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Defenses Are Cracking Down on Adam Thielen as He Continues Setting Records
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 31, 2018
Adam Thielen leads all receivers in receptions, targets, yards and first downs. He’s on the verge of having a 1,000-yard season at the bye week thanks to eight […]
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Vikings Encouraged By Rookie Class at Season’s Halfway Mark
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 30, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings are one of the youngest teams in football. They also believe they are in the middle of a Super Bowl window thanks to a […]
Gophers Big Man Eric Curry Undergoes Knee Surgery, Out 4-6 Weeks
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 29, 2018
The Minnesota Golden Gophers might be having an unpleasant dose of deja vu Monday afternoon as another preseason knee surgery set back one of their key contributors […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE POSTGAME: Sam Ekstrom on What Went Wrong Against the Saints
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 29, 2018
Minnesota Vikings beat writer Sam Ekstrom discusses Minnesota’s aggressiveness on fourth down versus their conservative decisions with clock management, breaks down the game’s two critical errors on […]
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Saints Squeezed Life Out of Vikings With Second-Half Efficiency
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 29, 2018
At first glance, the 30-20 final score might be alarming for those expecting a big defensive performance by the Minnesota Vikings on their home turf. At second […]
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Vikings Cash In on Two Fourth Downs, But Could’ve Used One More
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 29, 2018
Knowing they’d likely need to score points to keep up with Drew Brees and the high-powered Saints, who were leading the NFC in scoring entering play, the […]
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LOCKER ROOM VIDEO: Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen and Kirk Cousins
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 28, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings top three offensive playmakers put up big numbers in Sunday night’s game against the New Orleans Saints, but they come with a collective asterisk. […]
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RAPID REACTION: Saints Score Off Turnovers, Beat Vikings in ‘Miracle’ Rematch
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 28, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings did many of the things they needed to do to win Sunday night against the New Orleans Saints. They intercepted Drew Brees. They established […]
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PREDICTION: Vikings vs Saints
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 28, 2018
Season prediction record: 4-2-1 In truncated fashion, let’s sneak in a pick for Sunday night’s tilt. Facing each other for the third time in about 13 months, […]
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Two-Point Conversions Being Attempted, Converted at Record Pace
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 26, 2018
If there’s one way to generalize the sweeping impact of analytics on sports, it’s this: Scoring points is valuable. Take baseball, where hitting home runs — even at […]
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Vikings Wary of Versatile Alvin Kamara, the Saints’ Most Unique Weapon
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 25, 2018
Before Stefon Diggs made his miracle catch, before New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz hit the go-ahead field goal, and before Kai Forbath gave the Minnesota Vikings […]
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Saints Hope For Boost From New CB in Advance of Vikings Showdown
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 24, 2018
With their pass defense struggling, the New Orleans Saints made a trade Tuesday to bolster their secondary, giving the Minnesota Vikings another player for whom to prepare […]