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FOOTBALL MACHINE POSTGAME: Sam Podcasts From His Car
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 31, 2018
As he drives to TCO Performance Center for locker cleanout day, Zone Coverage beat reporter Sam Ekstrom provides his thoughts on the Vikings’ season-ending loss and the […]
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Three Telling Stats From the 2018 Vikings Season
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 31, 2018
With the 2018 season complete, we can now look at the full 16-game sample size to see what story the stats tell us. Here are three areas […]
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Bears Played to Win, and Rightfully Dominated Vikings in Decisive Moments
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 31, 2018
One look at the out-of-town scoreboard might have told the Chicago Bears they had nothing for which to play. Their attempt to snag the No. 2 seed […]
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Kirk Cousins Enters Offseason Under Scrutiny After Week 17 Dud
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 30, 2018
One-third of the way into his ground-breaking fully-guaranteed contract with the Minnesota Vikings, Kirk Cousins sees value — however hollow — in Minnesota’s non-playoff season that ended […]
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LOCKER ROOM VIDEO: Vikings React to Season-Ending Loss
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 30, 2018
Hear from a somber Minnesota Vikings locker room following their 24-10 loss to the Chicago Bears that knocked them out of the playoffs. KYLE RUDOLPH KIRK COUSINS […]
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RAPID REACTION: Ugly Showing Against Bears Eliminates Vikings From Playoff Hunt
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 30, 2018
Given a Week 17 home game with a chance to punch their playoff ticket, the Minnesota Vikings started flat, finished flat and watched their postseason dreams evaporate […]
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PREDICTION: Vikings vs Bears
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 30, 2018
It’s time to make a pick on for the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 17 win-and-in tilt with the Chicago Bears. But first, a look at all of Zone […]
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“The Roughest Six Weeks of My Life”: Mike Hughes is Back on His Feet Following Knee Surgery
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 28, 2018
Rookie corner Mike Hughes was seen throughout the months of October and November driving around the Minnesota Vikings practice facility on a scooter. By day, he couldn’t […]
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Establishing the Run Will Be More Important — and More Difficult — Against Chicago
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 28, 2018
The thing the Minnesota Vikings want to do the most on Sunday may prove to be the most challenging against a tough Chicago Bears defense, yet it […]
THE MINNESOTA LINE: Week 17 Picks
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 27, 2018
Our trio is off for a holiday break, but here are the updated standings after a decisive week for our leader Colton. Colton: $1484 (3-0 in Week […]
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Vikings Still Seeing Linval Joseph’s Impact Despite Drop in Production
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 27, 2018
It has surely been tempting for Minnesota Vikings fans to take nose tackle Linval Joseph for granted since he signed with the team in 2014. In his […]
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Football Machine: Hour 2 — Playoff Picture, Super Bowl Predictions, and Rhodes… Under Construction?
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 26, 2018
A special post-Christmas edition of The Football Machine! Sam Ekstrom is our host, alongside Luke Inaman and Yinka Ayinde to talk Xavier Rhodes, the Bears, the Bears […]