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Vikings take 6-game winning streak into Monday night matchup vs. backsliding Bears
Chicago (4-9) at Minnesota (11-2) Monday, 8 p.m. EST, ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Vikings by 7. Against the spread: Bears 5-7; Vikings 8-5. Series record: Vikings lead 67-58-2. Last meeting: Vikings beat Bears 30-27 in Chicago in...
The Vikings and their in-gear offense will be a tough team to outscore moving forward
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Sam Darnold pinballed around his collapsed pocket to dodge a sack on third-and-8, before slicing through a skinny opening to sprint right in search of more space as Justin Jefferson's hand shot up downfield. Darnold let rip an on-the-run throw that sailed 45...
Darnold delivers for Vikings with career-high 347 yards and 5 TDs to beat Falcons, Cousins 42-21
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Darnold tossed aside his stoic demeanor for a moment after realizing he was on the videoboard, aggressively twirling a towel to further stoke the crowd's fire after the Minnesota Vikings had pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons late in the game. ...
Vikings rule CB Stephon Gilmore out against Falcons with hamstring injury
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Stephon Gilmore has been ruled out of the upcoming game against Atlanta because of a hamstring injury. Gilmore was hurt in the second quarter last week against Arizona and didn't return. He was held out of practice all week. Coach...
Vikings defense has had a big boost this season from the indefatigable Jonathan Greenard
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Jonathan Greenard was gassed, gasping for breath and gulping some water late in the game on Minnesota's sideline, having chased around Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray to the point of sheer exhaustion after fighting through an illness all week. The Cardinals...
Darnold, Vikings face Bears, looking to extend win streak to 4 games
Minnesota (8-2) at Chicago (4-6) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Vikings by 4 1/2. Against the spread: Vikings 7-3; Bears 5-4-1 Series record: Vikings lead 66-58-2 Last meeting: Bears beat Vikings 12-10 in...
Vikings lost a close game to the Lions in the margins. They'll need a cleanup to keep contending
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — After the Minnesota Vikings were narrowly defeated by the thriving Detroit Lions, coach Kevin O'Connell invented an only-in-football noun to assess his team's not-quite-complete-enough performance. “It's just these little self-inflicteds,” O'Connell said,...
