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Chris Schad
Schad covers the Minnesota Vikings for Zone Coverage. He also writes for Bring Me The News and The Viking Age and hosts The Homer Horn Podcast.
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The Vikings Are In the QB Situation They Were Trying To Avoid
By Chris Schad - Oct 31, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings knew they were in trouble when Kirk Cousins limped off the field on Sunday afternoon. Cousins was playing the best football of his career. […]
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The Vikings May Have Set A Standard They Can’t Reach
By Chris Schad - Oct 28, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings’ win over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night is the type of purple Kool-Aid that fans will want to inject into their veins. […]
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How Are This Year’s Vikings Different Than the 2020 Vikings?
By Chris Schad - Oct 25, 2023
Monday was a triumphant night at U.S. Bank Stadium. For the first time since the Buffalo Bills game last year, the Minnesota Vikings won a game as […]
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Trimming the Fat Is the Next Phase Of Minnesota’s Competitive Rebuild
By Chris Schad - Oct 21, 2023
With the NFL’s trade deadline approaching, the decisions the Minnesota Vikings are facing seem clear. At 2-4, they could look at their roster, decide what tradeable assets […]
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The Football Gods Laid A Trap For the Minnesota Vikings Last Weekend
By Chris Schad - Oct 17, 2023
For a short period, all was right for the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings had just survived a bizarre game with the Chicago Bears and had improved to […]
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Kirk Cousins Must Embrace His Dark(ish) Side
By Chris Schad - Oct 14, 2023
It was a Tuesday night at the Cousins household, and Kirk Cousins was having a case of the Tuesday scaries. His family went to bed and Cousins […]
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The Vikings Don’t Need To Tank To Have A Bright Future
By Chris Schad - Oct 10, 2023
The clock ran out on a brutal day for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. There’s no shame in losing to the Kansas City Chiefs, but their accumulation […]
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One Major Difference Separates Kirk Cousins From Patrick Mahomes
By Chris Schad - Oct 7, 2023
On Sunday afternoon, the stars of the Netflix documentary Quarterback will meet at U.S. Bank Stadium. Patrick Mahomes and Kirk Cousins were two of the three quarterbacks […]
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Two Alexander Mattisons Are Better Than One For the Vikings
By Chris Schad - Oct 3, 2023
Alexander Mattison and Cam Akers sat in the Minnesota Vikings’ locker room. They were coming off their first victory of the season over the Carolina Panthers, but […]
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Did Minnesota’s Chaotic Offseason Set Them Up For An 0-3 Start?
By Chris Schad - Sep 30, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings had a lot of things going for them coming into the season. They kept many of the components from their 13-win team in place, […]
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Why Did Minnesota’s Loss To the Chargers Feel So Familiar?
By Chris Schad - Sep 26, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings’ loss to the Los Angeles Chargers had a familiar feel to it on Sunday afternoon. Just like last season, the Vikings fell into a […]
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The Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Era Is Starting To Look A Lot Like the Spielman Era
By Chris Schad - Sep 23, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings are 0-2, and this week they decided to do something about it. They started by signing Dalton Risner to a one-year deal to add […]