]
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Week 18 in the National Football League kicks off in just under half an hour or so, and we’re getting two games with playoff implications on this Saturday afternoon and evening. The early game of this doubleheader gets underway from Tampa at 3:30 PM Central time, and it will feature the Carolina Panthers visiting the […]
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The results are in for our final SB Nation Reacts poll of the 2025 season for our Minnesota Vikings, so let’s take a look at what our readers had to say about our questions for this week, shall we? Yes, we shall. Our first question for the week, as always, was whether or not you […]
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We’ve hit the final weekend of the 2025 NFL regular season, and with that come the final set of regular season picks from the group of learned pro football blowhards that power your favorite Minnesota Vikings website. Let’s get to them, just as soon as we bring you our weekly review of how our picks […]
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Well, here it is, ladies and gentlemen. . .the final injury reports that we’ll bring you for this 2025 Minnesota Vikings season. The Vikings and the Green Bay Packers have both released their last injury reports ahead of Sunday afternoon’s game at U.S. Bank Stadium. Let’s take a look at everyone that’s been given an […]
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First and foremost, Happy New Year to everyone in the DN family. I hope 2026 brings health, happiness, and less collective agita from our shared passion: the Minnesota Vikings. THAT’S A WRAP The curtain closes on the 2025 season against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. The fact that this team […]
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This game at the beginning of the year looked like a marquee matchup. The luster is gone, but it’s the last Minnesota Viking football we’ll enjoy for eight months. The team has finished the season on a hot streak and hopes to keep that momentum going. J.J. McCarthy sounds like he’ll be ready to go. […]
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Dive into Episode 400 of The Real Forness Show, where Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano unpack the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 18 clash against the Green Bay Packers. With no playoff stakes, this Border Battle at U.S. Bank Stadium feels like a preseason tune-up, but it’s packed with intrigue for Vikings fans eyeing 2026 rebuilds, quarterback […]
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As we get closer to Sunday’s regular season finale at U.S. Bank Stadium, it appears that the quarterback situations for both the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers have gotten significantly clearer. For the Vikings, it would seem that J.J. McCarthy is back on track to start for the Vikings on Sunday afternoon, as […]
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Happy New Year, everybody! It’s time to take a look at the second injury reports of the week for both the Green Bay Packers and our Minnesota Vikings ahead of Sunday’s regular season finale at U.S. Bank Stadium, so let’s go ahead and get to those now. Green Bay Packers Only a couple of changes […]
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The 2025 NFL season will officially come to an end for the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as they’ll host their division rivals, the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay won the first game of the annual home-and-home series this season at Lambeau Field by a score of 23-6 in what was […]
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The final game of the 2025 regular season for our Minnesota Vikings is officially within sight, as the first injury reports for the week have been released. Let’s take a look at who’s dealing with issues and what capacity they’re practicing in (or not practicing in). Green Bay Packers As we mentioned earlier in the […]
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Now that the season is all but over with one meaningless game left to play, the attention is now on the offseason (at least for me). I hope the team can come out of this game injury free and I hope they play it safe with any starter that is already banged up like Brian […]
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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. It’s time for our last SB Nation Reacts survey about our Minnesota Vikings for this regular […]
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*****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 […]
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Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano delivered a fiery post-Christmas episode of The Real Forno Show, dissecting the Minnesota Vikings’ burning offseason questions just days before their 2025 season finale against the Green Bay Packers. With Brian Flores rumors swirling and J.J. McCarthy’s health in focus, this Vikings 1st & SKOL production is a must-watch […]
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One of the greats of recent Minnesota Vikings history is now one step closer to reaching pro football immortality. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced its list of the fifteen “Modern Era” finalists for potential enshrinement in the Class of 2026, and among them is Vikings defensive lineman Kevin Williams. This is his […]
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The Vikings are unfortunately out of the playoffs, but that pain was eased every so slightly by beating the Lions on Christmas and simultaneously ending any hopes Detroit still had for the postseason. Now in a season-finale matchup with the Packers, there’s simply nothing to play for other than bragging rights over a divisional opponent. […]
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