Tagged: Minnesota Vikings (38 Results)
High-scoring Rams struggle vs. Vikings
The Los Angeles Rams entered Sunday as the league’s highest-scoring team but they could manage only 7 points for fantasy owners against a tough Minnesota defense. It was the first time… More this season that the Rams were held under 10 points and only the second time this season that Los Angeles has scored fewer than 20 points in a game. Less
Source: Team Website
Scheduletron: Strength of schedule
Carolina, Minnesota and Seattle project to see the weakest defenses this year. That’s what the schedule data tells us, anyway. The Panthers’ 16 opponents allowed an average of 24 points per game last year. more »
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Factoid: Minnesota Vikings
Sam Bradford set a new NFL record for completion percentage last year, completing on almost 72 percent of his passes. Impressive, considering the team’s offensive line problems. But Bradford didn’t connect on many passes downfield. more »
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Factoid: Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings are setting Adrian Peterson loose. They might re-sign him, but he’ll have the opportunity to sign with other teams. And with or without Peterson, Minnesota needs substantial improvement in its running game. more »
Trivia: January 26, 2017
Since the merger in 1970, what team has lost 26 playoff games -- 3 more than any other franchise? answer »
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Trivia: December 28, 2016
Since the NFL went to the eight-division format in 2002, what is the divisional series that has been most dominated by the home team? In said series, the home team has gone 24-5-0 (including a Monday night game earlier in the year). answer »
Factoid: Sam Bradford
The Vikings have slipped to 6-5 after a 5-0 start, and Sam Bradford thinks the problem is the offense needs more explosive plays. He's right, and certainly the team's injury-gutted offensive line is part of the problem. But so too is the quarterback the team gave up a first-round pick for. more »
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Walsh misses again
Minnesota kicker BLAIR WALSH continued to struggle on Sunday as he missed another extra point against Washington. Walsh was retained after the Vikings had several kickers in for tryouts last week.
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune